LE movements, ECS and test runs 2024

When is Bahamas heading back to Keighley please

 

Yesterday.

 

sorry yes just found it on RTT
It arrived at 9:30 last night

 

Was early then

 

17 early off Carnforth missed out Hellifield stop. 159 early at Keighley.
Timings showed it as running to Shipley triangle, but doesn't look like that occurred.

 

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U29999/2024-10-08/detailed

60007 heading south next Tuesday.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U30001/2024-10-23/detailed

And back north again on Wednesday 23rd October. Nice touch of 5Z44 outward and 5Z98 on the return!

 

Does anyone know what is on this? Thanks in advance for any info

0Z39 0838 Carnforth Steamtown to Castleton Hopwood Gf
Departing on 8th October 2024

Anyone know what this

 

A black five going to Rileys ?

 

Thanks.

 

At 75mph I doubt it.

 

Is there a class 40 at Carnforth still?

 

No, D345 moved back at Bury a few weeks ago.

 

good point, delivery of surplus mK 1's ?

 

A steam loco going from Carnforth to Bury, or onward to Rileys , for work to be done, perhaps a contract job, ? I wonder if its one of West coasts steam fleet going to ELR, possibly on hire, or for work to be done that Carnforth are to busy to do?

 

It's a light engine move - it would be 5Z39 if stock was involved.

I doubt Carnforth are that busy with their steam fleet at present - none of it is in high demand at the moment, and the one loco that was in use scattered its left hand cylinder across Cumbria a few weeks ago.

Anyway, it's timed for 75mph so it'll be a diesel of some description. It'll be either 50 or 60mph if was a steam loco light engine.

 

A LE move so no coaches involved:
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:R29919/2024-10-08/detailed

Edit - 5944 beat me to it.

 

Note this movement from Bishops Lydeard to Crewe on Thursday - I notice that it reverses at Hereford? Will it be boiler first at Cwmbran/Abergavenny? Never known them reverse at Hereford

 

See suggestion elsewhere that its a LE going to Bury to collect the 40 to bring it back to Carnforth?

 

I also note that it reverses just before at Hereford Signal H47 so it can go in to the bay platform 4 (access only from the north/Shrewsbury) most probably for water. The second reversal is just indicating it is leaving the bay platform the way it came in.

 

44932 is going to KWVR for November to January, to replace 45212 which is needed for main line duties, and KWVR need a black 5 for Christmas work alongside the Std 4 Also Bahamas is going to NVR for Christmas