LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2019

Damn and blast. Feel so sorry for JC and his team. I don't doubt for one second that the problem can be sorted but who would blame him if he said " enough is enough, time for us to retire."

 

Yes. and you might be forgiven for thinking the old girl is just hinting she doesn't want to do this any more

 

Still at signal 5272 at 15.05 ,must be pretty bad because there is a loop a mile or so further on, known as south release on the map. Friday rush hours soon ,I hope they get it moving.Skates on the way ?

 

I'm sure JC would like to see 60009 retire in style...not like this..

 

A lot of work was done on No.9s tender wheelsets at Bury last month. There were pictures of the wheelsets on Ian's Faceache Site.
https://www.facebook.com/Rileysuk/photos/pcb.2587064091372637/2587063301372716/?type=3&theater

 

Showing a green now on Traksy

 

Looks like it's on the move - just passed into Wolverton station section.

 

She's off the up slow and inside the loop now.

 

5Z60 has been standing at signal 5260 on the up slow for sometime now at 16.27. Correction ,now off the maps I think its reversed on to a road between the up and down slow lines. Several trains been held on the up main due to congestion.

 

It has been sighted inside the works tonight

 

I wonder if it was in here.? Photo of Wolverton Works loco shed 27/09/1986.Then home of 08 shunters . LNWR 0-6-0STS, Carriage dept 3 ,6 ,7, 8 worked here for many years.

 

Hope that's not the wheelset in the foreground. <BJ>

 

There is a path on Monday from Southall to Orton Mere. It's a Runs as required path so could it be 44871 heading up for the festive season or likely to be dud?

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U52514/2019-11-25/detailed

 

Found when looking for another news item. 165 tonne suggests a large mainline steam loco but starting from Brandon??

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/expect-delays-as-large-train-moved-across-region-s-roads-1-6392186

Cheers, Neil

 

No idea what it is but at 30 metres long it's some loco!

 

There has been a Finnish steam loco (2-8-2 #1060) at the farm where Weeting Steam Rally is held for a number of years. As that location is just outside Brandon, that might be your answer!

 

It's a DB 66 which broke down a while ago on a railtour.

 

66 088 then.............

 

Thanks for the replies. I remember hearing about that railtour and assumed that the loco had been collected and hauled to Toton. Another example of inaccurate newspaper reporting. Roughly 40 tonnes and 9 metres out! Life is too short to get a log-in to Eastern Daily Press to correct the information.

Cheers, Neil

 

46100 to Crewe this morning..