Tuesday 15/05/18
A path has been inputted for the movement of 56301 from Tyseley to Leicester tomorrow (Thursday), with DCR undertaking the transfer. It’s likely that 50008 will be the hauling loco.
Timings are as follows:
0Z50 Leicester L.I.P. 1007 Leicester 1010 Leicester South Jn. 1011 Wigston North Jn 1014 Croft 1021 Hinckley 1027 Nuneaton 1031 Nuneaton Abbey Jn 1033 Whitacre Jn 1047 Coleshill Parkway 1049 Water Orton 1052 Washwood Heath West Jn 1100 Landor Street Jn 1103 St Andrews Jn 1107 Bordesley Jn 1108 Small Heath South Jn 1111 Tyseley T.M.D. 1113 0Z51 Tyseley T.M.D. 1700 Small Heath South Jn 1702 Bordesley Jn 1707 St Andrews Jn 1708 Landor Street Jn 1710 Washwood Heath West Jn 1713 Water Orton 1719 Coleshill Parkway 1722 Whitacre Jn 1725 Nuneaton Abbey Jn 1737 Nuneaton 1739 Hinckley 1745 Croft 1751 Wigston North Jn 1757 Leicester South Jn. 1800 Leicester 1802 Leicester L.I.P. 1805
Monday 30/04/18
A quick snapshot of TOPS from this evening shows that Colas Rail’s 56090, which hasn’t worked on the UK mainline since 2003, has been reinstated to the active COFS pool. The loco is currently situated at Nottingham Eastcroft and has been subject to a heavy overhaul along with 56049 & 56051. All three are expected to re-enter front line service this year.
56049 COLS NOTTM CMD NOTTM CMD F D
56051 COLS NOTTM CMD NOTTM CMD 1 D
56078 COFS BRNTBYSDG BRNTBYSDG F X
56087 COFS BASFDHALL BASFDHALL C N
56090 COFS NOTTM CMD NOTTM CMD F D
56094 COFS GMOUTH OT GMOUTH OT 7 N
56096 COFS RUGBY OLE 700Z562330 F DONC CHS N
56105 COFS BASFORD H BASFDHALL N
56113 COFS BRNTBYSDG BRNTBYSDG F N
56096 made a welcome return for the class to Worksop on Sunday night, when it hauled Mobile Maintenance Train 5 from Worksop Reception Sidings to Rugby District Electric Depot as 6U81. The loco then returned to Doncaster Carriage Holding Sidings this morning as 0Z56.
Friday 27/04/18
Last updated at 19:15
56078 & 56113 0E34 0127 Barnetby Sidings – Lindsey Oil Refinery / 6Z32 0240 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) / 6E32 0855 Preston Docks – Lindsey Oil Refinery / 0E33 1447 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Barnetby Sidings
56094 6R46 0640 Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) – Prestwick BP Oil / 6N47 1327 Prestwick BP Oil – Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos).
60087, 70808, 56302 (dead in train) & four ICA tanks 6Z47 1135 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Toton Up Sidings / 56302 (solo) 6Z48 1535 Toton Up Sidings – Long Marston. Next working TBC.
Thursday 26/04/18
56078 & 56113 0E34 0127 Barnetby Sidings – Lindsey Oil Refinery / 6M32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) / 6E32 0855 Preston Docks – Lindsey Oil Refinery / 0E33 1447 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Barnetby Sidings.
Monday 23/04/18
Last updated at 23:00
56098 & 56312 at Leicester Depot have recently had their Lostboys 68-88 and Jeremiah Dixon – Son of County Durham – Surveyor of the Mason-Dixon Line U.S.A. nameplates removed. This is prior to both these and several other Leicester-based 56s moving on to pastures new, following sale. It is speculated that they are bound for GB Railfreight (GBRf) but there have not been any official announcements as yet.
On Friday (20th April) 56113 ran light engine as 0Z56 1000 Nottingham Eastcroft – Doncaster Up Decoy, following routine maintenance. Thursday (19th) saw 56087 & 56105 handle the 6C47 1956 Crewe Basford Hall S.S.M. – Wrexham Exchange Junction engineers train, returning on Friday morning with 6C47 0620 Wrexham Exchange Junction – Crewe Basford Hall S.S.M.
56303 is located at Wembley Loco Holding Sidings, with seemingly no planned trips to Barrington lined up for this week.
Also a reminder that Great Central Railway (North)-based 56097 will be one of the visiting locos to the forthcoming Spring Diesel Festival at the Severn Valley Railway, which kicks off on 17th May. More details can be found here.
Mainline workings today and for later in the week are as follows:
56087 & 56105 (top and tail) 6C44 1954 Crewe Basford Hall S.S.M. – Llandudno Junction / Tuesday’s 6C44 0455 Llandudno Junction – Crewe Basford Hall S.S.M. & 6C45 1954 Crewe Basford Hall S.S.M. – Llandudno Junction / Wednesday’s 6C45 0455 Llandudno Junction – Crewe Basford Hall S.S.M.
56094 Tuesday’s 6R46 0640 Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) – Prestwick BP Oil / 6N47 1327 Prestwick BP Oil – Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos). Also in the system to run on Friday.
56096 & 56302 0E34 0127 Barnetby Sidings – Lindsey Oil Refinery / 6M32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) / 6E32 0855 Preston Docks – Lindsey Oil Refinery / 0E33 1447 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Barnetby Sidings. Both locos should be on this job all week again.
Tuesday 17/04/18
Last updated at 11:30
Today’s mainline workings:
56078 6C88 0550 Sandy – Doncaster Belmont Down Yard (engineers)
56094 6R46 0640 Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) – Prestwick BP Oil / 6N47 1347 Prestwick BP Oil – Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos)
56096 & 56302 0E34 0127 Barnetby Sidings – Lindsey Oil Refinery / 6M32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) / 6E32 0910 Preston Docks – Lindsey Oil Refinery / 0E33 1447 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Barnetby Sidings
56303 6L01 0339 Willesden DC Rail Sidings – Barrington Unloading Pad / 6M06 1123 Barrington Unloading Pad – Wembley EFOC / 0F03 2044 Wembley EFOC – Acton TC / 0Z56 2208 Acton TC – Wembley EFOC.
Monday 16/04/18
56078 6C88 2027 Doncaster Belmont Down Yard – Biggleswade (engineers)
56096 & 56302 0E34 0127 Barnetby Sidings – Lindsey Oil Refinery / 6M32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) / 6E32 0910 Preston Docks – Lindsey Oil Refinery / 0E33 1447 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Barnetby Sidings
56303 0L01 0330 Wembley EFOC – Willesden DC Rail Sidings / 6L01 0418 Willesden DC Rail Sidings – Barrington Unloading Pad / 6M06 1123 Barrington Unloading Pad – Willesden DC Rail Sidings / 6Z56 1926 Willesden DC Rail Sidings – Wembley EFOC.
Tuesday 17/04/18
Your questions answered!
Site visitor Michael Hall asks:
“I’m after some info regarding liveries. I’m after which Romanian grids were painted in red stripe Railfreight livery. Can anyone help me?”
As far as can be ascertained, the following ‘Grids’ all carried Railfreight red stripe livery; 56003, 011, 019, 044, 048, 049, 052, 067, 068, 076, 088, 089, 090, 098*, 100, 106, 107 & 108.
*56098, although having never worn the livery during original service with British Rail, did carry it for several years during the loco’s stint in preservation. Still in faded BR Trainload grey following storage by EWS at Immingham, it was repainted at the Northampton & Lamport Railway in December 2006 before finally losing the livery in favour of Load Haul black & orange at Barrow Hill in February 2010.
If anyone has any further queries relating to the class, please feel free to contact the group via our Facebook page or through the contact page on this site. We will always do our best to help.
Monday 16/04/18
Last updated at 10:00
As hinted in Saturday’s news update, 56303 is back out this week on revenue earning freight duties for DCR with the welcome return of class 56 traction to the Barrington spoil trains. Although having run light engine from Wembley to Willesden on Saturday, the loco had returned to Wembley again by Sunday afternoon. It then ran light to Willesden once again during the early hours of this morning in a ‘VSTP’ 0L01 path before then working the 6L01 0418 departure to Barrington.
The loco will next work the 6M06 1123 Barrington – Willesden later today, followed by 6Z56 1926 Willesden – Wembley. Then tomorrow the diagram starts at Wembley with the 6L01 0339 departure to Barrington and this pattern continues through to Friday. In addition to these, 56303 will also visit Acton tomorrow night for fuelling.
Full timings for the workings are included below.
Monday 16/04:
6M06
Barrington Unloading Pad 1123
Barrington Run Round 1133-1138
Foxton Exchange Sidings 1158-1228
Foxton 1233-1240
Royston 1254-1303
Letchworth Garden City 1316
Hitchin 1319
Stevenage 1325
Woolmer Green Jn. 1332
Welwyn Garden City 1336
Potters Bar 1349
Alexandra Palace 1359
Finsbury Park 1407
Holloway South Jn. 1411
Copenhagen Junction 1414
York Way North Jn 1415
Camden Road Central Jn 1417
Camden Road Jn 1420
Camden Jn 1430
Willesden West London Jn 1438
Willesden No. 7 1441
Willesden DC Rail Sidings 14486Z56
Willesden DC Rail Sidings 1926
Willesden No. 7 1931
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 1933-2004
Willesden No. 7 2008
Wembley Yard South Jn. 2013
Wembley E.F.O.C. 2018
Tuesday 17/04:
6L01
Wembley E.F.O.C. 0339
Wembley Yard South Jn. 0346
Willesden Railnet Reception 0348
Harlesden Jn 0350
Kensal Green Jn 0355
Gospel Oak 0405
Camden Road Jn 0410-0418
Camden Road Central Jn 0420
York Way North Jn 0422
Copenhagen Junction 0423
Holloway South Jn. 0427
Finsbury Park 0430-0444
Ferme Park Reception 0449
Wood Green K451 0454-0545
Alexandra Palace 0547
Potters Bar 0600
Welwyn Garden City 0609
Woolmer Green Jn. 0615
Stevenage 0619
Hitchin 0624
Hitchin East Jn Signal K945 0627-0639
Letchworth Garden City 0642
Royston 0654
Foxton 0706-0711
Foxton Exchange Sidings 0716-0746
Barrington Run Round 0806-0826
Barrington Unloading Pad 0836
6M06
Barrington Unloading Pad 1123
Barrington Run Round 1133-1138
Foxton Exchange Sidings 1158-1228
Foxton 1233-1240
Royston 1254-1303
Letchworth Garden City 1316
Hitchin 1319
Stevenage 1325
Woolmer Green Jn. 1332
Welwyn Garden City 1336
Potters Bar 1349
Alexandra Palace 1359
Finsbury Park 1407
Holloway South Jn. 1411
Copenhagen Junction 1414
York Way North Jn 1415
Camden Road Central Jn 1417
Camden Road Jn 1420
Camden Jn 1430
Willesden West London Jn 1438
Willesden No. 7 1441
Willesden DC Rail Sidings 14486Z56
Willesden DC Rail Sidings 1926
Willesden No. 7 1931
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 1933-2004
Willesden No. 7 2008
Wembley Yard South Jn. 2013
Wembley E.F.O.C. 2018
0F03
Wembley E.F.O.C. 2044
Wembley Yard South Jn. 2051
Willesden No. 7 2054
Acton Canal Wharf 2056-2111
Acton Wells Jn 2114
Acton T.C. 2119
0Z56
Acton T.C. 2208
Acton Wells Jn 2213
Acton Canal Wharf 2218
Willesden No. 7 2223
Wembley Yard South Jn. 2224
Wembley E.F.O.C. 2229
Weds 18/04, Thurs 19/04 & Fri 20/04:
6L01
Wembley E.F.O.C. 0339
Wembley Yard South Jn. 0346
Willesden Railnet Reception 0348
Harlesden Jn 0350
Kensal Green Jn 0355
Gospel Oak 0405
Camden Road Jn 0410-0418
Camden Road Central Jn 0420
York Way North Jn 0422
Copenhagen Junction 0423
Holloway South Jn. 0427
Finsbury Park 0430-0444
Ferme Park Reception 0449
Wood Green K451 0454-0545
Alexandra Palace 0547
Potters Bar 0600
Welwyn Garden City 0609
Woolmer Green Jn. 0615
Stevenage 0619
Hitchin 0624
Hitchin East Jn Signal K945 0627-0639
Letchworth Garden City 0642
Royston 0654
Foxton 0706-0711
Foxton Exchange Sidings 0716-0746
Barrington Run Round 0806-0826
Barrington Unloading Pad 0836
6M06
Barrington Unloading Pad 1123
Barrington Run Round 1133-1138
Foxton Exchange Sidings 1158-1228
Foxton 1233-1240
Royston 1254-1303
Letchworth Garden City 1316
Hitchin 1319
Stevenage 1325
Woolmer Green Jn. 1332
Welwyn Garden City 1336
Potters Bar 1349
Alexandra Palace 1359
Finsbury Park 1407
Holloway South Jn. 1411
Copenhagen Junction 1414
York Way North Jn 1415
Camden Road Central Jn 1417
Camden Road Jn 1420
Camden Jn 1430
Willesden West London Jn 1438
Willesden No. 7 1441
Willesden DC Rail Sidings 14486Z56
Willesden DC Rail Sidings 1926
Willesden No. 7 1931
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 1933-2004
Willesden No. 7 2008
Wembley Yard South Jn. 2013
Wembley E.F.O.C. 2018
Saturday 14/04/18
Last updated on Sunday 15/04 at 10:00
56078 6C87 2026 Doncaster Belmont Down Yard – Drax Branch Junction http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B13335/2018/04/14/advanced, then tomorrow (Sunday) 6C87 0820 Eggborough (Whitley Bridge Junction) – Doncaster Belmont Down Yard http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B13375/2018/04/15/advanced
56087 & 56105 (top and tail) 6X54 2242 Millerhill Yard – Perth South http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U22100/2018/04/14/advanced, then Monday 16/04 6X54 0500 Perth Down Loop – Millerhill Yard http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U22047/2018/04/16/advanced
56096, 56302 & 70816 0G52 1500 Barnetby Sidings – Doncaster Up Decoy (loco positioning move for engineering duties tonight / tomorrow) http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O90277/2018/04/14/advanced
56096 & 70816 (top and tail) 6C52 2135 Doncaster Up Decoy – New England North Junction http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B13319/2018/04/14/advanced, then tomorrow (Sunday) 6C52 1400 Werrington Junction – Doncaster Belmont Down Yard http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B13320/2018/04/15/advanced (note: 56096 will be leading from Werrington)
56302 6C77 1927 Doncaster Up Decoy – West Holmes Junction http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B24590/2018/04/14/advanced, then tomorrow (Sunday) 6C77 0825 Saxilby – Doncaster Up Decoy http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B24591/2018/04/15/advanced
56303 0Z56 1030 Wembley Yard – Willesden ‘F’ Sidings.
Forthcoming ‘grid’ workings for next week…
56303 has ran light engine to Willesden ‘F’ Sidings today (see above) and, subject to confirmation, may be out working some revenue earning freight traffic for DCR next week. Watch this space.
Once again a pair of 56s will be taking charge of the Lindsey – Preston Docks – Lindsey tank trains next week, in the shape of 56096 & 56302. Usual timings, which are as follows:
6M32 Lindsey Oil Refinery 0313 Ulceby 0328 Brocklesby Jn. 0330 Barnetby 0340 Wrawby Jn 0344 Elsham 0348 Appleby Lc 0355 Scunthorpe 0406 Crowle 0417 Thorne Jn 0428 Hatfield & Stainforth 0431 Thorpe Marsh Jn 0438 Applehurst Jn 0442 Skellow Jn 0449 Adwick Jn 0456 South Kirkby Jn 0505 Hare Park Junction 0518 Crofton West Jn 0521 Calder Bridge Jn 0524 Wakefield Kirkgate 0527-0529 Horbury Jn 0536 Healey Mills S.S. 0541-0547 Mirfield East Jn 0556 Heaton Lodge Jn 0559 Bradley Wood Jn 0601 Greetland Jn 0609 Milner Royd Jn 0613 Milner Royd Signal MR8 0617 Hebden Bridge 0621 Hall Royd Jn 0631 Copy Pit 0645 Gannow Jn 0658 Accrington 0706 Daisyfield Jn. 0713 Blackburn 0715 Lostock Hall Jn 0729 Farington Curve Jn 0734 Skew Bridge 0736 Ribble Jn 0738 Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) 0808
6E32 Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) 0855 Ribble Jn 0907 Farington Curve Jn 0909 Lostock Hall Jn 0912 Blackburn Taylor Street 0929 Blackburn Bolton Jn 0932-1044 Blackburn 1049 Daisyfield Jn. 1050 Accrington 1057 Gannow Jn 1105 Copy Pit 1113 Hall Royd Jn 1122 Hebden Bridge 1127 Hebden Bridge Signal HB7 1131 Milner Royd Jn 1134 Greetland Jn 1137 Bradley Wood Jn 1142 Heaton Lodge East Jn 1144-1153 Mirfield East Jn 1158 Thornhill L.N.W. Jn. 1159 Horbury Jn 1205 Wakefield Kirkgate 1209-1211 Calder Bridge Jn 1214 Crofton West Jn 1217 Hare Park Junction 1221 South Kirkby Jn 1229 Adwick Jn 1234 Skellow Jn 1235 Applehurst Jn 1241 Thorpe Marsh Jn 1244 Hatfield & Stainforth 1252 Thorne Jn 1255 Crowle 1304 Scunthorpe 1315 Scunthorpe Trent Jn 1318-1331 Appleby L.C. 1337 Elsham 1342 Wrawby Jn 1347 Barnetby 1349 Brocklesby Jn. 1355 Ulceby 1357 Lindsey Oil Refinery 1407
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 Eastcroft yesterday afternoon (see Thursday’s news), for routine maintenance.
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 Rail) / 6E32 0855 Preston Docks – Lindsey Oil Refinery
56105 4K26 0440 Kirkcaldy – Millerhill Yard (outward working not known)
56113 0Z56 1316 Barnetby Sidings – Nottingham Eastcroft Depot.
Wednesday 11/04/18
56087 & 60087 6C85 (?) 1859 Carlisle Yard – West Sleekburn Junction (with five HQA wagons)
56096 0Z56 0830 Toton TMD – Barnetby Sidings
56105 6K25 0455 Hilton Junction – Millerhill Yard (outward working not known)
56113 & 56302 6M32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) / 6E32 0855 Preston Docks – Lindsey Oil Refinery.