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56301 expected back from Peak Forest under cover of darkness
Update on 12th March As expected a path has been entered into the railway system for the 40mph transfer of 56301 back from Peak Forest…
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56081 on test Mon 3rd March 2019
56081 should go out on test from Leicester UKRL to Doncaster Decoy GBRF. Departure is 0852 from Leicester and 56098 plus 47727 should go along…
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Gridiron- update on next edition
Update Sat 9th Feb – Gridiron should go to the printers this weekend . Keep checking here as we’ll try to post an update when…
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Rest in peace – Andrew (Brillo) Willson, Class 56 Group Treasurer and C56LL Director
It is with great sadness that I have to report the recent death of Andrew Wilson on January 19th. Andrew had been involved with the…
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56049 a little step closer to a return to traffic?
Colas Rail’s 56049 ran out from Nottingham Eastcroft to Crewe Basford Hall on Friday 18th January. With 56105 taken along as both a load and…
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Next working day on 56006 at Bury is Sunday 27th January 2019
A working day is planned for the above date. If anyone would like to come a long and help, or perhaps just see what we…
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Update – 17th December 2018 to 11th January 2019
11th January 2019 – 56301 has very likely finished its spell at Peak Forest now and should return to UKRL Leicester to have the bogie…
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Gridiron – latest edition delayed but imminent
The next edition of Gridiron is very close to production, after some delays caused by the change over to a new editorial team. I’d guess…
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Update – 24th November to 16th December
As reported previously – 56312 ran light to Peak Forest on the 28th November. The loco has been reallocated from HTLX to the GBGD pool,…
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56301 Peak Forest update
Update 20/12/2018 56301 suffered a general fault this evening while the driver was changing ends to propel back into the quarry sidings. After running throught…
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