January 2017 – Grid News Round-Up

26/1/17– Colas 56087 worked 6E07 – Boston and DCR 56312 continued on the Calvert – Willesden duty.
24/1/17 Colas 56105 ran light from Doncaster Marshgate to Washwood Heath.
23/1/17 56113 hauled 56096 +60002 + 56302 back to Washwood Heath from Crewe Basford Hall.
22/1/17 56096 +56302 were stabled at Chester and 56113 & 60002 were still at Rhyl having worked up on an 6Z56 09:57 engineers train from Crewe Basford Hall on the 20/1/17 which was also the date 56302 went out on a circular test run from Washwood Heath to Nuneaton after recieving new wheelsets. 56096 went along as insurance.
19/1/17 56078 ran from Doncaster Marshgate to Immingham on a route learning trip.
18/1/17 56105 ran from Doncaster Marshgate to Immingham on a route learning trip.
13/1/17 56049 was started up after a long period undergoing its return to traffic. 56049 was one of the locos which returned from France and hasn’t worked since its time in France.
On the same day 6E07 Washwood Heath- Boston steel had 56087 + 56113 in charge.
10/1/17 56078 +60096 ran from Doncaster Marshgate to Washwood Heath.
5/1/17– 56081 returned light from delivering the Railvac the previous day and 50694 + 56078 worked 6E07 to Boston . –
4/1/17 – 56081 took a Railvac from Leicester to Long Marston and 56087 +56302 ran light from Canton to Washwood Heath
16/12/16 56302 hauled 56094, 50050,50007 and 56113 on a circular test run from Washwood Heath via Loghborough and Leicester.
28/11/16 – 56 115 was infolved in a collision with a HGV in Hungary. Unfortunately a member of the locomotive crew was very seriously injured and died in hospital.