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INTERCITY RAILWAY SOCIETY Monthly Magazine in association with HB Publications website: icrs.org.uk West Coast Railways 47804 setting off on a Royal Scotsman luxury tour Edinburgh Waverley, 19 May 2008 VOLUME 36 No.7 July 2008 INTER CITY RAILWAY SOCIETY President: Dr. Pete Waterman O.B.E. The content of the magazine is the copyright of the Society No part of this magazine may be reproduced without prior permission of the copyright owner Vice Presidents: Peter King 65 Long John Hill, Norwich NR1 2LX (01603 616298) Jeff Hall – [email protected] 3 Ingham Grove, Hartlepool TS25 2LH (01429 421175) Chairman: Simon Mutten Coppercoin, Blofield Corner Road, Blofield, Norwich NR13 4RT (01603 715701) Secretary/Treasurer: Gary Mutten – [email protected] 1 Corner Cottage, Silfield Street, Silfield, Wymondham NR18 9NS (01953 600445) Editorial Managers: Trevor Roots – [email protected] Mill of Botary, Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire AB54 4UD (01466 760724) Peter Britcliffe – [email protected] 9 Voltigeur Drive, Hartlepool TS27 3BS (01429 234180) Editorial Assistants: Sightings: James Holloway – [email protected] 246 Longmore Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands B90 3ES. Lincoln/Local Areas: John Barton – [email protected] 46, Arbor Way, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 7LD Wagons & Trams: Martin Hall – [email protected] 5 Sunninghill Close, West Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbys. DE7 6LS (0115 930 2775) European: Robert Brown – [email protected] 32 Spitalfields, Blyth, Worksop, Notts. S81 8EA (01909 591504) All Our Yesterdays Alan Gilmour – [email protected] 24 Norfolk Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 2HJ Membership Sec/ Maurice Brown – [email protected] or [email protected] Publication Manager: 192 Alvechurch Road, West Heath, Birmingham B31 3PW (0121 624 8641) Pub. Researchers: Euro/Preserved/Trams: Martin Hall – [email protected] – details as above Wagons & Engineers: David Sharpe – [email protected] 25 Lynfield Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancs. BB6 7TS (07944 718429) Pub. Compilers: European: Bryan King 34 Anchor Street, Norwich NR3 1NR (01603 440432) Chris James – [email protected] UK / Ultimate Sight File: Carl Watson – [email protected] Web Site Manager: Mark Richards – [email protected] 7 Parkside, Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK4 1BX (01908 520028) East Anglia Branch: Simon Mutten – details as above Contents: Officials Contact List.........................................2 Stock Changes / Revised Liveries............. 26 Society Notice Board ........................................3 Traffic and Traction News.......................... 13 ICRS Publications...........................................28 Wagon Corner......................................16-17 Current News / Sightings: Feature Articles: European Trips..........................................25 All Our Yesterdays..................................... 18 Lincoln Sightings........................................12 Days Out...................................................7-9 Light Rail and Metro News.........................17 Location ‘Spot’Light ..............................19-24 Out and About Sightings ...........................4-7 Preservation Photo Spot............................ 11 Network Rail News.......................................9 Railway Globetrotters ...........................14-15 Preservation News.....................................10 Where in the...? ......................................... 13 Railway Cuttings ........................................25 £1.25 post free Printed by Ords Group, Progress House, Usworth Road Industrial Estate, Hartlepool TS25 1PD 2 Society Notice Board Editor’s Comments: Where I live is fantastic, but the north of Scotland is not the place to be with the recent hikes in the cost of fuel. It doesn’t help that of necessity I own a 4x4. When travelling south, I now have to be very creative with my itineraries to include as much as possible by the shortest route. What is really apparent is that even for a lone traveller, like myself, the cost comparison of car v train/bus is now so wide that the price of convenience to use the car is too high. Just to get out of Scotland with a round rip to Carlisle now costs £120 in fuel alone!! Now more than ever, public transport is needed to be easily available, but people in remote rural areas are at a severe disadvantage because of its lack and a car is a necessity. Long distance rail travel can be cheap, but you have got to plan months ahead and can’t cancel and now Cross Country are severely restricting off-peak travel…what a negative way to operate. Bring back Virgin. For many ordinary people I can see many leisure trips being curtailed which could have an effect on preserved railways, which by their nature are often only accessible by car. Anyhow, for those who have no trouble getting around over the short distances in England, keep sending me your info on visits, stock changes etc. I would like to thank all those who have responded to my requests for articles, however can I please ask that you include all your contact details, especially a tel. number as I will almost certainly need to contact you to confirm the content of your submission. I would also like to thank Ken Pitt, who has recently retired, for all his work within ICRS over the years, most recently providing rolling stock info…good time for your reminiscences to be put in print, Ken. Proposed Intercity Transport Group: For those of you who have not already done so, please remember the closing date for return of the ballot paper is the 19 July, to be returned to Maurice Brown as stated on the form. ICRS Mag Name: Following on from the revamp of the website it’s high time the Society had a catchy name for it’s magazine, so here’s your chance to get your thinking caps on. Just send your ideas to Trevor Roots, by email, post or if it’s easier just give me a quick call. Closing date for entries is Friday 29th August 2008. The member whose idea is adjudged to be the most relevant will get a year’s free membership from their normal renewal date. Hopefully the September issue will appear bearing the new name. Membership Matters: Membership Rates: Annual: £15.00 Five Year Rate: £75.00 New Members: The following new members have joined this month: Terence Holland (Essex), W. Holland (Essex), Stephen McNally (Petersfield), Stephen Kaminski (Bristol), N. Stockley (Northampton), Simon Wilkes, (West Midlands) - a warm welcome to you all. Obituary: It is with regret and sadness that we have report the passing away of ICRS member, D. Cooper from Worcester. We would like to extend our condolences and sympathies to his wife and family. Magazine Submissions: Contributions to regular features should be sent to the appropriate officer. Any information / article on any railway related item will always be most welcome for inclusion in the magazine. Your travel stories / anecdotes about far flung parts of the railway network, past or present 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 if you have a PC, then a document on CD is a bonus or better still e-mail them to the appropriate official. Good quality photographs are always welcome for inclusion in the magazine, prints or preferably high resolution (3 million pixels minimum please) digital photographs via e-mail. Please include full contact details with any submissions. The latest date for articles / info for the next magazine is Friday 1st August 2008. Items for Out and About Sightings should be sent in to James Holloway a few days earlier please. Magazine Contributors: Thanks to Mike Avis, Dennis Dey, Paul Bright, Mark Wallace, Derek Sneddon, Paul Tarrant, Colin Mytton, Mike Rumens, Nigel Hoskins, Mark Turner, DJ Walters, Kenneth Pryce, James Holloway, Alan Gilmour, John Palin, Ray Smith, Bob Brown, Ken Pitt, Martin Hall & Trevor Roots. We are sorry if anyone has been missed. All photos by Trevor Roots unless shown otherwise. 3 Out and About Sightings by James Holloway Dennis Dey: Acton Main Line: 59001/103/203/206, 66021/183/192/213 17th May: 11.13 66597 Cricklewood-Calvert westbound Liverpool Street 08.45: 90002/13, 170202, 315845/51/58 11.45 67020 ECS Great Britain westbound 317506/653/671/889/890, 321307/21, 360113/18 13.05 960014 [DB977873] route learner east Stratford 09.00-14.50: 13.10 66616 Bardons eastbound 60029, 66044/575, 86605/38, 90001/04/05/07/10/11/14/15 Old Oak Common: 57604 170203/04/06/07, 313115, 315813/18/21/23/25/30/31/39 315843/51, 317513/658/662/669/714, 321303/04/16/21/25 Mark Wallace: 321327/29/30/34/36/37/40/43/52-55/59/63/65/441, 360103 31st May: 360105/08/13/14/20/21 Peterborough 09.45-13.45: Liverpool Street 15.00-15.35: 170201, 315848 43056/057/080/108/123/206/208/306/309/320 317666/669/671/882/883/885/892, 360103/21 47760 King’s Cross-York charter Selhurst: 171728/801 66020 6M70 Chesterton-Mountsorrel 23rd May: 66100 4D56 Biggleswade-Heck Clapham Junction 09.55-15.50: 66517 4L90 Lawley Street-Felixstowe 60063, 66039/044/154/188/714, 73205/209 158890 66559 6M19 Barham-Barrow Hill 159001-03/05-08/10/11/13/15/17-19/102/05/07, 313114 66567 4L89 Coatbridge-Felixstowe 313122, 319013/219, 377101-07/09/10/15-18/20/22/26/30 66570 4M87 Felixstowe-Basford Hall 377131/38/40/42/44/46/47/50/51/52/54/56/61/62/64 66713/718 L/E to GBRf Yard 377203/04/06/07/09/11/12/14/401/02/05-07/09/10/12/14 67021 T/B, 91101/03/04/06/07/09/15/17/19/22/25-28/32