Watching trains
The passengers standing on Rugby's platform 2, patiently waiting the arrival of their train to Birmingham, almost feel compelled to watch the action across on platform 1.
To be fair, it's worth watching too as Freightliner 'Shed' 66561, hauling the 10.59am New Bilton Cemex - Willesden Euroterminal (4R98) discharged aggregate wagons, heads towards London on what is generally a Down direction platform. The reason being, New Bilton Cemex is located just a couple of blocks north off this line, so trains leaving the facility run 'wrong direction' for a few blocks before crossing over to the Up line through Northampton.
Timing was quite fortuitous - 15 seconds later the Birmingham train rolled in effectively killing the shot.
11.01am, 14th November 2024
Watching trains
The passengers standing on Rugby's platform 2, patiently waiting the arrival of their train to Birmingham, almost feel compelled to watch the action across on platform 1.
To be fair, it's worth watching too as Freightliner 'Shed' 66561, hauling the 10.59am New Bilton Cemex - Willesden Euroterminal (4R98) discharged aggregate wagons, heads towards London on what is generally a Down direction platform. The reason being, New Bilton Cemex is located just a couple of blocks north off this line, so trains leaving the facility run 'wrong direction' for a few blocks before crossing over to the Up line through Northampton.
Timing was quite fortuitous - 15 seconds later the Birmingham train rolled in effectively killing the shot.
11.01am, 14th November 2024