Good to see them keeping busy, it fascinates me how they end up with these little jobs, I wonder if they’ll keep their additional locos busy too once they arrive
I think yesterday was a prime example of the railway being just plain sensible, something which is needed a lot more often if rail is to take heavy loads off of the roads, in this case it would be obvious to the other FOC, said to be Colas, that DCR were going to Carlisle so it's just a matter of reaching an amicable financial arrangement and ensuring a route conductor, if required, was available to get into and out of Liverpool, certainly easier for the other FOC than making a loco and drivers available to run their own train, a good move by all concerned. The arrival of 60046 is obviously sorely needed, the 56s are far better off as a pair as they are currently having to run individually with shortened loads, the other three 60s will, presumably, be some time yet undergoing their Super60s and I think when they are all available we'll see more work through the Cappagh ownership to keep them busy, possibly some HS2 work as well
A little leg stretching today as 56091 has run 6Z57 and 6Z58 from Willesden DC to WEFOC and return, presumably a wagon shuffling exercise, and has now run light to Acton Terminal, a last minute effort to take over the Mendip work .........?