GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered

[1D54]

No idea about the above and i take it the pair of them are still at Leicester. Maintenance shed doors have been closed ever since they arrived on Sunday evening so i took it they have not emerged as of yet. We'll maybe see later on today then.

 

[1D54]

001/002/003 and 004 all currently at Leicester.

 

[47286Dan]

99003 out on a test run today, working 0Q78

99003 MBEL LESTER SD 590Q781N11 F LESTER SD B

Dan

 

[midland1]

99003 out on a test run today, working 0Q78

99003 MBEL LESTER SD 590Q781N11 F LESTER SD B

Dan

99004 was out on 0Q76 today

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99004 was out on 0Q76 today

Just checked Railcam and is says that 0Q78 was 99002, so which one was right?

 

[1D54]

0Q76 was showing as 99003 on RTT but that was already at Leicester and it was in fact 99004.

 

[47286Dan]

99004 was out on 0Q76 today

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Just checked Railcam and is says that 0Q78 was 99002, so which one was right?

0Q74 as 99003, looks like TOPS had an input error when I posted the OP

Dan

 

[Bob figgis]

Video on you tube of 3 and 4 out and about

 

[99009]

99003 worked 0Q74 yesterday - 100% confirmed in the video above. 99004 worked 0Q76 yesterday - also 100% confirmed in the video above.

But what worked 0Q78 please? TOPS suggests 99003. But above it's been posted that Railcam has 99002 down for 0Q78 and I've also seen a post elsewhere that says it was 99002.

 

[Pkh72]

99002 did 0Q78, confirmed by photo from the driver.

 

[DEAN MURPHY]

Hello everyone
I’m sorry if this is posted in the wrong place. I’m sure it will be moved to the appropriate place.

Could anybody please tell me what the class 99 is sitting outside the shed next to the 56 at Leicester now (19th dec) at 11.30am?

With thanks
Dean

 

[SW Rover]

99003 was outside the shed when I passed at 1pm.

 

[DEAN MURPHY]

Fab thank you!

 

[Mollman]

Hello everyone
I’m sorry if this is posted in the wrong place. I’m sure it will be moved to the appropriate place.

Could anybody please tell me what the class 99 is sitting outside the shed next to the 56 at Leicester now (19th dec) at 11.30am?

With thanks
Dean

It is exactly the right thread to ask the question in.

 

[L+Y]

Does anybody have any updates on future 99 deliveries? I think I read somewhere GBRf suggesting that they'd need at least six locos in the country before they can start regularly using them in service?

 

[99009]

99002 did 0Q78, confirmed by photo from the driver.

Thank you. Since managed to confirm this with some Flickr photos as well.

After a month of no movements involving 99's, I'm pleased to say that the first moves of 2026 are now in the system and they're all light engine moves.

Monday night, 0Q70 Leicester - Peterborough:

Realtime Trains | 0Q70 1916 Leicester L.I.P. to Peterborough North Yd Gbrf | 12/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q70 1916 departure from Leicester L.I.P. to Peterborough North Yd Gbrf on 12/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Then overnight Monday into the early hours of Tuesday, 0Q71 Peterborough - Millerhill:

Realtime Trains | 0Q71 2130 Peterborough North Yd Gbrf to Millerhill S.S. | 12/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q71 2130 departure from Peterborough North Yd Gbrf to Millerhill S.S. on 12/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

This time there are no paths for them to go between Millerhill and Edinburgh Waverley. The next paths are light engine moves for both Tuesday night and Wednesday night based off Millerhill with the headcodes 0Q73 and 0Q74:

Realtime Trains | 0Q73 1851 Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. | 13/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q73 1851 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. on 13/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Realtime Trains | 0Q74 2237 Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. | 13/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q74 2237 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. on 13/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Next, the return south to Peterborough from Millerhill in the early hours of Thursday as 0Q75:

Realtime Trains | 0Q75 0133 Millerhill S.S. to Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf | 15/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q75 0133 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf on 15/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

And finally, back to base from Peterborough on Thursday morning as 0Q76, the only movement here fully in daylight:

Realtime Trains | 0Q76 0849 Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf to Leicester L.I.P. | 15/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q76 0849 departure from Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf to Leicester L.I.P. on 15/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[800001]

Wnxx website reporting that 99005 and 99006 due to dock at Portbury on February 5th.

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99005 & 99006, the next shipment of Class 99s into the UK, are currently due to dock (subject to shipping) at Portbury on February 5th.

 

[47286Dan]

99002 out today

99002 MBEL LESTER SD 590Q402J20 F PBOROSDGB B

Dan

 

[leomartin125]

99002 out today

99002 MBEL LESTER SD 590Q402J20 F PBOROSDGB B

Dan

I saw this at Melton Mowbray. Rather interesting how it was planned though, a VSTP went in Monday night for 0Q40 Leicester - Peterborough with no return path. After it came through heading to Peterborough, I noticed a return path as 0Q41 back from Peterborough - Leicester. Was this driver training? If so, they left it very late in the day to plan it.

 

[800001]

I saw this at Melton Mowbray. Rather interesting how it was planned though, a VSTP went in Monday night for 0Q40 Leicester - Peterborough with no return path. After it came through heading to Peterborough, I noticed a return path as 0Q41 back from Peterborough - Leicester. Was this driver training? If so, they left it very late in the day to plan it.

Most likely planned in plenty of time, and path confirmed to Gbrf, probably just late being loaded into system.

 

[Tirov]

When are these beauties likely to earn a penny or two for GBRF please?

 

[themiller]

In a recent issue of Modern Railways, a senior man in GBRf said in an article that he wants at least 6 99s in the country (I don’t remember if that meant fully commissioned or not but I would expect they would have to be ready for traffic) before he’d be confident to put 4 to work and have 2 spare because the trains that they’d operate will take advantage of their haulage capabilities and, if one had to be substituted by a non-99, it’d cause severe disruption on the network.

 

[Spartacus]

99001 & 99002 are out on 0Q70 today, 1019 from Leicester https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:R30479/2026-01-26/detailed

 

[99009]

Looks like GBRF are going to have another go at sending a 99 (or 99's) to Millerhill this week. Since the test(?) runs with 99001+99002 ran successfully without issue yesterday, I expect these to run this time.

Starting with tomorrow, 0Q70 over to Peterborough in the dark:

Realtime Trains | 0Q70 1917 Leicester L.I.P. to Peterborough North Yd Gbrf | 28/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q70 1917 departure from Leicester L.I.P. to Peterborough North Yd Gbrf on 28/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

After less than an hour at Peterborough, north overnight to Millerhill as 0Q71:

Realtime Trains | 0Q71 2130 Peterborough North Yd Gbrf to Millerhill S.S. | 28/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q71 2130 departure from Peterborough North Yd Gbrf to Millerhill S.S. on 28/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Scheduled for both Thursday and Friday evening/night there's the following...

0Q72 Millerhill - Millerhill via Prestonpans:

Realtime Trains | 0Q72 1738 Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. | 29/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q72 1738 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. on 29/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

0Q73 Millerhill - Millerhill via Slateford and Motherwell:

Realtime Trains | 0Q73 1851 Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. | 29/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q73 1851 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. on 29/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

0Q74 Millerhill - Millerhill via Slateford, Carstairs and Motherwell:

Realtime Trains | 0Q74 2211 Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. | 29/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q74 2211 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. on 29/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

In the early hours of Friday morning there's these little trips...

0Q75 Millerhill - Prestonpans:

Realtime Trains | 0Q75 0134 Millerhill S.S. to Prestonpans Signal Ea831 | 30/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q75 0134 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Prestonpans Signal Ea831 on 30/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

0Q76 Prestonpans - Millerhill:

Realtime Trains | 0Q76 0150 Prestonpans Signal Ea831 to Millerhill S.S. | 30/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q76 0150 departure from Prestonpans Signal Ea831 to Millerhill S.S. on 30/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

On Saturday, mostly during darkness, the 99 (or 99's) return south to Peterborough as 0Q75:

Realtime Trains | 0Q75 0114 Millerhill S.S. to Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf | 31/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q75 0114 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf on 31/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

And finally, in daylight, 0Q76 Peterborough - Leicester on Saturday morning:

Realtime Trains | 0Q76 0713 Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf to Leicester L.I.P. | 31/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q76 0713 departure from Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf to Leicester L.I.P. on 31/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[800001]

Looks like GBRF are going to have another go at sending a 99 (or 99's) to Millerhill this week. Since the test(?) runs with 99001+99002 ran successfully without issue yesterday, I expect these to run this time.

Starting with tomorrow, 0Q70 over to Peterborough in the dark:

Realtime Trains | 0Q70 1917 Leicester L.I.P. to Peterborough North Yd Gbrf | 28/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q70 1917 departure from Leicester L.I.P. to Peterborough North Yd Gbrf on 28/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

After less than an hour at Peterborough, north overnight to Millerhill as 0Q71:

Realtime Trains | 0Q71 2130 Peterborough North Yd Gbrf to Millerhill S.S. | 28/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q71 2130 departure from Peterborough North Yd Gbrf to Millerhill S.S. on 28/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Scheduled for both Thursday and Friday evening/night there's the following...

0Q72 Millerhill - Millerhill via Prestonpans:

Realtime Trains | 0Q72 1738 Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. | 29/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q72 1738 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. on 29/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

0Q73 Millerhill - Millerhill via Slateford and Motherwell:

Realtime Trains | 0Q73 1851 Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. | 29/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q73 1851 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. on 29/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

0Q74 Millerhill - Millerhill via Slateford, Carstairs and Motherwell:

Realtime Trains | 0Q74 2211 Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. | 29/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q74 2211 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Millerhill S.S. on 29/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

In the early hours of Friday morning there's these little trips...

0Q75 Millerhill - Prestonpans:

Realtime Trains | 0Q75 0134 Millerhill S.S. to Prestonpans Signal Ea831 | 30/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q75 0134 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Prestonpans Signal Ea831 on 30/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

0Q76 Prestonpans - Millerhill:

Realtime Trains | 0Q76 0150 Prestonpans Signal Ea831 to Millerhill S.S. | 30/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q76 0150 departure from Prestonpans Signal Ea831 to Millerhill S.S. on 30/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

On Saturday, mostly during darkness, the 99 (or 99's) return south to Peterborough as 0Q75:

Realtime Trains | 0Q75 0114 Millerhill S.S. to Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf | 31/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q75 0114 departure from Millerhill S.S. to Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf on 31/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

And finally, in daylight, 0Q76 Peterborough - Leicester on Saturday morning:

Realtime Trains | 0Q76 0713 Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf to Leicester L.I.P. | 31/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 0Q76 0713 departure from Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf to Leicester L.I.P. on 31/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

This is 99001 and 99002 operating these moves.

 

[47286Dan]

Now showing as allocated on system

99001 MBEL LESTER SD 590Q701Y28 F PBONYGBRF B
99002 MBEL LESTER SD 590Q701Y28 F PBONYGBRF B

Dan

 

[99009]

Assuming that no shunting has taken place since the Monday movements and also assuming no shunting will take place at Peterborough, 99002 should lead 99001 to Peterborough on 0Q70. Shortly after, 99001 should lead 99002 to Millerhill on 0Q71. If anyone does venture out in the dark to see either of these moves confirmation would be appreciated please.

 

[800001]

I wonder what happened between Cramlington and Morpeth for the move to end up so late?

Loco issue? Or NR issues?

 

[londonmidland]

I wonder what happened between Cramlington and Morpeth for the move to end up so late?

Loco issue? Or NR issues?

Possession over-run I believe.

 

[99009]

0Q71 last night was stationary in Platform 2 at Morpeth for a long while. When I realised this I went to watch it on Traksy and so can confirm it ran wrong-road* between Morpeth and just south of Alnmouth where it crossed back over.

*For anyone reading this who may be unsure about the term wrong-road (sometimes also called bang-road), that means the train went on a track in the opposite direction to what the track is usually used for. In this case 0Q71 travelled northbound on the usually southbound line of the ECML utilising the bi-di (bidirectional) signalling and passed through Platform 1 at Pegswood, Widdrington and Acklington.

 

[Dood75]

Anyone know if either or both 99003 99004 are outside at Leicester or tucked up in the warmth of their new home??