Air Ministry Railway Sidings

superplum;156453 wrote:

And Bruggen.

In 1951, 32 MU at RAF St Athan had its own siding plus a locomotive and engine shed. The rail connection was just west of St.Athan Halt.

Paul wrote:

One subject not covered here is the Air Ministry sponsored railway sidings located at the existing town and village station sidings. These were often enlarged to take cement, tarmac and ammunition wagons etc, but mainly for airfield construction. There are many of these, but one important example was located at Diss Station where large cement mixing plant was erected in support of the local airfields. It is mentioned in the LNER wartime history (see Barnham), but I no longer have this book as its been returned to our stores. Has anyone photographed any of these sites or knows more about them?

Westgate on sea was never connected to the railway, the nearest railway for the military was the Birchington to Manston line used during ww1 for the construction of the airfield in 1917. During ww2 a railhead was formed at sevenscore minster to supply the Fido system with petrol.