Grim Barnetby 59003
The return of 59003 was well touted and similarly it's movement to Eastleigh was well announced but there can't have been many worse days this year for it to make it's move from Immingham to Eastleigh.
I was booked on earlies at Barnetby East so the prospect of the RHTT's out and back and 47815 off to retrieve 59003 meant there was something out of the ordinary to look forward to.
Monday is the first of two regular line blockage days at Barnetby / Wrawby when the track walkers tip up. This morning they were walking the Down Main from Barnetby towards No 56 signal which is well beyond New Barnetby. In order to help them along and also to get them out of the way as quickly as possible I will, where possible, route anything I can down the goods to avoid hindering their progress.
When the circuit phone piped up and Ulceby announced
"6F17 and 0Z59"
Brock immediately said
"the first is 8 early John and the second is 20 early"
which meant there was only one answer....
"we'll have'em down the goods then"
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot !
I also felt for all those wretched soles on the station huddling under the bridge and on the platform, all hoping I suspect to see the train on the main.
These two shocking pictures weren't going to go up but I thought I better had post them up as it is certainly a newsworthy event and thus I suppose I ought to record it on here.
It seemed a busy old day at Barnetby, the roster clerk asled me to stop on for a further four hours during the course of the shift and when I left at 17.50 after 12 hours I had a quick count up and I'd signalled over a hundred trains, it keeps you fit does the B.East. :)
47815 hauling DIT 59003
Barnetby East signal box
11.17 on Monday 13th October 2014
0Z59 11.00 Immingham Mineral Quay GBRf - Eastleigh Works.
Grim Barnetby 59003
The return of 59003 was well touted and similarly it's movement to Eastleigh was well announced but there can't have been many worse days this year for it to make it's move from Immingham to Eastleigh.
I was booked on earlies at Barnetby East so the prospect of the RHTT's out and back and 47815 off to retrieve 59003 meant there was something out of the ordinary to look forward to.
Monday is the first of two regular line blockage days at Barnetby / Wrawby when the track walkers tip up. This morning they were walking the Down Main from Barnetby towards No 56 signal which is well beyond New Barnetby. In order to help them along and also to get them out of the way as quickly as possible I will, where possible, route anything I can down the goods to avoid hindering their progress.
When the circuit phone piped up and Ulceby announced
"6F17 and 0Z59"
Brock immediately said
"the first is 8 early John and the second is 20 early"
which meant there was only one answer....
"we'll have'em down the goods then"
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot !
I also felt for all those wretched soles on the station huddling under the bridge and on the platform, all hoping I suspect to see the train on the main.
These two shocking pictures weren't going to go up but I thought I better had post them up as it is certainly a newsworthy event and thus I suppose I ought to record it on here.
It seemed a busy old day at Barnetby, the roster clerk asled me to stop on for a further four hours during the course of the shift and when I left at 17.50 after 12 hours I had a quick count up and I'd signalled over a hundred trains, it keeps you fit does the B.East. :)
47815 hauling DIT 59003
Barnetby East signal box
11.17 on Monday 13th October 2014
0Z59 11.00 Immingham Mineral Quay GBRf - Eastleigh Works.