34. 0L66 route learner-19.04.20

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This was a strange one! In a time of two-metre social distancing, how could a route learner operate I ask myself? Are the driver's and secondman's seats the requisite distance? I suspect not! Either way, I popped out late on Sunday morning to see a lone Class 66 pass - that's how desperate things have got!
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319441, 319012 &-319460, 11.02 Northampton EMD-Bletchley CS ECS (5B19, 8E), Ashton Road bridge 
 The ex Thameslink Class 319s are pretty scattered about now with London Northwestern retaining a few for commuter work. With the COVID-19 crisis in full swing, I suspect that these units have seen little work so quite why they were being moved from Northampton to Bletchley is a bit of a mystery. 319441, 319012 and 319460 are about to pass under Ashton Road bridge as the 11.02 from Northampton's Kingsheath depot to Bletchley 5B19 empty coaching stock working. 
 Keywords: 319441 319012 319460 11.02 Northampton EMD-Bletchley ECS CS 5B19 Ashton Road bridge London Northwestern
66755, 09.56 Bescot-London Euston via Bedford St. John`s & St. Albans Abbey (0L66, 90E), site of Roade station 
 Named after the freight champion and former chairman of the Rail Freight Group (RFG) 66755 'Tony Berkeley OBE RFG Chairman 1997-2018' passes light engine past the site of Roade station. It was running as the 09.56 Bescot to Euston route learner that was making this trip via a run down the presently closed Marston Vale line to Bedford St. Johns and then a quick dash up the branch to St. Albans Abbey. Quite why a route learner was permitted to operate in these two-metre distancing times I am not sure? The locomotive ran as planned to Bedford but missed out the St. Albans Abbey leg arriving a hefty ninety minutes early at Euston. 
 Keywords: 66755 09.56 Bescot-London Euston via Bedford St. Johns St. Albans Abbey 0L66 site of Roade station route learner Tony Berkeley OBE RFG Chairman 1997-2018

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