66847 & 56090 at Wigan North Western - 24th August 2024
Saturday 24th August 2024.
The class 66 was working the empty logs Train on an extra path after the previous days problems.
56090 failed the previous day at Ribblehead and subsequently dumped at Blea Moore loop I believe. The 66 was dispatched for rescue running I heard 465 minutes late causing a rare Saturday daytime northbound empties run which we see here. 56 was dead in tow.
Rather typically late running Avanti and logs running little meant stick or twist. Id didn't gamble on being bowled unlike the large group of spotters on P4. Id of been fine.
The large group where waiting for the main event of some class 50s which that video is linked below.
https://youtu.be/9W44wzNbv5g?si=u3YrkX4HACrgLCZR
The official working today 66847 & 56090
6C37 0630 Chirk Kronospan Colas Rail to Carlisle Yard Colas Rail
Passed 1116
Running 2 early
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Filmed at Wigan North Western
Filmed Saturday 24th August 2024
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A Class 66 locomotive, numbered 66847, and a Class 56, numbered 56090, were observed passing through Wigan North Western on an unusual northbound empties run. The train was operated by Colas Rail Freight and Avanti West Coast. The Class 56 had previously failed at Ribblehead and was being towed. The movement occurred as part of a working from Chirk to Carlisle Yard, with the headcode 6C37. The event took place on a rare Saturday daytime run, drawing attention from rail spotters.
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