37423 The Summer Syphons BLS tour approaching Hadfield 3rd July 2021
37423 climbs slowly up to Hadfield station from Glossop with the Branch Line Societys 'The Summer Syphons', taking participants on a four day tour over northern and East Midlands rare lines and freight terminals. This is day three, a Sunday and named the Primary Colours. Not to be without incident on all three days, this particular loco failed later, electrical contacts burnt in the control cabinets, early evening and was dumped at Manchester Piccadilly. I won't say what a DRS employed driver I know well said about the style of driving and loco knowledge that lead to this. And the other two class 37 failures..
July the 3rd 2021.
37423 The Summer Syphons BLS tour approaching Hadfield 3rd July 2021
37423 climbs slowly up to Hadfield station from Glossop with the Branch Line Societys 'The Summer Syphons', taking participants on a four day tour over northern and East Midlands rare lines and freight terminals. This is day three, a Sunday and named the Primary Colours. Not to be without incident on all three days, this particular loco failed later, electrical contacts burnt in the control cabinets, early evening and was dumped at Manchester Piccadilly. I won't say what a DRS employed driver I know well said about the style of driving and loco knowledge that lead to this. And the other two class 37 failures..
July the 3rd 2021.