Did this railway (as opposed to the East & West Junction Railway) go into receivership - if so, when. And when did it come out of receivership?Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 11.
Shall we bring this discussion under the proper heading!So far as the OS plan surveyed 1885, published 1886, is concerned: the OS liked - wherever they could - to have text running parallel to the top and bottom borders. When they came to add the…Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 10.
Some time ago we ahd an interesting and lively discussion on the mystery station at Tiffield, which added quite a lot to our collective knowledge.I've recently been looking closely at two of the other mystery stations- at North End (sometimes…Continue
Started by Barry Taylor. Last reply by Richard Maund Jan 27.
Page 12 of Arthur Jordan's book features a full page reproduction of the E&WJ public timetable handbill for August 1873. Does anyone know where the original of that handbill is preserved?Incidentally, the timetable itself formed the basis of…Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Barry Taylor Jan 25.
Contents and Labels with thanks from John Cosford
CAD KINETON – LOCOMOTIVES 1952 to 1960
(Source: “British War Department Locomotives 1952 – 1960” by G.P.
CAD Kineton Locomotives 1952 - 1960.doc
DSDA KINETON (formerly Central Ammunition Depot, Kineton) – Information
Run by the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, DSDA Kineton
is the largest and most modern ammunition compound in Western
Europe. Its role is to receive, store, processes, issue and
distribute explosive and non-explosive munitions and materiel to
UK
Armed Forces worldwide. The facilities include 58 Standard
Explosives Storehouses (SESH) and 185 Explosive Storehouses
(ESH),
known as igloos, spread over the Edgehill and Marlborough
Sub-depots, operating road and rail transfers. Additionally,
the
site operates 14 ammunition processing buildings for the repair
and
periodic maintenance of munitions from manufacture, in stock,
and
returned from units and other depots. DSDA Kineton is also
responsible for managing the Agency’s 6 Munitions Compounds
located
around the country, monitoring the service provided to DSDA
customers ensuring the munitions support on a geographical
basis.
DSDA (Defence Storage and Distribution Agency) Kineton (formerly
CAD Kineton) is an arms depot in rural Warwickshire, on and
under
the site of the Civil War battle of Edge Hill. Its role is to
receive, store, processes, issue and distribute explosive and
non-explosive munitions and materiel to UK Armed Forces
worldwide.
The nearest towns are Leamington Spa and Stratford on Avon. It
was
created during World War 2 and has been greatly expanded and
modified since.
DSDA Kineton is one of the most secret places in Britain so
information only slips out by mistake, as part of another issue
or
in parliamentary questions. DSDA, who manage the site, are a
limited company and as such issue an annual report which gives
a
small glimpse of what is going on.
The site has its own railway line for moving munitions in and
out. Also it has a very extensive sidings system which would be
needed in case of a big war for handling the sheer volumes of
munitions necessary. In peacetime these sidings are rented out
to
railway companies for storing rolling stock. The railway system
continues underneath the Warwick countryside so that trains can
be
loaded and unloaded directly into bunkers. Thus minimising work
and
keeping them safe from both observation and attack. There is
also
an extensive underground road system.
DSDA 2007/2008 Annual Report can be found at: http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc0708/hc08/0818/0818.pdf
Some aerial photos of DSDA Kineton: http://tony-crowe.fotopic.net/c881931.html
Aerial map: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=52.1539251&lon=-1.4593792&z=14&l=2&m=b
Photos of military trains on the SMJ in 1985 and 1991: http://mikeh-railways.fotopic.net/c981155.html
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