Rob Coote Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 See having arrived at Bridgnorth during the SVR gala, 68003 running round it’s train. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devious diesel Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Taken sometime during March at York. Old tech meets new in a way taken with an old Pentax ME Super SLR. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted May 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) At the (rather good and very busy) SVR gala Saturday 21 May.. 68003 Astute coupled to 73136 on the Bewdley - Kidderminster shuttle Waiting for the off... Chris Edited May 22, 2022 by Gilbert 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I visited Scarborough last Saturday and took a few photos of Class 68s. The following wil be from that day. Class 68 68031 Felix waiting at platform 1. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) Later on, 68032 Destroyer pulled into platform 2. Edited May 31, 2022 by 6990WitherslackHall 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 68027 at Platform 3 b at Doncaster on the 31st of may 2022. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I couldn't resist getting both 68s in one picture. (68031 on the left and 68032 on the right) 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 A close up of 68031's data panel. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 01/06/2022 at 18:56, vulcan product fan said: 68027 at Platform 3 b at Doncaster on the 31st of may 2022. So have the loco hauled Cleethorpes-Manchester services begun? Does anyone have knowledge of which trains? And why they have, once again, reduced the capacity, ( from six coaches to five)? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Another pic of 68032 on platform 2. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 And finally, another one I've not yet seen before: 68019 Brutus. With this 'caught' I only have 68026 Enterprise and 68028 Lord President to catch after which I will have completed to collection. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, JeffP said: So have the loco hauled Cleethorpes-Manchester services begun? Does anyone have knowledge of which trains? And why they have, once again, reduced the capacity, ( from six coaches to five)? Still only training runs at the moment, usually in timings freed up by missing passenger services. Don't know what the difference in seating capacity is between 2x185s and 1x68+Mk5s*, but looking at Realtimetrains over the last week, maybe a up to a third of Cleethorpes runs seem to be only 3 cars after a period of seemingly most being 6. *Edit: Wikipedia gives: 1x185 = 167 standard, 15 first 2x185 = 334 standard, 30 first 1xMk5 set = 261 standard, 30 first (but 257 standard according to TP's own page at https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travelling-with-us/the-nova-fleets/nova-3) Edited June 3, 2022 by eastwestdivide wikipedia info, and update 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) Fast forward to 02/06/22, I caught a train to Scarborough on order to catch the bus to Pickering as I was visiting the NYMR. The first 68 I saw on arrival was none other than 68031 Felix. I wonder if its stabled at Scarborough when it's not in use given the amount of times I've seen it there 🤔 Edited June 4, 2022 by 6990WitherslackHall 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 68025 Superb came into platform 2. Finally got some daytime pictures of the loco. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Coming after getting off the bus from Whitby to Scarborough, I saw 68031 Felix again. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 And finally, 68032 Destroyer was also in the station 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 There's been some 68 action of late through Derbyshire. 68016 was charged with the 6U77 Mountsorrel to Crewe bulk ballast yesterday - the first time a 'Cat' has been seen on this for a good few years I think. The working was double-headed today but I couldn't make it. Then today, the same 68 (016) was commandeered to go and rescue the 4E49 Daventry to Doncaster 'Tesco Express', after the usual 66 had developed square wheels and was failed at Daventry. Here it is at Stenson - again very very rare to see anything other than a shed on this: Thanks, Jack. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickL2008 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 This evening I went to see the 68s as the latest "rumor" is theyre finnishing in Augsut/September(?) so here we see: 68014 at saunderton Lee at the head of the 1K54, Marylebone-Kidderminster Minutes behind 68014, 68013 "Peter Wreford-Bush"restarts its train after a signal check at the head of 1T54, Marylebone-Oxford through Saunderton Lee NL 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted June 12, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 10th June 2022, 68004 'Rapid' stands at Keighley, on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway part of the station, during its weekend guest appearance at the K&WVR's 2022 diesel gala... ...and paired with the K&WVR's 37075, passing 50026 'Indomitable', approaching Keighley with a service from Oxenhope. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted June 13, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2022 Not an activity commonly associated with 68's.... Cheers, Phil. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 While I was waiting at Seamer yesterday, Class 68 Achilles passed the station light engine heading towards Scarborough. I didn't get any photos though. It then passed again going towards York. Again, no photos. 68032 Destroyer at York yesterday. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 68032 Destroyer again, but later on in the day. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 68023 Achilles stabled on the siding in the station. 68032 Destroyer can just be seen in the distance. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 And finally, 68030 Black Douglas at Platform 4 at York. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted June 21, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2022 6 hours ago, 6990WitherslackHall said: 68023 Achilles stabled on the siding in the station. 68032 Destroyer can just be seen in the distance. That’s some epic weed growth outside the shed. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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