Peter Kazmierczak Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 56081 makes a smoky entrance to Bournemouth depot yesterday, at Branksome, bringing in a refurbished 458 unit from Widnes. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 56 301 at Brandon this afternoon..... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Photo by Nigel Miles : Westbury, 1982... 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2023 Nigel is a driver for us now, worked with him at colas too, nice guy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted December 13, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2023 Colas 56105 approaching Brighouse on 13th December 2023 with 6E44, Colas Ribble Rail at Preston to Haverton, discharged bitumen tanks. Always good to see a class 56 for a change as in recent months this working has been a solid class 70 duty. Colas however currently has at least five (possibly six) of its class 70s out of action for maintenance/repair. Even drafting in Freightliner 70009 from store at Leeds Midland Road on loan hasn't helped so far. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Dunno what they're all waiting for... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 7 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7 56098 working Leicester LIP - Carlisle Kingmoor, passing Crewe 7/1/24 On short-term hire to Colas - some reports say for one week only - to work the Carlisle-Chirk logs. My pic 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 7 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7 4 minutes ago, newbryford said: 56098 working Leicester LIP - Carlisle Kingmoor, passing Crewe 7/1/24 On short-term hire to Colas - some reports say for one week only - to work the Carlisle-Chirk logs. My pic you should have called in for a cuppa as you were in crewe 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 8 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8 And as predicted - it turned up on the log train today. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 56055 at OOC 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Photo by Ian Waters : Cardiff Canton in June '84... 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 13 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13 56098 disgraced itself on 6J37 and then 56049 failed on Whalley viaduct. The train was delayed for over 7 hours before 049 was resurrected and managed to drag the train up Langho/Wilpshire bank towards Blackburn. A quick grab vid from my back garden at 0020. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpb56125 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Failed 56098 with 56049 in Chester Middle Yard on 15th January 2024 awaiting rescue by 37405 Mark 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 25 (edited) And another log train video. I normally see 6J37 on the downhill at Settle, (unless it fails.....) but a WFH afternoon provided this opportunity from my back garden (it coincided with a planned break away from the PC screen - honest boss!!) And coincidentally, I had my dealer call to confirm delivery details for my Cavalex 56049 about 30 minutes after the video was shot! Edited January 25 by newbryford 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gWr_Mark Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Does anyone mind if I park this picture here? It's Wednesday 24th October 1990 and the relief crew have arrived at the County of Avon's Barrow Road transfer station, Bristol, ready to work "Dusty Bin" to Stoke Gifford, then forward to Westerleigh, where Avon Council had another transfer station, via Yate Middle and Yate South Junction. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gWr_Mark Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 It's later on Wednesday 24th October 1990 and "Dusty Bin" has reached Westerleigh Refuse Transfer station. After two run rounds and the shove back in, with the four container wagons it's brought from Stoke Gifford. The night has drawn in and it's started raining As soon as the last loaded container has been lifted onto the final wagon the crew will work the train back to Stoke Gifford, with yet another run round in Yate Middle and attach, the four wagons, back on to the remaining wagons it left on Stoke Gifford Up reception. The loco will then run light to Bath Road Depot for fuel and water and the crew will be off home. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 A couple of olduns from myself 56022,108,110,074 Knottingley 5-4-83. And a new 56115 at Donny works Feb 83 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) Just checked, that cant be 022. or can it. looks like it has 2 different Quater light windows Edited February 7 by Ray M Checking my own photos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted February 7 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7 40 minutes ago, Ray M said: Just checked, that cant be 022. or can it. looks like it has 2 different Quater light windows Yes, it can: Crewcastrian 1980 Flickr image How odd. Simon 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gWr_Mark Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 A few more photos I found lurking in an album, if anyone is interested. Westbury Depot, October 1988. Westbury Depot, March 1989. Again, Westbury Depot, March 1989. At one time, every road, on the depot, had a line of loco's stabled over the weekends but this reduced considerably after the introduction of Yeoman's class 59's. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 One from Sunday from me. Quick race down to the local station as I'd forgotten about this and remembered at the last minute. Screaming well as the driver gives it some more power, 56113 passes Keynsham working 6C97 Llandeilo Jn - Westbury with an empty RDT. 70803 was on the rear. Jo 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 56092 Doncaster Works 1981 by Mark Walker 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted April 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19 Colas 56090 rumbles towards Brighouse on 19th April 2024 with 6E44, Colas Ribble Rail at Preston to Haverton, discharged bitumen tanks. Rather nice to see (and hear) as this working has been in the hands of Colas class 70s (including the hired-in Freightliner 70) for awhile. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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