RMS Evacuation!

RMS Evacuation!

13th October 2010
This morning the great stock move to empty the RMS took place – this also involved emptying the goods shed to create temporary undercover storage for the original chaldron waggon and WST, which we were using for the shunting. Here is a summary of the shunt…
Below: These two vans are normally resident inside the goods shed with appropriate displays. The Transit Van (nearest) is in fairly good order and represents wagons used to trip small loads between goods stations where they too small to make up a wagonload. The G2 van behind is rather more tired and as it is, I believe, unique, it is kept inside until it can one day be rebuilt.
Below: Not quite what it seems! The Simplex ‘Ubique’ is attached to the coach, but WST is at the far end and actually providing the propulsion!

Below: WST tows the Londonderry chaldron L25 – the most original of its type left – past the signalbox. It was then hand shunted into the goods shed, WST not having dumb buffers suitable for propelling this fragile and important waggon.

Below: E No.1 emerges into the daylight for the first time in many years – just how closely this fits under the footbridge doesn’t bear repeating!

Below: Space – a lot of it! It is amazing how large an area looks when there is nothing in it. Once the floor is in, it will no doubt look even swisher – until we fill it all back up…