An evening at Micheldever

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As mentioned in my 'Trains at Shawford' video; whilst I was on a course for a week in Petersfield I visited Micheldever on the Wednesday evening. A rather pleasant but gloomy station as it sits in the shadows of its past with the oil sidings no longer used for its original purpose and now used to store old channel tunnel car wagons and occasionally stable track machines.

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15 окт 2022

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@colingarwood9971 Год назад

As Brian has said Ripple Lane drivers regularly worked fuel tanks to Micheldever and it was my understanding this was aviation fuel for Gatwick Airport. I think it was then piped to Gatwick but i stand to be corrected. Another excellent video Ben, thanks for sharing mate 👍

@benGBRf Год назад

That would make sense. Knowing our crazy railway it wouldn't surprise me if it came back again. Albeit probably from Grain like the Heathrow and Sinfin flows. Thanks for your kind words Colin. ATB. Ben

@werringtonjunction Год назад

I must admit it doesn't look a very inviting place, but thanks again for bringing us some fine footage.

@benGBRf Год назад

When night fell it was very dark and the lights on the station dimmed as well which required me to walk up and down the platform to brighten them up as they are sensor activated. Something a bit different though. Pleased you enjoyed it.

@antman09ful1 Год назад

This is a station I have never been on Ben (well I don't think so) so thanks for doing this filming there as I don't think I will be going there in the future.

@benGBRf Год назад

Thanks Mike. I'm surprised you haven't been there as it has the old oil Sidings. But anyway I'm pleased you found the video useful. ATB. Ben

@antman09ful1 Год назад

Ben I feel I went there in my early days of collecting stock I think, but the information was wrong. I liked the first shot with the train coming up from Southampton, I’m not a lover of island platforms.

@benGBRf Год назад

@@antman09ful1 agreed on island platforms. That's why I went back to Shawford on Thursday night 😄

@antman09ful1 Год назад

I went to Petersfield once to go to the Wetherspoon pub Ben

@benGBRf Год назад

@@antman09ful1 your be pleased to know that I did visit the weatherspoons pub then. Haha But I didn't go to the station though as there was no freight booked through there.

@brianknowles7130 Год назад

Many moons ago, Ripple Lane men / depot. use to have a job with tanks from Coryton to Micheldever using class 37's. A bit of useless info eh ! ..lol

@benGBRf Год назад

Certainly not useless info. Fascinating info I would say and would make sense as the journey probably only warrants having one driver and I know some petroleum sector 37s where based at Ripple Lane. 37892 being one itself and named conveniently Ripple Lane.