Class 93 Tri-mode Loco

[Peter Sarf]

Sunday morning update

93001 GROG GRESTYBGE GRESTYBGE F N
93002 GROG ELY PAPW ELY PAPW V N
93003 GROG CREWE SYD CREWE SYD F N
93004 GROG CREWE SYD GRESTYBGE N
93005 GROG CREWE SYD CREWE SYD F N
93006 GROG CREWE SYD CREWE SYD F N
93007 GROG ELY PAPW ELY PAPW V N
93008 GROG CREWE SYD CREWE SYD F N
93009 GROG CREWE SYD CREWE SYD F N
93010 GROG CREWE SYD CREWE SYD F N

Monday there’s an 0Z93 to Daventry from Crewe Gresty Bridge to work Tuesdays 4Q43 to Coatbridge

Dan

Thanks Dan.

I think 93004 has not moved from Crewe Gresty since I started noticing on 27/07/2026 ?, that is two whole months.

Just to add some complexity I believe the systems are wrong about 93005 & 93006 since 16/09/2026. This is because 93005 was definitely at Crewe Gresty on 22/09/2026 and I was told 93006 was inside the shed on the same date. It is likely that their trip to Northampton on 15/09/2026 resulted in them returning to Crewe Gresty not Crewe South Yard or a subsequent move to Crewe South Yard did not happen. I have been told more than once that it is easy for moves (or differences) between Gresty and South Yard to go unreported as they are so close.

We know sometimes information is input incorrectly or missed. Cannot blame the messenger(s) but just worth being cautious and taking note of actual observations.

My own feeling is that there are a maximum of six 93s at Crewe Gresty Bridge at any one time and that usually six 93s are at Gresty Bridge unless some have gone off to do work/tests. Just now 93002 & 93007 are dragging 180s around and 93006 should be off to work Daventry / Coatbridge as per below.

From internal contact, 93006 is booked down to be working 0Z93 to Daventry for Tuesdays 4Q43.

 

[Tobytrain10]

Yeah they will definitely go unnoticed due to how close the yards are, if you ever look at doncaster on opentimetrains or traksy, u will very commonly see headcodes of locos moving between each of the doncaster yards.
With the headcodes being things like **** or naming the yard it needs to go to

 

[47286Dan]

Monday morning update

93002 GROG ELY PAPW 466Q861J28 D * EGHT RSMD N
93007 GROG ELY PAPW 466Q861J28 V * EGHT RSMD N
With barriers and 180111 in tow

Dan

 

[Adrian Barr]

Current TOPS locations at 13:00 Tue, with half the fleet out and about today (including the use on 4Q43 from Daventry as per the info in post #2636).
As noted above, the specific location shown in TOPS of locos at Crewe (Gresty Bridge vs South Yard) is not especially reliable:

93001 Gresty Bridge
93002 Ely Potters (arrived on 5L46 from Wembley)
93003 Crewe South Yard
93004 Crewe South Yard
93005 Crewe South Yard
93006 4Q43 Daventry - Coatbridge
93007 Ely Potters (arrived on 5L46 from Wembley)
93008 Crewe South Yard
93009 0N42 Rugby - Crewe South Yard
93010 0N42 Rugby - Crewe South Yard

The barrier vehicles 6330 / 6346 returned to Ely on 5L46, likely for the 6Q86 11:30 Ely - Eastleigh move scheduled for Wednesday (another 180 drag judging from the info in previous posts)

 

[Peter Sarf]

Current TOPS locations at 13:00 Tue, with half the fleet out and about today (including the use on 4Q43 from Daventry as per the info in post #2636).
As noted above, the specific location shown in TOPS of locos at Crewe (Gresty Bridge vs South Yard) is not especially reliable:

93001 Gresty Bridge
93002 Ely Potters (arrived on 5L46 from Wembley)
93003 Crewe South Yard
93004 Crewe South Yard
93005 Crewe South Yard
93006 4Q43 Daventry - Coatbridge
93007 Ely Potters (arrived on 5L46 from Wembley)
93008 Crewe South Yard
93009 0N42 Rugby - Crewe South Yard
93010 0N42 Rugby - Crewe South Yard

Good point, five 93s out and about.

Can add to that 93001 seems to be used for unit drags where barrier coaches are not required (it has the special couplers still attached I was told). It seems to live at Gresty Bridge judging by my eyeballs and system reports

I assume 0N42 would be crew training ?.
I hold my breath on where they end up - been a while since they visited Crewe Gresty Bridge I feel.

Thanks for the update.