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Mike Ashworth posted an update
1b24 #blackpool #york #northern #dmu #195102 #lydgate #viaduct #todmorden #2n95 #headboltlane #merseyside #blackburn #class156 #156406 #1b23 #class195 #195131 #2k67 #156406 #6e73 #shap #summit #quarry #doncaster #drs #class66 #diesellocomotive #freighttrain #aggregate
I spent a while at the Lydgate Viaduct Todmorden which appeared almost Alpine and observed the following train movements on a warn and sunny 20th of May 2025.
The 1B24 passenger service running from Blackpool North to York was operated by Northern Class 195 Diesel Multiple Unit number 195102.
The 2N95 passenger service running from Headbolt Lane Merseyside to Blackburn was operated by Northern Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit number 156408.
The 1B23 passenger service running from York to Blackpool North was operated by Northern #class195 Diesel Multiple Unit number 195131.
The 2K67 passenger service running from Blackburn to Headbolt Lane was operated by Northern Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit number 156406.
The 6E73 Aggregate Freight Train service running from Shap Summit Quarry to Doncaster Up Decoy was operated by DRS Class 66 Diesel Locomotive.
TaylPSteam, Victoria Thompson and 2 others2 Comments-
I often wonder if today’s workforce could build the rail network and all them brick or stone viaducts we see?
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@nostalgia We would do like the romans and use concrete.
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