Image 66737, 08.20 Middleton Towers-Monk Bretton Redfearns (6E96, 4E), March West Junction
66737, 08.20 Middleton Towers-Monk Bretton Redfearns (6E96, 4E), March West Junction
66737, 08.20 Middleton Towers-Monk Bretton Redfearns (6E96, 4E), March West Junction Colloquially known as the 'Redfearns' the 08.20 Middleton Towers to Monk Bretton (Barnsley) passes March West Junction led by 66737 'Lesia'. This train conveys sand excavated from a site just east of King's Lyn utilising a spur of the former Great Eastern route that once linked through to Swaffham and Derham now kept open solely for that purpose. Interestingly, the same situation occurs at the other end of the train's route. Here it runs along a section of the former Midland route that once ran from Wath to Goose Hill Junction which I traversed in 1980, see... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/C372295804/x3-west-wilts-district-scout-special This freight accesses the Ardagh Glass plant at Monk Bretton from the north with the line open and maintained just for these trains. Keywords: 66737 08.20 Middleton Towers-Monk Bretton Redfearns 6E96 March West Junction GBRf sand Lesia
66737, 08.20 Middleton Towers-Monk Bretton Redfearns (6E96, 4E), March West Junction Colloquially known as the 'Redfearns' the 08.20 Middleton Towers to Monk Bretton (Barnsley) passes March West Junction led by 66737 'Lesia'. This train conveys sand excavated from a site just east of King's Lyn utilising a spur of the former Great Eastern route that once linked through to Swaffham and Derham now kept open solely for that purpose. Interestingly, the same situation occurs at the other end of the train's route. Here it runs along a section of the former Midland route that once ran from Wath to Goose Hill Junction which I traversed in 1980, see... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/C372295804/x3-west-wilts-district-scout-special This freight accesses the Ardagh Glass plant at Monk Bretton from the north with the line open and maintained just for these trains. Keywords: 66737 08.20 Middleton Towers-Monk Bretton Redfearns 6E96 March West Junction GBRf sand Lesia


Colloquially known as the 'Redfearns' the 08.20 Middleton Towers to Monk Bretton (Barnsley) passes March West Junction led by 66737 'Lesia'. This train conveys sand excavated from a site just east of King's Lyn utilising a spur of the former Great Eastern route that once linked through to Swaffham and Derham now kept open solely for that purpose. Interestingly, the same situation occurs at the other end of the train's route. Here it runs along a section of the former Midland route that once ran from Wath to Goose Hill Junction which I traversed in 1980, see... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/C372295804/x3-west-wilts-district-scout-special This freight accesses the Ardagh Glass plant at Monk Bretton from the north with the line open and maintained just for these trains.