55004 runs light at York. 10-5-81
55004 gets the double yellow at Challoners Whin Jct for Hull via the now closed section of the ECML, overtaking our Peak on our way back to Bristol. 10-5-81
55004 overtakes our return excursion to Bristol on the 5D44 York - Hull. We had left just before the Deltic but it easily caught us up by the approach to Challoners Whin Jct 10-5-81
55004 arrives at York with the 5D44 York - Hull 10-5-81
55004 and 55022 for scrap at Doncaster 21-8-82
55005 scrap Doncaster 21-8-82
55007 Peterborough 1D00 08h05 King's Cross - Hull 25-5-81
55008 light York 10-5-81
55008 Kings Cross on the 1L13 15:05 King's Cross - York. 24-5-81
55008 York 1V93 11h25 Edinburgh - Plymouth 10-5-81
55008 scrap Doncaster 21-8-82
55009 rolls through York station on 12-7-79
55009 arrives at Kings Cross on the 1A15 09:20 Newcastle - King’s Cross. 7-5-77
55009 ALYCIDON seen just after passing through Bristol Parkway on a tour from Preston to Bristol via Manchester, Chinley, Sheffield, Worksop, Retford, the ECML, Finsbury Park, Acton, Swindon, Bath, Bristol, Parkway, Acton,the MML, Toton, Chesterfield, Sheffield and as outwards back to Preston... 7-9-2
55010 York 1A26 15h50 York - King's Cross 28-3-81
55011 Edinburgh 1E40 19h15 Aberdeen - King's Cross 28-3-81
55011, 55016, 55013, 55017, 55005, 55022 and 55004 await scrapping at Doncaster 21-8-82
55011 scrap Doncaster 21-8-82
55013 starts out of Kings Cross on the 1N02 08:40 King's Cross to Newcastle 8-7-79
55013 in Kings Cross just before we caught it on the 1N02 08:40 King's Cross - Newcastle to York 8-7-79
55014 Retford 1A37 10h45 York - King's Cross 28-3-81
55015 Edinburgh on the 1V93 09:50 Edinburgh - Plymouth. 30-5-80
55015 at Edinburgh on the 1V93 09:50 Edinburgh - Plymouth. The loco will detach at York. 30-5-80
55015 L 55004 R Kings Cross 25-5-81
55016
55017 Light Kings Cross 20-9-81
55017 Kings Cross 1L42 14h05 King's Cross - York 20-9-81
55021 Newark level crossing 23-3-81
55021 Newark 28-3-81
55021 scrap Doncaster 21-8-82
55022 Doncaster 29-5-81
55022 scrap Doncaster 21-8-82
56003 on the Friday steel train coming through Badminton station 12-6-92
56003 almost ready to run again at the GWR depot in Toddington 27-12-5
56004 on an MGR passing Clay Cross Jct 3-7-78
56004 Retford 29-5-81
56004 stabled at Toton. 5-9-93
56004 arrives Toton from the south 6-9-92
56004 Worksop 29-5-81
56008 moves off the depot at Westbury before attaching itself to a London bound stone train, just 5 months before withdrawal. 2-5-92
56008 with 56016 to the left, seen on Toton's scrap line on 5-9-93. Apart from the jumper cables having been removed, the loco seems otherwise complete. Eventually the loco was towed to Immingham to be cut there by Raxstar in April 2000.
56011 stored at Long Marston. 8-6-8
56012 on a coal train at Stenson Jct. 4-11-93
56012 Worksop 19-4-80
56013 56122 56016 & 56008 are switched off in the scrap line at Toton. 5-9-93
56017 awaits final scrapping at Toton. This was the third 56 withdrawn, 4 months earlier in May. 6-9-92
56021 stored at Long Marston. 8-6-8
56022 Doncaster 29-5-81
56022 light engine back to Toton MPD 6-9-92
56025 hauls an MGR along the Denby branch on an overcast, miserable sort of day. 29-1-93
56025 working its way back down the Denby branch. 29-1-93
From the left 56029 56009 56025 56003 stabled on Toton MPD. 5-9-93
56032 running light engine at Chipping Sodbury Tunnel 13-5-94
56035 Margam 14-3-82
56035 stabled inside Toton 5-9-93
56037 Margam 14-3-82
From the left, 56039 56043 & 56050 at Westbury depot stabled for the stone trains ! 19-8-1985
56040 on a steel train near Newport 27-5-92
56041 stabled on Cardiff Canton MPD. 6-1-80
56043 at Milford Jct 16-8-93
56043 Margam 14-3-82
56044 passing straight through Newport 24-6-92
56053 light engine just after passing over Westerleigh Jct 7-8-93
56053 running light onto Godfrey Road stabling point at Newport. 19-9-93
56061 Crewe 7-3-81
56062 at Westbury on a special train to the local quarries. 2-5-92
56064 heads a stone train from Tytherington quarry past Ram Hill. The loco will run round at Bristol Parkway and then run up to London via Badminton. 2-11-91
56064 rolling into Newport 9-9-92
56066 heads up 56054 56060 56065 56072 at Coalville on 12-10-80
56066 & 56054 at Coalville stabling point. 12-10-80
56068 mgr at Barnetby 2-9-94
56074 MGR at Burton Salmon Jct 16-8-93
56074 pulling out of the sidings at Milford Jct 16-8-93
56079 empty MGR at Burton Salmon Jct 16-8-93
56080 waits in Shirebrook shed for its next duty 12-10-80
56081 freight Retford 29-5-81
56083 accelerates an MGR at Milford Jct 16-8-93
56085 bringing empty MGR wagons from Eggborough power station onto the main line at Whitley Bridge Jct 16-8-93
56086 light engine at Burton Salmon Jct 16-8-93
56089 approaching Drax Power Stn 16-8-93
56089 more loaded coal at Burton Salmon Jct 16-8-93
56089 passing Whitley Bridge Jct with Eggborough power station in the background 16-8-93
56091 at Whitley Bridge Jct 16-8-93
56093 60044 goea off to get more coal at Milford Jct 16-8-93
56093 light engine at Milford Jct 16-8-93
56095 on another MGRat Whitley Bridge Jct 2-9-94
56096 at Milford Jct 16-8-93
56096 snaking out of Milford Jct sidings 16-8-93
56096 takes the Castleford road at Burton Salmon Jct 16-8-93
56100 56089 take a passenger train out of Worksop on the occassion of the open day held by the station at Worksop 5-9-93
56102 is seen inside Toton depot along with 60004 on the 5-9-93. This 56 still seems to be around, currently stored at Thornaby.
56104 56018 pass Wapley on the Saturdays only coal train from Decoy yard at Doncaster 5-9-92
56112 at Barnetby 2-9-94
56114 37887 stabled at Avonmouth on test trains for the new terminal 25-6-93
56115 coasting downhill to the village of Hirwaun 13-4-94
56115 approaching Abercynon on a coal train from Tower colliery 13-4-94
56115 coming through the remains of the once large station at Aberdare 13-4-94
56115 approaching Aberdare from Tower colliery 13-4-94
56115 at Hirwaun 13-4-94
56115 has its MGR wagons filles at the Tower Colliery disposal point. Tower is the last deep mine in S Wales! 13-4-94
56115 awaits a to have some maintenance and a repaint before being sent to France. 12-6-5
56115 waits whilst the shunter opens the level crossing gates at Hirwaun with a load of coal from Tower colliery 13-4-94
56115 at Peterstone between Cardiff and Newport on a train of empty coal hoppers. 29-12-93
56122 scrunched!!! seen inside Toton MPD on 6-9-92. The loco was the 6th withdrawal along with 56008 the following month. It wasn't finally cut until May '98 at Booths in Rotherham
56302
56302 (ex 56124) is seen here at Kingsbury Jct sidings having just been started up in readiness to proceed light engine to Birch Coppice to shunt and then bring forward the 4O90 13:36 Birch Coppice to Grain intermodal train. 13-10-6
56302 has arrived light from Kingsbury and is now setting back onto the first of 2 portions of the 4O90 to Grain. Birch Coppice. 13-10-6
56302 gets the consist of the 4O90 to Grain moving down towards the headshunt. Birch Coppice. 13-10-6
The brakes are starting to kick in as the driver approaches the end of the headshunt at Birch Coppice. 13-10-6
With both portions attached, the driver of 56302 has had to travel to the far end of the head shunt, in order to reverse the train into sidings, so that he can run round prior to the return trip to Kingsbury. Birch Coppice. 13-10-6
56302 passes under the reinforced road bridge just to the West of Wood End village with the 4O90 Birch Coppice - Grain intermodal. 13-10-6
56302 has just arrived back at Kingsbury Jct from Birch Coppice and has just pulled up alongside 60002 which is just about to reverse the 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury into the discharge sidings. Kingsbury. 13-10-6
With the 'right away' given, 56302 accelarates up to the 15mph max speed for the pointwork that will give it access to the main line at Kingsbury. 13-10-6
56303 ( ex 56125 ) returning to Derby at the top of Filton Bank as the 0Z57 12:35 ex Portbury road learning special. 25-8-8
56303 accelerating through Bristol Parkway on the 0Z57 12:35 ex Portbury road learning specia to Derby. 26-8-8
56311 ( ex 56057 ) rolling through Filton Abbeywood on the 0Z57 12:35 Portbury to Derby road learning special. Fastline have a contract to move coal from Portbury and so these route learning specials were set up. 27-8-8
56311 passing through Filton Abbeywood on the 0Z57 Portbury to Derby road learning special. At this point the loco was 80 minutes ahead of schedule after apparently missing out the Portbury branch altogether !! 28-8-8
56311 on the 0Z57 Portbury to Derby climbing the 1:75 of Filton bank cautiously as it has just passed a single yellow. Again running about 80 minutes early after only going as far as Parson Street station in Bristol before reversing and heading home. 29-8-8
56311 seen north of Yate as it passes on the 0Z56 Derby to Bristol Fastline route learning special. 12-9-8
56311 switched off and padlocked at Westerleigh sidings. It arrived as the 0Z56 from Tyseley and is due to leave with the track vehicle 'Olwen', just visible behind the loco, on Monday as the 6Z56 10:00 Westerleigh to Hinksey. Seen here on 14-3-9
