News - 13th April 2007
Great news. Our damages claim against the MOD has now been settled and at noon today, Friday 13th April 2007, 50026 left MOD Bicester for the first time since arriving on October 18th,1994 (12.5 years; 150 months; 651 weeks; 4,560 days; 109,440 hours; 6,566,400 minutes; 393,984,000 seconds roughly!).
Heanor transported the loco by road from the MOD base to RVEL in Derby in just under 4 hours ! Superb crew of Paul & Barry; true professionals.
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Through the gate at last |
Bye bye Bicester! |
A41 leaving Bicester behind |
 Caught
in the traffic joining M40 at J9. Note the reg on the Laguna (wonder
who that was!) |
M40 at Gaydon |
 Amazing
what you find at the motorway services these days! (M40, Warwick
services) |
 A42
near Breedon |
 Arriving
at the RTC Derby |
 Carefully
turning into the RVEL area of the RTC |
 Lowered
down the ramp and back on the rails |
 In
the company of other locos for the first time in 12.5 years |
 "last time I saw a 56 it was certainly not in that
livery! Didn't you used to be 56045?. You see I have been locked away
for 12 years." |