Category: Loco Sightings
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Friday 13/04/18 – Latest news
Friday 13/04/18 Last updated at 10:40 56094 6R46 0640 Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) – Prestwick BP Oil / 6N47 1347 Prestwick BP Oil – Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) 56096 & 56302 6M32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) / 6E32 0855 Preston Docks – Lindsey Oil Refinery 56113 ran light engine from Barnetby Sidings to Nottingham […]
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Thursday 12/04/18 – Latest news
Thursday 12/04/18 Last updated at 23:30 Mainline workings today… 60087 & 56087 6C85 West Sleekburn Junction – Carlisle Yard (with five HQA wagons) 56094 6R46 0640 Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) – Prestwick BP Oil / 6N47 1347 Prestwick BP Oil – Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) 56096 & 56302 6M32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble […]
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Tuesday 10/04/18 – Latest news
Tuesday 10/04/18 Last updated at 13:45 Mainline class 56 movements for today (Tues) are as follows: 56078 0Z60 1412 Barnetby Sidings – Barnetby Sidings via Gainsborough Trent Junction (Colas route learning run) http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O88873/2018/04/10/advanced 56094 6R46 0640 Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) – Prestwick BP Oil / 6N47 1347 Prestwick BP Oil – Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) 56113 & 56302 […]
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Saturday 07/04/18 – News round up
Saturday 07/04/18. (Last updated at 17:00) The group are pleased to report that after much delay, 56301 has finally been moved away by road from Bletchley Civil Engineers Sidings to Tyseley Depot, from where onward movement back to Leicester Depot can hopefully be facilitated. Below are two excellent video clips of 56078 & 56113 working […]
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Easter Fleet Status
Monday 2nd April 2018 The Class 56 Group would just like to take this opportunity to wish all visitors to the site a very happy Easter. Class 56 Fleet Status Colas Railfreight 56049 COLS Nottingham Eastcroft Depot – Out of service (repairs) 56051 COLS Nottingham Eastcroft Depot – Out of service (overhaul) 56078 COFS 6M32 Lindsey […]
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Fleet status mid March 2018 (17/3/18)
Locations currently reported as below. The Basford Hall pair usually work some engineers trains over Saturday evening / Sunday morning. That could be anywhere in the North West, engineers trains from Basford Hall are listed below (coded STP) but the Rhyl working has been a pretty regular job for the 56s over recent months (this […]
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Fleet status early March 2018
As far as can be determined, the operational class 56 fleet are located as follows: 56049 / 56051 / 56090 / 56094 / 56113 NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT 56087 / 56105 / 56302 BARNETBYSIDINGS 56078 / 56096 GRANGEMOUTH OIL TERMINAL 56081 / 56091 / 56098 / 56103 / 56104 / 56303 / 56311 / 56312 LEICESTER UKRL 56301 BLETCHLEY […]
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February 2018 workings
Wed 14th Feb 2018. 56301 set out behind 56303 heading back to Leicester for repairs and wheel set inspection, following damage sustained to a wheel set. However, the loco triggered a wheel check sensor and Network Rail put the loco into the civil engineers sidings at Bletchley for inspection, after which the loco should go […]
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January 2018 workings
Happy New Year to everyone. 56301 worked another Class 707 transfer trip to Dollands Moor on Friday 5th January and returned in the early hours of Saturday. 8/1/18 – 56301 worked 6T02 Wembley to Barrington and is doing the same trip this morning (9/1/18). 9/1/18 – 56096 & 56113 are working 6M32 Lindsey Oil Refinery – […]
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December 2017 workings
14/12/17 – 56301 has worked the 0349 Wembley to Foxton and should work the 1228 return. 56301 is again working this duty solo and should also perform tomorrow. No news on the 56 allocated for the Jolly Grid Railtour this weekend but watch this space. 11/12/17 – 56087 is reported on TOPS as working a […]