Acton Bridge Station 05/06/13

Wednesday 05 June 2013. A very early start at Acton Bridge Station and a cracking selection of locos passing through. Plenty of AC Traction, a couple of light engine 57's due to a loco swap at Preston, 60010 heading south with loaded coal for Ratcliffe PS, a pair of Class 37's on the empty flasks, 31190 heading north to collect locos from the ELR, 175006 giving it some beans heading ECS for Manchester Piccadilly, the usual awesome displays of power from the Class 70's, and a good turnout from the DB Schenker reds with 60010, 66001 and 90029 making an appearance.
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31190
37605 37612
57304 57309
60010
66001 66112 66230 66414 66422 66424 66433 66570
70002 70016 70018
86605 86612 86613 86638 86639
90021 90029
92011 92036
66570 4M73 Felixstowe - Ditton
86605/86639 4M42 Felixstowe - Garston
66001 0K46 Arpley Sidings - Crewe Basford Hall
66112 6C02 Crewe Basford Hall - Carlisle Yard
90021 1M16 Inverness - London Euston
66414 4M59 Felixstowe - Ditton
175006 5V73 Crewe - Manchester Piccadilly
57304 0Z57 Crewe Gresty Bridge - Preston
70018 4O27 Garston - Southampton
31190 0Z31 Washwood Heath - Castleton Hopwood
66570 0K72 Ditton - Crewe Basford Hall
37612/37605 6C53 Crewe - Sellafield
90029/92036 6X41 Dagenham - Garston
60010 6M08 Liverpool Bulk Terminal - Ratcliffe PS
86639/86605 0K40 Garston - Crewe Basford Hall
70016 6M60 Liverpool Bulk Terminal - Ratcliffe PS
86613/86612 4K44 Garston - Crewe Basford Hall
66230 6M38 Bescot DS - Halewood
66414 4K74 Ditton - Crewe Basford Hall
57309 0Z58 Preston - Crewe Gresty Bridge
66433/66422 4S43 Daventry - Mossend
86638 4F45 Crewe Basford Hall - Garston
90029/92036 0K41 Garston - Crewe IEMD
66424 4M34 Coatbridge - Daventry
70002 6C16 Crewe Basford Hall - Carlisle Yard
92011 6S94 Dollands Moor - Irvine

[@siobhan104]

Brilliant action Steve. What a selection. Liked the wobble that one light engine 665 gave. All the best...Tim.

[@Gwril76]

Fantastic footage Steve once again. Nice to see plenty of 86's working again. Cheers for sharing mate.

[@steve71p]

Thanks mate, the sleeper was actually early as it passed me at 0516 and it's booked time is 0523. Just a nice bonus thanks to the early light as we head towards the longest day :)

[@steve71p]

Glad you enjoyed mate, thanks for watching... cheers, Steve.

[@steve71p]

Thanks for watching Ken, hope it's whetted your appetite for a possible visit whilst your down this way soon!? Cheers, Steve.

[@steve71p]

Thanks Bill, it was a great session and I was there a lot earlier than normal just taking advantage of the longer day at this time of year. I have a mate who is a fellow TH-camr & also works P/Way and I will give him a shout to take a look as that section has certainly seems to have got a lot worse. Cheers, Steve.

[@antman09ful1]

Excellent video collection from you early morning visit Steve.

[@84asrd84boxy]

Amazing stuff Steve, what a mix of Loco's, brilliant, I would call that Paradise at Acton Bridge, I think the P/way need to take a look at that bit just under the bridge, the Loco's certainly bounce around a little, thanks for sharing, it's a like, cheers...Bill

[@steve71p]

Thanks Tim, looks like that section of track promoting the wobble needs some attention. Cheers, Steve.

[@055deltic]

Excellent video, good variety of traction - you were up at crack of dawn to capture these workings! Back in 80/90s when I was spending all day at Crewe, I would move up to Acton Bridge for a couple of hours. Saw some great traction and workings then - all in rail blue, InterCity or Railfreight. Saw everything from doubleheaded 25s to 31, 40, 47 and most AC locos from 81 - 90s - plus the lovely whine of the 304s on the Crewe - Liverpool locals! Bliss! Thanks for all your hard work putting this and the others together and posting them - much appreciated.

[@steve71p]

+055deltic Thank you for your kind comments, and superb times you reference there with the diesel & AC traction loco hauled in the 80's and 90's. Sadly not too many of the locos you mention are still operating, it all seems very generic these days, certainly for passenger services. Cheers, Steve.

[@steve71p]

Many thanks Mike, cheers Steve.

[@steve71p]

Thanks for watching, was back there yesterday morning so will get that one uploaded soon. Cheers, Steve.

[@steve71p]

Thanks for watching mate, cheers Steve.

[@steve71p]

Thanks for watching, cheers Steve.

[@BritishRail60062]

Excellent video there Steve, you have given me another spot to film train at this year :).
Ash.

[@steve71p]

Thanks Ash, yes I would definitely recommend a trip here. Cheers, Steve.

[@steve71p]

Thanks for watching, if there are more than five people waiting on a platform then it's a busy day here... usually there are more enthusiasts than passengers :)

[@steve71p]

Thanks for watching Steve, yes I am a big fan of the DBS red on the 90's too. The splash of paint is giving the fleet a new lease of life from the old EWS livery. Cheers, Steve.

[@bbattersby]

A superb selection there Steve.

[@KenBrownekb71000duke]

Superb video Steve and amazing variety of traffic - you've got me drooling mate! I never realised the Caley Beds loaded to 16 coaches on 1M16 with 90021. Some of the locos looked like they were on a bouncy castle and thought 66570 was going to jump off the tracks!! Liked the roar off 70018 and 31190, great selection of AC power and the tones! Engineer's trains seem such a waste for a 70 don't you think? Great "near miss" on the last clip! Thanks for a great show! Ken

[@steve71p]

Thanks very much, cheers Steve.

[@steve71p]

Thanks for watching Freddy, cheers Steve.

[@CoventryCitylad97]

Fantastic footage mate! A lot of freight for early morning, keep it up :-)

[@sankeyvideo]

Really good video Steve. One of your best.
Nice mix of traffic and a good selection of light engine moves.
Cheers Aidy

[@steve71p]

Thanks Aidy, probably my most favourite ACB session simply for the great conditions & pure variety that morning. Cheers, Steve.

[@steve71p]

Thanks mate, cheers Steve.

[@TrevorLedgeway]

Some great stuff on here Steve and looks a good place to film.....Trevor.''

[@steve71p]

+Trevor Ledgeway Thanks Trevor, yes it's quite busy (by modern standards) and usually plenty of variety passing through. Cheers, Steve.

[@BremerSchieneHDTV]

great Footage,nice Film,nice Sounds,nice Loco´s ! :)
very good !
Greetz Freddy

[@steve71p]

Yes mate, it was approx 5 hours early morning. Cheers, Steve.

[@steve71p]

Very lucky yes, also lucky I hadn't already panned around too as I didn't see or hear the Pendo!!!

[@steve71p]

Cheers Scott, most appreciated mate :)

[@Taperet]

Nice job, as usual. Well done ;)

[@LDEGM]

Very nice rail video!:)

[@TINSLEYtraction]

one word matey,,,BRILLIANT.

[@thomasnirtrainmannorton3254]

awesome video

[@AndreiTupolev]

Ooh, very very lucky in the last shot. To catch a 92 working was lucky enough, but to escape getting bowled that closely even more so.

[@georgobrowno5857]

Nice one of the best i have ever seen

[@steve71p]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed watching.

[@steve71p]

I would think that DBS have the extra loco for insurance in case the lead loco fails, but the timings of this working must be for a single loco hence the 92 being dragged DIT.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Heavens, it must be early, to catch the Sleeper coming through. I wonder why 90029 was dragging the 92 about back & forth.

[@markappleby3282]

Brilliant video. Is it that busy the whole day. Might pay the place a visit.

[@steve71p]

Thank you, it's not that busy all day but early mornings and evenings are probably the best times.

[@MPDTransport]

The first freight train was extremely long

[@matthewlamb3948]

Thanks m8

[@matthewlamb3948]

Wicked vid m8

[@matthewlamb3948]

Wicked vid m8 how are u

[@steve71p]

ECS move to Manchester Piccadilly.

[@Ewsman1]

Was that all in one day mate

[@matthewlamb3948]

We're was the 175 going

[@DanielMartin-zf2xe]

Manchester piccadilly from crewe but I think it going the wrong way

[@chanzyism]

Good

[@EssexGayBoi]

Cracking vid, some cool stuff going through there, though am quite disturbed by the gap inbetween the yellow lines on the platform, where would every one fit if it was packed lol

[@EssexGayBoi]

Ahh rite I see, cool. Keep up the good work :D

[@steve71p]

Thanks for watching mate, cheers Steve.