ChrisTheMightyHoodVB
Mayer-Newman's scrapyard, Snailwell, Cambridgeshire - The Stack!
Scrapyard memories The scrapyard at Snailwell processed rolling stock that was contaminated with blue asbestos insulation. Mayer-Newman was one of only a handful of contractors licensed to process former B.R. vehicles containing this material. - the units that were contaminated with asbestos would be passed through the on-site firing tunnel (incinerator) before the charred remains were cut-up for scrap. , , This was my only visit to Mayer-Newman's scrapyard, In view in this shot are Class 101 Met Cam and Class 105 Cravens DMU driving cars, buried under an assortment of Mark 1 and Mark 2 coaches including E5094, E5108 & E5120. They formed a miniature stack following the space-saving model of operation that was employed so successfully by Vic Berry's at Leicester!, The scrapyard was still connected to the BR network, as can be seen in the foreground., , Taken with a Nikon F-501 SLR camera and 75-200mm zoom lens. Scanned from the original slide with minimal digital restoration, , You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/,
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