Mayhem At Werrington Junction 11th July 2022
On a scorching hot day I was sitting at home keeping cool whilst talking to my good friend Trackside ECML.
We were tracking the movement of a class 37 taking coaching stock from Castle Donington to Great Yarmouth which had been diverted via Grantham due to a points failure on the booked Midland route at Melton Mowbray. Arriving at Grantham it was shortly followed by a pair of class 43's on a test train.
After much debate I was persuaded to go out in the heat of the day for just a few minutes to video both, but I was a bit sceptical if I could make it to Cock Lane in time.
What happened next was unreal and turned out to be the most intense number of trains seen in a two and a half hour spell before I wilted and needed to go home for some shade and a cool drink!
Arriving at Cock Lane about 1:00pm I was confronted by stationary trains, an Azuma on the Up Fast, a freight on the Up Stamford and a freight waiting to come out of the dive under. It transpired that a freight train entering New England yard from the Up Stamford had failed on the ladder crossing blocking all lines except the Down Stamford/Down Slow ECML. East Coast northbound trains were being routed on the Down Slow to Helpston Junction but nothing moved southbound for the next hour and a half.
Then it all kicked off, the obstruction was cleared and each train slowly moved up to Cock Lane block by block.
It was probably not the best place to be videoing, choking on diesel fumes and high pitched 66's singing away under my feet, but that's the price you pay for getting such a good scoop!
I did eventually get the 43's and the 37 whose driver must have thought they were unluckiest person at work today.
#werrington
A video captures a series of train movements around Werrington Junction following a freight train failure at New England, which disrupted services except for the Down Slow line. The footage includes various locomotives and rolling stock, such as Class 156, 170, 37, 43, and 66 units, observed at locations including Grantham, Great Yarmouth, Melton Mowbray, and others. The video details an extended period of activity starting from a brief visit to Cock Lane, highlighting the intensity of train operations during the incident.
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