Air Ministry Railway Sidings

Where abouts at Diss station?? I will have a look next time I am in town if anyone can gicve me an exact location and also what to look for.

I seem to recall Mr Chorley's book on South Witham mentions sidings at the station in SW, given the iron ore traffic in the area these may prexisted the RAF use

here's one to get you going.

Dramatic changes came to the railway at Handforth with the advent of the Second World War. The Air Ministry and the War Department established large camp sites around Handforth, part of which were rail served. Three quarters of a mile north of Handforth station in an area known as Spath Lane, a large exchange siding became established. It consisted of a reception siding, together with three other sidings; this could accommodate one hundred and twenty wagons. Because of this, the complete section of Handforth had to be re-signalled. New signal box commissioned opposite the sidings to oversee traffic entering and leaving. The box at Handforth station was switched out of service, the additional siding that had been laid five years previously became redundant. As now all coal wagons destined for Handforth station siding were left at the Air Ministry`s sidings at Spath Lane.

norwichpaul;62195 wrote:

I dont think Mr Carnaby has received his copy yet so you will have that advantage on him, though he does have Bill Corser's book, so the race has begun!

It hasn't arrived, and Bill's book doesn't cover the above. I was about to do a review of this excellent book, but it's almost unobtainable at present so I'll simply list the sites it covers.

Source: Corser, WJL, 2003. Wings on Rails. Industrial Railways on the Logistic support of Britain's Air Defence Forces 1914 - 1994. Fleet Hargate: Arcturus.

Section 1 describes Major sites:
Aintree, Aldeburgh / Hazlewood, Altrincham / Broadheath, Baldonnel, Barlow, Barnham, Bicester, Bogton, Boscombe down, Brafferton, Brough, Burtonwood, Caerwent, Calshot, Cardington / Bedford, Carlisle, Chilmark, Church Lawford, Cookstown / Tallaght, Cowley, Cranwell, Dinton, Eaglescliffe, Eastleigh, Farnborough, Fauld, Feltham, Feltwell, Filton, Ford Jct / Yapton, Greenhill / Coal Aston, Halton , Handforth, Hanworth , Harpur hill, Hartlebury, Heaton Chapel, Hendon, Henlow, Heywood / Broadfield, Howden, Kidbrooke, Kingsnorth, Lakenheath, Larkhill, Laxey, Leuchars, Llanberis, Loch Doon, Longparish, Longside / Lenabo, Lord's Bridge, Loughborough, Lympne, Maenclochog, Manston, Marske, Mill green, Mousehold, Newland, Norton Disney, Oldham / Middleton Jct, Orfordness, Pembroke Dock, Peterborough / Westwood, Pulham, Quedgeley, Renfrew, Rowthorne, Ruislip, St Athan, Sandy Heath, Sealand, Sherburn in Elmet, Southburn, Squires Gate, Stafford, Stamford / Wittering, Stradishall, Turnberry, Uxbridge, Waddon, Warton, Watford Tip, Welford Park, West Drayton, Worthy Down, Yeovil

Section II covers Minor Sites with locomotives:
Ascot, Beaulieu, Blandford, Cambridge, Castle Bromwich, Chepstow, Chingford, Cosford, Cricklewood, Cuckney, Detling, Didsbury, Donibristle, Driffield / Eastburn, Dymchurch / Hythe, East Fortune, Easton on the Hill / Collyweston, Edzell, Emsworth / Southborne, Fara, Flookborough, Gormanston, Hamble, Harling Road / Roudham, Harpswell / Hemswell, Keith, Kenley, Lee-on-Solent, Leicester east, Little Horwood / Winslow, Lopcombe Cnr, Lyness, Marham, North Weald, Shrewsbury, Stromness, Tangmere, Thorney Island, Westcott, West Fenton / Gullane, Westgate-on-Sea, West Raynham

Section III covers Minor Sites without locomotives:
Alconbury, Ballykelly, Barrow / Walney Island, Beeston Castle, Bilton, Brampton, Brockworth / Hucclecote, Burn, Butterton Tunnel, Chattis Hill, Claydon, Clifton Junction, Cluntoe, Cofton, Coxford Heath, Dalcross, Doncaster, Dove Holes, Dumfries, Dungeness, Earls Colne, Earsham, Eastchurch, Ellingham, Elvington, Evanton, Fair Isle, Felixstowe, Fishguard, , Fletton Sidings, Grain, Hawarden, Hell's Mouth, Heysham, Holbeach, Honington, Hooton Park, Hounslow Heath, Husborne Crawley, Islip, Jurby, Kelmarsh, Kidlington, Killingholme, Letterston, Leysdown, Luffenham, Market Rasen, Massingham, Millom, Milton, Newark, Peterborough, Point of Ayre, Purton, Romney Marsh, Saffron Walden, Sedgeford, Shipton, Shoeburyness, Silloth, Snettisham, South Pickenham, Stanstead, Staple Halt, Starbeck, Swinderby, Tain, Theddlethorpe, Thetford, Theford Snarehill, Upton-on-Severn, Watton, Werrington, West Cottingwith, West Freugh, Wigtown, York

Montfode Sidings & fuel depot www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/MontfodeFuelDepot a lot of photo's for you Paul.