RMweb Gold 08221 Posted September 9, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 9, 2022 On this sad morning, 56094 approaches Bamford bridge in Uttoxeter on the 0750 Nottingham Eastcroft to Carlisle yard light engine move - 9 September 2022. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 08221 Posted September 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 28, 2022 56049 passing Uttoxeter station on the 1051 Longport to Redcar Colas freight on Wednesday 28 September 2022. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 08221 Posted October 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) 70816 hauls dead 56094 through Uttoxeter station on the 0803 Carlisle NY to Nottingham Eastcroft light engine working on Monday 17 October 2022. Edited October 17, 2022 by 08221 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 08221 Posted November 24, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2022 56090 passes light engine through Uttoxeter station on the 1154 Nottingham Eastcroft to Crewe Basford Hall working on Thursday 24 November 2022. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Taken from Railways Illustrated Issue 236 October 2022. "GBRf [...] will be taking its last operational pair of Class 56s - 56081/098 - out of service so that they can be added to the Class 69 conversion programme." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 08221 Posted December 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2022 Grey day for a Grid... 56113 passes Bamford bridge in Uttoxeter on the 1050 Longport to Redcar working on Thursday 22 December 2022. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Photo by Don Gilham, Reading in the '80s... 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) Why have I only just found this thread? must find some of mine (because I can’t get into the main group for prototypes) shame most of the pictures have disappeared Edited December 29, 2022 by ess1uk 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted January 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) A couple of scans from 2008 of a pair of Fertis class 56s stored at Eastleigh. 56115 and 56117 await their fate. Interestingly their fate was a little brighter then imagined at the time and both went out to Hungary, where I understand they are both still in service (although that could be outdated information). Edited January 7, 2023 by Claude_Dreyfus 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 56081 & 56 098 pass Anlaby Rd Junc Hull on 14th January 2023 with UKR Farewell class 56 railtour. Paul 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2023 As we've woken up to snow this morning, I can't resist digging out this oldie but goldie. Somewhere in there is 56080, trapped by fallen trees in the cutting at Streetly on 22/01/88. This will be 35 years ago this coming Sunday, although I won't get a day off work this time around! 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted January 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2023 Since 56081 seems to be "grid of the moment", I'd better add my own photo of it. Here it is with fellow sometime MGR stalwart 20048, oozing late 70's glam, at Bridgnorth during the SVR diesel gala, 2nd October 2022. 56098 was present as well, but sat at Kidder all day Sunday. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 08221 Posted February 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2023 The 1014 Crewe to Doncaster LE move sees 56078 passing Uttoxeter signal box on Friday 3 February 2023. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted February 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2023 56081 at Saltley on 25/07/02 (my photo) 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 A nice surprise walking into Acton, a triangle of lights and a bassy throb carrying on the breeze could only mean one thing...a 56. DCR's 56091 had 18 wagons with it, being loaded with HS2 spoil. From Acton the train would run to Wembley, then on to Chaddesden Sidings in Derby the next day, both as 6Z46. The ultimate destination was Burton-upon-Trent, running as 6Z47 from Derby. Samsung S10 on Night Mode. Amazing what a phone camera can deliver. Jo 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted March 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2023 56038 & 56043 pass W43017 at Cardiff Central on 25/09/79 (my photo) 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWJ Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Most of my railway photos were taken before it became fashionable to bring 56s out of retirement for main line work, but here are a few: 56097 arrives at Brush Traction, Loughborough, on 17th November 2004 after being privately purchased for restoration. Several years and a lot of elbow grease later, the same loco was looking superb on its first test run at the Great Central Railway (North), Ruddington on 20th September 2008. 56311 rumbles though York with a southbound scrap metal train on 18th May 2012. I had forgotten this livery ever existed, let alone that I'd photographed it. 56312 repeats the rumbling-through-York-with-scrap-train routine on 17th April 2012, but sporting promotional graphics for the forthcoming Railfest event at the National Railway Museum. Cheers, Will 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted March 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2023 56095 at Monk Fryston on 11/05/01 (my photo) 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Photo by Mike Farrington... 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted March 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Photo by Mike Farrington... Is that the real Polar Express? Now wondering if the CEGB or whatever it was back then, got charged for more coal than had actually been delivered.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted March 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2023 34 minutes ago, Davexoc said: Is that the real Polar Express? Or a county lines thing that the authorities haven’t tumbled as yet😜 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 (edited) Short term contract, 6Z87 08.38 Workington docks to Drigg via Maryport stone train, 56078 leading, 56113 at rear, taken today. Edited March 27, 2023 by long island jack 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Rather wet weather for todays 6Z87 taken at Workington 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted March 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) 56086 at Saltley on 25/05/85 (my photo) Edited June 12, 2023 by franciswilliamwebb ...revised image file 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Todays 6Z87 passing Workington yard, 56113 leading ,56049 at the rear 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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