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In hindsight, that doesn't seem like the most suitable 'proving' train to send though in the wake of a fire!!

Why would it be any more unpopular than lots of other things that are funded by income/council tax, even though they are not used by everyone, such as public libraries, railways, etc?

It was this train, diverted via Hebden Bridge: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/L89479/2026-08-13/detailed MARK

Further to the two enquires above about OTP workings (6U41 and 6U82), this page is extremely useful to track recent movements: https://www.ontrackplant.com/movements

I understand that Chester PSB is being upgraded next year, with the panel replaced by VDU workstations.

I've heard that the service from Lincoln Terrace may also restart before long. I understand that DB have lost all the Cardiff scrap traffic to GBRf, so the existing Rotherham and Sunderland flows will presumably transfer to GB at some point. MARK

By "Wembley area", do you mean one of the stations on the the WCML Wembley Central, North Wembley, South Kenton, etc? If so, I would be happy to provide you with a freight timetable free of charge so that you can make the most of your long journey from the south coast! :smile: MARK

Yes - loads of German(80 prefix) and French (87 prefix) registered RIV wagons operate in the UK

It says so in the info panel:

Sandiacre Ballast Sidings - the sidings to the west of the TMD: https://maps.app.goo.gl/j475RwkgfueJfbKQA

I can't see either of those happening for many years - there just isn't the budget available to resignal 'secondary' routes these days. On the ECML itself, the closure of Doncaster PSB has been put back on at least two occasions and still has no definite date. Still Lincoln.

It's been piecemeal to put it mildly. For example, Macclesfield box was closed a couple of years ago, but the Stockport area is still controlled by no less than four lever frame signalboxes! o_O Piccadilly still controls from Piccadilly to Levenshulme plus the Styal loop including Manchester...

Manchester Piccadilly to Ardwick is controlled from the signalling centre in Manchester Piccadilly station and the line from Ashburys to Marple via Romiley is controlled from the 'Manchester East' signalling centre at Edgeley Junction, just south of Stockport, as is the route from Ashburys to...

Summer holiday factory shutdown?

Not running, I'm afraid (that train rarely runs on a Wednesday)

What website would that be??

...what could possibly go wrong?! :lol:

Railcam has it as 57601 + 47802

Using 60 year old locos day in day out on an intensive 18 hour freight diagram which uses the busy Aynho Junction to Birmingham main line? I can certainly see why Network Rail said that was a non-starter! The most obvious solution would be for GBRf to add the necessary trip cock kit to three...

No - if they are used, the 60s will go back on their old diagrams (Yorkshire stone and/or Tyne Dock biomass), which will release 66s to work RHTT circuits. Add in a few 99s and the 57s in Devon/Cornwall and GBRf should be able to cover most of their RHTT contracts without the huge cost of...