The Class 56 Group

Category: Loco Sightings

  • February 2017 – Grid news round up

    February 2017 – Grid news round up

    4/2/17  56096+56105 + 56113 ran light engines from Coleham to Basford Hall (Coleham is on the line between Shrewsbury and Church Stretton). 56113 continued to Bescot leaving the other two 56s in Basford Hall yard. 56098+ 56104 ran as 0V81 12:32 Leicester LIP – Bristol High Level Siding ( which is the spur running of […]

  • Grids at Basford Hall

    Passing Crewe Basford Hall today showed the following class 56’s in readiness for work on the North Wales coast ballast trains: 56078, 56096, 56105, 56113, 56302

  • January 2017 – Grid News Round-Up

    26/1/17– Colas 56087 worked 6E07 – Boston and DCR 56312 continued on the Calvert – Willesden duty. 24/1/17 Colas 56105 ran light from Doncaster Marshgate to Washwood Heath. 23/1/17 56113 hauled 56096 +60002 + 56302 back to Washwood Heath from Crewe Basford Hall. 22/1/17 56096 +56302 were stabled at Chester and 56113 & 60002 were […]