Western D1015 on hire to GBRf for stone workings

[Tony]

Later this week is booked

GBRf are hiring D1015 for stone trains!

Trial run and driver training this week booked
Thursday Wellingborough - Wellingborough via Toton route learner (via Leicester both ways ) ,

Friday 6D02 11.21 Wellingborough - Mountsorrel Lafarge self discharge train via MML/Leicester then
0E02 15.54 Mountsorrel - Peterborough GBRF light engine should have a 66 dit as insurance just to test it's capabilities with the wagons.

Should move Wednesday Tyseley - Wellingborough but path/times hadn't been sorted.

Should do a few more route learners after if things go well,

[Stuharris 6360]

Seems it was booked to run from Tyseley today @ 14:23, but according to Realtime trains, it was cancelled.

Interesting to see if it makes it tomorrow as the schedule for trial run/driver training is in Realtime trains.

[Tony]

Seems it was booked to run from Tyseley today @ 14:23, but according to Realtime trains, it was cancelled.

Interesting to see if it makes it tomorrow as the schedule for trial run/driver training is in Realtime trains.

It left Tyseley at 1634 and made its way to Washwood Heath
Shown on reatimes at
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O33820/2013/10/30/advanced

[Stuharris 6360]

Seems it was booked to run from Tyseley today @ 14:23, but according to Realtime trains, it was cancelled.

Interesting to see if it makes it tomorrow as the schedule for trial run/driver training is in Realtime trains.

It left Tyseley at 1634 and made its way to Washwood Heath
Shown on reatimes at
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O33820/2013/10/30/advanced

Oh right, thanks Tony, hadn't noticed that one.

Maybe there going to add it to a freight at Washwood Heath to take it to Wellingborough.

[midlandred2003]

Tony do you know if 1015 has actually worked yet?

[Tony]

Tony do you know if 1015 has actually worked yet?

No it hasn't, still doing static training at Washwood Heath while some paperwork is sorted out. Most likely working for it if all goes to plan is Monday Wellingborough to Scunthorpe (4E10) and Tuesday return (4M10)

[Stuharris 6360]

Any news on D1015 Tony, has it got to Wellingborough yet?

[Tony]

Any news on D1015 Tony, has it got to Wellingborough yet?

Arrived at Wellingborough an hour ago
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O35133/2013/11/04/advanced

It should be making its way to Scunthorpe tomorrow morning, then should be on 4M10 Stone train back to Wellingborough. booked 12.10 of Scunthorpe

I wish I could have been at Water Orton this afternoon. This went through 40 minutes later
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R37431/2013/11/04/advanced
55009 pulling 40135 & 40145

I bet that is the first time ever a Deltic, a Western and two class 40s have been through Water Orton on the same day!

[Stuharris 6360]

since they started allowing Preserved Diesel locos on the mainline, you cant say that life has been boring!  :)

[Tony]

It is not a Stone working as originaly thought it would be, but it is now at work for GBRF doing long welded rail trains, here is someones photo of yesterdays run
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75892080@N06/10697722576/

[Stuharris 6360]

A slightly different use for D1015

http://www.tyseleylocoworks.co.uk/tours/tr_2014_0209.htm

[mikestone]

It only did the lwr train once or twice and then took the planned stone working, but after failing twice is reported to have been banned from working those too.