93. 5N09 drag-17.10.24

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I was intrigued when I heard a light engine class 37 heading south whilst outside in the garden. ON investigation I found that it was heading to Wolverton and that later on in the morning it was heading north again with some stock of some kind to Carlisle. Keeping a carfull eye on the signalling out of the Works I dashed out when they turned green permitting a train to depart.
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37884, 11.25 Wolverton Centre Sidings-Carlisle (5N09, 68E), Roade cutting 
 37884 'Cepheus' roars through Roade cutting having just left Wolverton Works with the 5N09 11.25 stock move to Carlisle. It is dragging a set of ScotRail Mk. III HST coaches to Scotland following work undertaken at the works. After an overnight sojourn at Carlisle the stock would continue on to Inverness the following day. 
 Keywords: 37884 11.25 Wolverton Centre Sidings-Carlisle 5N09 Roade cutting ROG Rail Operations Group Cepheus
37884, 11.25 Wolverton Centre Sidings-Carlisle (5N09, 68E), Roade cutting 
 I don't do going away shots as a rule but have made an exception today by photographing the 5N09 11.25 Wolverton to Carlisle stock move. Out of sight at the front 37884 'Cepheus' is towing the short set Mk. III stock returning to ScotRail for use on their HSTs. 
 Keywords: Cepheus 37884 11.25 Wolverton Centre Sidings-Carlisle 5N09 Roade cutting
66536, 10.59 New Bilton-Willesden Euroterminal (6R98, 17E), Roade cutting 
 Another empty, well almost at least, 6R98 train heads through Roade cutting having deposited spoil at New Bilton near Rugby. 66536 is leading the train that had just past a loaded train heading in the other direction taking yet more spoil from HS2 works for disposal in a huge and now flooded former quarry. Interestingly, the rear five wagons are returning south fully loaded something that is often seen when this train passes. 
 Keywords: 66536 10.59 New Bilton-Willesden Euroterminal 6R98 Roade cutting

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