Any train south from Doncaster will take you past Belmont yard, if facing south, Belmont yard is on your right hand side
There's the occasional southbound train booked to go through the yard and over the flyover. Might offer a better view?
Many thanks both - really helpful.
Including an LNER 91-hauled train, although at 05:32 from Doncaster the views won't be great at this time of the year.
Yes, from what I could see, there weren't any passenger trains scheduled to use the viaduct line in daylight. Hopefully, 69010 will be reactivated in April - will just have to wait and see ... Or take a trip over the viaduct sometime nearer the solstice.
The only LNER that is booked to do this is 1A02 0500 Leeds-KGX. There are also two EMR services, these are 2K60 1934 Lincoln-Doncaster and 2K61 2052 Doncaster-Lincoln.
Thanks for the correction. I'd had forgot about the most recent timetable changes. I was still thinking of last summers timetable.
I saw 69016 and 69014 in Eastleigh yard yesterday - thank-you for the gen. Both are towards the southern end of the yard, stabled among some 66s and 08s, a little north of the road bridge.
Interesting .... so is 69010 now at Roberts Road - and visible form Sheffield trains?
016 has been used over the last few days to shunt a number of engineering trains at Eastleigh.
I believe this is the plan for the 69's going forward at locations that currently use an 08/09
69014 in use shunting at Eastleigh Yard today - observed taking a train of bogie opens from East Yard to Virtual Quarry at about 1215 while 08683 stood spare. 69016 moved in the yard but was not observed actually shunting, but 08511 was. Using 69s does make sence as GBRf can then dispence with hired in 08s, but one does wonder about the fuel economy of this.
Thanks for the heads-up. Unfortunately it doesn't give me enough time to get to see it (69010) en route. But one day - and hopefully soon! Frustrating, as I checked on RTT to see if 69010 was allocated to anything earlier this morning, and drew a blank.
The allocation for them appeared on rtt exactly as it left Whitemoor, from what ive seen 69009, 69006, 69010 are still active but most of the others have not moved or are not moving often, i was hoping the weed killers would have 69s on it but so far just 66s
On it!
Although some of the 69s are not shown as moving on RTT or TOPS, some are being used for yard shunting, so are still actually active although not appearing on trains. (69014 & 69016 at Eastleigh and 69001 & 69005 at Willesden International Terminal for instance).
I know about this, i meant it as those 69s (other than 69010) have been pretty much on services every week day since 69s were starting to be stored.
...and continue to show pictures of 69012 in their advertising, describing the train as involving "a sought after GBRf Class 69", despite it not having worked since January.
28th is still quite a bit away, it is set to N meaning they could probably just move it 2 or so days before the railtour, although you never really know whats going to be on it until the day
