3Q41 Inverness Milburn C.Rail to Wick. Class 43 Intercity HST power car in De-branded LNER livery seen here at Dingwall station with Network Rails UTU consist.
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3Q41 Inverness Milburn C.Rail to Wick. Class 43 Intercity HST power car in De-branded LNER livery seen here at Dingwall station with Network Rails UTU consist.
3Q41 Inverness Milburn C. Rail to Wick. Class 37 in Colas Railfreight livery seen here at Dingwall with Network Rails UTU consist waiting for the Tain shuttle to clear the section of line ahead.
3Q41 Inverness Milburn C. Rail to Wick. Class 37 in Colas Railfreight livery seen here at Dingwall with Network Rails UTU consist.
3Q41 Inverness Milburn C. Rail to Wick. Class 37 in Colas Railfreight livery seen here at Dingwall with Network Rails UTU consist waiting for the Tain shuttle to clear the section of line ahead
37116 can be seen sitting in Wick Siding while a driver checks over the 2 locos before departure in a couple hours!
158721 departs from Wick station on Friday, the 13th of September 2024 with the 12:34 (2H62) service to Inverness.Colas rail 43274 berths in the run round loop to later form the 3Q43 to Milburn yard, Inverness, later on.
Colas rail HST power cars 43272 / 43274 berth in the run round loop at Wick station on Friday 13th September 2024. They had arrived in the early hours of the morning, having worked the 21:24 (3Q41) Ultrasonic test train from Milburn yard, Inverness. The train will later work the 22:12 (3Q43) from Georgemas Junction back to Milburn.
158721 awaits departure at the far end of the platform with the 12:34 Wick to Inverness (2H62) service.
Colas Rail HST power cars 43272 / 43274 berth in the run round loop at Wick station, having arrived in the early hours of the morning with the 21:24 (3Q41) from Inverness Milburn yd . Friday 13th September 2024.
Colas Rail HST power cars 43272 / 43274, berth in the run round loop at Wick station, having arrived in the early hours of the morning with the 21:24 (3Q41) from Inverness Milburn yd. Friday 13th September 2024.
Still wearing the remains of its Virgin/LNER livery on Friday 29/3/2024 is Colas Rail operated 43272. The loco was at the north end of the Network Rail UTU train which had arrived as the 3Q41 2124 Inverness Milburn Yard to Wick working. 43277 was at the other end.
3Q41 Inverness Millburn C.Rail to Wick. Class 37 in Colas Railfreight livery waits at Dingwall Station for the unit to clear and obtain the token to proceed North with the UTU consist towards Invergordon. 37219 was the rear loco on this occasion as sometimes it can be a DBSO instead.
Rail Operations Group Class 57 diesel locomotive 57312 with Mail/Parcels Units 768001 and 326001
3Q41 05.34 Shieldmuir Mail Terminal to Willesden Princess Royal Distribution Centre
Rugeley Trent Valley, Staffordshire
Veteran YKA ‘Salmon’ wagons (64 years on the clock now!) pause at Cardiff Central in the consist of 6A04 14:22 Westbury Down Yard - Pontypridd whilst brand new 756102 and 756103 pull in along side on the Down Mainline with 3Q41 16:28 Swindon - Cardiff Canton Sidings, a cool 78 minutes early.
3Q41 Shieldmuir - Willesden PRDC
37884 leading 768001 + 319373
heads south through Cheddington on the Up Fast and wasn't hanging around
3Q41 Shieldsmuir - Wembley Yard
57310 dragging 768001 (ex 319010) and 326001 (ex 319373)
heads South through Cheddington on the Up Fast at 1223
nearly caught me by surprise as this crossed from the US to UF at Ledburn Junction
3Q41 Inverness to Wick. Class 37 in Colas Railfreight livery sits with the UTU consist at the Platform to allow the Southbound unit to clear the section.
3Q41 Inverness to Wick. Class 37 in Colas Railfreight livery sits with the UTU consist at the Platform to allow the Southbound unit to clear the section.
3Q41 Inverness to Wick. Class 37 in Colas Railfreight livery sits with the UTU consist at the Platform to allow the Southbound unit to clear the section.
I was going to come and take a photo of the Orion postal units running under their own power; as it stands those are collectors pieces, it seems back to loco drags. 3Q41 Shieldmuir - Willesden.
57310 heads the 3Q41 05:34 Shieldmuir Mail Terminal to Willesden Princess Royal Distribution Centre. The train consists of class 319 EMU's converted for parcels/light freight use by Orion logistics. A new initiative from Rail Operations Group, aiming to take traffic of the roads.
At the time of our visit to Carlisle the units were being locomotive hauled but I understand they are now operating under their own power.
As for the title - Nigel can be seen getting his shot in the bag on the right of the frame.
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16th December 2021.