55 022 is scheduled to run light engine from Grosmont to Barrow Hill on Monday 14th June and return the next day hauling Class 40, D213 ‘Andania’ in connection with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Diesel Gala taking place between the 18th and 20th June. Validated timings are as below, please note that these could […]
55022 remains at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and after last weekend’s successful gala this weekend is the second of the ‘Scottish Branch Line’ Gala weekends. The workings for Saturday are as previously advised, however the workings for this Sunday 15th May have now changed. This weekends workings are as follows: SATURDAY 14TH MAY 10.14 […]
Saturday’s workings for RSG at the NYMR Branchline Gala were reversed (leading when previously advised to be on rear and vice versa) with 22 working with class 25 D7628 instead of the booked steam loco. Sunday is also changing with 22 on the rear where previously advised as leading. 22 will now work some additional […]
After a lot of work behind the scenes resolving the Network Rail ‘Gauging Issues’ we can now confirm that 55 022 should be departing in the morning hauling 26 038 onwards to Grosmont. The times start at the same time as previously advised, but then progressively change for a much later arrival in to Grosmont. […]
The loco roster for the first weekend of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Scottish Branch Line Gala has now been revised, following the delay in moving 55 022 and 26 038 between Bo’ness and Grosmont and at this stage the loco is expected to work the following trains:- SATURDAY 7TH MAY 10.14 Grosmont to Whitby, […]
55 022 enters Grosmont during the locos previous visit in 2012. Photo: Doc Brown We have now been advised of the provisional plan for 55 022 at the consecutive ‘Scottish Branch Line’ Gala weekends at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The event features some great steam locos as well as 26 038 and 37 264 […]
We have now received planned timings for the loco move from Bo’ness to Grosmont, with 55 022 in disguise as 7 of course, hauling 26 038 to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway on a slow 60mph timed working. Please note that these times may be subject to change, we will try our best to inform […]
55 022 is once again scheduled to operate the 15.35 diesel hauled service from Bo’ness on Sunday 1st May at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway. The train calls at Birkhill at 15.53, then runs up to Manuel Junction, the return calls at Birkhill at 16.22 and arrives back in to Bo’ness at 16.39. The loco will be in the guise of Finsbury […]
Due to battery issues with the Class 126 ‘Inter City’ D.M.U., 55 022 should be working the 15.35 return service from Bo’ness, today Sunday 24th April. Sorry for the ate notice, but this has only arisen in the last 15 minutes or so!!
GBRailFreight are now happy that there is enough loco availability in Scotland following the introduction of the Class 73s and as a result no longer require 55 022. Bearing in mind that the loco travelled to Scotland to work the Translator Coach workings for just a month in April 2013, we have had a good […]