Container Freights pass at Bessemer Way, Templeborough - 1812+821

A mid-day jaunt out to an area I have not been around for a good long while, the prime intention was to photograph a view from a location which appeared in last/early this year's exhibition, 'The Sheffield Project: Photographs of a Changing City 1981-1991', at the Weston Park Gallery. This was an exhibition of the work from 15 photographers who were present during this period; the exhibition period was extended from the end of 2020 to the end of May, 2021, due to the Covid lock-downs. Some information, about the exhibition is here-
www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/museums/weston-park/exhibiti...
A catalogue of the work is also available. One of Adrian Wynn's shots, at the entrance to the exhibition, posted posthumously, is here-
www.flickr.com/photos/adrianwynn/50527883162/

One of those exhibitors was Matthew Conduit, and he had a shot looking directly west over towards the Tinsley Cooling Towers and the M1 motorway, which was taken from the western end of what is now the Blackburn Meadows Nature reserve, in 1986. This was the first attempt to get a contemporary shot of the same view but on this day, do to pressing matters with the approaching DCR class 56 loco, the attempt had to be cut short. However, a revisit 2 days later without the need to photograph any traction, proved equally fruitless as the area where the 1986 shot was taken is now both over-grown and fenced off... this is Matthew's shot from 1986-
images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcdfbe54d546e1ccbc...
The bridge is still present, its visible on Google Earth, but all the land from this bridge over the River Don to a second bridge over to the new Blackburn Meadows Biomass Power Station, is now cut off from, easy, public access...

So, on with the traction.. these first shots were rather opportunistic as I just happened to arrive in the area at the right time, nothing had been planned for the Container train moves, but here they are. First off, at left here, slowly coming forward to a halt, is the daily run of a GBRf class 66 container haul, this one, 66750, 'Bristol Panel Signal Box#', on the 4E53, Felixstowe North(GBRf) to Tinsley Yard(GBRf), working and is now almost at its destination. This is just about the clearest view which can be obtained her due to the rather heavy OHL infrastructure, erected for the Sheffield Tram/Train system. Looking the other, directly west, with the Magna Science Adventure Centre in the background, another container working has come out of Tinsley Yard and is heading this way towards Rotherham. This is another class 66, this time Freightliner 66526, 'Driver Steve Dunn(George)', heading the 4L85, Tinsley Intermodal Terminal via Doncaster to Felixstowe North F.L.T working; for a change the two seen passing, 'under the wires', at Templeborough. Any signs of the bits of the old 'Steel, Peach & Tozer Ltd.' latterly, the 'British Steel Corporation', to left and right, are 'shrouded in shrubbery'...

Taken on: April 20, 2022

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