66747 56096 4Z75 rescue at Raskelf, 8th August 2022
Monday August the 8th 2022. 56096 has been declared a failure at Tollerton Junctions heading north with train 4Z75, empty boxes for track ballast loading at Redcar Ore Terminal which set out form Longport in Stoke at 1045 that morning. Already an hour late at York since developing problems between Ambergate and Clay Cross in Derbyshire, the train sat for over an hour and a half at Tollerton with help finally coming in the form of GBRf's 0N13, 15:43 Doncaster Decoy to Tees Dock light engine move in the form of Newall and Wright liveried 66747 'Made in Sheffield". The colourful combination here passes Raskelf heading north soon after getting underway 204 minutes late from Tollerton.
Arriving home from work and looking at the online freight schedules, I noticed that this train had not reported on RTT since passing Skelton Junction in York for some time. A look at the signal maps confirmed it that it was stationary at Tollerton. A scheduled light engine was making its way North and I figured it would in most probability be commandeered to remove this train from the running lines. After all, the nearest Colas loco with an available driver was be many hours away. So we went out and did not have long to wait. By chance a very nice rescue loco!
66747 56096 4Z75 rescue at Raskelf, 8th August 2022
Monday August the 8th 2022. 56096 has been declared a failure at Tollerton Junctions heading north with train 4Z75, empty boxes for track ballast loading at Redcar Ore Terminal which set out form Longport in Stoke at 1045 that morning. Already an hour late at York since developing problems between Ambergate and Clay Cross in Derbyshire, the train sat for over an hour and a half at Tollerton with help finally coming in the form of GBRf's 0N13, 15:43 Doncaster Decoy to Tees Dock light engine move in the form of Newall and Wright liveried 66747 'Made in Sheffield". The colourful combination here passes Raskelf heading north soon after getting underway 204 minutes late from Tollerton.
Arriving home from work and looking at the online freight schedules, I noticed that this train had not reported on RTT since passing Skelton Junction in York for some time. A look at the signal maps confirmed it that it was stationary at Tollerton. A scheduled light engine was making its way North and I figured it would in most probability be commandeered to remove this train from the running lines. After all, the nearest Colas loco with an available driver was be many hours away. So we went out and did not have long to wait. By chance a very nice rescue loco!