Operations
RHTT
CLASS 37 No. 37419 in lnterCity livery was observed on October 12, top-and-tailing with No. 37402 in large BR logo livery on the 3514/11.16 Grimsby Town-Bridlington RHTTpast , Addingford Lane, Horbury, en route to Huddersfield.
The pairing had changed on October 14 when Class 37 Nos. 37407 and 37419 were observed top-and-tailing past Healey Mills, towards Wakefield Kirkgate, after reversing at Huddersfield.
A further change on November 4 found Nos. 37407+37423 on the diagram past Broadcut Lock, Calder Grove, where the Horbury Junction to Sheffield via Barnsley line crosses the Calder and Hebble Navigation canal.
The train then travelled via Sheffield, back through BarnsleyWakefield , Kirkgate, Selby and Hull before reaching Bridlington.
The Horbury Junction to Sheffield line via Barnsley runs through lots of deep tree-lined cuttings and is used by many DMU services, between Leeds, Sheffield and Nottingham, so it is imperative the track is cleaned by the RHTT.
Class 37 Nos. 37423 and 37402 were on the Grimsby to Bridlington RHTT on the afternoon of November 16.
THE RHTT from Effingham Junction carriage holding sidings to Effingham Junction carriage holding sidings, which works the Windsor lines, was seen on WednesdayNovember , 4 between Barnes and Putney, formed of Nos. DR98974 and DR98924.
THE RHTT season along the southern section of the Midland Main Line continued with the locos used for the 3J92/23.19 Toton TMD-West Hampstead North Junction and 3J93/12.01 return being Class 66 Nos. 66116+66199 on November 4, 9 and 11.
On November 13 the pairing had changed to Nos. 66116+66060, but by November 16 and 20 it was back to Nos.66116+66199.
A further change had occurred when next seen on November 23, 25, 27 and 30, when it was back to Nos. 66116+66060.
IN THE south, Class 66 Nos. 66722+66741 in filthy condition worked a Tonbridge to Tonbridge via the Brighton Main Line on November 11. Seen passing Folkestone West on a Tonbridge to Tonbridge circuit at 12.02 on November 13 was 3W02, top-and-tailed by GB Rf Class 66 Nos. 66736 and 66749.
CLASS 66 Nos. 66426+66428 was noted entering Harwich International station on November 12, a rare sight as normally the RHTT unit stops in Harwich Parkeston Quay yard.
RHTT on the East Grinstead line are now being operated by loco-hauled sets. Seen at East Croydon on November 18 was a set top-and-tailed by GBRf Class 73 Nos. 73141 + 73213. At East Grinstead station on the following day were GBRf Class 66 Nos. 66722 and 66741.
DB Cargo Class 66 No. 66098 in very grimy EWS livery was one of two Class 66s top-and-tailing a train of RHTT tanks passing through Tilehurst East Junction at 08.03 in the Down direction on November 21.
A CORRECTION is needed to our report last month regarding the use of Class 165s workings between Reading and Oxford/ Banbury.
This is not at all an unusual working - in fact there are several Class 165 workings between Reading and
