Photohunter71
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Today I'm positive I heard an unidentified 56 heading westbound this afternoon with small ballast/spoil wagons. It returned around the back of 8pm. Has this been the first 56 around the sub since the 66's displaced them?
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Harbon 1
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We had 56113 on the GBRf charter from Mossend - Inverkeithing, then it ran light from Edinburgh on Saturday evening, was it that?
Photohunter71
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This 56 in particular was hauling a rake of spoil wagons, so unless it was needed for an engineers run, I couldn't say.
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Apologies as this is a bit O/T, but how often do trains use the Seafield / Leith line? I worked in Seafield around 20 years ago and I think the line was somewhat overgrown then, I don't remember ever seeing a train on it. I'm quite surprised it's still in use, but maybe new uses and traffic patterns have developed since then.
Photohunter71
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That might be the culprit, although I wasn't aware of the charter from Mossend to Inverkeithing until Harbon 1 posted up a reply.
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There used to be a train of pipes to the far North for the offshore gas companies. Other than that I don't think is seen any regular use at all
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I think I read that these spoil trains might work this weekend too (Carlisle NY - Portobello Jn).
Not particularly rare to see 56s on the sub. There was also a rail drop last Saturday ...
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B15112/2018/09/22/advanced
returned Monday morning (56090 and 56094)
Off the top of my head, I can remember two t-n-t'ing an engineers earlier this year and one being dragged from Grangemouth when a 70 first went round the sub last year.
I suspect that they might become more common as Colas have sold their 60s.
Not particularly rare to see 56s on the sub. There was also a rail drop last Saturday ...
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B15112/2018/09/22/advanced
returned Monday morning (56090 and 56094)
Off the top of my head, I can remember two t-n-t'ing an engineers earlier this year and one being dragged from Grangemouth when a 70 first went round the sub last year.
I suspect that they might become more common as Colas have sold their 60s.
Photohunter71
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I'll listen out for any 56 activity this weekend, going O/T a little, around half 5 yesterday evening a test train T'n'T by a pair of 37's went around the sub toward Slateford Jcn.
Scotrail84
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To who?
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GBRF.
Scotrail84
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Interesting, cheers. If only they had ETH, great for the sleepers apart from the low top speed.
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Which would make them useless for the sleepers.
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Found 'em. About 17:15 and 19:00 on the Sub on Saturday if all goes to plan.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B15213/2018/09/29/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B15211/2018/09/29/advanced
On Edit : This ...
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R21281/2018/09/21/advanced
was a 4 x 56 + 1 x 70 Colas convoy as far as Millerhill last Friday
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56090 and 56094 worked an engineers train back from aviemore to millerhill on monday morning left aviemore 05.22 arrived millerhill 11.46.
Photohunter71
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Thanks, I'll keep a listen out for them, and may if possible, hang out the window to see them pass by! May also try a visit to Millerhill if I can manage to fit it in!
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