What was this 'runs as required' train?

[GrimsbyPacer]

Today (Boxing Day) there is one freight train that is shown on Real Times trains website to have arrived this morning at Grimsby Town Platform 3 (bay platform).
It came from ''Wrenthorpe Recp.'' Does anyone know what this is? As freight is very very rare on this line now.

 

[Darandio]

Arrived where? I'm guessing Grimsby given your username, but providing the correct information would be helpful if you expect an answer!

 

[najaB]

Today (Boxing Day) there is one freight train that is shown on Real Times trains website to have arrived at Platform 3 (bay platform).
It came from ''Wrenthorpe Recp.'' Does anyone know what this is? As freight is very very rare on this line now.

If you mean this one, then it didn't run. It's a reserved path but doesn't appear to have been activated.

 

[Bertie the bus]

It's amazing how much confusion RHTT paths cause throughout the year. They're in the WTT all year, including Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but are run as required and only run for a few weeks in the autumn.

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

It was the one who najaB linked to, and it was at Grimsby Town. Even if it didn't run why on Earth would a freight train ever run to Platform 3 of Grimsby Town??

 

[najaB]

...why on Earth would a freight train ever run to Platform 3 of Grimsby Town??

It was probably a railhead treatment train path. It's booked to travel into the station because passenger trains do.

 

[Bevan Price]

It was probably a railhead treatment train path. It's booked to travel into the station because passenger trains do.

Yes - if anything is shown in RTT as "Diesel locomotive, trailing load 715 tons, there is a high probability that is a RHTT - possibly operated by a MPV, or alternatively, some kind of track maintenance machine.

 

[The Planner]

Timed as a 60-TR40. Basically because that is the freight timing load with the most sectional running times.

 

[Boothby97]

This is an RHTT, which runs during the autumn. This autumn they were powered by 2 DRS 20s (in top 'n' tail mode).
A photo plug now, a set of my photos taken over the autumn in the Grimsby/Healing area of the RHTT (including Grimsby Town station) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sboothby/sets/72157648695787415

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

Thanks for the reply and pictures everyone.
My question's been answered.

 

[ash39]

Just to completely answer the first post, Wrenthorpe is just north of Wakefield Westgate station on the Doncaster-Leeds line. Presumably the RHTT stops or reverses here at some point, but as far as I'm aware both the Yorkshire RHTT sets originate from York each day.

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

What was the ''Recp .'' Bit for?
Recycling plant, Recreation park??

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Reception at a guess.

 

[ash39]

I'd guess reception as well.

Northern also use these sidings for services that terminate at Westgate. As there is no bay platform, they run to Wrenthorpe and then back to the station to form the next outgoing service.

 

[Boothby97]

It stands for Reception Sidings.

The RHTT circuit that does this working operates a circuit that runs as York-Chesterfield-Wakefield Wrenthorpe-Grimsby-Malton-York, and it just reverses there.

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

Okay thanks for the info everyone. That pretty much ends this thread.