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Old 27th September 2010, 00:28
Harold Harold is offline  
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New Scrap Metal Flow

Last week saw the first train serving Able UK's Teesside Environmental Reclamation & Recycling Centre (TERRC) Graythorp, Hartlepool.

The first train of 26 SSA's was top and tailed 66114 and 66113 arrived just after 0600hrs working 6G88 0525 Tees Yard- Seaton Able UK. After being loaded with scrap metal which has come from ships and oil rigs being scrapped at TERRC. The train will work 6G89 1930 Seaton Able UK- Lackenby.

The first train.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31848041@N08/5015328234/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31848041@N08/5014562705/

Scrap being loaded.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31848041@N08/5014562699/

There will be a lot of traffic serving the site due to the high volumes of work. In the planning permission for the yard, they have permission to build railway sidings. So I would think they are to be built as the refurbishment of the yard progress.
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