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Brooklyn wagon scrapping

In 2010 Pacific National started to clear out the multitudes of stored wagons at Tottenham Yard and selling them for scrap. A dozen or so at a time are being dragged at 20 km/h to Brooklyn, where they are being pushing into the VR tip siding to be cut up.

X42 arrives at post 5, waiting for the Somerville Road crossing

Thursday 20 May 2010 1:10 PM
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The safeworker at Brooklyn waiting for X42 to arrive

Thursday 20 May 2010 1:06 PM
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X42 departs the tip siding

Thursday 20 May 2010 1:00 PM
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The last wagons shunted beside the crane, X42 ready to depart

Thursday 20 May 2010 12:59 PM
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Using the big crane for the bogies this time

Thursday 20 May 2010 12:49 PM
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Bogies being lifted off the trails

Thursday 20 May 2010 12:49 PM
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Swung around

Thursday 20 May 2010 12:43 PM
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Another ELX up in the wait

Thursday 20 May 2010 12:43 PM
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Shredded up louvred vans

Thursday 20 May 2010 12:02 PM
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Cut up louvred van underframes

Thursday 20 May 2010 12:02 PM
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ELX being taken off the rails

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:56 AM
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VFLX 94V

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:40 AM
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VLDX 19N

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:39 AM
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Unknown VLDX (possibly VLDX 17)

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:39 AM
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Unknown VLDX (possibly VLDX 9)

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:39 AM
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VMBY 44P

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:38 AM
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VMAP 10

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:38 AM
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VHCA 4

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:37 AM
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VHCA 21H

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:37 AM
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Back down again

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:25 AM
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VLDX wagon being lifted up from the rails

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:24 AM
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X42 waiting in the tip siding, louvred vans on the ground

Thursday 20 May 2010 11:17 AM
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X42 waiting to shunt the remaining wagons to the scrapline

Tuesday 18 May 2010 11:52 AM
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