Mendip Rail workings and wagons, week of 17th October 2022

A snapshot based upon last week, with a focus upon '5932' JNA wagons being introduced and JYA being retired.

No KEA wagons observed, but no information for these. Two JYA's were in the rake for Tuesday's 'Chi stone'.

The new blue VTG JNA wagons appear to have been delivered in four batches, to date.

• 25 in range 81.70.5932.461-490 to Tonbridge 4th May, then Westbury on 2nd June (+ later, it appears the other 5, as I have seen 4 of them.)
• 30 in range 81.70.5932.491-520 to Eastleigh on 11th June, later to Whatley.
• 30 in range 81.70.5932.521-550 to Tonbridge on 23rd July, then Wembley, and 26 to Stoke Gifford on 19th August (still there 22nd September), with remainder to Merehead on19th August.
• 30 in range 81.70.5932.551-580 to Wembley on 5th October, then to Westbury area 12th October

So, 120 wagons so far.

In June, the Mendip Pools contained:

• JNA 3160-3168 (pool 718 = 1, pool 728 = 1) = 2
• KEA 3170-3246 (pool 718 = 15, pool 728 = 9) = 24
• JYA 3268-3328 (pool 525 = 11 outers, pool 527 = 46 inners ) = 57 of which 22 since sent for disposal (4 outers,18 inners)
• JNA 3401-3519 (pool 810 = 33) = 33
• JNA 3901-3954 (pool 636 = 10, pool 638 = 45) = 55
• JNA 3955-3989 (pool 829 = 8, pool 831 = 27 ) = 35

Total non Greenbrier boxes = 206.

Tuesday 18th October - Romsey

66450 Ruby 7O52 05:49 Westbury Tarmac -Chichester Recp. (Flhh). 81.70.5932.572-7 appears to be the closest VTG blue JNA wagon, adjacent to 571-9 (see below). Mobile phone picture as battery gave up on camera..

66413 Lest We Forget 6O53 05:58 Whatley Quarry F Liner Hh - Southampton Up Yard (Fl). The first two wagons were 81.70.5932.496-9 and 81.70.5932.515-6.

66450 Ruby 7V07 13:41 Chichester Recp. (Flhh) - Merehead Quarry (Fhh)

OK 3314, a surviving JYA. This limits the train to 45mph as Class 7.

The second example was OK 3268, the first example of its type.

Higher numbered JNA was 81.70.5932.571-9.

Friday 21st October - Eastleigh

66570 6V62 1321 Southampton Up Yard (Fl) - Whatley Quarry F Liner Hh. The first wagon was 81.70.5932.495-1.

The highest numbered wagon was 81.70.5932.509-9.

66621 was leading 7V16 14:18 Fareham Hanson Aggs (Flhh) - Whatley Quarry F Liner Hh

The second wagon was highest numbered: 81.70.5932.515-6, indeed this seemed to have been the same rake as served Up Yard on 18th.

Full list and check digits for the VTG order of 236 wagons, but how many for lease to Mendip Rail?