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Front Cover Driving trailer No. 39016 of 'Javelin' No. 395001 at the Port of Southampton on 24 August. The complete set was due to be moved to the new Hitachi depot at Ashford on 3 September. Brian Morrison

Back Cover The Deltic Preservation Society held a members' day on the NYMR on 18 August, with both locos in action. No. 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier powers away from New Bridge with the 12.20 Pickering to Grosmont service. Richard Tuplin Contents First Class 395 'Javelin' unit arrives at Port of Southampton Page 3

Survey work starts on Airdire - Bathgate route Page 4

Cotswold Rail repaints Class 33 into BR blue-livery. Page 5 Submissions ABOVE: GWR 'King' 4-6-0 No. 6024 King Edward I and SR Battle of Britain Pacific No. 34067 Tangmere double-head the 'Eden Ltd' from Bristol to Par past Lympsham on 24 August. Chris Perkins We welcome submissions from all readers, especially digital photographs. Pictures should be sent to the editor at Western Champion to Aberystwyth - the final verdict [email protected] Immediately prior to closing once-only authorisation for the Pathfinder confirm that it Good quality scans of colour slides for press came the awaited Class 52 to traverse the section has seats available, and can be and prints are also acceptable. Currently confirmation that No. D1015 between Machynlleth and contacted on 01453 835414. there is no financial payment made WILL be going through to Aberystwyth, which includes the It is understood that Network for photographs published in Railway Aberystwyth on 1 September weight-restricted bridge at Borth, Rail has indicated that it will not Herald. Where possible we always try to with Pathfinders’ ‘The Alliance on condition that the locomotive give any future dispensation for use news photographs taken within the Cambrian Coast Express’. does not have a full fuel tank on over-weight locomotives on this production week of the publication date. Network Rail has given a the return working. stretch of track. Publication The Railway Herald is due to be Final working meeting for Green Arrow and City of Truro published every Friday and is available The Gloucestershire has recently returned to the will almost certainly be the last on e-mail subscription or by download Warwickshire Railway is GWR from the East Lancashire time – possibly ever – that the turning out two of the National Green from our website - www.railwayherald.com Railway. Meanwhile, locomotives can be enjoyed Railway Museum’s iconic Arrow leaves the line for the together. locomotives this Bank Holiday Nene Valley Railway after the The GWR is organising a Editorial Team weekend. On all three days, Bank Holiday weekend, so this photo-call at 10.00 on each Richard Tuplin Magazine Editor both locomotives will be is a one-off opportunity to see morning of the weekend, when Brian Morrison Contributing Editor working normal timetabled the two locomotives working the two engines will be lined up John Whitehouse Railtour Editor For our team contact list, click here. services. together. Because Green Arrow together at Toddington before It is expected to be the last is expected to be withdrawn the 10.30 departure. For train Editorial Address: time that the pair will be seen from service in November when times, visit the locomotive roster The Railway Herald, PO Box 252, Scunthorpe, City of Truro North Lincolnshire. United Kingdom. DN17 2WY. in steam together. its boiler certificate expires, this at http://www.gwsr.com Telephone: 0870 28 56041 n ANNOUNCEMENT n ANNOUNCEMENT n ANNOUNCEMENT n ANNOUNCEMENT n E-mail: [email protected]

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First Class 395 'Javelin' unit is offloaded at Southampton After a six-week 10,760 International before the mile sea voyage from remaining 25 units of Kobe in Japan, the the fleet are shipped for first Class 395 'Javelin' services to commence in Bullet train built in December 2009. the Hitachi factory Meanwhile, an at Kasado, Japan, event is promised at St arrived at the Port of Pancras International Southampton on 23 showing a Class 395 August. alongside a Eurostar All six vehicles of the and another event is first unit were contained expected to be held within the 1999-built at the new Hitachi Norwegian Roll on- traincare depot in Roll off (Ro-Ro) vessel Ashford on 2 October. MV Tarago, owned by Wallenius Wilhelmsen ABOVE: Having been Logistics. unloaded from the ship, the The first two vehicles, first driving car, No. 39016, driving car No. 39016 for set No. 395001 is pictured and motor trailer No. on a low-loader, shortly 39015 were the first before being offloaded onto offloaded on 23 August UK rails for the first time. and taken on low loader RIGHT: One of the from the ship to the intermediate motor trailers railhead where both is checked over, having been were very efficiently offloaded at Southampton. craned onto the tracks. All: Brian Morrison All six cars are scheduled to be taken by rail overnight on 3 September to Ashford Depot after commissioning has been completed at the docks. The unit will be joined by three more and extensive testing is due to take place on the Channel Tunnel hi-speed line between Ashford and St Pancras

RIGHT: The movement of the vehicles from the dockside to railhead was undertaken using a special low-loader style road device, pictured here maneouvering one of the driving cars through the port.

RailwayThe Herald 3 News in Brief n East Midlands Trains, the new company to operate the East Midlands and South Yorkshire area, has announced that 34- year-old Tim Shoveller NewsDesk has been appointed as its Managing Director. Tim Shoveller joins Stagecoach from Virgin Trains, where as Business Development Director and previously Operations Director he has played a key role in the success of Virgin West Coast.

n Virgin Rail Group has announced that Charles Belcher is to retire from Virgin Trains after four- and-a-half years as Managing Director of Virgin West Coast. He will be succeeded by Chris Gibb, currently Managing Director of Virgin CrossCountry. After leading the Virgin ABOVE: EWS has trialed a sand flow from Wool to Watford Junction. Class 66/0 No. 66018 passes Poole in charge of the Wool CrossCountry franchise MOD Sidings to Watford Yard trial flow on 21 August. Antony Henley since 2003, Chris Gibb will take over the West Coast network from 31 New Airdrie-Bathgate route work commences August, with Charles Detailed surveys to map out the de-vegetation along the route. been contacted through Belcher assisting in the precise route of the new Airdrie- To enable the work to be consultation under the Scottish handover. Chris Gibb Bathgate rail link have begun. completed and for construction Parliament’s consideration of the will also continue as Over the next nine months, work to begin, NR will be project. Managing Director of Network Rail (NR) will be notifying affected owners/ The Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Virgin CrossCountry completing the detailed design of occupiers of land access Link Project received unanimous until 11 November, when the new 15-mile railway, which requirements for the project support from the Scottish Arriva take on the Cross will involve extensive ground survey, the most affected Parliament in May and is funded Country Trains franchise investigation surveys and some landowners having previously by Transport Scotland. n First Great Western Manchester starts work in September on a major £400,000 refurbishment of Ealing Airport Broadway station to include a new booking work starts hall, waiting room and Work to build a third toilets. Preliminary platform at Manchester improvement work Airport station begins on has already given 9 September when trains the station a brighter are suspended for 29 look with extensive hours to allow Network painting carried out, Rail engineers to install poster boards repaired, new electrical isolator floor covering at the equipment. entrance replaced and To carry out the work the stairwells and safely, the line will overbridge deep cleaned. close from midnight The work is scheduled on Saturday until for completion by 05.00 on Monday and the end of the year. road transport will be Ealing Broadway is, provided. surprisingly, one of First Great Western's LEFT: Nuclear flask traffic in busiest stations with the South West recommenced around seven million operations during August passengers every year. with both Berkeley and When the new booking Bridgwater receiving DRS hall is complete, three services. On 16 August Class 37/0 No. 37087 passes booking windows will Droitwich Spa, leading be supported by a new classmate No. 37229 with a bank of self-service ticket pair of loaded FNA wagons machines in London on the return working from Underground style. Bridgwater. Don Gatehouse

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METRO & TRAMWAY NEWS n METRO & TRAMWAY NEWS n METRO & TRAMWAY NEWS n METRO & TRAMWAY NEWS n Transport for London Old and new colours on the network to take over Metronet? Transport for London we have had two key (TfL) has announced priorities. First, to that it has lodged a ensure the continued formal Expression safe and reliable of Interest with the operation of the Tube PPP Administrator network for passengers. of Metronet in order That has been achieved to take control of and I would like to pay the company on a tribute to the hard work temporary basis.It and dedication shown is anticipated that a by all Metronet and formal offer could be London Underground ABOVE: Track recording made by the end of staff, as well as the coach No. 999508 has been September. Administrator and repainted into Network TfL says that it his team. We need Rail yellow colours and is believes it is in the best to continue to work pictured at Derby RTC on interests of all parties together for passengers. 20 August, before departure to have an exit from Secondly, following with the 07.49 Derby to Administration as Administration, we Hither Green working. It is quickly as possible, this seek to put in place understood that the vehicle has been brought back into being the best way to a stable, economic use to cover for the NMT maintain the continued and efficient structure while that undergoes tests safe operation of that is better able to with the hybrid power car. the Tube network deliver Transport for Ken Foxall and to mitigate the London’s investment performance and cost priorities that will risks that inevitably lead to increased RIGHT: Cotswold Rail come with such a capacity on the Tube operated Class 33/2 No. 33202 has been repainted situation. in future, along with into BR Blue-colours at the London Underground station security and South Devon Railway. On Managing Director, communications its maiden run in the new Tim O’Toole, said: improvements”. colours, the loco is pictured "In dealing with the TfL is now working passing Cogload Junction, collapse of Metronet, with the PPP bound for Bristol Temple and through the Administrator on a Meads on 23 August. Administration process, formal bid. Brian Garrett

RailwayThe Herald 5 Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings Changes for The following table details the latest information available on steam, diesel and electric railtours for the forthcoming two weeks from the date of publication. News from railtour operators is always welcome. Please contact [email protected]. Information is understood to be correct at the time of going to press. Pathfinder Pathfinder plan a final fling with REGULAR SCHEDULED STEAM OPERATION EUKL (formerly EPS) Class 37/6s Date Service Operator Route Traction Pool 27-31 Aug Cambrian Coast West Coast Rly Company Machynlleth - Porthmadog & rtn 76079 on 20 October with a pair of the 27-31 Aug Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 machines scheduled to haul its 27-30 Aug Scarborough Spa Railway Touring Company York - Knaresborough - Scarborough & rtn 45231 ‘Atomic Harbour Master’ from 3-6 Sep Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 London Euston to Dungeness 3-7 Sep Jacobite West Coast Rly Company Fort William - Mallaig & rtn. 62005 or 45407 and Folkestone Harbour. 10-14 Sep Jacobite West Coast Rly Company Fort William - Mallaig & rtn. 62005 or 45407 For added value the tour should 11-13 Sep Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 be hauled by Class 86/1 No. INDIVIDUAL CHARTER SERVICES 86101 Sir William A Stanier from Date Operator Traction Route Crewe, via the West Midlands and 24 Aug Past Time Rail 6024 &34067 Bristol TM-Taunton-Exeter SD-Plymouth (pu/sd)-Par and return Northampton, to Euston and back. 25 Aug Compass Tours 2xRiveria Cl47 Holyhead-Llandudno Jct-Colwyn Bay-Rhyl-Flint-Chester-Carlisle and return The continued non-availability 25 Aug Hertfordshire 2xRiveria Cl47 Ashford-Orpington-Ealing Broadway-Bath Spa-Bristol TM and return of Class 55 No. 55022 Royal Scots 25 Aug Kingfisher tbc Hellifield-Appleby-Carlisle and return Grey has forced Pathfinder to 25 Aug Pathfinder Tours 2xEWS Cl37 Eastleigh-Salisbury-Bath Spa-Newport-Llandrindrod Wells and return change its 8 September charter Railtours & Excursions 25 Aug RTC 6233 York-Leeds-Shipley-Keighley-Skipton-Appleby-Carlisle and return 25 Aug SRPS 40145 Carlisle-Gretna Green-Annan-Dumfries-Kilmarnock-Fort William and return from Banbury to Kingswear to 26 Aug Intercity 2 x Cl31 Minehead-Bishops Lydeard-Taunton-Weymouth and return Class 40 No. 40145. Also, as no 26 Aug Kingfisher 48151 The Dalesman: Hellifield-Appleby (sd/pu)-Carlisle (break/rev) and return suitable alternative traction is 26 Aug Past Time Rail 34067 The Torbay Express: Bristol TM-Kingswear-Bristol TM available for its 16 September 26 Aug Vintage Trains 4965 Birmingham Snow Hill-Tyseley-Stratford-Upon-Avon and return (two trips) charter from Worcester to Colne, 27 Aug Compass Tours 2xRiveria Cl47 Preston-Lancester-Oxenholme-Penrith-Carlisle-Perth-Pitlochry-Aviemore and return the train has been cancelled. 28 Aug Hertfordshire 2xRiveria Cl47 London Victoria-Clapham Junction-Richmond-Staines-Kidderminster and return Unfortunately, its two ‘Lakeland’ 29 Aug HRT Merrymaker 2 x DRS Cl20 Barrow Hill-Chesterfield-Derby-Nottingham-Wainfleet-Skegness and return charters at the end of September 29 Aug Steam Dreams tbc London (tba)-Clapham Junction-Reading-Salisbury-Bath-Bristol TM and return 30 Aug Vintage Trains 9466 'Pannier to Stratford': Shirley-Startford upon Avon-Shirley have sustained the same fate, but 31 Aug Past Time Rail EWS Class 37 Bristol TM-Weston Super Mare-Taunton-Exeter SD-Kingswear and return this is due to engineering work 01 Sep HRT Merrymaker 2xRiveria Cl47 Salisbury-Andover-Ealing Broadway-Canterbury East-Faversham and return restricting several of the proposed 01 Sep NENTA Traintours tbc Sudbury-Colchester-Ipswich-Ely-March-P'boro-Leeds-Harrogate-York and return departure points. These latter 01 Sep Pathfinder Tours D1015 Swindon-Cheltenham Spa-Birmingham NS-Wolverhampton-Aberystwyth and return tours have been re-scheduled for 01 Sep RTC 850 York-Leeds-Shipley-Keighley-Skipton-Appleby-Carlisle and return May next year. 01 Sep RTC 61994 Glasgow Queen Street-Fort William (loco-change) 62005 Fort William-Mallaig-Fort William (train returns on 2 September) 01 Sep SRPS tbc Ayr--Larbert-Stirling-Perth-Plockton-Kyle of Lochalsh and return Tangmere issues 01 Sep Steamy Affairs 2xCR Cl47 St. Albans-Luton-Bedford-Wellingborough-Nuneaton-Oxenholme and return An air-brake problem is reported 01 Sep Vintage Trains 6233 Solihull-Oxford-Swindon-Bristol TM-Cheltenham-Bromsgrove-Tyseley WR 02 Sep Past Time Rail 6024 The Torbay Express Bristol TM-Kingswear-Bristol TM as the reason for No. 34067 02 Sep RTC 61994 'The West Highlander': Fort William-Glasgow Queen Street Tangmere being declared a failure 02 Sep Shepherd Neame 34067 Brighton-Lewes-Eastbourne-Eastbourne-Ashford-Ashford-Faversham and return on Past Time’s ‘Torbay Express’ 02 Sep Shepherd Neame 34067 Faversham-Sittingbourne-Sheerness on Sea-(-Gillingham)-Faversham (pm trip) on 19 August. 02 Sep Vintage Trains 6233 Birmingham Snow Hill-Tyseley-Stratford-Upon-Avon and return (two trips) An EWS Class 66 was 05 Sep HRT (Merrymaker) 86101 London KX-Potters Bar-Stevenage-York and return summoned to haul the train, 05 Sep Steam Dreams 34067 London-Clapham Junction-Richmond-Woking-Salisbury-Bath-Bristol and return together with No. 34067 through to 05 Sep UK Railtours EWS Cl. 67 St. Albans-Wellingborough-Coalville-Lichfield TV HL Jct-Stafford-Gresty lane Jct- its destination at Kingwear, as well Shrewsbury (break)-Walsall-Nuneaton and return 08 Sep Heartland Rail 2xCR Cl47 Bristol TM-Cheltenham Spa-Ashchurch-York-Whitby (break/rev) and return as covering the return working. 08 Sep HRT (Merrymaker) 850 London Waterloo-Woking-Dorchester South-Weymouth and return The solution to the problem is believed to be straight forward and Key to tour listings: at the time of writing Tangmere is BLACK Charters expected to operate as booked. RED Tours cancelled by the operator GREEN Tours postponed to a future date by the operator WCRC Operated by West Coast Railway Company Traction expected to be available for duty P Hertfordshire Pullman service this coming weekend when it is (Locations) in brackets on a steam tour listing indicates a diesel or electric-hauled section. scheduled to double-head with No. PLEASE NOTE: Not all pick up/set down points are shown. Please check with the operator before travelling any distance. 6024 King Edward I from Bristol Temple Meads to Par and back on BELOW: BR Standard 4MT No. 76079 is pictured just after departing Machynlleth with the 'Cambrian Coast Express' for 24 August and cover the ‘Torbay Portmadog on 8 August. Bob Gibson Express’ diagram on 26 August.

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ABOVE: In appalling weather conditions, John Cameron's LNER 'K4' 2-6-0 No. 61994 The Great Marquess worked from Perth to Aviemore, then on to Broomhill on the Strathspey Railway with a SRPS Railtour on 18 August. This view shows The Great Marquess climbing up towards Druimuachdar Summit on the outward journey, just before the train was brought to a stand to enable the fire to be cleaned, which was becoming choked with clinker. (A very wet) Peter Kellett! The Week Ahead The whole of the first weekend of over for a trip to Mallaig. The return from Tangmere from Brighton via the coast route, September is busy with charters, both Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street will be picking up at Lewes, Eastbourne, Hastings steam and diesel. A quick summary points the following day, again with No. 61994 and Ashford and onto Faversham. it should to a ‘K4’ on the West Highland, a ‘Duchess’ The Lickey incline has always provided be noted that the Eastbourne-Ashford section of the Lickey, a ‘Western’ on the Cambrian a challenge for any motive power, and on will be diesel hauled in both directions. and a ‘Battle of Britain’ all around Kent! 1 September No. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland Once more there is an afternoon excursion, On 31 August, Past Time Rail have a tour will pit its strength against this formidable running steam-hauled from Faversham via from Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and gradient for the first time on a revenue Sittingbourne, to Sheerness-on-Sea. This back featuring EWS Class 37 traction. This is earning train. The consensus is that the working then returns diesel-hauled as far as a relaxing day out to visit the Royal Regatta only other ‘Duchess’ to climb the bank was Gillingham, with No. 34067 again in charge at Dartmouth, but does offer a rare chance actually No. 6233 about five years ago while for the run back to Faversham, following for Class 37 haulage over Whiteball and on to returning from railtour duty in the west, which, the main train then returns to the Paignton and Dartmouth. but only with its support coach in tow. This Brighton as outwards. These workings carry However, the modern traction event of Vintage Trains tour picks up at Solihull only, ‘The Spitfire’ name, which is the name of the weekend is probably No. D1015 Western and runs to Bristol via Oxford and Swindon, Shepherd Neame’s leading bitter. Champion and its visit to the Cambrian. At prior to returning to Tyseley, via the Midland Also operating on 1 September is Railway the time of writing, there is an issue with a mainline from Bristol to Birmingham. Touring Companys' final 'Cumbrian weight restriction on a bridge in the Borth No. 6233 is also booked to cover both Mountain Express' of the season which area, however, Richard Szwejkowski of ‘Shakespeare Express’ diagrams the following looks set for haulage by 'Black 5' No. 45231, Pathfinder is confident that following the day, which for this year will be the last day of and is also covering the preceeding weeks removal of the train heating boiler and water operation due to engineering work. 'Scarborough Spa Express' diagrams in place tank from No. D1015, it will then be just Around this time of year in Kent, attention of No. 850 Lord Nelson. above the maximum axle loading limit for the is concentrated on picking the hops, as Nenta Traintours bring locomotive haulage bridge in question and an engineers' decision well as remembering the dark days of 1940 to the Sudbury branch on 1 September with is awaited, which hopefully will be a positive with the onset of the Battle of Britain. Local an excursion to York. Also operating is the one. The train from Swindon to Aberystwyth brewers Shepherd Neame now regularly first of three September-dated charters for is being operarted on behalf of the Riviera/ celebrate both events with a weekend of Steamy Affairs to Oxenholme, which offer EWS Alliance and will be another first for the steam workings on the first weekend of options to the Lake District or the Lakeside class. For full confirmation of the itinerary September. & Haverthwaite Railway. The train originates for the tour see our breaking news section on This is the third year of operations, at St. Albans and picks up through to page two (click here!). commencing on 1 September with ‘Battle Nuneaton. Meanwhile to the north, John Cameron’s of Britain’ No. 34067 Tangmere leading Also operating later in the week is a 'K4' No. 61994 The Great Marquess is heading from London Victoria, via Bromley South UK Railtours' charter to Shrewsbury on 5 home to the West Highland. The 'K4s' were and Dover, through to Faversham for the September from St. Albans which travels via built for The West Highland and this will be annual Hop Festival. During the afternoon the Coalville route as well as the Lichfield the locomotive’s first visit since completion of layover, the locomotive will be employed on High Level–Low Level chord. The return its recent overhaul. The train is operated by a return working between Faversham and working traverses Sutton Park. the Railway Touring Company from Glasgow Ramsgate before returning the main train Also on 5 September, Steam Dreams has Queen Street to Fort William throughout, back to London via the Medway Towns. No. 34067 Tangmere from London Victoria where upon arrival 'K1' No. 62005 will take This is followed on 2 September, again with to Salisbury, Bath Spa and Bristol Temple

RailwayThe Herald 7 Weekly Pictorial

ABOVE: Two-car Class 150/1 No. 150126 is pictured in the new West Midlands livery, paired with No. 150106, passing Hartlebury crossing and box at speed forming the 11.28 Dorridge to Great Malvern on 15 August. David Guy

BELOW: The repainting of Northern Rail Class 142 DMUs into the latest blue, white and purple colour scheme is proceeding apace. On 23 August, No. 142025 arrives at Althorpe, Lincolnshire, with the 10.19 Sheffield - Scunthorpe local service. Richard Tuplin

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ABOVE: Class 47/4 No. 47854 is now enjoying its second spell of this seasons 'Royal Scotsman' duties having started off as the chosen motive power and then being relieved by classmate No. 47804 for a spell. The 'Royal Scotsman' departed from Edinburgh on 20 August on a five day 'Classic' tour with No. 47854 in charge, pictured here approaching the former Saughton Junction where the Fife and Glasgow lines diverge, no longer a junction as such as the actual point work has long been removed but the lines do still diverge.

BELOW: With most of Inverkeithing and Jamestown Viaduct under the shadow cast by Castlelandhill, the sun lasted just long enough to illuminate Class 66/6 No. 66611 and the front portion of its Aberdeen Craiginches to Oxwellmains cement service, as it climbs towards the Forth Bridge on 22 August. Both: Peter Kellett Weekly Pictorial

ABOVE: Class 31s Nos. 31285 and 31602 pass through Sevington, near Ashford, on 11 August with a Network Rail test train. Patrick Seale

RIGHT: The same paring are pictured six days later having moved from Kent to the North East! No. 31602 leads the test train through Grosmont on 17 September. The train also visited and toured the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Rowan Jackson

BELOW: Another pairing of Class 31s currently roaming the network is Nos. 31106 and 31190. Here the pair stand at Exeter St. Davids shortly before departing with a test train working for Reading. Nathan Williamson Weekly Pictorial Weekly

ABOVE: The four-track network from Gatwick Airport heading up to Clapham Junction is intensively used, as can be seen in this view on 18 August with two Southern Class 377 EMUs, a Gatwick Express Class 460 and a Virgin Class 220 'Voyager' all vying for paths!

RIGHT: Vintage Trains' Class 50-hauled charter to Eastbourne approaches South Croydon on 18 August.

BELOW: Southern Class 319/0 No. 319005 departs from Gatwick Airport on 18 August, alongside Gatwick Express Class 460 No. (4600)05. No. (4600)02 can be seen in the background. All: Antony Guppy Weekly Pictorial

ABOVE: Class 47/4 No. 47802 powers through Burn on the East Coast Main Line on 22 August with the return leg of a King's Cross to Sunderland crew training run for Grand Central. The company has announced, yet again, that the start of its services has been delayed. Warren Armstrong

BELOW: Cotswold Rail Class 47/4 No. 47813 was used to haul a failed HST set (comprising powercars Nos. 43156 and 43187, plus Mk3 set No. LA36) from Bristol Parkway to Laira on 22 August for attention after the set had failed at Bristol Parkway that morning. The 14.13 Stoke Gifford Yard to Laira Depot darkens the skyline as it departs from Newton Abbot. Nathan Williamson Weekly Pictorial Weekly

ABOVE: One of the DRS-operated intermodal services not often seen in the railway press is the short-haul from Elderslie to Grangemouth Docks. Class 66/4 No. 66402 approaches Coatbridge Central with the 08.27 service from Elderslie on 20 August.

BELOW: Freightliner Class 86/6s Nos. 86637 and 86621 approach Coatbridge Central station while forming the 13.41 Coatbridge FLT - Crewe Basford Hall intermodal service on 21 August. Both: Jonathan McGurk Preservation View introductioninto service. 45years since its 37075,which celebrates No.47192 Class 37No. 33No. 33102, Class 47 operatingalongside Class thetwo DMUs will be operate. £10.Evening runs will 37075atCheddleton for opportunitytodrive No. Iris. LightweightNo. M79900 visitingpioneer Derby M50455and M50517) and 104power twin (Nos. residentBRCW Class on29September using 1960swill take place ofthe CVR since the two-trainDMU operation stationon28September. Kingsleyand Froghall meetingwill beheld at Association's AGM only. AssociationDMU groups membersofRailcar opentoworking group 'driverexperience day' Railway. ValleyChurnet the on held being year this is September) 30 (28- Gala Association Railcar annual 12th The DMU Gala EventGala DMU TheRailcar Thefirst day isthe Onthe final day, Thefirst occurrence of There will also bean may be able to help you. help to able be may website Railway's Devon tyres? steel having as to referred are wheels railway why wondered ever you Have Railway wheels and steel tyres! steel and wheels Railway tosteam NER'Q6' returns If so, then the South the then so, If For more info, more For wheel. the to attached is tyre a how showing webpage a compiled has line the equipment, purchasedrecently Thanks to some to Thanks UK Railway Nameplates.indd 1 click here click ! &NBJM
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9/8/07 15:16:38 Preservation View Preservation Legends of Industry for Tanfield Great Western Railway connections will also 0-6-0ST No. 813, be appearing in a normally based on the line up of at least Severn Valley Railway, four steam machines. is set to appear in its Robert Stephenson and industrial guise for the Hawthorn ‘Austerity’ first time in 40 years No. 49 spent many years during the Tanfield working at Backworth Railway ‘Legends of for the National Coal Industry’ steam gala Board up to preservation weekend on 15/16 in the early 1970s. September. On the other The return of the hand, fellow RSH locomotive to the North product Sir Cecil A. East, for the first time Cochrane found its first in over 40 years is to be preservation home at given added resonance the Northumberland by its apperance in 1930's Colliery following Backworth Colliery No. a working life at 12 condition, for the first Redheugh Gas Works time in preservation. in Gateshead. Another ABOVE: David Shepherd's BR '9F' No. 92203 Black Prince arrived at the North Norfolk Railway Although built in locomotive to be on 17 August and entered service two days later. It is shown on 18 August at Weybourne, Leeds by Hudswell featured is Hudswell during gauging trials. The loco is now booked to be in service everyday (subject to availability) Clarke in 1901 as a batch Clarke 0-6-0ST Renishaw until 2 September. It will also top the bill at the railway's forthcoming Steam Gala (31 August to 2 September) which will also feature SR Battle of Britain No. 34057 Biggin Hill (alias No. of locomotives for the Ironworks No. 6. 34081 92 Squadron), BR WD No. 90775, GWR 0-6-2T No. 5643, GER 'J15' No. 67462 and LNER Port Talbot Railway; the Behind the scenes 'N7' No. 69621. Steve Allen design of the locomotive guided tours will also is actually accredited be available among to the Tyneside firm many other attractions, Lottery funding for NVR TPO set of Robert Stephenson. including model The Nene Valley Railway Travelling in the project is the refurbishment of Stephenson’s Forth railways and trade Post Office (TPO) Group has been a lineside hut, foot crossing for access Banks Works turned out stands plus photographic awarded a grant by the 'Awards For between the hut and equipment and many locomotives of the displays, all in Marley All' Lottery Fund for £7,068 to install the installation of a footpath and same design for several Hill Carriage Shed. lineside exchange equipment at fencing to enable passengers easy customers worldwide A free vintage bus Yarwell. access to view the exchanges when – however No. 813 is the service will link the The grant will enable the railway they take place. Work on the project only survivor. centre of Newcastle with to refurbish and install the equipment will commence immediately and it is Two other locomotives Tanfield on the Sunday. between Wansford tunnel and the new hoped to be able to start operating the with Backworth Click for more details. station at Yarwell Junction. Included equipment in early 2008.

The Railway Herald Remember you can always 'click' on an advert to go straight to the advertisers website! 7 Overhaul beckons for Elidir Elidir, the 1933-built Avonside 0-4-0T repatriated last year by Leighton Buzzard railway members, will be on static display at Stonehenge Works during the forthcoming September 'Steam-Up' weekend. One of preservation’s 'lost' locomotives, it was

Narrow Gauge News sold in 1966 from the Dinorwic slate quarries, North Wales, to a lawyer in Toronto, Canada. It then disappeared from public view until 2005, when the current owners tracked it down and agreed terms for its return to the UK. No work was done to it in Canada, so it is still in as-withdrawn condition, having been kept under cover for most of its exile. This will be the last opportunity to see and photograph it in original Dinorwic livery before its overhaul begins. It is believed to be the only example of this Avonside class in the UK. W&L annual Welshpool & Llanfair welcome new loco to its fleet ABOVE: One of the railway's original 0-4-2T locomotives, seen here in GWR guise as No. 832, prepares to depart from Llanfair gala weekend Caereinion with the W&L's vintage train, heading for Welshpool on 12 August. The first coach is a replica of the line's original Pickering built vehicles. A second replica coach, an 'All Third' vehicle has, like the first, been built by the Ffestiniog Railway approaches and recently delivered to the Welshpool line. Chris Perkins The Welshpool & BELOW: The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway purchased Resita locomotive No. 764.425 in late 2006 from Romania. The locomotive Llanfair Railway will was overhauled at '16 Februarie' Remarul Locomotive Works in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and arrived in Wales on 20 June. host its annual Steam Following initial tests and examinations, the locomotive entered traffic in early August, relieving pressure on the rest of the Gala on 1/2 September. railway's locomotive fleet. Ken Brunt Making its inaugural gala apprearance will be newly introduced Resita No. 764.425 from Transylvania (see separate story). The locomotive will be working a variety of trains alongside the usual W&L fleet. Mixed trains will operate during the weekend, including a replica W&L Pickering carriage in the consist, in addition to which some trains will be double headed by The Earl and The Countess on 2 September, while the same day will also see passenger services worked by Dougal. The line's workshops will be open for visitors and a night locomotive line-up for photography will be held at Llanfair on Saturday.

The 16 Remember you can always 'click' on an advert to go straight to the advertisers website! Railway Herald Welsh Highland Railway trackgang reaches Aberglaslyn Pass News Gauge Narrow

ABOVE: Over the weekend of 11/12 August, track was relaid over Bryn-y-Felin bridge on the Welsh Highland Railway, the point at which the railway enters the scenic Aberglaslyn Pass. As part of the undertaking, the works locomotive and wagons became the first train for over 60 years to venture across the River Glaslyn. The last time this happened would have been a demolition train between 1937 (the end of freight services) and 1944 when the winding-up order was passed. The bridge here is an entirely new structure, purpose built to replace the life-expired original. The bridge has also been short-listed by the Institution of Structural Engineers for the Heritage Award for Infrastructure. Tim Goodspeed

BELOW: On the Ffestiniog Railway, a member of the train crew keeps a close watch on operations as one of the line's Double-Fairlie 0-4-4-0T locomotives David Lloyd George arrives at Porthmadog Harbour station with a service from Blaenau Ffestiniog. Chris Perkins

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