Recent content by stibz

Yes ballast & empty wagons mainly, not so much "rails".

60059 I photographed on its first day out as a super 60, past near my home. On another note about 059, I think it had a catastrophic engine failure, last time it ran? I maybe wrong and I hope I am, but remember something happening on it's last day as a runner.

Sadly, it would be no surprise if many of the long long time stored 60s get stripped (if already not done) and cut-up onsite at Toton, but not any that where refurbished in the past, the super 60s. Would hate to see it, but it's now probs the most likely.IMO

Amphitrite Highway docked early morning at Portbury 14th May btw

The plan for more new sidings at Healey Mills, for use when Neville Hill is being "redone, changed" is now NOT happening, I have been informed "extortionate cost" the issue. Looking at other options for neville hill now.

Hi. forgot to post pic of finished job at Healey Mills 12/04/25, they will be starting some more new sidings Jan 26 I was informed. As the side was for the hand-over a few months ago below. https://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_transpennine_upgrade/54447196615/in/dateposted-public/

The new Healey Mills yard managed & run by Freightliner now. In case anyone did not know.

Funny you should ask, Actually we hear several TOCs are interested in the site afterwards.

Contact replied, saying the "rumor was incorrect, As for spades in the ground we would hope to be on site January 2026".

I'll email him asap. waiting for reply.

Hi, Quiet a few trains in and out of healey mills in the next week, even loaded onwards to engineering possessions not far away Transpennine route upgrade work.

Legal Tender not excepted then? wrong if that is the case.

Healey Mills "handover this weekend 19th-20th April. From someone who knows "The HM sidings will be entered into service on Monday 21st, but there will be no fanfare, just a few forms being handed over".

Hi, If you mean the one in the middle of my photo, beside new track, it's not been there long, I was watching them putting that in some weeks ago. photo from 26.03.25

That is a fact from a contact onsite. I asked if he was moving on now the jobs complete. Staying onsite to make the new sidings for the azumas next to the new sidings just completed, was the answer.