GBRF confirms conversion of Class 56s to Class 69s

Went to have another peak into Longport EMD today. The cab of 56106 is no longer visible on site...

Friday morning update

69001 GBRG TOTONN YD TOTONN YD C N
69002 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC X
69003 GBRG EASTLGHYD ELEIGH CW N
69004 GBRG MDDLTWRGB 466E85CC10 4 BRNBYDNGB N
69005 GBRG LONGPORT LONGPORT 8 X
69006 GBRG DON UPDCY DON UPDCY C X
69007 GBRG TUEBRKSGB TUEBRKSGB F N
69008 GBRG WESTBURYY 820O41CG10 C * EASTLGHYD N
69009 GBRG DONCDNDCY ROBERTSRD T
69010 GBRG DONCDNDCY DONCDNDCY F N
69011 GBRG EASTLGHYD EASTLGHYD N
69012 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69013 GBRG WLSDNETGB WLSDNETGB 5 N
69014 GBRG EASTLHLWR EASTLGHYD N
69015 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69016 GBRG DONCDNDCY DONCDNDCY F N

Dan

69013 coupled to a 66 and is on in doncaster down decoy, 69004 and 69016 are off in Royal mail terminal bay siding

Never know which thread 56303 should go, it's been seen today on the back of a lorry reportedly heading for the East Lancs Railway

ExRes said:

Never know which thread 56303 should go, it's been seen today on the back of a lorry reportedly heading for the East Lancs Railway

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Might be for bits given that's where 006 is, with the crash damage I can't think it's much use for anything else

31160 said:

Might be for bits given that's where 006 is, with the crash damage I can't think it's much use for anything else

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Progress Rail have donated it to the C56LG for spares.

D1537 said:

Progress Rail have donated it to the C56LG for spares.

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Good for them, I wonder how much, if anything, has already been removed while it's been at Longport

ExRes said:

Good for them, I wonder how much, if anything, has already been removed while it's been at Longport

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The bogies have been used for the class 69s, I understand this was the main reason progress rail.acquired it.

Tuesday afternoon update

69001 GBRG BEESTON S 556X55CO28 C * TOTONN YD N
69002 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC X
69003 GBRG WLSDNETGB WLSDNETGB F N
69004 GBRG DONCDNDCY DONCDNDCY 4 X
69005 GBRG EASTLGHYD 860V30CN28 C * WESTBURYY N
69006 GBRG ELEIGH CW ELEIGH CW X
69007 GBRG DONCDNDCY DONCDNDCY 0 N
69008 GBRG LVRPTMLGB TUEBRKSGB F N
69009 GBRG MDDLTWRGB 466E86CC28 4 MNKBRTNGB N
69010 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC C X
69011 GBRG ELEIGH CW EASTLGHYD N
69012 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69013 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR C N
69014 GBRG ELEIGH CW EASTLGHYD N
69015 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69016 GBRG HEXTHRPGB DONCDNDCY N

Dan

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Thursday afternoon update

69001 GBRG BEESTON S 550D55CO30 C * TOTONN YD N
69002 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC X
69003 GBRG WLSDNETGB WLSDNETGB F N
69004 GBRG DONCDNDCY DONCDNDCY 4 X
69005 GBRG EASTLGHYD 860V30CO30 C * WESTBURYY N
69006 GBRG ELEIGH CW ELEIGH CW X
69007 GBRG DONCDNDCY DONCDNDCY F N
69008 GBRG LVRPTMLGB TUEBRKSGB F N
69009 GBRG MDDLTWRGB 466E86CC30 4 MNKBRTNGB N
69010 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC C X
69011 GBRG ELEIGH CW EASTLGHYD N
69012 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69013 GBRG HOOJNUPYD 880Y42CO30 C * EASTLGHYD N
69014 GBRG ELEIGH CW EASTLGHYD N
69015 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69016 GBRG DONCDNDCY DONCDNDCY N

Dan

66039 coupled to 69010 at longport near exit to sidings

Friday afternoon update

69001 GBRG DON UPDCY DON UPDCY C N
69002 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC N
69003 GBRG WLSDNETGB WLSDNETGB F N
69004 GBRG DONCDNDCY 220O01CG07 C * EASTLGHYD N
69005 GBRG DONCBELMD DONCBELMD F T
69006 GBRG TOTONN YD 560E20CL07 C * DON UPDCY N
69007 GBRG TOTONN YD TOTONN YD C N
69008 GBRG TUEBRKSGB TUEBRKSGB 0 N
69009 GBRG MDDLTWRGB 466E85CC07 4 BRNBYDNGB N
69010 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC C X
69011 GBRG ELEIGH CW EASTLGHYD X
69012 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69013 GBRG HOOJNUPYD 880Y42CO07 C * EASTLGHYD N
69014 GBRG ELEIGH CW EASTLGHYD N
69015 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69016 GBRG DONCDNDCY DONCDNDCY N

Dan

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Friday afternoon update

69001 GBRG HOOJNUPYD 880Y42CO14 C * EASTLGHYD N
69002 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC N
69003 GBRG WLSDNETGB WLSDNETGB F N
69004 GBRG EASTLGHYD 867V30CO14 C * WESTBURYY N
69005 GBRG MDDLTWRGB 466E85CC14 4 BRNBYDNGB N
69006 GBRG DON UPDCY DON UPDCY C N
69007 GBRG BEESTON S 556X55CO14 C * TOTONN YD N
69008 GBRG TUEBRKSGB TUEBRKSGB 0 N
69009 GBRG MARCH GBF MARCH GBF 4 N
69010 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC C X
69011 GBRG DON UPDCY ROBERTSRD F X
69012 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69013 GBRG DON UPDCY DON UPDCY C X
69014 GBRG ELEIGH CW EASTLGHYD X
69015 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69016 GBRG ROBERTSRD DONCDNDCY N

Dan

69014 has sadly escaped me once again

Monday morning update

69001 GBRG EASTLGHYD EASTLGHYD C N
69002 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC N
69003 GBRG WLSDNETGB WLSDNETGB F N
69004 GBRG WESTBURYY WESTBURYY C N
69005 GBRG MDDLTWRGB 466E85CC24 4 BRNBYDNGB N
69006 GBRG DON UPDCY DON UPDCY C X
69007 GBRG DON UPDCY 236L32C624 C * WHITEMOOR N
69008 GBRG TUEBRKSGB TUEBRKSGB 0 N
69009 GBRG TOTONN YD TOTONN YD C N
69010 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC C X
69011 GBRG DON UPDCY 236D01CC24 C * SCTRENTYD N
69012 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69013 GBRG HOOJNUP Y HOOJNUPYD N
69014 GBRG EASTLGHYD ELEIGH CW N
69015 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69016 GBRG ROBERTSRD DONCDNDCY N

Dan

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Wednesday morning update

69001 GBRG EASTLGHYD 866Y43CZ25 C * HOOJNUPYD N
69002 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC N
69003 GBRG WLSDNETGB WLSDNETGB F N
69004 GBRG WESTBURYY 820O41CG26 C * EASTLGHYD N
69005 GBRG MDDLTWRGB 466E86CC26 4 MNKBRTNGB N
69006 GBRG SANDAR BS 563Q001A26 D * SANDAR BS N
69007 GBRG DONCBELMD DONCBELMD C N
69008 GBRG TUEBRKSGB TUEBRKSGB 0 N
69009 GBRG TOTONN YD 560D49C526 C * BEESTON S N
69010 GBRG LONGPTDBC LONGPTDBC C X
69011 GBRG EASTLGHYD EASTLGHYD C N
69012 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69013 GBRG FARNBORO FARNBORO 2 N
69014 GBRG DONCDNDCY DONCDNDCY X
69015 GBRG WHITEMOOR WHITEMOOR L N
69016 GBRG ROBERTSRD DONCDNDCY N

Dan