Barnetby East : Bescot bound
Two shots of 70808 making it's debut on an Immingham working.
As advised by the driver no less, 70808 was at Toton and was required at Bescot. The most expiditious way of acheiving this was thus..
70808 was collected from Toton by the driver who made the short hop to Rectory Junction and stuck it on the front of 60047 and then proceeded to work 6E82 the Rectory Junction - Lindsey tanks. Upon depositing the train at Lindsey the pair retired to Immingham Dock Transfer Quay where the 60 was left for future duties whilst the driver then took the 70 off to Bescot via Brigg and the old road (Barrow Hill).
The 70 lead from Rectory to Grantham where the train runs round hence here at Barnetby the 60 was leading with the 70 dead in tow.
70808 forms 0Z70 the 17.55 Immingham Dock Transit Quay - Bescot Up Engineers Sidings
Barnetby East, 18.26, Thursday 20th August 2015.
Barnetby East : Bescot bound
Two shots of 70808 making it's debut on an Immingham working.
As advised by the driver no less, 70808 was at Toton and was required at Bescot. The most expiditious way of acheiving this was thus..
70808 was collected from Toton by the driver who made the short hop to Rectory Junction and stuck it on the front of 60047 and then proceeded to work 6E82 the Rectory Junction - Lindsey tanks. Upon depositing the train at Lindsey the pair retired to Immingham Dock Transfer Quay where the 60 was left for future duties whilst the driver then took the 70 off to Bescot via Brigg and the old road (Barrow Hill).
The 70 lead from Rectory to Grantham where the train runs round hence here at Barnetby the 60 was leading with the 70 dead in tow.
70808 forms 0Z70 the 17.55 Immingham Dock Transit Quay - Bescot Up Engineers Sidings
Barnetby East, 18.26, Thursday 20th August 2015.