2. Railways

Tug Fest in the Peak District II....Mostly

This was the last day of my five day summer tour of Yorkshire and Derbyshire and my second visit to Peak Forest and the class 60 Tug action it promises. Semaphore signals are prolific and the day started well with the sun shining. The biggest surprise of the day was when Dundee's very own Genstar from the Scot-Rail list walked in from Doveholes. 11/8/2006
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    Back at Peak Forest and 66070 stands at the head of a rake of loaded RMC hoppers and draws them out of the siding. The sky looks threatening, a threat it would later keep.
    66070 has left the loaded rake of hoppers and a tank securely braked on the falling 1 in 90 grade in one of the loops. It now crosses over the main running lines to go onto the stabling point. I had hoped it would try and lift the train from the loop onto the mainline and go into melt down, but I was to be disappointed!!
    It is worrying when a class 66 turns up on a class 60 turn. Of course there may be a good reason for having 66056 rostered to 6M87 TThO 1107 Ely to Peak Forest empty RMC hoppers.