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just four days after returning to service from long term overhaul, Caley 828 resplendent in Caledonian Railways blue ‘backs’ onto the first train of the day at Boat of Garten, Strathspey Railway 18th June 2010
Volume 38 No.7 July 2010 Inter City Railway Society founded 1973
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Contents: Officials Contact List ...... 2 Traffic and Traction News ...... 18-19 Society Notice Board ...... 3-4 Freight Corner ...... 24-25 Publications ...... 5 & 32 Feature Articles: Current News / Sightings: Eastleigh Works Report ...... 15 Gloucester / Stirling Sightings ...... 20-23 Preservation News / Galas ...... 6-8 Light Rail & Metro News ...... 26 Preservation Photo Spot 1 ...... 5 Network News ...... 31 Preservation Photo Spot 2 ...... 15 Open Day News ...... 31 Railway Globetrotters ...... 27-30 Out and About Sightings ...... 15-18 Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast ...... 9-15 Stock Changes / Liveries ...... 31
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Editor’s Comments: Our first book has sold out, see page 5 for more news. I hope everyone is pleased with the increase to 32 pages as that now allows for more articles to be included or as with this month a good helping of Dave Spencer’s Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast, with over 6 pages on just two months in 1963 where he managed, unbeknown at the time, to capture on film not only some survivors still with us today, but interesting ones at that.
I’ve said it before about spontaneity bringing good results and it struck again on the 18th June when to escape the almost constant blanket of cloud / persistent drizzle (no water shortage up here) I jumped in car and headed south to expected better weather and the Strathspey Railway. Not been since a holiday in 1995 and at that time the southern terminus at Aviemore was by the sheds and not alongside the NR station. So having found the sun, just, I also lucked onto the fact that Caley 828 had just returned to traffic (see cover photo). Also managed to look round the sheds including the new carriage shed where track is just being laid. Once finished some of the stock currently sitting at Boat of Garten will eventually get some well needed protection. On returning home via Keith & Dufftown Railway I also was able to witness and photograph a trial running of their newly acquired Cl.108 DMU 56224 in partnership with one of their regular pairs of DMUs, a 3 car formation probably not to be repeated that often (see photos in Preservation News. So not bad for a 130 mile round trip to catch some rays. It has since warmed up here, but the sun still stubbornly refuses to come out....PS. sun out at last but now inside finishing mag. watching GP & some football game..less said ! At least we beat the Aussies at cricket...just, some cheer.
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Preservation Photo Spot 1 – Strathspey Rly
Cl.107 977830 (51990) still in faded SPT livery D3605 (08490) in plain black livery Boat of Garten, Strathspey Rly, 18 June 2010 Boat of Garten, Strathspey Rly, 18 June 2010 4 ICRS Publications
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5 Preservation News / Galas
Cheltenham Festival of Steam - GWR 175 by Mike Rumens: To celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Great Western Railway the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway Society hosted a steam gala at Toddington from Saturday 29th May to Sunday 6th June 2010.
History of the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: The original route, built 1900 - 1906, ran from Cheltenham to Birmingham via Stratford on Avon passing through very picturesque countryside. This line was known as the Honeybourne Line. The line firstly closed to passenger traffic and then finally closed to all traffic in 1976. The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Rly society (GWR) was formed in 1981 and purchased the trackbed from Broadway to Cheltenham Race Course. The first GWR train ran over a short section of track in April 1984 and subsequent extensions saw the line extended to Cheltenham Race Course a total of 10 miles. There are intermediate stations at Gotherington Halt and Winchcombe and the second longest tunnel on a heritage railway, Greet (693 yards long)
Current: At Toddington the Society has completed a short extension north across Stanway Viaduct and ballast has been laid beyond the stop board at Stanway. Track has also been laid near Laverton (visible from an overbridge on the B4632 Toddington - Broadway road) with plans to include a loop at this location. At present tracklaying has ceased due to lack of flat bottom rail.
I chose to visit on Wed 2nd June and started by joining the many visitors exploring the facilities, stands and exhibitions at Toddington. The shed and yard were not open to visitors, though steam locos were lined up for viewing from one side of the yard, see photo below.
Due to the landslip near Cheltenham in December 2008 (this is still being monitored) trains could not proceed beyond Gotherington Halt and consequently the passing loop. Therefore all trains ran from Winchcombe to Gotherington in top & tail mode, with locos being added / removed at Winchcombe. An Auto train ran at half hourly intervals between Toddington and Stanway viaduct using 0-6-0T 1450 sandwiched between coaches 231 and 178, see photos below.
6 At the start of each day a freight train ran from Toddington to Winchcombe and returned at the end of the day. Having viewed the Toddington area I travelled to Gotherington and then back as far as Winchcombe where I alighted to visit this site. Winchcombe is the main stabling area for the lines rolling stock and where the carriage workshop is located, which was open to visitors. During my visit to the carriage works I managed to get permission to check out the coach storage area in the down side sidings - brilliant. Eventually I made my way back to Toddington and had a couple of rides on the auto train trying to note wagons parked near Stanway - not very successful.
2-8-0 3803, arriving at Winchcombe 4-4-0 3717 ‘City of Truro’ departing Toddington
Talking to volunteers at various locations, everyone was delighted to see so many visitors to the event. A great deal of work had gone into organising the event and it was nice to see many visiting locos and wagons of the period. I thoroughly enjoyed my train trips bringing back many great memories of the GWR in the 1950's - very nostalgic. A BRILLIANT DAY OUT.
Stock seen: Service trains: Auto train - W231+0-6-0T1450+178 2-6-2T 4160+13326+25743+4798+1876+5042+35308+16195+4-4-0 3717 ‘City of Truro’ 2-6-0 5322+25341+3492+4763+1675+4772+4787+13329 Exhibition Area: gas turbine - 18000, industrial steam - 1977, steam - broad gauge replica Iron Duke (in its own protective marquee), 4-6-0 5051 ’Earl Bathurst’, 2-8-0 3803, Toddington yard: steam – 0-6-0PTs 9466, 8476 & 4612, 2-6-2T 5542, 4-6-0s 7802 ‘Bradley Manor’ & 7903 ‘Foremarke Hall’, 2-10-0 92203 ‘Black Prince’ diesel - 24081, D9553, D1693, 08683, 37215 Winchcombe: diesel - D2182, steam – 0-6-0ST 813, industrial diesel - 11230, track machine - DR73303 other rolling stock: coaches – 1863, 1972, 3188TL, 3091, 4331, 4440, 4590, 4806, 4869, 5054, 9000, 9004, 9007, 17221, 25618, 25646, 34676, 35201, 80212, 80401, 80411 wagons – 4, 84, 92, 2806, 2835, 2869, 4016, 4033, 4590, 7512, 10931, 17244, 17392, 28833, 28918, 30500, 35357, 43914, 43930, 47972, 56305, 65742, 79412, 79636, 84974, 86582, 94864, 100839, 107328, 112850, 142594, 144878, 200050, 200065, 200169, 301594, 730311, 730450, 732825, 733588, 755964, 764539, 770265, 787004, 854239, 904111, 904122, 913787, 950575, 951455, 955043, 998025
North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway: Running alongside the GWR at Toddington is the North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway, which runs from Toddington to Didsbrook Loop. This 2 foot gauge line was built in 1985 when the Dowty Preservation Society needed a new home for its collection of NG rolling stock. The rail used was purchased from The Southend Pier Railway.
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A497 4w DM at rear with 1091 on front Henschell 0-8-0T 1091
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Diesel Gala 11th - 13th June 2010 by Andrew Woodcock: A warm sunny day and a good variety of visiting locos greeted my visit on Sat 12th June. At one stage it was possible to photograph a line up of 3 Cl.37s.from the road bridge at Haworth. The home fleet of D0226, 20031 and 25059 were all in action. Newly overhauled D0226 providing the rare experience of a full round line trip. Visiting from the East Lancs Rly were 33109, 37901 and 50015. DRS 37194 which had to be pilot loco on all its trains-other loco providing braking power. From the Great Central was D5035 (D5185).The East Lancs locos had arrived behind WCR 37706 which was left stabled in the yard at Haworth.
The event was well attended by enthusiasts and the only hitch appeared to be a faulty voltage regulator on 50015. The grabbing on the coaches was thought to be bad driving. It transpired however that the engine kept cutting out and a rolling start was required (bump start).Hence the jerky ride.
KWVY stock seen was: Haworth: DMUs 51565, 50803, 50928, 51189 plus 08266, Oxenhope: 23 Merlin.
EWS locos 66078 and 66165 were noted passing through Keighley in the course of the day.
Keith & Dufftown Railway by Trevor Roots: As mentioned in editorial, 56224 seen on trial run with 52053+50628 ‘Sprit of Speyside’ nameboard.
blue 56224+ green 52053+50628 50628 ‘Spirit of Speyside’+ 52053+56224 approaching Drummuir, the one intermediate arriving at Keith Town, Keith NR station station on this picturesque rural 14 mile line is ¼ mile further north along the 18 June 2010 unused section of the branch, 18 June 2010
8 Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast by David Spencer - 1963 Part 2
Into April and having got the walking bug, we headed for South Wales or Pontypool Road to be precise where the shed was seen before we set off up the Eastern Valleys. The one thing of note was 6627, which still had GWR on its side tanks 15 years after it should have been removed.
From Pontypool we got a bus up to Blaenavon photographing the Low Level before making our way up to High Level. This LNWR line was new territory for me and although closed to passengers in 1941 it and the other stations were largely unchanged. The sub shed also remained trackless but I found it very evocative imagining the 0-8-4 tanks being serviced in appalling conditions (see photo left).
Churchward 2-6-0 5322 (wd 04/64) Pontypool Road, 7 April 1963
5322 was one of 11 Cl.43xxs to go to France during WW1 under the auspices of the Railway Operating Division (ROD) of the British Army. It returned and survived after withdrawal in Barry scrapyard where it was the second loco to leave to enter into preservation at the Didcot Railway Centre, where it returned to operational service in 2008. See photo above of 5322 carrying its original ROD sand livery, taken on 15 April 2010, ed.
We walked down the valley to the last of the halts, I have it as Wainfelin, but in the lA Atlas it is called Cwmffrwdoer. On the way we sometimes dropped down to the GW line to photograph some of the stations on that line. The NCB Varteg Hill Colliery line was not excluded, while lifted in the main, the zigzag line down the hill was still intact and so was photographed. We then went back to Branches Fork Junction where the infamous two branches went up into the hills and the GWR had constructed two special 'Noah’s Ark' brake vans which were based at Pontnewydd Junction solely for use on these lines. (see photo right) B950540 Pontnewydd Jnct, 7 April 1963
9 The shed was still intact at Branches Fork and we also took photos of the brake vans. Easter Sunday was next and the memory will stay with me forever, I was down to three GW engines by now and I set off overnight to get all three, a 42XX at Newport and two panniers at Neath and Pantyfynnon. I was always fairly open when bunking sheds and usually asked permission and so at 1am, there I was in Ebbw Junction looking at the board in the hope of seeing my 42 then I saw the foreman and asked if it was on shed. Unfortunately he was a real 'jobs worth' and sent me packing. The usual 'I am a fellow railman' was met with a 'you should know better in that case*. I was however on a mission so crept round the outside, through the factory and had just finished the roundhouse when I came face to face with him again. As he started to yell at me I fled and as I reached the end on the drive I saw car headlights following me so I ducked behind a parked car whilst he went past, then went down a dark alley which lead to some private lock up garages. I sat down and quaked in fear for about two hours and even then was scared to go back to the station in case the foreman had alerted the station staff. Remembering I was on a mission, I did make my way back and caught a Cardiff train without further incident. At Cardiff I got a Rhymney train and popped into the shed before crossing the valley to find Rhymney (B&M) station known as Lower or Pwll Uchaf, which I found in the middle of a field. The platform and some buildings were still there despite being closed in 1933. I then walked the full length of the branch and in the unused sidings at Abertysswg I found track still held together with B&M chairs. Returning to Cardiff I caught the train to Neath but was met with another blank at Court Sart, but I thought third time lucky and set off for Pantyfynnon…was I lucky, was I ****! However all was not lost, as on my return from Swansea to Cardiff we were diverted via Landore Low Level and Morrison to Felin Fran and along the Swansea District line, so covering some very rare track. It was this failure together with a later incident at Birmingham (Snow Hill), when I missed my last Southern engine as it was towed to Butlins at Pwllheli that I finally turned my back on spotting.
Steam was the norm on rush hour services into Birmingham Snow Hill and which I travelled on daily so never recorded them, although I did record main line steam when they covered for failed diesels. However on the 17th I did note D1060 on the 08.23 Lapworth to Handsworth and Smethwick, an unusual working on my usual train to work. Another note tells me there were 3000 people on platform 1 at Snow Hill on the following Saturday to see ‘Flying Scotsman’ on a Tallylyn Railway special from Paddington and even I took six photos of it.
Sunday saw us down to Paddington for a trip on the Henley on Thames branch which I found an idyllic GWR stronghold with a shed at the terminal station, a delight to the eyes. Our purpose of the day was a Great Western Preservation Society Thames Side' special our haulage remains a mystery as the 96XX pannier had the huge WR reporting numbers covering the engine number. First we covered the Brentford branch then to Uxbridge Vine Street. Here we had time to look at the remains of Uxbridge High Street station long since closed before we made off for Windsor. A change of engine gave us 6128 for the rest of the day as we returned to Slough along to Maidenhead and the Marlow branch reversing at Bourne End. The line to High Wycombe was still open and our last call was an interesting little tour covering all the GWR branches except Staines West, which I did later on by ordinary service train.
Bulleid WC 4-6-2 34046 ‘Braunston’ Bulleid WC 4-6-2 34009 ‘Lyme Regis’ (wd 10/65 but survived in Barry scrapyard and (wd 10/66)Tyseley depot is now operational on the West Somerset Railway) Birmingham Snow Hill
10 Villa Park was a venue for semi final matches in the FA Cup and on the 27th April Southampton played some northern team…that would be Man Utd who won 1-0, ed. At least five special trains were run, all hauled by light pacifies and I spent the morning at Snow Hill photographing them before going to Tyseley to see them again. The locos were 34009 ‘Lyme Regis’, 34039 ‘Boscastle’, 34042 ‘Dorchester’, 34046 ‘Braunston’ and 34052 ‘Lord Dowding’, all rare stuff for us Midlanders. Also on Tyseley was B1 61105, hence my belief it was a northern team playing!
The month ended with another special, this time the 'Last King' special from Birmingham to Swindon. All the previous week 6018 had worked the 18.05 to Leamington Spa General and it was frustrating that I had a busy week and only was able to travel and photograph it on one occasion. (see photo right)
Collett 4-6-0 King 6018 ‘King Henry VI’ (wd 03/58) Acocks Green, 23 April 1963
On the day of the special sun 28th April, I went first to Tyseley to see 6018 being prepared, then into Birmingham. Travelling via Greenford we visited Southall shed before moving on to Swindon Works and shed. Amazingly I copped two Guildford locos passing Reading Southern, I could go shed bashing for a month and only cop that many!
My notes indicated we reached 90mph on three separate occasions so clearly the footplate men Collett Castle 4-6-0 5059 ‘Earl of St Aldwyn’ entered into the spirit and the King went out (wed 06/62) Swindon Works, 28 April 1963 with a bang.
May came and it was time for another Rover. Last year I had a week each with Freedom of Scotland and Freedom of Wales tickets, so this year we chose the West of England and set off not to Bristol as you might expect but to Reading changing at Banbury. We had time for the shed whilst waiting for our train. In those days Reading was a pig of a station with at least two grippers at the top of the stairs on every platform and I wondered if we would get away with our singles to Westbury when out train was nonstop to Taunton. We were well chuffed to bluff our way past the grippers when they announced a platform change and we had to do it all over again! Happily it was accepted again and we were on our way out West of England, our cards cutting in somewhere on the Westbury cutoff. The intention was to go through to Kingswear but at Churston we changed our minds and alighted there to walk the Brixham branch. Brixham station was still intact and the yard was very busy with fish wagons and it seemed madness to close it, but they did. A bus took us to Kingswear for a train back to Newton Abbot and on to Bristol.
It was a no sleep night and we caught the 01.55 to Exeter St David’s then to pass time, we walked up to Central for the 05.04 Ilfracombe train. My notes up to now do not mention haulage so I assume diesels or DMUs (my friend was not a fan of them) but we had 34074 on this leg. The idea being to change at Mortehoe and Woolacombe, then go back to Barnstable behind 34002, which we duly accomplished, but at great cost. By now I was working in the enquiry Office at Birmingham Snow Hill and prided myself on keeping my timetables up to date but when we got back to Barnstable we found the 08.00 to Torrington no longer ran, the local timetables had a label to that effect but it had not been published nationally. In a forlorn hope, we leapt on a bus to try for the morning train to Hawill Junction but it was in vain and we lost the rarest and hardest to do branch in the west. Broken hearted we got 41313 to take us back to Barnstable and 34011 on to Exeter St David’s where we had time in inspect the all over roof at St Thomas. In order to get back to our itinerary we travelled behind D6346 to Okehampton and 31846 to Holsworthy, returning to Hawill Junction with 80041 on the planned train. 11 We did not have time to get to Bude so lost that as well. 34080 then took us down 'the withered arm' to Padstow for a short dose of sea air before 31818 took us back to Wadebridge and our next shed. By now the Beattie well tanks had been replaced by the class 1366 outside cylinder panniers, still uncommon engines for most of us. We returned to Great Western territory with 4666 to Bodmin General and had time to discover Bodmin North before the same engine took us up to Bodmin Road and a Warship to Penzance.
Collett 0-6-6PT 4666 (wd 06/65) North British hydraulic Cl.22 D6305 (wd 05/68) Wade Bridge, 6 May 1963 Bere Alston, 8 May 1963
For the Tuesday my diary reads Penzance to Liskeard via St Ives, Falmouth, Newquay, Fowey and Looe a brief description all with DMUs that, Fowey aside, could still be done today. Early in the day we had seen a steam train go down to Penzance much to our chagrin as we missed both catching it or photographing it, so imagine our joy whilst waiting at Lostwithiel that our train to Liskeard was hauled by 7022 on the 16.50 Penzance to Manchester Piccadilly, both engine and train now a distant memory. At Liskeard it was always said that it was possible to watch a Looe train leave then walk down to Coombe Junction Halt to catch it there so we decided to test this theory and it’s very true. We did not break sweat and still had to wait for it, mind you it was downhill all the way! Today hardly any trains call at Coombe Junction so it’s much harder to do now. We could not find a B&B, so booked into a posh hotel and were shocked to have to pay £1.00 each for the night well over a third more than any other place we stayed at. Before retiring we walked down to inspect the Moorswater branch, its shed and the old and new piers of the viaduct. Wednesday saw D602 take us to Plymouth which pleased me and I think the only time I had haulage behind an original Warship.
Unlike today there were no through trains to Callington as closures had not yet taken place so we had 31839 to Bere Alston and changed to 41317 up and back down the Callington branch. The station was high above the town and not surprising that the branch was later truncated to Gunnislake. D6346 was again our haulage back to Plymouth where we went up to Newton Abbot and back to Brent to enable us to cover the Kingsbridge branch and then on to Exeter St David’s. Finally a walk up to Central then 80037 to Exmouth…and so to bed.
Thursday was to be all the Southern branches, but we decided to sacrifice the Sidmouth and Lyme Regis branches, which were not as yet under threat and go back to Barnstable in time for the afternoon train from Torrington. 80056 took us to Sidmouth Junction and 80039 to Pinhoe before 34078 took us back east to Seaton Junction, 6400 was the branch engine to Seaton and back, then 34077 to Exeter and 34002 again to Barnstable Junction. We reached Torrington behind 41283 in good time for the afternoon Hawill Junction train and another memory that will last with me forever. This line was one of the last to be built, being constructed by the Southern for clay traffic after the grouping. It only had two trains a day though sparsely populated country. 41216 had just four passengers leaving Torrington, two real ones and us and after the other two left is was three crew and us, so we asked if we could stop at the stations to buy Southern tickets and they agreed. At Hatherley we got back from the booking office, the guard said right away to the driver…but he had lost the fireman! We found him a hundred yards up the line picking bluebells this is what rural railways are all about and something I'll never forget. (summed up in photo opposite).
The day drew to a close with 31846 (duplicate) to Exeter and 1442 up the Exe valley to Dulverton.
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Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41216 (03/66) Maunsell 2-6-4T 31916 (wd 07/63) Hatherley, 9 May 1963 Exeter Central, 9 May 1963
Friday 10th began in foul weather with 6327 taking us to Barnstable where we had time to inspect the closed Victoria Road station before returning to Taunton behind 7333. The Minehead branch was a DMU and on return to Taunton we went down to Tiverton Junction. Whilst waiting for the Hemyock train we were allowed into the signal box with its 135 levers and then it was 1466 on the Hemyock branch and 1450 (see article on GWR 175 another survivor, ed) on the Tiverton branch. That night was another with no sleep and we went back to Bristol, changing at Taunton.
Saturday 11th our last day started with three hours dossing down at Temple Meads and a further two hours at Taunton before we got the 06.45 to Yeovil Pen Mill behind 82044 and a DMU to Frome, with the expectation of steam on the Cheddar line. Due to the strain of no sleep we had a row and split to travel home independently but soon made up back home. Frome had another overall roof to be photographed before disappointment of D6351 turned up on the Yatton train made all the more galling with 3643 passing us at Axbridge in the opposite direction. With hindsight it was wonderful haulage, but not at the time and on arrival I had a quick trip to Clevedon and back before heading for home by a convoluted route, changing at Bath with time for Bath Green Park shed, then D800 to Swindon and on to Kemble.
Cirencester Town, 11 May 1963 Tetbury 11 May 1963
There I had railbus journeys (unidentified) on the Cirencester Town and Tetbury branches. I mentioned at Cirencester that I would be buying a privileged single to Birmingham at Tetbury but was not told it was an unstaffed station, luckily the guard was forewarned and gave me what I asked. Continuing on to Stroud where I changed to get 1409 on to Gloucester and home a total of 1808 miles for the week.
Sunday was not a day of rest as I set off for Southampton to see my brother’s new house in Chandlers Ford. Of course being that close to Eastleigh it would have been churlish not to visit. Interesting locos included WD601 ‘Kitchener’, G6 class DS682, two B4s and a M7 tank. I also did Southampton Docks shed. Haulage included D1000 to Reading and 7012 from Reading.
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Riddles 2-10-0 WD601 ‘Kitchener’ (02/59), Eastleigh, 12 May 1963
The following week on the 19th May I went on a round trip from Birmingham Snow Hill to Gloucester, Cardiff, Reading behind D7068, Didcot, Worcester behind 7005, Stourbridge Junction behind 6842 and back to Birmingham.
Collett Castle 4-6-0 7005 ‘Sir Edward Elgar’ Collett 0-6-0 2253 (wd 03/65) (wd 09/64) Didcot, 19 May 1963 Gloucester 19 May 1963
Not sure why I did this but I did Cardiff East Dock shed. On the 24th the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh came to Birmingham Snow Hill and I photographed both them and D1039 hauling the royal train.
The month ended with me visiting Neadsen LT depot on 26th May for the Metropolitan Centenary Exhibition with lots of ancient stock both steam and electric. Haulage was D1009 to Paddington and D1000 on the return.
Metropolitan Vickers Bo-Bo 5 ‘John Hampton’ on Centenary Special (wd -/62 but now static exhibit in LT Museum, Covent Garden) 26 May 1963
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E class 0-4-4T L44 (wd -/61) Collett 0-6-0PT L98 (ex GWR 7739) Neasden LT depot, Metropolitan Centenary (wd 02/62 – BR, 11/68 – LT) 26 May 1963 Neasden LT depot, Metropolitan Centenary 26 May 1963
Built in 1898 to replace an accident victim, L44 is seen two years after withdrawal from service, it being the last steam loco to haul a regular passenger service over LT metals in 1961. It also took part in a parade at the Centenary hauling some freight wagons. L44 passed into preservation on 26th March 1964 and is to be found at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, operational in its original guise of No.1 (pre LT). Yet again Dave managed to photograph a survivor, ed.
Eastleigh Works Report by Carl Watson
Arrivals: Departures: Locos: 50026 from SVR Locos: 37308 to CF Track Machines: Stoneblower DR80203 for Wagons: VDA 201056 to CF (with 37308) storage JNAs 4406 and 4410 overhauled Wagons: Track Machines: Stoneblower DR80209 is repairs / overhaul: JRA 33706790 002-3 almost ready for release from repainting JNA - 4425 storage: TIAs 33 70 7899 043-5/045-0/055-9 Scrapped: IGA 33 80 4647 001-3 Underground: all eleven LUL vehicles IWA - 33 80 2797 508-9 Coaches: LMS SLF M381
Preservation Photo Spot 2 – Cl.10 shunters
D4092 D4067 ‘Margaret Ethel – Alfred Thomas Naylor’ Barrow Hill Roundhouse, 19 April 2008 Loughborough, GCR, 18 April 2009
15 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
Mike Rumens: Crawley Yard: 66605 27th May: Purley Yard: 66043 Rugby: Forest Hill: 378152 47739+M11089, 350129, 390012, DR73936 New Cross Gate 10.00 & 16.15: Daventry: 66422/594 378136/39/42/44/47/50/53 Northampton 14.36-17.56: Blackfriars: 377511/22 66118/124/419/587/704/711, 86612/37, 90046-8 Euston 10.40-11.04: 325002/11/14, 350103-06/13/15-19/21/22 57307, 221110/42, 350113/242/247/250/258 350124/126/127/129/130/231/233/234/237/238 390013/15/26/37/42 350240/243/246/249/254/259/261/263 Camden Sidings: 3rd June: 350231/246/248/258-261/263/267 Birmingham International: Willesden: 66501, 221131, 350101/122, 390040 86101, 87002, 378004/05/07/15/17/22 Birmingham New Street: Wembley Yard: 170519, 220011/16, 221129/34, 350105/122 66080/089/567, 67021, 92017/37 350258, 390021 Harrow & Wealdstone: 11th June: 66593, 221104, 350102/119/120/233/235/237 Birmingham International: GBRf: 08454/934 66533, 221133, 350101/114/241/242/244 Stonebridge Park: 66120/711/713/731 390024/30/36 St Pancras: 377505/20 Birmingham New Street: 29th May: 158818/33, 170116/521, 220030, 221137 Crawley Yard: 66147 323203, 350238/246/266, 390009 Forest Hill: 378150 16th June: Brockley: 378147 Birmingham International: Euston 08.45-08.57: 158819/26, 350109/114/235, 390032 57304/10, 350109/113/126/129/238/247/248 Birmingham New Street 350255/265, 378013/18, 390043/46 43207/366, 158833, 170106/635/638/639 Willesden 09.15-09.32: 220016/19/24, 221108/11/30, 323201/07/10/11 86101, 86702, 150131, 378004/005/009/010 323215/18/19/21, 350105/119/128/129/235/241 378012/014/016/017/023/226 350252, 390017/31 Willesden High Level: 378008/11/20 St Pancras 10.00: 395017/29 Dennis Dey: Fenchurch Street: 357002/005/042/202 15th May: DLR: 12/14/59/69/92/97/99 Crawley Yard: 66061 Barking 14.00: 357006/033/043/208 New Cross Gate: 378136/43/47/48 New Cross Gate: 378152 Euston 08.45-09.04: Forest Hill: 378144 57307, 90039, 350110/130/233/235/258/263 350264, 390003/30/40/44 Kenneth Pryce: Queens Park: 378018 ecs northbound 24th June: Willesden: 86101, 87002, 378016/17 Crewe 10.00-14.05: Wembley Yard: 60163 Tornado, 40145, D1916/47843/848 66101/120/189/593, 90024, 92026 66056/076/426/427/430/502/607, 67018, 86639 Stonebridge Park: 57315, 90020 90035, 92019, 150280, 153308/19/81, 158840 Willesden Junction Low Level: 378003 175003/011/106/107/115, 221101/03-07/12/15 Old Oak Common: 08483, 57605 221117/42/44, 323226/31/32/38/39, 325013 Acton: 59101, 67003 350102/104-107/114/115/122/124/125/127/129 21st May: 350130/234/238, 390008/09/11/15/22/23/25-27 Hassocks: 377506/08/14 390031/35-37/40/42/47-49/52/53, DR98009/10
16 James Holloway: Tamworth: 90044 2nd June: Nuneaton: Tyseley 15.45: 56312, 66537/592/710, 90048, 153333, 170111 70005 collecting hoppers after wheel profiling 170112/15, 221110/14/33/42, 350113/22/25/30 5th June : 390011/25/49 Birmingham International 11.10: Crewe: The Powys Chugger hauled by 59202 with 08810, 40145, D1501/1733, 66097/527, 153376 21245+3141+3147+3121+1699+1863+4998 158838, 221102/11/14/16, 323237, 350103/114 +5292+5322+5276 350125/241, 390007/29 8th June: Water Orton 18.30-20.23: Brian Derricote: 43207/366, 47727/49, 66081/192/201/512/520 7th June: 66565/955, 70001, 170101/105/107/109/110 Birmingham New Street-Euston 1100-12.55: 170115/117/397/398/518/521/522/637/638 66432, 67012, 153371, 158829/38, 221106 220004 350232/233/236/240/242/246/255/259, 390007 22nd June: 390039/41, DR73155/92263, DVT 82305 Ruislip LUL Depot: 20142/189 Willesden Junction 13.30-14.45: Canada Water 11.30-13.10: 59002, 66003/012/037/112/502/719, 67026 378135/137/138/140-143/145-154/225/226 73107, 87012, 92012/31, 150128, 172004 313113/34, 350234/238/250/253/256/259/265 David Wright: 377207/10/15, 378003-05/07/08/10/12/14-17 3rd/4th June: 378019/21-24, DR73925 Carlisle 08.15-05.15: New Cross Gate 16.00-17.45: 37059/611/667, 47739, 57311, 66021/078/083 171803-05, 377116/121/133/136/137/146/149 66090/101/103/111/121/139/155/185/192/194 377158/159/164/201/206/212/302/319/322/323 66199/414/419/424/432/434/506/508/509/511 377409/420/422/425/427/444/446/457/458/465 66515/523/554/557/560/601/606/607/621/843 377504/507/523, 378135/137/138/140/142/144 70002-05, 86604/07/13/14/22/39, 90020/29/35 378148-50/153/154/226, 456003/10/18 90039/41/45/48, 92001/07/09/22, 142070/94 153301/07/16/58, 156433-435/437/438/443/444 Ian McAlpine: 156447/448/449/451/454/463/469/475/477/479 21st May: 156491/492/506/511, 158791/794/795/844/850 Toton: 158903, 185101/02/13/17/18/32/39/43/46/50 08495/561/578/701/783/954, 09009, 37402 221108-11/14-18, 325001/04/06/08/13/15/16 56046/73, 58003/19/23/28, 60001/04/06/08/12 390004/07/08/10/13-15/17/18/20/28/30/31/41 60017/20/22-24/26/27/32/34-37/42/50/52/60/65 390043 60066/68/72/73/80/83/86/88-90/93/94/97/98 60100/500, 66007/016/066/101/187/188/190 David Inett: 66248/523/560/951, DR98910/60 19th May: 22nd May: Stoke-on-Trent: Peterborough: 47739, 153381/85, 158777, 221134, 323223 43307/314, 66019/076/119/403/502/536/709 350103/21, 390008/29/43 66718/725, 91105/19/25/30, 153302/13 Stafford: 158862/63, 170115/117/201, 180101/109 66516/534/601, 92009, 220012, 221102/38/39 365538/40, DVTs: 82206/10/20/27 350101/28 28th May: Atherstone: 66540 Peterborough: Rugby: 20142/189, 43206, 66041/077/087/117/119/403 08567, 66034/589, 221103, 350103/126/236 66577/708/710/719, 91111, 153319, 158847 350250/263, 390009/19/29-31/35/39/41/42/45 DVT 82227 390046/53 Lincoln: 150146, 153321/74 Wolverhampton: 66013, 390053 29th May: Telford: 67010, 158819/29/37/39, 170633 20142/189, 43208, 66001/019/023/081/117/119 Bescot: 66013/223 66128/156/172/206/554/708/711/715/716/728 Birmingham New Street: 91101/22, 158783, 170521, 365507/29/34 158822/29, 170508/512/636, 221112/24/43 DVT 82200, DR79263/73 323213/14, 350104/06, 390014/21/34/42 Newark: Lawley Street & Washwood Heath: 43300, 91110/11/25, 153374, 156411 66020/059/526/533/535/592 DVTs 82220/23/27/28
17 4th June: 142081/083, 143602/04/08/09/14/22/24/25 Whittlesea: 150208/213/229/231/235/241/242/248/251-253 66129/537/707, 158783, 170207/519 150256-259/266/283, 158798/835/839/951/954 Peterborough: 170104, 175004/010/012 43239/251/257/305/312, 66117/129/502/701 Newport: 66710/716/722, 91106/09/11/12/17/20/27/28 43016/017/020/122/124/127/137/146/152/183 91132, 92003, 153302/08, 158813/846/847/858 43186/194, 66085/091/098/137/153, 150232/66 170113/518/523/637, 180113, 317347, 366525 158763/767/834/835/951/953/956/957, 170101 DVTs 82203/07/11/17/23/25-29 170106/521/638, 175004/005/009/106/112/114 11th June: Lydney: 66096, 170523 Peterborough: 13th June: 43206/308, 66122/403/568/704/717, 91115/18 Gloucester: 91127/29, 153383, 158799/862, 170111/639 43141/153/301/304, 66616, 143604, 150234 317342, DVTs 82201/15/19/27 158834, 170110, 220004 Coleshill Parkway: 09022 Birmingham New Street: Washwood Heath: 66059/954 43207/366, 170639, 221114, 323212/14/16/20 Birmingham New Street: 350106, 390044 170106/117/516/636/637, 221128/34, 323207 Washwood Heath: 08865, 66543/956 323209/13/14/19/43, 350101/27, 390015 Leicester: 66023/169/213, 170519 Gloucester: 47237, 170102 Peterborough: Severn Tunnel Junction: 150253, 158957 43307/311, 66011/058/077/108/173/722/728 Newport: 98910/60 43025/035/041/042/087/098/122/131/135/138 19th June: 43143/146/149/158/170/185, 57313, 66095/099 Peterborough: 66182/201/227, 67016/17, 142082, 150221/252 43318, 66003/076/134/152/168/173/708/711 150253/263, 158798/834/950/953/954, 170101 66712/718-720/723-725, 91122/27, 170117 170102/117, 175005/106/109/110/113/116 365511/19, 98910/60 12th June: Grantham: 156404/14, 158806 Gloucester: Doncaster: 43079/098/143/198, 66018/024/083/154 08754/871, 20901/05, 43014/062, 47813/828 150234/244/247/265, 153305, 158835, 170106 66060/118/147/177/237/517/703, 67008, 90024 170111/114/521, 175106/112 91128, 142035, 158787/860, 185137, 220029 Alexander Dock Junction: 66082/119/159 321903, DVT 82208 Cardiff: Sheffield: 43020/087/122/137/139/146/169/187, 57005 142005/24, 185127, 222020, Trams 101-03/06 66085/137/419, 142010/072/073/075/077/080 106-16/18/20-25
Traffic & Traction News by John Barton
June 1 June 3 66023 on 6B30 Toton - Northampton and The Worth Valleys prototype English Electric 0- 66563 on 4M87 Felixstowe - Trafford Park 6-0 0226 has emerged from Haworth sheds in a passed Cathiron simultaneously at 16.31. new guise of BR green with the old style BR 57315 departed Cardiff Central passing Pellet emblem. And very nice it looks too. Street at 16.16 bound for Holyhead. June 4 313210 in full Southern livery passed 37069 and 37038 with 6M95 Dungeness - southbound through Milton Keynes at 13.23. Willesden Brent accelerated nicely away from June 2 Appledore at 17.19. 60039 arrived at Margam at 20.10 with the 66843 departed Warrington BQ at 17.55 with empty tanks. 6J37 Carlisle to Chick Timber, Consist as 378226 was noted on New Cross Gate depot. follows: 70005 passed Small Heath at 15.48 heading for 97211/214/106/220/216/268/236/233/112/109/1 Hunslet. 70/151/276.
18 June 5 June 14 DRS 66413 was seen stabled with long tern 60010 passed Northfield on the Westerleigh - resident Advenza liveried 57005 in the station Lindsey oil tanks at 14.06. sidings at Cardiff. 37259 top & tailing with 37218 passed Lea Hall 47749 ‘Demelza’ was seen sitting in Rugby's at 18.08 heading for Birmingham International Colas Depot at 19.00, whilst 47769 ‘Resolve’ in to reverse. Virgin livery has been removed from Rugby June 12 Carriage Sidings and is now at Crewe. 55022 top & tailing 57601 on the 1Z56 to June 6 Preston passed Peterborough 19.30. 156499 working 1Y27 1820 Glasgow Queen 60010 powered hard away from Acton ML at Street – Oban derailed and the rear car (52499) 14.08 working 6E38, ex-13.10 Colnbrook - partly slewed down embankment after hitting Lindsey empty TDA tanks. boulders on line derailment June 15 Track machine 73315 was seen on low loader On its first revenue earning trip, DRS 37409 at M32 junction off M4. was at London Waterloo with 37423 and the June 7 saloon this morning, working the 2Z01 to 73141+73212+73204 worked 0Y22 09.30 Hoo Southampton, the first visit of a DRS 37/4 to Junction – St. Leonards light loco move into London Waterloo let alone two examples! Hastings platform 3 at 11.29. June 16 June 8 57304 passed Cardiff central at 19.05 with 60011 on 6MOO Humber - Kingsbury headed 57305 on the rear of the ECS heading for west through Burton at 15.25. Taunton. 66731+6378+378202+6379 working 5X78 37218 top & tailed 37259 into Crewe Station at Chart Leacon - Derby passed Paddock Wood at 18.33 ready to work the Crewe - Crewe via 10 .40. Manchester test train. June 9 June 17 Stoneblower DR80103 'Stephen Cornish' 20301/302/304 & 305 passed Sutton Park at departed Ashford 21.46 heading towards 15.34. Hastings. June 18 70005 passed westbound through Castleford at 60010 worked the 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey 20.58 on a rake of coal wagons. oil tanks through Tamworth at 14.55. June 10 June 19 37516 passed Willesden with charter stock and 1001 passed Newbury at 18.08 with 1Z83 15.05 hauling 6201 ‘Princess Elizabeth’ backwards Minehead - Hastings, the return leg of HDL's towards Wembley at 22.10. 'West Somerset Limited' charter. Preparations were gathering pace this 6201 ‘Princess Elizabeth’ passed Bridgend at afternoon at Haworth depot on the Keighley and 17.10 on the 16.35 Swansea - Solihull return Worth Valley Railway, for the forthcoming Charter. Diesel Gala. On shed were 25059, D5185 60010 passed through Barnetby at 17.00 'Dinas Castell Bran', 33109, 37706, 37901 working 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey empty oil 'Mirrlees Pioneer' and 50015 'Valiant'. The 50 tanks. was still having the finishing touches applied to June 20 its immaculate new logo. Down at Keighley 60163 ‘Tornado’ working 1Z82 Victoria - DRS class 37194 had arrived but was unable to Victoria (via Canterbury W) Steam Dreams move up to Haworth as 20031 was blocking the charter passed Westwell Leacon, between line with the lines engineering train. Charing and Ashford, at 11.31. June 11 40145 was seen passing Fowler Lane, north of 86637 in Cl. 70 style livery has been released Leyland at 09.59 heading for Edinburgh. back into traffic from Crewe LNWR, where it June 21 was repainted. 60071 worked 6B13 Robeston - Westerleigh oil Derailed 52499 was lifted clear in the afternoon. tanks over the Bishton flyover at 11.18. with 57499 sitting at Crianlarich awaiting tow by June 23 37676. 60163 ‘Tornado’, 4468 ‘Mallard’, support coach and 47798 ‘Prince William’ passed Skelton junction, heading north for Shildon at 15.09.
19 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 22nd May (cont) 13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB 13.00 66417 4A13 GM-AB 19.00 66525 6Z65 RV-LT 13.30 66076/054 6S36 17th May 23rd May DS-GM 07.00 66417 4Z77 GM-EE 13.00 66415 4A13 GM-AB 14.15 66431 4D50 IS-CB 10.30 66554 6G05 RV-LT 24th May 18.10 66099 6K26 MN-IS 14.15 66425 4Z50 IS-CB 05.00 66099 4H47 MN-IS 18.50 66111 6K27 MN-IS 18.15 66106 6N44 PW-GM 08.30 66621 6A65 OX-AB 30th May 18th May 10.30 70003 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB 05.00 66115 4H47 MN-IS 14.15 66424 4D50 IS-CB 1st June 06.00 66134 6A31 MN-AB re-designated from 4Z50 06.00 66118 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66422 4Z77 GM-EE 18.15 66120 6N44 PW-GM 07.00 66432 4R75 GM-EE 10.30 66554 6G05 RV-LT 19.00 70003 6G10 RV-LT 11.00 66120 6A31 MN-AB 13.00 66431 4A13 GM-AB 25th May 11.10 67005/06 1Z25 13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM 05.00 66099 4H47 MN-IS Perth-Wolverton 14.15 66425 4Z50 IS-CB 07.00 66415 4Z77 GM-EE 13.00 66414 4A13 IS-CB 19th May 10.30 70003 6G05 RV-LT 13.30 66058 6S36 DS-GM 05.00 66115 4H47 MN-IS 13.00 66431 4A13 GM-AB 14.15 66431 4D50 IS-CB 07.00 66431 4Z77 GM-EE 13.30 66120 6S36 DS-GM 20.05 66553 6G10 RV-LT 08.30 66603 6A65 OX-AB 14.15 66432 4D50 IS-CB 2nd June 10.30 66554 6G05 RV-LT 19.00 70003 6G10 RV-LT 06.00 66118 4H47 MN-IS 11.30 67008/25 5L25 26th May 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT MH-PH 05.00 66104 4H47 MN-IS 11.30 67020/25 5L25 13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB 07.00 66431 4Z77 GM-EE MH-PH 13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM 10.30 70003 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB 14.15 37059/66425 4Z50 11.30 67008/25 5L25 14.15 66431 4D50 IS-CB IS-CB MH-PH 19.30 66432 4M30 GM-DV 20th May 13.00 66414 4A13 GM-AB 20.05 66553 6G10 RV-LT 05.00 66603 6H51 OX-IS 13.30 66120 6S36 DS-GM 3rd June rescued by 66621 at 14.15 66432 4D50 IS-CB 06.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS Dunblane 19.00 70003 6G10 RV-LT 07.00 66422 4R75 GM-EE 05.00 66115 4H47 MN-IS 27th May 07.00 66614 6H51 OX-IS 07.00 66422 4Z77 GM-EE 05.00 66104 4H47 MN-IS 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT 10.30 66554 6G05 RV-LT 06.00 66106 6A31 MN-AB 11.00 66009 6A31 MN-AB 13.00 66106 6A31 MN-AB 07.00 66414 4Z77 GM-EE 13.30 66058 6S36 DS-GM 13.00 66411 4A13 GM-AB 10.30 70003 6G10 RV-LT 14.15 66431 4D50 IS-CB 13.30 66099 6S36 DS-GM 13.00 66429 4A13 GM-AB 20.05 66553 6G10 RV-LV 21st May 13.30 66099 6A31 DS-GM 4th June 05.00 66134 4H47 MN-IS 14.15 66424 4D50 IS-CB 02.20 66104 6H44 MN-LT 07.00 66411 4Z77 GM-EE 19.00 66553 6G05 RV-LT 06.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 28th May 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66414 4A13 GM-AB 05.00 66111 4H47 MN-IS 13.00 66424 4A13 GM-AB 22nd May 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT 13.30 66118 6S36 DS-GM 05.00 66134 4H47 MN-IS 13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB 14.15 66431 4D50 IS-CB 09.00 66414 4M16 GM-DV 13.30 66099 6S36 DS-GM 18.15 66099 6N44 PW-GM 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 14.15 66424 4D50 IS-CB 19.30 66411 4M30 GM-DV 10.35 66054 6A30 MN-AB 29th May 5th June 13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM 05.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS 06.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS 14.15 66424 4Z50 IS-CB 09.00 66422 4M16 GM-DV 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT 18.10 66111 6K26 MN-IS 10.05 66083 6A30 MN-AB 11.00 66104 6A30 MN-AB 18.50 66099 6K27 MN-IS 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66419 4A13 GM-AB 20 5th June (cont) 8th June (cont) 10th June (cont) 13.30 66099 6S36 DS-GM 13.00 66415 4A13 GM-AB 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT 14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB 13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM 11.00 66106 6A31 GM-AB 17.50 66103 6K15 MN-IS 14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB 13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB 18.20 66111 6K16 MN-IS 15.15 66725 6S60 DR-AB 13.30 66111 6S36 DS-GM 6th June 20.05 66553 6G10 RV-LT 14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB 11.55 66250/041 6K12 22.55 31285/602 4Q19 11th June MN-GM Polmadie-Dundee 02.30 66103 6H44 MN-LG 13.00 66419 4A13 GM-AB 9th June 06.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS 7th June 06.00 66103 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66432 4R75 GM-EE 06.00 66103 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66415 4R75 GM-EE 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT 10.00 66419 4N66 08.30 66614 6A65 OX-AB 13.00 66424 4A13 MN-AB GM-Cadder 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT 12th June 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT 13.30 66106/090 6S36 06.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS 14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB DS-GM 10.00 66103 6A30 MN-AB 19.30 66411 4M30 GM-DV 14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB 13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB 8th June 10th June 13.30 66056 6S36 DS-GM 06.00 66103 4H47 MN-IS 06.00 66103 4H47 MN-IS 17.50 66099 6K15 MN-AB 07.00 66424 4R75 GM-EE 07.00 66614 6H51 OX-AB 18.20 66111 6K16 MN-AB 10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT 07.00 66431 4R75 GM-EE
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 together with the diagram code, time, origin and destination (see location codes).
20th May 24th May 27th May (cont) 66166 6M96 MG-CY 11.12 60039 6B13 RN-WH 18.21 60039 6B47 WH-MG 60071 6E41 WH-LY 15.12 66075 6V92 CY-MG 28th May 66035 6V35 RM-CT 17.50 66112 4Z93 AV-WR 11.05 60039 6B13 RN-WH 66018 6M41 MG-RO 17.58 66018 6M41 MG-RO 11.55 60054 6E41 WH-LY 66086 6V17 RO-MG 18.03 60039 6B47 WH-MG 12.29 66145 4V58 WW-NH 21st May 19.55 66031 6E30 MG-HL 14.58 66137 6V92 CY-MG 19.10 66417 6Z901 TD-CT 20.00 66083 6V07 RO-MG 17.25 60039 6B47 WH-MG 23.26 66079 6V81 RM-CT 25th May 19.28 66188 6V07 RO-MG 23.40 66018 6V93 CY-MG 08.13 66227 6Z42 TD-CT 66084 6V81 RM-CT 22nd May 11.03 66199 6M96 MG-CY 66182 6V93 CY-MG 07.25 66086 6M81 MG-RO 11.18 60039 6B13 RN-WH 29th May 07.38 66160 6M60 EX-BS 11.30 66153 6V05 RO-MG 05.55 66188 6M81 MG-RO 09.57 66199 6V36 SC-MG 15.59 66018 6M41 MG-RO 14.50 66160 6M60 EX-BS 11.17 66165 6V05 RO-MG 17.30 60039 6B47 WH-MG 16.37 66040 6E55 TH-LY 16.41 66087 6V07 RO-MG 18.59 66160 6V69 BS-AD 30th May 21.20 66157 6V35 RM-CT 19.12 66083 6V07 RO-MG 10.28 59102 6W41 21.45 66611/618 6Y33 20.55 66174 6V55 BD-RN Standish Junction-HY FR-Abbotswood Junction 21.23 66021 6E09 SS-IM 15.28 66084 6A01 AD-DT 22.45 66160 6W05 21.31 66182 6V06 HD-GR 18.30 66129 6W42 BS-Berkeley Rd Junction 26th May Standish Junction-BS 23.25 66612/616 6Y11 11.05 66138 6M96 MG-CY 31st May FR-GL 11.10 66174 6V05 RO-MG 21.39 70006 4V61 RG-SG 60071 6E41 WH-LY 17.57 31106 4Z07 DY-KS 16.07 66014 6E41 WH-LY 23rd May 27th May 22.35 66413 6Z68 CT-SN 11.30 66618/611 6Y33 09.06 66031 6M96 MG-CY 1st June GL-FR 11.01 60039 6B13 RN-WH 06.05 66093 6M81 MG-RO
21 1st June (cont) Abbotswood-WY 14th June (cont) 09.01 66174 6M96 MG-CY 7th June 09.11 950001 2Z08 DY-SS 09.02 66182 6V36 SC-MG 06.05 66085 6M81 MG-RO 09.14 66081 6M96 MG-CY 60039 6B13 RN-WH 11.01 60039 6B13 RN-WH 10.52 50031/D821/D1062 66238 6V92 CY-MG 12.17 DR73935 6J42 50031 0M50 WSR-SVR 66074 6V05 RO-MG BL-GL 11.10 66065 6V05 RO-MG 66107 6E20 MG-IM 12.22 60054 6E41 WH-LY 11.27 66159/013 6B13 2nd June 14.52 66096 6V92 CY-MG RN-WH 06.12 66112 6M81 MG-RO 15.11 80211 6U31 12.11 66096 4V58 WW-NH 09.18 66199 6M96 MG-CY Craven Arms-GL 15.01 66039 6V92 CY-MG 11.25 66116 6E77 WH-PC 15.58 66182 6M41 MG-RO 16.07 66141 6M41 MG-RO 11.41 60039 6B13 RN-WH 18.24 60039 6B47 WH-MG 18.33 66159/013 6B47 17.05 66002 6Z98 LY-WH 8th June WH-MG 18.04 60039 6B47 WH-MG 11.11 60039 6B13 RN-WH 19.00 66238 6V07 RO-MG 3rd June 15.06 66096 6V92 CY-MG 19.03 66067 6V06 HD-CT 11.55 66182 6M96 MG-CY 66159 6M81 MG-RO 22.46 66558 4V05 RG-SG 15.00 67029 5Z05 TO-EX 60054 6E41 WH-LY 23.04 66119 6E47 AD-TY +82146+11039+10211+10546 66085 6M11 LL-RO 23.09 66201 0E20 MG-IM 66178 6M81 MG-RO 66083 6V69 BS-AD 23.26 66098 6V81 RM-CT 66149 6V36 SC-MG 9th June 23.30 66141 6V61 RO-MG 60054 6E41 WH-LY 18.33 66207 6V06 KY-CT 15th June 60039 6B13 RN-WH 66159 6V07 RO-MG 00.47 66176 6E50 CT-RM 66430/426 6M67 66019 6E30 MG-HL 01.00 66096 6Z17 NH-SR BR-CE 66034 6V81 RM-CT 01.20 66180 6E80 CT-RM 66148 6A36 AH-DT 66096 6V92 CY-MG 01.56 66039 6M94 MG-CY 4th June 66067 6E41 MG-RO 02.23 60070/66073 6V19 66018 6M03 RN-BD 66018 6E47 AD-TY IM-MG 66039 6M81 MG-RO 66177 6Z86 CT-SY 03.06 66141 6M91 MG-RO 66182 6M96 MG-CY 10th June 03.50 66238 6M98 GR-HD 60039 6B13 RN-WH 05.00 66141 1Z99 BS-BZ 04.16 66030 6V49 TY-AD 60054 6E41 WH-LY 08.00 66545 0Z74 DY-SG 04.56 66132 6M11 MG-RO 66079 6V05 RO-MG 11.12 60009 6B13 RN-WH 05.00 66207 6Z62 CT-HD 66238 6V92 CY-MG 12.17 60040 6E41 WH-LY 66189 6V69 BS-AD 67029 1Z08 EX-CS 15.02 66096 6V92 CY-MG 66013/159 6B13 RN-WH 5th June 19.02 66207 6V06 HD-GR 16th June 06.17 66039 6M81 MG-RO 20.10 66163 6E30 MG-HL 00.01 66558 4V05 RG-SG 07.50 66085 6M60 EX-BS 20.44 66098 6V07 RO-MG 01.46 66039 6Z47 MG-WV 11.30 66098 6V05 RO-MG 21.00 70006 4V61 RG-SG 66120 6E29 CT-LC 20.27 66067 6V35 RM-CT 21.26 66065 6E09 SS-IM 60071 6B13 RN-WH 66081 6W01 BS-Charfield 66130 6E47 AD-TY 66194 4V33 MF-AV 66163 6W31 BS-Haresfield 11th June 60010 6E41 WH-LY 66169 6W32 BS-GL 09.11 66137 6M96 MG-CY 66098 4Z90 WR-AV 66030 6W33 BS-GL 11.13 60039 6B13 RN-WH 17th June 66004 6W34 BS-GL 12.22 60040 6E41 WH-LY 01.19 66040 6V02 TY-MG 66171 6W35 BS-GL 20.02 66419 6Z90 TD-CT 01.40 66017 6M94 MG-CY 66112 6W36 BS-GL 12th June 03.51 66039 6M11 LL-RO 66612/616 6Y11 07.29 66119 6Z44 MN-CT 03.57 66095 6V49 TY-AD FR-Abbotswood 60040 6E41 WH-LY 04.08 66227 6M98 GR-HD 66063 6Z60 BZ-BS 13th June 04.33 66120 6Z62 CT-HD 60054 6E41 WH-LY 10.50 66616 6Y11 AH-FR 05.27 66087 4V32 MF-ON 66039 6V07 RO-MG 17.08 66095 6E47 LL-TY 66043 6M81 MG-RO 66112/171/189/004/031 20.05 66171 6M42 LL-RO 60071 6B13 RN-WH 0W34 MG-BS 22.05 66137 6M75 MG-CL 18th June 6th June 14th June 10.08 66086 6M96 MG-CY 10.18 66616 6Y11 AH-FR 05.47 66238 6M81 MG-RO 66159 6V05 RO-MG 13.47 66612 6Y21 07.23 66163 6M57 RN-KY 60010 6E41 WH-LY Abbotswood-FR 08.01 66154 6V54 RO-MG 60071 6B13 RN-WH 14.34 66545/618 6Y13 08.45 66021 4Z11 MF-SS 66186 6B36 DT-AH
22 18th June (cont) 21st June 23rd June 66043 6M81 MG-RO 06.06 66194 6M81 MG-RO 08.00 37607/423 6V73 66159 6M11 MG-RO 07.23 66079 6M57 RN-KY CE-BE 66238 6M94 MG-CY 09.12 66058 6M96 MG-CY 11.12 60071 6B13 RN-WH 66115 6E20 MG-IM 11.31 66132 6V05 RO-MG 11.12 66238 6V05 RO-MG 19th June 12.14 60071 6B13 RN-WH 11.19 37607/423 6M56 60010 6E41 WH-LY 15.04 66078 6V92 CY-MG BE-CE 66063 6M60 EX-BS 16.06 66159 6M41 MG-RO 12.17 60010 6E41 WH-LY 66079 6V02 HL-AD 19.04 60071 6B47 WH-MG 15.01 66078 6V92 CY-MG 66098 6Z44 MN-CT 19.10 66194 6V07 RO-MG 16.12 66132 6M41 MG-RO 66132 6V05 RO-MG 22.21 66159 6V61 RO-MG 17.59 60071 6B47 WH-MG 66180 6V35 RM-CT 23.36 66007 6V81 RM-CT 66213 6M81 MG-RO 22nd June 20th June 06.21 66194 6M81 MG-RO 10.10 66612/538 6Y33 11.11 6071 6B13 RN-WH AH-FR 11.27 66238 6V05 RO-MG 10.21 66599 6Y34 AH-WY 11.53 60010 6E41 WH-LY 12.58 66603/559 6Y13 15.09 66078 6V92 CY-MG Abbotswood-WY 16.14 66187 6M41 MG-RO 16.20 66616/611 6Y12 18.02 60071 6B47 WH-MG Stoke Works-FR
Sightings Location Codes: AB Aberdeen CP Chepstow HW Heywood Jnct NG Nottingham SA Saltley AC Achnasheen CR Croft Quarry HY Hinksey NH Neath SB Stourbridge AD Alexander Dock CS Cheltenham IM Immingham NJ Norton Jnct SC Scunthorpe Jnct CT Cardiff Tidal IS Inverness NL Newtonhill SD Standish Jnct AE Attercliffe CV Cliff Vale JM Jersey Marine NT Newport SG Stoke Gifford AH Ashchurch CY Corby KK Kilmarnock NV Neville Hill SH Slough AJ Awre Junction DC Dyce KL Kyle of Lochalsh NW Nantwich SN Stockton AL Alston DL Dalmeny KN Kennethmont OB Oban SR Stourton AN Acton DM Dollands Moor KS Kingsland Road ON Onllwyn SS Swansea AR Abercynon DR Doncaster KY Kingsbury OO Old Oak ST Severn Tunnel AV Avonmouth DS Dalston LA Laira Common Jnct AW Aberthaw DT Didcot LC Lincoln OX Oxwellmains SV Stevenage AY Ayr DV Daventry LD Lydney OY Oxley SW Swindon BA Blair Atholl DY Derby LG Lairg PA Paisley SY Shipley BD Bedworth EA Earles Sidings LI Linlithgow PC Port Clarence TD Tyne Dock BE Berkeley ED Edinburgh LK Lackenby PF Peak Forest TE Trostre BH Brierley Hill EE Elderslie LL Llanwern PG Pengham TH Theale BL Bristol EH Eastleigh LM Long Marston PH Perth TK Tavistock Jnct BN Beeston EL Elgin LN Laurencekirk PN Paddington TL Tilbury BP Bath EX Exeter LO Longsight PO Polmadie TN Taunton BR Bridgwater FB Ferrybridge LS Leeds PR Preston TO Toton BS Bescot FF Fiddlers Ferry LT Longannet PT Paignton TR Trishington BT Barton Hill FG Fishguard LW Linkswood PW Prestwick TY Tees Yard BW Barrow Hill FR Fairwater LY Lindsey PY Portbury VA Victoria BZ St Blazey GL Gloucester MC Machen PZ Penzance WB Wembley BY Barry GM Grangemouth ME Montrose RC Ratcliffe WH Westerleigh CA Calvert GR Grange Sidings MF Milford RD Reading WP Worksop CB Coatbridge GS Gleneagles MG Margam RE Redmire WR Warrington CE Crewe GY Grimsby MH Millerhill RG Rugeley WS Worcester CD Charfield HA Hayes MN Mossend RM Rotherham WV Wolverhampton CF Cardiff HD Handsworth MO Moreton RN Robeston WW Washwood Heath CH Chaddesden HL Hartlepool MS Maesteg RO Round Oak WY Westbury CL Carlisle HS Hunslet MT Mountsorrel RR Rowley Regis YT Yate CM Chalmerston HT Hastings MV Manchester Vic RV Ravenstruther YK York CN Carnforth HV Haverfordwest MW Moorswater RY Rugby
23 Freight Corner
FREIGHT NEWS: As mentioned in editorial last month, First has sold GBRf to Groupe Eurotunnel who will operate it under their freight arm, Europorte. With another acquisition in France, Europorte now has the means to run direct services through the tunnel and on to customer destinations, so it will interesting to see how this develops. DBS has won back the contract to run mail services from GBRf, using Cl.325 EMUs as at present. Co-op is experimenting with moving grocery traffic to rail in association with WH Malcolm by running two containers daily between Daventry and Mossend. The biomass hoppers are now coming on stream with GBRf and they have been given the designation code Fabfnoos added to number details. The first bitumen tanker being built at Axiom Rail, Stoke is almost ready, painted black and is numbered 35.70.7790.000-3.
WAGON REVIEW by Martin Hall:
14t Bogie Rail Wagon ‘Manta & Marlin’ These long welded rail carriers were coded YKA and fishkind coded ‘Manta and Marlin’. The ‘Manta’ were converted from redundant Southern Electric 6-PAN TFK’s. The underframe is 61ft 9ins and bolsters had been added on the floor to retain the rail. The ‘Marlin’ was the same conversion as the ‘Manta’ but these were based on a variety of 4 car electric coaches comprising of TSK’s, TTK’s, TCK’s, TFK’s. The ‘Marlin’ was 66ft 3ins and so longer than the ‘Manta’ and were also fitted with a rail loading ramp. The original buffers and bogies were retained giving them the appearance of frame only coaching stock.
Numbers: ‘Manta’ YKA Long Welded Rail Carrier DB975500 (S12274S) DB975502 (S12262S) DB975504 (S12268S) DB975506 (S12267S) DB975501 (S12265S) DB975503 (S12263S) DB975505 (S12269S) DB975507 (S12273S)
‘Marlin’ YKA Long Welded Rail Carrier DB975508 (S10039S) DB975515 (S10049S) DB975522 (S11849S) DB975529 (S10079S) DB975509 (S10040S) DB975516 (S10025S) DB975523 (S11856S) DB975530 (S11815S) DB975510 (S10032S) DB975517 (S10036S) DB975524 (S11817S) DB975531 (S11802S) DB975511 (S10037S) DB975518 (S10026S) DB975525 (S11854S) DB975532 (S10103S) DB975512 (S10035S) DB975519 (S10081S) DB975526 (S10064S) DB975533 (S10041S) DB975513 (S10048S) DB975520 (S11847S) DB975527 (S11800S) DB975514 (S10050S) DB975521 (S11846S) DB975528 (S12245S)
YKA DB975524 Basingstoke 12 August 1988 Martin Hall 24 WAGON UPDATES by Scott Yeates (to UKRS No.3 UK Wagons 2010): Now released, it is intended to provide changes via this spot every month. In this way members can keep their copy as up to date as possible until the 2011 edition….nothing like planning ahead. It is known that various wagons reportedly withdrawn or missing from previous editions are still in service so if any member can provide information please let Scott know, contact details on page 2.
The following renumbering of curtain-sided steel wagons (IHA) has materialised:
31.87.4667 030-2 to 33.87.4667 030-0 31.87.4667 005-4 to 33.87.4667 104-3 31.87.4667 034-4 to 33.87.4667 034-2 31.87.4667 011-2 to 33.87.4667 106-8 31.87.4667 038-5 to 33.87.4667 038-3 31.87.4667 015-3 to 33.87.4667 107-6 31.87.4667 043-5 to 33.87.4667 043-3 31.87.4667 017-9 to 33.87.4667 108-4 31.87.4667 044-3 to 33.87.4667 044-1 31.87.4667 022-9 to 33.87.4667 109-2 31.87.4667 046-8 to 33.87.4667 046-6 31.87.4667 025-2 to 33.87.4667 111-8 31.87.4667 048-4 to 33.87.4667 048-2 31.87.4667 028-6 to 33.87.4667 112-6 31.87.4667 049-2 to 33.87.4667 049-0 31.87.4667 029-4 to 33.87.4667 113-4 31.87.4667 054-2 to 33.87.4667 054-0 31.87.4667 055-9 to 33.87.4667 055-7 This then leaves the following to be done: 31.87.4667 058-3 to 33.87.4667 058-1 31.87.4667 060-9 to 33.87.4667 060-7 31.87.4667 007-0 to 33.87.4667 105-0 31.87.4667 061-7 to 33.87.4667 061-5 31.87.4667 024-5 to 33.87.4667 110-0 31.87.4667 063-3 to 33.87.4667 063-1 31.87.4667 065-8 to 33.87.4667 065-6 31.87.4667 036-9 to 33.87.4667 036-7 31.87.4667 068-2 to 33.87.4667 068-0 31.87.4667 039-3 to 33.87.4667 039-1 31.87.4667 074-0 to 33.87.4667 074-8 31.87.4667 051-8 to 33.87.4667 051-6 31.87.4667 078-1 to 33.87.4667 078-9 31.87.4667 053-4 to 33.87.4667 053-2 31.87.4667 082-3 to 33.87.4667 082-1 31.87.4667 056-7 to 33.87.4667 056-5 31.87.4667 083-1 to 33.87.4667 083-9 31.87.4667 062-5 to 33.87.4667 062-3 31.87.4667 087-2 to 33.87.4667 087-0 31.87.4667 066-6 to 33.87.4667 066-4 31.87.4667 089-8 to 33.87.4667 089-6 31.87.4667 069-0 to 33.87.4667 069-8 31.87.4667 096-3 to 33.87.4667 096-1 31.87.4667 072-4 to 33.87.4667 072-2 31.87.4667 086-4 to 33.87.4667 086-2 31.87.4667 001-3 to 33.87.4667 100-1 31.87.4667 094-8 to 33.87.4667 094-6 31.87.4667 002-1 to 33.87.4667 101-9 31.87.4667 095-5 to 33.87.4667 095-3 31.87.4667 003-9 to 33.87.4667 102-7 31.87.4667 099-7 to 33.87.4667 099-5 31.87.4667 004-7 to 33.87.4667 103-5
Recoded: DB996565 is now coded YKA
Deleted / Scrapped: Both BRT84141 and PR58414 from Warrington have gone for scrap – BRT84141 was never on TOPS and PR58414 is now showing up as being at EMR Kingsbury
Deleted wagons are the following: 33.70.2797 110-6/202-1/251-8/298-9/311-0, 33.80.2797 023-9/041-1/076-7/092-4/106-2/108-8 MODA7451/52/54-57/62-66/68-73, RLS10335, VTG87516, MODA93201/02/04-06/08-13/16/18-24/27- 29/31-36/39/40 ADB975699/700/714/724/734/744/906/907, ADB977789-94, DB993856, 33.70.9382 045-0
Light Rail & Metro News by Martin Hall
Blackpool: Trams are now running normally again after the winter closure to replace track and overhead lines ready for the new trams. Preston: The proposal for a tram scheme to link Preston with the rest of Lancashire will be a privately financed by Tram Power and could be in place by 2014 if all goes well.
25 Railway Globetrotters by Ray Smith
A Journey to the Arctic Circle – Part 2: This journey travels through Sweden and Norway, starting in Stockholm, then north to Narvik, returning to Oslo via Trondheim and Bergen.
Narvik: I have been to Narvik 3 times, all in the summer when there is 24 hours of daylight. Although I was now well in the Arctic Circle it was in the low 30s, due to the Gulf Stream. Unfortunately there were mosquitoes all over the place. (If only Noah had squashed the two he had)! I went up the cable-car to watch the sunset at midnight. It does not happen. As the sun is due to go behind the mountains it starts to rise again. I got back to my hotel about 1am and the sun was shining brightly through my window!
From the cafe at the top of the cable-car I could see into the docks and the ore loading area. There were 2 locomotives way in the distance. The next day I went to see them. The docks is a secure area and I could not get in, but using binoculars I noted long withdrawn Dm, 974 and EL12 2134. The best however was yet to come. Walking back to the town I saw a small industrial area where there was a strange looking item of rolling stock, so off I went to see what it was. It was nothing special but beside it was a workshop with 4 Nohabs inside receiving attention. These were NSB 3 621/23/29 and 32. Outside was 3 603 and shunter 220 207. Inside another building was an unidentified steam locomotive. This was in June 2003. In July 2006, 3 603 and 220 207 were still there along with EL13 2125 and 2160 and a railcar BM8904. In June 2007 they were still there apart from EL13 2125. This time the workshop doors were closed but something(s) were inside.
Nohab 3 603, Narvik Workshops EL 13 2160 Narvik Workshops 28 June 2007 18 July 2006
This has made me wonder why in such a remote part of Norway, which can only be reached by going through Sweden, is there a workshop ? There appears to be no connection with the ore trains locomotives. On 29th June 2007, 2 of the Nohabs, 3 629 and 3 632 were double heading a freight north of Trondheim! Depending on the route, through Sweden, to get these locomotives from Narvik to Trondheim the journey would have been between 1300 and 1400km! a private operator of ore trains is MTAS 5 at Narvik, 28 June 2007
26 Kiruna based mining company have locomotives of their own, which work some of the ore trains. 116 leading 115 are single ended locomotives that work in pairs. Here they are ready to depart Narvik.
Of note on the right of the picture where the heap of rubble is, this area had more sidings and a locomotive stabling point when I first went there in 2003.
SJ Dm/Dm3/Dm 1-D+D+D-1 haul the ore trains a close look of the cabless centre from Kiruna to Narvik. Collectively they were locomotive 1231 once the most powerful locomotives in the world. Before continuing to the docks both 28 June 2007 1202+1231+1201 stand at Narvik station
The next part of the journey was to Trondheim with the first stage being by coach to Fauske. This is due to no railway connection between the 2 places. The train starts at Bodø, with Fauske the next stop. Only 2 passenger trains a day operate this 9 hour plus journey. They are normally hauled by Co-Co class DI 4. This class of 5 are numbered 4 651 – 655.
654+652 ready to depart for Trondheim Fauske, 19 June 2006
The journey itself is very scenic, during which we come out of the Arctic Circle. The driver normally sounds his horn so we can see the two pyramids of white painted rocks which mark the boundary. On my last trip in 2007 I only saw 7 locomotives on the whole journey and 3 of them were NSB class 66s. The next point of interest is the town of Hell, about 25 minutes from Trondheim. It has a goods depot and goods in Norwegian is gods, so you can see gods in Hell! This is another part of the journey where the driver alerts you and slows down to let you have a better look. Arrival in Trondheim is late evening.
Trondheim: Founded by King Olav Tryggason in 997 was the first capital of Norway and is still the city where the new kings receive their ceremonial blessing.
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Cl.XSKD 220c B shunter 220 189 Trondheim depot, 20 July 2006
There is also a tramway, the Gråkallbanen. This runs from the city centre at St Olav’s Gate to Lian station in Bymarka. On this line at Munkvoll is the tram museum and adjacent is a tram depot.
4 car high speed set 16 with 73116 leading DMU Cl.BFS92 9282 departs Trondheim for Oslo, 20 July 2006 Trondheim, 20 July 2006
Flåm: This next stop was also a coach journey. At Flåm is the tourist line to Myrdal, the Flåmsbana. At Myrdal it connects with the Bergen to Oslo line although many of the journeys taken on this line are returns from cruise liners that stop off there. The line was opened on August 1st 1940 with steam traction and electrified in 1944. It is 20 kilometres long and has 20 tunnels which together total 6 kilometres. At Flåm the line is 2 metres above sea level and climbs to 866 metres ay Myrdal. The line has a dedicated fleet of class EL17s. These are 17 2227 to 17 2232. These trains are top and tailed and sometimes can have 2 at the front as well as one at the rear. There is a small railway museum at the station with 9 2063 displayed there.
Flåm has also been host to Queen Elizabeth 2 as seen below on 4th July 2007, 16 months before retirement.
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above, 17 2227 on rear at Flåm left, 17 2229 on front at Myrdal, 24 July 2006
3 Cl.BS69B 2 car sets stabled Flåm Cl BFM69E 69051 leads a 6 car formation on 69631 nearest the camera, 25 July 2006 a Bergen – Myrdal at Voss, 25 July 2006
Bergen. A very pretty place, geared for tourism, which is probably why it is so expensive! A must is a ride on the Fløibanan, a funicular that climbs to 320 metres above sea level and provides wonderful views of the city and harbour.
Railway activity included container trains from the docks and the main station has a regular local service and 4 trains a day to Oslo. The local services mainly connect Arna with some continuing to Voss and a few going as far as Mydral. Of note, the journey to Arna is 8 minutes as the line goes straight through a tunnel. The road is not so lucky and has to take a long detour making the journey time much, much longer.
Next was the 7 hour journey to Oslo. This 489 kilometre journey took me over the roof of Norway on Northern Europe’s highest railway. This train is normally hauled by one of the 1996/7 built class EL18s. Tremendous scenery but not a lot of trains to see until the extremities of the Oslo suburban lines are reached.
Oslo: During the week it is a busy station at rush hours with a good selection of units passing through. There are also a lot of locomotive hauled trains going to a variety of locations. However, like many countries, there is an increase of high speed trains. Norway has a fleet of Signature 4 car high speed trains that often run in pairs.
in departmental use Cl.D12 C shunter, Lok 2 still carries NSB no. 2842, Oslo, 27 July 2006 29 Oslo also has T-bane (metro) and Trikk (tram) systems. A day pass is available. The T-bane consists of 5 lines to the west that all meet up to go through the city centre, including the station, then fan out into 4 lines to the east. This means that everything can be seen under the main station but I preferred to go out to Majorstuen as this is on the surface and before the lines split.
Swedish Rc6 1388 ready to leave.on way back T-bane unit 1328 home to Norway, Oslo, 27 July 2006 Majorstuen, 27 July 2006
The Trikk has 2 main routes through the city. Although I saw quite a few trams during the week I decided Sunday was the best day for them. The main station is very quiet on a Sunday and the T- Bane has a less frequent service. With trams I have always worked on the premise that you can never get lost because when they get to the end of the line they have to come back! I rode a few lines and one of them went way out of the city on a scenic route to a quite desolate place. I got off and waited 20 minutes for it to turn and return to the city (probably a drivers tea break).
EMU Cl.BFM70 with 70002 leading Oslo 27 July 2007
EMU Cl.BMB72 with 72111 leading Oslo 27 July 2007
The next day I caught the fast, but expensive airport express, similar to the Gatwick and Heathrow ones here. Journey over.
I have done this journey 3 times. Twice as described above and once overland via Brussels, Köln and Copenhagen, returning from Oslo by boat to Kiel then Wuppertal, Köln, Brussels and home. On that occasion the bad weather and heavy rain disrupted my photography. all photographs by Ray Smith
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Carriage Washing Facility, Tyseley:
Looking south to Tyseley South Jnct, an unidentified XC Voyager passes, on the main line, the new carriage washing facility located to the right of the Stratford branch on the depot spur road.
Kevin Bates
Open Day News by Trevor Roots
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 me know.
Wolverton Works Open Day, 14th & 15th August 2010: An Open Day is to be held at Wolverton Works in August. The same people who organised Eastleigh 100 are involved and the website to watch for further announcements is transportevent.co.uk. ICRS will be there with a stand to promote the society and to sell our books, more details as they become known. I will be there as will Carl Watson for the majority of the time (breaks accepting).
DRS Gresty Bridge Open Day, 10th July 2010: For those with tickets, see you there. Simon, Carl and I will probably be around Crewe station on the Friday.
Stock Changes by Trevor Roots
It is hoped that all major changes recorded below will help you keep the 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
Locos & Multiple Units: Locos Transferred: New Stock: (on test) for scrapping: 172004* 37672 (TJT) Re-numberings: Locos Scrapped: 37029 to D6729 378002 to 378202 EMR Kingsbury: 56033 Namings: 43076 In Support of Help for Heroes 31 ICRS Publications – UK Rail Series Available see page 6 for prices and details of all books (including previous Pocket Books)
No.1 UK Pocket Book 2010 (240 pages) No.4 UK Name Directory 2010 (168 pages) No.3 UK Wagons 2010 (160 pages) No.19 Irish Railways 2010 (53 pages)
Nos.2 – 7 & 19 are A5 size spiral bound with No.1 is A6 size laminated card covers stitched & glue bound allowing them to be laid flat (normal spine)
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No.2 UK Combine Summer Ed 2010 (266 pages) No.5 UK Locomotives 2010 (81 pages) No.6 UK Diesel Units 2010 (64 pages) No.7 UK Electric Units 2010 (116 pages)
both Diesel Units & Electric Units books contain very useful carriage number to unit number cross ref tables
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