TRACTION ACTION
February 16 37422 6X20 0958 York Leeman Road-Doncaster Decoy, long welded rail train.
37423 0Z37 0545 Motherwell TMD-Inverness, then 37423+37419 with independent snowploughs on 1Z99 Inverness-Inverness to clear drifted snow around Huntly. 68002+88002 6V73 0433 Crewe Coal SidingsBerkeley.
February 17
37419+37423 with independent snowploughs from Inverness ploughing the Far North line.
February 18
56312+56081 0Z60 1222 Leicester LIP-Chesterfield, 0Z61 1427 Chesterfield-Toton, 0Z62 1525 TotonBarrow Hill, 0Z63 1620 Barrow Hill-Leicester LIP, test run for 56312 returning to traffic.
February 19
37425 6Z92 1049 Plasser, West Ealing-High Marnham with ballast regulator DR77904.
February 20
56094 tnt 56049 6F95 0449 Doncaster DecoyBattersby, autoballasters.
92006 0Z31 0945 Alstom Wembley-Conington Loop, 0Z32 1244 return.
February 21
56094 tnt 56049 6F95 1015 Battersby-Doncaster Decoy, autoballasters.
97302 6C72 1300 Machynlleth-Basford Hall, autoballasters.
97303 6C70 1700 Machynlleth-Basford Hall, track renewal train.
97304 6C71 1500 Machynlleth-Basford Hall, autoballasters.
February 22
47727+360108 5Q81 1930 CricklewoodNorthampton Kings Heath.
February 23
56051+37099+37240 0Z56 1153 Nottingham Eastcroft-Nottingham Eastcroft via Loughborough, first main line test run for 56051 with Colas.
57002 6Z20 0958 York Leeman Road-Doncaster Decoy, IFA point carriers.
67024 1S96 1621 Willesden PRDC-Shieldmuir with three Class 325s.
February 24
66705+66793+66750 6X01 1018 Scunthorpe Trent Yard-Eastleigh Yard, 66793 transferring to Eastleigh Works for painting.
88008 6Z16 1027 Perth-Motherwell TMD with Scottish snow and ice treatment train.
February 25
56051+37240 0Z51 0925 Nottingham EastcroftNottingham Eastcroft via Loughborough.
90002 0Z90 0608 Crewe Holding Sidings-Euston, 0Z91 0949 return.
February 26
47727+360119 5Q60 0835 CricklewoodNorthampton Kings Heath, 47727+360108 5Q61 1308 Northampton Kings Heath-Cricklewood. 56090 6Z58 1405 Ribblehead Virtual QuarryCarlisle Yard, recovering a set of crippled MRA side tippers.
February 27
57312+455823 5Q70 1206 Stewarts LaneWolverton. 73969+73971 6K02 2321 Millerhill-Inverkeithing East Junction.
February 29
56049 6C81 0830 Scunthorpe FOB JunctionDoncaster Decoy, MXAs.
56078 6C80 0910 Wrawby Junction-Doncaster Decoy, autoballasters.
73971+73969 tnt 66305 6K01 0230 Inverkeithing East Junction-Millerhill.
March 1
47727+360109+360119 5Q19 1430 Northampton Kings Heath-Cricklewood.
60074+60002 6E02 1220 Toton-Boston Sleaford Sidings, test run for 60002 after long term repairs.
68018+68003 6V74 0158 Crewe Coal SidingsBridgwater, diverted via Taunton Fairwater after points failure at Bridgwater, having not been used for some months, arrived 1130, 288 late. 6M63 1200 return, 145 late departing at 1425.
March 2
56090+56113+56078 6E36 1613 MillerhillDoncaster Decoy, autoballasters. 60002+92044 0Z61 0958 Brush, LoughboroughCrewe Electric, 92044 released from Brush after a 14 month overhaul, still retains EPS grey for the moment.
March 3
60028+43465+43296+43484+43480 6Q43 1151 Ely Papworth-Eastleigh Works via Reading. 60046+43423+43468+43308+43467 6Q42 0836 Ely Papworth-Eastleigh Works via Reading.
March 4
37521+37667 5Z10 0850 Crewe Holding SidingBerwick-upon-Tweed LSL route learner via Hexham, 5Z11 1502 Berwick-upon-Tweed-St Bees via Hexham and Carlisle.
56302+56094 6C88 0456 Hadley Wood-Doncaster Belmont.
March 5
37521+37667 5Z12 2055 (4/3) St Bees-Carstairs via Barrow, Arnside (overnight stop), Lancaster, Blackburn, S&C, G&SW, Paisley Gilmour Street, 5Z12 1312 Carstairs-Glenfinnan.
43290+43299 0Z43 1000 Derby RTC-Derby RTC via Chesterfield, test run prior to use on NMT.
60046+43467+43308+43296+43423 0Z43 0936 Eastleigh Works-Willesden TMD via Reading West, moved to Willesden due to lack of space at Eastleigh.
92044 0Z92 0908 Crewe Electric-Wembley, test run.
March 6
37521+37667 5Z14 0651 Glenfinnan-Mallaig, 5Z15 0811 Mallaig-Fort William, 5Z16 1915 Fort WilliamMallaig, overnighted at Glenfinnan.
March 7
37419 0Z19 1410 Inverness Yard-Motherwell TMD.
37521 tnt 37667 5Z17 1254 Mallaig-Oban, 5Z18 1949 Oban-Euston, 37s removed at Crewe in early hours of Monday 8/3 for 40145 tnt 90002 forward to Euston.
43013 0Z43 1258 Derby RTC-Neville Hill, for overhaul and ETCS fitting.
43299+43062 1Q28 1246 Derby RTC-Heaton via Durham Coast, debut of 43299 on hire to Network Rail.
47727+360103 5Q18 1045 CricklewoodNorthampton Kings Heath. 56113 6C82 1309 Doncaster Belmont-Saltaire, autoballasters. 66613+66610+66622+66605+66602+66540 +70007+70003+70010+70016 6H97 1719 Basford Hall-Earles Sidings., ten loco convoy. 73971+73968 6K10 1000 Dalmeny-Millerhill via Alloa, Cumbernauld, Mossend, Shotts, JNA/MHA/MLA/MPA spoil opens.
March 8
37669 6Z37 1200 Peterborough Yard-Frodingham with ballast regulator DR77801.
43299+43062 1Q19 0839 Heaton-Derby RTC via Stockton, Shell Junction, Stockton, Finsbury Park, Doncaster and Chesterfield.
90002 tnt 40145 5Z19 0912 Euston-Crewe Holding Sidings.
March 9
56113 tnt 56049 6C83 0607 Scarborough Junction-Doncaster Decoy, autoballasters. 73201 tnt 73213 6Z73 1230 Tonbridge West Yard-Hoo Junction with single OCA wagon. 97302 6Z97 0959 Crewe Electric-Swindon Transfer Sidings via Hereford with MPV DR98003 and KFA wagon WHD97301.
March 10 37419 0Z20 0959 Motherwell TMD-Crianlarich CE Sidings route learner via Fort William. 47727+360105+360117 5Q60 0737 Cricklewood-Northampton Kings Heath, 47727+360112+360103 5Q62 1237 Northampton Kings Heath-Cricklewood.
56090 6C84 0607 Scarborough JunctionDoncaster Decoy, autoballasters.
97302 6Z98 1049 Swindon Transfer Sidings-Crewe Electric via Hereford with MPV DR98010.
March 11
37419 0Z21 1137 Crianlarich CE SidingsMotherwell TMD route learner via Oban. 43299+43062 1Q23 0556 Reading Triangle Sidings-Salisbury via Basingstoke and Exeter St Davids.
70810 tnt 70812 5Z70 1012 Eastleigh WorksEastleigh Works via Waterloo, trial to test the use of Colas Class 70s on ultrasonic test trains.
March 12
37419 0Z22 1103 Motherwell TMD-Inverness Yard. 37668 5Z37 1040 Carnforth-Larbert North Down Goods Loop with Mk 1s 4973 and 99723, 47854 tnt 37668 5Z38 1809 Larbert North Down Goods Loop-Upper Tyndrum, then spent the weekend forming a staff shuttle from Upper Tyndrum to a remote possession on the West Highland Line, the coaches being used instead of personnel carriers for social distancing reasons. 43299+43062 1Q18 0611 Reading Triangle Sidings-Paignton via Penzance.
56302 0Z56 1200 Grangemouth-Aberdeen Craiginches, then light to Clayhills to form 8Z02 2149 Aberdeen Clayhills-Aberdeen Craiginches with crippled Network Rail structure gauging coaches 977985 and 977986 for onward road removal back to Derby.
56312+69001 0Z69 1204 Kidderminster SVRLongport, 69001 left at Crewe due to paperwork issue.
66773+66790+66795+66713 0L29 1425 Peterborough GBRf Depot-Whitemoor. 66778+66795 6M15 2134 Whitemoor-Toton, 66795 for painting.
March 14
56094 6C22 0755 Newland East Signal BoxHinksey Yard via Kemble.
March 15
20205+20189 0Z20 0958 Tyseley Steam TrustSheffield via Toton, 0Z21 1536 Sheffield-Derby RTC.
37219 3Q40 2141 Mossend-Inverness ultrasonic test train via Aviemore.
37407+37422 6Z80 1031 Toton-High Marnham with HOBC wagons. 47727+360119+360108+360114 5Q60 1000 Kettering-Northampton Kings Heath. 66706+69001+66758 0G69 0957 Hams HallLongport, 69001 being collected from Crewe. 66706+69002 0O69 1300 Longport-Eastleigh Works via Oxford, 69002 for painting.
73970 6K35 1930 Carlisle Yard-Lochwinnoch.
March 16
37419 0Z90 0745 Inverness-Inverness via Aberdeen, route refresher.
37425 0T37 1105, Norwich-Norwich via King’s Lynn, driver training.
47727+360114+360106 5Q60 0906 CricklewoodNorthampton Kings Heath.
47749 0F94 0910 Eastleigh Works-Leicester LIP via Cheltenham, following engine repairs.
73970 6K35 0440 Lochwinnoch-Millerhill.