RHTT Season 2026

[Amos390]

Toton’s 3J84 running about 80 mins late due to it having to reblast the line between Kirkby-In-Ashfield and Mansfield Woodhouse, which added on top of a 40 min delay (which was reduced by 10-15 mins or so before it was turned back on itself)

 

[XCTurbostar]

Post 150 Updated: 6 Class 99s at Inverness, Tonbridge RHTTs seem very inconsistent this year, Changes to Broxbourne and Kings Norton 66s.

 

[Freightmaster]

Tonbridge RHTTs seem very inconsistent this year

3W74/3W90 haven't actually started yet - the handful of moves using those headcodes in September
were just shakedown runs.

I presume this is due to the unseasonably mild weather in the South East meaning leaves haven't
started falling to any significant extent yet.

 

[XCTurbostar]

I presume this is due to the unseasonably mild weather in the South East meaning leaves haven't
started falling to any significant extent yet.

Interesting that NR have that level of control and insight over the operation, I wonder if this will have the opposite effect in December. I should note that the Horsham MPVs are also inconsistent.

 

[Peter Sarf]

3W74/3W90 haven't actually started yet - the handful of moves using those headcodes in September
were just shakedown runs.

I presume this is due to the unseasonably mild weather in the South East meaning leaves haven't
started falling to any significant extent yet.

As a gardener in the SE it seemed the leaves started to fall earlier than usual this year BUT since then it has been nowhere near a large amount of leaves overall.

Mind you all it takes is heavy wind to bring a lot of leaves down.
Plus if wet weather or condensation on the rails then the leaves have a better chance to stick where they are least wanted !.

 

[Amos390]

It would appear there has been a loco swap in Toton with 66733 'Cambridge PSB' replacing 66754 'Northampton Saints', the reason for this I do not know, but 733 now out operating a VSTP 3J88 alongside 705 'Golden Jubilee'. It was brought into Toton on 0F88 from Doncaster Down Decoy Gbrf and 754 left on 0D01 back to Doncaster Down Decoy Gbrf

 

[47286Dan]

Wednesday morning RHTT

56078 COFS CSLE YD 093J79C207 D * BEAMMILLJ N
56105 COFS CSLE YD 093J79C207 D * BEAMMILLJ N

56113 COFS COLHAMLMD 643S71C706 D * COLHAMLMD N
56090 COFS COLHAMLMD 643S71C706 D * COLHAMLMD N

66544 COLO SWINDNTFR 753S59C706 D * HEREFORD N
66549 COLO SWINDNTFR 753S59C706 D * HEREFORD N

66551 COLO LEEDS 173S25C407 D * LEEDS N
66553 COLO LEEDS 173S25C407 D * LEEDS N

66846 COLO STORMY 793S62C107 D * PTTALBTUS N
66850 COLO STORMY 793S62C107 D * PTTALBTUS N

66847 COLO SHEFFIELD 253S12CA07 D * WRNTHPREC N
66848 COLO SHEFFIELD 253S12CA07 D * WRNTHPREC N

67023 COTS SWINDNTFR 753S31C806 D * LANSDONDL N
67027 COTS SWINDNTFR 753S31C806 D * LANSDONDL N

70801 COLO CSLE YD 093J11CI06 D * CSLE YD N
70816 COLO CSLE YD 093J11CI06 D * CSLE YD N

70810 COLO ALLOA 033S93C507 D * CRSTRS DS N
70815 COLO ALLOA 033S93C507 D * CRSTRS DS N

66301 GBLT STOWMKDGL 493S10CY06 D * STOWMKDGL N
66682 GBHH STOWMKDGL 493S10CY06 D * STOWMKDGL N

66687 GBHH BROXDTSGB 513S81CB07 D * BROXDTSGB N
66712 GBBT BROXDTSGB 513S81CB07 D * BROXDTSGB N

66705 GBBT TOTONNJN 563J84C507 D * SANDAR BS N
66733 GBFM TOTONNJN 563J84C507 D * SANDAR BS N

66723 GBLT SANDAR BS 563J91C906 D * WHMPSTDTK N
66778 GBNB SANDAR BS 563J91C906 D * WHMPSTDTK N

66728 GBLT BROXDTSGB 513S70CC07 D * BROXDTSGB N
66735 GBBT BROXDTSGB 513S70CC07 D * BROXDTSGB N

69008 GBRG PBONYGBRF 453J41C507 D * DON UPDCY N
69015 GBRG PBONYGBRF 453J41C507 D * DON UPDCY N

69010 GBRG ROYSTN LP 533J34CB07 D * HRGYUPREV N
69013 GBRG ROYSTN LP 533J34CB07 D * HRGYUPREV N

Dan

 

[Welshguy1048]

Thanks Dan

 

[Tobytrain10]

69016 is replacing 69008 at Doncaster, i think because it has failed a few times in the past week

 

[Jessicas Dad]

This may be a really silly question, but I was wondering why Alloa gets a visit from 2 seperate RHTT services some nights?

3S95 from Inverness reverses in Stirling and arrives in Alloa around 1am before heading back and then 3S93 arrives from Carstairs around 3 hours later.

Surely the Stirling to Alloa line doesn't need that intensive a service?

 

[XCTurbostar]

This may be a really silly question, but I was wondering why Alloa gets a visit from 2 seperate RHTT services some nights?

3S95 from Inverness reverses in Stirling and arrives in Alloa around 1am before heading back and then 3S93 arrives from Carstairs around 3 hours later.

Surely the Stirling to Alloa line doesn't need that intensive a service?

RHTT routes are risk based, some lines get nothing and others get multiple. The East Coast between Werrington Junction (Peterborough) and Colton Junction (York) gets basically nothing (once a week) yet Scarborough gets a twice daily service.

 

[Amos390]

RHTT routes are risk based, some lines get nothing and others get multiple. The East Coast between Werrington Junction (Peterborough) and Colton Junction (York) gets basically nothing (once a week) yet Scarborough gets a twice daily service.

Would that also explain as to why the line between Worksop and Kirkby-In-Ashfield had to get re-sprayed yesterday off-schedule?

 

[47286Dan]

Wednesday afternoon RHTT

57305 GBBS FRWAYD 833S11CW07 D * PENZANCE N
57306 GBBS FRWAYD 833S11CW07 D * PENZANCE N

66301 GBLT STOWMKDGL 493S10CY06 D * STOWMKDGL N
66682 GBHH STOWMKDGL 493S10CY06 D * STOWMKDGL N

66687 GBHH BROXDTSGB 513S81CB07 D * BROXDTSGB N
66712 GBBT BROXDTSGB 513S81CB07 D * BROXDTSGB N

66705 GBBT TOTONNJN 563J84C507 D * SANDAR BS N
66733 GBFM TOTONNJN 563J84C507 D * SANDAR BS N

66706 GBBT KNTN OTPD 663J011J07 D * BLETCHLEY N
66709 GBBT KNTN OTPD 663J011J07 D * BLETCHLEY N

66723 GBLT WHMPSTDTK 633J93CK07 D * SANDAR BS N
66778 GBNB WHMPSTDTK 633J93CK07 D * SANDAR BS N

66728 GBLT BROXDTSGB 513S70CC07 D * BROXDTSGB N
66735 GBBT BROXDTSGB 513S70CC07 D * BROXDTSGB N

66764 GBEL STOWMKDGL 493S60CE07 D * STOWMKDGL N
66765 GBEL STOWMKDGL 493S60CE07 D * STOWMKDGL N

69010 GBRG FERMEPARK 543J37CM07 D * ROYSTN LP N
69013 GBRG FERMEPARK 543J37CM07 D * ROYSTN LP N

69015 GBRG DON UPDCY 233J42CF07 D * PETERBORO N
69016 GBRG DON UPDCY 233J42CF07 D * PETERBORO N

73107 GBED TONB11&12 893W012E07 D * TONB11&12 N
73136 GBED TONB11&12 893W012E07 D * TONB11&12 N

37057 COTS YORK WKS 163J51CF07 D * BROUGH N
37219 COTS YORK WKS 163J51CF07 D * BROUGH N

56078 COFS BEAMMILLJ 153J80CC07 D * CSLE YD N
56105 COFS BEAMMILLJ 153J80CC07 D * CSLE YD N

56090 COFS COLHAMLMD 643S71C706 D * COLHAMLMD N
56113 COFS COLHAMLMD 643S71C706 D * COLHAMLMD N

66544 COLO HEREFORD 763S60CE07 D * SWINDNTFR N
66549 COLO HEREFORD 763S60CE07 D * SWINDNTFR N

66846 COLO STORMY 793S62C107 D * PTTALBTUS N
66850 COLO STORMY 793S62C107 D * PTTALBTUS N

66847 COLO GRIMSBYTN 213S14CJ07 D * YORK WKS N
66848 COLO GRIMSBYTN 213S14CJ07 D * YORK WKS N

67023 COTS LANSDONDL 683S32CI07 D * SWINDNTFR N
67027 COTS LANSDONDL 683S32CI07 D * SWINDNTFR N

68014 COLO SWINDNTFR 753J41CO07 D * SWINDNTFR N
68015 COLO SWINDNTFR 753J41CO07 D * SWINDNTFR N

70801 COLO CSLE YD 093J11CI07 D * CSLE YD N
70816 COLO CSLE YD 093J11CI07 D * CSLE YD N

70810 COLO CRSTRS DS 073S93CX07 D * ALLOA N
70815 COLO CRSTRS DS 073S93CX07 D * ALLOA N

Dan

 

[XCTurbostar]

99009 + 99012
Operated 0Z97 1840 Perth to Craigentinny T.&R.S.M.D today

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:21772/2026-10-07/detailed

 

[InvernessTMD]

99009 + 99012
Operated 0Z97 1840 Perth to Craigentinny T.&R.S.M.D today

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:21772/2026-10-07/detailed

No path for them to leave tomorrow. Any ideas why they've gone there and if they're expected to be leaving any time soon? Would love to capture some more 99s during the daylight hours

 

[Peter Sarf]

No path for them to leave tomorrow. Any ideas why they've gone there and if they're expected to be leaving any time soon? Would love to capture some more 99s during the daylight hours

Somewhere I read one of them has wheel flats and the other is taking it there.

 

[InvernessTMD]

Somewhere I read one of them has wheel flats and the other is taking it there.

Ouch... you'd think that modern locomotives would have some sort of wheelslip prevention good enough to prevent wheel flats nowadays. How did they manage that? Someone's getting a royal talking to!!

 

[Peter Sarf]

Ouch... you'd think that modern locomotives would have some sort of wheelslip prevention good enough to prevent wheel flats nowadays. How did they manage that? Someone's getting a royal talking to!!

Not in this case as far as I know BUT I have heard leaving the handbrake on is an effective way to get a wheel flat !.
Imagine two locos, leading loco handbrake off, trailing loco no one climbed into either cab to check.

 

[InvHst]

No path for them to leave tomorrow. Any ideas why they've gone there and if they're expected to be leaving any time soon? Would love to capture some more 99s during the daylight hours

009 has flats 12 taking it to get the wheels cut. There's also another set in Inverness with flats i suspect it may be 012 as it was restricted to 40mph