Coal trains at Rugeley (Summer 2013)

The following tables show details of trains arriving and departing from Rugeley Power Station on six random days in the summer of 2013. They represent typical traffic volumes at the time. There were fixed paths for incoming and outgoing trains, however which paths were used, and the exact origin and destination of the trains, could vary from day-to-day depending on operational requirements.

Traffic volumes at Rugeley declined substantially from April 2015 when significantly higher carbon taxes came into force. Regular daily coal trains ceased in February 2016, and the power station closed in June 2016.

Almost all the coal burnt at Rugeley in its final years was imported through the Bristol ports at Avonmouth and Portbury and the Humber ports at Immingham and Hull. Trains shown as originating at Barrow Hill (near Chesterfield) could have come from one of the few remaining domestic sources, but they were often Immingham trains that had been recessed there.

Trains at Rugeley Power Station on Friday 21st June 2013
  Arrivals Departures  
Loco Train From Due in Arrived Train To Due away Departed Comment
66552 6M62 Barrow Hill 07:51 07:55 4E42 Barrow Hill 09:29 10:11 4E42 formed 4G21 Barrow Hill - Thoresby Colliery.
66523 6M12 Portbury 09:26 09:42 4V47 Stoke Gifford 11:15 11:10 6M12 via Hereford, Shrewsbury, Crewe and Colwich.
66956 6M66 Immingham 10:51 11:08 4E72 Doncaster 12:15 12:48 4E72 formed 4R22 Doncaster - Immingham.
66585 6M61 Portbury 14:47 14:50 4V61 Stoke Gifford 16:54 16:54 6M61 via Hereford, Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.
66546 6M49 Barrow Hill 16:48 16:53 4E73 Barnetby 18:23 18:28 6M49 formed from 6J65 Immingham - Barrow Hill.
66525 6M04 Portbury 17:53 17:55 4V05 Stoke Gifford 20:20 20:14 6M04 via Hereford, Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.
66513 6M51 Hull 19:54 19:55 4E74 York 21:26 21:19  
Trains at Rugeley Power Station on Tuesday 2nd July 2013
  Arrivals Departures  
Loco Train From Due in Arrived Train To Due away Departed Comment
66555 6M27 Immingham 06:52 06:33 4E42 Kellingley 09:29 09:51 4E42 formed 6G13 Kellingley - Ratcliffe PS.
66957 6M02 Portbury 09:27 09:32 4V47 Stoke Gifford 11:15 11:02 6M02 via Hereford, Shrewsbury, Crewe and Colwich.
66598 6M61 Portbury 14:47 14:50 4V61 Stoke Gifford 16:54 16:51 6M61 via Hereford, Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.
66545 6M49 Barrow Hill 16:48 16:51 4E73 Barnetby 18:23 18:55 6M49 formed from 6J65 Immingham - Barrow Hill.
66506 6M04 Portbury 17:53 N/A 4V05 Stoke Gifford 20:20 Did not run. 6M04 failed south of Shrewsbury. Eventually rescued by 70005 and diverted to Crewe.
66528 6M51 Hull 19:54 20:14 4E74 Doncaster 21:26 22:16 4E74 via Leicester, Toton, Shirebrook and Maltby.
Trains at Rugeley Power Station on Saturday 6th July 2013
  Arrivals Departures  
Loco Train From Due in Arrived Train To Due away Departed Comment
66957 6M02 Portbury 06:18 06:15 4Z60 Garston 08:21 09:55 6M02 via Hereford, Shrewsbury, Crewe and Walsall. 4Z60 terminated at Crewe.
66552 6M29 Immingham 07:48 07:44 4E42 Doncaster 09:25 11:17  
66956 6M12 Portbury 09:17 09:18 4V46 Stoke Gifford 11:15 12:52 6M12 via Hereford, Shrewsbury, Crewe and Walsall.
66599 6M66 Immingham 11:14 11:20 4E72 Barrow Hill 12:53 13:53  
66746 4K80 Peterborough 19:21 19:19         Gypsum empties via Loughborough and Burton. Loaded train left on Monday 8th July.
Trains at Rugeley Power Station on Monday 8th July 2013
  Arrivals Departures  
Loco Train From Due in Arrived Train To Due away Departed Comment
66746         4D80 Hotchley Hill 08:16 08:16 Loaded gypsum train. Empties arrived on Saturday 6th July.
70013 6M02 Portbury 06:36 06:46 4V06 Stoke Gifford 08:52 08:58 6M02 via Cheltenham, Sutton Park, Walsall, Crewe and Colwich.
66512 6M62 Barrow Hill 07:51 07:50 4E42 Barrow Hill 09:29 09:59  
66952 6Z40 York 09:19 09:33 4V47 Stoke Gifford 11:15 11:15  
66548 6M66 Immingham 10:51 10:56 4E72 Barrow Hill 12:15 12:52  
66528 6M49 Hull 16:48 16:57 4E73 Barnetby 18:23 18:33  
66956 6M04 Portbury 18:44 19:02 4V05 Stoke Gifford 20:20 20:28 6M04 via Hereford, Shrewsbury, Crewe and Colwich.
Rugeley Power Station trains at Bescot on Friday 16th August 2013
  To Rugeley From Rugeley  
Loco Train From Due Actual Train To Due Actual Comment
66415 6M02 Portbury N/A N/A 4V06 Stoke Gifford 09:40-10:00 10:10-10:32 6M02 via Shrewsbury, Crewe and Walsall.
66957 6M62 Barrow Hill 06:49-07:09 06:43-07:15 4E42 Immingham 10:14-10:45 10:42-11:00  
66552 6M07 Portbury N/A N/A 4V47 Stoke Gifford 11:57-12:27 12:40-13:02 6M07 via Shrewsbury, Crewe and Colwich.
66953 6M66 Immingham 09:50-10:10 09:56-10:08 4E72 Doncaster 12:55-13:27 14:02-14:28  
66536 6M55 Portbury N/A N/A 4E56 Hunslet 16:11-17:11 15:59-17:05 6M55 via Shrewsbury, Cosford and Walsall.
66559 6M49 Barrow Hill 15:29-15:56 15:27-15:54 4E73 Barrow Hill 19:11-19:44 19:10-19:24  
66518 6M04 Portbury N/A N/A 4V05 Stoke Gifford 21:11-21:37 21:00-21:34 6M04 via Shrewsbury, Cosford and Walsall.
66597 6M51 Hull 18:49-19:13 19:30-19:55 4E74 Barrow Hill 22:07-22:38 23:10-23:27  
Coal trains usually ran-round at the south end of Bescot Up Loop, but if this was unavailable they used the south end of the Up and Down Goods Loop. The actual times above are estimates based on passing times at Bescot Jn or Walsall, and should be accurate to within a minute or two.
Coal trains through Hednesford on Thursday 22nd August 2013 (the last day of normal operation for Hednesford signalbox)
  Down trains to Rugeley PS (northbound) Up trains from Rugeley PS (southbound)  
Loco Train From Due Actual Train To Due Actual Comment
66599 6M02 Portbury 06:06 05:55 4V06 Stoke Gifford 09:07 09:09 6M02 via Shrewsbury, Crewe and Walsall.
66519 6M62 Barrow Hill 07:37 07:35 4E42 Immingham 09:41 09:41  
66548 6M07 Portbury N/A N/A 4V47 Stoke Gifford 11:30 11:22 6M07 via Shrewsbury, Crewe and Colwich.
66549 6M66 Immingham 10:40 11:34 4E72 Doncaster 12:28 13:36  
66507 6M55 Portbury 13:28 13:31 4E56 York 15:38 15:29 6M55 via Shrewsbury, Cosford and Walsall.
66536 6M49 Barrow Hill 16:35 16:33 4E73 Barrow Hill 18:43 18:46  
66415 6M04 Portbury 17:39 17:33 4V05 Stoke Gifford 20:34 20:10 6M04 via Shrewsbury, Cosford and Walsall.
66545 6M51 Hull 19:42 20:22 4E74 Barrow Hill 21:40 22:23 The last freight train signalled from Hednesford box.