86 on Route Learner at Northallerton

[wensley]

86237 works Southbound through Northallerton with 0Z86 to York
http://clagmonster.fotopic.net/p69172735.html

 

[96tommy]

Great Photo!

I hope it is there tomorrow morning when I go to York

 

[Aictos]

What new flow is this in aid of?

 

[142094]

Think it is for diversions when the WCML is tits up. 86 was in platfrom 1 as of 4pm today, normally stays there overnight.

 

[wensley]

Thanks for the compliments
Nearly got bowled by 66718 on coal!!

It should be in 1 'til around 0900hrs. I'm off down to try and get it this morning...

As 142094 says this is route refresher for Mossend crews so that they sign the ECML as far as York in case of diversions due to a WCML blockage. An 86 or 90 is always used as Mossend drivers only sign electric traction, not yings!

 

[feliner]

Some Mossend drivers do sign 66s, they sometimes cover Leeds jobs to Doncaster when we are strapped for drivers.

 

[wensley]

Some Mossend drivers do sign 66s, they sometimes cover Leeds jobs to Doncaster when we are strapped for drivers.

Oh, right, must have picked up wrongly on what the Mossend route conductor was saying

 

[feliner]

you did well to understand them, cos i certainly can not.

 

[wensley]

you did well to understand them, cos i certainly can not.

Well they weren't too bad to understand when I spoke to 'em at York! Having a real good chat and a laugh, I just nodded and smiled at the random bits of Scottish that made very little sense

 

[feliner]

They could do with subtitles for the english.

 

[wensley]

They could do with subtitles for the english.

Would probably be a good idea