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Many thanks. Time to plan a final visit/ride.

Does anyone know the frequency of transfer workings into and out of Bredon's Hope works and Earles Sidings.

So with the recent scrap moves how many 507s ate still in use and available for the 3 diagrams.

DB Cargo have run an empty aggregates train from Ashburys to Dowlow for some years either early afternoon or evening. Paths are in RTT and were in use prior to the bridge at Whaley Bridge being replaced. As I understand it it isn't possible for loaded trains to go from Dowlow direct to the...

Wondering which class 153 worked 2Q70 this morning. Thanks in advance.

Interested to know which Class 455s made up 5Y51 this afternoon. Thanks in advance.

Fully agree. Does the route vary each year.

Growing up in the Dark Peak I'll give Chapel-en-le-Frith a mention. Still with its original buildings on the up side, semaphores in each direction and on a 1:58 gradient it has fine views of the area, including towards Kinder Scout. Also it has the blue pack remembering Driver John Axon who died...

I was wondering about that working as well. Are 60s better suited due to their higher Tractive Effort or is their another reason.

The summit is definitely not far in from the Eastern Portal. I believe it is also the deepest tunnel in the country.

Yeah def Taw Valley. Spotted it heading south near Banbury.

Once again a huge thanks. Looks like a weekend in N.Yorkshire.

Thanks for posting such a helpful overview of the diagrams. Are Saturdays going forward to December likely to be similar for 68 useage? And do they work a Sundays?

Yet still quicker than the current service involving either a change or reversal in Sheffield.

Nice one. Are Everton FC paying or contributing for the improvements as a planning condition?

great thanks.

Was wondering which 701 was dragged today by 69008 on 5Q47 from Marchwood to Wimbledon Park. Thanks in advance.

Piloting was used as far as Peak Forest Station, often a 4F, up until the mid/late 1950s when banking became normal practice. The excellent book by Paul Harrison and Peter Midwinter - An Illustrated History of the ICI Hopper Wagon, has a couple of photos showing piloting. 8Fs took 16 loaded...