Author: Keith Bulmer
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Tyre turning on 56006
56006 has a good set of tyres, but the profile has worn to the point at which the flange height is getting to the point where it exceeds the limits allowed by Network Rail. At some point 56006 will be towed from Leicester to Tyesley where the work will be carried out. No timescale has…
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Class 56 Railtour – 52A Tours- 9th September
8/4/17 September 9th has been confirmed for this railtour. Details should be on 52a website from today with on line bookings abailable from Monday 10th April. A single 56 is now the advertised traction. 27/3/17 THE DATE OF THIS TOUR MAY BE REVISED – PLEASE CHECK FOR FURTHER UPDATES. 23/3/17 52A Tours have updated…
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Spare parts relocated Jan/Feb 2017
During the early part of the year some of our remaining spares at Barrow Hill were relacated to our storage location in the Rotherham area. Many of these spares we heavy items such as traction motors , turbochargers and intercoolers (see picture ) . Some belonged to the Class 58 Locomotive Group and came from…
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February 2017 – Grid news round up
4/2/17 56096+56105 + 56113 ran light engines from Coleham to Basford Hall (Coleham is on the line between Shrewsbury and Church Stretton). 56113 continued to Bescot leaving the other two 56s in Basford Hall yard. 56098+ 56104 ran as 0V81 12:32 Leicester LIP – Bristol High Level Siding ( which is the spur running of…
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No Class 56 for April Nene Valley Gala
The NVR have indicated that the traditional appearance of a Class 56 at the Spring Gala will not take place . This is understood to be linked to the derailment following the Autumn Gala and a decision to ban class 56 locomotives even though the subsequent investigation into the incident had found that the locomotives…