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Interestingly, despite the various shakedown/test runs that have been running this week, most of which somewhat confusingly use the headcodes of 'real' RHTT workings, only one actual loco-hauled RHTT diagram (out of 30) has operated today, that being the 70-hauled Carstairs to Alloa working...

'where there's muck scrap metal, there's brass'! :smile:

93006 for 4Q43

Interesting article on the BBC website this evening: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6dj4vkwg8j0o Is Aldi lashing out at other supermarkets because they are losing their 'low price' USP??

First run in 2025 was September 30th, so if it does the same this year that would make it this Wednesday.

Colloquially known as 'shakedown' runs. Despite a number of such movements running over the past week or so, as of this afternoon* only two loco-hauled RHTT diagrams (out of 30) have actually started running 'in anger' so to speak. *the two 99-hauled Inverness turns are expected to commence...

Given the headcode, I expect it will be 66426 off 4M07 from Tilbury.

37512 according to Railcam.

The Nunthorpe to Carlisle train runs as far as Beam Mill Junction (east of South Bank) on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. Nothing runs to Redcar/Saltburn/Boulby - only lines at a high risk of leaf fall related issues are visited.

It's one of many WTT paths for the Royal Scotsman luxury train.

Presumably you are expecting a particularly rainy month?! ;)

Correct - the other two Swindon based trains have already had their shakedown runs.

Yes - I just to live a few houses away from a level crossing and it was was barely audible at night, a bit like if you put a cushion over your phone when it rings, but that was 20+ years ago so I'm not sure if they still do that these days?

68012 according to TOPS:

Should be 43301+43303 on that diagram (PLPR vice NMT) all next week.

Random, I'm afraid - you just need to keep scanning RTT eack week for likely workings like this: The 'giveaway' is the unique TSC (Train Service code) of 52995003

To be pedantic, it isn't an NMT, it's a PLPR (Plain Line Pattern Recognition) train, worked by Colas locos/power cars. The actual NMT (New Measurement Train) is always worked by 2 of the three Network Rail class 43 power cars (43013/014/062) and visits Scotland at the start of every week. Just...

I don't think anyone will know for sure until they start running next week.

Should be 43014+062. Don't know the coaching stock numbers, but isn't the NMT a fixed formation train which never changes?

Maybe, but by then, GBRf will have 'handed back' 20 66s, so they will still be struggling for RHTT locos!