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Ah that would seem right, so confusing when i searched it up and it was saying 152 Tec hopefully if they're testing the track they intend to use it sometimes soon as you're lucky to see trains on there a couple times a year.

A Test train operated by Colas Rail operated today between Doncaster and Grimsby using a very unusual route, it ran from Doncaster West Yard to Grimsby Marsh Jn then diverting off at the junction down the Grimsby and Imminghamgham light railway, a line only ever used for freight diversions from...

Similar to that yeah, they were like a pole coming up from the track with a flashing red light at the top.

Yeah the Markers are pretty much where 66614 is in the pic, across the middle track and the one to the right

That would make sense entirely, however what would explain the current line block?

66614 hauling 2400t Used ballast with 66505 trailing at Great Coates No.1 Sidings 26th Jan 2020

Over the January period there was some work taking place across the GILR, with equipment being stored at Great Coates No.1 Sidings and Network Rail engineers present at the sidings also. There had been what i think was a Volker Track machine through and some Freightliner 66s on Ballast (66620...

Though I've no TOPS information, there had been a lot of engineers trains through Great Coates No.1 Sidings and Marsh Jn, I'd been to see a lot of the trains there over this period so I'm guessing it was a Freightliner 66 coming down to pick something up fron there as it often had been, there...

I believe some of the TFW stock has gone to either Northern or EMR as I have seen a 2 car 156 in Grimsby last night, unliveried white with red doors. unfortunately didn't manage to get the number.