When planning the renewal work on the bank from Bradford to Bowling tunnel around 1995 the Run round available at B Interchange was the equivalent of loco plus 8 coaches or approx 23 SLU plus loco and if that did not catch you out the haulage limit of 650 tonnes would.
36 may be available in the other Bradford station certainly not at Interchange.
A MK1 coach would on average weigh in at 33 tons , with a length of 3 slus, a set of 10 coaches would have a length of 30 slu's.with a trailing weight of 330 tons. and would not need to RR at Interchange as it was T and T.
The 60 dragged the steamer from Piccadilly into the road next to the Supervisors office.
The 60 was detached on the buffers, and when the steamer tried to get out of the platform, it stalled with 3 coaches off the end of the platform
As a result, The train set back onto the cass 60 on the buffers.
I attached the engine in the rear of the train and it it banked the steamer up the hill.
I have RR a train at Bradford Inter from the Halifax direction using the platform on the extreme left of the station.
There was a longish distance between the Traps to be in clear of the point ends to be able to operate the GF.
Once released the loco went up towards to Signal Box to Xover onto the road where the trucks were stood.
The ground frame was dificult to operate as you could not get the release from the Box.
Once this 60 was attached the whole train had no problem getting up the hill and making the left turn towards Leeds.
The 60 was booked to travel in the path of the steamer, but I attched it to the rear of the train, cos I did not fancy messing about with this train on the main line, should it run out of puff again.
On reaching York the loco dragged the train into Holgate then upto YYardNorth, bhind the sub into the NRM.
At this point I cannot recall the LL for the GF road at Bradford interchange.
If anyone wants to have a full report on this job just say so.
I was site trainman many times on the work at Bowling tunnel going right through to Halifax .
In fact Bowling Tunnel had all the manhole covers removed and on of the trainmen fell down it and hurt his legs.
This was always the case in tunnels.
As a result he was paid £3000 for his trouble.
If I saw one manhole cover missing, I would not enter that tunnel, as if one manhole cover is missing how many more are.
THe company has to supply me with a safe working environement on work sites, I just do not like hosptal food.