Latest posts tagged with #DIRFT on Bluesky
Midweek #ShedWatch. Another one from Long Buckby last week, this time #DRS 66421 'Gresty Bridge TMD' on a lightly loaded 4M07 Tilbury2 Container Terminal to #DIRFT. There was some boxes further back, a Tesco reefer is just visible..🧐
#ShedWatch GB Railfreight 🌈 66773 'Pride of GB Railfreight' passes Nortoft Lane & the warehouses at #DIRFT on Saturday while working 4L13 Hams Hall to Felixstowe North routed via the #WCML rather than Leicester/Peterborough. One sunny day, was back to rain on Sunday.. #GBRF 14/2/26
#TangoTuesday A pair Freightlimer 90s heading through Long Buckby last week on an intermodal working. Thankfully the 🍊 one was leading as the weather was less than ideal for 📸. 4M94 Felixstowe North to #DIRFT with 90010 '275 Railway Squadron (Volunteers)' & 90045. #Freightliner
#SundayShed Another liner seen passing #DIRFT yesterday lunchtime. Just in front of the delayed Coatbridge working, GB Railfreight 🇺🇦 66708 heads up 4L05 Ditton O'Connor #GBRF to Felixstowe South. #ShedWatch 14/2/26
Yesterday lunchtime at Nortoft Lane, Kilsby, I finally got my final 88 for 👀 & 📸 as #DRS 88001 'Revolution' arrived in the sunshine at #DIRFT with the late running 4M27 from Coatbridge Down Refuge Siding. 14/2/26
#ThirtySevenThursday Rail Operations Group unit drag specialist, the stunning 37501 'Teesside Steelmaster' doing what she does best nowadays. Hauling 730s past #DIRFT, 360s on the #MML at Wellingborough & Isham & most recently at Isham again with 350s for repair at Derby. All 📸s: me.
Start of a new month & a quick visit to Nortoft Lane, near #DIRFT, first thing this morning. First of two light engine workings was Rail Operations Group 37608 'Andromeda' working VSTP 0M99 Derby RTC to Northampton EMD to pick up a 350 EMU. #ROG #SyphonSaturday 1/11/25
#BlueMonday A closer view of #ROG 37501 'Teesside Steelmaster' passing the Great Bear warehouse at #DIRFT recently with #LNWR #Aventra 730214 & 730224 in tow from Gascoigne Wood to Bletchley. A top livery & great to see her with her 1980s name once again. 22/8/25
#FreightFriday Another consignment of inbound boxes heads north through Northamptonshire this afternoon. #GB Railfreight 66740 'Sarah' working 4M22 Felixstowe South #GBRF to Trafford Park Euro Terminal passes the big supermarket warehouses of #DIRFT.. #ShedWatch 22/8/25
