Visits to Peak Forest, Summer 2023

My visit to Peak Forest was just a fairly unplanned pass-by on a Sunday afternoon, 30th July 2023.

20007 + 20205 were resting between shunting duties at Dove Holes Quarry.


A closer view of 20205 + 20007, from Dale Road.

MMA wagon 81.70.5500.384-9, built by Greenbrier / Astra Rail in 2016-17. 

66007 outside the DB depot, which is the former station.

The signal box, 66116, 66156 and 66096.

Roger Homan made a visit earlier in the month, on Monday 3rd July, sharing the following four images.

 

66704 Colchester Power Signalbox 6J56 09:54 Peak Forest Cemex - Hope St Peakstone Sidings (in Manchester).

60074 6H02 09:30 Arpley - Tunstead ... 


... which was passed by 66185 6M04 09:59 Dowlow Briggs Sidings - Toton.

20007 + 20205 working the loading of DB Cargo MMA wagons.