R.O.G. hauled Tri-mode working at Woodburn Junction - 5336/338+343+347+350

After a two week sojourn to the Mediterranean island of Crete, with perfect weather and more, back to old blighty and less impressive weather for May though with the added attraction of a cornucopia of traction on this day, though I only saw one of these in the local area.. A view of what was on offer yesterday can be found in this video here, well worth a view-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SioFrbm3iPo

Amazingly, for me, I haven't been back in this area for 6 months and more, in August, 2023, for the 'Capital Deltic Charter', see-
www.flickr.com/photos/vinc2020/53088283397/
and, 2 months later, at the end of October, for the Autumn, R.H.T.T, see-
www.flickr.com/photos/vinc2020/53302852685/

I must say this was well-worth going out for, interesting traction, in a great new livery, the leading loco, 37608 having been once decked out in 'Europhoenix' branding, see-
www.flickr.com/photos/vinc2020/49515602667/
taken at Kiveton Park ion 2020 during a working to taken coaching stock from Worksop Down Yard, to Old Dalby. I think the new branding looks far better and not only that, the R.O.G. Tri-mode unit at the back, 93001 is also in the same livery, R.O.G. appear to be doing very well... This loco, 37608, is 63 years old in July, it having left English Electric Vulcan Foundry on 13/7/1961 as D6722 and has since carried four different numbers- D6722, 37022, 37512, 37608 and carried around 11 different liveries... saving the best till last of course! The loco being hauled to Harry Needle's, which now occupies both the old Up and Down Down Yards just west of Worksop and appears to be very busy, it forming a good body of traffic of the non-passenger type along the lines east, west, north & south!. The locomotive in tow, a 'Tri-mode' design it, along with 9 others, owned by the Rail Operations Group. The locomotives have three power sources – 25kV AC overhead electrification offering power up to 4600kW, a Stage V 900kW diesel engine and two Lithium Titanate Oxide (LTO) traction battery packs that will enable them to operate away from the overhead wires. The battery packs provide 400kW extra power to supplement the diesel engine when the ’93’ is operating in diesel/battery hybrid mode. The battery modules can work alone. Pretty impressive.
The 4 shots here were taken looking out west and then east from the old footbridge spanning all, 3, of the tracks and it is now being overtaken once again by prolific Birch tree growth which will very soon have to be dealt with., this particularly so between the main lines on the left and the branch line to Deepcar on the right, this line hardly ever used any more as may be seen from the rail-head as a zoomed in view will show...
All appeared quiet here today with no activity at all at the 'South Yorkshire Metal Recyclers' over on the right, only one pedestrian came by and there were no other 'enthusiasts' in the area. A very well turned out pair of locomotives is passing through from the Sheffield direction on the 0Q26, Tyseley via Sheffield to Worksop Down Yard working with class 37, 'Electro-Diesel Locomotive' 37608, ex-D6722, 'Andromeda' leading in 'R.O.G. Green ROUK livery (Repainted 25/4/2024)' with class 93, a "Stadler Tri-Mode Locomotive" 93001 behind. The lines to the east, in the lower two pictures are now in what looks to be a 'green tunnel' with the flyover bridge into the old Darnall Engine Shed, almost obliterated from view and the once open land to the left now being excavated by a solitary operative, for what purpose, I don't know. The old Darnall East Curve from the north, curving round east to join the main line around the corner under the bridge in the distance, has now been completely filled in! so, no chance that trackbed will be used in the future for a possible Tram/Train system too and from Worksop... shame.. again...

Taken on: May 20, 2024

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