Leighton dawn chorus, Wednesday June 14th 2017
A perfect morning, clear skies, no wind and a hint of mist over the canal waters.
I was hoping for a few freight as well as the sleepers meaning an early start.
Time Code Power Train
0529 4M11 66104 London Gateway - Trafford Park
0538 4L82 70007 Trafford Park - Felixstowe
0548 1M11 90042 2340 (13/6) Glasgow/Edinburgh - Euston sleeper
0550 6S94 92032/66729 Dollands Moor - Irvine china clay
changing locations, no freight missed.....
0645 4M23 66709 Felixstowe South - Hams Hall
0701 4M12 66065 London Gateway - Birch Coppice
0714 4M21 66716 Felixstowe - Trafford Park
0729 4M45 66537 Felixstowe - Ditton
0743 1M16 92033 2046 Inverness/Aberdeen/Fort William - Euston sleeper (30 down)
0751 4L89 86628/86605 Coatbridge - Felixstowe "Up Scotch"
0801 4M86 66558 Felixstowe - Lawley St
0826 4M07 66080 Felixstowe S - Burton
0827 4L96 66540 Garston - London Gateway
So there you have it a dawn chorus of 11 freights and 2 sleepers. For 2017 a fair
variety of power too...Well worth the early start...
The power..
66065, 66080, 66104, 66537, 66540, 66558, 66709, 66716, 66729
70007
86605, 86628,
90042
92032, 92033
Selected Phots
With
the mist hanging over the Chelmscote canal section 66104 heads North with a
London Gateway - Trafford Park liners
The
dawn chorus is silenced by 70007 heading South
The
local wildlife checking me out from a safe distance!
90042
passes still waters with 1M11 sleeper
92032
with 66729 dit takes the Irvine bound china clays North
Down
at Ledburn, 92033 switched to the slow line due late running heads South with
1M16 sleeper
And
finally 86628 and 86605 take 4L89 "Up Scotch" liners South