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Here is a everyday scene in the goods yard with Dave driving the diesel locomotive 'Pectin' with a high-sided wagon with a heavy load of peeled swedes. The fuel is a bit low so its time to top it up. This sort of engine was usually made in the company engine shop like most of the locomotives....steam or 'engined'. The pictured engine needs plenty of power as the pictured wagon of swedes is very heavy.

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This picture show's our locomotive 'Pectin' on the Dodford Hills ledge with a train of mixed goods wagons. The contractors engine is on the back 'banking' as the curves are rather tight and it can be a bit of a struggle to get round them! At this point one can lean on one's elbows and watch the trains pass under one's nose! If you get tired of this go a bit further up the wall and you can gaze at the goldfish and newts in Lake Dodford. (The company tries to cater for ALL tastes) The curves mentioned are at Rhubarb End. As space is tight the track gang had to install a stretched 'S' bend at this point which makes the track look like a snake in motion! This sort of route is not really a good thing but the Permanent Way Department is hardy going to drain Lake Dodford to get a regular curve and the Company wont want to spend all of that money doing a 'drain' either! .....So its still 'banking' at Rhubarb End!! (06/07/2011)

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