Class 86 on the M1 today.

[4SRKT]

Northbound near Chesterfield, at about 15:30 on 20th April. Was black with the word 'Floyd' in pink on the front. A bit of an undignified livery to be sure, but what was it doing?

 

[GearJammer]

Can't be sure of details but FLOYD is i think a hungarian company that are usuing redundant class 86 locos, i should imagine it was on its way to a ferry port for export!

 

[Royston Vasey]

Can't be sure of details but FLOYD is i think a hungarian company that are usuing redundant class 86 locos, i should imagine it was on its way to a ferry port for export!

Would speculate on its way to Hull, a lot of the export locos have gone that way. WNXX were reporting in the last few days that one was being readied for export, I think it included some testing and tyre turning at Crewe(?) possibly. I'm not at a PC to check though!

 

[captainbigun]

Ex 86232, now Floyd '3' on its way to Hull and then Hungary to join the other former 86/2s.

 

[Royston Vasey]

Would speculate on its way to Hull, a lot of the export locos have gone that way. WNXX were reporting in the last few days that one was being readied for export, I think it included some testing and tyre turning at Crewe(?) possibly. I'm not at a PC to check though!

Further to my post, this is what was stated on WNXX on 16/04

Floyd returned...
Following tyre turning and tests at Crewe LNWR 86232 (EPXX) has been returned to Long Marston. Hauled by 56311 and 56312 it was taken from Crewe to Worcester yesterday then on to Long Marston this morning.

 

[4SRKT]

Good lord chaps. That was fast answering!