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Saturday 20/10/12
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Thursday 04/10/12 (21:00)
Apologies for the lack of updates this week, time constraints have meant that the site has taken a back burner but normal service should resume next week. Convoys... 56311 & 56091 attended the Nene Valley Railway diesel gala last weekend. On Sunday, both locos operated in multiple on the 17.30 Wansford - Peterborough & return. The gala marked 56091's first passenger workings since 1st March 2003 when it worked Past Time Rail's 'The Spinnin' State VI' from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham International via Acton Grange, Chester, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton & Bescot Stadium. On Monday, 56311 returned the visiting locomotives to their respective homes (25279 & 47765 to Ruddington and D6700 & 55002 to York NRM) before then taking 56091 & 50026 forward to Derby on Tuesday. On Monday 31602 picked up 33108 from Barrow Hill Roundhouse and 45133 from Butterley (Midland Railway Centre) and took them to Kidderminster in readiness for this weekend's Severn Valley Railway diesel gala. The 31 then ran light engine to Bescot to relieve 31190 on DB Schenker hire duties, the latter now having come off lease for the time being. 56311 moved 56091 & 50026 from Derby to Washwood Heath and then moved 31601 & 50026 from Washwood Heath to Kidderminster today. The 31 is to participate in this weekend's Severn Valley Railway diesel gala. 56311 then returned light engine to Washwood Heath. 56312... 56312 worked the 6Z56 Shipley - Cardiff Tidal loaded scrap on Friday evening. It then worked the 0Z56 Cardiff Riverside - Newport Docks & 6Z56 Newport Docks - Stockton scrap empties last night. It should return with another loaded train from Stockton to Cardiff Tidal tomorrow, departing around 1200. Thursday 27/09/12 (20:30)
6Z76 tomorrow... 6Z76 08:24 Chaddesden - Bury St Edmunds is now cancelled tomorrow. 31602... Worked a 5Z31 Taunton - Chaddesden today, hauling the four mk.2 coaches which it brought up from Okehampton earlier in the week. 56091 is propelled away from Loughborough South Junction by 56311 (at the rear of the train) as it heads up the branch towards GCRN territory working yesterday's 0Z56 York NRM - Hotchley Hill. 47765 & 25279 were attached at Hotchley Hill before the ensemble continued south as 0X56 to the Nene Valley behind 56311. Photo copyright: Site author.
Thursday 27/09/12 (05:00)
Nene Valley convoy... 56311 successfully dispatched 55002, D6700, 50026 & 56091 from York NRM and 47765 & 25279 from Hotchley Hill (GCRN) to the Nene Valley Railway at Wansford yesterday, ahead of this weekend's diesel gala. 56312... Worked 6Z56 Derby Chaddesden Sidings - Shipley Crossley Evans yesterday and will return south with the loaded scrap wagons tomorrow, timings are as follows: 6Z56 Friday 28/09 Shipley Crossley Evans 13:44, Whitehall Junction 14:14 - 14:17, Engine Shed Junction 14:21 - 14:24, Hare Park 14:59 - 15:05, Aldwarke Junction 15:34, Chesterfield 16:06 - 16:17, Broadholme Loop 16:39 - 17:05, Derby 17:22 - 17:27, Derby L&NW 17:31 - 18:14, Elford Loop 18:39 - 18:47, Whitacre Junction 19:09 - 19:42, King's Norton 20:18, Stoke Works Junction 20:37 - 20:52, Gloucester 21:49 - 21:56, Lydney 22:22, Newport 23:03, Cardiff Tidal 23:33 31601... Following Tuesday's stock movement from Crewe to Dereham, 31601 ran light engine to Norwich to cover the UTU4 test train diagram on behalf of DB Schenker when original train loco 31465 ran into some difficulties. However, it seemingly wasn't used and was replaced by Network Rail's 31233 yesterday evening. The 31 is booked to return light engine to Derby today, timings are as follows: 0Z31 Thursday 27/09 Norwich 12:14, Diss Reception 12:37 - 12:53, Stowmarket 13:22, Bury St Edmunds 14:04, Ely 14:48 - 14:59, Bury St Edmunds Reception Sidings 15:41 - 15:46, Ely 16:18 - 16:21, March 16:51, Peterborough 17:23 - 18:03, Manton Junction 18:37, Melton Mowbray 18:53, Loughborough 19:23, Spondon 19:48, Derby 19:55 DCR to Tunstead... Down to run today with 56303 is a 6Z58 Derby Chaddesden Sidings - Tunstead and 6Z59 return. Timings as follows: 6Z58 Thursday 27/09 Derby Chaddesden Sidings 08:06, Spondon 08:31, Toton Centre 08:46, Morton 09:11 - 09:31, Chesterfield 09:41, Edale 10:13, Tunstead 10:36 6Z59 Thursday 27/09 Tunstead 14:09, Edale 14:37, Dore South Junction 14:57 - 15:17, Chesterfield 15:28, Blackwell South Junction 15:46 - 16:05, Toton Centre 16:30, Spondon 16:50, Derby Chaddesden Sidings 17:06 This is now cancelled. DCR to East Anglia... A new DCR trial working from Derby Chaddesden Sidings to Bury St Edmunds conveying stone is down to run tomorrow via Loughborough & Peterborough, most probably with 56303. Notably, this will be the first visit of a class 56 on a freight train to the Leicester - Peterborough line since 27th March 2004 when 56078 worked an Immingham to Ketton coal train with EWS. Timings are as follows: Cancelled. 6Z76 Friday 28/09 Derby Chaddesden Sidings 08:24, Spondon 08:39, Loughborough 09:00, Melton Mowbray 09:26, Melton Mowbray Up Loop 09:29 - 09:41, Manton Junction 10:01, Peterborough 10:39 - 10:51, March 11:14, Ely 11:42 - 11:55, Kennett 12:19, Bury St Edmunds Down Goods Loop 12:33 - 1302, Bury St Edmunds Reception Sidings 13:14 Wednesday 26/09/12 (01:30)
Goyles... 31601 worked 5Z31 Crewe HS - Dereham yesterday, hauling mk.2 coaches 6059, 5960, 6168, 5866, 5906, 9497, 9500 & 9505. It then ran light engine to Norwich. 31602, on the other hand, did NOT work 5Z31 from Taunton to Barrow Hill as the move was cancelled. Grids... 56303 worked 0Z94 Derby - Rotherham Steel Terminal and then 6Z94 2230 Rotherham Steel Terminal - Derby Chaddesden Sidings (via Chesterfield & Spondon) last night. 56311 took 50026 & 56091 from Washwood Heath to York as booked yesterday evening, in readiness for their movement to the Nene Valley Railway today along with the other visitors from York and Ruddington. Later today, either 56303 or 56312 will work 6Z56 1337 Derby Chaddesden Sidings - Shipley Crossley Evans, hauling empty JRA scrap wagons. Timings for 6Z56 are as follows: 6Z56 Wednesday 26/09 Derby Chaddesden Sidings 13:37, Toton Centre 14:11, Chesterfield 14:37, Masborough Junction 14:54 - 15:00, Moorthorpe 15:18, Hemsworth Loop 15:33 - 16:01, Engine Shed Junction 16:40, Shipley Crossley Evans 17:06 47812... It's first working with DCR for a few months, 47812 worked 5Z47 1335 Bristol Barton Hill - Eastleigh yesterday, hauling the stock off the 'Torbay Express' steam specials which have now ended for the season. 5Z31 today... Locomotive not known but the following is down to run today... This was cancelled. 5Z31 Wednesday 26/09 Washwood Heath 13:56, King's Norton 14:14, Bromsgrove 14:36, Cheltenham Spa 15:15, Bristol Parkway 16:15 - 16:18, Bristol Temple Meads 16:27 - 16:29, Taunton 17:27, Tiverton Parkway 17:39, Dawlish 18:15, Totnes 18:38, Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot 19:06 Loco then returns to Washwood Heath light engine as 0Z32 on Thursday. Tuesday 25/09/12 (02:20)
31601... Worked 0Z31 1000 Washwood Heath - Long Marston via King's Norton and Worcester yesterday to pick up mk.2 coaches 9500, 9505 & 5787 plus VTG tank wagons 85943 & 85937 which have been converted into barrier vehicles for use on LUL S-Stock transfer movements. The loco took these forward to Derby as 6Z31, departing Long Marston at 1300 via Evesham, Bromsgrove & Burton-on-Trent. 31602... Worked 0Z31 Bristol Barton Hill - Yeovil Junction and 5Z31 Yeovil Junction - Okehampton yesterday as booked, hauling mk.2 coaches 6181, 6002, 5920, 9492, 3354, 3425 & 3402. Three of these remained at Okehampton whilst the other four (which are eventually destined for the Weardale Railway) were tripped forward to Taunton, again running as 5Z31. These will make the start of their journey north behind 31602 today, timings are as follows: This was cancelled. 5Z31 Tuesday 25/09 Taunton 10:30, Castle Cary 10:59, Bath Spa 11:45, Charfield 12:22, Ashchurch 12:57, Bromsgrove 13:21, Water Orton 13:59 - 14:04, Washwood Heath Down Sidings 14:18 - 15:18, Water Orton 15:35, Burton-on-Trent 15:59, Derby 16:12, Barrow Hill Roundhouse 16:48 31190... Could be found on route learning duties between Bescot and Swindon on behalf of DB Schenker yesterday, running as 0Z31 & 0Z32 respectively. Further such duties will see the loco visit Evesham, Oxford, Kidderminster, Worcester and Stourbridge Junction during the remainder of the week. Nene Valley loco convoys... 56311 will be hauling 56091 & 50026 from Washwood Heath to York today. The National Railway Museum's class 37 D6700 & Deltic 55002 will be attached to the consist at York before the cavalcade heads south on Wednesday to pick up 25279 & 47765 from Ruddington (Great Central Railway North). Timings for the first move today are as follows: 0Z56 Tuesday 25/09/12 (56311, 56091 & 50026) Washwood Heath 16:30, Water Orton 16:48, Burton-on-Trent 17:13, Derby 17:28 - 17:30, Chesterfield 17:56, Masborough Junction 18:20 - 18:23, Moorthorpe Loop 18:40 - 19:03, Church Fenton 19:27, York 19:38 - 19:41, York Fuel Point 19:49 And timings for the second and third moves on Wednesday... 0Z56 Wednesday 26/09 (56311, 56091, 50026, D6700 & 55002) York N.R.M. 11:14, Milford Loop 11:40 - 11:47, Aldwarke Junction 12:26, Canklow Loop 12:38 - 13:11, Chesterfield 13:37, Toton Centre 14:08, Loughborough 14:24, Leicester 14:40 - 15:11, Sileby Junction 15:23, Hotchley Hill (GCRN) 15:52 0X56 Wednesday 26/09 (56311, 56091, 50026, D6700, 55002, 25279 & 47765) Hotchley Hill (GCRN) 16:40, Sileby Junction 17:10, Melton Mowbray 17:27, Melton Mowbray Up Loop 17:30 - 18:25, Manton Junction 18:42, Peterborough 19:06, Fletton (Nene Valley Railway) 19:20 Monday 24/09/12 (00:15)
Goyle moves this coming week... 31601 is down to haul six mk.2 coaches from Crewe to the Mid Norfolk Railway on Tuesday, timings are as follows: 5Z31 Tuesday 25/09/12 Crewe H.S. 11:30, Crewe Gresty Green Up Loop 11:37 - 12:02, Crewe 12:10 - 12:32, Stoke-on-Trent 12:53, Uttoxeter S.B. 13:30, Stenson Junction 14:01, Loughborough 14:30, Melton Mowbray 14:52, Manton Junction 15:08, Peterborough 15:34 - 15:36, Ely 16:31 - 16:41, Thetford 17:15, Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway) 18:22 31602, on the other hand, is down to work a stock movement in the West Country today, moving seven mk.2 coaches from Yeovil Junction to Okehampton (four of which are to be forwarded to Barrow Hill later in the week). Timings are as follows: 0Z31 Monday 24/09/12 Bristol Barton Hill 10:30, Bath Spa 11:02, Clink Road Junction 11:33, Castle Cary 11:48, Yeovil Junction 12:16 5Z31 Monday 24/09/12 Yeovil Pen Mill 13:46, Clink Road Junction 14:17, Westbury 14:26 - 14:46, Clink Road Junction 14:53, Castle Cary 15:09, Taunton 15:38, Exeter St Davids 16:11 - 16:31, Crediton 16:42 - 16:43, Okehampton 17:11 Thursday 20/09/12 (02:00)
56311... Was commandeered to work a 6Z56 0930 Derby Chaddesden Sidings - Attercliffe (via Toton, Chesterfield, Earles) & 6Z57 1435 return yesterday, taking one set of JRA stone wagons north and bringing another set back. 31601... Returned to Washwood Heath with the respective barrier coaches yesterday, running as 5Z31 from Crewe during the afternoon. Nene Valley gala convoy... Timings still to be advised but the DCR operated locomotive move from Washwood Heath/Ruddington to Wansford should be happening next Wednesday (26th September), 56311 providing the horses... Monday 17/09/12 (23:30)
Grids return home again... 56311 & 56303 worked 0Z56 Peak Forest - Washwood Heath today, following further use on stone traffic in the area. Grand Central Goyle... 31601 hauled Grand Central mk.3 carriages 42401, 42403 & 40424 from Heaton to Crewe today, running as 5Z43. 31190... It's duties fulfilled at Warrington Arpley, 31190 was dispatched to Bescot today to take up further route learning trips with DB Schenker. Saturday 15/09/12 (22:00)
Peak Forest Grids... 56312 worked 6E19 Peak Forest - Attercliffe last night and then worked a 6Z56 Attercliffe - Cardiff Tidal during the early hours of this morning, with a rake of JRA's which are to be used on the loaded slag from Cardiff to Rotherham next week (see below). Monday's Slag... 56312 is down to work the following: 6Z94 Monday 17/09 Cardiff Tidal 23:33, Lydney 00:42, Gloucester 01:05, Bromsgrove Up Goods Loop 01:47 - 01:55, Landor Street Jn 02:51 - 02:56, Burton-on-Trent 03:32, Derby 03:48, Broadholme Loop 04:00 - 05:10, Chesterfield 05:30, Rotherham Steel Terminal 05:59. Goyles... 31601 worked a 5Z56 Washwood Heath - Heaton TMD today, hauling two barrier coaches, whilst 31602 was entrusted with a 5Z31 Bristol Barton Hill - Wembley LMD & 5Z32 return yesterday, hauling stock on behalf of Chiltern Railways. 31602 is next down to run light engine from Bristol Barton Hill to Cardiff Canton tomorrow afternoon, departing at 19:00. Thursday 13/09/12 (23:45)
Updates... 56312 worked 0Z31 Washwood Heath - Long Marston today but due to unforeseen circumstances the return 6Z31 move to Derby was shelved. 56312 instead ran light engine back to Derby and has worked 6Z19 Derby Chaddesden Sidings - Peak Forest with a rake of JRA wagons this evening. These were to be used on 6Z56 Derby Chaddesden Sidings - Cardiff Tidal in the morning but this is now cancelled. However, tomorrow's 6Z31 from Derby to Crewe is still penciled in to run but as 5Z31 with coaches 5960 & 6059. Thursday 13/09/12 (05:30) Long Marston ahoy... DCR are to move a rake of wagons out of Long Marston today, for forwarding to Crewe Coal Sidings via an overnight stop at Derby. Timings for the first portion are as follows: 0Z31 Thursday 13/09 Washwood Heath 08:10, Kings Norton 08:32, Stoke Works Jn 08:49 - 09:26, Evesham 10:07 - 10:08, Long Marston 10:43 Cancelled (see above). 6Z31 Thursday 13/09 Long Marston 12:13, Evesham 12:52 - 12:53, Worcester Shrub Hill 13:22 - 13:26, Longbridge 14:00, Water Orton 14:36, Kingsbury Junction 14:53 - 15:16, Burton-on-Trent 15:38, Clay Mills Loop 15:47 - 15:58, Derby 16:23 ...and timings for the second portion: 6Z31 Friday 14/09 Derby 11:58, Uttoxeter 12:27, Stoke-on-Trent 13:04, Alsager 13:20, Crewe UDPL 13:27 - 14:14, Crewe 14:17 - 14:43, Crewe CLS 14:49 0Z31 Friday 14/09 Crewe CLS 16:19, Crewe 16:25 - 16:43, Kidsgrove 16:56 - 17:08, Uttoxeter 17:37, North Stafford Junction 17:51 - 18:03, Derby 18:21 Friday scrap empties... The empty JRA scrap wagons are down to be moved from Derby Chaddesden Sidings to Cardiff Tidal tomorrow. Timings are as follows: Cancelled. 6Z56 Friday 14/09 Derby Chaddesden Sidings 10:40, Stenson Jn 11:06, Burton-on-Trent 11:19 - 11:37, Elford Loop 11:55 - 13:11, Water Orton 13:38, Bromsgrove 14:37, Gloucester 15:59, Newport 16:56, Cardiff Tidal 17:28 56303 & 56311... Worked the 4M11 Washwood Heath - Peak Forest 'Cemex' stone train as anticipated on Monday morning. The 56's then worked another train to Stourton the same night, returning to Peak Forest during the small hours of Tuesday morning. Both locos remain at Peak Forest as of today. On the subject of 56311, it has been mooted as a possible additional visitor to the forthcoming Nene Valley diesel gala, along with 56091. It is thought that 56311 will be hauling the other visiting locos to and from the event. Keep an eye on the galas & railtours page for confirmed details nearer the time. 31601 & 602... Were dispatched from Washwood Heath to Kineton on Monday to pick up ex-Virgin Trains mk.2 coaches 5960 & 6059 which they took to Derby, running as 5Z31. Sunday 09/09/12 (21:30)
Kineton stock move tomorrow... Down for class 31 traction, there is a 5Z31 Kineton to Derby stock movement tomorrow. The loco will run light engine from Washwood Heath as 0Z31. Timings are as follows: 0Z31 Monday 10/09 Washwood Heath Met Cam 12:54, Tyseley 13:12, Dorridge Up Goods Loop 13:23 - 13:32, Leamington Spa 13:50 - 13:51, Kineton 14:23 5Z31 Monday 10/09 Kineton 15:23, Fenny Compton 15:38 - 16:04, Leamington Spa 16:17, Hatton Down Goods Loop 16:28 - 17:03, Tyseley 17:27, Landor Street Junction 17:42 - 17:57, Burton-upon-Trent 18:39, Derby 19:20 Cemex Grids... 56311 & 56312 will work the 4M11 Washwood Heath - Peak Forest forward from it's originating point tomorrow, due to issues relating to recent DB Schenker strike action. A class 66 will work the inbound 6M10 from Peak Forest to Washwood Heath and will then be hauled 'dead in train' on 4M11. Timings are as follows: 4M11 Monday 10/09 Washwood Heath Cemex Sidings 09:53, Duddeston Junction 10:02 - 10:27, Burton-upon-Trent 11:01, Derby 11:20 - 11:35, Ambergate Junction 11:49 - 11:57, Chesterfield 12:14, Grindleford 12:40, Edale 12:55, Peak Forest Signal Box 13:16 - 13:33, Peak Forest Cemex Sidings 13:43 Wednesday 05/09/12 (01:00)
31601 & 31602... Returned north with the empty JRA wagons yesterday afternoon, running from Cardiff Tidal to Derby Chaddesden Sidings as 6Z69 (see above). 'Brian'... 56303 worked the 6Z94 2333 Cardiff Tidal - Rotherham Steel Terminal during the early hours of yesterday morning and then worked 6Z94 2315 Rotherham Steel Terminal - Derby Chaddesden Sidings tonight, hauling the loaded slag wagons for onward movement to Cardiff Tidal. Monday 31/08/12 (16:45)
Goyles on freight tomorrow... 31601 & 31602 are down to move some wagons from Washwood Heath to Derby Chaddesden Sidings and from Derby Chaddesden Sidings to Cardiff Tidal tomorrow. Timings are as follows: 6Z30 Saturday 01/09 Washwood Heath 08:27, Water Orton 08:45, Burton-on-Trent 09:11, Derby 09:33, Chaddesden Sidings 09:39 6Z31 Saturday 01/09 Chaddesden Sidings 11:07, Derby 11:18 - 11:50, Burton-on-Trent 12:23, Water Orton 12:55, Longbridge 13:39, Cofton Junction 13:43 - 14:10, Abbotswood Junction 14:33 - 14:41, Gloucester 15:14, Lydney 15:36 - 15:48, Newport 16:23, Cardiff Tidal 17:04 56303... Having worked the respective southbound loaded run on Tuesday and the return northbound empties overnight on Wednesday / Thursday, 56303 is down to return south to Cardiff with another loaded trip tonight. Timings are as follows: 6Z56 Friday 31/08 Shipley Crossley Evans 17:44, Kirkstall Up Loop 18:04 - 18:29, Engine Shed Junction 18:38 - 18:50, Hare Park 19:28 - 19:44, Aldwarke Junction 20:13, Chesterfield 20:56 - 21:13, Broadholme 21:37 - 21:54, Derby 22:10 - 22:12, Burton-on-Trent 22:29, Landor Street Junction 23:14 - 23:18, Bromsgrove 23:55, Lydney 01:02, Newport 01:39, Cardiff Tidal 02:11 56311/312... Are now back at Peak Forest for further stone traffic work having worked 0E17 1530 Washwood Heath Cemex Terminal - Peak Forest on Wednesday evening. 56091... With it's planned participation at the Nene Valley Railway's forthcoming diesel gala still very much in the pipeline, 56091 is expected fit for traffic in just under three weeks. The loco will retain Fertis livery for the time being but a repaint into another livery is planned. A second DCR locomotive, which will be hauling the other visitors to the event, could also be operating trains at the gala. Keep an eye on the Nene Valley Railway's website for further details including loco diagrams and timetables. Sunday 26/08/12 (22:45)
Tuesday's Scrap... 56303 is down to work the loaded scrap from Shipley to Cardiff on Tuesday as follows: 6Z56 Tuesday 28/08 Shipley Crossley Evans 13:14, Engine Shed Junction 13:43 - 13:51, Hare Park 14:26 - 14:43, Moorthorpe 14:55, Aldwarke Junction 15:16, Beighton Junction 15:33, Chesterfield 15:50 - 16:12, Derby 16:43 - 16:45, Sunnyhill 16:53 - 16:58, Burton-on-Trent 17:18, Burton Leicester Junction 17:21 - 18:03, Water Orton 18:37, Longbridge 19:18, Cofton Junction 19:22 - 20:13, Stoke Works Junction 20:26 - 20:36, Abbotswood Junction 20:52 - 21:14, Gloucester 21:45, Lydney 22:07, Newport 22:50, Cardiff Tidal 23:23 It will then return north with the empties overnight, departing Cardiff on Wednesday night and arriving into Shipley during the early hours of Thursday morning. Timings for this move are as follows: 6Z69 Wednesday 29/08 (into Thursday 30/08) Cardiff Tidal 21:51, Newport 22:20, Lydney 22:59, Barnwood Junction 23:24 - 23:32, Alston Up Goods Loop 23:44 - 00:10, Longbridge 00:52, Landor Street Junction 01:11 - 01:29, Burton-on-Trent 02:10, Derby 02:29, Chesterfield 03:00, Mexborough 03:55, Codeby Up Goods Loop 04:01 - 04:16, Doncaster 04:25, Engine Shed Junction 05:17, Shipley Crossley Evans 06:00 Thursday 23/08/12 (23:00)
Choppers... 20311 & 20314 worked 6Z93 Rotherham Steel Terminal - Derby Chaddesden Sidings today, providing the very rare sight of two class 20's on a rake of JRA box wagons. The locos then returned light engine to Barrow Hill Engine Shed. Goyles... 31601 & 31602 hauled barrier vehicles 6348 and 6330 from Laira TMD back to Washwood Heath today as 5Z56. |