17th AUGUST 2024 - 1Z20:BRANCH LINE SOCIETY-THE COOLING TOWER CHOPPERS (BELMONT DOWN YARD to SUDFORTH LANE DOWN).

 Today was the very rare chance to see a couple of Class 20 diesel locomotives heading an excursion out of Derby, on its journey to York via a roundabout route. Once upon a time you could see class 20's all over the place. Today has been good for the quantity and quality of traffic around the station area. Quite a number of enthusiasts out too.

Class 20132 & 20118 head the Branch Line Society outting through Doncaster.

20132 Double Headed with 20118 passes along G2-line at West Sings Doncaster.

20118 behind 20132 passes along G2-line at West Sidings. 

GBRF 69011 brings up the tail of 1Z20's train, down the G2-line Doncaster Rail Station.

37254 heads 1Q71 Network Rail Coaches with 37421 Doncaster Rail Station .

Colas Rail Freight 37421 (brings up the rear), & Network Rail Coaches West Sidings Doncaster.

4D56 DB Maritime 66005 Biggleswade-Heck passess on DF Doncaster Rail Station.

66073 & 66190 'Martin House' & 66050 Doncaster Rail Station.

91130 heads 1Q17 KingsX-Leeds at P4 Doncaster Rail Station.

While 82222 DVT at tail 1Q17 KingsX-Leeds at P4 Doncaster Rail Station.

150269 at departs north at platform 8.

0Z81 Colas Rail Freight 56302 'Peco passes' down the G1-line Doncaster Rail Station.

56302 'Peco' nameplate.

Northern trains 170453 arrives P8.

1B78 class 185 Liverpool Lime St-Cleethorpes arrives P8.

So, if you like you diesels, a good couple of hours at the station to see two class 20's, 2 class 37's, 1 class 69, 1 class 56 and 4 class 66's.

RJC

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25th JULY 2024: 6J37 DONCASTER DCE SDGS TO CHESTERFIELD DOWN SDGS - A SNATCHED HOUR AT DONCASTER RAIL STATION.

After my visit to the local Dentist, over the road, I snatched an hour at the Rail Station to see if there was anything interesting. Sure enough there was. A single Civil Engineers Unit was just starting its long trip to Chesterfield. I say long as this trip for the Unit would take it all through out-of-the-way places via Worksop and Barrow Hill and a 2 hour journey to get to Chesterfield. 

170476 departs P3b with the 1J43 service from Bridlington to Sheffield.

Service 6N06 DB Freight 66067 passes P4 from Doncaster Up Engineers Yard to Tork Engineers Yard.

RJC

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