WCML Freight at Acton Bridge 17th May 2012

This video is footage taken during a "traction packed" 11 & a half hour stay at Acton Bridge station on the West Coast Main Line. Despite the amount of traction on offer today we are actually missing a few movements due to late runners, no shows and retimed or seasonal workings.

The following movements were captured,

66955 4K74 Ditton - Crewe Basford Hall
66537 Southbound Light Engine
92036 4S43 Daventry - Mossend
90046 4F45 Crewe Basford Hall - Garston
90035 Southbound Light Engine
43062 & 43013 1Q26 Derby RTC - Falkland Yard
66734 6L28 Carlisle VQ - Whitemoor
66421 4M34 Coatbridge - Daventry
66132 6F65 Peak Forest - Arpley
DR73906 Heading North
66543 4M85 Felixstowe - Ditton
66140 6O42 Halewood - Southampton E.Docks
90046 4K64 Garston - Crewe Basford Hall
86632 & 86622 0L92 Northbound Light Engines
67011 0Z67 Nortbound Light Engine
66305 4S44 Daventry - Coatbridge
66429 4M44 Mossend - Daventry
90021 0L48 Northbound Light Engine
86622 & 86632 4L92 Ditton - Felixstowe
70003 6Z59 Liverpool Bulk Terminal - Ratcliffe P.S
90043 4F62 Crewe Basford Hall - Garston
90021 6L48 Garston - Dagenham
66135 6K05 Carlisle Yard - Crewe Basford Hall
66120 6O38 Halewood - Southampton E.Docks
66080 6Z18 Ratcliffe P.S - Liverpool Bulk Terminal
66187 6M48 Southampton E.Docks - Halewood
66537 0L71 Northbound Light Engine
31190 (D5613) Northbound Light Engine
66572 Northbound Unlisted Working (ex 4M28)
66537 4L71 Ditton - Felixstowe

It is worth pointing out that when 92036 passed me there was an overwhelming smell of electrical burning and as the train passes through the station a faint trail of smoke appears. Despite having a double amber signal the driver stops the train as it is rounding the corner but continues on after two minutes.

There was also one additional working with 3 Class 325s heading northbound and in my infinite wisdom (or more likely tiredness) didn't include them in this video. They will be included in a future compilation.

Well after 11 & half hours at Acton Bridge, some serious sunburn, 14 hours uploading time and being awake 21 hours as I type this I really hope you all enjoy this clip.

As always best enjoyed in 1080 with the sound up.