British Gypsum

As much as I do not like sheds, at all, I have decided to drop my total ban on the things, and instead only upload interesting angles or workings/movements involving the machines, starting from now...

The signs the economy is improving are seen by not only the gradual stabilisation in the worlds banks and company share prices and values, but also by the fact that construction of new businesses and homes has once again started, leading to not only more jobs within the construction industry, but the reintroduction of some of the gypsum workings on the railway that had been lost to the recession.

For those who are not in the know, gypsum is a very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, and is found in cement and concrete. If anyone has ever dropped a bagful of dry concrete on the ground, the dust that comes off it is part of the gypsum content of the material. Recently a new working of gypsum has been seen between Preston and Warrington, originating from Fiddlers Ferry and travelling north towards Newbiggin. The working has been contracted to First GBRf, and 66703 "Doncaster PSB" is seen departing from Latchford sidings heading towards Ellesmere Port, to run round and return northbound through Warrington Bank Quay.