ISSN 1751-8091 RailwayThe Herald 31 August 2007 Issue 98

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For the latest issue and copies of all back issues, visit www.railwayherald.co.uk RailwayThe Herald Merseyrail EMUs Issue 98 head to Crewe Front Cover Visiting BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No. 92203 Black Prince departs from Weybourne on 25 August with a service for Holt on the North Norfolk Railway. Steve Allen

Back Cover On the Brecon Mountain Railway, 1908-built Jung 0-6-2WT Graf Schwerin- Lowitz approaches Pontsticill and heads for the northern terminus with the 16.00 service from Pant on 27 August. Richard Tuplin Contents Wessex Electric Class 442 trial on Brighton Main Line Page 3

Lincoln resignalling scheme, progress ABOVE: Class 31/4 No. 31459 Cerebus hauls Class 507 EMUs Nos. 507013 and 507015 through Upton on 30 August, bound update Page 4 for Crewe IEMD. The train had originated from Birkenhead North depot and the EMUs are believed to be undergoing tyre turning at Crewe. It is believed that the current problems with the Merseyrail fleet are partially down to flange lubricator problems on the Wirral lines, the issues having overwhelmed Merseyrail's own wheel-turning facilities, hence Problems hit 'Black 5' on the movements to Crewe. Fred Kerr Scarborough Spa Express. Page 7 Submissions Hitachi Class 395 EMU moves to Ashford Depot We welcome submissions from all BELOW: The first Class 395 'Javelin' No. 395001 passes through Basingstoke on 30 August, hauled by EWS Class 67 No. readers, especially digital photographs. 67017 Arrow. The train operated as an 'out-of-gauge' 21.26 Southampton Eastern Docks-Ashford service. Events like this Pictures should be sent to the editor at serve to prove how far digital photography has come. This image being taken at 1600ISO! Chris Wilson [email protected] Good quality scans of colour slides and prints are also acceptable. Currently there is no financial payment made for photographs published in Railway Herald. Where possible we always try to use news photographs taken within the production week of the publication date. Publication The Railway Herald is due to be published every Friday and is available on e-mail subscription or by download from our website - www.railwayherald.com

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Editorial Address: The Railway Herald, PO Box 252, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. United Kingdom. DN17 2WY. Telephone: 0870 28 56041 E-mail: [email protected] Station improvements through South Wales begin Railway Herald is produced by Railway Herald Ltd © Copyright Railway Herald Ltd 2006-2007 Work has started at Pontypridd Station as part 15 stations on the Rhymney to Cardiff and Penarth of a major investment scheme to extend 42 route. The platforms are being lengthened to National Rail Timetable platforms across Wales. accommodate 6 carriage 20 metre trains, which Between 27 August and 1 September services require a minimum platform length of 124 metres. The entire UK National Rail will start and terminate at Taff's Well and a In addition, the siding arrangements at Rhymney Timetable is now available as a PDF replacement bus service will operate to and from will be remodelled to accommodate the overnight download from the Network Rail Taff's Well, Pontypridd, Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil stabling of the additional rolling stock. website. and Treherbert. Amey Rail will be extending 11 platforms Produced in the same fashion as The Pontypridd station works are part of a at 7 stations on the Treherbert to Cardiff route the printed version and ordered by thirteen million pound project to extend platforms and 7 platforms on the Maesteg to Cardiff and table number, the current timetable is to accommodate the future operation of longer Gloucester route. available by clicking here. trains, providing more seats on the busiest Within the scheme, the works at Pontypridd The railway by-laws and services. Network Rail has let two design and provide the greatest engineering challenge. The information for enthusiasts are also build contracts to take forward this work, with preferred option involves slewing the northbound available online from the Network both being due for completion in Spring 2008. line and extending the platform over the current Rail website, by clicking here. Galliford Try will be extending 24 platforms at track bed.

2 RailwayThe Herald New passenger Track and signal failures cause 1-in-8 trains to be late NewsDesk More than one train in eight is the threshold is five minutes. Another aspect of the delays and freight running late because of track and Passengers on the line from has been the fact that Network signal failures, rail regulators Paddington to South Wales and Rail and train operators failed to routes for have said. on commuter lines into London take into account the wear and According to the latest report from the south have been the tear that the new generation of Birmingham? produced by the Office of Rail worst hit in recent months and commuter trains into London Regulation (ORR), there are more performance in the West Country from Kent, Surrey and Sussex Birmingham City than 1,000 track, points and signal has also been well below par. would cause. council leaders and the breakdowns in the UK every week Should Network Rail fail to The new Electrostar and Desiro passenger transport causing a large variety of delays; improve matters, there is likely rolling stock, for the most part authority, Centro, want Inter-city services are defined to be pressure on the company’s brought in to replace slam-door to introduce a new as running late if they arrive 10 remuneration committee to slash trains and provide a better service, 20-minute service on minutes after their scheduled the performance bonuses of its are heavier and, as a result, have the south Birmingham time and for commuter services senior executives. led to a rise in track failures. Camp Hill line, with three stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell and new track from Sparkbrook, through Bordesley, to Moor Street. The line closed to passenger traffic in 1941 and the scheme, estimated at £177 million, is so highly rated by the council that it has been put at the top of a list of Birmingham bids for cash from the Government's Transport Innovation Fund. Currently it takes some 50 minutes to travel by bus and about ABOVE: Class 442 'Wessex Electric' No. 2424 was used on 31 August on a test run from Stewarts Lane depot to Three Bridges Yard 40 minutes by car from on the Brighton Main Line. The set is pictured passing Clapham Junction at speed on the outward trip, with Class 73/1 No. 73136 Kings Heath to the city Perseverance on the rear as insurance. Chris Wilson centre at peak times. Previous attempts New design showcased for Reading Green Park station to re-open the line fell foul of overcrowding problems at New Street station, but the latest plan takes advantage of the recent refurbishment and platform additions at Moor Street station. The proposed plans are likely to find favour with the freight operators as well. EWS has long wanted to open a key freight artery through Birmingham without having to touch the city centre. Plans have been suggested previously to extend the current Stourbridge Junction to Round Oak line (currently open to traffic) to Pleck Junction at Walsall, then reopen the route from Ryecroft Junction through Brownhills to Litchfield City, thereby allowing freight traffic to bypass the city totally. ABOVE: An artists impression of how the new Green Park station at Reading will look. PRP Architects To allow the new passenger service via PRP Architects Ltd have designed has been submitted to Reading length platforms with canopies Camp Hill, it would the first privately-financed, new Borough Council and trains could above and a station concourse and almost certainly mean railway station in the South of be stopping at the new Reading pedestrian bridge across the tracks. the removal of most England for some 50 years. Green Park station by the end of A connected bus interchange freight traffic from the The Government gave the 2008 if planning permission is includes a decked park and ride route, something that green light for the station last granted later this year. facility, a short stay car park, taxi could only be done if an summer and PRP have been The proposal is for the drop-off, disabled parking facility, alternative option was drawing up detailed plans since construction of a highly flexible access road, landscaping and provided. then. A planning application station comprising five carriage associated works.

RailwayThe Herald 3 News in Brief Lincoln resignalling scheme progresses on schedule n Porterbrook has signed At the half-way point in a Street, East Holmes and West involving freight services. a contract worth £164 three-week blockade, work on Holmes which are being replaced As part of the three-week million to purchase 37 the upgrade of the £55 million by a purpose-built SSI controlled possession, the trackwork across four-car Siemens Class resignalling programme at signalling centre at West Holmes, Brayford level crossing was 350 Desiro EMUs for Lincoln is on time for an on- that will employ VDU control renewed, with the city council the new West Midlands target completion. screens using the latest 'State-of- undertaking several road repair franchise. The new The work to upgrade the the-art' technology. projects at the same time, NewsDesk franchise, to be known infrastructure and signalling at The addition of the new making best use of the road as London Midland, Lincoln is being completed in two crossovers will provide a vastly closure. Because of the nature having been awarded to phases, firstly during a three-week improved layout at Lincoln of the railways around Lincoln, Govia in June and will blockade of the station area, held and increase the operational it is not possible to close both be operational from 11 over August 2007 and the second flexibility no end. For example, Brayford and High Street level November. The units will a six-week blockade in August services currently terminating crossings simultaneously. As a be capable of 100mph 2008. at Lincoln having arrived from result, the High Street crossing and will operate the The first phase was mid- Newark, and then returning to will be renewed during the 2008 London to Birmingham way through as this report was Newark currently have to arrive possession, at which time the work services on the West written and centered around the in Platform 5 and perform a shunt will be undertaken to provide the Coast Main Line. The replacement of a large amount of movement to Platform 6 or 7. additional equipment for a CCTV parties are now working the non-pointwork infrastructure, Platform 5 being the only arrival monitored barrier crossing, control together on a contract to specifically the station platform platform for services from the of which will be under the new maintain the trains at the and through roads, and the freight West. Under the new operation, West Holmes SSI box. Siemens Northampton loops to the west of the station, introduced from September 2008, One fairly unique feature of depot. between East and West Holmes all the platforms will become bi- Lincoln is the tandem point n signal boxes. In addition, four directional allowing services to located at the west end of the Work will commence crossovers have been installed arrive from East or West into any station, where the lines from early in September on the around the current signalling of the three through platforms Platforms 6 and 7 join with the first phase of Aylesbury system in preparation for phase and depart to the same direction main westbound through line. Vale Parkway station, two and these will be locked and from any platform, removing the This will be removed under phase the £8 million Phase One clamped out of use until their necessity for shunt movements two and replaced by two separate contract to deliver the implementation next year. Only within the station. turnouts, removing around 30 upgraded railway line, one crossover has been removed Also being implemented within meters from the platforms length. signalling and platform as part of the work, that linking Phase Two is the abandonment To ensure the platform length is having been awarded the 'Up' and 'Down' through roads of the existing freight loops. not affected, a 30-meter extension to Carillion. The works will begin with within the station area, that has Currently the track layout between will be built at the east end. archaeological surveys not been used in recent times. East Holmes and West Holmes The platforms are currently being undertaken prior Phase two work will involve provides two parallel passenger numbered 3-7, once the project to the installation of a the renewal of the remaining lines and two freight loops (giving is complete, these will be temporary haulage road trackwork, the removal of the an 'Up' & 'Down' Main and renumbered as 1-5. from the A41 to the existing semaphore signalling 'Up' & 'Down' Loop plan). The The Lincoln resignalling scheme railway line. This will system, the conversion of High trackwork here is to be realigned is fairly unique amongst these provide access for the Street level crossing to a CCTV providing an Up Loop, Up Main, types of schemes, in that it is rare contractor to the site. It monitored system and the Down Main and Down loop in signalling projects, that more is expected that the main removal of four existing manual configuration, which will remove a trackwork is put back than was works will then follow boxes at Pelham Street, High number of conflicting movements taken out! on in October, with the majority of the railway line upgrade, installation of a new signalling system and construction of the new platform and bay line scheduled to be completed by the end of May 2008. Some works associated with the signal design and commissioning will not be undertaken until later on in 2008 and they are due to be completed in November next year.

n Passengers on the Island Line have been promised various station improvements thanks to a £200,000 investment. Stations on the eight-mile route will be repainted in the heritage colours of green and cream to enhance the line’s status as a community railway. Additionally, Sandown and Ryde St Johns will have replacement shelters installed, while Lake station will have non-slip tread installed ABOVE: A view of Lincoln station showing the recently relaid eastbound platform and through line. The tandem pointwork on the platform. referred to in the text can be clearly seen at the bottom of the picture. Richard Tuplin

The 4 Remember you can always 'click' on an advert to go straight to the advertisers website! Railway Herald Midland Coventry PSB closes as Saltley begins Midlands takeover Mainline to try out new hi-tech CCTV system Midland Mainline is to try out new state-of-the- art CCTV technology at Sheffield station. The system is said to have innovative, centrally-managed, intelligent CCTV surveillance that improves safety and security for passengers and staff. Designed by Atos Origin, the system uses software that continuously searches for specific incidents ABOVE: After a four-day total possession, service recommenced through Coventry on 29 August. The closure brought to an end and automatically alerts the Coventry resignalling programme which has resulted in the closure of Coventry PSB and saw the completion of the double- station staff to events. tracking of the Leamington line from Coventry through to Gibbet Hill, where a new junction has been created. In doing so, this This allows them to has seen the removal of Park Junction and its replacement with straight track. No. 66952 passes the site of Park Junction with the respond to incidents 15.39 Birmingham Lawley Street - Southampton freightliner service on 29 August. Ron Kosys more quickly and The £45 million scheme to renew around Coventry, out to Hampton- West Midlands Signalling Centre eliminates the need the signalling and improve in-Arden in the west, Brandon at Saltley. for a round-the-clock the track through Coventry in the east, Milverton Junction to Over the next seven years, monitoring centre. was completed on 29 August, the south and Counden Road on a further £350 million is being The first phase of following extensive work over the the Nuneaton route to the north. invested in renewing signalling the trial will focus Bank Holiday period. Also, new sections of track have equipment across the West on suspect packages, The project has replaced the been added to ease congestion Midlands, the next phase in 2008 passenger flow control, old 1960s signalling with modern in Coventry station itself and involving improvements to the 23- crime reduction and state-of-the-art equipment along the station signal box has been mile route between Birmingham loitering. 22 miles of railway through and moved to Network Rail’s new Snow Hill, Solihull and Warwick.

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ABOVE: The first visit of a Class 40 to Fort William took place on 25 August. The outward leg of the SRPS operated railtour from Carlisle was running around 20- minutes late when pictured here, crossing the River Leven between Dumbarton Central and Dalreoch behind BR large logo-liveried No. 40145, with the Kilpatrick Hills shrouded in low mist. On the rear of the train was WCRC's Class 57/6 No. 57601. The delay was due to the train being late arriving in the Glasgow area and further problems being encountered attaining an RETB signal, on entering the RETB controlled area, all led to a 50-minute late arrival at Fort William and with the stock needing water, insufficient time was available for a double run-round. As a result, and with some disappointment to the onboard passengers, No. 57601 led the train back to Craigendorran Junction, where the '40' was transferred to the front of the train, for the remainder of the journey. Peter Kellett 'Black 5' hits problems while working Scarborough Spa Express To say that operating the when ‘Black 5’ No. 45231, itself 4-6-0 back to York where the arriving in the West Midlands, ‘Scarborough Spa Expresses’ standing in for Lord Nelson, passengers were detrained. shortly after 14.00. (SSE) has been something of blew a cylinder cover while The last two days of the There is also an impact a nightmare for the Railway on the evening York-Leeds- scheduled operation were to Saturday’s ‘Cumbrian Touring Company is probably Harrogate-York section between expected to be covered by Mountain Express’, which was an understatement, but the Colton Junction and Church LMS Pacific No. 6233 Duchess booked for No. 45231, and good news is that loadings Fenton, where the train came to of Sutherland on the York- will now feature LMS Class 8F have far exceeded expectations a stand. Scarborough-York section only, 2-8-0 No. 48151. Because this and the trains are already Rescue was undertaken by with the ‘Harrogate Circle’ locomotive is speed restricted, suggested to be pencilled in Class 47/4 No. 47826, which section being diesel-hauled it is believed that the steam- for 2008. the West Coast Company base with No. 47826. The 'Duchess' leg may not now cover the full The major problem has been at York as standby engine for was now expected to move to York-Carlisle-York itinerary. traction, or the lack of it, which such eventualities. The Class Tyseley in preparation for this No further details on this were was compounded on 27 August 47 drew the train and the ailing weekend's tours on 30 August, available as we went to press. The Week Ahead A varied programme of tours is on offer to Littlehampton and Bognor Regis. It is ‘Waterloo Sunset’ runs on 12 September, for 8 September, featuring a fine array of understood that the Class 73s will stay with postponed from July, featuring No. 34067 traction. Railway Touring Company set the train throughout. Tangmere from Waterloo to Weymouth the scene with No. 60009 Union of South English Electric traction features strongly throughout, outwards via Woking and Africa on ‘The Hadrian’ from York via with Class 40 No. 40145 (now in ‘large logo’ Salisbury and returning via Southampton. Durham and the Tyne Valley to Carlisle, livery and named East Lancashire Railway) The train celebrates the end of Southern returning via the S&C. heading Pathfinder’s ‘The Devonian’ from steam 40 years ago in July, and was The tour starts diesel-hauled at Banbury, via the Chiltern route and Reading, postponed on the day due to problems with Nottingham. By contrast, West Coast to Paignton and Kingswear. The ‘Whistler’ the stock which had been delayed due to the Railway Company stages a charter of its is standing in for the still unavailable failure of No. 850 Lord Nelson the previous own with No. 48151 heading ‘The Lune Class 55 No. 55022 Royal Scots Grey. The day. Network Rail had produced a ‘special’ Habitat’ from Carnforth, via the ‘’Little Vintage Trains charter due to feature No. set of timings to ensure some continuous North Western’ to York and back. 50049 Defiance from Tyseley to Weymouth fast running, which RH is pleased to confirm Past Time Rail has ‘The Sussex Belle’ from has been cancelled, while the other diesel have been carried over to the new date. London Victoria with No. 34067 Tangmere in charter on this day, Heartland Rail’s special Also on 12 September, Hertfordshire charge to Uckfield where the train reverses, from Bristol Temple Meads to York, should operate the first of two trains to and, with a pair of Class 73s now in charge, operate behind a pair of Cotswold Rail Class Bournemouth, which includes a trip on progresses to Oxted. A further reversal now 47s and possibly the ‘Blue Pullman’ set. the preserved paddle steamer PS Waverley. puts Tangmere at the helm to East Grinstead The last ‘Torbay Express’ of the season, This is the first of two identical trains, with for a short break before the Class 73s again which is scheduled for haulage by No. 6024 the second on 19 September, as in typical take over to South Croydon, prior to the King Edward I, operates on 9 September, Hertfordshire style the first sold out in no steam-hauled section south via Arundel while later in the week the re-arranged time and the second is a relief!

RailwayThe Herald 7 Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings No Duchess over 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. the Lickey It seems that LMS enthusiasts REGULAR SCHEDULED STEAM OPERATION will have wait a little longer for Date Service Operator Route Traction Pool 3-6 Sep Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 the sight of a ‘Duchess’ hauling 3-7 Sep Jacobite West Coast Rly Company Fort William - Mallaig & rtn. 62005 or 45407 a revenue-earning train up the 10-14 Sep Jacobite West Coast Rly Company Fort William - Mallaig & rtn. 62005 or 45407 Lickey Incline. 11-13 Sep Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 Vintage Trains’ ‘Duchess 16 Sep Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 Bristolian’ has had to be re-routed 17-21 Sep Jacobite West Coast Rly Company Fort William - Mallaig & rtn. 62005 or 45407 back to Solihull via the outward 18-20 Sep Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 route of Swindon and Oxford INDIVIDUAL CHARTER SERVICES because of gauging issues with a Date Operator Traction Route bridge at Cam and Dursley. This 31 Aug Past Time Rail EWS Class 37 Bristol TM-Weston Super Mare-Taunton-Exeter SD-Kingswear and return bridge has also affected previous 01 Sep HRT Merrymaker 2xRiveria Cl47 Salisbury-Andover-Ealing Broadway-Canterbury East-Faversham and return attempts of running steam along 01 Sep NENTA Traintours tbc Sudbury-Colchester-Ipswich-Ely-March-P'boro-Leeds-Harrogate-York and return the Midland route to Bristol. 01 Sep Pathfinder Tours D1015 Swindon-Cheltenham Spa-Birmingham NS-Wolverhampton-Aberystwyth and return Also, engineering work in the 01 Sep RTC 48151 York-Leeds-Shipley-Keighley-Skipton-Appleby-Carlisle and return vicinity of Maindee Junction Railtours & Excursions 01 Sep RTC 61994 The West Highlander: Glasgow Queen Street-Fort William (loco-change) 62005 Fort William-Mallaig-Fort William (train returns on 2 September) has negated attempts to run the 01 Sep Shepherd Neame 34067 Victoria-Bromley South-Ashford-Dover-Ramsgate-Faversham-Gillingham--Victoria train on an alternative route via 01 Sep Shepherd Neame 34067 Faversham-Ramsgate-Faversham (Afternoon excursion) Newport and Lydney. So, to the 01 Sep SRPS tbc Ayr--Larbert-Stirling-Perth-Plockton-Kyle of Lochalsh and return disappointment of many, No. 6233 01 Sep Steamy Affairs 2xCR Cl47 St. Albans-Luton-Bedford-Wellingborough-Nuneaton-Oxenholme and return Duchess of Sutherland will now 01 Sep Vintage Trains 6233 Solihull-Oxford-Swindon-Bristol TM-Swindon-Oxford-Solihull **ROUTE CHANGE** work out and back from Solihull 02 Sep Past Time Rail 6024 The Torbay Express: Bristol TM-Kingswear-Bristol TM via Oxford and Swindon. It will be 02 Sep RTC 61994 The West Highlander: Fort William-Glasgow Queen Street interesting to see what a ‘Duchess’ 02 Sep Shepherd Neame 34067 Brighton-Lewes-Eastbourne-Eastbourne-Ashford-Ashford-Faversham and return 02 Sep Shepherd Neame 34067 Faversham-Sittingbourne-Sheerness on Sea-(-Gillingham)-Faversham (pm trip) can do on Brunel’s level route from 02 Sep Vintage Trains 6233 Birmingham Snow Hill-Tyseley-Stratford-Upon-Avon and return (two trips) Bristol to Swindon. 05 Sep HRT (Merrymaker) 86101 London KX-Potters Bar-Stevenage-York and return 05 Sep Steam Dreams 34067 London-Clapham Junction-Richmond-Woking-Salisbury-Bath-Bristol and return 05 Sep UK Railtours EWS Cl. 67 St. Albans-Wellingborough-Coalville-Lichfield TV HL Jct-Stafford-Gresty lane Jct- Regular steam on Shrewsbury (break)-Walsall-Nuneaton and return 08 Sep Heartland Rail 2xCR Cl47 Bristol TM-Cheltenham Spa-Ashchurch-York and return 08 Sep HRT (Merrymaker) 850 London Waterloo-Woking-Dorchester South-Weymouth and return Cumbrian Coast? 08 Sep Past Time Rail 34067 'The Sussex Belle': Victoria-East Grinstead-Littlehampton-Bognor Regis and return The ‘North West News’ reports 08 Sep Pathfinder Tours 40145 Banbury-High Wycombe-Maidenhead-Reading-Paignton-Kingswear & return of talks taking place between 08 Sep RTC 60009 (Nottingham-Doncaster-)York-Newcastle-Hexham-Carlisle-Appleby-York-(and rtn) Kingfisher Railtours, the West 08 Sep Vintage Trains 50049 Tyseley WR-Basingstoke-Southampton-Wareham-Dorchester-Weymouth and return Coast Railway Company and 08 Sep WCRC 48151 Carnforth-Wennington-Bentham-York and return Lancashire and Cumbria County 09 Sep Past Time Rail 6024 The Torbay Express Bristol TM-Kingswear-Bristol TM Councils with a view to operating 09 Sep Vintage Trains 9466 Birmingham SH-Stratford upon Avon-Leamington Spa-Kineton and return 12 Sep Hertfordshire 2xRiveria Cl47 Stevenage-Welwyn Garden City-Potters Bar-Bournemouth and return a regular mid-week steam 12 Sep Steam Dreams 34067 London Waterloo-Yeovil Junction-Weymouth-Southampton-London Waterloo train between Carnforth and 15 Sep HRT (Merrymaker) 2xRiveria Cl47 Nottingham-Burton upon Trent-Tamworth-Birmingham NS-Minehead and return Ravenglass next summer. 15 Sep Past Time Rail 40145 B'ham International-Manchester Piccadilly (pu out only)-Buxton (rev)-Peak Forest- Kingfisher has operated a & WCRC 37 Sheffield-Leeds-Bradford Int-Preston-Morecambe-Heysham Port-Preston number of trains on this route 15 Sep Past Time Rail 6024 & 6201 (Bham NS-Worcester SH-Cheltenham-Bristol TM (pu-rev))-Bristol TM-Hereford- recently, with reported excellent Shrewsbury (6024)-Shrewsbury-Hereford-Bristol TM (6201) (& return) loadings. No further information Key to tour listings: was available as this issue went BLACK Charters expected to operate as booked. RED Tours cancelled by the operator to press, but in the light of the GREEN Tours postponed to a future date by the operator WCRC Operated by West Coast Railway Company Traction success of regular itinerary steam P Hertfordshire Pullman service workings elsewhere this summer, (Locations) in brackets on a steam tour listing indicates a diesel or electric-hauled section. PLEASE NOTE: Not all pick up/set down points are shown. Please check with the operator before travelling any distance. the prospect of a Cumbrian Coast working must be good. Lakeland Excursions Boiler problems Last week it was reported in error that Pathfinder’s ‘Lakeland Express II’ on 29 hit Lord Nelson September from Worcester to No. 850 Lord Nelson has been Carlisle had been postponed. reported as not being available The tour, which travels ‘until the new year’, and indeed outwards via the Cumbrian tour operator listings reflect the Coast route was also due to absence of the locomotive for the operate the previous week remainder of 2007. on the same itinerary, but According to an NRM originating at Leicester. The spokesperson, the full extent of latter remains postponed due the problem is currently unknown, to engineering and pathing but the locomotive has been failed difficulties in the East Midlands. with boiler problems. These may However, we are pleased to relate to the failure experienced in confirm that the 29 September July with the collapse of the brick working, which is due to arch, which affected the tubeplate, be hauled by a pair of EWS while working a Steam Dreams Class 37’s, is both running special commemorating the end of and loading well. The train is Southern Steam in 1967. booked to run via Stourbridge The prolonged absence will Junction to Birmingham New ABOVE: LMS Stanier '8F' 2-8-0 No. 48151 climbs past Ais Gill on the Settle place even further strain on Street, and then via Shrewsbury, & Carlisle line with the last southbound 'Dalesman' charter from Carlisle to the remaining fleet of mainline Gobowen and Chester. Hellifield for Kingfinsher Railtours. Fred Kerr registered locomotives. 8 RailwayThe Herald Weekly Pictorial Nathan Rogers Phil Bellamy BR green-liveried Class 31 No. is 31190 pictured stabled in the bay platform at Exeter St. Davids on 26 August having worked the 18.12 - Derby RTC The Weymouth Awayday charter operated Awayday on The 26 Weymouth August from Minehead using to the Weymouth, stock from the 'Butlins Express' service between Bristol Exeter Ultrasonic Test Train. Out of sight on Train. the Exeter rear Ultrasonic of Test the set was classmate No. 31106. and Minehead. Intercity-liveried No. 31454 leads the with tour black-liveried through Class Upwey, 31s Nos. and 31128 31452 on the rear. BELOW: ABOVE: Weekly Pictorial Type 2s power through Allington North Junction, near Grantham, with the outbound service. outbound the with Grantham, near Junction, North Allington Typethrough power 2s two the ToursHere Rail Hertfordshire brand. by (Merrymaker) operated was and Nottingham and weekday,Derby a via on ran worked unusually which BELOW: journey.outward the on Basingstoke at pictured are pair The 67021. 67006 No. 67 Class Royal-liveried by powered August, 25 on operated these of One port. the from operating cruiseliners ABOVE: On a number of occasions the 'British Pullman' set operated by VSOE works between London and Southampton Eastern Docks, to connect with luxury with connect to Docks, Eastern Southampton and London between works VSOE by operated set Pullman' 'British the occasions of number a On DRS Class 20/3 Nos. 20311 and 20315 were used to power 'The Jolly Fisherman' charter from Barrow Hill to Skegness on 29 August. The excursion, The August. 29 on Skegness to Hill Barrow from charter Fisherman' Jolly 'The power to used were 20315 20311and Nos. 20/3 Class DRS Chris WilsonChris Steve Philpott Steve Queen's Messenger Queen's and classmate No. classmate and

ELR Shunter Parade View Preservation

The East Lancashire Railway held a special night Shunter Gala on 28 August at its Buckley Wells site to mark the completion of the recent Metrolink contract with Carillion Engineering. The contract, which involved the use of both EWS and private shunters during the last six months, saw Carillion lease much of the Buckley Wells site to use as a base. The evening display consisted of of EWS Class 08 Nos. 08623, Class 08/9 No. 08994 Spirit of Innovation and 08995 and Class 60 No. 60052 Golfa Twr/Tower Colliery The last deep mine in Wales and privately owned Class 08s Nos. 08445, 08479, 08944, D3232 and D3867 The line has restricted access at Collyhurst Tunnel which has required the use of the cut-down Class 08/9 shunters to access Manchester Victoria station. TOP: Class 08s Nos. D3232, 08445, 08944 and D3867 stand alongside Class 08/9 No. 08995, with Carillion branding, at Buckley Wells Shed on 28 August. ABOVE RIGHT: Class 60 No. 60052 Glofa Twr / Tower Colliery The last deep mine in Wales leads a line-up of Class 08/9s Nos. 08994 Spirit of Innovation and 08.995, plus Class 08 Nos. 08623 and 08479 plus a shunter of an earlier period - LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T No. 47324. BELOW: EWS Class 08/9s Nos. 08995 and 08994 (No. 08993 has been returned to EWS with technical problems join 'super shunter' No. 60052. All: Fred Kerr Preservation View to prepare access for the train at train the for prepareaccess to hard working been have volunteers Company Preservation Railway Helston then, Since Road. 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Museum ABOVE: from Immingham Docks, '15F' No. 3007 returns home to the city of its construction. The loco shown here still on is a positioned low-loader, in Glasgow city centre to launch the fund-raising appeal for the new Riverside Museum. Kevin Wills The engine will be fully 2010. The £74 million cost of the museum is the subject of an appeal that aims to raise £5 million towards the building. before becoming restored the centrepiece of the museum, the transport and restoration being partly funded by FirstGroup, which is the sole founder Glasgow Museums and is destined to be the focal point within the new Riverside Museum at Clydesdale that is scheduled for completion in of its journey, the locomotive of its journey, travelled by road on August 23 from Immingham Docks to where it will be Glasgow, the largest-ever acquisition by Remember you can always 'click' on an advert to go straight to the advertisers website!

Following its repaint into BR blue-livery as shown in our last issue, Cotswold Rail Class 33/2 No. 33202 was given an inaugural run on the South

Completing the final leg North British-built South African '15F' class loco returns home returns loco class '15F' African South British-built North 1988, has been returned to Glasgow after 62 years. Locomotive Company, Locomotive Company, in 1945 for Glasgow, South African Railways and withdrawn from service in A A 15F class steam locomotive No. 3007, designed and built by the North British ABOVE: Devon Railway's re-creation of a pick-up freight service. The train Riverside is on seen 22 near August. Totnes The Railway Herald Railway Preservation View No. 34046 No. 'WestPacific Country' rebuilt by preservation in hauled be to trains first the see should and October 4-7 over place takes Gala Steam Monday.and Sunday the over visitors 588 carried village the and station Dunster between service bus vintage years. five for figures passenger Holiday Bank best its railway year,the giving previous the on 16% of increase an people, 4,500 nearly carrying trains the with days three the over service in coach available every Herald told Conibeare, Manager,General Paul sunshine. the of advantage took trippers day and holidaymakers as weekend Holiday Bank August excellent an reports Railway WestThe Somerset figuresup The railway's The The WSR's Autumn The Holiday Bank The Passenger on WSR that the line had line the that Manston. Railway awaitingduty.nextturnofit warningpanels,picturedClassE6001 73/0No.isLydney at JunctionAugust,26while on BELOW: arrivingwith11.24 servicefromLydney JunctionAugust.26 on ABOVE: Havingrecently beenrepainted intooriginalgreen-livery BR withsmallyellow The DeanForestTheRailway's residentstandsParkend, ClassDMU108at shortly after DeanForest diesels onparade Both:RichardTuplin breaking through the 90% the throughbreaking then and boiler loco's the of fitting The done. be not could it that said people many 1990 in launched was project this When Britain. in steam mainline Tornado for news tremendous is barrier 90% the of breaking Trust“The commented: Locomotive Steam The A1 2008. summer in place taking debut mainline year,its the with of end the before steam in loco the have to aiming still Trustthe and arecomplete 80% over tender the with complete 90% over now is locomotive The go! to £78,391 just leaving month, past the in raised been £80,000. below now is 60163 No. 'A1' new the complete to needed money the that advised has TrustLocomotive A1 The mainline debut." mainline and now between year a over just and £78,931 only is there that means and wrong doubter's the proves barrier complete £80,000needed Mark Allatt, chairman of chairman Mark Allatt, has £5,500 over Just fornew 'A1' Lessthan and the future of future the and Tornado's Tornado

Earl of News Gauge Narrow Merioneth back in black! The 1979-built Double- Fairlie Earl of Merioneth has returned to steam on the Ffestiniog Railway. The locomotive, has been overhauled at Boston Lodge Works and undertook a test run to Tan-y-Bwlch on 24 August. With all tests passed the locomotive was allowed into traffic the following day, its first public operation being the 11.40 service to Blaenau Ffestiniog.

LEFT: Earl of Merioneth departs from Porthmadog Harbour on 28 August with a service for Blaenau Ffestiniog. John Whitehouse Talyllyn West Lancashire Light Railway celebrates 40 years Overshadowed by the 40th returns Anniversary of the end of After several years Southern Steam and overlooked out of service, being by many enthusiasts, the West the subject of a major Lancashire Light Railway overhaul, the original (WLLR) celebrated its 40th Talyllyn Railway Anniversary of opening over the locomotive, No. 1 weekend of 11/12 August when it Talyllyn, returned to received a mayoral visit. service in mid-August. The WLLR was established in Following tests and 1967 when six friends (Graham checks, the engine was Fairhurst, David Geering, Neil handed over to the McMurdy, brothers Paul and railway's locomotive Martyn Smith and Jonathan department on 15 Whitehead) established a narrow August. gauge railway in Hesketh Bank, The railway saw along the edge of an abandoned a rare achievement clay pit adjacent to the recently on 23 August, when abandoned Southport - Preston it attained a 100% railway line, with the intention availability figure from of preserving some of the old all of its locomotives, industrial scene based on narrow both steam and diesel. gauge railways. All six of its steam Its first locomotive was a locomotives were in Simplex diesel rescued from a steam and together with local brickworks in Burscough all four diesel engines, while its first steam locomotive, were assembled at Irish Mail, was rescued from Tywyn Wharf station Dinorwic Slate Quarry. It arrived at the end of the day! A in pieces and it was 1981 before remarkable achievement the loco finally steamed again, but for any operator. since then it has become one of ABOVE: Re-united after 40 years the original six instigators of the West Lancashire The naming of a the line’s regular locomotives. Light Railway stand around the first steam locomotive, Irish Mail. They are (from Virgin Trains Class Since that time the railway left to right) David Geering, Graham Fairhurst, Neil McMurdy, Paul Smith, Martyn 86 No. 86258 Talyllyn has built up a varied collection Smith and Jonathan Whitehead. Fred Kerr - 50 Years of Railway of nearly 30 locomotives which undergoing a full overhaul. The original six members who Preservation 1951-2001, are operated by volunteers on a The weekend celebrations were initiated the West Lancashire came to an end on Sunday, attracting around 13,000 graced with a visit on 12 August line are still involved with the 21 August, when the visitors per annum. from Cllr William Cropper, the railway, despite Graham Fairhurst nameplate, which had Much of the fleet are four-wheel Chairperson of West Lancashire now being resident in Norway been removed when the petrol or diesel locomotives but District Council who joined with and Jonathan Whitehead living loco was withdrawn, there are a core of four operational visitors to view the home-based in California. It was therefore a was auctioned by steam locomotives; Irish Mail, locomotives and visiting Hunslet great pleasure to see all six back Virgin Trains on eBay Utrillas, Montalbahn, and Stanhope, Jacks Green from the Statfold Light enjoying the fruits of their labour - fetching £1020.01! plus Joffre, which is currently Railway. 40 years later.

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