Just North of Old Linslade reached by a 30 minute towpath walk, Chelmscote canalside is a nice spot if you have morning sun. Vegetation growth is worsening each Summer but coupled with the wildlife the canal draws its always a pleasure to be there….
Passing freight traffic that morning
0630 4L66 0534 Daventry – Felixstowe……..66785
0632 6M77 0508 Acton – Forders…………….66207?
0634 4L17 0417 Hams Hall – London Gateway….66313
0636 4M77 0400 Tilbury – Daventry………88003
0652 1Y04 0625 Northampton – Euston….730205 n 730234
0702 2B06 0656 Bletchley- Euston…………730230 n 730234
730230’s first ever working….railway hisory!
0712 1M16 2045 (9/7) Inverness/FW/ABZ – Euston….92014
0717 4M18 0310 Felixstowe – Trafford Pk…..66309
0735 4M45 0250 Felixstowe – Garston…………665xx
0752 4L49 0409 Crewe – London Gateway…..90004 n 90047 (30 late)
0756 4L89 0321 Garston – Felixstowe…………..90006 n 90043
normally a 66 but on at least 10 and 1107, 90’s produced..
Sample phots and archive views
66207 (possibly) passes the still canal waters with 6M77 Acton – Forders loaded spoil
Big silent electric 88003 glides North with 4M77 0400 Tilbury – Daventry “Tesco” train
No doubt a big crowd of bashers were waiting at Leighton to get 730230 on her inagural run with 730220 also on 2B06 0656 Bletchley – Euston
66309 looking good heads North with 4M18 0310 Felixstowe – Trafford Park
90004 and 90047 heading South with 4L49 Crewe – London Gateway
90006 and 90043 with a lightly loaded 4L89 0321 Garston – Felixstowe, normally a 66 these days
With the canal still iced up 60076 passes Chelmscote with 6L44 Oxwellmains – West Thurrock cements on December 19th 2017. Diversion of this service on Tuesday and Thurs mornings is expected to continue until the Barking-Gospel oak electrification blockade is lifted in the third week of January 2018
Still in Freightliner grey 90043 is ignored by the local sheep heading South with 1M16 on September 3rd 2015, at this times Freightliner 90s were regular hire ins on the sleepers
end.
Leighton Lists 