Visit to see the 56's. UKRL .Leicester. May 2018.
Whilst I regard 37611 as the smartest loco on show, 56301 was my favourite , the Cl56Group loco having returned from Tyseley just a couple of days before.
56081 is tucked in behind.
37611 carries what I think is the most exciting livery to be seen on the UK rail network currently.
50008. This DCR favourite was the loco that went and retrieved 56301 for us.
All time favourites. Class 47's. 47812 still going strong.
What follows next are a few multi-liveried 56's in various states of (dis)repair.
56032 Fertis.
One of the members of the first convoy to leave Leicester on 6th July for Longport and " better things " ??
Hmm ! 56077 proudly carrying LOADHAUL , or maybe not so proudly these days.
Another Fertis one, 56038 behind.
Another shot of 301. A patch-up paint up job would be nice although a better option would be a full repaint, and as it's a unique livery Fastline would be favourite.
Unbranded 56091 and 58016, the Class which replaced the originally planned last few 56's.
UKRL's 56098 carries Large Logo Railfreight livery , but no longer its " Lost Boys 68-88 " nameplate.
DCR's pair 56311 and 56312 , ( ex 56003 and 56057 ).
Another member of the Longport convoy which departed on 6th July. I wish her well.
Nice livery mix including EWS.
Large Logo 37/9 plus a nice green 37 on the left complement the 3 and a bit 56's on the right.
That's it folks.
Thanks to the sun which shone from time to time and with locos stationary I could afford to wait until the light was on them . Very nice for a change.
In this ever-changing world , if I get invited again next year I wonder what I might find then ?
