Latest posts tagged with #GridWatch on Bluesky
#BlueMonday DC Rail's 56045 heading north to Nottingham last week as part of a three loco convoy hauled by newly reintroduced 60099. Classmate 56103 completed the trio. 0Z60 Willesden DC Rail Sidings to Rectory Junction, Colwick at a rather wet Long Buckby. #DCR #GridWatch
Sunday night #TripleHeader!
Worth braving the cold & damp tonight for this rather large working, DC Rail 6A23 Chaddesden Sidings to Wembley Receptions 1-7 with 56103, 56045 & 60029 seen heading south through Kettering. #DCR #MML #GridWatch 11/1/26
A fantastic day for the #SaturdaySandTrain fans as a rare hired-in Colas Rail grid was on it this week. 56049 'Robin of Templecombe' powers past the waiting gallery at Uffington with DC Rail 6M89 Middleton Towers to Chaddesden Sidings. #GridWatch #Colas #DCR 13/12/25
🚀 Yesterday, Núria Cantó from the Power Systems Department at @irec-energia.bsky.social presented #Gridwatch at the Collider - Tech Transfer DemoDay during the #VDS2025 as the final milestone of the Opportunity Validation program from The Collider program.
#IRECevents #VDS2025
#SignalboxSunday The classic long shot of Ketton box from the foot crossing, taken yesterday lunchtime as DC Rail 56103 was passing through the #Rutland countryside with the weekly sand train, 6M89 Middleton Towers to Ravenhead Sidings. #DCR #GridWatch @C56G2 5/7/25
Time for a heavy thumping dose of grid power for #SandTrainSaturday. DC Rail 56103 was on the diagram this week and didn't disappoint, seen here working hard past Ketton foot crossing in #Rutland. 6M89 Middleton Towers to Ravenhead Sidings. #DCR #GridWatch @C56G2 5/7/25
56094 emerges from Foley Park Tunnel during the recent #SVR diesel gala. #gridwatch #railway #ukrailways
#TopAndTailTuesday A sunny scene from Bewdley during the recent Severn Valley Railway spring diesel gala with #Colas 56094 & #Freightliner 70020 on the #WestCoastRailways air braked set. This grid was one of the stars of the first few days at the Valley. #SVR #GridWatch @C56G2 15/5/25
Finally managed to get a daylight sighting of Colas Rail 56302 'PECO The Railway Modeller' through Kettering. Seen approaching on the down slow this lunchtime while returning north with 6C57 Cricklewood Curve Junction to Toton North Yard. #Colas #MML #GridWatch @C56G2 15/6/25
Sunset #GridWatch. Popped down the local this evening to catch this beauty heading south with what i believe is known as an RDT. #Colas 56302 'PECO The Railway Modeller' working 6C57 Toton North Yard to Brent Curve Junction through Kettering. #MML @C56G2 14/6/25
#FiftySixFriday A lucky catch after work on Friday 13th as DC Rail 56301 heads north through Kettering this evening as 0Z60 Willesden DC Rail Sidings to Rectory Jn (Colwick Colas). #DCR #MML #GridWatch 13/6/25
#SemaphoreSunday popular guest loco #Colas 56113 waits for the road at Arley with a Kidderminster bound service during the #SevernValleyRailway spring diesel gala last week. Clear blue skies and grid thrash made for an excellent time all round. #SVRGala25 #GridWatch @C56G2 16/5/25
Thursday morning on day 1 of the Severn Valley Railway diesel gala. 56094 arriving into Kidderminster in a cloud of clag, a taste of what was to come as she gave the punters an awesome display from Bewdley to Kidderminster on the return working. #SVRgala25 #GridWatch #Colas 15/5/25
For the second Saturday night running Kettering sees some Colas Rail #Grid action. This time a fairly rare 56051 'Survival' was solo on 6C57 Toton North Yard to Wigston North Jn, heading south off the Corby line to run round at Bedford. #Colas #MML #GridWatch @C56G2 26/4/25
Time for one more this evening as it's not often you see 4 grids running in a day nowadays! This time, Colas Rail 56049 'Robin of Templecombe' leads 6C50 Toton North Yard to Dock Jn South through Kettering with sister loco 56090 on the rear #MML #Colas #GridWatch @C56G2 19/4/25
Back out for another chance to phot the wonderful pair of DC Rail grids on this weeks #SaturdaySandTrain. 56301 & 56103 could be heard from Stamford on the climb to Ketton, seen from the footbridge. The sound was as good as you can imagine. #DCR #GridWatch @C56G2 19/4/25
#FreightFriday Taking the opportunity to photograph 6L92 as i'm usually at work. DC Rail 56103 & 56301 ease through Melton Mowbray this lunchtime with the Chaddesden to Kings Lynn empties for the Saturday sand train working. #TypeFiveFriday #DCR #GridWatch @C56G2 18/4/25
#SideOnSunday A closer look at DC Rail 56301 leading sister loco 56103 across Leicestershire with yesterday's #SaturdaySandTrain, 6M89 Middleton Towers to Chaddesden Sidings. The two grids made a fantastic sight in the sunshine. #DCR #GridWatch 12/4/25
A class 56 freight loco passing through countryside near Stamford today with cloudless blue skies above
#SaturdaySandTrain time again. This week DC Rail 6M89 is in the hands of 56301, running from Middleton Towers direct to Ravenhead Sidings. The grid is seen passing a very sunny Uffington, near Stamford, running 20mins early this lunchtime. #DCR #GridWatch 5/4/25
Warrington Bank Quay. Not the most beautiful station in the world but it does t'job.
And yes, I did come all the way out here for 56301! Worth it? I guess so?
Back towards Manchester shortly...
#class56 #gridwatch
12/12/2023
#TypeFiveFriday Looking back to spring 2022 & 5Q90 Derby Litchurch Lane to Wembley InterCity Depot heads through Kettering 102L with #DCRail 56091 'Driver Wayne Gaskell The Godfather' leading & 56081 on the rear of #GreaterAnglia 720514. #GridWatch #MML 28/5/22
As for the UK, here's a beautiful visualisation of the elimination of coal power from our grid. HT #Gridwatch, @gnievchenko and @Conservatives. (BTW, congrats on the election win, now let's make sure we are on track for net zero carbon by 2050. The world is watching)
