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FL 86613 + 86609 catch the last rays of the setting sun on a southbound liner Carlisle, 11 February 2010

Volume 38 No.4 April 2010 Inter City Railway Society founded 1973

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President: Simon Mutten (01603 715701) Coppercoin, 12 Blofield Corner Rd, Blofield, Norwich, Norfolk NR13 4RT Chairman: Carl Watson - [email protected] 14, Partridge Gardens, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO8 9XG Secretary: Gary Mutten - [email protected] (01953 600445) 1 Corner Cottage, Silfield St. Silfield, Wymondham, Norfolk NR18 9NS Treasurer: Gary Mutten - [email protected] details as above Membership Secretary: Trevor Roots - [email protected] (01466 760724) Mill of Botary, Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire AB54 4UD Editorial Manager: Trevor Roots - [email protected] details as above Website Manager: Mark Richards - [email protected] (01908 520028) 7 Parkside, Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK4 1BX

Editorial Team: Sightings: James Holloway - [email protected] (0121 744 2351) 246 Longmore Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3ES News: John Barton - [email protected] (0121 770 2205) 46, Arbor Way, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 7LD Wagons & : Martin Hall - [email protected] (0115 930 2775) 5 Sunninghill Close, West Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 6LS

Europe (website): Robert Brown - [email protected] (01909 591504) 32 Spitalfields, Blyth, Worksop, Notts. S81 8EA Magazine Distribution: Peter Britcliffe - [email protected] (01429 234180) 9 Voltigeur Drive, Hartlepool TS27 3BS

Publications Team: UK Combine / Pocket Book: Carl Watson - [email protected] details as above UK Wagons: Scott Yeates - [email protected] Paul Eveleigh (contact via Scott) Name Directory: Eddie Rathmill

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Contents: Officials Contact List ...... 2 Traffic and Traction News ...... 7 Society Notice Board ...... 3-6 Wagon Corner ...... 27 Publications ...... 6 & 28 Feature Articles: Current News / Sightings: Location ‘Spot’Light ...... 16 -22 Gloucester / Stirling Sightings ...... 12-15 Railtour News ...... 12 Light Rail and Metro News ...... 26 Railway Globetrotters ...... 23-26 Open Day News ...... 15 Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast ...... 8 Out and About Sightings ...... 9-11 Slam Door Finale ...... 22 Stock Changes / Liveries ...... 26

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2 Society Notice Board

Editor’s Comments: Sadly we have to report the death of Alan Gilmour, a long time stalwart of the society (see obituary below). He was still active, providing editorial assistance in dealing with articles under All Our Yesterdays. I know he also loved finding quiet and unusual lineside spots to enjoy his hobby, some of which have appeared recently. If any members have sent in articles, which have not yet appeared in Tracks please contact me to see whether I have received them from Alan. I will in future deal directly with All Our Yesterdays articles.

Obituary: Alan Gilmour

It is with deep regret that I write to inform you all that Alan Gilmour sadly passed away on 13th March following a short illness.

Alan was one of the guiding lights of the Society for over 30 years. During that time he held a number of senior positions within the organisation, including Magazine Editor, Secretary and Chairman, and as you all know has remained a regular contributor to the magazine. He was also instrumental in forging contacts and relationships with many departments and depots within BR and later the myriad of companies which sprang up after privatisation. Approved visits by the Society to Eurostar’s North Pole depot and the MoD site at Kineton were typical of his achievements.

Those of us who knew him were aware of his passion for the Society and whilst Chairman, he laid some of the groundwork for the change in fortunes of what was at the time an organisation suffering from declining interest and membership. Alan raised the profile of ICRS nationally within the railway industry and it was he who persuaded Pete Waterman to become our first president.

Officials of the Society are, and always have been, unpaid volunteers who give their time freely for the benefit of all members (and others) to enjoy their interest in the modern railway scene. Alan in particular put in many hours of work to ensure that we still operated professionally and that the interests of members were protected. He was instrumental in drafting the first major update of our original rules and constitution.

Alan was also a man who stood by what he believed in. The Society’s later decision not to obligate itself to trip running within its Constitution was one that Alan strongly disagreed with and led at the time to his resignation as Chairman. It did not however alter his affection for, and continued support of the Society.

Alan Gilmour is someone who will always be remembered with affection by those within the Society who worked with him and knew him.

Our condolences go to his wife Gill and daughter Victoria.

Simon Mutten

ICRS President

Obviously after such sad news it seems rather hollow to report that spring appears to have arrived, even up here with the last of my snow melting by the 18th, fully 3 months after first falling. No daffodils yet but a couple of crocuses and the snowdrops are out in their full glory from under a suffocating blanket. However not much warmth yet and now more snow forecast ! Managed to write another Location ‘Spot’Light but unfortunately that has left less room for other regular articles I have waiting. Hopefully the pleasant situation of too much for the present 28 pages will be addressed soon...watch this space !

Seems the network is going to be thrown into disarray with an impending national strike threatened, which if it goes ahead will scupper my planned journey south prior to the AGM. This comes hard on the heels of Jarvis going into administration. At least preliminary work has started on restoring the northern part of the Waverley route and HS2 was announced...mind you how many of us will see that, certainly I’ll be needing a zimmer by the time it reaches Scotland. Unfortunately with the national debt as it is, it is likely that transport projects will have to be cut back, whatever promises are made.

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It has been great to see Railways featuring heavily on the small and big screen lately. The new British film ‘Cemetery Junction’ uses the Great Central Railway to depict the 1970s, whilst the Ecclesbourne Railway and its Cl.101 DMU 51505+51188 was used in the BBC TV drama ‘Five Days’. Also being repeated straight after its first run is the 20 part ‘Great British Railway Journeys’ with Michael Portillo, which whilst interesting in a light and fluffy way is also annoying for its continuity issues. Why is that the media think any shot of a train will do ! The one I enjoyed the most was however the first in a 3 part series on Indian Hill Railways. This featured the Darjeeling Hill Railway and health and safety must have had kittens if they watched it. The best bit, if any of you spotted it was the manual sanders on the steamers...two lads sitting on the bufferbeam throwing sand out front.

Hope to see as many of you as possible at the AGM, details of which are again shown below.

AGM by Carl Watson: Saturday 17th April is the planned date and the location will be the Kidderminster Railway Museum at Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway. There is access by road with free parking and by mainline rail services (see below) to Kidderminster, so access shouldn't be a problem. I hope you'll agree that this will give plenty of interest on the day for everyone. In order to ensure everyone can take advantage of the venue we are looking to make an 11.00 start to finish by 14.00. This will allow time for a full round trip of the line in the afternoon for those wishing to do so. (see timetable below).

The first service after finish of AGM leaves at 14.20 arriving back at 17.15. The next service to allow a full round trip is the 15.35 arriving back at 18.27. The start time will also allow time beforehand at Kidderminster. Personally, I've not visited the SVR but I've heard a lot of good reports about it so I think this will be a good day out for all.

Can those intending to go to AGM please contact our Secretary, Gary Mutten, to whom apologies should also be sent

Road Access: Kidderminster is 10 miles west of the M5. For those who use such things, the sat nav directions are, Kidderminster Station, Comberton Hill, DY10 1Q. Both stations are situated off the A448.

Rail: Frequent services leave Birmingham Moor St (Snow Hill is 3 mins later) at the following times in the hour 44, 55, 01, 09, 29 & 39, with the journey taking 40 mins. Smethwick Galton Bridge is passed on the way 13 mins from BMS, where the connections can be made with the Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton line and the WCML at Stafford beyond. Times from Wolverhampton are 09/19/28 & 49 in the hour, the journey taking 15 mins. From BNS, the times are 01, 08, 24 & 38, the journey being just 8 mins. There are also direct services from Worcester in the south, though the permutations are varied dependent on whether you are coming via Shrub Hill or via Foregate Street, the latter may require a change at Droitwich Spa. NB. This may help with those travelling to the AGM. London Midland is slashing the cost of rail throughout the Easter holidays in its latest money saving offer for passengers. The Great Easter Rail Sale runs from the 2nd – 18th April and offers travel on any London Midland service for £5 or £10 return off-peak when tickets are bought through the London Midland website.

Publications: All 3 of our main books are now out and selling well, UK Pocket Book 2010, UK Combine 2010 UK and Wagons 2010. Copies can be ordered via the website or direct from Carl Watson, prices and address on page 6 and rear cover. Clearly the more people who buy the books, then the more your club will directly benefit. We are now working on publishing books Nos.4-7 & 19.

For those members who wonder why we do not use the plastic coil binders as previously used by HBP, this is because commercial printers do not use that system, which is really designed for home / office use. We would be interested in receiving your comments on our first efforts, which we have endeavoured to make as professional as possible, so please send your feedback to either Carl or myself.

4 Membership Matters: Membership Rates: Annual: £16.00 Five year: £75.00 (saving £5.00) Joint (with GB Bus Group saving £3.00): £26.00 ICRS Membership gives you: • a high quality monthly magazine ‘Tracks’ - covering all aspects of railways: UK past and present, wagons, preservation, European scene, trams and Location ‘Spot’lights – how to get there and what to see. (the photos can be viewed in colour through the Members Area on the website). • an informative website, with access to previous editions of the magazine. • a 20% discount on all ICRS publications. • a 10% discount on lan Allan publications and first time magazine subscriptions (not additional to discount for IA Subs Club members). Joint ICRS / GBBG Membership also entitles you to: • GBBG magazine, ‘Trident’ & website gb-bg.co.uk • a 20% discount on all GBBG publications (see below)

NB. The 20% discount on books from HB Publications (HBP) has now ended, as GBBG has also severed all ties with HBP and is not lending its name to the existing series of books. However GBBG intend to produce their own books on which Joint members will still receive a 20% discount. A statement appears in ‘Trident’ and on their website gb-bg.co.uk

Payment: If paying by cheque / postal order, please make payable to ICRS for all types of Membership. You can also renew or join quickly and easily online via the website, using our PayPal facility. In a few clicks you can be signed up for another year, or take advantage of the 5-year subscription, saving £5 on annual fee, or take a joint membership with GB Bus Group, saving £3 on the normal combined annual membership subscription rate. Select ‘Join ICRS’ from the menu on the homepage at icrs.org.uk

Membership Renewals / Cards: Please try to renew as soon as possible after receiving your renewal form and not leave it to a final reminder. It is both time consuming and wasteful of your money to keep printing reminder forms.

On membership cards generally, please remember that on renewal, your new card will be sent out with the next issue of Tracks. Now this may mean you may wait up to 5 weeks as I send out cards for distribution in the week after Tracks is sent to the printers. So there is no need to send a separate sae for card. The way I’m sending out renewal forms and issuing cards now means that assuming you renew at first request, your existing card will always be valid until new one arrives. Unfortunately I can’t speak for previous cards issued. But bear with me and in another 4 months everyone should be on this new system. Also many of you will have already received the new look card, which I hope you approve of.

New Members: (* joint members with GBBG) The following new members have joined this month: John Bell (Stevenage), Robert Carrick* (Birmingham), Stephen Child (Barnet), John Craig (Liverpool), Paul Cooper (Camberley), David Dawes (Reading), David Fee (Blackburn), Ian Knight (Southampton), Nigel Quayle (Clitheroe), Andrew Thompson (Holsworthy), Dennis Troughton (High Wycombe) - a warm welcome to you all.

Magazine Submissions: Contributions to regular features should be sent to the appropriate officer. Any information / article on any railway related item will always be most welcome for inclusion in the magazine. Your travel stories / anecdotes about far flung parts of the railway network, past or present can give pleasure to others or inform of places to visit. This railway hobby of ours is made all that more enjoyable by the sharing of information, knowledge and experiences. Neatly hand written submissions are perfectly acceptable, but ideally a typed document is preferable. Better still, If you have a PC and internet connection, then email the appropriate official. Good quality photographs are always welcome for inclusion in the magazine, prints or preferably high resolution digital photographs via e-mail (not compressed please). Please include full contact details with any submissions, including your Christian name, it’s less impersonal than just initials.

The latest date for articles / info for the next magazine is Friday 30sh April 2010. Items for Out and About Sightings should be sent in to James Holloway a few days earlier please.

5 Magazine Contributors: Thanks to Mike Blaydon, Paul Bright, Colin Mytton, David Weber, Brian Rose, Brian Derricote, Mike Rumens, Dennis Dey, Ian McAlpine, Derek Sneddon, Nigel Hoskins, Alan Gilmour, John Barton, James Holloway, Ray Smith, Martin Hall, Scott Yeates, Carl Watson & Trevor Roots. We are sorry if anyone has been missed. All photos by Trevor Roots unless shown otherwise.

ICRS Website: To access the members area of our website you need to request a username and password, just email Mark Richards [email protected] with your chosen username and password. Each can be a maximum of ten characters with no spaces though you can use hyphens or full stops (each counts as a character). Please include your ICRS membership number, especially when a new member. Confirmation will follow asap by email that your chosen username and password have been set up.

ICRS Yahoo Group: We have our own Yahoo Group, established in March 2004, open to members and non-members alike to post sightings and observations, share comments and debate about the current railway scene. Web address is: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/intercityrailwaysociety/ Please note also that more contributions from members would be appreciated, especially photos for the Fotopic site or news items. Event and exhibition details are always welcome as are details of railtours. To join please email Mark Richards at [email protected]

ICRS Publications All Members receive a 20% discount on ICRS books shown below

All books (except A6 Pocket Datafiles / Books) are A5 spiral bound printed on 90gm paper with laminated card covers allowing them to be laid flat

Editions of ICRS A5 spiral bound titles shown below previously printed by HB Publications are no longer available. However new editions will re-emerge during 2010. (Orders via ICRS only)

Further details & orders via website: www.icrs.org.uk Pay online via PayPal or send a cheque to ICRS, 14 Partridge Gardens, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO8 9XG post & packing FREE to UK (cheques should be made payable to ICRS)

Book Title Price non-member member Available: UK Rail Series: (previous editions published as UK Datafiles) No.1 Pocket Book 2010 (updated to 1st January) £8.99 £7.19 No.2 UK Combine 2010 (updated to 1st January) £14.99 £11.99 No.3 UK Wagons 2010 (updated to 1st January) £11.99 £9.59

Loco Pocket Datafile - Eastleigh 100 Special 2009 £4.95 £3.95 Pocket Datafile 2009 £7.99 £6.39 Pocket Datafile 2008 £5.99 £4.79 (discounted from £6.99) Forthcoming: (in preparation) UK Rail Series: (previous editions published as UK Datafiles) No.4 UK Name Directory 2010 (updated to 1st March) TBC TBC No.5 UK TBC TBC No.6 UK Diesel Units (updated to 1st January) TBC TBC No.7 UK Electric Units (updated to 1st January) TBC TBC No.19 Irish Railways (updated to 1st March) TBC TBC Proposed: (publication dates to be confirmed) UK Rail Series: (previous editions published as UK Datafiles) Nos.20 + Ultimate Sighting Files TBC TBC

For those members wishing to know where to obtain titles not shown above but previously published by HB Publications, please refer to their website.

6 Traffic & Traction News by John Barton

March 1 43065/43067/43068/43080/43084/43123 and 20301+20304 passed through Harrow and will re-engine them with MTU power units at Wealdstone at 20.32. Brush Traction, starting Jun/Jul. 60009 was seen sitting at Sheet Stores Jnct March 11 waiting to follow a turbo into Nottingham and 37611 top and tailing 37038 was seen passing Lindsey at 16.25. Weston just outside Crewe with a test train March 2 heading for at 12.54. 86621+86613 headed south through Wigan NW WSMR liveried 82303 with 3 Mk3s and 67014 at 18.53 on the rear passed Langford on 5Z01, 09.32 Steamer 61994 passed Bushbury Jnct on 5Z62 Wembley – Doncaster. Crewe - Kidderminster in preparations for this 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ was seen steaming weekend’s steam gala at the Severn Valley Rly. towards Cambridge with 37516 dead-on rear March 3 heading for Norwich and Sheringham. 60040 throttled out of at March 13 around 18.50 60051 was seen passing Tamworth at 13.00 on 66007+66017 headed eastbound through Westerleigh - Lindsey empty tanks. Baglan at 08.20 with the 6B13 Robeston - 60071 headed through Tamworth at 12:30 on Westerleigh Murco tanks. Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded tanks. March 4 March 14 47786 'Roy Castle OBE' with a rake of ex-Virgin 67029 and 67006 headed east through Rainhill and Pullman Mk2s and 47804 on the rear, at 13.37 on 1Z67 Crewe-Carnforth via Chester passed through Normanton at 15:07. and Liverpool, heading towards Bamfurlong up 66713+66410+73207+66702 formed the 6M09 to Carnforth. Ferme Park-Wellingborough passing St Albans March 17 at 12.36. 66624 apparently stalled at Parkstone with March 5 loaded sand. Having passed through Poole at 60054 headed west through Barnetby at 17:36 15.08, the loco then returned to Poole light working Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded bogie tanks. engine at 16.30, reversed and then brought 378144 was noted on test near Brokley heading loaded train back in to Poole yard at 17.00. into London. 321322 worked the 5Z10 09.15 Ilford - 73206 leading 73212 headed away from Doncaster through Bishop's Stortford at 10.53. Tunbridge Wells at 10.45 on route to Hastings. March 18 March 6 47727 with Floyd 86232 arrived into Crewe at 46201 'Princess Elizabeth' leading eleven 14.14 on 0Z48 Worcester-Crewe. coaches with 47773 dead on the rear headed March 19 northbound through Milton Keynes at 19.06 319384 was seen heading southbound through March 7 Milton Keynes at 11.28. 37194 today became the first mainline engine to March 20 use the new tramway style level crossing at D1015 ‘Western Champion’ passed Swinton at Sheringham, linking the North Norfolk Railway to 10.34 with 1Z81 Bristol TM to Buxton. Network Rail metals March 21 March 8 70004 passed through Bishton at 15.57 on the 47826 hauling 31128, D182 and 20048 passed 0Z25 Basford Hall to Stoke Gifford. Cossington at 13.22 heading for Barrow Hill via March 22 Butterley. 86702+325007+325014+325001 passed Milton March 9 Keynes southbound at 21.33. Amey Rail tamper DR73912 was stabled at March 23 Exeter St David’s. This had worked a service 60054+60009 passed through Tamworth to from Tavistock junction earlier in the day. Lindsey at 17.23. 66404 with barriers and 378004 left Litchurch March 25 Lane for loco run around over to the Southern 66404+321409+321431 worked the 5E21 70003 working the 4Z70 Rugeley PS - Stoke Eastleigh to Hornsey through Basingstoke at Gifford passed Cheltenham Spa at 11.53. 19.28. March 10 46201 ‘Princess Elizabeth’ departed Shalford at Angel trains have bought all Grand Central 11.31 working the 1Z84 London Victoria - power cars: Bristol.

7 Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast by David Spencer – 1962 Photo Retrospective

In sorting out David’s many fascinating photos, I realized there were a few from 1962 that are worth sharing, so before ploughing on with 1963, it’s worth looking slightly back.

Wordsell J72 0-6-0T 68736 (wd 10/63) Churchward 4500 2-6-2T 4507 (wd 10/63) in lined special hybrid NER/BR green Yeovil depot, 7 October 1962 Newcastle Central, 11 November 1962

Peckett 0-4-0ST 1151 (wd 08/63) Vale of Rheidol No.7 ‘Owain Glyndwr’ ex-Powlesland & Mason & No.9 ‘Prince of ’ (re-numbered from 779 10/50) Aberystwyth depot, 5 August 1962 Swansea East Dock depot, 16 September 1962

BR Std 3MT 2-6-2T 82033 (wd 09/65) Thompson A1 Pacific 4-6-2 & 82020 (wd 09/65) 60113 ’Great Northern’ (wd 12/62) Machynelleth depot, 3 September 1962 Grantham, 30 September 1962

8 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

Dennis Dey: 18th March: 13th February: Leicester 14.09-16.15: Selhurst: 37069/259/608 37706, 43044/048/049/054/058/060/076/081 New Cross Gate: 378135/144/148/150/154 47760, 156404/08, 222003-005/007/009/010 20th February: 222012/017/018/021/102, 170113/114/116/398 Selhurst: 73213, 171721/803 170518/521/638, coaching stock for charter New Cross Gate: to Carlisle the following day 4984+4986+ 378136/138/139/141/143/146/149/150 99311+99128+99371+99127+99121+99316+ 26th February: 3093+99125+9392 Hassocks: 377506/511/513/517 Gatwick: 377516 James Holloway: Purley Yard: 66118 8th March: Selhurst: 37069/259 Bescot 12.22 & 13.35: New Cross Gate: 08886, 66019/047/146/250, DR73922 378138/142/144/145/150/151/154 Walsall 12.30-13.31: London Bridge: 377505/510 66047/302/585, 153325/54/71, 170508/512/633 Blackfriars: 377501/518 323204/211 St Pancras 10.30: 395018/24 10th March: Euston 10.40-11.05: Solihull 08.19: 66504 southbound containers 57314, 221108/44, 350123/231/245/254/258 Bentley Heath 08.30: DR73244 390015/18/19/31/37 Warwick Parkway 08.41: Camden Sidings: 66008 northbound containers 350129/232/244/251/252/253/257/260/264 Fenny Compton 09.00: Willesden: 86401, 378009/12/14/17/19 66044 on the Kineton MOD branch line PRDC: 66410 Acton Yard 10.45: Wembley Yard: 66021, 92007/19/41/42 08393, 66199 Wembley Central: 319380 St Pancras 11.45-17.05: Harrow & Wealdstone: 66537 222005/08/11/12/14, 319001/002/005/006/008 Stonebridge Park: 66712 319009/011/214/218/361/362/364/367-369/370 St Pancras: 377506/514/520 319372-374/376/377/379/380/383/385/421/423 Farringdon: 377508/515 319426/427/429/430-434/437/439/440/442/444 Purley Yard: 66070 319447/450-452/457/458, 37 3001/008/018/108 37 3210/216/218/230/232, 377501/02/04-07/09 Mike Rumens: 377511-13/15/17/18/19/20/23, 395001/04/06 25th February: 395009/14/17/20/22/23/25/28/29 Nuneaton 15.00-16.52: 12th March: 66035/037/539/706/710, 90016/43, 170111/115 Water Orton 11.45-14.00: 170522/523/636/638, 221107/09/14/19, 350105 43303/366, 66004/024/087/113/135/152/207 350113/120/126, 390001/06//11/12/18/19/24 66301/541/608, 170101/103/105-108/112/115 390027/30/32/37/39/48/51, NR73244 170116/519-521/637, 220003/09, DR80212 6th March: 16th March: Atherstone 09.05-10.30: Berkswell 16.30-18.00: 221105/16, 350117/126, 390008/09/12/13/15 66013, 67015, 221130, 350102/113/114/234 390018/25/27/31/34/38/40/43/45/53 350246/253/259/264, 3900010/14/26/28/34/45 The Doric Olympian 6201 Princess Elizabeth+ DVT 82302 35453+9101+5191+5157+5177+5198+13227 +3125+99353+99361+99349+35470+47773 Mike Blaydon: 16th March: 9th March: Nuneaton 15.05-16.20: Milford Junction 07.38-17.48: 43013/14, 66021/148/434 in Fastline livery, 09106, 66046/084/088/094/118/167/171/194 66537/66732, 90016, 153325, 170111/115/397 66227/230/507/508/512/514/515/518/519/525 170638, 221101/02/05/06, 350104/105/109/231 66529/546/550/561/598/607/615/706/708/715 390002/04/06/08/09/24/30/42/44/47/50 66724

9 Paul Bright: Ian McAlpine: 12th March: 26th February: Blackpool: Peterborough: 150134, 156489, 158757/785, 180108 66053/185/701/718, 73207, 91115/25, 158780 Preston: 170.397, 317342, 365505, DVT 82220 31285/439, 57302, 66513, 142028/66, 150134 Grantham: 158887 150146/149/207/228/277, 153363, 156426/28 Doncaster: 156469/72/87/89, 158756/757/796/853/855 08648/785/853/871, 47813/28, 66103/199/402 180106/08, 185102/05/08-10/16/21/24/27/33 144005, 153313 185140/41, 221101/04/07/09/15/33/44, 390002 Leeds: 390011/21/22/30/34/38 91115, 142023/93, 144008, 150222/24, 155345 158795/860, 170308, 185146, 220002, 321902 Colin Mytton: 333005/06/11/12/14, DVT's 82203/05 18th March: Saltaire: 333005/09/16 Worcester: 6th March: 47727with 86232 which it was to haul to Crewe Peterborough: for testing 66095/132/201/402/599/704/720/725, 91107/09 170636 Brian Rose: Grantham: 66198, 158864 18th March: Retford: 43238/302, 142095, DVT 82217 Hemel Hempstead 11.40-15.15: Worksop: 66156 66171/403/425/531/533/539/567/589, 67029 Sheffield: hauling 442422 northwards, 90044/47-49 43013/14, 142091, 144002, 150218, 158793 92034 158861, 220013/34 Trams 102/04-14/16-19/21-25 David Webber: Doncaster: 66018, DVT 82210 17th March: 12th March: Milton Keynes 09.45: Peterborough: 221101, 321413/13, 390039/42 43299/309, 66402/703/726, 91115/29, 158862 Northampton: 170522, 317337, DVT 82220 66534, 350106/107/114/116/117/121/235/242 Doncaster: 220015, 321901 350246 Leeds: 158849/910, 185125/47, 221134 Daventry IFT 10.00 & 16.20: 08913, 66501 DVT's 82207/30 Rugby 10.05-16.15: Huddersfield: 142005, 153360 08567, 66050/185/422/424/516/531/563/590 Guide Bridge: 170305 66732, 86501, 90016/44, 92012, 221107-09/12 Piccadilly: 221116/17/43, 350102/109-111/116121/122 156483, 185111, 323229 350124-128/130/239/241/243/246/250/265/266 Warrington: 150139 390001-05/07-12/15/17/19-26/27/29/31/32/34 Liverpool South Parkway: 142012 390036/38-53, DR73110 Tuebrook: 08611 Milton Keynes 17.05: 377207 Liverpool Lime Street: 142023, 185142, 350107, 390047, 507019 Brian Derricote: 508120 17th March: Little Sutton: 508126 Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury-Cardiff- Hootton: 98902/52 Swansea Birkenhead Central: 507007 & return using Arriva over 55's for £15: Hamilton Square: 507006 08587/646/770/795/854, 09003/020, 43003/023 14th March: 507007/19 43041/071/092/126/128/133/134/140/144/145 Liverpool Lime Street: 142037, 185112 43148/149/155/161/171/186/189/190/192 Tuebrook: 150146, 156429/87/88 50031, 56062/100, 57005/306/312/315, 66003 Liverpool South Parkway: 150224 66035/050/061/133/139/158/163/165/180/187 Manchester Piccadilly: 66510, 67007/022, 97302/303, 142076/77/80 170307/08, 175116, 185101/41 142083/85, 143601/08/14/16, 150213/17/27/30 Stalybridge: 185106 150231/33/35-37/41/42/4/51-55/57-59/62 Huddersfield: 150282-84, 153303/23/62, 158818-821/824/826 142071, 144023, 150271, 158904 158829/831/836/952-954/956-58, 170105/106 Dewsbury: 185130 170630/631, 175001-004/006/102/106/108-110 Leeds: 91111, 142086, 158787/791, 185134 175116, 221114, 350103/08, 390048/52 Grantham: 158777 DR75407 Peterborough: 365511, DVT 82214

10 18th March: Leeds: Peterborough: 43304, 91117, 142022, 144012/21/23, 150228 43308, 66055/082/120/130/201/707, 67008 150270/272, 153332, 158784, 158849/903 91103, 153326, 170521, DVT 82203 170305, 185105/10/18/46, DVT 82201 Doncaster: 47813/28, 60074, 142088, 321901 Bramley: 155343 York: 37423, 158794, 185145, 975025 New Pudsey: 155346 Darlington: 43307 21st March: 19th March: Darlington: Darlington: 91126, 185119/35/47, DVT 82218 142023, 185128/46, 220018, DVT 82228 York: 37423, 185118, 975025 York: 43304/21, 150228/70, 158756 Neville Hill: 08724, 43080 Peterborough: 91118

Railtour News

The Cumbrian Crusader II by Ray Smith: Spitfire Tours ran a Birmingham to Birmingham tour via Carlisle and Newcastle on Saturday March 20th 2010.

I went to Newcastle to see it and it was the first time I had been there since the barriers were reintroduced. I asked one of the ticket inspectors if I could get on to photograph it and I was given a platform pass and the only stipulation was I did not set up a tripod. My thanks go to them.

The tour left Birmingham behind DRS 57002 and WCRC 47851/D1648 ‘Traction Magazine’ with DRS 20301 and 20304 at the rear. At Carlisle 47851 was retained on the train but the 57 was replaced with 66843 and DRS 66432 and the 20s were replaced with DRS 37601 and 37608 at the rear.

The train arrived in Newcastle bang on time at 16.19. Here 66843 and 66432 were taken off and worked back light to Carlisle. The tour then continued south at 16.37 behind 37601 and 37608 with 47851 now solo at the rear. (the following photos were all taken by Ray Smith)

11 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).

15th February 23rd February (cont) 4th March (cont) 06.00 66103 4H47 MN-IS 15.30 66401 6S60 DR-AB 14.15 66422 4Z50 IS-CB 10.30 66509 6G05 RV-LT 24th February 5th March 14.15 66419 4Z50 IS-CB 05.00 66110 4H47 MN-IS 06.00 66107 4H47 MN-IS 16th February 10.30 66511 6G05 RV-LT 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 05.00 66117 4H47 MN-IS 13.00 66429 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66110 6S36 DS-GM 06.00 66090+37425 6A31 13.30 66111 6S36 DS-GM 14.15 66422 4Z50 IS-CB MN-AB 14.15 66420 4Z50 IS-CB 6th March 07.00 66425 4Z77 GM-EE 25th February 06.00 66107 4H47 MN-IS 10.30 66509 6G05 RV-LT 05.00 66111 4H47 MN-IS 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66429 4A13 GM-AB 06.00 66082 6A31 MN-AB 13.00 66430 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66092 6S36 DS-GM 07.00 66429 4Z77 GM-EE 13.30 66105 6S36 DS-GM 14.15 66419 4Z50 IS-CB 10.30 66511 6G05 RV-LT 14.15 66414 4Z50 IS-CB 18.20 66108 6D68 GM-MN 13.30 66424 4A13 GM-AB 7th March 17th February 26th February 13.00 66430 4A13 GM-AB 04.15 66422 4Z50 IS-CB 05.00 66011 4H47 MN-IS 8th March 05.00 66114 4H47 MN-IS 10.30 66511 6G05 RV-LT 06.00 66107 4H47 MN-IS 13.00 66415 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66107 6S36 DS-GM 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 18th February 14.15 66420 4Z50 IS-CB 14.15 66414 4Z50 IS-CB 05.00 66114 4H47 MN-IS 27th February 18.15 66108 6N44 PW-GM 06.00 66107/053 6A31 05.00 66111 4H47 MN-IS 9th March MN-AB 13.00 66414 4A13 GM-AB 06.00 66127 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66412 4Z77 GM-EE 13.30 66152 6S36 DS-MN 06.15 66138 6A31 MN-AB 10.30 66509 6G05 RV-LT 1st March 07.00 66430 4Z77 GM-EE 13.00 66431 4A13 GM-AB 02.30 66107 6H44 MN-LG 13.00 66424 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66183 6S36 DS-GM 06.00 66161 4H47 MN-IS 13.30 66108 6S36 DS-GM 14.15 66422 4Z50 IS-CB 06.15 66069 6A31 MN-AB 10th March 18.15 66092 6N44 PW-GM 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 06.00 66127 4H47 MN-IS 18.20 66150 6D68 GM-MN 14.15 66433 4Z50 IS-CB 06.30 66050 6L49 MN-LW 19th February 2nd March 08.30 66620 6A65 OX-AB 05.00 66053 4H47 MN-IS 06.00 66011 4H47 MN-IS 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 07.00 66431 4Z77 GM-EE 06.15 66161 6A31 MN-AB 14.15 66414 4Z50 IS-CB 10.30 66509 6G05 RV-LT 07.00 66414 4Z77 GM-EE 11th March 13.00 66433 4A13 GM-AB 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 06.00 66127 4H47 MN-IS 13.30 66092 6S36 DS-GM 13.00 66413 4A13 GM-AB 07.00 66412 4Z77 GM-EE 14.15 66422 4Z50 IS-CB 13.30 66006 6S36 DS-GM 08.30 66609 6H51 OX-IS 18.15 66108 6N44 PW-GM 14.15 66433 4Z50 IS-CB 13.00 66433 4A13 GM-AB 20th February 18.15 66107 6N44 PW-GM 14.15 66414 4Z50 IS-CB 05.00 66092 4H47 MN-IS 3rd March 18.15 66056 6N44 PW-GM 13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB 06.00 66102 4H47 MN-IS 12th March 13.30 66108 6S36 DS-GM 08.30 66621 6A65 OX-AB 06.00 66102 4H47 MN-IS 21st February 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB 13.00 66425 4A13 GM-AB 13.00 66425 4A13 GM-AB 22nd February 14.15 66422+37218 4Z50 13.30 66112 6S36 DS-GM 05.00 66110 4H47 MN-IS IS-CB 14.15 66414 4Z50 IS-CB 10.30 66511 6G05 RV-LT 4th March 18.15 66127 6N44 PW-GM 14.15 66420 4Z50 IS-CB 06.00 66107 4H47 MN-IS 13th March 18.15 66108 6N44 PW-GM 06.15 66102+66111 6A31 06.00 66108 4H47 MN-IS 20.30 66432 4M30 GM-DV MN-AB 13.00 66428 4A13 GM-AB 23rd February 07.00 66425 4Z77 GM-EE 13.30 66112 6S36 DS-GM 06.00 66092 6A31 MN-AB 10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT 14.15 66432 4Z50 IS-CB 13.00 66425 4A13 GM-AB 13.00 66430 4A13 GM-AB 14th March 13.30 66111 6S36 DS-GM 13.30 66108 6S36 DS-GM 13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB

12 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 February 24th February (cont) 27th February (cont) 00.05 66607 6M37 WY-EA 05.03 66124 6M98 CT-BH 01.09 66182 6E29 CT-LC 01.03 66012 6Z17 NH-SN 05.57 66180 6M81 MG-RO 01.12 66172 6V02 TY-MG 03.39 66182 6M98 GR-HD 08.00 37603/6078 6V73 01.15 66063 6V19 IM-LL 03.58 70003 6Z70 AV-RG CE-BE 04.20 66157 6M11 MG-RO 04.16 60009 6V98 LY-WH 11.11 66149/094 6B13 04.30 60009 6V98 LY-WH 04.48 66615 6Z16 BW-NH RN-WH 04.35 66119 6V49 TY-AD 10.59 66097/168 6B13 11.26 60009 6E41 WH-LY 10.55 66094/149 6B13 RN-WH 11.50 66131 6B36 DT-AH WH-RN 12.05 70002 4Z70 RG-SG 11.15 60009 6E41 WH-LY 11.41 70003 4Z70 RG-SG 14.02 37603/607 6M56 11.56 66157 6V05 RO-MG 12.35 60009 6E41 WH-LY BE-CE 66100 6M60 EX-BS 19.04 66097/168 6B47 15.00 66105 6V92 CY-MG 1st March WH-MG 15.00 66131 6A36 AH-DT 06.53 66204 6M81 MG-RO 19.44 66182 6V06 HD-GR 15.52 66180 6V07 RO-MG 12.22 66007/017 6B13 21.06 66152 6V29 LC-CT 16.11 66021 6M41 MG-RO WH-RN 66551/951 6Y26 WY-BE 17.02 66124 6Z44 BH-CT 66180 6M96 MG-CY 22nd February 18.03 66149/094 6B47 66163 6M41 MG-RO 01.23 66055 6E80 CT-RM WH-MG 66554 6Z47 CR-NH 03.55 66198 6M98 MG-HD 18.57 66011 6X52 PY-MN 60009 6V98 LY-WH 04.00 66197 6M11 MG-RO 19.05 66553 4V57 RG-SG 60009 6E41 WH-LY 04.35 66112 4V32 WP-ON 20.10 66001 6E30 MG-HL 2nd March 07.16 66180 6V54 RO-LL 25th February 09.15 66079 6X36 DT-AH 07.20 66620 6Z47 CR-NH 66059 6X51 BS-PY 11.29 66007/017 6B13 10.48 66025/163 6B13 66007 6M81 MG-RO RN-WH RN-WH 70002 6Z70 AV-RG 11.52 60009 6E41 WH-LY 11.31 66147 6V05 RO-MG 70002 4Z70 RG-SG 14.46 66423/427 6M67 15.02 66193 6V92 CY-MG 66149/094 6B13 RN-WH BR-CE 16.05 66147 6M41 MG-RO 66149/094 6B47 WH-MG 57004 0X02 CE-CF 17.02 66198 6Z44 AW-LY 66105 6M11 MG-RO 66112 6M11 MG-RO 18.00 66025/163 6B47 66197 6V92 CY-MG 66154 6V06 MG-HD WH-MG 70003 4V57 RG-SG 70002 4Z70 RG-SG 23rd February 66117 6M41 MG-RO failed Lansdown loop 09.09 66020 6X36 DT-AH 26th February 66585 sent to assist 11.35 66180 6V05 RO-MG 03.10 70002 6Z70 AV-RG 66167 4V32 WP-ON 11.56 60009 6E41 WH-LY 11.09 66094/149 6B13 66023 6M41 MG-RO 12.47 70003 4Z70 RG-SG RN-WH 66063 6E30 MG-HL 14.15 66428/418 6M37 11.27 60009 6E41 WH-LY 66169 6V92 CY-MG BR-CE 12.06 66106 6B36 DT-AH 66163 6M96 MG-CY 15.14 66105 6V92 CY-MG 12.35 70002 4Z70 RG-SG 66204 6V07 MG-RO 15.43 66001 6M41 MG-RO 66044 6V81 RM-CT 3rd March 16.08 66149 6V07 RO-LL 66067 6V55 BD-RN 06.06 66431 6Z72 TD-CT 18.49 66014 6X52 PY-MN 66161 6X52 PY-MN 09.08 66250 6B36 DT-AH 19.25 66553 4V57 RG-SG 66197 6E20 RO-MG 11.20 66017/007 6B13 21.23 66134 6E09 SS-IM 66124 6Z44 BH-CT RN-WH 23.21 66100 6V69 BS-AD 66157 6V07 RO-MG 11.45 60009 6E41 WH-LY 24th February 66197 6V92 CY-MG 13.13 70003 4Z70 RG-SG 00.51 66105 6M94 MG-CY 66157 6M81 MG-RO 16.02 66104 6M41 MG-RO 03.10 70002 6Z70 AV-RG 66117 6M96 MG-CY 20301/4 6V74 CE-BE 04.15 60009 6V98 LY-WH 27th February 66201 6X52 PY-MN 04.30 66011 6X51 BS-PY 00.00 66549 6M37 WY-EA 66014 6V29 LC-CT 04.41 66007 6V74 NV-MG 00.28 66197 6E20 MG-IM 66169 6V81 RM-CT

13 3rd March (cont) 8th March (cont) 11th March 66117 6E20 MG-IM 15.28 66087 6V07 RO-MG 00.53 66005 6E26 MG-AE 66182 6V07 RO-MG 16.10 57312 0Z58 WV-CF 01.05 66017 6V02 TY-MG 66057 6E47 AD-TY 17.05 66017 6M41 MG-RO 02.12 66087 6M94 MG-CY 66553 4V57 RG-SG 20.27 66023 6E20 MG-IM 03.42 70006 6Z70 AV-RG 66023 6M94 MG-CY 23.05 66431 6Z68 CT-SN 04.05 60054 6V98 LY-WH 66104 6V61 RO-MG 23.19 66194 6E47 AD-TY 04.12 66070 6M11 LL-RO 4th March 23.42 66011 6Z18 GY-PAR 04.13 66063 6V49 TY-AD 11.52 60071 6E61 WH-LY 60054 6V98 LY-WH 04.16 66091 6M98 NT-HD 12.09 70003 4Z70 RG-SG 66007/017 6B13 09.12 66079 6B36 DT-AH 14.28 66023 6V92 CY-MG RN-WH 11.08 66070 6V05 RO-MG 20.25 66232 6V06 HD-MG 66087 6M81 MG-RO 11.21 59205/66067 6B13 66585 4V57 RG-SG 66614 6Z41 CR-NH RN-WH 66025 6M41 MG-RO 66005 0A53 BS-AD 15.09 66087 6V92 CY-MG 66056 6X52 PY-MN 9th March 18.55 66067/59205 6B47 66119 6E47 LL-TY 00.31 66033 6E20 MG-IM WH-MG 66067 6V93 CY-MG 00.41 66143 6M74 CT-BN 22nd March 66025 6V61 RO-MG 01.38 66612 6V20 EA-WY 09.20 66090 6B36 AH-DT 66019 6E20 MG-IM 01.46 66037 6V19 RM-CT 11.15 59203/66165 6B13 66088 6Z60 EX-GY 02.42 66087 6M94 MG-CY RN-WH 66094 6M03 RN-BD 03.47 60054 6V98 LY-WH 11.50 60071 6E41 WH-LY 142010 1G97 FG-CS 03.53 70003 6Z70 AV-RG 15.05 66090 6A36 DT-AH 175114 2G92 MS-CS 03.55 75407 6B13 RN-WH 15.25 66151 0A53 BS-AD 5th March 03.56 66137 6V49 TY-AD 18.25 66165/59203 6B47 12.13 70003 4Z70 RG-SG 04.02 66238 6M11 LL-RO WH-MG 13.10 66250 6A36 AH-DT 04.19 66067 6M98 MG-HD 19.00 70004 4V57 RG-SG 15.04 66023 6V92 CY-MG 04.40 20301/4 6V74 66115 6V07 RO-MG 15.10 66025 6V07 RO-MG CE-BR 66098 6M41 MG-RO 66007/017 6B13 11.58 70003 4Z70 RG-SG 66006 6E30 MG-HL RN-WH 13.11 66098 6A36 AH-DT 66061 6V06 HD-MG 66025 6M81 MG-RO 66204/007 6B13 66174 6E47 AD-TY 66067 6M96 MG-CY RN-WH 66185 6V81 RM-CT 66238 6V05 RO-MG 66005 6M81 MG-RO 66098 6V61 RO-MG 60071 6E41 WH-LY 66037 6M41 MG-RO 66053 6E20 MG-IM 70003 6Z70 AV-RG 66087 6V92 CY-MG 66151 6Z86 CT-SY 6th March 60054 6E41 WH-LY 23rd March 01.00 66602 6Z20 BW-NH 20301/4 6V74 06.17 66098 6M81 MG-RO 06.04 66075 6M81 MG-RO CE-BR 08.00 60054/09 6V98 07.58 66001/248/250 66157 4V32 WP-ON LY-WH 6M60 EX-BS 66238 6M11 LL-RO 09.10 660901 6B36 DT-AH 10.41 66007/017 6B13 10th March 11.16 59203/66165 6B13 RN-WH 08.06 20301/4 6V73 RN-WH 11.20 66025 6V05 RO-MG CE-BE 15.17 60054/09 6E41 11.20 60070 6E41 WH-LY 09.04 66097 6B36 DT-AH WH-LY 16.40 66075 6V07 RO-MG 11.20 70003 4Z70 RG-SG 15.28 66176 6V92 CY-MG 18.00 66007/017 6B47 11.44 66067/182 6B13 16.28 66098 6V07 RO-MG WH-MG RN-WH 18.55 66551 4V57 RG-SG 7th March 11.49 60054 6E41 WH-LY 20.12 66430 6Z90 SN-CT 09.12 66605 6Y25 AL-BS 14.03 43053+44039+43153 20.52 66057 6V55 BD-RN 17.06 66020 6E47 LL-TY 5Z30 BL-WS 21.02 66165/59203 6B47 17.45 66070 6M41 MG-RO 18.42 66182/067 6B47 WH-MG 23.05 66138 6E30 MG-HL WH-MG 66093 4V32 WP-ON 23.17 66066 6V61 RO-MG 23.35 66137 6V81 RM-CT 66115 6M11 MG-RO 23.19 66014 6M75 MG-CL 23.42 66180 6V61 RO-LL 66023 6M94 MG-CY 66087 6V92 CY-MG 8th March 66180 6M41 MG-RO 08.54 57309 0Z57 CF-LO 66188 6V72 Liverpool 11.49 60054 6E41 WH-LY to Cocklebury 14.00 37087/423 6V73 66232 6V07 RO-MG CE-BE 70006/66553 4V57 RG-SG 15.25 66023 6V92 CY-MG

14 Sightings Location Codes: AB Aberdeen CM Chalmerston HS Hunslet MV Manchester Vic SC Scunthorpe AC Achnasheen CN Carnforth HT Hastings MW Moorswater SG Stoke Gifford AD Alexander Dock CP Chepstow HV Haverfordwest NH Neath SH Slough Jnct CR Croft Quarry HW Heywood Jnct NJ Norton Jnct SN Stockton AE Attercliffe CS Cheltenham HY Hinksey NL Newtonhill SR Stourton AH Ashchurch CT Cardiff Tidal IM Immingham NT Newport SS Swansea AJ Awre Junction CV Cliff Vale IS Inverness NV Neville Hill ST Severn Tunnel AL Alston CY Corby JM Jersey Marine NW Nantwich Jnct AN Acton DC Dyce KK OB Oban SV Stevenage AR Abercynon DM Dollands Moor KL Kyle of Lochalsh ON Onllwyn SW Swindon AV Avonmouth DR Doncaster KN Kennethmont OO Old Oak SY Shipley AW Aberthaw DS Dalston KS Kingsland Road Common TD Tyne Dock AY Ayr DT Didcot KY Kingsbury OX Oxwellmains TE Trostre BA Blair Atholl DV Daventry LA Laira OY Oxley TH Theale BD Bedworth DY Derby LC Lincoln PA Paisley TK Tavistock Jnct BE Berkeley EA Earles Sidings LD Lydney PC Port Clarence TL Tilbury BH Brierley Hill ED Edinburgh LG Lairg PF Peak Forest TN Taunton BL Bristol EE Elderslie LI Linlithgow PG Pengham TO Toton BN Beeston EH Eastleigh LK Lackenby PH Perth TY Tees Yard BP Bath EL Elgin LL Llanwern PN Paddington VA Victoria BR Bridgwater EX Exeter LM Long Marston PW Prestwick WB Wembley BS Bescot FB Ferrybridge LN Laurencekirk PY Portbury WH Westerleigh BT Barton Hill FF Fiddlers Ferry LO Longsight PZ Penzance WP Worksop BW Barrow Hill FG Fishguard LT Longannet RD Reading WR Warrington BZ St Blazey FR Fairwater LW Linkswood RE Redmire WS Worcester BY Barry GL Gloucester LY Lindsey RG Rugeley WV Wolverhampton CA Calvert GM Grangemouth MC Machen RM Rotherham WW Washwood CB Coatbridge GR Grange Sidings ME Montrose RN Robeston Heath CE Crewe GS Gleneagles MG Margam RO Round Oak WY Westbury CD Charfield GY Grimsby MH Millerhill RR Rowley Regis YK York CF Cardiff HA Hayes MN Mossend RV Ravenstruther CH Chaddesden HD Handsworth MO Moreton RY Rugby CL Carlisle HL Hartlepool MS Maesteg SA Saltley

Apologies for small print this month, had to squeeze it in...ed.

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.

DRS Gresty Bridge Open Day, 10th July 2010: This is the same as in previous years, in that the tickets are chosen randomly from all applications after the closing date of 18th June. ‘Winners’ will be notified within 2 weeks.

You can apply direct on their website directrailservices.com/openday or post an application to:

Direct Rail Services Ltd, Open Day 2010 Application, Gresty Bridge Depot, Gresty Road, Crewe Cheshire, CW2 5AA

Postal applications must state clearly the following details: Full name, full postal address, telephone contact number and either Single Ticket or Family Ticket. Family ticket must include all names of the family group. (Maximum of 2 adults and 2 children under 16). Failure to provide the above information in its entirety will void the application.

As proceeds are to be donated to charity, a minimum donation of £2 will be levied at the gate.

Wolverton Works Open Day, 14th & 15th August 2010: With details now finalised, 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. Carl Watson, Mark Richards and myself will be there.

15 Location ‘Spot’light by Trevor Roots

This feature is intended as a guide to various popular spotting locations around the country and will include how to get there and what rolling stock you might see in a constantly changing railway scene. Please let me know If you can provide similar details on other locations or if you want a particular location reviewed in future editions. Please also let me know if any details are wrong or if you can provide up to date information. Contact [email protected]

WARRINGTON BANK QUAY STATION & ARPLEY YARD

Location: OS Map Ref: SJ 599 878 (Warrington Bank Quay) Warrington is situated in the county of Cheshire midway between Liverpool and Manchester, 16 miles each way. There are two stations, less than 1 mile apart, Warrington Central on the direct east – west Manchester to Liverpool line and the subject of this article, Warrington Bank Quay (WBQ) on the north – south WCML to the southwest of Central. The town centre lies to the north of the River Mersey which cuts through the town, a bend of which lies just to the west of WBQ with the dominating mass of Unilever’s detergent works between...not only dominant in size but smell as well !!

view from Slutchers Lane bridge looking west along Low Level line to Warrington Bank Quay station on the WCML with the Unilever detergent works towering above, with the River Mersey on the other side , 5 September 2009

WARRINGTON BANK QUAY STATION

Access: Foot: Central station and bus station is about a 15 min walk through the town centre, Central being northeast of WBQ. Rail: Being on the WCML, WBQ has direct access to London Euston to the south and / Edinburgh to the north. Frequent services serve these destinations with intermediate stations variably served. Regular services also pass through WBQ from Manchester to North Wales and terminating services connect WBQ to Liverpool Lime Street. Bus: The only service to call at WBQ is 101, a town centre circular shuttle bus every 20 mins. From Central, times are 10, 30 and 50 mins past the hour, journey time 5 mins to WBQ. The return times are 15, 35 and 55 mins past the hour, journey time 10 mins. The cost is a flat rate 20p. The route takes in the main bus station, 2 mins from Central, 17 mins from WBQ.

16 Road: Warrington has good road connections, being bisected by the north – south A56 and the east – west A57. The M62 runs from east – west 2 miles to the north and the parallel M56 4 miles to the south. The north - south M6 lies 3 miles to the east. The A56 connects to the M62 at Junction 9 then to the M6 at 10 / 21A, the M62 / M6 interchange. Other M6 junctions going south connect to the town centre via Manchester Road / Midland Way the A57 (Jnct 21), Knutsford Road the A50 / A5061 (Jnct 20). Junction 20a / 9 is the interchange with the east – west M56. From the M56, the A49 leaves at Jnct 10 and the A56 at Jnct 11. Central is adjacent the A57, Midland Way and WBQ is on the A5061, Parker Street.

There is a taxi rank, small drop off area and a few short stay parking spaces by the entrance with further car parking adjacent the station.

view looking west of station entrance on Parker Street A5061, car parking to the right, the Low Level line is on the left, 5 September 2009

Travelodge: Whilst there are many places to stay depending on personal tastes, I will indicate where the nearest Travelodges are, as particularly with advance booking, cheap rates can be had. In the case of Warrington two are available with one being between and within walking distance of both stations. Warrington (Central) is on Kendrick Street / Leigh Street just off Midland Way. Warrington Lymm Services is 5 miles out to the southeast on the A50, Cliff Lane just off Jnct 20a on the M6.

Station Layout: The station lies on a roughly north – south alignment on the electrified WCML above the former non- electrified St Helens Railway, which passes at right angles beneath and is unofficially known as the Low Level line. This line is freight only and has been truncated at Latchford to the east due primarily to uneconomical bridge repairs over the Mersey Ship Canal further to the east. The station consists of two island platforms numbered 1 to 4 from east to west. Access is via a subway from the entrance on the eastern side on Parker Street. There is a bay platform between platforms 3 and 4 at the northern end occasionally used for stabling a loco and a more often used loco spur alongside platform 2 at the southern end. Evidence of other spurs / bays can also be seen at both ends which makes the platforms very uneven and of different lengths. Evidence of platforms 5-7on the LL line have long gone. Platforms 1 and 4, the slow lines are primarily used by local and slower freight services whilst 2 and 3, the fast lines are used for the long distance passenger and fast freight services.

There are two further freight loop lines outside of platforms 1 and 4, one to the east and one to the west. Whilst the western one is disused, the eastern Up Goods is often used for southbound freights awaiting the right away. Both this and the adjacent platform 1 lines are bi-directional. Bank Quay sidings to the east and north, off the Up Goods are used by stabled Track Machines, the siding extending underneath the Manchester – Liverpool line. An additional unused track lies to the west of platform 4 and the Down Slow which passes under the WCML to Arpley Yard.

17 In 2009 the station was listed amongst the 10 worst stations, being criticised for its facilities, which are being improved. A new entrance, ticket hall and platform buffet have already been completed.

ATW Cl.175 & NR Cl.156 66126 heads northbound through platform 4 in platforms 1 & 4 respectively with little used bay on left & disused tracks on looking south from north end right, looking south from north end 27 November 2007 2 July 2008

NR 156425 & VWC 390052 ‘Virgin Knight’ DBS 92012 ‘Thomas Hardy' in platforms 4 & 2 respectively in the loco spur at the south end showing former spur / bay at south end of and to east of platform 2 platform 3, 19 February 2008 5 September 2009

EWS (now DBS) 60068 heading east on Royal Mail 325006 departing south from Low Level line with Slutchers Lane platform 1, passing the depot below on the left on the left, bridge ahead and solitary semaphore with 67029 ‘Diamond Jubilee’ partly visible from footbridge, 27 November 2007 27 November 2007

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looking north from platform 2 with fast lines and platform 3 on the left, Quay Bank sidings on the right and the A5061 Liverpool Road bridge ahead, 27 November 2007

Passenger Traffic: There is a limited variety of passenger rolling stock. The main station operator is Virgin West Coast Trains who operate the through long distance services, as mentioned earlier, in the hands ofCl.390 and Cl.221 Voyagers. Not all services stop, so be aware of passing trains at speed. Arriva Train Wales operate the Manchester – North Wales service usually with Cl.175 DMUs. Northern Rail operates local services to Liverpool Lime Street with either Cl.142, 150 or 156 DMUs. This service terminates in platform 1, though a twice daily service continues to Ellesmere Port via Runcorn East.

Freight Traffic: This is the main reason for visiting WBQ. Though traffic is less than it used to be and the recession has also taken its toll, WBQ is still worth a visit particularly if an extended stay is envisaged. Most services are Mon-Fri with only a handful on Sat and two on Sun. A variety of traffic can be seen with most of the current operators who use virtually all of the current mainline loco classes. So Cls.37, 47, 57, 59, 60, 66, 67, 86 and 92 and even latterly new Cl.70s can all be seen. This doesn’t preclude other one off workings or specials / charters with using other classes of loco ie. 20s & 31s. With a Royal Mail Terminal at Dallam less than 1 ½ miles to the north of WBQ, mail services operating with Cl.325 EMUs can also be seen, which might also include a Cl.87...I keep missing these drags. Whilst the majority of freights pass along the WCML, those workings to and from Fiddlers Ferry PS use the LL line. FFPS is only 3 miles to the west of WBQ on the LL line and services to and from Liverpool Bulk Terminal run to Latchford Sidings where the loco runs round to either return the via the LL line or pass through Arpley Yard to the WCML via another run round movement. The reverse can also apply with workings travelling from the WCML to the LL line. The movements can get complicated but adds to the interest.

WARRINGTON ARPLEY YARD & DEPOT

Location / Layout: Arpley Yard lies below and to the east of the WCML between it and the Low Level line. An additional pair of tracks diverge from the WCML just south of the WBQ, the Down and UP Helsby. These tracks continue on through various yards to then become the line to Chester at Acton Grange Junctions once running adjacent the WCML again which is then passed over heading to the southwest. Access to the LL line is gained via the Up and Down Arpley Branch tracks which form the triangle between the LL line and the Helsby tracks via Arpley Junction and Walton Old Junction / Arpley Grid Iron Junction South respectively. In the middle of the triangle lies Arpley Yard. Access to the Yard is from the Junctions on the Helsby line with all sidings bar one terminating at right angles to the LL line. The one exception is Arpley Feeding line which runs on to connect with the Arpley Branch lines before Arpley Jnct. Between the southern end of the triangle and the reconnection with the WCML lie Canal Sidings which can be viewed from an adjacent road.

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ex Virgin (now AXC) 220022 heading south on the WCML passing the Helsby lines, which dive down to the left, as viewed from platform 2, 19 March 2007

Within Arpley Yard on the western side adjacent the WCML is situated a two road wagon repair shed with lift and a bit further south, a two road loco depot and partly visible from the southern end of WBQ platform 2. Locos can be viewed from the entrance gate which is usually closed, however locos may be stabled on the yard side to the east and can be viewed from the road with binoculars, see below.

with the wagon repair facility and lift to the fore the yard from access road the loco depot can be seen behind, with (between footpath and bridge) 47815 & 47840 in the yard on left, as seen with stored ex-Fertis 56018 from road opposite footpath, 2 July 2008 16 July 2009

Access: Foot: From WBQ there is a footpath from the station entrance to the depot access road (see photos below). It is often overgrown so watch being snagged by the brambles. Turning sharp right from the station, cross over the Low Level line via the footbridge and follow ‘caged’ footpath to emerge after about 100 yds onto a road which skirts the yard. Turn to the right reach the depot entrance. This is a no through road and continues under the WCML to industrial units. By turning left from the footpath you can

20 see the sidings in Arpley Yard and any stabled locos. Continue along this road to Slutchers Lane. If you fancy a long walk, turn right and it is possible to view further stock and an occasional loco. Again this is a no through road passing industrial units between the road and Arpley Yard, eventually running alongside Canal Sidings before reaching a Golf Driving Range. It is about an hour long return walk...I’ve only driven it !! Back at the road junction, turn left and you are on the bridge which crosses the Low Level line at Arpley Jnct. The view north is of Latchford Sidings and the signal box. By following the road round you walk alongside the northern side of the Low Level line onto the A5061 and back to the station entrance. The bridge can be clearly seen from the WBQ about 100 yds away.

the ‘caged’ footpath and footbridge end of footpath on depot access road over the Low Level line down to the left...looks inviting !!

Road: As with WBQ and the above directions, follow the A5061 east from the station entrance and turn first right into Slutchers lane over the bridge to either turn right again for Arpley Yard and the depot or continue on for Canal Sidings. There is limited parking on roads around the bridge, especially during daytime, with parking restrictions.

DBS 60096 having come south via the WCML DBS 60039 having arrived from the west has run round to then head east on the Up has run round and is heading back the same Arpley Branch, it will then run round then head way along the Low Level line west on the Low Level to Fiddlers Ferry PS passing Arpley Junction signal box from Slutchers Lane bridge, note the feeder looking east from Slutchers Lane bridge line from yard on right, 4 September 2009 4 September 2009

21 Best Spotting / Photography Sites: With a fairly simple station layout, nowhere is any better than any other for spotting though most site themselves at the southern end of platform 2 to observe anything happening on the depot. The Low Level line however cannot be directly viewed from here as portakabins obscure the view. The Low Level line being best seen from the middle of the station, which if wet is the place to be anyway. The southern end can be very exposed if cold and windy ! Whilst heading for the depot, movements can still be seen alongside on the WCML, though numbers may not always be visible as line is above the road

GBRf 66723 ‘Chinook’ heading north on the DRS 66413 passing at speed through Up Goods line alongside platform 1 where platform 2, 16 July 2009 a NR Cl.150 waits, 16 July 2009

Both ends from all platforms are OK for photography depending on the sun and what you want to photograph. Most slow northbound freights pass through platform 4 so shots from platform 2 are not perfect. ! It is possible to hear / see a freight on the LL line, or realise one is heading that way and have time to leave the station to photograph on the road bridge. Whilst there, movements through the station can still be seen and recorded with binoculars. One photogenic aspect of the Low Level line is the single semaphore which also helps with advance warning. The Low Level line can also be photographed from Slutchers Lane and the footbridge.

See additional photos used in previous issues of Tracks: page 5 Apr 2007, rear cover Aug 2007 (2 photos), front cover of March 2008, page 7 Apr 2008 and page 5 Oct 2009. These show locos on the depot and from the A5061 on the Low Level line.

Facilities: On WBQ station there is a revamped buffet on platform1 / 2 along with toilets.

Slam Door Finale Now is the time to go see the remaining two slam Cl.421 EMUs operating on the Brockenhurst to Lymington Pier branch service. It is highly likely they have only a couple of months left before being replaced by Cl.158 DMUs and Cl.450 EMUs. Departure from Brockenhurst is every half hour at 59 and 29 mins past the hour. The journey takes 10 mins and the return times are at 14 and 44 mins past the hour. The photos below were taken by Carl Watson.

1497 in blue & grey livery, Brockenhurst 1498 in green livery, Lymington Pier

22 Railway Globetrotters by Ray Smith

The Trans-Siberian Express – Part 1: This article compliments a previous one featured in the January 2008 issue on the same trip.

The Trans-Siberian Railway is the name given to 3 rail routes that traverse Siberia from . Built between 1891 and 1916, it is the longest railway in the world. It crosses 8 time zones. The routes are: The Trans-Mongolian that goes from Moscow to Beijing, China via Ulaanbaatar, . The Trans-Manchurian that goes through Siberia and Chinese Manchuria to Beijing. The Trans-Siberian proper that goes from Moscow to the pacific terminus of Vladivostok.

Russia itself has 12 time zones so the railways run on Moscow time. This means station clocks are different to the other clocks in that particular place.

Moscow (Moskva in Russian) was first mentioned in 1147 when a fort was built beside the Moskva River. It became the Russian capital until 1712 when Peter the Great transferred the role to his new city, . In 1918, after the civil war, Lenin transferred the capital back to Moscow. Today, Greater Moscow has a population of almost 14 million whilst at 17 million sq. km is the largest country in the world

Today there are many strategic reserves of locomotives. It is believed that around 9000 steam locomotives were placed in them in case of war, oil and electricity shortages or other emergencies. They were steamed from time to time and even overhauled. Some 300 kriegsloks, a 2-10-0 which were captured from at the end of the war were also placed straight into store, facing west, should they be needed in case an invasion of Western Europe should occur. In 2000 it was announced that the steam locomotives in reserve would be decommissioned. There are still many there and the reserves also hold diesel and electric locomotives. I have passed some of these reserves and wished I could have got off the train with my book and camera…. If only !

In 2007 I travelled on the inaugural train run by GW Travel under their banner Golden Eagle, The Trans- Siberian Express. This train took the route of the Trans-Siberian proper with 2 added excursions. The train vehicles were all fully refurbished and the train was formed of a generator car, 3 Gold Sleeper Cars, Bar Car, Kitchen, Restaurant, 5 Silver Sleeper Cars, Staff Car and Storage Car. I travelled in a Silver Sleeper, which was towards the rear of the train. It was a very comfortable cabin with my own toilet, shower, table and chair, DVD player and sofa, which converted into a very comfortable bed. On boarding, a complimentary bottle of vodka and fruit were on the table. All meals were included as well as soft drinks and beer. Wine was included at meal times but spirits had to be paid for. The Bar Car had a pianist and comfortable armchairs. Several locomotives were planned to haul us on the journey. Sadly, I missed quite a few of these as the loco changes were done in the night or the speed they managed to uncouple them upon arrival was so fast that by the time I reached the front of the train they had gone!

I will only give a brief description of the route, its history and locomotives seen. If I did this in great detail, then this edition of Tracks would be as thick as War and Peace.!

It is a very difficult task to write down Russian numbers. For example, there are 3 symbols that look like a number 3. First, there is the number 3, second, a rounded 3 is the letter Z and a reversed capital C with a horizontal line through the centre is the letter E. Confused ? I don’t blame you. There has been a renumbering scheme which appears to have been done at random. By chance, I have photographs of 2TE10U 0281 and 0282. These are the new numbers for 16285629 and 16285645. In both cases the locomotives carried both numbers.

Russian locomotives are numbered with the Cyrillic alphabet and numbers as we know them. In my captions of photographs, I will use the English equivalent of the letters as used in Martin Halls ICRS

23 Russia Datafile, so some numbers on the locomotives will look different. For example, Russian Yc4 235 in English is ChS4 235.

Our journey to Moscow was by train, London to Cologne, where we changed to an overnight sleeper to Warsaw. We had some free time and an overnight stay in Warsaw before catching the 10.38 to Moscow, arriving the following morning.

There was an interesting operation at Brest. Russia is broad gauge and we arrive on standard gauge tracks. The train is taken into a re-gauging shed where it is lifted, with all the passengers on board. The standard are removed and replaced with broad gauge and the train is dropped back on them and off we went. Getting into Russia was not that bad as passport and visa checks were done on the moving train.

Bogie change shed at Brest silver service cabin 6 May 2007 complete with DVD player

Moscow: 0km. My journey started on 7th May 2007 when the train departed from Moscow Kazanskaya station at 14.08 and was hauled by Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo Cl.1202 ChS7 154. In darkness we crossed the river Volga. We arrived in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. There was a sightseeing tour and then back to the station for a 14.15 departure to Yekaterinburg. This was hauled by Co-Co Cl.1133 VL60K 1669. On route we crossed the Urals, which span 317 kms and crossed from Europe into Asia.

ChS7 154 stands at head of train ready to EMU class 1310-29 ER2 644 depart on the epic journey to Vladivostock. Kazan Station Moscow Kazanskaya Station, 7 May 2007 8 May 2007

Yekaterinburg: 1816km from Moscow. This is the 5th largest city in Russia. It is also synonymous with the murder of the Romanov family by the Bolsheviks in 1918. We also visited a Military History Museum where the remains of the infamous U2 spy plane, which sparked an international incident in 1960, are on display. We returned to the train for the 15.22 departure to Novosibirsk, the capital of Siberia. This was hauled by the first of 6 EP1s, Bo-Bo- Bo 031.

24 Novosibirsk: 3335km from Moscow It has the largest railway station in Siberia and it is 4th largest city in Russia. After a guided city tour we went to Akademgorodok on the outskirts to visit the Siberian Railway Museum. (6 photos below taken at the Museum on 10th May)

This Museum was featured in the February 2008 issue of Tracks. NB. on page 12, Co-Co chME3 4542 should be 5452 and the date should be 10th May as with photo of 039 below it.

Bo-Bo Class 1550 CHME2 502 Co-Co class 1110 VL2M 1932

Co-Co+Co-Co T37 096 EMU class 1336 ER1 209

0-6-0 class 1590 TGM23V 1026 B shunter TGK2 8626

At 23.59 we departed for Irkutsk, hauled by EP1 034. The next day (11th May 2007) was spent on the train and we arrived in Irkutsk at 0840 on 12th May.

25 Irkutsk: 5185km from Moscow. After another city sightseeing tour, we rejoined the train for the first deviation from the route. This was to Lake Baikal, the Pearl of Siberia. This freshwater lake lies 40 miles east of Irkutsk. It is the largest in the world and contains one fifth of the worlds freshwater. Our train was taken over by Co-Co class TEM2 6550 (see photo on page 14, January 2008). This is a very large class of diesel mixed traffic locomotives. The line to Port Baikal is used occasionally; hence slow speeds, yet wonderful scenery. We stopped alongside the lake for a barbeque (see photo opposite where we scrambled down the bank to the lakeside).

Once finished we then taken onto Port Baikal, where there was a preserved, steam , 2-10-0 L4657 (see photo on page 13, February 2008). Our next destination was Ulan Ude, capital of the Buryat Republic. (to be continued) All photos taken by Ray Smith.

Light Rail & Metro News by Martin Hall

Blackpool: The new depot is well underway with most of the steelwork for the building in location. Liverpool: Both Merseytram and the Wirral Tramway are just about holding their own and although it would make a massive improvement to public transport and tourism there is still a lot of planning to do. Edinburgh: A well known bookmaker is now giving a range of odds on the ill fated scheme. They range from the likelihood of being finished on budget to never being finished. I like the one that reckons it won’t be finished until after the famous unfinished Gaudi designed cathedral in Barcelona. Nottingham: The system has been celebrating its 6th birthday during March. It first started running on 6th March 2004. Manchester: Metrolink extensions have been approved between Droylsden to Ashton-under-Lyne and Chorlton to Didsbury necessitating the ordering of a further 8 trams. These are in addition to the 40 being delivered.

Stock Changes by Trevor Roots (observations)

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

Re-numbered EMUs: 313102 to 3132012 313103 to 313203

Namings: 43053 University of Worcester 395008 Ben Ainslie 395009 Rebecca Adlington

With several Cl. 56s & 47s having recently been sent for scrap, the photo opposite shows one of the latter from Carnforth that has gone to meet its maker at Booths, Rotherham along with 47363 & 47489. The fourth Cl.47 to leave Carnforth was 47525 for EMR, Kingsbury. 47972, Carnforth Open Day 26 July 2008 in unique Technical Services livery

26 Wagon Corner by Martin Hall & Scott Yeates

WAGON NEWS: A change of operator as First GBRf has been preferred over DB Schenker to take alumina from Blyth to Fort William and the smelter at Lochaber. After Toton now Grangemouth and Wembley Yard may be downsized or even closed but the problem with this strategy is that once you get rid of your capacity you cannot then bring it back as it was with many depots and routes in the past. Freightliner is having problems with its Cl.70s, some mechanical, but also they are finding that they are not suitable for some forms of traffic like coal. An ex-KFA container flat NLU93465 has been converted for use in tunnels by fitting a fan module to keep air moving.

WAGON REVIEW:

Vacuum-Fitted Diesel Brake Tender: Diesel brake tenders were built because many wagons were still unfitted so the new diesels needed extra braking power being positioned in front or behind the locomotive. They were built from redundant coach bogies LNER Gresley and LMS Stanier. The pattern of the body was standard and they were fitted with hydraulic buffers and large handwheel control for the handbrakes when needed. The livery was rail blue with yellow end panels. The number range was DB964000 – DB964121.

My photograph is rather poor as I was only 13 when they were built in the early 60’s and my camera was not brilliant, but it does show the idea of the vehicle. Taken at Ilkeston Junction together with a Cl.25.

WAGON UPDATES to UK Rail Series 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.

Recoded from FCA to FYA: 610023/024/039/040/114/115/211/212/243/244/347/348/369/370/377/378/399/400

The following wagons, though not in the book have been deleted from EMR Kingsbury as presumably they've now been scrapped: PR14176-78/81/82/84/86-91/93/94/96/97,VTG14206/211/223/227/230-232/235/238/239, VTG14243/259/269/308/334/722/747

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