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It's 'new to rail' traffic for this company: https://oco.co.uk/sustainable-construction-products/ Basically it's residue from EfW (Energy from Waste) incinerators which is processed at their Leeds facility into sustainable aggregate. MARK

Correct - a new combined haulage contract for all flows in the UK (to Mountfield, Kirkby Thore and a potential restart of the Gascoigne Wood flow) is currently up for grabs - in addition to the GB trial you mentioned, Freightliner also ran a similar train yesterday...

This was the only recent movement: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/urgent-tops-requests.202238/page-617#post-6877501 Nothing since then. MARK

The 0(zero) at the start of the headcode denotes a light engine move.

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The Newark trips will be the resident 'Thunderbird' loco having a run out. MARK

It ran last Sunday and Monday and is booked to do the same next week too: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:MHR/2024-08-18/0600-2359?stp=S https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:MHR/2024-08-19/0600-2359?stp=S MARK

Just happened to look at my 'local' map a few minutes ago and saw that the entire Lancaster station area was gridlocked!! o_O (edit: 2Y02 subsequently went into platform one to reverse)

class 66 (allocated 66244) hauling empty china clay hoppers from Stoke on Trent. MARK

If you want to know the location of the signals on lines like that, a 'drivers eye view' video can be a great resource. I highly recommend Don Coffey's channel in particular: https://www.youtube.com/@doncoffey5820 Here is his video covering the Chester to Northenden route: (it takes a bit...

Can you give any examples of specific lines that you are interested in? MARK

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It's been working out of Rylstone/Arcow all week - booked to work this today: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:H24084/2024-08-16/detailed MARK

Yes - I provide detailed lists, schedules and loco diagrams on my site when the trains start running, as well as including timings for all loco-hauled RHTT trains in the Freightmaster timetables. MARK

It's still running, but not five days a week at present due to lack of demand. Here is yesterday's train: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/R23545/2024-08-13/detailed (on other days, the train starts from Crewe at 01.14) MARK

For clarification, Western 52's post mentioning "tomorrow" was actually posted yesterday (i.e. Sunday!) MARK

Correct - the return working to Derby is booked to run on Wednesday morning: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K17701/2024-08-14/detailed MARK

66002 and 66070 according to TOPS MARK

It didn't go very far up the branch as it has been sitting at signal P612 since 1647: (it did initially get past P614, but only for 24 minutes) MARK

Yes - 950001 MARK