Network Rail Rail Grinder DR79241/247 grinds past Moze Farm and Manningtree on 6Z02

Here's something that not everyone normally sees in action, primarily due to preferring to being at home in the warm instead!
Every occasion, Network Rail run one of their Rail Grinding sets on the network in order to grind the railhead to keep the wear on the rail evenly distributed.
Set 'C2102', or DR79241/247 was in Essex and Suffolk on this instance, and it can be seen here at Moze Farm just north of Colchester, and finally at Manningtree, working 6Z02 from Parkeston to Parkeston via Marks Tey and Ipswich.
Thanks for watching, South East Train Hub.

[@Desiro360]

Excellent video. Well done for braving the cold weather. 😀

[@southeasttrainhub]

Thank you very much!

[@colinjones8639]

Fantastic video Jake, i never knew this type of rail maintenance happened over night. Great video.

[@southeasttrainhub]

Thank you Colin. T’was good to see this in the flesh again and finally upload a video of it in action!

[@CuckooAboutTRAINS]

Nice, never seen a Rail Grinder before, I might get it tonight when it goes to Kings Lynn

[@mustangj0hn]

Wow! Never seen something like that before.

[@southeasttrainhub]

Was good to see it again after so long. My first Rail Grinder video on the channel! Another one next week to follow, hopefully, providing it runs!

[@trainspotter66]

William this made my day

[@trainspotter66]

Brilliant not William 😂

[@southeasttrainhub]

I’m pleased you enjoyed it!

[@dcan48]

Absolutely brilliant,what time was it when you filmed.

[@southeasttrainhub]

Thank you Dave! Just north of Colchester at Moze Farm was at 01:02 this morning, and Manningtree was at 01:32. Hope this helps!

[@MalcolmCrabbe]

what time of night did this run ?

[@southeasttrainhub]

Hi Malcolm! This ran on 16th March but in the very early hours of the following day, which is when I saw it. Just north of Colchester at Moze Farm was at 01:02 this morning, and Manningtree was at 01:32.

[@bee-eu6cg]

Thats what I heard last night. Awful noise.

[@southeasttrainhub]

It does make quite a drone, even when not grinding! I heard it all the way from Chitts Hill, some 5 miles away, and it was still a good 25 minutes until it passed me at Moze Farm, around 3 miles north of Colchester!