Category: Loco Sightings
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August 2017 workings
Tue 1/8- 56096 + 56105 stood in for 60087 ,which was reported as out of fuel, and worked 6M32 Lindsey OR to Ribble tank train. Attached picture is courtesy of Kevin Delaney. 56096 +56105 were back on more usual duties by the 6/8 when they worked the railvac to Shipley. The pair worked to Thurscoe […]
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July 2017 workings
The class continue to operate daily on the network with the Colas steel trip to Boston Docks probably providing the most regular duty. 31/7 56113 worked 6E07/6M08 to /from Boston. 56303 worked 6Z67 Calvert-Webmley 27/7 After a long period sat at Grangemouth 56094 worked 6N46/6N47 to Prestwick and return. 23/7 56302 worked 6N56 Grangemouth- Fort […]
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56302 6Y56 Grangemouth to Fort William Sunday 2nd July 2017
Alasdair Eadington provided this shot of 56302 leaving Grangemouth on the above working.
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ELR Gala convoy Tuesday 4th July- 56006 arrived on ELR
West Coast Railway Company will operate the gala convoy on the above date and current timings/route are:- 0Z56 0750 Castleton Hopwood GF – Derby arr 1300 (expected to be CFPS loco 40145) 0Z57 1525 Derby – Crewe Heritage Centre – arr 1715 ( 40145+ 56006) (pass Burton 1542 / Stafford 1629) 0Z58 1810 Crewe Heritage […]
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56 Grangemouth to Fort William? Sunday 2nd July 2017
WEBSITE UPDATED with picture of 56302 leaving Grangemouth with 6Y56. Photo : Alasdair Eadington Rumours of a 56 working to Fort William continue but times have been entered for a working today.This is believed to be linked to the fuel oil taffic to Fort William which was expected to transfer to road. Departure is 1420 […]
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Sunday 2nd July – 0Z06 Leicester- Derby Etches Park (ROG Class 37 +56006)
0Z06 1330 Leicester L.I.P. to Etches Park Sdgs Runs on 2nd July 2017 Diesel locomotive WTT Realtime Route Allowances Location Pl Arr Dep Arr Dep Dly Line Path Eng Pth Prf Leicester L.I.P. 1330 1330 Leicester [LEI] UDS 1333 1340 1333 1340 FL Leicester North Jn. pass 1341 pass 1341 Humberstone Rd Jn pass 1342 […]
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JUNE 2017 CLASS 56 WORKINGS
24/6/17 Operational locos were located as follows 56078 Barnetby, 56087 + 56113 Derby , 56094 Shrewsbury , 56096 +56105 Doncaster , 56202 Grangemouth, 56303 Chaddesden. (SEE FURURE WORKINGS for what these locos should do over the weekend) 22/6/17 – 56078 has run from Barnetby to Lindsey Oil Refinery and worked 0940 Lindsey OR- West Burton […]
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MAY 2017 Class 56 workings
31/5/17 – 56094 had stabled up at Cardiff Canton, and 56105 was working back to Crewe after overnight work at Stockport. 30/5/17 – The active 56s were located as follows:- 56078-Doncaster, 56087 ,56096 Whitemoor,56094 was working 4Z44 Gloucester NY -Pengam, 56105 Basford Hall, 56302 Grangemouth, 56303 Wolsingham, 56312 Wembley. 29/5/17 56113 took 50017 when on […]
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April 2017 class 56 workings
1/4/17. 56078+56087 worked 2109 Whitemoor – Hauhley Jcn (Near Stowmarket) 56094 worked 2239 Tyne – Durham Sig TY358(arr 2325) 56113 worked 2120 Doncaster Decoy- Ulceby (arr 2350) 2/4/17 56078+56087 worked 0820 from Hauhley Jcn (Near Stowmarket) 56094 ran as 0745 from Chester Le Street (arr Tyne 0759) 56113 ran as 0915 Humber Road Junction (arr […]
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March 2017- Grid news round up
31/3/17 56078,56087 ran as 1200 0C51 Doncaster -Whitemoor 56302 , 56312. 56105 and 56113 are all located as they were 30/3/17 56094 has run to Tyne and 56096 had a trip to Toton with 60076 and then teturned to Shrewesbury Coleham. 30/3/17 56312 waabled at Eastleigh Arlington . How it got there is still uncertain. […]