Class 60 Pools, Hours & Status 2/12/2011

Courtesy of Ken Short.
An opportune time to catch-up on the scores on the doors for the Tug fleet, the overhauled examples especially stand out with their miniscule engine hours!

60001 WNXX 13886 U 100
60002 WNTS 20508 U ONE
60003 WNTR 14062 D DEC
60004 WNTS 17258 D ONE
60005 WNTS 13513 D 100
60006 WNXX 11068 U FRE
60007 WCBK 00658 N
60008 WNXX 16701 U 100
60009 WNTS 18044 U 110
60010 WFMU 20484 D GEN
60011 WCAI 17012 N
60012 WNTR 14879 U 100
60013 WNTS 18361 D DEC
60014 WNXX 19060 U 123
60015 WNTR 18942 D 172
60017 WNTS 19711 U 112
60018 WNTS 17866 D 100
60019 WFMU 20034 D ESD
60020 WNTS 19748 U 612
60021 WNTR 13977 U 100
60022 WNTR 15392 U 100
60023 WNXX 17423 U 110
60024 WCAI 20003 N
60025 WNTS 20615 U 410
60026 WNTR 19365 U 100
60027 WNTR 16750 U 100
60028 WNTR 18707 U 612
60029 WNTS 20756 D ONE
60030 WNTS 19833 U 612
60031 WNXX 16870 U 100
60032 WNTR 10410 U 410
60033 WNTR 11745 U 410
60034 WNTS 17910 U 410
60035 WNTS 17966 U 100
60036 WNTS 14931 U 110
60037 WNTR 14696 D DEC
60038 WNXX 18772 U 100
60039 WCAI 20099 N
60040 WNTR 18765 A GEN
60041 WNTS 18361 U 100
60042 WNXX 18878 D 172
60043 WNTS 19783 D ONE
60044 WNTR 19318 U 420
60045 WCAI 17181 N
60046 WNTR 15723 D ONE
60047 WNTS 19204 D ONE
60048 WNTS 18491 U 112
60049 WCAI 17213 X 183
60050 WNXX 14280 U 112
60051 WNTR 15841 D DEC
60052 WNTS 19957 U 100
60053 WNTS 18821 U 410
60054 WCBI 00347 N
60055 WNXX 20258 D ONE
60056 WNTS 19930 D ONE
60057 WNTR 12873 U 410
60058 WNXX 11764 U 110
60059 WNTR 19925 X GEN
60060 WNTR 10338 U 410
60061 WNTR 16108 X BCH
60062 WNTS 19607 D LBT
60063 WNTR 19657 A GEN
60064 WNTR 11541 U 410
60065 WCAI 11270 N
60066 WNTR 16745 D 100
60067 WNTR 13884 U 410
60068 WNXX 19268 U 100
60069 WNTR 14401 U 410
60070 WNXX 13170 U 123
60071 WCBI 14887 N
60072 WNTR 12065 U 420
60073 WNTS 17006 U 110
60074 WFMU 18658 M GEN
60075 WNXX 20538 U 100
60076 WNTS 19852 D ONE
60077 WNTR 15006 A 110
60078 WNXX 16078 U 100
60079 WNTR 19240 X GEN
60080 WNXX 13729 U 100
60081 WNXX 11475 U 100
60082 WNXX 18040 D ONE
60083 WNTS 17356 U 110
60084 WNTS 15269 D 100
60085 WNTR 13304 U 112
60086 WNTR 13198 U 100
60087 WNTR 13306 U 110
60088 WNTR 11257 D DEC
60089 WNXX 16074 U 110
60090 WNTR 20829 U 612
60091 WCBK 00029 N
60092 WNTS 20497 D ONE
60093 WNTR 18148 U 111
60094 WNTS 19080 D ONE
60095 WNTS 20539 U ONE
60096 WCBK 15035 N
60097 WNTR 19944 U 612
60098 WNXX 09344 U FRE
60099 WCAI 18454 N
60100 WNTS 17803 U 110
60500 WNTS 18526 U 110

Stow Grid Action

I just managed to get away from work in time to catch a mega-working on Thursday 1st of December, 56311 picked up a number of redundant four wheel tankers from Harwich for disposal at EMR Kingsbury. 6Z61 is the first Cl.56 freight working I've seen at Stowmarket since I spied 56098 in the goods loop on Wednesday 31st of October 2001 at the head of a stone train en route to nearby Barham.
Many things transpired so I actually got to see this working. Initially it was "definitely" going to be a 31 hauled working, on Wednesday, at a time decent folk are in bed. However the Grid did produce southbound on Wednesday but was held at Ely for 24 hours. Rescheduling at control meant, if on time, I'd still miss the northbound working, I hadn't taken any notice of the local Gen emails though, as to my mind it was still a 31. Come knocking off time (15 late!) it was only on checking my text messages I found out it was a 56 and then worked out that if it was regulated behind my Cambridge train and the previous Norwich express I might just get it. A nail-biting period wondering if I'd just missed it was relieved by a Gen post saying it was still at Ipswich. Phew. A further flap was negated as it appeared before the unit in the video departed!
The video is poor though, shame they didn't loop it!

60091

Rob Reedman was on-hand to capture fresh out of works Tug 91 on November 29th, returning to Toton after a test jaunt to Beeston.

More RHTT Action

Went lineside yesterday and was in place to capture suitably filthy 57003 and 57004 with 3S63 Colchester-Norwich (via Ely) slowing to recess into Stowmarket Down Goods Loop.

Norwich Miscellany

Lucky chap that he is, Dad retired not long ago, one of his favourite outings is to the Norfolk Coast. En-route he'll often see something of interest and grab an image at the County Town. Here's a compendium of images and videos recorded this year, mostly by the Old Chap.