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GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered

Adrian Barr

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Trainman40083 said:
So which two Class 99s would have been at Peterborough New England, this afternoon (circa 14.25) , on a short rake of sand hoppers? 99003/99004?
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I think so - those are the only two shown at Peterborough on TOPS

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99008 now en-route from Leicester Humberstone Road on 3Z24 to Long Marston (which originated from Bishop Auckland).

Full consist is shown as 66710, generator van 96371, 99008, plus coaches 11092, 11093, 11101, 10406.

I'm sure photos will emerge to clarify the exact formation...
 
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Adrian Barr said:
I think so - those are the only two shown at Peterborough on TOPS

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99008 now en-route from Leicester Humberstone Road on 3Z24 to Long Marston (which originated from Bishop Auckland).

Full consist is shown as 66710, generator van 96371, 99008, plus coaches 11092, 11093, 11101, 10406.

I'm sure photos will emerge to clarify the exact formation...
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99003+99004, as far as I know, were the only 99's at Peterborough this morning and afternoon.

99001+99005+99009, with the consist order unknown, are now also at Peterborough after arriving on 0Z12 from Leicester about 15 minutes ago.

Full consist for 3Z24 from Humberstone Road onwards is 100% confirmed as 99008+96371 INSPIRATION+11092 PAST+11093 PRESENT+11101 FUTURE+10406 TOGETHER+66710.
 
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Not the best of pictures, but 99008 passing through Evesham yesterday afternoon (15th June) taking the "Inspiration" coaches through to Long Marston
 

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Flake deliveries always seem to run early now, I guess the staff know the drill by now and they just hook up and go!
 
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Can only speak for myself, but  this is something I've wanted to see for a while... performance on a 66 schedule... against 99 performance.

Although I'd have preferred 66 timings out and back, and 99 timings out and back
 
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Realtime Trains | 6M12 1214 Peterborough North Yd Gbrf to Old Dalby | 17/06/2026

Real-time train running information for 6M12 1214 departure from Peterborough North Yd Gbrf to Old Dalby on 17/06/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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99004 and 99005 on 6M12 from peterborough to old dalby

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And 99009 went to Whitemoor Yard LDC this morning, it may have had something with it but i dont know
 
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4M47 Gateway to Hams Hall is showing on realtime as 99003 as leading today. Yesterday it did show as the 66 leading going up to Gateway.

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Just seen passing Canonbury, 66741 was leading 99003 DIT on 4L47.
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Was the 99 deffinately dead in tow or was the 66 dead in tow and the 99 working. It is not impossible if they didn't want to shunt locos about that this happened?
 
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172007 said:
4M47 Gateway to Hams Hall is showing on realtime as 99003 as leading today. Yesterday it did show as the 66 leading going up to Gateway.

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Was the 99 deffinately dead in tow or was the 66 dead in tow and the 99 working. It is not impossible if they didn't want to shunt locos about that this happened?
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The 99 was definitely DIT, seen from my garden.
 
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4M47 London Gateway - Hams Hall today, for those interested in this sort of thing, had 47 containers of different sizes.

I'm guessing the consist of 6M12 Peterborough - Old Dalby was the 10 sand hoppers used on the other runs to/from Doncaster Decoy?

Not sure why 99009 has gone to Whitemoor and no sign of an onward move yet.
 
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99009 said:
4M47 London Gateway - Hams Hall today, for those interested in this sort of thing, had 47 containers of different sizes.

I'm guessing the consist of 6M12 Peterborough - Old Dalby was the 10 sand hoppers used on the other runs to/from Doncaster Decoy?

Not sure why 99009 has gone to Whitemoor and no sign of an onward move yet.
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Any idea of the reason for 6M12 going to Old Dalby?
 
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800001 said:
Any idea of the reason for 6M12 going to Old Dalby?
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No sorry, not a clue why 99004, 99005, 99006 and 99007 are now at Old Dalby. Obviously testing something though and I'm guessing something that can't be tested on the mainline?

This is the schedule for 99003 to return to Peterborough this evening as 0E47 from Hams Hall:

Realtime Trains | 0E47 1848 Hams Hall Gbrf to Peterborough North Yd Gbrf | 17/06/2026

Real-time train running information for 0E47 1848 departure from Hams Hall Gbrf to Peterborough North Yd Gbrf on 17/06/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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99009 said:
4M47 London Gateway - Hams Hall today, for those interested in this sort of thing, had 47 containers of different sizes.

I'm guessing the consist of 6M12 Peterborough - Old Dalby was the 10 sand hoppers used on the other runs to/from Doncaster Decoy?
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Including the dead 66, the trailing weight on 4M47 was 1844 tons according to TOPS, a fairly hefty train compared to the typical 1600 ton intermodal timing load.

6M12 was ten empty IIA sand hoppers, yes
 
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Adrian Barr said:
Including the dead 66, the trailing weight on 4M47 was 1844 tons according to TOPS, a fairly hefty train compared to the typical 1600 ton intermodal timing load.

6M12 was ten empty IIA sand hoppers, yes
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99003 seemed to be having no problems with 4M47 starting up from a stop at Walthamstow Queens Road, absolutely belting through Blackhorse Road!
 
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99009 said:
No sorry, not a clue why 99004, 99005, 99006 and 99007 are now at Old Dalby. Obviously testing something though and I'm guessing something that can't be tested on the mainline?

This is the schedule for 99003 to return to Peterborough this evening as 0E47 from Hams Hall:

Realtime Trains | 0E47 1848 Hams Hall Gbrf to Peterborough North Yd Gbrf | 17/06/2026

Real-time train running information for 0E47 1848 departure from Hams Hall Gbrf to Peterborough North Yd Gbrf on 17/06/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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Does Old Dalby do ERTMS testing?
 
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The Old Dably test track is where the majority of the driver training is taking place. I presume the number of locos there is due to the amount and length of training Required.
 
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Also i noticed something when spotting 99004 and 99005 on sand hoppers back and forth over the past few weeks, they seemed to very easilly get flat wheels as by the end i noticed they both had flat wheels
 
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Tobytrain10 said:
Also i noticed something when spotting 99004 and 99005 on sand hoppers back and forth over the past few weeks, they seemed to very easilly get flat wheels as by the end i noticed they both had flat wheels
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That doesn't bode well for GBRf's plan to use them on RHTT diagrams in the Autumn... o_O
 
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As far as I'm aware, no 99's have moved on the mainline so far today!

That's about to change though as this 0E99 Whitemoor - Peterborough is 99009.

0E99 Whitemoor - Peterborough:

Realtime Trains | 0E99 1510 Whitemoor Yard L.D.C Gbrf to Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf | 18/06/2026

Real-time train running information for 0E99 1510 departure from Whitemoor Yard L.D.C Gbrf to Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf on 18/06/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk www.realtimetrains.co.uk
 
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