2 hours at Mexborough included classes 88, 68 and 37.

A couple of hours spent filming at Mexborough in South Yorkshire. I filmed a token one each of the passenger types, but the main attraction was the freight traffic which included classes 88 and 68 double-heading. 00:00 TransPennine 185121 and 185125 with the 1B72 Liverpool Lime Street to Cleethorpes. 00:23 Northern 170455 with the 1J44 Scarborough to Sheffield. 01:17 150274 forms the 2R24 Sheffield to Adwick shuttle. 02:18 Freightliner 66534 takes the Roundwood chord on the supposed 6M73, but the lack of anything being pulled did not agree with the listing. 03:09 a X-Country Voyager on the 1E85 Southampton to Newcastle. 03:42 GBRf 66767 brings the 4L11 Masborough to Felixstowe round from the junction at Swinton. 04:23 The main attraction. DRS 88009 and 68005 take the Roundwood chord with the 4M27 Coatbridge to Daventry. These locos cannot be termed as quiet and the engine vibrations caused the camera to struggle to focus! 06:04 66596 leaves the Roundwood Chord heading the 4L73 Tinsley to London Gateway. 07:39 GBRf grey-liveried 66316 takes the Roundwood Chord on the 4M03 Doncaster to Peak Forest. 08:48 Colas 37425 ‘Concrete Bob’ takes the chord forming the 0Z38 Doncaster to Derby St. Andrews. From all my visits to Mexborough, I have never seen the Roundwood Chord used so much. Camera used - Panasonic HC X1200.