COLAS Breaks Into The Freightliner/GBRf FORTRESS! | Diggle Diaries: May 2023 Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2023
- Diggle Diaries: An attempt to film all daylight running freight and interesting workings from Diggle Junction. Situated on the picturesque Trans-Pennine, Manchester to Huddersfield and Leeds route, Diggle Jn lies at the top of a steep incline leading into Standedge Tunnel. Providing beautiful scenery, varied freight and trains working hard up the hill, there aren’t many better places for a bit of trainspotting.
This month includes:
- Colas loco movements & Land Recovery trains (inc. drone shots).
- FL wagon and multi loco moves
- A Class 40 and Peak on the mainline
- TPE Class 68s in detail
- And much more...
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Dedicated to Alan William Gaskell.
Thanks to Ben & Joel for the loco icons, check out the 2023 Train Database here:
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For enquiries, or if you would like to use any clips, email digglejunction@gmail.com
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Your mystery structure might, over time, grow into a sub-station (electric variety)
That’s what I suspect too, early prep for the electrification through the tunnel 🤔 cheers Sean 👍🏻
Very nice video! Wow that 70 screamed a lot on the viaduct. Its always a good shot on the viaducts it’s perfect.
Cheers mate, rapidly become one of my favourite spots up there, just a bit of a trek to get to! Had another 70 yesterday absolutely screaming up to the tunnel as well.
Great way to start the weekend, thanks very much.
Nice one John, always like to start it off right with a Diggle Diaries haha.
Another great vid, thanks so much for being there for us. Loved the atmospheric captures in the rain.
Cheers John, one of those shots I got absolutely drenched! I thought the showers were supposed to be in April! Ha.
Another fabulous video, enjoy watching the changing seasons too 😃👍🏻
Thanks a lot Wendy, I’m so glad some of the greenery is back. Beautiful part of the world to live 😉👍🏻
Great work again, thanks for sharing.👍
Nice Stu, glad you enjoyed it mate 👍🏻
Excellent as always. As already mentioned the Bridge over the Stafford curve is a great location. The car park at the Crewe end of the station when the station closes at night👍
Thanks mate, the bridge will definitely be one of the places I go on my scoping mission 👍🏻 car park sounds ideal.
Thanks for another excellent video - really is a lovely looking area to watch trains!
You can say that again mate. Cheers for the support as always!
Love your channel! Missed seeing all the freight and transpennine stuff. Looking forward to the next one 😀
Cheers Andy, I missed filming it too. Great to back to the usual stuff 👍🏻
Top vid and great editing as always cheers 🥃🥃
Nice one mate, very much appreciated 👍🏻
Nice video mate. Good to see the highlights of this beautiful area. Thanks for sharing pal 👍🏻
Nice one mate, appreciate that. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
Great video as usual
Thanks very much 👍🏻
exellent video buddy keep up the great footage
Cheers mate, appreciate that and glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
Great as always Luke, 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks a lot mate 👍🏻 glad you enjoyed it.
Hi pal. Great compilation video again. As regards Stafford. Definitely have a walk down to Queensville curve. Use the bridge that passes over the WCML. Great views both directions. About 15-20 min walk south from Stafford station. You will not be disappointed.
Thanks a bunch for that mate I’ll check it out on my scoping trip, can always jump in a cab there and back if I need to 👍🏻
Excellent video, good spot Norton Bridge area down Stafford way. That TfW 158 was at Doncaster for repairs, they often go over there. I got a video of that one my local line in April. great!
Cheers Edward I’ll check that out 👍🏻 yeah those 158’s seem to be becoming semi regular, still good to see up our way!
Good mix of locations once again and it is great to see your plans develop with your audience. Glad the diaries are a regular once again.
Thanks a lot Andy, appreciate that. I like to make sure I keep things interesting but Diggle Diaries will always be the core of this channel 👍🏻
Thanks for another nice one. My best guess for the concrete pad; is the base for a covered and heated viewing platform because Network Rail have taken pity on photographers. You can dream.
Now I’d definitely take that! Think that one will remain a dream though haha
Lovely area you have picked for your video's. As already mentioned Stafford Station could be a good place. Also in Colwich / Little Haywood there is a footbridge over the WCML , here the line splits WCML to the left and Stone to the right. Mostly passener to Stone, but mixed traffic to Stafford and four tracks going to Lichfield. . Yes I live close to WCML. Mick
Thanks for the tips Michael, I’ll add those to the list to check out on my reccy!
great work!
Thanks a lot mate 👍🏻
Amazing video as always! Top quality as usual, great to see the Colas 56, TPE 68s and 40/45! 👍
Thanks a lot as always mate. Hoping for more Colas grids if the land recovery trains continue 👍🏻
Thank you for this excellent video. Good to see several 68s in action, but what a shame they are still not being fully used. The white liveried single Class 158 was a Transport for Wales unit, and most likely had been to Wabtec at Doncaster for an overhaul. It would go back to Shrewsbury for use on the Cambrian lines to Aberystwyth, where the 158s have been fitted with a form of European Train control system, and only those so fitted can be used on that route.
Cheers Anthony, and thanks for the info on the 158. I gathered they’d be heading to Wabtec but had no idea why so many had been visiting over the past few months.
@@DiggleJunction jolly good ! I am amused, and impressed by your title ! I know the area very well, and Diggle Junction was always an interesting spot when the Greenfield loop was in operation in the days of steam ! Also the North Western Road car bus company had a route that terminated at Diggle station ! Many thanks indeed, and I look forward very much to your next video. Best wishes.
@@anthonywarrener1881 Haha thanks again Anthony. Sadly the bus routes into Diggle have now stopped for buses straight through the Huddersfield. The turning circle at the old station is now a work site and offices for the Trans-Pennine upgrade.
They keep getting better DJ.
Cheers Ken, glad you’re enjoying them 👍🏻
your a few months out with the video title ! nice vid again, love the viaduct shot, i wonder what its like to live at the old saddleworth station.
Cheers for that mate I hadn’t noticed, all fixed now 👍🏻 they’ve done a lovely job with the old station, looks really nice these days. Can’t imagine how loud those 60’s are passing uphill in the middle of the night a few metres from the bedroom though haha.
If you’re in the car the stretch between Colwich and Little Haywood will give open views across the Trent Valley. North of Stafford try Norton Bridge area then north to beyond Mill Meece where the line runs directly alongside the road. In Mill Meece village 1/2 mile along Meadow Lane the over bridge gives some decent views despite the wires. Good luck with the day and if you need any more info then please ask.
Thanks a lot for that mate I’ll take a look around Google maps at those spots. Driving down is an option if needed so that’s great thanks 👍🏻
Thanks for another interesting video. I particularly like the aerial view for the introduction. Where is the last location?
Thanks a lot mate. The last shot is from the Uppermill end of Saddleworth Viaduct. There’s a footpath (one time branch line) called the Delph Donkey which used to connect to the mainline and you can get right up alongside the track.
@@DiggleJunction I’ve walked that track bed, but wasn’t sure, it’s changed since I was there.
not sure if you can stay on stafford station overnight anymore from what i remember it was stopped because people from birmingham used to do overnights at one time but they left the station looking like a tip the station manager put a stop to overnights there but the car park faces the station on another point crewe basford hall plus the avoiding lines at the rear of crewe station are 2 good places
Cheers for the heads up mate. Luckily I know someone who’s pals with one of the night managers so hoping we can line it up 🤞 I’ll have to promise to take my rubbish with me lol. Good shout on Basford Hall/Crewe though 👍🏻
Class 50s on May 27th
Cheers mate, I’ll be out there for that for sure!
It's for lineside cabinets for resignation.
Ah cheers mate 👍🏻 I suspected as much.
Resignaling