73962 Dick Mabbutt Derby to Tonbridge 5O73 OHL test train

73962 GBNR DERBY RTC 575O732L01 V * TONB11&12 N 29D A and 73 number 963 GBNR DERBY RTC 575O732L01 V * TONB11&12 N 29D A

 

GB Railfreights re-powered class 73/9 number 73962 named "Dick Mabbutt" after Brush Traction’s former group engineer who died in 2013. Here it is photographed working 5O73 from Derby R.T.C. to Tonbridge on 1 July 2015.

 

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It was also photographed earlier on route by Bill Atkinson at Barrow-on-Soar, by Martyn Spencer and by Ian Dyer at Culvert Road, as well as by Christopher Livings at Tonbridge the following day.

 

According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;

Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail).......1230...........1230.........................RT

Derby Way & Works Sidings...1233...........1243 1/2..................10L

Derby Way & Works Sidings...1247 1/2.....1243..........................4E

Spondon [SPO]...........................1251............1247 3/4...................3E

Sheet Stores Junction..............1259...........1254 1/4....................4E

Trent South Junction................1301............1255 1/4...................5E

Loughborough 2........................1307...........1302..........................4E

Sileby Junction...........................1311.............1306 1/4....................4E

Syston South Junction.............1315............1311............................3E

Leicester [LEI] UDS....................1322...........1319 1/4....................2E

Leicester South Junction.........1337 1/2.....1330 3/4..................6E

Wigston North Junction...........1340 1/2....1343 1/2....................3L

Market Harborough 2...............1351 1/2.....1354 1/2....................3L

Kettering North Junction.........1406...........1407 3/4....................1L

Kettering [KET] 2........................1408...........1410 1/2.....................2L

Kettering SouthJunction..........1410............1411 1/4.......................1L

Harrowden Junction.................1415............1415..........................RT

Wellingborough [WEL] 3..........1417 1/2......1417 1/2....................RT

Sharnbrook Junction................1430 1/2....1430 3/4..................RT

Bedford North Junction...........1441............1440 3/4..................RT

Bedford [BDM] 2........................1442...........1442 1/4...................RT

Bedford South Junction...........1445 1/2....1449 1/2....................4L

Flitwick [FLT] 1.............................1453 1/2.....1459..........................5L

Harlington [HLN] 1......................1457...........1502 1/2....................5L

Leagrave Junction.....................1501............1506 3/4...................5L

Luton [LUT] 1................................1507...........1514...........................7L

Harpenden Junction.................1515............1524..........................9L

St Albans [SAC] 1........................1521............1529..........................8L

Radlett Junction.........................1526 1/2....1536 1/4....................9L

Hendon [HEN] UH.....................1538 1/2....1547...........................8L

Brent Curve Junction................1542 1/2....1550..........................7L

Dudding Hill Junction...............1545 1/2....1554 1/2....................9L

Acton Canal Wharf....................1552...........1601 1/2.....................9L

Acton Wells Junction................1554 1/2....1603 1/2....................9L

Kew East Junction.....................1559...........1613.........................14L

New Kew Junction....................1601............1612 3/4...................11L

Barnes [BNS] 1............................1609...........1621 3/4..................12L

Clapham Junction 3..................1616............1631 1/2...................15L

Factory Junction........................1624 1/2....1640........................15L

Voltaire Road Junction.............1626 1/2....1640 3/4.................14L

Denmark Hill [DMK] 2...............1631 1/2.....1646........................14L

Crofton Road Junction.............1632 1/2....1648........................15L

Nunhead [NHD] 2......................1635 1/2....1650 1/2..................15L

Bellingham [BGM]......................1640 1/2....1656 3/4.................16L

Shortlands Junction..................1644...........1702 1/4..................18L

Bickley Junction[XLY]...............1647...........1707 1/2.................20L

St Mary Cray Junction..............1647 1/2.....1709 1/4..................21L

Swanley [SAY] 2.........................1651 1/2.....1714 3/4.................23L

Otford Junction[XOT]...............1701............1723........................22L

Sevenoaks [SEV] 3....................1706...........1728........................22L

Tonbridge [TON] DF.................1716/1724..1736 3/4/NoRep..20L

Tonbridge West Yard...............1727...........1747........................20L

 

Done