The Class 56 Group

Category: Future Workings

  • Tuesday 10/04/18 – Latest news

    Tuesday 10/04/18 Last updated at 13:45 Mainline class 56 movements for today (Tues) are as follows: 56078 0Z60 1412 Barnetby Sidings – Barnetby Sidings via Gainsborough Trent Junction (Colas route learning run) http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O88873/2018/04/10/advanced 56094 6R46 0640 Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) – Prestwick BP Oil / 6N47 1347 Prestwick BP Oil – Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) 56113 & 56302 […]

  • Saturday 07/04/18 – News round up

    Saturday 07/04/18. (Last updated at 17:00) The group are pleased to report that after much delay, 56301 has finally been moved away by road from Bletchley Civil Engineers Sidings to Tyseley Depot, from where onward movement back to Leicester Depot can hopefully be facilitated. Below are two excellent video clips of 56078 & 56113 working […]

  • RHTT workings Colas

    28/10/17 – 56096 & 56113 are currently operating this duty. COLAS 56096 & 56105 are currently working the following duties, with 56087 based at Coleham depot presumably as a spare loco. Monday 3S71 SHREWCLSS       21:20 SUTTNBJ34 21:22 21:26 SUTTONBJN 21:27 21:28 WELSHPOOL 21:51 21:52 NEWTOWN   22:10 22:47 TALERDDIG 23:04 23:05 MACHYNLLH […]

  • STOP PRESS – 56006 UNAVAILABLE FOR 23rd/24th Diesel Gala

    Further to the unavailability of 56006 for the 2nd September running day, the planned repairs have not been possible due to availability of key personnel and illness. 56006 is therefore unavailable for this weekends Diesel Gala. The ELR have been informed this morning and we are greatly disappointed that our locomotive won’t be performing . […]

  • Today’s workings (and known future workings)

    Week commencing Monday 15th January – 56301 had worked the Barrington spoil trains each day last week (Monday 8th to Friday 12th January). On Friday, the return train didn’t run and 56301’s first trip on Monday should be 6T02 1128 Barrington – Wembley. Monday 15th January – There is also a path in the system […]

  • 56006 first running day at the East Lancashire Railway – 2nd September 2017

    56006 has been rostered to operate the diesel turn on September 2nd. 56006 is booked to operate the diesel part of the Blue timetable starting with a 0930 departure from Bury to Heywood and then operate several round trips between Heywood and Rawtenstall, finishing at Bury at 1644. The steam loco operates the second diagram […]

  • Future class 56 workings

    Weekend Sat 24th June/ Sun 25th June CORRECTION – Sunday 25th June  ( was Sat 24/6)  – 56303 should work 4Z01 1332 Chaddesden-Lydney ( arr 1732) / pass Water Orton @ 1438/ Cheltenham 1635 & Gloucester 1647 A Colas loco should run 1655 from Barnetby to Doncaster Belmont (arr 1813) to assist with weekend engineering trains. […]

  • DCR Route learners to Foxton/ Barrington

    DCR Route learners to Foxton/ Barrington

    Following a couple of ballast trains from Shap to the Foxton branch last year, spoil trains have commenced running to the site. They have been operated by DBS but this week has seen a couple of route learning runs operated by DCR using 56312. It was originally speculated that DCR would operate the spoil trains and […]

  • 56302 goes to WSR

    56302 is heading to the West Somerset Railway at Bishops Lydeard on Thursday and will work at their mixed-traffic gala on Saturday and Sunday. It will work two trains on each of Saturday and Sunday but is on display only on Friday for its naming ceremony