“Grid” Group News
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January 2018 workings
Happy New Year to everyone. 56301 worked another Class 707 transfer trip to Dollands Moor on Friday 5th January and returned in the early hours of Saturday. 8/1/18 – 56301 worked 6T02 Wembley to Barrington and is doing the same trip this morning (9/1/18). 9/1/18 – 56096 & 56113 are working 6M32 Lindsey Oil Refinery – […]
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December 2017 workings
14/12/17 – 56301 has worked the 0349 Wembley to Foxton and should work the 1228 return. 56301 is again working this duty solo and should also perform tomorrow. No news on the 56 allocated for the Jolly Grid Railtour this weekend but watch this space. 11/12/17 – 56087 is reported on TOPS as working a […]
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DCR loco sale
4/12/17 – 56128 has moved by road to Booth’s at Rotherham. 56311 & 56312 were delivered by rail to Leicester. 56303 is still active and was last reported in the North bay at Derby or at the RTC nearby. 25/11/17 – Reports elsewhere that DCR’s new owners are retaining 56303, 56091 & 56103 with 56128, 56311 […]
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November 2017 – Updated 25/11/17 to include 56301 duties W/C 26th Nov 17
A day at Bury on Monday 13th saw the defective auxiliary alternator coil replaced on 56006. The loco started first time afterwards, all three lamps on the control cubicle were lit and indicating output of all three phases was restored. A few other less serious faults remain outstanding but these should be fixed when availability of parts and […]
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56301 & 56303 at Foxton 27/10/17 – photo J Hooson
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56105 assisting loco on Pathfinders Fiddlers Five Tour 28/10/17
56105 ran light from Bescot and was attached to the rear of the railtour during its Stafford stop.
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Knottingley Open Day 28th October 2017
56303 ran light from Wembley to appear at this event which was held to raise funds for charity. Approximately 100 persons were allowed to visit the site and the organisers had 56303, 60015, 66082 and a class 67 on display. Unfortunately an enquiry to have 56006 attend was only made a week before the event, […]
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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 […]
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56301 returns to mainline use
UPDATE – 6/10/17 – 56301 & 56081 repeated yesterdays 6Z16 & 6Z17 workings to Foxton. A picture of the return working 6Z17 below was taken by J. Hooson. A link to the WNXX site shows a picture of the pair crossing the A1 yesterday. Cut and paste this into your browser:- http://www.wnxx.com/17/1710/051017/56301.htm UPDATE 5/10/17 – […]
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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 . […]
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