Light engine Bonanza on the Old Road at Beighton - 3903+3904/13+3907

            About fifteen minutes after the very early GBRf LE move, a VSTP, Very Short Term Path, working appeared in the time-table coming south from Doncaster and as it approached, lived up to its headcode, doubly so as these pictures show. Another GBRf traction type, this time class 47, 47848 'Titan Star' leading to two-0loco ensemble south with 47843, 'Vulcan', at the back. This is the 0Z47, Doncaster Down Decoy GBRf to Barrow Hill L.I.P., working and both units, like the earlier class 66s look in very fine condition. In the second picture at top right, a composite as the two workings, the 47s and approaching 56, although looked to be going to cross here, were actually two minutes apart! What looks like a route learner running two days, but cancelled today, Tuesday 19th, is approaching the GC'c large lattice bridge whilst 'Titan Star', with Oxford Blue livery and Yellow Cab fronts approaches the bridge from the south; this is one of the pictures which has had the irritating weed heads removed from its place across the side of the cab, close to the loco's number. Approaching is Colas Rail class 56, 56302 on the 0Z60 (0xxx) Doncaster D.C.E Sdgs. to Doncaster D.C.E Sdgs, repeated working, it ran past here 4 times during the day, 09:38(15E), this one 12:38(5E), 13:57(2L) and finally, returning north for the last time at 15:39(23E). Slightly out-of-focus unfortunately though taken at ISO2500 and 1/400th, Riviera Trains liveried 47843, 'Vulcan', brings up the rear on this ''BR-blue Duet' and looking the part in this locale with ancient bridge and ancient traction. HArd to tell now how busy this area once was; the double-track GC line flying over the top, over to the left lines across what is now the Rother Valley Country Park were festooned with junctions and lines passing over to the GC Lincoln line at Waleswood and Kiveton Park Colliery. Through it all, the end-of-the-line, for the LDECR, Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway's, 'Dukeries Route', from, well just a bit north of here and continuing south and east from here but only reaching Pywipe Junction near Lincoln; it neither achieving the Lancashire or East Coast part of its namesake! The only remaining piece of the line is the Westthorpe Runaround which branches off the the Old Road a bit further north at Beighton Junction after a 1km line running along the west side of the Rother VAlley Country Park, the line ending at buffer stops close to the footpath entrance to the park. The line has been used for the the odd loco reversals,for N/S to E/W bound services, but it hasn't been used for a good while. Some further information relating to the class 47, 47848-
Class: 47/4
Depot: BH - Barrow Hill Roundhouse Museum
Pool: GBRf Riviera Trains - On Hire via HNRC
Livery: RI - Riviera Trains Ltd - Oxford Blue with Yellow Cab Fronts (coaches have Yellow Window Surrounds)
Builder: Crewe Works (LNER/LMS/British Railways)
Built: 16/01/1965
Works Number: 47848 
Named: Unknown date, 'Titan Star'
Named: 12/05/2000, 'Newton Abbot Festival of Transport'
Renumbered: From 47632 on 31/12/1989
47632 Renumbered: From 47068 on 05/12/1985
47068 Renumbered: From D1652 on 31/12/1973
   

Taken on: January 18, 2016

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Beighton Junction

Harsco

6U29

Doncaster D.C.E Sdgs. to Kettering Hot Box Sdg

GBRf

Class 66

66719

Metro-Land

6M73

Doncaster Up Decoy to Toton North Yard

66762

66764

0Z67

Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) to Doncaster Robert Road Shed

Class 47

47848

D1652

Titan Star

47843

D1676

Vulcan

0Z47

Doncaster Down Decoy GBRf to Barrow Hill L.I.P.

Colas Rail

Class 56

56302

0Z60

0xxx

Doncaster D.C.E Sdgs. to Doncaster D.C.E Sdgs.

EWS/DBS

66213

66194

Class 60

60024

Clitheroe Castle

0M22

Belmont Down Yard to Toton T.M.D.

Woodhouse Junction

Woodhouse Junction Signalbox

North Midland

Old Road

Orgreave Coke Works

Orgreave

Signal S282

Signal S281

Signal S278

Thomas Ward Scrapyard

Advanced Metal Innovation Co.

LDECR

Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway

Westthorpe Runaround

Signal Feather

Rother Valley Country Park

London Extension

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