Thursday we had an mixed freight train booked to run along the line to Carrog with MP, first of all to drop some wagons off in Glyndyfrdwy and then to work a ballast train in Carrog. The freight train had been sorted out on Tuesday and left in River Siding by Llangollen Goods Junction signal box. Since no ticketed secondman was available we had to use 37240 instead of D8142 (20142) – I could secondman the train then too

After travelling at 25mph (line speed) along the line we reached Glyn and decided to drop the whole freight train off there instead of continuing to Carrog on the ballast run as we were soaked due to the heavy rain!

After running around and some shuting we were heading back to the yard……and MP left me drive from here.

So I drove from Glyn, to Llangollen Goods Junction, we crossed over by the ground frame to the yard line, propelled the two guards vans into Pentrefelin C&W Works and then drove back into Llangollen loco yard.

Then had a brew! We finished early since it was really chucking it down. With all that rain you would of thought I would of been clean…..was I hell!

The ballasting may have to wait until next Thursday instead.