Steam ECS today ...

[stephen rp]

60009 and 70000 double header Crewe to the East Lancs. But what's with the 3 minute "reversal" at Baguley Fold Junction?

Realtime Trains | 5Z44 1233 Crewe H.S. to Bury East Lancs Railway | 14/03/2024

Real-time train running information for 5Z44 1233 departure from Crewe H.S. to Bury East Lancs Railway on 14/03/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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[zwk500]

60009 and 70000 double header Crewe to the East Lancs. But what's with the 3 minute "reversal" at Baguley Fold Junction?

Realtime Trains | 5Z44 1233 Crewe H.S. to Bury East Lancs Railway | 14/03/2024

Real-time train running information for 5Z44 1233 departure from Crewe H.S. to Bury East Lancs Railway on 14/03/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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Turning the train, I'd guess.

 

[Townsend Hook]

60009 and 70000 double header Crewe to the East Lancs. But what's with the 3 minute "reversal" at Baguley Fold Junction?

Realtime Trains | 5Z44 1233 Crewe H.S. to Bury East Lancs Railway | 14/03/2024

Real-time train running information for 5Z44 1233 departure from Crewe H.S. to Bury East Lancs Railway on 14/03/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

60007 rather than 60009, presumably?

 

[PlatformEdgeVT]

60007 rather than 60009, presumably?

Yes, for the Legends of Steam event this weekend.