If you fancy a trek to the quarry you can do so, I flew from the parking area to the quarry.
The Smiths of Rodley steam crane at Jumbles Quarry, Lancashire, was used to load trains of eight to ten wagons on a steam hauled three foot narrow gauge railway. This transported agregate and facing stone four and a half miles to the Stocks reservoir construction site, in the 1920s.
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 10/09/2023. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.
I found it by mistake and didn’t get some shots of the Steam loader, I am going back as soon as the weather improves.
what highlighted it to me was the rail tracks in the stream once i got home and reviewed my footage.
I missed them completely, it was because I had the steam crane in my mind so concentrated on that. I might have another visit when it’s better weather and follow them up, looks like they’d take you virtually to the crane.
