“Grid” Group News
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MAY 2017 Class 56 workings
31/5/17 – 56094 had stabled up at Cardiff Canton, and 56105 was working back to Crewe after overnight work at Stockport. 30/5/17 – The active 56s were located as follows:- 56078-Doncaster, 56087 ,56096 Whitemoor,56094 was working 4Z44 Gloucester NY -Pengam, 56105 Basford Hall, 56302 Grangemouth, 56303 Wolsingham, 56312 Wembley. 29/5/17 56113 took 50017 when on […]
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April 2017 class 56 workings
1/4/17. 56078+56087 worked 2109 Whitemoor – Hauhley Jcn (Near Stowmarket) 56094 worked 2239 Tyne – Durham Sig TY358(arr 2325) 56113 worked 2120 Doncaster Decoy- Ulceby (arr 2350) 2/4/17 56078+56087 worked 0820 from Hauhley Jcn (Near Stowmarket) 56094 ran as 0745 from Chester Le Street (arr Tyne 0759) 56113 ran as 0915 Humber Road Junction (arr […]
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Grid Photo Albums
Keep an eye out on our site as we’ll shortly be putting together a comprehensive photo gallery of every member of the class built. In the mean time enjoy 56001 …
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No Class 56 for Mid Norfolk Railway Gala 29/4 – 1/5 2017
The MNR Gala organisers have announced 56303 will no longer be attending this weekends Gala. Problems with 31452 mean the move is no longer viable . UKRL were willing to help out by supplying 56081 but crew shortages meant the move to get the loco over to Norfolk can’t happen. 31233 is also a no […]
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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. […]
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March 2017- Grid news round up
31/3/17 56078,56087 ran as 1200 0C51 Doncaster -Whitemoor 56302 , 56312. 56105 and 56113 are all located as they were 30/3/17 56094 has run to Tyne and 56096 had a trip to Toton with 60076 and then teturned to Shrewesbury Coleham. 30/3/17 56312 waabled at Eastleigh Arlington . How it got there is still uncertain. […]
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56301 power unit repairs
17/06/17 – work on 56 301 is nearing completion. The loco has undergone no load tests and the roof and exhaust sections are being refitted prior to the loco undergoing a loadbank test . The work has been interupted several times , with our consent , to allow UKRL to get other mainline locos back […]
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40th Anniversary of 56006’s Entry into Service
Press Release – 40th Anniversary of 56006’s entry into Service Late February 2017 represents a major milestone in both the history of the Class 56 locomotives, and the Class 56 Group’s very own 56006 in particular. This is because late February 2017 is the 40th anniversary of 56006’s entry into revenue earning service with […]
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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 […]
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Tyre turning on 56006
56006 has a good set of tyres, but the profile has worn to the point at which the flange height is getting to the point where it exceeds the limits allowed by Network Rail. At some point 56006 will be towed from Leicester to Tyesley where the work will be carried out. No timescale has […]
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