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Röben Idunahall Ziegelei
Schermbeck
 
Gauge : 600mm
Status : Ceased sometime before 2004?
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Date: June 1996

Date: June 1996

Date: June 1996

Looking at the back of the brickworks, the track divided up as it entered the works through a set of gates. The right hand track lead to the main tipping shed. Just visible to the right of this is another turnout, leading to the loco shed which is indicated by the set of closed doors on the right.

For the first 0.5km, after leaving the brickworks, the line ran alongside the road, and as seen here, crossed the access road to a lay-by on the main road. The brickworks can just be seen in the centre of the photo, between the trees.

The line had a very difficult route out to the claypits. After running next to the lay-by, it traveled over a large combined road/rail bridge, over a canal, and then a river. After this, it crossed underneath another main road as seen here, before entering a wood, and negotiating an ungated road crossing to access the pit.

 

Date: June 1996

Date: June 1996

Date: June 1996

The tracks emerged into a clearing, and on the far side a large bucket and chain excavator was used to load the Diema hydraulic wagons. The pit had worked on both sides and in 1996 when these photos were taken, overgrown tracks just infront of the camera were still in situ and a second excavator was nearly hidden in the undergrowth nearby.

The wagons were pushed out to the pit, as there was no run round facility. The wagons remained permanently coupled to the loco which took approx 1 hour for a round trip.

One of the two large river bridges. The road traffic runs on the otherside of the train.

Date: June 1996

Date: September 1997

Returning to the works, running alongside the main road with Diema No.2947 in charge. In 1996, there were 4 locos here, 2 Diemas, a Schöma which was dismantled and unlikely to see service again, and an elderly Jung loco.

In September 1997, the larger Diema (No.2361) was in action. This is a DSL90 loco of 82hp.

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