56094, Powderham
56094,running around 70 minutes late storms past Powderham with 6Z52 Chirk-Teigngrace empty timber train on 5th December 2012,within 10 minutes the sun disappeared so it really was one of those rare days when luck is on your side!
These workings had started back in December 2011, bringing a revival of freight traffic back to the Heathfield branch from Newton Abbot. From September 2012 Class 56's became the booked motive power. Grids remained in control through 2013 ,14 and into 2015 when Class 60's, 66's and 70's also made appearances. The trains ceased in 2015 though there was a trial from Hackney Yard in January 2022 following a 7 year absence of these workings.
Hard to believe this is 10 years ago, where does time go.
Photo: Mark Walker
56094, Powderham
56094,running around 70 minutes late storms past Powderham with 6Z52 Chirk-Teigngrace empty timber train on 5th December 2012,within 10 minutes the sun disappeared so it really was one of those rare days when luck is on your side!
These workings had started back in December 2011, bringing a revival of freight traffic back to the Heathfield branch from Newton Abbot. From September 2012 Class 56's became the booked motive power. Grids remained in control through 2013 ,14 and into 2015 when Class 60's, 66's and 70's also made appearances. The trains ceased in 2015 though there was a trial from Hackney Yard in January 2022 following a 7 year absence of these workings.
Hard to believe this is 10 years ago, where does time go.
Photo: Mark Walker