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TracksTracksTracks the monthly magazine of thethe monthly magazine of thethe monthly magazine of the
Inter City Railway SocietyInter City Railway SocietyInter City Railway Society
Volume 41 No.7
July 2013
Inter City Railway Society founded 1973
www.icrs.org.uk
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President: Simon Mutten (01603 715701) Coppercoin, 12 Blofield Corner Rd, Blofield, Norwich, Norfolk NR13 4RT Chairman: Carl Watson - [email protected] (07403 040533) 14, Partridge Gardens, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO8 9XG Treasurer: Peter Britcliffe - [email protected] (01429 234180) 9 Voltigeur Drive, Hart, Hartlepool TS27 3BS Membership Secretary: Trevor Roots - [email protected] (01466 760724) (07765 337700) Mill of Botary, Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire AB54 4UD Secretary: Stuart Moore - [email protected] (01603 714735) 64 Blofield Corner Rd, Blofield, Norwich, Norfolk NR13 4SA
Magazine: Editorial Manager: Trevor Roots - [email protected] details as above Editorial Team: Sightings: James Holloway - [email protected] (0121 744 2351) 246 Longmore Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3ES Traffic News: John Barton - [email protected] (0121 770 2205) 46, Arbor Way, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 7LD
Website: Website Manager: Mark Richards - [email protected] (01908 520028) 7 Parkside, Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK4 1BX Yahoo Administrator: Steve Revill
Books: Publications Manager: Carl Watson - [email protected] details as above Publications Team: Combine / Irish: Carl Watson - [email protected] Pocket Book: Carl Watson / Trevor Roots - [email protected] Wagons: Trevor Roots - [email protected] Name Directory: Eddie Rathmill / Trevor Roots - [email protected] USF: Carl Watson / Trevor Roots - [email protected] Contents:Officials Contact List .....................................2 Society Notice Board ................................ 3-5 Publications ................................................ 40 GBBG Advert .............................................. 23 Current News / Sightings: Gloucester / Stirling Sightings .......... 30-33 Infrastructure News .......................... 13-14 Light Rail & Metro News ........................ 33 Liveries .................................................. 39 Open Day News .......................................5 Out and About Sightings .................. 20-23
Stock Changes / Transfers .................... 39 Traffic and Traction News................. 15-18 Freight Corner .................................. 34-36 Feature Articles: Eastleigh Works Report ...................... 6-12 European Photo Spot ............................ 33 Preservation Galas ........................... 24-29 Preservation News ........................... 18-19 Preservation Photo Spot ....................... 36 Railtour Photo Spot ................................. 5 Railway Globetrotters ....................... 37-38
Front Cover Photo: 70099 on Southampton Maritime Depot, 5th June 2013 (photo by David Elliott). £1.50 where sold separately
Printed & distributed in the UK by Henry Ling Limited, at the Dorset Press, Dorchester DT1 1HD
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Society Notice Board
Editor’s Comments: To help with assessing what articles might appeal it is high time we had an age profile of the membership....I’d like to think we are not all wrinklies !! To that end we are including date of birth on all new renewal forms from this month, so please fill in when you return. The sooner we have this info the better so if those with emails can kindly just send an email to [email protected] it would much appreciated. Obviously you will only have to provide this info once. Application forms have also been amended.
With another packed issue no room to waffle except to say I will see some of you at Crewe on the 13th. 40th Anniversary Events: Eastleigh Works, 7th September 2013: Our finale event to celebrate our 40th Anniversary will be held at Eastleigh Works on the afternoon of Saturday 7th September 2013.
This will be a Members only event and will give you the chance to visit one of the busiest railway locations in the country. Exact details are still being discussed but we are planning to offer access to 99% of the site with some additional activities so watch out for further announcements in Tracks.
The event will be free of charge to all Members but numbers will be limited so please email or write to Carl Watson to reserve your place as soon as possible. There has been a lot of interest with over 50 members wishing to attend but there are still places available. You will need to make your own travel arrangements to the event. No parking will be allowed on site.
Our Sales Stand will be present where we will be releasing the long awaited Ultimate Sighting File (USF). Membership Matters: Subscriptions: Annual - £16.00, Five year - £75.00 (saving £5.00 & hedging against future rises) ICRS Membership gives you: • a high quality full colour 40 page monthly magazine Tracks - covering all aspects of railways. • an informative website, with access to previous editions of the magazine. • up to 27% discount on all ICRS publications (5 currently available). • 10% discount on lan Allan books (direct sales from IA only).
New Members: (* re-joined) Malcolm Clements (Derby), Stuart Duncan (Runcorn), Howard Milne (Norwich), Graham Plumpton (Worcester), Angus Stewart (St. Andrews), Len Turner (Gloucester), Simon Wildman (Derby) - a warm welcome to you all.
Obituaries: Sadly we have lost two members recently, Alan Kent from Cheltenham and David Westacott from Newark. Our sincere condolences go to their families.
Membership Renewal: When your membership is due for renewal this will be indicated on the Tracks address carrier sheet with your expiry date. The reverse of the carrier sheet will be printed with a Renewal / Reminder form, which can be returned or not depending on the method of payment (see below). If no renewal is forthcoming after a second Final Reminder, your membership will be deemed to have lapsed.
Methods of Payment: Internet Banking (BACS) / Standing Order: This is the preferred most cost effective, secure and quickest way of paying, for you and the Society and ensures we get the full amount. Please remit your sub to a/c: 22032668 sort code: 309947 (Lloyds TSB, 128-132 York Road, Hartlepool TS26 9DD). Please use your name and membership number as a reference. If you choose to set up a standing order for annual payments only, then please make the payment date the first of the month following your expiry date (see overleaf). By using a standing order your membership will automatically be paid each year until you stop it. Please confirm, by email or telephone which option you have used.
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Cheque or Postal Order: Please make payable to ICRS and return your remittance with the form to: Trevor Roots (Membership Secretary) ICRS Membership Renewal, Mill of Botary, Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire AB54 4UD
PayPal: Pay by credit card or debit card via PayPal on the website, however this incurs a cost to the Society (currently £0.74 for £16 & £2.75 for £75) Please note we cannot accept credit card payments over the telephone.
Please provide your first name and a landline telephone number, whether joining or renewing and your email. If you renew in the first week of the month, whilst Tracks is at the printers, you may receive a Renewal / Reminder form but do not worry as the admin process will naturally see things cross in the post. Please also note that cheques are not presented to the bank until usually the first week of the following month. All renewals whether by BACS, PayPal or by post will be acknowledged with a new membership card and where possible, by email.
NB. When using PayPal, please remember to provide your home address and email via the comments box, but ONLY if different from the one used ie you may use your partners account or do it from work. Also use the comments box if buying or renewing a subscription for someone else.
Membership Cards: Your membership is valid until the end of month as shown by the first two numbers. For those who joined from mid 2009, the second two numbers are the year. Cards will be sent as soon as practicable following your renewal, separate from Tracks distribution. Website Matters: Members Area: Access requires a username and password. From the start of 2011 the username is now your 6 figure membership number and the password a random word provided by Trevor Roots. For new members this will be in the welcome email and following letter. For existing members, email a request to Mark Richards at [email protected] Please remember to include your ICRS membership number. NB. The username / password is personal to you and should not be given to a non-member.
Flickr Photo Gallery: As previously stated, Mark Richards has established our photo gallery on Flickr, so please have a look www.flickr.com/photos/intercity-railway-society. However the success of this site relies on your support, so please send Mark your photos.
ICRS Yahoo Group: We have our own Yahoo Group, established in March 2004, open to members and non-members alike to post sightings and observations, share comments and debate about the current railway scene. To join visit finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/intercityrailwaysociety/ or email [email protected]
Facebook: For those of you who've become part of the social networking revolution online, ICRS now has a Facebook page. Search for ICRS and request us to be your friend and you'll be connected to what we do. We acknowledge that not all of our members have computers but if you can and want to get in touch then please do so and we'll see where it takes us. Magazine: Submissions: Any information / article on any railway related item will be most welcome for inclusion in the magazine. Your visits, travel stories or anecdotes about any part of the railway network, past or present, home or abroad can give pleasure to others or inform of places to visit. This railway hobby of ours is made all that more enjoyable by the sharing of information, knowledge and experiences. Neatly hand written submissions are perfectly acceptable, but ideally a typed document is preferable. Better still, if you have a PC and internet connection then send an email. Good quality photographs are always welcome, either prints or preferably high res digital photographs via e-mail (not compressed please). Please include full contact details with any submissions, including your first name.
The latest date for articles / info for the July issue is Friday 28th June 2013 with delivery to members after Friday 12th July 2013
Magazine Distribution: Tracks is distributed direct from the printers to members in a clear plastic wrapping with an address carrier sheet (reverse printed with a Renewal / Reminder form if appropriate). If any member fails to receive their copy after one week from the above estimated delivery date then please contact the editor.
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Magazine Contributors: Thanks to John Teasdale, John Pease, Norman Smith, David Spencer, Ken Bull, Danny Coyne, David Earl, Peter Follett, Brian Derricote, Bob Eastwood, Michael Hayman, Geoff Hope, Paul Tarrant, Mike Rumens, Ian McAlpine, David Elliott, Roger Thomas, Derek Sneddon, Nigel Hoskins, John Barton, James Holloway, Carl Watson & Trevor Roots. We are sorry if anyone has been missed. All photos by Trevor Roots unless shown otherwise.
Open Day News It is hoped that as details become known of forthcoming Open Days around the country then info concerning them will be notified to you. If anyone hears of any such events, please let the editor know. DRS Open Day, Kingmoor Depot Carlisle, 10:00 to 16:00, Sat 17th Aug. 2013: Tickets are available on the day - no pre-booking is required. As proceeds are to be donated to charity, a minimum donation of £5 will be levied at the gate. (Under 16s accompanied by paying adults will receive free entry)
Please note: • For the safety and security of visitors, DRS reserve the right to delay entry in the event of
overcrowding. (Due to the anticipated volume of visitors in the morning – we recommend where possible a consideration be made to an afternoon visit to avoid any delayed entry).
• Limited disabled parking provisions - allocated on a first come first served basis. • No other parking onsite with restricted parking nearby on narrow roads, so please park sensibly
to avoid annoying local residents or come by train & bus. Catch the 76 bus from the stop on English Street, 2 mins walk from Station and alight outside the Redfern Pub, which is approx 5 mins walk to the depot. The service is every 15min at 10, 25, 40 & 55mins past the hour.
We will be there with our sales stand. Hopefully the weather will be much better than in 2011....ie no rain !!
Railtour Photo Spot
In a break from Cathedrals Express duties in Scotland, 60163 ‘Tornado’ was used on the 15.11 SRPS Railtours Forth Circle charter from Edinburgh to Edinburgh via Stirling, Alloa, Kirkcaldy and Dalmeny. In this photo taken by Derek Sneddon 60163 is seen at Stirling at 16.05 with recently converted Mk1 support coach 21249 in tow.
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Eastleigh Works Report by Carl Watson
General: A busy month for disposals on site by Raxstar with ‘C’ Stock, 508s and a coach all consigned to history. The 508/3 subclass is now extinct. The Turkish built Class 70 70099 was rumoured to be coming to us but in the end went to LNWR at the depot across the road, being hauled there on the 7th by 70017.
Locos: 47841 and 57002 have received a fresh coat of DRS Compass livery, with both receiving a second flush cab front and roof louvre modifications (see photos below and opposite top).
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57308, the last in Virgin livery, arrived for repainting on the 22nd.
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66740 arrived for repainting and fuel tank repairs and was resplendent in GBRf livery and ready to depart on the 1st July. 66846 and 66849 arrived for refuelling on the 21st. 66849 departed straight after - this is the second time I’ve missed photographing it since it was named! Repairs to 57312 ‘Peter Henderson’ have been completed and it was back out the front of the Works being tested on the 27th.
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73201 and 73109 stabled with a Test Train on 27th. The formation was 73201, 977983, 6261, 999550, 5981, 73109. 5981 was marked up as PLPR2 which I think means ‘Plain Line Pattern Recognition’... there is presumably a PLPR1 somewhere... these are what is rumoured to be working with the recently acquired Mk3 DVTs.
Coaching Stock: 73212 and 73207 collected stored TRFB 40745 on the 3rd and conveyed it to Southampton Docks for transfer to road transport for the journey to Kilmarnock. Test Car 6, ADB 975290, was scrapped on the 1st July (see photo below on the 27th June).
Test Car 6, ADB 975290
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47813 and 47501 collected overhauled DRS Mk2s 6122, 6117, 17159, 6001, 6008, 5971 and 47832. Two other coaches, BSO 9537 and BSK 35469, were in the consist having been brought in from the depot with the 47s (see photo below).
Units: Siemens have dealt with 450078, 554, 547, 039, 083, 087, 084 and 031. Wabtec completed 455836 which departed on the 11th and was replaced by 455817 on the 12th. 455817 was completed and departed on 27th (see photo below). 455826 was due in on the 28th but failed at Staines on the way down on the Friday morning and had to be rescued by 57301. It finally arrived behind 57301 in the early hours of the 29th.
47813 + 47501
455817
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Class 508 units scrapped have been; 508301, 302 and 303, also 71483 from 508201 plus 64669 and 71503 from 508209. 508206 and 204 are next in line along with 71498 from 508207.
508207 has been reduced to two cars with the trailer being set aside for disposal. On the 19th, 57301 and 57306 were conducting tests with the unit (see photo below).
London Underground: ‘C’ Stock vehicles 5589/6589 and 5708/6708 arrived in the first week of June. 6528, 6530, 6556, 6588, 6589 and 6708 were all scrapped in early June
57301 + 508207 + 57306
508206 awaiting its fate
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Wagons: 70019 was on the trip from Maritime on the 3rd bringing in FSAs 608196/195, 608018/017 for repairs (see photo right). It departed light engine. 70008 arrived on the 10th with KFAs 92574, 92571, KTA 97700, FSAs/FTAs 608290, 607018, 607009, 608289 for repairs and departing with repaired KTA 97725, FSAs/FTAs 608136, 607106, 607027, 608135, 608507, 608200. On the 18th 66538 brought in FSAs 608163, 608164, 608041, 608064, 608223, 608224, 608168, 608169, KTA 97740 for repair. It departed with repaired KTAs 97708, 97770, FSAs 608195, 608196, 608079, 608078, 608061, 608062.
31190 departed on the 24th with repaired JRAs 6790 067-6, 031-2, 094-0 (see photo below). The loco returned the following day with JRAs 6790 065-0, 096-5, 043-7 for repairs.
photos by Carl Watson
70019
car 64683 from set 508302 awaiting its fate...RIP
31190
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Infrastructure News Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Footbridge, Tonbridge West Yard: The 150 yard long footbridge spanning Tonbridge West Yard is a well known longstanding vantage point for observing and photographing stock in the yard just to the west of Tonbridge station. It also spans the Redhill line and four track Jubilee EMU sidings as seen in the foreground of the upper two photos. During August / September 2012, Network Rail replaced and refurbished the footbridge over a three week period. The metal footbridge is carried on 10 brick piers between two sets of brick steps, one pier between the Redhill lines and Jubilee sidings, one pier between Jubilee sidings and West Yard and another 8 between the 12 through tracks in the yard. It originally consisted of three similar designs, one over the Redhill line / Jubilee sidings (as can be seen in the lower left photo), one over the next 5 spans and another over the last 3 spans. The replacement footbridge is all of the same construction in modular sections but due to the three different span widths has slightly different designs (see photo at end). The footbridge connects Douglas Road to the south and Clare Avenue, via an unmade track, which is the yard access, to the north. The route is a public footpath. Parking is difficult at the southern end due to the proximity to a school (southern end) which means parking restrictions protect the residential estate. Parking is ok at the northern end but only near the bridge on the access track which widens out at the fenced entrance to the yard. Road access both ways is through residential estates and therefore is narrow with speed measures ! The following before and after photos were taken on the 13th July 2012 and the 14th April 2013.
looking from the southern end (Douglas Road)
looking from the northern end (yard access track from Clare Avenue)
before after
before after with vegetation cleared
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The one advantage of the original footbridge was its relatively low open mesh sides allowing visibility through and to photograph over...just. Fortunately the new footbridge retains that design although is slightly higher requiring tip toes to hold a camera !! Unfortunately as with all things railway the new solid panels in the spans towards the northern end have already attracted graffiti.
looking north showing the southern join between the section (left) and the new, seemingly endless., homogenous design (right)
the new modular footbridge spans showing the one over the Redhill tracks (left) and the one over the Jubilee sidings, which is the longest hence the bracing, the spans nearest the northern
end of the footbridge have 5 sections as on the left above but one is solid not mesh seen on the access track from Clare Avenue, 29th July 2013
Hitchin Flyover: This single track viaduct was commissioned over the weekend of 22nd / 23rd June and driver training was reported as having commenced on the 25th June. Officially service trains will not start using the flyover until the December timetable change.
before after
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Traffic & Traction News by John Barton
June 1
66421 + 66422 were seen heading northbound through Rugby at 06.52 with the Tesco intermodal from Daventry - Mossend. 66194 was noted working southbound through Llanbradach at 06.16 on 6C91 Cwmbargoed DP - Aberthaw with 21 loaded HTAs. 37608 + 37605 departed Stockport at 04.46 with 1Q14 Neville Hill T&RSMD - Crewe CS. 34067 ‘Tangmere’ + 57315 were seen smoking through West Ealing at 10.24 on a Derby - Canterbury West working.
June 2 66610 t&t 66419 were seen heading southbound through Rugby at 08.37 with a massive HOBC ballast output cleaner (3000+ tonnes in tow) from Coventry - Willesden Euroterminal. 47760 t&t 47580 towards Peterborough at 12.46 passed Ramsey Road, Whittlesea.
June 3 20311 + 20314 t&t 20096 + 20107 departed Peterborough at 09.52 northbound up the ECML 66745 passed Streetly crossing in Sutton Park at 10.21 on Rugeley PS - Hotchley Hill.
June 4 66552 t&t 66953 passed Derby at 06.11 on a Breadsall - Stapleford & Sandiacre working.
June 5 66516 + 70099 passed Appleford at 02.57 working 4O11 Crewe Basford Hall - Southampton.
June 6 37609 + 37261 arrived at Bridgwater Yard with 6V74 Crewe CLS - Bridgwater Up Yard at 08.19.
June 7 66086 passed Long Eaton High Level Goods at 00.09 with 6Z46 Ripple Lane - Peak Forest. 66560 passed Long Eaton High Level Goods at 00.04 with 6M21 Hunterston - Ratcliffe
June 8 66708 + 465928 headed south through Paddock Wood from Tonbridge - Slade Green at 07.47.
66108 was seen shunting two Didcot Railway Centre wagons through Didcot Parkway at 10.39 including PFW 91200 & ODA 113026 (photos opposite bottom and below from Peter Follett).
ODA 113026 70008 was seen heading eastbound through Didcot Parkway at 12.37 (photo below from Peter Follett).
June 9 47802 t&t 47805 were seen in Bristol Temple Meads awaiting an ecs move back to Crewe. 60009 working 1Z37 Bristol Temple Meads - Par arrived at Dawlish Warren 11.33.
June 10 90044 working 4L97 Basford Hall - Felixstowe Liner with only four containers headed south through Milton Keynes at 10.27.
June 11 66535 arrived into Rugby at 09.57 and departed northbound at 10.17 with the mixed yellow empty JNA/IEA box wagons from Willesden ET - Bardon Hill.
June 12 61994 Departed Preston at 08.13 with "The Fellsman" charter (the first of 2013) for Carlisle via Blackburn & the Settle / Carlisle line.
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The ‘spare’ Eurostar power car 373999 was seen at Ashford International on 9O39 15.13 Paris Nord - St. Pancras, working with power car number 3230 (photo below from John Pease).
June 13 20901 + 20905 + ‘S’ Stock t&t 66710 departed Derby at 09.46 working 7X23 Derby - Old Dalby.
June 14 66169 passed Long Eaton Town Level Crossing at 22.44 with 4E70 Southampton-Wakefield working. 66731 headed north through Blackhall Colliery near Hartlepool at 21.52 with Eggborough PS - Tyne Dock coal empties.
June 15 66162 + 59206 + 59004 arrived at Westbury at 15.on 7C77 Acton - Merehead with a short rake of Yeoman JHAs.
June 16 66137 t&t 66168 headed northbound through Rugby at 12.33 with loaded mixed box wagons from Denbigh Hall North Jnct – Bescot. 66030 headed northbound through Rugby at 11.42 with a rake of loaded box wagons and rail carriers from Denbigh Hall North Jnct - Bescot
June 17 66005 headed southbound through Rugby at 19.29 with loaded Landrovers from Halewood - Southampton East Docks. 37609 + 20303 headed south through Bolton le Sands at 19.07 with Sellafield - Crewe flasks.
June 18 66095 passed through Carlisle at 17.30 with the Greenburn - West Burton Power Station loaded coal via the Tyne Valley. 66154 was seen heading southbound from Rugby at 16.35 with the unit 45 modal from Hams Hall - Dollands Moor
June 19 66849 t&t 66846 on 6C74 Bescot - Spring Road passed Walsall at 22.55. 66054 stood at Chesterton Junction at 2.127 with the Lafarge self-discharge train bound for Mountsorrel.
June 20 66421 was seen on 4M82 Coatbridge - Daventry intermodal heading southbound through Bolton le Sands at 21.13. 37602 + 37610 worked 4S45 Daventry - Mossend passed Rugeley Trent Valley at 19.30.
June 21 56311 passed through Manningtree at 06.00 hauling sand wagons to Harwich. 66422 + 66425 on 4S43 Daventry - Mossend Tesco intermodal headed north through Bolton le Sands at 09.33. 47739 ‘Robin of Templecombe’ was seen on 6R46 Grangemouth - Prestwick tanks at Carmuirs West after the usual loco, 66850 was taken off at Carlisle. The reason for this being that 66850 had worked the Chirk timber train after the failure of 56087 yesterday (see photo at end from Derek Sneddon).
June 22 66057 t&t 66044 passed Ebbsfleet International at 02.12 back to Wennington crossovers. 34067 ‘Tangmere’ passed Hanwell at 10.20 working 1Z87 Nottingham - Canterbury (there was no diesel on the rear). 159006 + 159009 was seen passing through Eastleigh on a special from Waterloo – Swanage at 10.01 (photo below from David Elliott).
70006 was seen on 4V50 Southampton - Wentloog Freightliner at Eastleigh (photo below from Norman Smith).
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June 23 67028 t&t 67020 were seen passing southbound through Eastleigh at 10.08 (returning northbound at 11.01 on a VSOE charter (southbound photo below from David Elliott).
56302 + 66850 passed Stafford on a Chirk - Carlisle empty logs working at 12.25.
June 24 66213 was seen at 12.20 shunting at Tunstead (photo below from Roger Thomas).
66561 was seen at 11.52 passing Great Rocks Junction (photo below from Roger Thomas).
66533 was seen heading northbound from Rugby at 08.58 with Ipswich - Lawley Street. 66703 on empty stone hoppers to Tunstead was seen passing 66070 & 60010 (shunting) at 08.57 at Peak Forest (photo opposite top from Roger Thomas)
June 25 66130 headed southbound through Platform 5 at Crewe at 02.20 with a mixture of wagons. 66066 passed through Stockport 07.13 heading north with loaded coal from Cwmbargoed.
June 26 46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ departed Hellifield loop at 10.41 after the booked water stop with the 1Z52 Fellsman charter for Carlisle.
June 27 66074 headed northbound through Llanbradach at 07.20 working 4C93 from Aberthaw - Cwmbargoed with 21 empty HTAs.
47739 ‘Robin of Templecombe 1938-2013’ with recently applied additional plate, Cairmuirs West, 21st June 2013 (Derek Sneddon)
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Preservation News Birmingham Moor Street: After spending 10 years ‘trapped’ in Birmingham Moor Street whilst the station has been re-developed around it, cosmetically restored 2-8-0 2885 was finally lifted out on the 2nd June 2013 and moved to Tyseley Museum. Due to stay for 5 years, here is 2885 on the 30th November 2006, just 3 years into its sojourn.
66703 passing 66070 & 60010, Peak Forest,
24th June 2013 (Roger Thomas)
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Great Central Railway Reunification: The most ambitious project in recent years, to re-unite the two halves of the Great Central Railway still running as preserved lines, is to become reality. The missing link between the southern section, run as the Great Central Railway (GCR) from Leicester North to Loughborough Central will connect with the GCR (North) (GCRN) run from Loughborough to Ruddington (Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre).
This is the scene behind and north of the existing loco works on the GCR at Loughborough Central with remains of the twin track formation crossing the still insitu canal bridge over the Grand Union Canal. Beyond the fence there is a missing gap of 500m north to the GCRN. The sign (left) is on the end fence
The project is a partnership with Network Rail who will erect a bridge over the four track Midland Mainline by 2015 in association with works they are carrying out. The rail bridge is in fact two sections donated for the project in 2011 after removal from Reading during the redevelopment work. Other works will require repair of the canal bridge (see above) a new road bridge over Railway Terrace Road and the replacement of an embankment. It is anticipated that the work under the banner of ‘Bridging the Gap’ will cost about £8 million and be finished by 2018 when the completed line will total 18 miles in length. Steam Coal: One of the issues resulting from the sudden demise of Daw Mill Colliery and Scottish Coal was the loss of quality steam locomotive coal for preserved lines. It temporarily led to cancellations of steam hauled services, particularly on the North Yorks Moors Railway and was threatening Vintage Trains mainline charters. Thankfully a short term solution has been found with a supply of suitable coal from Russia.
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Out & About by James Holloway
To be more helpful for those interested in where stock was exactly, can I ask all contributors who list trip sightings en masse, particularly over long distances, to please add more detail when submitting to James…ed Brian Derricote: 1st June: Stourbridge Junction 18.15: 47760 t/t 47580 1Z40 Worcester-North Walsham 25th June: Coventry-Nuneaton 10.30-11.00: 66143/417/540/602, DR73109 Nuneaton 11.00-17.30: 66039/041/101/119/120/188/204/247/416/427/431 66506/592/594/607/701/722/739, 70009, 86501 86613/632, 90046/47/49 Michael Hayman: 3rd June: Paddington: 66742 Old Oak Common: 08836, 57604 Southall: 56311, 66019/037 Ruislip: 20096/107/142/189/227/311/314 10th June: Paddington: 66722 Acton: 59204, 66040/060/176/725 Southall: 47580, 56311, 67028, A4 60009 West Ealing: 56105, 59103/201/203, 66118/193/540 Geoff Hope: 2nd May: Doncaster 11.05-17.30: 08669/724, 31190/452, 43208/239/251/257/274 43290/295/299/300/305/306/309/313-315 43317-319/465/467/468/484, 60040, 66008/021 66054/058/063/070/083/095/099/128/143/186/199 66527/531/544/545/547/549/558/585/593/598/616 66719/727/729, 67024, 91101-106/108-116/118 91119/121/122/125-132, 142019/20/22/26/29/68 142090, 144001/03/06, 153383/85, 158790/791 158844/848/872/905, 170303/8, 180107/09/11-13 185104/23/43, 220001/09/12/17/23/30, 221119/41 321903, 322481/5 7th May: Manchester Piccadilly 18.10-21.30: 66955, 86607/14, 90048, 142007/11/13/30/34/37 142038/40/41/45/48/49/87/94, 150111/114/119 150133/134/137/140/201/210/214/215/220/268 150270, 156460/61/89, 158770/773/780/785/837 158846/858/862-865, 170302/4-6, 175001/009 175101/109/111/114/116, 185101-03/05/06/08-10 185115/21/23-28/30/34/35/38/39/41-45/49-51 220001/21/24/31, 221125/33/34, 323223/24/27 323229-36/38/39, 390001/008/013/046/049 390121-123/138/141/151/157 9th May:
Doncaster 11.05-17.30: 08669/724, 31105, 37667, 43208/238/239/251/257 43295/296/299/300/306-314/316-319/468/484 47580/826, 66003/007/019/043/053/065/077/119 66141/167/172/199/213/503/510/512/518/529/554 66563/585/596/599/952/956/621/703/707/709/719 66721, 67012/24, 91007/101-103/105/106 91108-116/118/119/121/122/125-127/129-132 142025/26/66/71/79/86/93/94, 144006/07/12 153313/74, 158796/816/904/908/909, 170301/8 180105/07/09-12, 185118/25/41/43, 220007/08/10 220017/21/27/31, 221121, 320305, 321901/3 DVTs 82200-14/17-20/22/23/25/27/30/31 16th May: Doncaster 11.00-17.35: 08669/724, 43208/238/239/251/257/272/274/290 43295/296/299/300/305-310/312-315/317/319/468 43484, 66002/024/059/060/090/107/135/167/301 66525/527/528/548/553/563/564/595/621/705/731 66743/745, 67015/22, 91101-104/106/108/109/111 91113/115-119/121/122/125/126/128-131, 142003 142020/25/29/66/93, 144002/3/5, 153374/78/81 158787/860/861/872/902/908, 170303/5, 180101 180105/10/11/13/14, 185117/36/43, 220005/07/12 220013/18/23/27/28, 221123/31/41, 321903 322482, DVTs 82200/02-04/06/09-11/13/14/16-20 82222/23/25-28/30, A4 60009 21st May: Manchester Piccadilly 18.00-21.30: 66533/571, 90016, 142004/14/19/32/42/45/49/51 142053/58/62/71, 150133/141/148/210/214/226 150268/271/275, 156423/52/59/61/72/91, 158773 158777/788/799/839/852/854/856/858/863 170301/3/7/9, 175004/006/011/105/106/108/109 185101/03/05-10/15/17-20/22/23/27-29/33/36/38 185139/42-44/46-49, 220003/07/15/26, 221120/25 221128/33, 323223-26/29/31/33-39, 390006/008 390009/011/043/047/115/117/136/137/152/157 23rd May: Doncaster 09.30-16.35: 08724/853, 37259/607, 43238/239/251/277/290 43295/299/300/302/306-309/311/312/314/316 43319/320/367/423/467, 47853, 66008/012/016 66024/027/067/080/087/097/100/133/139/165/174 66182/204/301/503/508/510/513/525/557/566/595 66559/604/618/712/718/744, 67022, 91101-103 91105/106/108-118/121/122/124-126/128-132 142022/86/89-91, 144002/03/05/06/13, 153313/83 158792/795/817/860/904/908, 170301/4, 180101 180109/11-14, 185114/44/48, 220003/05/06/08/10 220019/23-25/29/30, 322483, 950001 DVTs 82200/02/04/06-12/14/15/17-20/22-31 DR75403/79261/79271/98906/956
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30th May: Doncaster 08.40-16.30: 08669, 31602, 43206/208/238/239/251/257/272 43277/290/295/299/300/302/306-308/310/313/314 43316/318-320/367/423/465/467/484, 56301 60019, 66006/008/020/041/065/078/112/129/138 66142/148/150/170/198/204/517/523/524/527/528 66543/549/553/561/595/596/702/732, 67006/16 70013, 91101-03/05/07-09/11-13/15/16/18-22 91125-28/30-32, 142039/47/64/70/96, 144006/07 144009/13, 153301/08/10, 158784/787/797/844 158848/908, 170303/6, 180105/07/09/10/12-14 185110/21/33, 220006/08/10/13-15/19/24/27/29 221120/34, 322481/2, 325001/14, DVTs 82200/01 82203/04/06-12/14-20/23/25-27/30/31, DR73946 Ken Bull: 4th June: Rugeley TV: 12.56 66304 4S44 Daventry-Coatbridge 13.10 70019 4L90 Crewe-Felixstowe 13.40 66230 6O42 Halewood-Southampton 15.03 66501 4M81 Felixstowe-Crewe 15.28 90016 4M54 Tilbury-Crewe 15.36 70011 6U77 Mountsorrel-Crewe 16.03 66014 6H50 Willesden-Tunstead 16.10 66426 6M44 Mossend-Daventry 16.15 86639/05 4L92 Ditton-Felixstowe 16.18 66731 4L18 Trafford Park-Felixstowe 16.45 70016 4Z68 Ratcliffe-Crewe 16.50 66516 4M61 Southampton-Trafford Park 16.59 66133 6K50 Toton-Crewe 17.02 90044 4M88 Felixstowe-Crewe 17.29 90045 4M87 Felixstowe-Trafford Park 17.40 66954 4O29 Trafford Park-Southampton 18.08 90029 6L48 Garston-Dagenham 18.57 66551 4V57 Rugeley P.S.-Stoke Gifford Mike Rumens: 20th May: Nuneaton 14.10-14.40: 66025/068, 90046, 153354, 170639, 221110 350233, 390153, DR73923/30 22nd May: Nuneaton 13.58-14.30: 47810, 57003, 66015/041/081/162, 153354 170110/636, 221110, 390042/050/123/135/157 Birmingham International: 323205/17, 350129 Birmingham New Street: 158819, 170110,221109, 323209, 350109/113 350125/246 Birmingham Moor Street: 67010+12623+12605+12621+12627+12625+ 10271+82305, 168219 28th May: Nuneaton 14.00-14.40: 66069/164, 90041, 153365, 170113/398/639 221102/14, 350114, 390016/104, DR73922/73936 DR73947/999801 30th May: Nuneaton: 66709, 170109, 350127, DR73936
Leicester: 43049/060, 66704, 170105, 222007/014/016 DR 73908/75405 Derby: D5613/31459, 37405, 43045/062, 66418, 153311 156414, 158870, 170397/639, 220003, 222019 Chesterfield: 66544, 158788/852 Sheffield: 144009/23, 158707/792/864 Doncaster 09.15-18.02: 08669, 31602, 43206/208/238/239/251/272/277 43290/295/299/300/306-308/310/313/314/316 43318-320/367/423/465/467/484, 56301, 60019 66006/008/020/041/046/065/078/086/112/129/138 66142/148/150/154/170/189/204/414/517/523/524 66527-529/543/544/549/553/561/585/595/596/702 66715/726/732/744/957, 67006/16, 70013 91101-03/05/07-09/11-13/15-22/25-32, 142039/47 142064/70, 144006/07/09/13, 153301/08/10 158784/797/816/844/864, 170303/6, 180105/07/09 180110/12/13, 185110/21/25/33, 220006/08/10 220013-15/19/24/27/29, 321902, 322482/3 325001/08/14, DR79267 Tamworth: 66023/188, 350118 3rd June: Nuneaton 13.50-1445: 66182/591, 153371, 170103/104/520, 221106/42 350127/259, 390047/107/136/141/154 4th June: Nuneaton 13.54-14.43: 66040/230/501, 153366, 170101/639, 221106/18 350124/127, 390008/009/040/104/123/130/136 390141/151 5th June: Nuneaton 18.30-19.50: 31190, 57309, 66079/424/430/504/543/570, 70009 90029, 92029, 153356, 170104/107/110/521/638 221107/09/16, 350117/126/259, 390001/002/013 390020/043/104/116/130/148/151 7th June: Nuneaton 18.15-19.50: 66079/304/416/428/541/955, 70009, 90029 153366, 170103/105/110/522/523, 221112/13 350108/1287/241, 390008/030/104/114/118/137 DR73946/7 10th June: Nuneaton 14.00-14.40: 66023/207, 86501, 90049, 153365, 170105/113 170636, 221101/04, 350121, 390046/047/050/104 390125/129/138/151 11th June: Nuneaton 13.40-14.40: 66009/207/516, 153375, 170101/114/117/397 221104/05/12, 350107/111/127, 390005/039/040 390042/044/049/126/148/151/152 13th June: Nuneaton 14.08-14.30: 66009/207, 153371, 170104/109, 390049/135 DR999801 15th June: Birmingham International: 66018, 390011 Birmingham New Street
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09.50-10.17/11.25-13.48/15.25-16.09: 43207/285/301/321/357/366/378/384, 158819/20 158826-28/30/34/37/40/41, 170101/103/107/108 170110/114-116/398/501/502/504/511/514/518 170522/631/635-637, 220001/02/04/05/07/22/30 221111/19/21-23/25/27/29/30/34/37/39/42 323201/03/05-08/11-19/21/22/40-43, 350101/104 350110/112/115/118/126/234/237/239/249/250 350255/263/265, 390001/011/047/049/050/103 390128-130/134/148/155 Bescot 11.15 & 14.00: 08623, 66005/009/027/030/031/059/124/129/168 66221/230 Walsall: 66604 Lawley Street: 66418 Birmingham Moor Street: 168111/216, 172212 Birmingham Snow Hill: 172332/334, Trams 09/11/14/15 17th June: Nuneaton 13.48-14.30: 66018/126, 153334, 170102/398/522, 350107 390020/049/121/156, DR80215 18th June: Nuneaton 13.55-14.45: 66106/181, 90046, 153371, 170101/105, 221114 350108/118, 390011/016/045/114/122/135/141 390148, DR73947 19th June: Nuneaton 14.08-14.35: 47739, 66099/115/181, 153371, 170102 221104, 350129, 390001/040/045/121-123 24th June: Nuneaton 13.50-14.45: 66204/304/541, 1533343/5, 170102/105/518 221111/143, 350105/119, 390005/020/045/122 390132/136/154/157 Peter Follett: 8th June: Reading 08.20-08.50: 43029/034/137/145/155/160/180/197, 165106/111 165113, 166220, 220009/11/23 Didcot 09.00-14.30: 08752, 43002/004/005/009/016/017/022/024 43026-029/031/032/037/041/042/070/078/087/093 43094/098/130/133-135/144/145/152/154/156/174 43176/177/180/185/188/189/197, 66023/037/039 66084/66108/192/593/726/733/954, 70008/18 165101/05/07/11/12/14/19/30-34/37, 166201/03 166205/13/15-17, 220005/13/14/17/24/29/34 221119/34, DR98908+98958 Paul Tarrant: 4th June: Wandsworth Road: 10.36 73206 west L/E 11.05 59102 7V75 west Yeomans 11.14 66568 4O88 east F/L 11.15 66539 0L37 west L/E 11.20 59103 6Y60 east Hansons 11.29 66742 6O88 east spoil 11.35 66021 6Y41 east engineers
12.46 66094 6Z63 west ex RMC hoppers 12.53 DR80215 6U35 east stoneblower 13.16 66746 4E19 west gypsum 13.57 66058 east bogie hoppers 14.07 59103 6V18 west Hansons 14.16 66117 west bogie hoppers 14.34 66037 6Z20 east bogie hoppers Lewisham: 14.56 66519 6Y42 west engineers 15.06 66590 4E24 west F/L 15.41 47727+6376+6377 to Ashford Danny Coyne: 25th May: Polmadie: 57309 Glasgow Central 14.50-16.30: 156431-433/435/442/492/495/496/502/509/511 156513, 158789, 314201/02/05-07/09/10/12/13 380001/002/004-006/010/012/013/015-017/019 380020/022/105/108/109/111-115, 390115/130 28th May: Glasgow Central 14.40-18.10: 156430-437/439/442/462/467/472/494/499/500 156502/504/505/507/511-513, 158789, 221112 314201-04/07/08/10-15, 380001/004-006/008 380010-013/015/017/019/021/101/103-106 380108-111/113-116/121, 390005/127/128 Bob Eastwood: 4th June: Monk Fryston: 13.33 66714 Eggborough-Tyne coal 13.50 66848 Wolsingham-Ratcliffe coal 14.04 DR75302 southbound 14.07 66127 Doncaster empties 14.18 66719 Tyne-Ferrybridge biomass 14.32 37409+975025 Derby-York 14.39 66553 Hull-Rugeley coal 15.50 66706 Redcar-Margam coal 16.34 66513 Rugeley-York coal 16.38 66197 Potland Burn-Drax coal 16.40 66161 Eggborough-Milford coal 16.47 66507 Ferrybridge-Hull coal 16.50 66543 Wilton-Leeds 17.05 66161 Milford-Knottingley L/E 17.15 66076 West Burton-Milford coal 17.30 66076 Knottingley-Milford L/E 18th June: Monk Fryston: 13.51 66848 Wolsingham-Ratcliffe coal 14.04 66167 Hedon Road-Rotherham steel 14.18 66714 Tyne-Ferrybridge coal 14.32 66085 Milford-Humber coal 15.15 66614 York-Leeds L/E 16.04 66706 Tyne-West Burton steel 16.36 66713 Drax-Tyne biomass 16.43 66066 Butterwell-Cottam PS coal 16.45 66142 Hull-Milford coal 16.53 66504 Wilton-Stourton F/L 16.56 66550 southbound L/E 17.15 66006 West Burton-Milford coal
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19th June: Northallerton: 12.52 66848 Wolsingham-Ratcliffe PS 13.09 66711 northbound coal 13.14 66745 northbound coal 13.26 66014 Cottem-North Blyth coal 26th June: Nuneaton 08.45-10.54: 66416/428/517/518/540/565, 90041 Ian McAlpine: 31st May: Peterborough: 43465/484, 66043/724, 170107, 180107 Leicester: 66746, 170518, 222104 Hams Hall: 08873 Lawley Street: 66571, 70008 1st June: Worcester Shrub Hill: 43040/130/175/189, 47580, 150123, 170509, 172211 172216/336-338 Worcester Foregate Street: 47760, 165108, 166213, 172212/213 Kidderminster: 50031/49 Stourbridge Junction: 67017, 139001, DVT 82301 Birmingham New Street: 158819/833, 170502/634, 221114, 323201/05/11 323212, 350112/127/246, 390002/049/151 Soho: 08805 Crewe: 37608, 47847, 90050, 153302, 323224, 350101 350258, 390138 Lichfield Trent Valley: 323204/09/12/20/21/42, 350125, 390104 Bescot: 08623, 66031/053/055/140 2nd June: Cheltenham Spa: 142082, 150106, 220003, 221129 Lawley Street: 66418/564/587 Washwood Heath: 08588/762, 66055
Peterborough: 20096/107/311/314, 66708/709/724/726/743 170270 7th June: Ely: 08202,598, 66141/203, 170103/201, 365509 Prowse: 66043 14th June: Peterborough: 66122/710/745, 67022, 91101 York: 47853 15th June: Darlington: 66530, 142078/091, 185132, 220024 Heaton: 08810 Newcastle: 67016, 185129, 91101, DVT 82226 16th June: Darlington: 43295, 142016, 156484, 185115 York: 4464 ‘Bittern’, 47853, 66514, 150268/275, 158753 Peterborough: 20314/901/905, 43307, 66134/730/732/746 David Earl: 4th June: Kettering: 43066/081, 66596, 222002/007/012/103 Washwood Heath: 47739, 66055 Lawley Street: 66503/537/540/593/955 Birmingham New Street: 150107, 153354, 158820/29, 170106/110/113/11 170506/510/636, 172216, 220019/25/32, 221142 323201/12/20, 350119/263, 390010/45 Bescot: 08623, 66039/066/096/098/144/526, 67006/19 Walsall 10.20-13.30: 66053/059/096/098/413/415/512/526, 70008 153356/65, 170510/512/515/516, 323209/16/22 350119/130 Water Orton: 66122 Nuneaton: 66090 Leicester: 43048/049/060/061, 156410, 170520/636 222003/005/012/015/016/019
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Preservation Galas Swanage Diesel Gala, 11-12th May 2013 by Carl Watson: I was fortunate to receive tickets for this event through work, so the whole family took our tent and camped Friday and Saturday night alongside the line at Woodyhyde, just along from Harman’s Cross. This is a perfect location to view the trains and get some nice photos as well as experience the sound and feel of the big diesels as they passed by.
My son Jack was certainly well impressed with 37521 as it passed by late at night on the Saturday as the ground reverberated and he was in the part of the tent nearest the line! The weather was a changeable with lots of overnight rain and cold temperatures but, fortunately, during the day wasn’t too bad at all. Saturday was the best day as the rain came in Sunday lunchtime and seemed determined to stay.
20142 Harman’s Cross, 11th May 2013
33111 ‘Hot Dog’ + 4-VEP 3417 Harman’s Cross, 11th May 2013
37521 Harman’s Cross, 12th May 2013
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The full line-up comprised: Resident: 08436, D3591 (08476), 33111 Visiting: 20142, 20189, 20227, 31466, 33108, 37521 ‘English China Clays’, 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier’, 4-VEP 3417 ‘Gordon Pettitt’ In addition, visiting D9009 (55009) ‘Alycidon’ was stabled at Corfe Castle for the weekend (see photo below).
Unfortunately, D4 ‘Great Gable’ wasn’t able to make it, but 20142 took its place. There was at least one occasion over the weekend where the three 20s were put at the head of one train and they looked quite superb. For me the two LU liveried 20s, 20189 in LT red and 20227 in modern LU red white and blue were the stars of the show. 20227 did appear, briefly on the Saturday, with the name ‘Ed Cluderay’ on one side only but this had disappeared by the Sunday... see photos in June issue, ed.
33108 + 4-VEP 3417 Swanage, 12th May 2013
31466 + 4-VEP Swanage, 12th May 2013
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The two 08s took it in turns to operate brake van rides at Norden with 08436 doing so on Saturday (see photo right) whilst D3591 (see photo below taken on the Sat.) did the honours on Sunday. There was also a chance to get 08 haulage on Sunday at Swanage when 08436 did a shunt release. Most had already vacated the train but a lucky few got some gronk haulage.
There were very few obvious delays throughout the weekend with any that did occur quickly being made up, so that pretty much the timetable ran to plan. Organisation of the event was excellent as always and those responsible deserve a well earned pat on the back.
55019 Swanage, 12th May 2013 all photos by Carl Watson
20227 + 20189 Harman’s Cross, 12th May 2013
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Tyseley Open Weekend, 22nd-23th June 2013 by Neil Dix: Over the weekend of June 22nd & 23rd, the railway museum at Tyseley held its annual 'Open Weekend'. Special guests this year included the narrow gauge Corris Railway steam locomotive No.3 ‘Sir Haydn’. Normally based on the Talyllyn Railway, Sir Haydn has been on tour in 2013 visiting a number of preserved railway events. Also visiting was LMS 46233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’.
I was at the event on the Saturday morning from 10.00 until lunchtime. Unfortunately the weather was poor with almost continuous drizzle. Despite this, Tyseley was very crowded especially around the turntable and the combination of rain and masses of people meant that photography was hard work.
‘Sir Haydn’ was actually located in the car park on the back of a low loader. Locomotives situated around the turntable included LMS 46233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’ and 5593 ‘Kolhapur’. The GWR was represented in the form of 5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’ (see photo left), 5029 ‘Nunney Castle’, 4965 ‘Rood Ashton Hall’, 4936 ‘Kinlet Hall’, 9600 plus 2885 recently moved from Birmingham Moor Street Station and partly assembled 4110.
The weekend also gave the chance to view the recently constructed workshop (see photo opposite top) erected between the original workshop and offices. In the workshops were various steam and diesel locomotives in varying stages of restoration. Among them were LMS 4-6-2 6201 ‘Princess Elizabeth’, 4-6-0 7029 ‘Clun Castle’, Replica Bloomer 670 and 47773 (see photo opposite bottom).
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GWR 0-6-0PT 7752, painted in London Transport livery and carrying L94, was running up and down giving rides to those who wanted them from the platform. All in all it was a good little event, albeit let down a bit by the weather. I remember visiting Tyseley many times in the 1980's and in those days, much more of the site was open to the public including the Coal Stage from which an elevated view could be had of both the railway museum and the adjacent DMU depot. It would be nice if one day this was open to the public again for the Open Weekend as it would allow photographers a different vantage point from which to see what is undoubtedly an impressive set-up
Seen on the adjacent LMT DMU depot was this recently delivered Windhoff RW30/50 AEM shunter.
photos by Neil Dix
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Stirlingshire Sightings by Derek Sneddon
The following sightings are from Camelon Station & nearby Carmuirs Junction with an occasional sighting from Falkirk. Only freight and notable loco hauled workings are shown together with the diagram code, time, origin and destination (see location codes) 16th May 05.10 66605 6H51 OX-IS 05.45 66424 4H47 MN-IS 06.30 66070 6A32 MN-AB 07.00 66427 4R75 GM-EE 13.00 66434 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66100 6S36 DS-GM 17th May 07.40 66047 6G25 FY-ES 13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66100 6S36 DS-GM 18th May 05.45 66424 4H47 MN-IS 10.05 66165 6A32 MN-AB 11.20 66422 4M16 GM-DV 13.00 66430 4A13 GM-AB 20th May 05.45 66424 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66430 4R75 GM-EE 08.30 66605 6A65 OX-AB 13.00 66427 4A13 GM-AB 14.27 66102 6K10 MN-IS 21st May 07.00 66432 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66847 6R46 GM-PW 11.20 37606 4N66 GM-ML 13.00 66425 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66099 6S36 DS-GM 22nd May 05.45 66422 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66425 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66160 6G25 FY-ES 08.30 66605 6A65 OX-AB 13.30 66110 6S36 DS-GM 14.27 66102 6K11 MN-IS 23rd May 05.10 66605 6H51 OX-IS 05.45 66422 4H47 MN-IS 06.30 66105 6A32 MN-AB 07.00 66427 4R75 GM-EE 13.00 66423 4A13 GM-AB 24th May 05.45 66422 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66423 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66063 6G25 FY-ES 13.00 66434 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66102 6S36 DS-GM 25th May 05.45 66422 4H47 MN-IS 06.18 66200 6K23
MN-Craiglockhart 10.05 66110 6A32 MN-AB 11.20 66421 4M16 GM-DV 13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB 26th May 13.00 66427 4A13 GM-AB
27th May 05.45 66422 4H47 MN-IS 08.30 66605 6A65 OX-AB 13.00 66425 4A13 GM-AB 14.25 66105 6K40 MN-IS 28th May 05.45 66422 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66425 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66850 6R46 GM-PW 11.20 66429 4N66 GM-ML 13.00 66424 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66113 6S36 DS-GM 29th May 05.45 66422 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66424 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66850 6L82 GM-LW 07.40 66063 6G25 FY-ES 08.30 66602 6A65 OX-AB 13.00 66430 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66113 6S36 DS-GM 14.25 66105 6K41 MN-IS 30th May 05.10 66605 6H51 OX-IS 05.45 66422 4H47 MN-IS 06.30 66102 6A32 MN-AB 07.00 66430 4R75 GM-EE 13.00 66433 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66113 6S36 DS-GM 31st May 05.45 66302 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66425 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66850 6R46 GM-PW 07.40 66151 6G25 FY-ES 13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66113 6S36 DS-GM 1st June 05.45 66302 4H47 MN-IS 10.05 66110 6A32 MN-AB 11.20 66433 4M16 GM-DV 14.30 66105 6K17 MN-IS 13.00 66304 4A13 GM-AB 20.53 66605 6Y80 MN-SI 2nd June 13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB 3rd June 05.45 66302 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66304 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66158 6G25 FY-ES 08.30 66605 6A65 OX-AB 13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB 14.27 66103 6K40 MN-IS 4th June 05.45 66302 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66432 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66850 6R46 GM-PW 11.20 37606 4N66 GM-ML 13.00 66421 4A13 GM-AB
4th June (cont) 13.30 66116 6S36 DS-GM 21.04 66525 6Y81 MN-ME 5th June 05.45 66302 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66432 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66850 6L82 GM-LW 07.40 66151 6G25 FY-ES 08.30 66605 6A65 OX-AB 13.00 66426 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66116 6S36 DS-GM 14.27 66107 6K41 MN-IS 6th June 05.10 66605 6H51 OX-IS 05.45 66302 4H47 MN-IS 06.30 66110 6A32 MN-AB 13.00 66427 4A13 GM-AB 7th June 05.45 66302 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66427 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66850 6R46 GM-PW 07.40 66112 6G25 FY-ES 13.00 66424 4A13 GM-AB 8th June 13.00 66423 4A13 GM-AB 14.22 66107 6K21 MN-IS 9th June 08.40 66615 6Y80 Larbert-MN 10.50 66001 6K12 MH-Greenhill 10th June 07.00 66423 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66063 6G25 FY-ES 08.30 66615 6A65 OX-AB 13.00 66424 4A13 GM-AB 14.27 66110 6K40 MN-IS 21.15 66850 6M65 GM-Sinfin 11th June 07.00 66424 4R75 GM-EE 11.20 37606 4N66 GM-ML 13.00 66428 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66109 6S36 DS-GM 12th June 05.45 66421 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66850 6R46 GM-PW 07.00 66428 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66003 6G25 FY-ES 08.30 66605/615 6A65 OX-AB 13.00 66304 4A13 GM-AB 14.27 66107 6K42 MN-IS 13th June 05.10 66615 6H51 OX-IS 05.45 66304 4H47 MN-IS 06.30 66100 6A32 MN-AB 07.40 66421 4R75 GM-EE 09.00 37608/259 6S99 CL-GE 13.00 66427 4A13 GM-AB
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14th June 05.45 66304 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66427 4R75 GM-EE 07.40 66003 6G25 FY-ES
13.00 66429 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66103 6S36 DS-GM 15th June 05.45 66305 4H47 MN-IS
07.30 60163 1Z63 ED-IS 10.05 66104 6A32 MN-AB 11.20 66429 4M16 GM-DV 13.00 66434 4A13 GM-AB
Stirlingshire & Gloucestershire Sightings Location Codes: AB Aberdeen AC Achnasheen AD Alexander Dock Jnct AE Attercliffe AF Ashford AH Ashchurch AJ Awre Junction AL Alston AN Acton AP Appleford AR Abercynon AT Abbotswood Jnct AV Avonmouth AW Aberthaw AY Ayr BA Blair Atholl BD Bedworth BE Berkeley BH Brierley Hill BI Burntisland BL Bristol BN Beeston BO Bo’ness BP Bath BR Bridgwater BS Bescot BT Barton Hill BU Burton BW Barrow Hill BZ St Blazey BY Barry CA Calvert CB Coatbridge CD Charfield CE Crewe CF Cardiff CH Chaddesden CK Chirk CL Carlisle CM Chalmerston CN Carnforth CP Chepstow
CQ Croft Quarry CR Cadder CS Cheltenham CT Cardiff Tidal CU Cumbernauld CV Cliff Vale CY Corby DC Dyce DL Dalmeny DM Dollands Moor DR Doncaster DS Dalston DT Didcot DU Dundee DV Daventry DY Derby EA Earles Sidings ED Edinburgh EE Elderslie EH Eastleigh EL Elgin EU Euston ES Earlseat EV Evesham EX Exeter FB Ferrybridge FF Fiddlers Ferry FG Fishguard FO Forres FR Fairwater FY Falkland Yard GC Glasgow Central GE Georgemas Jnct GL Gloucester GM Grangemouth GR Grange Sidings GS Gleneagles GY Grimsby HA Hayes HD Handsworth HF Hereford HH Holyhead HL Hartlepool
HO Halewood HR Harwich HS Hunslet HT Hastings HU Hunterston HV Haverfordwest HW Heywood Jnct HY Hinksey IB Ironbridge IM Immingham IS Inverness JM Jersey Marine KB Kittybrewster KC Kirkcaldy KK Kilmarnock KL Kyle of Lochalsh KN Kennethmont KS Kingsland Road KY Kingsbury LA Laira LB Ladybank LC Lincoln LD Lydney LG Lairg LH Leith LI Linlithgow LK Lackenby LL Llanwern LM Long Marston LN Laurencekirk LO Longsight LS Leeds LT Longannet LW Linkswood LY Lindsey MC Machen ME Montrose MF Milford MG Margam MH Millerhill ML Motherwell MN Mossend MO Moreton
MS Maesteg MT Mountsorrel MV Manchester Vic MW Moorswater NA Nairn NE Neath NG Nottingham NH Newton Heath NJ Norton Jnct NL Newtonhill NT Newport NV Neville Hill NW Nantwich OB Oban ON Onllwyn OO Old Oak Common OX Oxwellmains OY Oxley PA Paisley PB Peterborough PC Port Clarence PF Peak Forest PG Pengham PH Perth PM St Philips Marsh PN Paddington PO Polmadie PR Preston PT Paignton PW Prestwick PY Portbury PZ Penzance RA Redcar RC Ratcliffe RD Reading RE Redmire RG Rugeley RM Rotherham RN Robeston RO Round Oak RR Rowley Regis RV Ravenstruther RY Rugby
SA Saltley SB Stourbridge SC Scunthorpe SD Standish Jnct SG Stoke Gifford SH Slough SI Stirling SK Shirebrook SN Stockton SO Southampton SP Spetchley SR Stourton SS Swansea ST Severn Tunnel Jnct SV Stevenage SW Swindon SY Shipley TD Tyne Dock TE Trostre TF Tremorfa TG Teigngrace TH Theale TK Tavistock Jnct TL Tilbury TN Taunton TO Toton TR Trishington TS Tees Yard TU Tunstead TY Tyseley VA Victoria WB Wembley WG Wentloog WH Westerleigh WP Worksop WR Warrington WS Worcester WV Wolverhampton WW Washwood Heath WY Westbury YK York YT Yate
Gloucestershire Sightings by Nigel Hoskins
The following sightings are mostly from Gloucester Station, but also include workings on the avoiding line southeast of the station between Barnwood and Gloucester Yard Junctions. Only freight and notable loco hauled workings are shown with the diagram code, time (if known) plus origin and destination (see location codes). 20th May 08.13 66030 6M81 MG-RO 09.54 66523 4V47 BW-SG 10.53 66422 4V38 DV-WG 11.30 66082 4V14 TO-AV 11.41 60063 6B13 RN-WH 12.19 66114 4Z67 MF-East Usk 13.55 66082 6M87 AV-RC
20th May (cont) 15.00 66183 6V92 CY-MG 15.54 66118 6M41 MG-RO 19.26 60092 6Z44 AW-LD 19.58 66104 6E30 MG-HL 22.10 66616/623 6Y11 FR-LD 21st May 15.20 66183 6V92 CY-MG
21st May (cont) 19.18 60099/015 6V69 BS-AD 20.12 66430 4M36 WG-DV 60063 6B13 RN-WH 66430 4V38 DV-WG 66093 4V83 TO-AV 60019 6E41 WH-LY 37605/603 6V73 CE-BE
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21st May (cont) 66126 6M81 MG-RO 66523 6V06 RG-SG 66082 4V14 TO-AV 66603 4V47 RG-SG 66030 6V05 RO-MG 22nd May 00.49 66059 6M74 NT-BN 08.26 66124 6M81 MG-RO 10.55 66432 4V38 DV-WG 12.20 66030 6V05 RO-MG 15.08 66183 6V92 CY-MG 15.55 66095 6M41 MG-RO 17.15 66059 6V97 BN-NT 20.00 66171 6E30 MG-HL 66541 4V06 RG-SG 66082 4V14 TO-AV 66523 4V47 RG-SG 66093 6M87 AV-RC 60040 6E41 WH-LY 23rd May 11.06 66425 4V38 DV-WG 11.12 60063 6B13 RN-WH 12.01 66183 6V05 RO-MG 15.04 66184 6V92 CY-MG 16.51 66250 6M41 MG-RO 66953 4V47 RG-SG 66523 4V06 RG-SG 66113 4V83 TO-AV 20305/309 6M63 BR-CE 24th May 11.11 60063 6B13 RN-WH 12.21 66427 4V38 DV-WG 15.03 66108 6V92 CY-MG 60040 6E41 WH-LY 66148 4V83 TO-AV 66523 4V06 RG-SG 20304/302 6V73 CE-BE 66056 6Z57 RN-LM 25th May 10.56 60063 6B13 RN-WH 26th May 07.03 DR77903 6J88 LD-GL 15.10 66421 4V38 DV-WG 17.26 66726 6E12 CF-PB 66601/511 6Y12 AH-WY 66621 6V82 TU-WY 66603/616 6Y11 CS-FR 27th May 17.13 66127 6V97 BN-NT 19.10 66104 6M60 AD-BS 20.15 66421 4Z36 WG-DV 66522 4V47 RG-SG 66421 4V38 DV-WG 66187 4V14 TO-AV 66702 6Z30 HD-TF 66093 6M87 PY-RC 28th May 66522 4V47 RG-SG 66030 6V92 CY-MG 66200 6M41 MG-RO 66233 6V07 RO-MG 66302 4V38 DV-WG 60054 6B13 RN-WH 66007 4V83 TO-AV 66230 6M81 MG-RO
28th May (cont) 60099 6E41 WH-LY 66187 6M88 AV-RC 66956 6M36 WY-TU 29th May 66181 6V55 BD-RN 66099 6M88 AV-RC 66008 6E47 MG-TS 60054 6B13 RN-WH 66429 4M36 WG-DV 66099 4V14 TO-AV 66030 6V92 CY-MG 66598 4V47 RG-SG 66415 4V06 RG-SG 66616/603 6Y11 FR-LD 30th May 15.05 66013 6V92 CY-MG 15.09 66200 6M41 MG-RO 16.27 66238 6V07 RO-MG 19.25 66424 4M36 WG-DV 60054 6B47 WH-RN 66161 4V14 TO-AV 66598 4V47 RG-SG 20309/305 6M63 BR-CE 31st May 60063 6B13 RN-WH 66164 6O42 HO-SO 66430 4V38 DV-WG 66415 4V06 RG-SG 66136 4V83 TO-AV 66183 6W97 GL-EH 60040 6E41 WH-LY 66013 6M96 MG-CY 66161 4V14 TO-AV 1st June 11.01 60063 6B13 RN-WH 18.55 66511 6Y13 WY-AH 21.45 66603/616 6Y11 FR-AH 22.35 66601 6Y12 WY-CS 2nd June 13.37 66425 4V38 DV-WG 17.07 60017 6E47 MG-TS 17.16 66704 6E12 CF-PB 20.10 66221 6E30 MG-HL 22.12 66127 6E93 MG-MF 66601 6Y12 AT-WY 66603/616 6Y11 CS-FR 66621 6V82 TU-WY 3rd June 10.52 66428 4V38 DV-WG 11.10 60063 6B13 RN-WH 14.58 66114 6V92 CY-MG 16.03 66051 6M41 MG-RO 66528 4V47 RG-SG 31190/47375 0Z32
Meldon Quarry-Burton 66194 6M69 PY-RD 66539 4V61 RG-SG 60063 6B13 RN-WH 66520 4V06 RG-SG 20309/305 6M56 BE-CE 37609/612 6M63 BR-CE 66603/616 6Y11 FR-LD 66125 6E30 MG-HL
4th June 02.30 66125 6M58 MG-WV 04.15 66169 6O98 CT-HD 11.29 66425 4V38 DV-WG 12.00 66174 6V05 RO-MG 15.01 66030 6V92 CY-MG 20.03 66096 6V69 BS-AD 20.18 66008 6E30 MG-HL 21.27 66111 6E09 ON-IM 66598 4V61 RG-SG 66603/618 6Y11 FR-LD 66415 4V47 RG-SG 66539 4V05 RG-SG 60092 6E41 WH-LY 60063 6B13 RN-WH 5th June 11.12 60063 6B13 RN-WH 15.52 66221 6M41 MG-RO 12.08 66188 6V05 RO-MG 20.16 66170/192 6V55 BD-RN 20.20 66419 4M36 WG-DV 21.06 66174 6E30 MG-HL 66193 4V70 RC-PY 66194 4V83 TO-PY 66520 4V56 RG-SG 66539 4V61 RG-SG 66616/618 6Y11 FR-LY 60092 6E41 WH-LY 66057 6V92 CY-MG 6th June 10.51 66194 4V83 TO-PY 11.15 60063 6B13 RN-WH 12.28 66114 6V05 RO-MG 14.00 66057/082 6V92 CY-MG 16.02 66170 6M41 MG-RO 18.33 66204 6V06 HD-CT 21.26 66114 6E30 MG-HL 66618/616 6Y11 FR-LD 66520 4V47 RG-SG 66555 4V06 RG-SG 37261/609 6V74 CE-BR 66193 4V70 RC-PY 66421 4V38 DV-WG 7th June 04.06 66011 6M03 RN-BD 09.28 66170 6M96 MG-CY 11.15 60063 6B13 RN-WH 12.01 66429 4V38 DV-WG 12.53 60054 6V05 RO-MG 66199 6O42 HO-SO 66520 4V56 RG-PY 66031 4V83 TO-PY 60017 6E41 WH-LY 66129 6V52 WV-NT 66193 4V70 RC-PY 8th June 10.10 66004017/129/005/200/082/ 044/142/170 0X98 AD-BS 10.59 60063 6B13 RN-WH 11.10 66096 6M60 EX-BS 12.45 47580 5Z05 CN-BL 15.09 66536 4V46 RG-SG 16.55 66137 4E32 DM-SC 18.35 66171 6V06 HD-CT 21.55 66030 6V02 HL-LL 66616/618 6Y11 FR-AH
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8th June (cont) 66511 6Y13 WY-AH 66598 6Y12 WY-CS 9th June 17.11 66030 6E47 MG-TS 20.05 66177 6E30 MG-HL 21.08 66188 6M75 MG-CL 66171 6E09 LL-SC 66618/616 6Y11 CS-FR 66511 6Y13 CS-WY 66598 6Y12 AT-WY 66621 6V82 TU-WY 10th June 10.57 66421 4V38 DV-WG 15.57 66174 6V67 RO-MG 20.12 66221 6E30 MG-HL 57007/011 6M56 BE-CE 66529 4V47 RG-SG 66089 6M87 PY-RC 66031 6M69 PY-RC 60063 6B47 WH-RN 11th June 10.51 66423 4V38 DV-WG 11.09 60063 6B13 RN-WH 12.01 60015 6V05 RO-MG 14.38 66185 6V92 CY-MG 15.57 66118 6M41 MG-RO 18.12 66172 6V06 HD-CT 19.29 66027/119 6V69 BS-AD 20.48 66726 6E12 CF-LY 60020 6E41 WH-LY 66142 4V70 RC-PY
11th June (cont) 66135 6V92 CY-MG 66024 4V83 TO-PY 12th June 10.51 66424 4V38 DV-WG 11.21 60063 6B13 RN-WH 12.06 60015 6V05 RO-MG 15.58 66118 6M41 MG-RO 16.08 66206 6V92 CY-MG 66068 6V55 BD-RN 66168 6E30 MG-HL 66553 4V61 RG-SG 66142 4V70 RC-PY 66528 4V06 RG-SG 60020 6E41 WH-LY 66598 4V47 RG-SG 13th June 66079/142 6M87 AV-RC 66598 4V47 RG-SG 66118 6M41 MG-RO 66177 6V05 RO-MG 66528 4V06 RG-SG 37402/405 6M67 BR-CE 14th June 08.28 66200 6M81 MG-RO 10.55 66421 4V38 DV-WG 11.10 60063 6B13 RN-WH 12.01 60063 6V05 RO-MG 12.13 37605/601 AD-DY 15.04 66206 6V92 CY-MG 60017 6E41 WH-LY
14th June (cont) 66005 6O42 HO-SO 66528 4V06 RG-SG 66079 4V83 TO-PY 66014 4V70 RC-PY 15th June 08.15 66079 4V83 TO-AV 09.07 66027/221/230/168 6M60 AD-BS 14.17 60019 6V75 Dee Marsh-MG 18.30 66098 6V06 HD-CT 18.55 66415 6Y13 WY-AH 21.35 66601/619 6Y11 FR-AH 22.22 66068 6V02 HL-LL 66607 6Y12 WY-CS 16th June 13.22 66427 4V38 DV-WG 17.21 66726 6E12 CF-PB 18.57 66030/039/129/137/ 161/168 0X85 BS-MG 20.48 66515 6V82 TU-WY 20.58 66185 6M75 MG-CL 66619/601 6Y11 CS-FR 66415 6Y13 CS-WY 66607 6Y12 CS-WY 17th June 11.41 60054 6B13 RN-WH 14.25 60063 6B25 WH-RN 15.55 57011/003 6M63 BR-CE 66520 4V06 RG-SG 66525 4V47 RG-SG
European Photo Spot During a visit to the Quatre Mares Open Day, France, Dave Spencer also called in at the Euro Cargo Rail Depot at Alizay where there were 23 stored Cl.58s. Twelve are in TSO livery 58004/07/09-11/18/26/33-35/40/46 and eleven in ETF livery (green stripe) 580001/05/06/13/21/30/32/36/39/42/49 In the photo below can be seen 58039 heading 58046, 58021 & 58009. The locos are in two lines with 14 photographable. Also present were 66064, 66234 & 66245 with ECR 77022 & 77032.
Light Rail, Metro & Tram News Manchester Metrolink: The latest section to open on the 23rd May was the 2 ¾ mile section from St. Werburgh’s Road, Chorlton to East Didsbury. Car 3013 damaged in a collision with a lorry on the 6th February 2013 has been returned to Vienna for repairs.
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Freight Corner WAGON UPDATES by Trevor Roots: To allow members to keep their copy UK Wagons as up to date as possible, changes are provided via this spot every month. The 2013 edition has not only been updated but has been re-organised to be more user friendly and incorporate stored wagons where known. As this latter attempt is anything but exhaustive we rely on member sightings to help. Please let Trevor know, contact details on page 2, if you have any amendments or wish pass on any other helpful wagon information. Following the success of UK Wagons 2013 a further edition is being released and will include changes since the first book was published and all the typos and annoying minor errors previously reported in Tracks. The following will all be included in the new UK Wagons Summer Edition 2013 due for imminent release. Converted and Re-numbered: HTA Coal Hoppers: 310793 to 330793, 310887 to 330887 VGA 210493/614 to RBA Coupler Translator Vehicles Scrapped / Deleted: PCA Depressed Centre Cement Tanks: 10759/773/794/804/813 PJA 4 vehicle Single Deck Car Transporters: 90012-15/24-27/48-51 (this leaves no vehicles in this classification) YGA/YGB/YGH Seacows: 982495/522/525/533/566/582/588/631/641/681/685/715/733/739/791/804 806/812/832/835/865/890/925 For Scrap: Track Machines: EMR Kingsbury: ZWA – 07-16 Universal Tamper / Liners DR 73246/51/57/61/63/66/76/78 (this leaves no vehicles in this classification)
Snowploughs: (from Peterborough) CF Booths: ZZA Drift snowplough: ADB 965233 Preserved: ZZA Drift Snowplough: ADB 965232 to NRM Shildon
DR 73266 Ely, 15th April 2008
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FREIGHT NEWS The fire damaged HOBC wagons reported in last issue were YDA DR 92242 and DR 92259.
ZZA ADB 965232 Peterborough, 28th July 2010
ZZA ADB 965233 Peterborough station, 28th July 2010
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The Port of Felixstowe has expanded with the opening of the new North Terminal on the 6th of June. With good weather helping, stabilisation of the Hatfield Colliery slip is has been achieved and with the trackbed uncovered, it seems a limited service will resume in late July. Plans are being prepared to move whiskey by rail from Elgin Yard in late July. I wondered why the stored OTA timber wagons had all suddenly been moved together...watch this space ! Timber traffic is to be trialled from the far north line using container flats....again watch this space.
Preservation Photo Spot Severn Valley Railway (SVR) by James Holloway: 0-6-2T 5643 has arrived at SVR for the season from Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway (LHR). In the photo below it is seen approaching Kidderminster Town on the 29th June 2013 with a service train, passing the diesel depot and running alongside Network Rail tracks.
Further to the news that shark brake van 993886 had entered preservation on the Great Central Railway, here is a photo of it at it new home
taken at Quorn on the 22nd June 2013 by Neil Dix.
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Railway Globetrotters A Week in Central Germany, 13-20th Oct 2012 by John Teasdale – Part 1: 13th October: With four friends I spent a week in October visiting various points between Calais and Berlin. Whilst waiting on the quayside for the delayed sailing of the Pride of Canterbury, some admired a bright yellow BMW Isetta bubble car perched on a trailer next to the Previa whilst the remainder amused themselves at the sight of irate loading staff trying to prevent a coach load of French travellers from ignoring the marked walkways and milling around haphazardly amongst the throng of offloading traffic. Great sport!
14th October: First call after a night in the Ibis Styles hotel in Calais was Antwerpen Nord. No queues on the motorway, it was a Sunday, but the weather was turning distinctly gloomy. Permission to look around was happily given and, fortunately, it did stay dry whilst we gathered the 130+ numbers on site including the preserved 201.010. Also present was a fire damaged 1326 (see photo above) and a badly bent 1308 !! (see photo below).
The rain began during the journey to Rotterdam but thankfully ceased as we began our walk around Waalhaven where a wide variety of haulage was on view. Amsterdam was next up with a trip from Sloderdijk station to Amersfoort. A prompt connection and a through train allowed plenty of time on the platforms at Amersfoort then it was over the border (just) to the excellent hotel in the old station building at Bad Bentheim. Not only comfortable but with a Bentheimer Eisenbahn “Warship” parked outside the back door!
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1955 built Co Co 5212, Antwerpen Nord, 14th Oct 2012
HUSA 1621, Rotterdam (left) and MRCE Vossloh works No 5001608, Rotterdam, 14th Oct 2012
15th October: Monday began with a call at the BE rail and bus workshop in Nordhorn where helpful staff gave us a tour. We were surprised to see a Swiss Railways tunnel fire-fighting unit present where it was apparently having some software upgrades and tests on various items. After a quick look in at Rheine, the next call was both levels of the Hbf at Osnabrück, followed by the NordWestBahn depot at Hafen where more of the NWB units were seen displaying the revised numbering first observed on our last German trip. We then were allowed a look around the main DB depot. Road works and diversions featured strongly on the drive to Hannover (as did a brief call into the museum at Stadthagen) where a guide was waiting for us at Seelze and a full tour given.
Cl.232 Co Co 232601, Seelze, 14th Oct 2012 Despite being a working day, 70 plus loks were on site. In contrast the DMU depot at Leinefelde was very quiet as was Lehrte. Nevertheless it was a happy party that checked into the hotel at Braunschweig and had some time on the platforms before darkness fell.
to be cont.
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Stock Changes It is hoped that all major changes recorded below will help you keep the UK Combine, Pocket Book and Name Directory up to date, (numerous pool code changes will not be recorded). In order to compile as accurate and up to date list as possible, can members please pass on their observations, particularly name changes and multiple unit reformations to the editor, Trevor Roots. Misc News: The future of 1499 one of the two last 4-CIG EMUs used on the Lymington Branch, which was supposed to have been safely preserved on the Dean Forest Railway (DFR), is in serious doubt. Bouts of vandalism have seen all the windows smashed leading to the DFR offering it for sale, which might mean scrap.
New Locos: 66750 Locos Sent Abroad: (to France) 66195 Locos Repatriated: (from France) 66038 66247 Locos Exported: (to Hungary, Bulgaria *) 86228 86242 92001 * Names: New: (* re-applied) 37521 English China Clays 47805 John Scott 12.5.45 - 22.5.12 60062 Stainless Pioneer 159006 The Seaton Tramway Seaton-Colyford-Colyton
395010 Duncan Goodhew 395024 Johnnie Peacock 444038 South Western Trains Transfers: Locos: 24081 GWR to WSR 37215 GWR to WSR DMUs: Coaches: Locos Scrapped: CF Booth, Rotherham 20313, 47747 EMUs Scrapped: Derby Etches Park 4-SUB 10843 (975601) Eastleigh Works 508301/302/303 71483 (508201) 64669/71503 (508209)
Liveries...no more The last ex-thunderbird 57308 in Virgin livery is in for repainting at Eastleigh Works (see page7)
90036 is now in corporate DBS red having lost its unique livery as seen here stabled at the eastern end of Edinburgh Waverley, 18th July 2009
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ICRS Publications Following on from the new UK Combine Summer Edition, new editions of Irish Railways and UK Wagons Summer Edition are both out and available. The UK Pocket Book is selling well so if you haven’t bought one yet remember it is packed with more info and is the best laid out version yet.
The other exciting news is that after 4 years, Ultimate Sighting Files (USF) is to be released in September at the Eastleigh Works event as part of our 40th Anniversary celebrations. It will be in two parts (see below) as opposed to the former three parts. The price to non-members at £24.98 in total will be similar to before but now members will only pay £18.00.
Of our other smaller books, UK Name Directory will not be updated until 2014. Due to poor sales none of the individual books, UK Locomotives, Diesel Units and Electric Units will be produced in 2013.
Books can be ordered online via PayPal at www.icrs.org.uk or by post from: Carl Watson, ICRS Publications, 14, Partridge Gardens, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO8 9XG (please make cheque / PO payable to ICRS).
All books, except UKRS01 Pocket Book, are A5 wire bound printed on 90gm paper with laminated card covers allowing them to be laid flat.
Book Titles: (all Members receive up to 27% discount on ICRS books) non-member member New: (2013 – green) Price UKRS01 UK Pocket Book 2013 (240 pages) (updated to 1st Jan13) £9.50 £7.00 UKRS02B UK Combine Summer Edition 2013 (280 pages) (updated to 15th May13) £15.99 £12.00 UKRS03B UK Wagons Summer Edition 2013 (136 pages) (updated to 1st Jul13) £12.99 £9.50 UKRS09 Irish Railways 2013 (53 pages) (updated to 1st Jun13) £8.99 £6.50
Current: (2012 - red) UKRS04 UK Name Directory 2012 (172 pages) (updated to 10th Nov11) £12.99 £9.50
In Preparation: (due Summer 2013) Ultimate Sighting Files: UKRS10 USF Vol.1 – Mainline Diesel Locos (215 pages) (updated to 1st Jul13) £13.99 £10.00 UKRS11 USF Vol.2 – Shunters, Mainline Electric Locos & Prototypes (157 pages) (updated to 1st Jul13) £10.99 £8.00
Proposed: (publication date to be confirmed) UKRS12 Ultimate Sighting Files – Diesel Units TBC TBC UKRS13 Ultimate Sighting Files – Electric Units TBC TBC
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