North and West Yorkshire
Visits to get Tug 91 on 6K05, GBRF 66/7 on the Gypsum, Grids at Shipley and earlier in the month, the latest SuperTug at Skipton.
24/4/2012
Tug 91 heads towards Long Preston with 6K05
"The cleaner end" of Tug 91
And following about 20 minutes later was 66850 on 6J37 Carlisle-Chirk Kronospan
Waiting for the road at Hellifield.
23/4/2012
66075 heads north through Gargrave with 4S62 from Milford.
About half an hour later, 66707 headed south with 4E13, Newbiggin to Doncaster. Not exactly hanging about either.
Shipley
56312 stands at the entrance to Crossley-Evans scrap yard....
.....before being joined by 56311
Northern 333006 approaches Shipley with a service from Leeds to Skipton
43062 tails the NMT HST as it departs Shipley heading for Derby RTC with 1Q13. The lead Powercar was 43013.
6Z56 starts it's departure to Cardiff Tidal
Gradually, the Grids start to open up.
Due to the departure timimg, if you had waited on the opposite platform, you would have had the opportunity to get bowled by 2 electric 333 units going to Bradford by the time it left Shipley.
The 2nd unit just arriving!!!
56312 with it's "Lurverly" Railfest vinyls
332482 stands at Shipley awaiting departure to Ilkley
5/4/2012
Northern 333002 stands at Skipton awaiting departure
333015 arrives at Skipton
The latest SuperTug (and another livery has gone from the mainline scene), as DBS Red 60059 rumbles into Skipton on it's way to Peak Forest
Another view