60009

60009 Union of South Africa was up in the air in the sunshine with the help of a couple of cranes outside Crewe Heritage an hour ago when I passed. Boiler and frames.

 

Wheels out?


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75% sure some of them were in but I was passing on a train at the time

 

Gather the tyres are being turned.

 

was rewheeled last week and in steam this afternoon

 

Appears to have failed at Warrington en route from Crewe HC to Carnforth.

 

It certainly looks that way it's been languishing in a siding just north of Bank Quay for the last 36 hours


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Reported elsewhere that loco failed with "hot box" and now being returned to Crewe by road for examination / repair.

 

Still there tonight at 17:45.... Dallam Sidings ( Carillion Trackwork Depot).

 

By road? Just the loco, or tender, or loco and tender?

 

Took a while to find but here's the photos of her returning by road. Wishing her a speedy recovery to normality.

http://www.warrington-worldwide.co....outh-africa-takes-to-the-roads-of-warrington/

 

It bugs me to see a locomotive called a 'train'.

 

Real pedants object to a class 153 being called a train.

 

60009 was in the air outside the old Crewe diesel depot today held up by two large road cranes. Work progressing

 

Does anyone know why the Yorkshireman with 60009 on the 4th July has been cancelled?

Is the SRPS Fife Circle on the 5th doubtful too? I'm looking forward to a run over the Forth bridge..

 

The SRPS Fife Cricle will now be a DB operation using 60163 Tornado. Routes remain the same.

 

Thanks, glad to know it's running!

 

Amended on the SRPS website now too, so it's official!

 

60009 had a test run to Sandbach today - via the Independent lines!

I recall in the early days of the Northern Belle they ran some trains that way but seems amazing that anyone still had the paperwork - or was prepared to use it


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