Amlwch Branch Line Diesel??

Hello

whilst reading about the old Amlwch branch line from bangor i decided to follow it using google maps and street view when i was shocked to see what looks like a diesel and maybe some kind of tanker wagon attched.
Can anyone tell me why there seems to still be a diesel left over on the Amlwch branch line at Llanerchymedd town?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...=cLYVz_ean9vpLa5z9sT7rw&cbp=12,165.89,,1,7.34

I thought the branch shut years ago but didnt expect to see that there.

cheers

Dan

 

Found these on fotopic about the station there

http://disusednorthwalesrailways.fotopic.net/p58954194.html

http://disusednorthwalesrailways.fotopic.net/p58945310.html

http://disusednorthwalesrailways.fotopic.net/p58954189.html

http://disusednorthwalesrailways.fotopic.net/p58945316.html looks like there is a 3rd diesel there.

 

Hi
The tank wagon is an ex Associated Octel item.
The 'third' diesel is Eliseg, a Fowler ex Llangollen railway
The other shunters may be ex Octel items.

Regards.

Frank

 

Cheers for that,

Are these part of some preservation attempt? why were they just parked here and not back at that plant site>

 

There was alot of noise about this line been reopened as a "community" railway about 8 odd years ago, but its gone very quite of late.

 

I can't help with the original question, but would dearly love to see this line re opened. I have many great memories of my dear father and my equally dear grandfather driving dmus on this branch. I was allowed into the cab once we had passed Gaerwen and on to the branch proper. A lovely line.

 

There are still people trying to make something happen, I met one a few days ago. Unfortunatly I was working and didn't get the opportunity to ask questions.

I believe it is in a similar log-jam to that the Welsh Highland sat in for many years, with various interested bodies making counter-proposals and no-one able to decuide what should go forward - but I have no up-to-date information, maybe something has moved on.