56105 56049 Ribblehead 6J37 260124 CGee 13HC
Where's My Utopia?
I think this was my favourite photo of 2024. It has in many ways been a good year, but as with any year in this hobby, it also feels like the main line railway scene has got a bit less interesting as the year progressed.
It's a sobering photo, because after a brief flurry of grid haulage, including celebrity 56098, 6J37 reverted to predominantly class 70s after March 2024 and then in recent weeks 6J37 has more often than not been routed West Coast Main Line.
If the rumours are true, the future of class 56s with Colas is also uncertain, but rumours sometimes don't have any substance.
It's been a bit thin lately with through freight on the Settle and Carlisle, with 6K05 also routed WCML in recent months.
On the plus side, class 60s became a common fixture on the Arcow Quarry stone traffic in 2024, along with the Rylstone branch diagrams, which together with the existing Ribblehead Quarry diagram has certainly made the lower end of the Settle & Carlisle and Skipton area more interesting. I watch the continued progress with the quarry connection at Horton in Ribblesdale with interest and look forward to its commissioning.
Anyway, after a right good walk with Ruby on Twistleton Scar and a pint of Riggwelter with Seabrooks crisps in the Station Inn, my grand day out concludes as 56105 and 56049 work their way across Ribblehead Viaduct towards the station with 6J37 in January 2024.
And my favourite new music of 2024?.........probably English Teacher's This Could Be Texas followed by Yard Act's second album - Where's my Utopia?
Music and trains follow parallel lines. Neither as good as they used to be, but still some current gems to be found and enough to keep me occupied.
56105 56049 Ribblehead 6J37 260124 CGee 13HC
Where's My Utopia?
I think this was my favourite photo of 2024. It has in many ways been a good year, but as with any year in this hobby, it also feels like the main line railway scene has got a bit less interesting as the year progressed.
It's a sobering photo, because after a brief flurry of grid haulage, including celebrity 56098, 6J37 reverted to predominantly class 70s after March 2024 and then in recent weeks 6J37 has more often than not been routed West Coast Main Line.
If the rumours are true, the future of class 56s with Colas is also uncertain, but rumours sometimes don't have any substance.
It's been a bit thin lately with through freight on the Settle and Carlisle, with 6K05 also routed WCML in recent months.
On the plus side, class 60s became a common fixture on the Arcow Quarry stone traffic in 2024, along with the Rylstone branch diagrams, which together with the existing Ribblehead Quarry diagram has certainly made the lower end of the Settle & Carlisle and Skipton area more interesting. I watch the continued progress with the quarry connection at Horton in Ribblesdale with interest and look forward to its commissioning.
Anyway, after a right good walk with Ruby on Twistleton Scar and a pint of Riggwelter with Seabrooks crisps in the Station Inn, my grand day out concludes as 56105 and 56049 work their way across Ribblehead Viaduct towards the station with 6J37 in January 2024.
And my favourite new music of 2024?.........probably English Teacher's This Could Be Texas followed by Yard Act's second album - Where's my Utopia?
Music and trains follow parallel lines. Neither as good as they used to be, but still some current gems to be found and enough to keep me occupied.