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Gorsebrook Leisure Centre Dagenham showing the cultural delights of the East London/Essex borders.
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.2km<br/>Ripple Lane locomotive depot had an open day on the Saturday after the great storm of the Thursday night 15/16 October 1987. Several exhibits and events could not feature as they were cut off by blocked lines, but this steam locomotive, 80080, made it, as well as 48151. It was giving rides the length of Ripple Lane yard. Despite travel difficulties a large number of people attended, shuttled in by a diesel service from Barking station. 80080 spent its early years up to 1962 on the London, Tilbury & Southend line, so it knew its way around! The locomotive depot and most of the yard is now gone.
©Robin Webster
Dist:0.3km<br/>At the depot open day one of two steam engines attending is glimpsed through the depot oil storage tanks. 8F 2-8-0 48151 was of a class often seen at Ripple Lane in steam days, but not actually based on the LTS system. The tanks look incredibly clean and must have been repainted for the open day. The tank on the left is from an old rail tank car. When in service, the tank was held down by two steel straps as well as the cables. The grooves where these were are evident, caused by fretting or possibly corrosion under the straps.
©Robin Webster
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Dist:0.7km<br/>One of three 1970s high rise blocks just off the A13 were given their distinctive red toy building block makeover in the late 1980’s early 1990’s. This one is Dunmow House.
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.7km<br/>The up and down passenger tracks are on the extreme left and right, between them the area formerly occupied by the reception sidings for Ripple lane marshalling yard, behind the viewpoint. After closure of the yard and general contraction of freight using this route, the tracks here have been much simplified.
©Robin Webster
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