Acton Bridge
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On day release from the East Midlands 37418 "An Commun Gaidhealach" head north past Chapel Lane Acton Bridge with a rake of JNA wagons 6Z38 1133 Db Cargo Fan A And B Sdgs to Walton Old Jn Yard. Tuesday 9 May 2023. Thanks to various sources for the gen on this. Pole shot.
56091 makes its presence known hammering through frosty Daresbury with 4Z19 0800 Ravenhead Sidings to Chaddesden Yard empty box wagons. Could have done with it running half an hour later but beggars can't be choosers...!
This is the first time a DCR Class 56 has worked on this circuit and appeared because there was no Class 60 available; previously a DB Class 60 was hired in as and when required. The maintenance of the Class 60's has recently been transferred from Toton to Leicester (perhaps at the end of the warranty period) so this could explain the substitution.
Originally the path to return the empty wagons to Chaddesden Sidings was in the system for Tuesday but happily the 56 was required elsewhere so the train ran on Monday to coincide (for once) with a nice forecast.
Acton Park is a two minute walk from my house in Wrexham. I don't know why I don't go more often. This was taken this morning on my pre-breakfast walk with Becky.
A pre-work walk this morning around our local park in Wrexham.
60026"Helvellyn" about to take the Mid Cheshire Line at Hartford Jn with 6E10 11.10 Liverpool Biomass Terminal - Drax AES. Thursday 23 February 2023. Pole Shot
Four UP road diesels twist and turn on the north end of Soledad canyon with a Brooklyn, OR - Los Angeles, CA container train approaching the Soledad Canyon Rd overpass. I’ve had the hair on the back of my neck stand as the lions and tigers roared while shooting passing trains on the overpass situated next to Roar Foundation’s Shambala Preserve big cat refuge.
The rear DPU on this ZLCLT can be seen off in the distance as UP 1982 and its EMD brethren round a big curve while climbing toward the summit at Vincent just 3 1/2 miles ahead.
Yesterdays huge disappointment 37069 passing Acton Bridge with 4Z69 12.01 Arpley Sg - Daventry single wagon move. Wednesday 9 November 2022.
Recent winter storms brought snow to the San Gabriel Mountains that rise behind UP’s daily ZLCLT seen cresting Vincent Hill’s summit on the old SP Saugus line.
Red DB Class 66/0 No.66136 wearing a special London - YlWU branding, is seen on the freight only Dudding Hill Line at Acton Canal Wharf on the 6th of October 2022, working the 14:24 4O62 empty HRA’s from Church Yard Sidings to Hither Green Down Reception.
Taken with the aid of a tall pole.
66796 The Green Progressor heads through Shepherds Bush working the 6O88, Acton Yard- Grain foster Yeoman GBRf empties
DCR Grid 56301 at Acton Bridge with 6M89 09.01 Middleton Towers to Ravenhead Sidings loaded with Silica sand from Norfolk for the Pilkington glass works in St Helens. Pole shot. 05/04/25.
With large EWS branding over its former BR grey livery, 60066 ‘John Logie Baird’ rumbles past a frosty Acton Turville with the Theale to Margam fuel empties on 10 January, 2009.
1F30 Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street. Class 350 Desiro in Debranded London Midland Trains livery now West Midlands Trains heads north towards Acton Bridge.
Ex Fastline 56301 screams it's way northward near Acton Bridge with 6M89 09.01 Middleton Towers - Ravenhead Sg on Saturday 9 April 2025. Pole shot.
60028 rumbles past Chapel Lane near Acton Bridge trailing a plume of silica sand with 6M89 09.01 Middleton Towers - Ravenhead Sidings St Helens. Saturday 13 May 2023. Pole Shot.
Against all the odds the skies cleared mid afternoon and instead of a cloudy record shot I got one in sun right at the death, luckily 56098 was running 30 minutes early despite it getting looped beyond the bridge while a shed overtook it so with a sun angle of 5 degrees instead of 2 if it ran to time I came away pleased with this.
6M89 09.01 Middleton Towers - Ravenhead Sg loaded sand. Saturday 10 February 2024.
Fresh from maintenance at Crewe IEMD, frothy Malcolm 90024 leads DB 90028 'Sir William McAlpine' through Acton Bridge with the slightly early 4M25 Mossend Euroterminal - Daventry IRFT. 26/11/20
Whilst it looks nice, 024 doesn't seem to be particularly popular with those driving it who have on a few occasions said it's a bag of spanners whilst changing over at WBQ.
The Keolis Fiber Optic train is seen eastbound at South Acton, MA. The 2 Precision Leasing locomotives have been contracted to Keolis by McCourt Construction to bury fiber optic lines on the North Side. Thanks to photoshop, the powerline that normally obstructs this view was removed.
56091+56103 hurry past Chapel Lane Acton Bridge with the delayed 6Z59 12.39 Chaddesden Sg - Carlisle Kingmoor VQ. The train was running 102 minutes late at this point. Monday 13 May 2019.
One from 10 years ago today. 66057 at Acton Bridge working 6F62 Folly Lane-Arpley. 19th November 2013.
Featuring DLE30275 (YX68UOW), DE20052 (YX59BYC) & DLE30328 (YX68UVO) seen at the new East Acton stands.
4L92 Ditton (Oconnor) Fliner to Felixstowe North F.L.T. Class 66 in Freightliner green/yellow livery heads south on the WCML seen here at Acton Bridge with an intermodal bound for the port of Felixstowe.
69009 "Western Consort" powers through Acton Bridge hauling 458410 on 5Q62 13.11 Widnes Transport Tech - Wembley Reception 1-7 on Monday 29 July 2024.
4S44 Daventry Int Rft Recep Fl to Coatbridge (Drs) Class 68 (Vigilant) in DRS compass logo livery seen here on the WCML heading north towards Acton Bridge.
Rail Operations Group Class 47/4 No.47812 is seen passing through South Acton Junction on the 26th of February 2021, working the 06:44 5Q26 from Eastleigh Altsom to Worksop Down Reception formed with former Grand Central Mk 4 Coaching stock (Set’s GC01 12211 12434 10310 10318 11319 & DVT 82201 - GC04 12210 12452 12316 10301 12322 & DVT 82230) which were heading North to Worksop for storage after visiting Eastleigh for handing over and debranding work.