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I have worked many ballast turns laying CWR, and fetched CWR from Castleton back to Donny Wood Yard.
I the mid 1980's we relaid most of the track from Hare Park Junction down Doncaster Station, on the up and down.
The CWR was loaded on special waggons, with a chute at the rear ends, and off loaded as describded above.
I loved to see the welders joining the lengths with a big shower of sparkes from the weld.
I have taken empty trains into Castleton and assisted in the loading of the trains with the CWR.
The shunter there was called Charlie, and he drove a remote control 0-4-0 shunter, which could not pull the skin off a rice pudding.
I must pay tribute to the bed in the shunters cabin, as I have used it once or twice.
Now Castelton CWRD has shut.
The CWR Shute trains always ran class 6.
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