Monday, 5 January 2026

SRPS Winter Diesel Gala, 29th December 2025 Part 1: 56090 and 56105

A final fling? The stars of the show, and we don't know what happens with them next, as RHTT season is over, the locomotives are in 'N660' status preventing allocation to traffic, and Colas are expecting Class 66s when GBRf returns them to lessor Eversholt. 56090 and 56105 are leased to Colas by Beacon.


56090 (DR Doncaster, March 1981) comes off a train at Bo'ness, having arrived from Manuel.


In the yard, 56090 + 56105 (BR Doncaster, March 1982) were coupled together.


56090 + 56105 are backed onto the stock to form 13:00 to Manuel.


56090 is seen in closer views.


56090 was the Colas 56 I had seen least of, until this event. I even managed a ride behind it.


56090 head away from Bo'ness with the 13:00 depaerture.


After return to Bo'ness 56090 came off the train.


56105 then worked the 14:00 to Manuel.