When the 12 new point carriers (IFA switch and crossing panel wagons) weighing 668 tonnes passed I was hoping to see some nice long exposure photos from Toton. Sadly it wasn't to be the train being diverted to Wembley. Nightshiftworker photographed it before it set out from Dollands Moor. Adam McMillan also photographed it earlier on route at Tonbridge and it was also photographed later on route by Ian Dyer at Culvert Road.
<p>Originally it was intended that class 66 number 116 would be driven from Toton to Acton, 0Z26, light engine by a GB Railfreight driver before continuing to Dollands Moor with a DB driver to collect 12 new point carrier wagons returning northwards from Dollands Moor at 04:50 on 30 September. However Class 66 number 116 was stopped at Wembley, the intention being to use 67016 and 67019 (due to travel light engine from Dollands Moor later in the day) to bring the wagons to 116 instead, 6X26 leaving Dollands Moor at 07:30. However due to 'driver hours' 6X26 had to be rescheduled again actually departing from Dollands Moor at 09:05.
</p><p>According to davies8315 numbers of the IFA switch and crossing panel wagons were 7092280215, 7092280223, 7092280249, 7092280231, 7092280017, 7092280025, 7092280041, 7092280033, 7092280124, 7092280140, 7092280132 and 7092280116.
</p><p>According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;
Dollands Moor Sidings .........0905........0903........2E
Ashford International UML...0919 1/2...0915 1/4...4E
Headcorn [HCN].....................0930 1/2..0926 1/2..4E
Paddock Wood [PDW]...........0941..........0937 1/2..3E
Tonbridge [TON].....................0946 1/2..0944 1/2..2E
Sevenoaks [SEV] 1..................0954 1/2..0954 1/2..RT
Orpington [ORP] 2..................1003.........1002.........RT
Petts Wood Junction[XPE]...1005.........1005 1/4...RT
Bickley Junction[XLY]............1007..........1005 3/4...1E
Shortlands Junction[XOR]....1013...........1013...........RT
Beckenham Junction 2.........1015...........1014 1/4....RT
Herne Hill [HNH] 2..................1026 1/2...1026 1/4...RT
Brixton [BRX]............................1030.........1028 1/2....1E
Voltaire Road Junction ........1034..........1032..........2E
</p><p>Acton Canal Wharf.................1126/1129
Latchmere Junction
</p><p>After Lathmere Junction 6X26 was diverted to Wembley via Kensington Olympia, according to some people because of a late engineers train that may have failed in possession. Whatever the reason from Wembley it was taken on to Toton by class 66 number 116, the locomotive originally intended for the move, although many hours later than planned.
</p><p>Wembley Eur Frt Ops Ctr......................1750...............1748................2E
Wembley Central [WMB] 6...................1755...............1754 3/4.........RT
Harrow &amp; Wealdstone [HRW] 5...........1800..............1801 3/4...........1L
Watford Junction [WFJ] 8.....................1806..............1815..................9L
Bourne End Junction(Herts) [XOE]......1815................1837 1/4........22L
Tring [TRI] 3..............................................1823...............1845 3/4.......22L
Ledburn Junction[XOD]........................1830...............1853..............23L
Bletchley [BLY] 3.....................................1839...............1902 1/2.......23L
Milton Keynes Central [MKC] 3...........1843...............1905 3/4......22L
Hanslope Junction[XHN]......................1850..............1912 1/4........22L
Northampton [NMP] 3............................1900..............1926..............26L
Long Buckby [LBK].................................1923...............1942...............19L
Daventry North Junction.......................1930..............1947 1/2.........17L
Hillmorton Junction................................1933...............1950 3/4.......17L
Rugby [RUG] 1..........................................1937...............1952 3/4.......15L
Rugby Trent Valley Junction...............1939...............1953 1/2........14L
Coventry [COV] 3....................................1950..............2004 1/2.......14L
Birmingham International [BHI] 2........2001..............2016 1/4........15L
Stechford [SCF].......................................2006.............2023 1/4.......17L
Aston [AST] 1............................................2017...............2032 1/4.......15L
Perry Barr North Junction[XRA]..........2020.............2035 3/4......15L
Bescot Stadium [BSC]...........................2027..............2042 1/2.......15L
Pleck Junction.........................................2029.............2046..............17L
Walsall [WSL] 1.........................................2032/2034..2049/2051...17L
Ryecroft Junction...................................2038.............2053..............15L
Park Lane JunctionWest Mids [XIA]...2058.............2109 1/2.........11L
Water Orton West Junction.................2103..............2114 3/4..........11L
Water Orton [WTO] 2.............................2105..............2116.................11L
Kingsbury Junction[XKI]........................2120..............2120 1/4.........RT
Tamworth [TAM] 3..................................2126..............2126 1/4.........RT
Wichnor Junction[XWE]........................2133...............2133 1/2..........RT
Burton-on-Trent [BUT] 1...........................2139...............2139 1/4..........RT
Clay Mills Junction..................................2141................2141 3/4..........RT
North Stafford Junction.........................2146...............2146 1/2.........RT
Stenson Junction....................................2147...............2148 1/2...........1L
Sheet Stores Junction...........................2207..............2209 1/4.........2L
Trent East Junction[XTR]......................2212..............2211 1/4..........RT
Toton Junction........................................2218..............2215 3/4........2E
Toton Centre............................................2220.............2218 1/2..........1E
Toton Up Sidings....................................2234..............2235.................1L
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Planned arriving being just over 6 hours later than originally planned.
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