56049 Tackley 16 February 2022

56049 Robin of Templecombe 1938-2013 passes Tackley on 16 February 2022 with the 6Z73 Sinfin Sidings (Derby) to Eastleigh Arlington, conveying two bogie oil tanks going for maintenance. This had been running more or less to time until Birmingham, when a crew shortage saw it sit in the loop at Duddeston for over two hours. Consequently, by the time it passed Tackley any chance of some brightness had completely gone, and it was extremely dull. On the plus side, it wasn't raining, as had originally been forecast!