DSC04965 66559 and 59003 DIT 6E48 Bardon Hill to Tinsley or Morton Junction
In relatively poor light, with the clocks going forward, although not as dark as its passage should have been, a disgraced 59003 is dragged through Sheffield station at 0840 this morning some 2 1/2 hours after its booked slot. The loco gave up the ghost at Morton Junction and had to be rescued by FL 66559. On the far side of the station 66769 was sat waiting to take the train onto Tinsley having worked 0G99 Doncaster Down Decoy to Tinsley. I'm lead to believe the loco swap took place around Woodburn Junction and 66769 worked the empties back to Bardon Hill alone, 66559 returning alone with 59003 presumably abandoned or waiting fitters attention at Tinsley.
An addendum for the future. 66559 ran all the way into Tinsley and then returned le to Woodburn running up the start of the Stocksbridge branch to allow 769 to work through to Tinsley. 66559 then headed back to Toton via Beighton and 769 returned the empties to Bardon Hill with 59003 on the rear (apparently)
Oooops, nearly forgot. Thanks to Paddy Oates for mentioning it had failed via text as I was walking out of the station 20 minutes earlier. Otherwise I would have missed it.
DSC04965 66559 and 59003 DIT 6E48 Bardon Hill to Tinsley or Morton Junction
In relatively poor light, with the clocks going forward, although not as dark as its passage should have been, a disgraced 59003 is dragged through Sheffield station at 0840 this morning some 2 1/2 hours after its booked slot. The loco gave up the ghost at Morton Junction and had to be rescued by FL 66559. On the far side of the station 66769 was sat waiting to take the train onto Tinsley having worked 0G99 Doncaster Down Decoy to Tinsley. I'm lead to believe the loco swap took place around Woodburn Junction and 66769 worked the empties back to Bardon Hill alone, 66559 returning alone with 59003 presumably abandoned or waiting fitters attention at Tinsley.
An addendum for the future. 66559 ran all the way into Tinsley and then returned le to Woodburn running up the start of the Stocksbridge branch to allow 769 to work through to Tinsley. 66559 then headed back to Toton via Beighton and 769 returned the empties to Bardon Hill with 59003 on the rear (apparently)
Oooops, nearly forgot. Thanks to Paddy Oates for mentioning it had failed via text as I was walking out of the station 20 minutes earlier. Otherwise I would have missed it.