Dollands Moor to Scunthorpe Train

[leomartin125]

Anyone know what this is usually operated by?

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H66263/2016/05/14/advanced

Apparently it's the only electric freight train on the ECML, is this true?

Regards,
Leo

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

Scunthorpe hasn't got electric wires or third rail.
So if it is an electric freight loco, it has a very big battery.
I guess it's false.

 

[MrB]

RTT shows as a diesel locomotive for me when following the link.

 

[Adam0984]

I believe it's an electric to Doncaster then diesel to Scunthorpe

 

[D1009]

Always used to be a 92 Dollands Moor to Doncaster, not sure whether that is still the case.

 

[Jamesb1974]

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[Harbornite]

Anyone know what this is usually operated by?

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H66263/2016/05/14/advanced

Apparently it's the only electric freight train on the ECML, is this true?

Regards,
Leo

I've seen it running with double headed Class 66's.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/106910975@N06/16773408249/in/photolist-qTSkZz-ryd6TX/

 

[Steve wakerly]

Used to be db 92 from Scunthorpe to Doncaster then a db 66 to Scunthorpe until about 4 years ago. Now a db 66 throughout.

 

[Freightmaster]

Apparently it's the only electric freight train on the ECML, is this true?

No. As per the above replies, that service has not been 92-hauled
for several years - whoever told you otherwise must have a very
out of date edition of Freightmaster!!

I already listed the trains which are 92-hauled in Southern England in
the Good places to see class 92s topic you started the other day...


MARK

 

[leomartin125]

No. As per the above replies, that service has not been 92-hauled
for several years - whoever told you otherwise must have a very
out of date edition of Freightmaster!!

I already listed the trains which are 92-hauled in Southern England in
the Good places to see class 92s topic you started the other day...


MARK

Ahhh pity that, not easy to catch a 92 these days, and when I saw this I thought it was my chance. Thanks for the clarification. Just got a copy of the April to June 2016 Freightmaster book, time to get to work!

 

[Freightmaster]

Just got a copy of the April to June 2016 Freightmaster book, time to get to work!

check your PMs

MARK

 

[AndrewE]

For a minute I wondered if this was the returning empties from the steel slab exported for rolling and use abroad, then I remembered that one of the Scunthorpe steelworks was demolished and replaced by an inland port/container terminal!

 

[Freightmaster]

For a minute I wondered if this was the returning empties from the steel slab exported for rolling and use abroad,

That's exactly what it is.

MARK