Northampton freightliner failed (08/09)

[philhayes61@gm]

4L56 has failed and been sat in NMP middle road since 1800 yesterday. Anyone know why it's not been sorted yet?

 

[Rhysdabeast]

Wagon 9 in the consist suffered a severe wheel flat, needs to be skated presumably. 93005 and 93006 were sent as 1Z99 from Crewe and apparently were assisting with the shunting. Train was quoted to be going into Northampton Gateway but when that is happening isn't known yet.

 

[philhayes61@gm]

Wagon 9 in the consist suffered a severe wheel flat, needs to be skated presumably. 93005 and 93006 were sent as 1Z99 from Crewe and apparently were assisting with the shunting. Train was quoted to be going into Northampton Gateway but when that is happening isn't known yet.

Thanks for the info. It's been there over 24 hours now. Doesn't seem to have moved at all, and no sign of 1Z99...

 

[Rhysdabeast]

Thanks for the info. It's been there over 24 hours now. Doesn't seem to have moved at all, and no sign of 1Z99...

Class 93 Tri-mode Loco

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:R56937/2026-08-24/detailed 0K46 1227 Crewe Gresty Bridge (Drs) to Daventry Drs (Tesco) looks promising... Railcam is showing that as 88009.

www.railforums.co.uk

Better explanation here

 

[philhayes61@gm]

Class 93 Tri-mode Loco

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:R56937/2026-08-24/detailed 0K46 1227 Crewe Gresty Bridge (Drs) to Daventry Drs (Tesco) looks promising... Railcam is showing that as 88009.

www.railforums.co.uk

Better explanation here

Thanks!

 

[zwk500]

The Description on the Berth has changed overnight to '3WAG' and trains are now using Northampton North Jn again rather than working around by running on the Up & Down Slow from Mill Lane Jn. Presumably some of the wagons have been recovered, anybody know where they went and when the rest of them will be moved?

 

[DBS92042]

The Description on the Berth has changed overnight to '3WAG' and trains are now using Northampton North Jn again rather than working around by running on the Up & Down Slow from Mill Lane Jn. Presumably some of the wagons have been recovered, anybody know where they went and when the rest of them will be moved?

The 93s took the back portion of the train to Rugby yesterday and 66205 took the front portion forward to Acton TC this morning, leaving just those 3 wagons at Northampton

 

[800001]

The Description on the Berth has changed overnight to '3WAG' and trains are now using Northampton North Jn again rather than working around by running on the Up & Down Slow from Mill Lane Jn. Presumably some of the wagons have been recovered, anybody know where they went and when the rest of them will be moved?

As per the above post #4 they moved some wagons to Rugby.

 

[zwk500]

As per the above post #4 they moved some wagons to Rugby.

I'd seen the posts above about moving some wagons to rugby, but trains continued to work around Northampton North Jn after the 93s and been and gone. However, post #7 has now clarified that the 66 has taken the front portion away, which explains the change of berth description.

 

[Merle Haggard]

An observation; I caught the 07.10 yesterday morning and the train was standing on the middle road, as in the photo.. I was slightly puzzled by another intermodal train passing it on the up platform road but didn't realise it had been standing there since 18.00 the previous evening.

What was odd, in view of the time its had spent stationary, was that the 66 was idling - although, while I was there, it gave the impression of being turned off and the revs seemed to die off but it didn't cut out, just kept running very slowly.

Just surprising that, when I saw it, it had been left idling in a passenger station for 13 hours. The almost all-electric bus fleet that passes over the station bridge is trying its best to balance, though.

 

[philhayes61@gm]

The Description on the Berth has changed overnight to '3WAG' and trains are now using Northampton North Jn again rather than working around by running on the Up & Down Slow from Mill Lane Jn. Presumably some of the wagons have been recovered, anybody know where they went and when the rest of them will be moved?

The Description on the Berth has changed overnight to '3WAG' and trains are now using Northampton North Jn again rather than working around by running on the Up & Down Slow from Mill Lane Jn. Presumably some of the wagons have been recovered, anybody know where they went and when the rest of them will be moved?

As of yesterday, 3WAG still there..

 

[Tilting007]

Wagons are being skated tonight and time permitting moved to Gateway…

 

[Towers]

An observation; I caught the 07.10 yesterday morning and the train was standing on the middle road, as in the photo.. I was slightly puzzled by another intermodal train passing it on the up platform road but didn't realise it had been standing there since 18.00 the previous

What was odd, in view of the time its had spent stationary, was that the 66 was idling - although, while I was there, it gave the impression of being turned off and the revs seemed to die off but it didn't cut out, just kept running very slowly.

Just surprising that, when I saw it, it had been left idling in a passenger station for 13 hours. The almost all-electric bus fleet that passes over the station bridge is trying its best to balance, though.

66s do that, I understand that they idle with half of the engine effectively shut down and every so often ‘swap’ over, so it’ll sound as though it’s shutting down but will then continue to tick over.

 

[Unobrow]

66’s also spend a lot of time idling in what is notch 2, I’m not sure why. When you hear them run down, they’re actually going back to a genuine idle. I don’t think it’s anything to do with keeping the air pressure up as it usually is, but there must be a reason. I’m going to ask those with greater knowledge now it’s been brought up!

 

[hwl]

66’s also spend a lot of time idling in what is notch 2, I’m not sure why. When you hear them run down, they’re actually going back to a genuine idle. I don’t think it’s anything to do with keeping the air pressure up as it usually is, but there must be a reason. I’m going to ask those with greater knowledge now it’s been brought up!

Keep the water pump rotating faster after a period of higher power running till the engine cools down.
There are 3 idle rpms depending on what is / has been going on.