“Grid” Group News
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56006 – one mystery solved, another unanswered.
As you may recall 56006 was running around for a very long time a crazed cab quaterlight on the drivers side at No 1 end. Unfortunately this was broken a few summers ago when some vandals threw a stone through it. The broken glass was removed and a standard Romanian piece of glazing offered into […]
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56301 and 56006 update
Final work to reunite our mainline registered locomotive 56301 with its replacement tyres(ex 56007) and its original traction motors is underway at UKRL’s Leicester facility and the attached image shows the locomotive during these works. The photo is courtesy of UKRL. Please remember UKRL’s Leicester site is not open to the public although locomotives on shed can be […]
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Overdue update- covering Period Feb 2020 to June 2020
56006 – several visits were made during February to attend to 56006 ahead of the anticipated Spring and Summer running days and Gala visits (NYMR and then the home gala at the ELR) Of course the Covid-19 lockdown then put paid to any further attention to the loco. Fortunately things are now improving and restrictions […]
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56301 -future up in the air
23rd February 2020. 56301 is now sat on its replacement bogies ( ex 56007) and awaits final reconnection of traction motor cables. The 6 traction motors were checked for their electrical insulation readings before they left Longport but we’re reading low when checked again at Leicester. The motors will undergo drying out and further insulation […]
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56006 3 ROUND TRIPS TOMORROW SAT 18th January 2020.
56006 ready for work. 56006 will be working top and tail with 47402 (D1501) tomorrow Saturday 18th January on the diesel turn . First run is 0915 from Bury to Heywood and locos will work 3 ROUND TRIPS. 56006 should be leading on Heywood – Rawtenstall legs.
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56006 B exam and running day 18th January 2020
Our small but dedicated team of volunteers will be at Bury all next week and working on a number of jobs which form part of the planned maintenance work which comprises a B exam. Over the coming weeks and months these jobs will be addressed and 56006 will have received a B exam. We are […]
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56301 progress on bogie exchange
Update 23rd Jan 2020 Bogies arrived at UKRL and 56301 is currently inside shed and worn bogies are disconnected in preparation for exchange which is to take place next week. 12th Jan 2020 GBRf have confirmed the donor bogies have finally been removed from 56007 at Longport and should be delivered to the wheel is […]
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SOLD OUT -Class 56 Group Calendars and Christmas Cards
Available on or ebay site at the following link. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/keith56129/m.html?item=303397158450&hash=item46a3e13e32%3Ag%3A-XMAAOSw08dd7q9R&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
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C56G Container delivered to East Lancashire Railway
The group took delivery of a 20′ ex shipping container for use as an onsite store and workshop. This will greatly assist in looking after 56006 as we can transfer parts and tools required to be close by rather than off site or in a car boot. The container was delivered by Lion Containers who […]
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56006 Footplate experience dates-May 30th (Sat) 2020 and September 17th (Thur) 2020
New dates added for 2020. Please contact C56G via details on contacts page for more info or to make a booking.
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