“Grid” Group News
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Your Questions Answered: Railfreight Red Stripe
Tuesday 17/04/18 Your questions answered! Site visitor Michael Hall asks: “I’m after some info regarding liveries. I’m after which Romanian grids were painted in red stripe Railfreight livery. Can anyone help me?” As far as can be ascertained, the following ‘Grids’ all carried Railfreight red stripe livery; 56003, 011, 019, 044, 048, 049, 052, 067, 068, […]
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Monday 16/04/18: Green Grid on the Barrington
Monday 16/04/18 Last updated at 10:00 As hinted in Saturday’s news update, 56303 is back out this week on revenue earning freight duties for DCR with the welcome return of class 56 traction to the Barrington spoil trains. Although having run light engine from Wembley to Willesden on Saturday, the loco had returned to Wembley […]
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Saturday 14/04/18 – News & Forthcoming workings
Saturday 14/04/18 Last updated on Sunday 15/04 at 10:00 56078 6C87 2026 Doncaster Belmont Down Yard – Drax Branch Junction http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B13335/2018/04/14/advanced, then tomorrow (Sunday) 6C87 0820 Eggborough (Whitley Bridge Junction) – Doncaster Belmont Down Yard http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B13375/2018/04/15/advanced 56087 & 56105 (top and tail) 6X54 2242 Millerhill Yard – Perth South http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U22100/2018/04/14/advanced, then Monday 16/04 6X54 0500 Perth Down Loop […]
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Friday 13/04/18 – Latest news
Friday 13/04/18 Last updated at 10:40 56094 6R46 0640 Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) – Prestwick BP Oil / 6N47 1347 Prestwick BP Oil – Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) 56096 & 56302 6M32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) / 6E32 0855 Preston Docks – Lindsey Oil Refinery 56113 ran light engine from Barnetby Sidings to Nottingham […]
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Thursday 12/04/18 – Latest news
Thursday 12/04/18 Last updated at 23:30 Mainline workings today… 60087 & 56087 6C85 West Sleekburn Junction – Carlisle Yard (with five HQA wagons) 56094 6R46 0640 Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) – Prestwick BP Oil / 6N47 1347 Prestwick BP Oil – Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) 56096 & 56302 6M32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Thursday 05/04/18 – Mainline news round up
Thursday 05/04/18. Above: 56302 runs light engine northbound through Huntingdon today, working the 0Z58 Acton Lane Reception Sidings – Doncaster CHS route learning run. Photo kindly supplied by Robert Tarling. 56078 & 56113 6M32 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) & 6E32 return. 56094 6R46 Grangemouth Oil Terminal (Ineos) – Prestwick (BP Oil) […]
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Wednesday 04/04/18 – Mainline movements today
Wednesday 04/04/18 56078 & 56113: 6E32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H33000/2018/04/04/advanced 6M32 0855 Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) – Lindsey Oil Refinery http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O87219/2018/04/04/advanced 56302: 0Z56 0823 Doncaster CHS – Acton Lane Reception Sidings http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R71484/2018/04/04/advanced 0Z57 1248 Acton Lane Reception Sidings – Acton Lane Reception Sidings http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R71485/2018/04/04/advanced 0Z58 1404 Acton Lane Reception Sidings – Doncaster CHS http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R71417/2018/04/04/advanced […]
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Tuesday 03/04/18 – Mainline movements today
Tuesday 3rd April 2018 Mainline movements for today reported as follows (information correct as at 1430)… 56078 & 56113 are once again working the Preston Docks tanks: 6M32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H33000/2018/04/03/advanced 6E32 0855 Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) – Lindsey Oil Refinery http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H33179/2018/04/03/advanced 56087 is working: 0Z56 1230 Crewe […]
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