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Inter City Railway Society – April 2019 Inter City Railway Society founded 1973 www.intercityrailwaysociety.org
Volume 47 No.3 Issue 551 April 2019
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President: Simon Mutten - [email protected] (01603 715701) Coppercoin, 12 Blofield Corner Rd, Blofield, Norwich, Norfolk NR13 4RT Treasurer: Peter Britcliffe - [email protected] (01429 234180) 9 Voltigeur Drive, Hart, Hartlepool TS27 3BS Membership Sec: Colin Pottle - [email protected] (01933 272262) 166 Midland Road, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 1NG Mob (07840 401045) Secretary: Christine Field - [email protected] contact details as below for Trevor Chairman: filled by senior officials as required for meetings
Magazine: Editor: Trevor Roots - [email protected] (01466 760724) Mill of Botary, Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire AB54 4UD Mob (07765 337700) Sightings: James Holloway - [email protected] (0121 744 2351) 246 Longmore Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3ES Photo Database: Colin Pottle
Books: Publications Manager: Trevor Roots - [email protected] Publications Team: Trevor Roots / Eddie Rathmill
Website / IT: Website Manager: Trevor Roots - [email protected] contact details as above Social Media: Gareth Patterson Yahoo Administrator: Steve Revill
Sales Manager: Christine Field contact details as above for Trevor
Visits Co-ordinator: Trevor Roots / Christine Field / Tony Whitehead
Contents: Other Feature Articles: Officials Contact List ...... 2 Cascaded Stock ...... 56 Society Notice Board ...... 3-4 Days Out ...... 38-39 Events ...... 4-6 Gone But Not Forgotten ...... 49 ICRS Sales ...... 64 Photo Spot: Narrow Gauge...... 37 Regular Current News / Sightings: Photo Spot: OTP ...... 21 Eastleigh Works Report ...... 7-10 Photo Spot: NR Test Trains ...... 14 Franchise / Network News ...... 19 Photo Spot: Rail Tours ...... 12-14 Freight Matters ...... 56 Railway Globetrotters: 1 ...... 46 Infrastructure News ...... 36-37 Railway Globetrotters: 2 ...... 50-55 Light Rail, Metro & Underground News ...... 47-49 Railway Vehicles ...... 19 Out & About Sightings ...... 40-45 Signal Box Survey ...... 32-36 Stock Changes ...... 57-61 Shunter Spot ...... 11 Liveries ...... 62-63 Std Preservation: New Stock ...... 61 Galas...... 21-31 Technology News...... 10 News ...... 6 Traffic & Traction News ...... 15-18 Photo Spot: Galas ...... 31 Stock Moves ...... 21 WD Austerity 0-6-0ST Loco Profile ...... 20
Front Cover Photo: 4-6-2 6233 ‘DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND’ passed Bedford southbound with support coach at 15.39 on the 7th March 2019 en route from MRB to Southall ahead of its rail tour duties on the ‘The th Yorkshireman’, which ran on the 9 March 2019 from Ealing Broadway to York, (Graham Stockton)
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2 SOCIETY NOTICE BOARD
Editor’s Comments: As I pen this we are still in Europe but who knows where we will be by the next issue !! Whatever your views it would be nice to have a decision made. I suspect a good many politicians will not be re- elected come the next general election be it because of Brexit or de-selection. We keep being told we need to vote again but what if those now dithering then get chucked out themselves. If only parliament was as organised and on top of things like the railways...oh they’re not !! It does however seem that some of the new stock will finally get into service come the May timetable but as for Crossrail, the Cl.345s will all be rusty by the time that opens.
One aspect of the railway scene though does seem to be racing along and that is modernising the signalling systems so much so that a week doesn’t go by without another tranche of semaphores and signal boxes being consigned to history. It is having an effect on what locations get photographed and will reduce the variety and interest...getting very nostalgic. As for traction, some on the GWR routes are already bored with IETS, ECML is next, you have been warned !! Thank goodness for GBRf who alone must have more livery variations on more locos than all other companies put together, more in this issue.
I have tried this month to get a grip on a couple of ongoing series with a list of signal boxes used and pending and the remaining nameplates supplied now illustrated plus an updated list of those still outstanding. Two outstanding RAILWAY GLOBETROTTER articles have finally been penned with a few more to go in the next couple of issues, namely Isle of Man (KGk) Sri Lanka (PS) and Norway (SD). That should get me back on track with those. I have several individual articles now penned to drop in on the following series, SIGNAL BOX SURVEY, RAILWAY VEHICLES, ACCIDENTS and GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. On the later three I always need more photos and how about photos for THEN & NOW as that is like drawing blood. Similarly I have a few more examples ready for WD AUSTRITY 0-6-0ST LOCO SURVEY and OFF THE BEATEN TRACK. Hopefully that will help keep TRACKS on schedule in the very busy next 3 months with various events to attend. However in order to catch up and fit a variety of different articles I have reluctantly cut back on the TRAFFIC & TRACTION NEWS section though a lot of members photos now appear in different sections.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ BELOW
If you haven’t already can you please read my Editorial on spam emails in the March issue. Very apt as several members received spam emails again around the 27th March from a member. I re-iterate you will never get unsolicited emails in my personal name or in the name of ICRS from other members so just ignore and delete and NEVER open a link. I suggest all those with emails ensure you run proper virus checks. I, as do many others, have top line security and update automatically but not all do. One problem may be members running old computers which are not updated and with out of date operating systems. Remember if you use email and are not on Windows 10 and for a short time Windows 7, before that is dumped by Microsoft in January 2020, then you run the serious risk of virus attacks which can grab your email contacts. Can I please ask if you want to query a strange email DO NOT forward / copy the email with the message / link, send a clean separate one. With over a thousand members with emails all who have my email I am at great risk if you do not keep your own house in order. Remember it is like a pyramid with each member also having their own contact list and so on. Sadly the world is getting more technologically entwined with more use of unprotected mobile email and those wishing to conduct mischief on the rise, so having the benefits of technology also means we unfortunately have to be on our guard at all times however b****y annoying that is now becoming. Can I also ask anyone with an email in my own personal name deletes that contact as I will only use the ICRS ones. Just like cold calls which cannot be stopped, life is becoming less carefree when using any technology for communication. I can see how a monks life is appealing with no possessions, especially one with a vow of silence !!!
A few members are forgetting or did not read the previous notification that all Membership cards issued since March 2018 are now for LIFE. It is written on the back of them. You will not get a new card on renewal from now on. The only cards now to be issued to existing members will be for 5 year members on renewal / switch to annual membership as they come up in the next couple of years. 3 Errata: March 2019 – P26 57309 passed at 14.45 heading for Toton, p40 end of caption for top photo should read 29th January 2019 (Mike Brook)
Membership Matters: New Members: (12) (* ex-members re-joined) (AFC – Additional Family Child, AFA – Additional Family Adult) David Ashman (Swindon), Mark Bailey (Whitehead, NI), Steve Beames (Gosport), Chris Bennett (Whitchurch), Mark Challenger (Cullompton), Peter Doxey* (Clitheroe}, Andy Floyd (Taunton), Neal Garrett (Matlock), Neil Kemp (Newhaven), Ron Lander (Worthing), Gordon Marshall (Studley), Paul Robinson (Stafford) - a warm welcome to you all.
Obituary: Sadly we have lost Malcolm Riley (74) from Bradford and David Nuttall (76) from Ripon. Condolences go to their families and friends.
Society Magazine TRACKS: TRACKS is distributed direct from the printers to members in a clear compostable wrapping with an address carrier sheet (reverse printed with a Renewal / Reminder form if appropriate). If any member fails to receive their copy after one week from the estimated delivery date below then please contact the Editor. For current info during the month refer to the TRACKS page of our website.
Next issue: May 2019 The latest date for articles / info is Tuesday 30th April 2019 with delivery to members: PDF Monday 7th May 2019 Print after Thursday 16th May 2019 for updates please check the TRACKS page on the website
Magazine Contributors (Wagon info contributors shown separately): Thanks to Chris Addoo, Rich Barlow, David Berg, Keith Blackman, Mike Brook, Keith Burton, Peter Cole, Spencer Conquest, Danny Coyne, Sean Davies, Brian Derricote, Neil Dix, Derek Everson, Martin Evans, Chris Glanville, Amber & James Holloway, Geoff Hope, Nigel Hoskins, Barry Howard, Harold Hull, Alan Jones, Chris Jones, David Knight, Terry Lea, Steve Lord, Ian McAlpine, Bradley Marshall, Dave Martin, Stuart Moore, Paul Normanton, Derek Pace, Gareth Patterson, Colin Pidgeon, Colin Pottle, Toby Radziszewski, Edie Rathmill, David Rice, Phil Rogers, Mike Rumens, Norman Smith, Lee Spenceley, Graham Stockton, Les Steenton, Roger Thomas, Paul Tisserant, Andrew Turnidge, Malcolm Wallace, Carl Watson, Tony Whitehead, Stephen Wilkins, David Williams, David Williamson, Bill Wilson, Andy Woodcock & Trevor Roots. We are sorry if anyone has been missed. Photos not credited are by Trevor Roots.
EVENTS
All 2019 events organised, either confirmed or with provisional dates are shown below. Further events may be added in due course between issues of TRACKS so keep an eye on our website. PLEASE DO NOT try to book places for Members Only Visits with provisional dates shown by TBC until they are formalised or where the event though confirmed is many months in advance with details yet to be provided. Once they have, BOOKING OPEN will be shown alongside and a request will be made for you to book your place. Most visits do not have limits so no need to panic by booking too early.
Please note that there is no excuse for booking then not notifying us you cannot then attend or have been delayed travelling on the day, genuine reasons apart. As with events where numbers need to be accurately known by the hosts for a tour, food or room capacity this is not acceptable. We have tried to ease the official’s organising burden and saving you money in postage by allowing members to pay on the day, but this can be abused as it can be then seen as nothing to lose if you can’t be bothered to turn up. We still wish to save time and your money, so we will still try to allow payment on the day but for those who do not turn up and do not have the courtesy to contact us at the time or afterwards will not be welcome to book future tours without a non-returnable payment up front.
We dropped the idea of providing our bank details in TRACKS again as it seems no sooner than we publish these that we get spurious direct debits appear on the Society bank account. It happened before so if it is a member then that is extremely disappointing. If anyone wants to pay for anything up front then we can provide the bank details on request.
4 We cannot accept bookings by letter only, as there is no way to quickly contact you if plans have to be amended at short notice.
MEMBERS ONLY VISITS West Coast Railways, Carnforth, 2019: BOOKING OPEN (spaces left) Sat 11th May (FULL), Sat 22nd Jun (FULL), Sat 10th Aug (FULL) & Sat 12th Oct (1) Though the 2019 visits are now almost fully booked we do have cancellations so there are reserve lists in operation.
Following our successful first visit in August 2018 we have organised 5 more for 2019, the first having already taken place. Again the places are limited to 30 but this is the right number having experienced it firsthand as it allowed questions to be asked of our guide and prevents getting in each other’s way...well not too much !! The cost is £20 payable on the day. For the May, Jun, Aug & Oct visits meet at Carnforth Station at 11.25 for an 11.45 start. The tour will take approx. 3 to 3½ hours so if you are travelling by train please arrange your return accordingly. Needing to leave early caused problems but we got away with it once and we don’t want to risk future visits. There is paid parking at the station or free spaces can be found nearby.
Hi-viz, sturdy footwear and hard hat / bump cap must be worn. We have stocks of hi-viz vests and bump caps to purchase, so contact Trevor for more details. All photos taken are for private use ONLY, no public display either online, in magazines or via social media.
Please apply to Tony Whitehead clearly stating your name, membership number, and importantly a contact telephone number and indicate your preference / availability for the dates shown. Email is best and he will respond asap. Email: [email protected] or by Tel: 07895 386777 but no calls after 20.45 in the evening please as he will be in bed early as he has to be up for work at 04.30 each morning. Best time to ring is after 18.30 weekdays and weekends. Though Tony does not have an answerphone he will return your tel. call promptly if your number is recorded as a missed call, so don’t panic. Only if you consistently have any trouble contacting Tony or he hasn’t responded after several days then in the last resort contact Trevor or Christine (details on page 2).
th Long Marston: Sat 15 Jun 2019: BOOKING OPEN – No limit on spaces The charge is £15 payable on the day but you MUST inform us in advance that you are attending and ONLY if you are 100% certain. If that is so, please contact our President, Simon Mutten (details on page 2) by the cut-off point of the 25th May 2019 so we can provide the organisers with a list of attendees.
Please arrive no later than 10.00 with the aim to start at 10.30. We will be there from 09.30 so if you arrive earlier you will then have time to pay and buy books / sundries which we will have available. Yard lists will be available for sale on the day from the organisers for you to check off stock, though we will as in previous years provide a detailed list in TRACKS from members own sightings. Coffee and cake will be available from around midday but feel free to bring refreshments. The site must be clear by 16.00, so that is a decent amount of time to wander freely around the site, however you must adhere to the rules below and respect this opportunity. • No public display of your photographs either online, in magazines or via social media. It is the adherence to this rule that allows visits to continue every year. Any breach will result in membership being withdrawn. • No climbing onto, between or underneath stock. • No entry into any building or enclosed area unless invited. • Wear good walking shoes, bring waterproof clothing. Hi-viz jackets are preferred but not essential (no rail movements on the day). • You are entirely responsible for your own safety
There is parking on site with access off Station Road. Programme your Sat Nav with either CV37 8PL or CV37 8RP or if like me you prefer maps, Station Road runs just south of Long Marston village between the minor road to Mickleton and the B4632 Mickleton to Stratford-upon-Avon. The entrance is on the south side of Station Road at the Long Marston end near the ‘The Greenway’ cycle path.
5 For those who went in previous years you will know it is a big site (130 acres) and with more stock than ever it is a lot of walking, several miles up and down sidings. Also for those that missed out last year, remember to visit the secure Compound as that is where most of the stored locos are. We will no doubt be restricted to an hour inside as previously and you will need it all. In 2018 this was visited straight away so don’t be late arriving or you will miss this.
th Eastleigh Works: Sat 14 Sep 2019: Date confirmed but booking not yet open until details confirmed. No need to panic as no limit on spaces.
PRESERVATION GALAS to be attended with our sales stand SVR Spring Diesel Gala: 18th May 2019 We will be inside the Kidderminster Town Diesel Shed on the Sat only.
OPEN DAYS to be attended with our sales stand Locomotive Services, Crewe Open Day: Sat 8th Jun 2019 This is the first such event at the former Crewe Diesel Depot at the south end of Crewe Station and is being organised through Railway Magazine.
Tickets are primarily available online at www.classicmagazines.co.uk/allchange but phone and postal applications are possible. There is a site limit of 5,000 (nearly sold out), so the organisers have decided no cash on the gate admission as it eliminates any cash handling risks. Ticket Prices: Adult £12.50, accompanied child £7.50, under 5s Free Online sales will be limited to a maximum combination of four adult or child tickets. No child ticket can be bought without an accompanying adult ticket. Phone: 01507 529529, Post: Crewe Open Day Tickets, Customer Services, Mortons Media Group, Morton Way, Horncastle, Lincs, LN9 6JR, enclosing a cheque payable to Mortons Media Group. Tickets will be posted out in early May.
PRESERVATION NEWS
Misc News: The exact failure of D9009 whilst hauling the southbound return leg of the ‘Auld Reekie’, see p16 in the March issue, has been established and it is bad news. All six recently refurbished traction motors and one main generator suffered an arcing event the equivalent of being hit by lightning which also damaged refurbished bogies, which were being run in prior to fitting to 55015 ‘TULYAR’. The cost of repairs will be expensive and prevent both locos from fulfilling booked duties.
STOCK MOVES
With so many new stock moves occurring, particularly with various barrier wagons and transfers of stock between operators or into store, I thought it best to start showing these all together as this will become a regular sight over the next few years.
above 43174 t&t 43017 5L46 St Philips Marsh - Ely Papworth Sidings, Ely (17.28) 5th March 2019 (Toby Radziszewski) 6 EASTLEIGH WORKS REPORT by Norman Smith (Photos by Carl Watson unless shown otherwise) for the period 2nd – 29th March 2019
Locos: 02/03 47815 left for Leicester LIP 03/03 66708 and 73971 left for Craigentinny T&RSMD 07/03 47614 (47853/1733) brought in a Mk2D BFK from Crewe HS (see Coaches below)
47614 (47853/1733) + BFK 17159 on 5Z76 09.31 Crewe approaching Eastleigh Works (17.05) 7th March (Chris Addoo)
11/03 47813 left for Leicester LIP 11/03 66747 brought in Translator Set T7 64664/64707 from Tonbridge West Yard. T7 returned there four days later hauled by 66724 19/03 47749 in its new livery (finished on the 18th) left for Leicester LIP (see below)
20/03 37099 t&t DBSO 9714 were on and off site with a NR test train before leaving the next day to Hither Green PAD
7 50007 & 50049
20/03 50007 & 50049 made an appearance in their new GBRf livery (see above and below). They left two days later with a Pathfinder Tours Charter. 66789 was also in the consist (see Riviera stock moves below)
the other side of 50007 masquerading as 50014
21/03 59003 came in for an exam and left the following day 29/03 66623 repainted in G&W Freightliner livery departed (see below) and 66419 arrived to be painted next
66623 has lost both nameplate and former Bardon Aggregates livery
8 Coaches: 07/03 47614 (47853) brought in 17159 from Crewe HS The following day the loco returned to Crewe with Statesman Rail 1211/3229/3312/3344/3348/3438/9479 (see below)
above newly renumbered 47614 (47853/1733) on Eastleigh Works - Crewe, Eastleigh (12.15) 8th March 2019 (Chris Addoo)
10/03 66726 hauled Royal Scotsman coaches 99337/960/961/962/ 963/964/965/967/968/969 to Hamilton Steele EG 17/03 57305 brought in HST Barrier Vehicles 6330/6338/6340/6344 from Leicester LIP for exams. The 57 also stayed for a B exam. One week later it returned to Leicester with 6340/6344 18/03 67005 brought in 1671/1813/ 3066/3068/3110/3119/3120/ 4927/4946/4949/6310/21272 from Margam TC 20/03 66169 brought in 3112/94515 from Eastleigh East Yard (see 3112 above & 94515 below)
Riviera Trains stock moves for this period, including loco: 02/03 66207 UK Railtours “The Auld Reekie” (returned by 67006) 23/03 67013 UK Railtours “The Bard of Avon” 23/03 50007/049/66789 Pathfinder Tours “The Class 50 Terminator – Phoenixed”
Units: Siemens Units receiving modifications during the month: 444034/042, 450008/037/103 04/03 442410 arrived from Bournemouth Depot and 442404 returned there 15/03 442413 arrived from Bournemouth Depot 9 Wagons: Wagon Trips in/out during March were: 12/03 DBC out 503034/038 15/03 66720 brought in 70.6791.022-6/029-1/049-9/087-9/088-7/091-1 from Wellingborough 20/03 DBC in 92627 DBC out 87.4384.031-2. 28/03 DBC in 87.4384.037-9 DBC out 4406.
Underground: Movement of LUL Wagons for this period: Arrivals: GP906/JLE2, Departures: GP906/GP911/GP920/GP940/JLE2
27/03 Track Machine TMM776 left for West Ruislip.
above GP906 negotiating the streets outside Eastleigh station th (13.38) 19 March 2019 (Derek Everson)
right Rail Services cab branding applied to 47739 & 47749,
the new division of GBRf for stock moves
below 47739 in a variation of the livery applied to 47749 nd
10 SHUNTER SPOT
above further to the SHUNTER SPOT in the November 2018 issue (p45) here is the other shunter currently based at Inverness Depot, 08648 (with 08523 behind) which finally ventured outside, 25th March 2019 (Alan Jones)
above following refuelling 08460 is seen working from Eastleigh T&MSD through Eastleigh station at 14.19, this is the new shunter allocated to Eastleigh East Yard for GBRF who take over the yard on the 1st April, 28th March 2019 (Chris Addoo)
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
With a solution to the ‘ladder’ inter car electrical connections on IETs imminent, LNER IET sets have been granted approval by the ORR to now enter service. The exact solution has yet to implemented with LNER and Hitachi to discuss options.
All three new CAF built multiple units Cls.195/331 operated by Northern and Cl.397 by TransPennine have experienced higher than expected wear on the inter vehicle couplings resulting in testing being stopped
11 PHOTO SPOT: RAIL TOURS
above 50049 + 50007 on Pathfinder Tours ‘The Class 50 Terminator – Phoenixed’ 1Z50 London Paddington – Penzance outward leg and return to London Waterloo, Newbury (08.08) 23rd March 2019 (Chris Addoo)
4-6-2 35018 on The Railway Touring Co 'Nigel Dobbing Memorial Train' 1Z66 09.54 Kings Lynn - Melton Mowbray outward leg, North Fen Drove (10.49) 17th March 2019 (Toby Radziszewski)
left D1924 (47810) t&t 47614 (47853/1733) on Statesman Rail 1Z60 Crewe – Portsmouth Harbour outward leg, Westbury (10.45) 16th March 2019 (Keith Blackman)
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4-6-0 61306 t&t 33207 on Steam Dreams ‘Cathedrals Express’ from 1Z61 Southend East - Bluebell Rly outward leg, Benfleet (08.00) 23rd March 2019 (Keith Burton)
4-6-0 61306 t&t 33025 on Steam Dreams ‘Cathedrals Express’ from Euston arriving at its destination, Worcester Shrub Hill (13.01) 30th March 2019 (James Holloway)
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WCR ‘The Marching Crompton’ from Crewe – Weymouth above right 33029 t&t 47851 on 1Z23 outward leg (10.49) above right D6515 + 33029 t&t 47851 on 1Z24 return leg (16.36) both Trowbridge, 23rd March 2019 (Keith Blackman)
PHOTO SPOT: NR TEST TRAINS
67027 t&t 67023 on 1Z18 Heaton - Slateford, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed (16.49) 30th March 2019 (Gareth Patterson)
above 43062 t&t 43013 on Heaton – York laying over in the centre road at Carlisle (13.50) 18th March 2019 (Spencer Conquest) 14 TRAFFIC & TRACTION NEWS
153333 + 158763 Cardiff Central 17th March 2019 (Chris Addoo)
March 5 March 7 MPV DR 98013 + DR 97305 + DR 97307 + DR 59101 passed Grange Park at 13.09 on Hitchin 97308 + DR 98002 departed Swindon at 11.37 Up Yard – Acton (David Berg) on 6Y55 electrification train to Chelmsford (Colin Pidgeon see above) 56103 passed Walsall at 11.50 on Leicester – Leicester (Peter Davis)
March 8 56091 + 50008 passed March at 15.37 on driver 60066 passed Standish Jnct at 17.30 on 6M53 training from Leicester LIP (Lee Spenceley) Swindon – Toton (Nigel Hoskins)
15 70010 passed Stamford at 09.55 on Trafford following week, not much thought for the Park - Felixstowe, Stamford (Andrew Turnidge) environment or possible fire hazard (Harold Hull)
March 11 E3137 (86259) was seen at Carlisle at 12.30 47813 passed Basingstoke at 12.27 (Derek after bringing in the Cumbrian Coast Express Everson) (Chris Jones)
March 17 An unusual view of Skipton with 66749 stabled at March 12 12.30 (Steve Lord) 66778 passed Walsall at 14.31 on Tinsley Yard – Coton Hill aggregates (David Williams)
March 16 A very tatty looking 153333 + 158763 was seen at Cardiff Central at 13.26 on 2U14 from Bristol Temple Meads (see photo on previous page) 66554 was seen passing Acton Bridge at 10.22 on 4M38 Felixstowe – Garston much the worse for wear with smoke emitting smoke from the roof ducts and spewing oil down the bodyside.
Apparently it continued in service into the
16 March 19 the new Stansted Express Cl.745. No new units 4-6-0 45231 was seen being delivered by low have arrived this month. loader to LSL, Crewe at 14.13 (Spencer Conquest)
above 37407 t&t 37423 2P21 Great Yarmouth - th Norwich, Norwich (13.48) 9 March 2019-03- 31(Toby Radziszewski) March 25 th th 73952 + 73951 passed Wellingborough at 12.08 37521 was noted in Norwich on the 13 and 15 on 0Z03 Derby RTC - Ashford Up Sidings (Colin March with a gauging train which had travelled Pottle) over many of the rural lines in the area.
March 29 56113 + 56090 off 6M32 Lindsey Oil – Colas, RSR were seen at 07.57 at Preston (photo at end) 70807 was seen on the last Colas Rail 6V31 Eastleigh East Yard – Westbury passing Eastleigh at 20.13 as this service is being taken over by GBRf from the 1st April 2019 (Chris Addoo))
News from Norfolk (Stuart Moore): above 66751 t&t 66765 on a Whitemoor - NC37 has been in the hands of 37407 t&t 37423 Brundall Gardens empty wagon run as part of the for the majority of the month (see photo below) track work in Brundall Station queuing behind another engineers train at the station, with 37716 noted on the set on the 20th th 37800 has been in Norwich all month for the new 24 March 2019 unit tests. It hasn't moved much but was noted on Track, station and signalling work at Brundall Crown Point on 28th where it was used to move station continued between the 23rd-31st March. 17 During this time the turn back points in the station either diesel or electric mode between Norwich have been removed, track on the level crossing and Diss. replaced, platforms resurfaced and further work on the signalling. The signal box at Cantley has become solely a crossing box. The new signalling system has been delayed which has resulted in the Berney Arms line remaining closed for longer than initially planned or advertised. The track replacement work involved several GBRF locomotives including 66713, 66751, 66765, 66774 and 66780. The other big event of the month was the arrival of 88003 and 88007 for route filming. They arrived on Monday 25th and on the 26th filmed routes through Ely and Cambridge and up to Kings Lynn before returning to Norwich. On the 27th they travelled the eastern routes including
Harwich before returning to Norwich. They ran back to Willesden on 28th th th above 755405 + 755407 + 755408 Also seen on the 28 and 29 were further tests th Trowse Jnct, 29 March 2019 with three Cl.755s in tandem. On both days 755405 + 755407 + 755408 were running in
above looking like a DRS Depot 88003 + 88007, 37423 & 37407 Norwich Yard, 25th March 2019 (Stuart Moore)
below 56113 + 56090 Preston (07.57) 29th March 2019 (Tony Whitehead)
18 FRANCHISE / NETWORK NEWS
Crossrail will not now open until 2020 with no fixed date yet agreed.
The EMT franchise has been extended until August 2019 to allow a smooth transition to the new East Midlands Railway (EMR) which will run from then until August 2027, operator yet to be decided.
Cl.717s fully entered service with GTR on the 25th March 2019 which heralds the end for Cl.313s, get them while you can.
More frequent testing of the Cl.710s is now underway on the Goblin line with the service downgraded to 30 mins from the 18th March 2019 with 378209 now in use, the third shortened Cl.378 replacing the Cl.172 DMUs.
Cl.331s are to enter limited service with Northern from the May timetable with introduction onto the Leeds – Doncaster services replacing the Cl.321/9 and 322 EMUs.
Driver training has commenced on the Bedford – Bletchley line with the Vivarail Cl.230s, all three of which are now with WMT as ordered.
LNER Cl.800 IETS are to enter service from the 15th May 2019.
Intended to cover for the late arrival of Cl.385s ScotRail removed the Cl.365s from service on the 12th March 2019 owing to a spate of reliability issues...drat not had time to get down to see them, ed !!
769002 formerly 319002, the first bi-mode Cl.769 for Transport for Wales was delivered to Cardiff Canton on the 14th March 2019.
HSTs will finish operating into London Paddington on the 18th May 2019. That will leave only those on the short ‘castle’ sets operating in the southwest.
RAILWAY VEHICLES
This is an occasional series featuring the many dedicated motor vehicles used by the Railways. If you have similar photos of buses or commercial vehicles please contact the Editor, preferably with as much background information as possible.
Bristol HA6L BRS C5G29 (YAE 128): Built by Bristol Commercial Vehicles Ltd, which separated in 1955 from The Bristol Tramway & Carriage Co. The company ceased trading when production moved to Leyland in 1983. Photo below taken on the 18th April 2016 at Spring Village, TSR.
19 WD AUSTERITY 0-6-0ST LOCO SURVEY
Though some have already been covered in TRACKS under various headings this series will endeavour to fully record the surviving Austerity 0-6-0STs (75) that survive from the 485 built. A versatile loco, they can be found on many preserved railways either working or in a dismantled state. The background to the class was covered in the October issue of TRACKS on p56.
66 [3890]: This was the last standard steam loco built for the UK market until new builds of recent times and was one of the least travelled Austerities. [3890] was built directly for the NCB in March 1964 by Hunslet, numbered 66 it went to Cadeby Main Colliery, Conisborough. Originally fitted with a mechanical stoker and a gas producer, both were replaced as they fell into disuse. When the Conisborough area was declared a smokeless zone in 1970 steam was replaced by diesel locos. Out of use for 5 years, 66 was sold into preservation having been bought by a member of the Quainton Railway Society. It was delivered to the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (BRC) at Quainton Road, to whom it eventually passed, in November 1975 and where it has remained ever since, only its second home. Complete with many spares the loco was in good order apart from very worn tyres which prevented its early use. Eventually an overhaul began in March 2007 with the frame and wheels going to South Coast Steam, Portland which returned in August 2009 and the boiler going to the GCR at Loughborough (see photo below) returning in 2014 followed by a return to service in May 2015.
above 66 Quainton Road, BRC, 3rd March 2019 (Colin James)
above worksplate BRC, 18th April 2017
left boiler, Loughborough Central, GCR st 1 May 2011
20 PRESERVATION GALAS
Bluebell Railway (BBR) Branch Line Weekend by Colin James: The BBR held its Branch Line Weekend over the three days of Friday 15th to Sunday 17th of March. I made my visit on the Sunday, which weather wise was the best of the three days, with plenty of sunshine and only the odd rain / hail shower.
right 30583 + 21C123 & 592 behind on display in Horsted Keynes platform 1 (09.25) 17th March 2019 (Colin James)
For the event the railway hired in two visiting locomotives, Adams 02 0-4-4T W24 ‘CALBOURNE’ (courtesy of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway) & Beattie 0298 2-4-0WT 30587 (courtesy of the National Railway Museum). From the home fleet, the following locos were in action, O1 class 0-6-0 65, Q 0-6-0 30541, H 0-4-4T 263 & P 0-6-0T 178. All the locomotives faced boiler first to East Grinstead. Also originally scheduled to work on the event was P class 0-6-0T 323 ‘BLUEBELL’, but its annual boiler examination revealed the need for major boiler work, ahead of its 8th year in service, so it was withdrawn from service and is now on display in the ‘Steam Works’ attraction at Sheffield Park.
24 + 263+ metropolitan set, Horsted Keynes platform 2 at 12.20, to work the late starting 12.15 Horsted Keynes – East Grinstead service, 17th March 2019 (Colin James)
As the visiting locomotives were ex-LSWR engines in BR Black, the railway’s own stored LSWR engines were moved to Horsted Keynes for display. Adams B4 0-4-0T Dock tank 96 ‘NORMANDY’ was temporarily re-numbered into its BR identity of 30096 & Adams 415 4-4-2T Radial tank 488 has been fully repainted into its BR identity of 30583 (sponsored by Steam Railway Magazine, with the view to generating interest and funding for a full overhaul). These joined other visible locomotives currently in store at Horsted Keynes, these being, Bulleid WC 4-6-2 21C123 ‘BLACKMORE VALE’, U 2-6-0 1638, C 0-6-0 592 & NLR 0-6-0T 58850. Also there but sheeted over is ex-Barry scrapyard BR 4MT 2-6-4T No.80100. 21 30541 arriving into Horsted Keynes platform 2 at 13.18, with the late running 12.45 Sheffield Park – Horsted Keynes service, 17th March 2019 (Colin James)
At Sheffield Park, the locomotive shed now incorporates the ‘Steam Works’ interactive attraction, with S15 class 4-6-0 847, BR 4MT 4-6-0 75027, Bulleid BoB 4-6-2 No.34059 ‘SIR ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR’ (minus its boiler), E4 0-6-2T 473, 0-6-0T 3 ‘CAPTAIN BAXTER’, A1 Terrier 0-6-0T 672 ‘FENCHURCH’, A1X Terrier 0-6-0T 55 ‘STEPNEY’ all on display. In the locomotive works were BR 4MT 2-6-4T 80151 under restoration & BR 5MT 2-6-0 73082 ‘CAMELOT’ under winter maintenance. The chassis of Schools class 4-4-0 928 ‘STOWE’ continues to be overhauled in the yard. Also on display were the boiler and frames of new build Brighton Atlantic 4-4-2 32424 ‘BEACHY HEAD’ and the frames of BR 2MT 2-6-2T 84030. A new 2 road maintenance shed is being built in the southern part of the yard.
above 75027 in the Sheffield Park loco works (15.47) 17th March 2019 (Colin James)
above right 65 departing Horsted Keynes at 14.25 on late running northbound 13.55 Sheffield Park – East Grinstead service, 17th March 2019 (Colin James)
22 178 departing Horsted Keynes at 14.07 on late starting northbound 13.55 Horsted Keynes – Kingscote service, 17th March 2019 (Colin James)
Sunday’s timetable for the event started and ended with the normal Sheffield Park – East Grinstead trains with three rakes of coaching stock, but in the middle had services from either end terminating at Horsted Keynes, with a change of trains required for onward travel. There was also a Horsted Keynes – Kingscote shuttle running, which needed four rakes of stock. The day started with a four coach Metropolitan Railways set, a four coach 4w Victorian set (plus the LNWR Observation saloon on occasions) and a seven coach Maunsell / Bulleid set.
above right left 30096 on display Horsted Keynes (14.30) 17th March 2019 (Colin James)
592 stored on display, Horsted Keynes 17th March 2019 (Colin James)
During the middle of the day the seven coach set was split into a three coach Maunsell set & a four coach Bullied set. Included in the Bullied set was CK 5768 on its first runs since a comprehensive restoration. The day did not go totally to plan. A derailment in the carriage sidings at Horsted Keynes 23 meant the Victorian set only running as a two car set until a quick shunt took place to strengthen the set with an additional Maunsell carriage. Then after just one return trip 30587 was failed, resulting in some late running, with 178 taking up the slack replacing 30587.
above 80151 inside the Sheffield Park locomotive works (15.33) 17th March 2019 (Colin James)
4-6-0 6989 Launch Day, Buckinghamshire Rly Centre (BRC) by Colin James: The BRC, at Quainton Rd held a launch day for its GWR modified Hall 4-6-0 No.6989 ‘WIGHTWICK HALL’ on Sunday 3rd March 2019. This loco was its making official bow in preservation after a 40 year restoration having first turned its wheels in late 2018. Unfortunately for the day the weather did not co-operate with blustery winds and near continuous rainfall for the occasion, but this did not deter the enthusiasts and families who came out for the event.
right 9466 (11.45) 3rd March 2019 (Colin James)
It was a surprise and something of a shock to realise it was somewhere over 30 years since I last visited Quainton Road. Always on the list of places to visit, just somehow I never got round to going back. I’m not a devotee of the GWR, but the chance to see the first runs of a loco in preservation, combined with a gap in my work shift pattern, made it a day too good to miss at this quiet time of the year. 6989 is currently using the tender from 6984 ‘OWSDEN HALL’ (at the Swindon & Cricklade Railway) whilst its own is completed. I was told that 6989 would be staying at Quainton Road this year, especially as the BRC is itself 50 years old this year and will be holding special events in the summer to celebrate its birthday.
24 6989 (12.02) 3rd March 2019 (Colin James)
The BRC at Quainton Rd is somewhat unusual as it has the ex GCR / Metropolitan joint line running through the centre of it, as a single line on the old up formation through platform 1. This line still sees traffic, mainly to the waste handling site at Calvert. The BRC museum occupies about 25 acres of land on the Up & Down side of the main line. The relocated ex-LNWR Oxford Rewley Road station is in the up side yard alongside platform 1 and is the entrance and visitor centre. The old passenger entrance faces south into the yard, with the 2 platforms to the north, closer to the road over bridge. There is a traverser to allow stock movements into the ‘station’. Presently LNWR 2-2-2 3020 ‘CORNWALL’ (on loan from the NRM) sits in the station with GWR, LSWR & LNWR stock, including a cinema coach.
left D2298 under repair stabled in the down yard at 13.11 3rd March 2019 (Colin James)
The BRC holds stock from BR, LT (and their constituents), industrial and foreign railways. Quainton Road was also the junction for the Brill Tramway, making an island platform on the down line (with an original Aveling & Porter engine and a replica tramway carriage on display in the down yard museum) and platform 3 is still in use for train rides in the down yard. Also in the down yard, the former Ministry of Food Buffer Depot warehouse buildings are in use as restoration, storage and museum buildings. With no train access to platform 1, a new platform, numbered 4, has been built in the up yard for train rides on that side of the site. The original station buildings survived, the main building on platform 1 is restored to 1900 conditions and the building on platforms 2-3 holds a Brill Tramway exhibition. The signal box in the down yard was originally located 25 at Harlington on the Midland Main line and replaced the original Metropolitan signal box which was burnt down before the society took over the site.
above Bagnall 0-4-0ST [2469] ‘SCOTT’ Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works V75 working brake van rides on the down running line at 12.38, 3rd March 2019 (Colin James) note the unusual double set of buffers
Mid Hants Rly (MHR) Spring Steam Gala by Colin James: The MHR held its Spring Steam Gala over the 3 days of 8-10th March. I visited on the Saturday.
300 shunting wagons into the sidings, Alresford (16.19) 9th March 2019 (Colin James)
Guest locos for the event were: USA 0-6-0T 30070, masquerading as scrapped classmate 300 ‘Frank S Ross’ in Longmoor Military Railway blue (courtesy of the Kent & East Sussex Railway) and GWR 0-6-0PT 5786, running as London Transport liveried L.92 (courtesy of the South Devon Railway). Home fleet locos in operation were: SR Schools 4-4-0 925 ‘CHELTENHAM’, LMS 2MT 2-6-2T 41312, BR Std 4MT 2-6-0 76017 and BR Std 9F 2-10-0 92212. 26 Three passenger trains made up of BR Mk1s and a Bulleid Brake plus a L92 departing Ropley platform 1 at 12.30 on 12.00 demonstration freight train were in Alresford – Medstead & Fourmarks service use. Rides could be taken on the 9th March 2019 (Colin James) Queen Mary Brake van, for a supplementary payment. All locos swapped between passenger and freight trains, except for 925 and 92212, which worked the same passenger trains in the timetable, 925 only on the Saturday, 92212 on the Friday & Sunday.
Steam locos seen at Ropley that are undergoing overhaul or restoration were: S15 4-6-0 499, S15 4-6-0 828, Bulleid WC 4-6-2 34105 ‘SWANAGE’, Bulleid MN 4-6-2 35005 ‘CANADIAN PACIFIC’ (boiler only) & BR Std 4MT 4-6-0 75079. Also at Ropley was 4-6-0 850 ‘LORD NELSON’, currently stored in the Carriage Works pending the start of its overhaul. At Alresford BR Std 4MT 2-6-4T 80150 is stored in the sidings. Diesel locos seen were: 08377 at Alresford with D3358, 12049, 47579 & 50027 ‘Lion’ at Ropley.
925 approaching Ropley platform 2 at 12.53 on 12.40 Medstead & Fourmarks – Alresford service 9th March 2019 (Colin James)
80150 Alresford 9th March 2019 (Colin James)
27 41312 approaching Ropley platform 1 at 15.18 on 15.10 Alresford – Medstead & Fourmarks service, 9th March 2019 (Colin James)
The railway has in some respects gone back to the past, as it currently only operates between Alresford and Medstead & Fourmarks. The line to Alton is severed in the old Butts Jnct area, where a new road bridge is being built for a housing development on the edge of Alton. The bridge works is scheduled to be finished by July. This meant a slightly less intensive timetable without the Ropley – Alresford shuttles. Trains were busy without being packed, but the event was on the same weekend as steam events at the Nene Valley, Keighley & Worth Valley and East Lancs Railways, combined with some uncertain weather conditions.
above 75079 under long term restoration in the loco workshop, Ropley, 9th March 2019 (Colin James)
28 Nene Valley Railway (NVR) Southern Steam Gala by Colin James: The NVR held a Southern Steam Weekend over Saturday & Sunday the 9 - 10th of March. I visited on the Sunday and it was a quieter event than the full galas of other railways on the same weekend with just the 3 locos in steam. The Sunday starting with a wintery blast of wind and rain before the sun broke through later.
662 + pillbox brake van 55550 giving brake van rides in the yard at 10.50, 10th March 2019 (Colin James)
34081 approaching Wansford over the River Nene Bridge where it will terminate at 11.54 on the 11.30 from Peterborough NV, 10th March 2019 (Colin James)
29 Bulleid BoB 4-6-2 34081 ’92 SQUADRON’ from the home fleet was joined by visiting locomotives, Schools 4-4-0 926 ‘REPTON’ (courtesy of the North Yorks Moors Railway) & A1X Terrier 0-6-0T 662 ‘MARTELLO’ (courtesy of Bressingham Steam Museum).
Two trains were in use on the main line on a relaxed timetable, a BR Mk1 (4) carriage set for the Wansford – Peterborough services plus a BR Mk1 (2) + wagon and brake van set for the Wansford – Yarwell Jnct services. These services were worked in turn by 34081 or 30926. Originally timetabled to work the Yarwell Jnct services, 662 instead was limited to working brake van rides within the confines of Wansford Yard.
926 In platform 2 at 11.00, to work the 11.10 Wansford – Yarwell Jnct service 10th March 2019 (Colin James)
Stabled in and around the yard and running shed were: Swedish Y7 railcar 1212 ‘Helga’, 45041, D9529, Sentinel 0-4-0DH 10202 ‘BARABEL’ & Sentinel 0-6-0DH DL.83. Due to leave for the Llangollen Railway in April, 31271 was visible in the back of the shed. Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST 1539 ‘DEREK CROUCH’ was on display on the turntable. Inside the works shed were: 45 / D9520 & Wickham Trolley 1642. Steam engines BR Std 5MT 4-6-0 73050 ‘CITY OF PETERBOROUGH’ & Danish F 0-6-0T 656 are undergoing overhaul on site.
Avon Valley Railway (AVR Mixed Traffic Gala by Paul Normanton: Sat 16th March 2019 saw the culmination of many hours of hard labour getting 08202 presentable to meet the public at the Mixed Traffic Gala. The weather stayed dry for us, despite a terrible forecast, and the numbers attending were very good, higher than were expected by many of us. A total of 6 locos took part during this one day event, Hudswell Clarke 1742 'Millom' visiting from the Buckinghamshire Rly Centre, and 5 locos from the home fleet, Hunslet WD132 'SAPPER', Ruston Hornsby 429 'River Annan', Andrew Barclay WD 70043 'Grumpy', Andrew Barclay 446 'Kingswood' and 08202.
right 08202 on Oldland Common – Bitton service, AVR (14.28) 16th March 2019 (Paul Normanton)
We 'borrowed' the cooker from 31130 and installed it in the cab of the 08, meaning lots of tea, bacon and sausage rolls were consumed by
30 the crew throughout a very enjoyable day. Fortunately all the locomotives performed well with no failures or problems, and the timetable was adhered to all day. The exhaust silencer sadly developed ' a problem' on the 08 the evening before the gala, and had to be removed for the duration of the event, only being replaced on the Saturday evening. This resulted in a good old fashioned bit of 08 thrash, as the gronk worked both freight and passenger services, and led to many favourable comments. Oh well, these things happen!!
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (KWV) Spring Gala by Andy Woodcock: The KWV held its Spring Gala over the weekend 8-10th March 2019 and I attended on the Saturday when the weather was bad with heavy showers, wind and cold. This did not the diehards and as the day progressed the weather improved. In fact one of the first trains, 1054 plus the vintage carriages on a full line journey was packed. Home fleet locos in use were Ivatt 2-6-2T 41241 2-10-0 5820, 0-6-2T 1054, 4F 0-6-0 43924, BR Std 2-6-0 78022. Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 45212 and Jubilee 4-6-0 45596 ‘BAHAMAS’. Visiting was Ivatt 2-6-0 46521 (from GCR). Both 78022 and 46521 were in green livery. Overall attendances were good. Following the success of the 50th Anniversary in 2018 the railway has got a new spirit with its organisation. Attractions included locos on display at Keighley for most of day- on my visit with 78022 turned on the turntable. At Ingrow 45596 was in steam for footplate visits most of the day. At Oakworth there were steam crane demonstrations, whilst at Haworth there were frequent visits to the Loco Sheds, Also the Ingrow Keighley shuttles were top and tail operated. A well organised and interesting gala so well done KWV.
PRESERVATION PHOTO SPOT: GALAS
right D2595 ex-BR diesel
shunter seen during the
Ribble Steam Railway Gala, rd 23 March 2019 (Phil Rogers)
below 4-6-0 7802 ‘BRADLEY
MANOR’ at the SVR Spring
Steam Gala, Kidderminster Town th (09.16) 17 March 2019
(Sean Davies)
31 SIGNAL BOX SURVEY
As reported in the Jan / Feb 2019 issue we recently lost Les Steenton so sadly I was unable to feature the following boxes in time, but here they are now in his memory. The three boxes are all on the Hereford to Shrewsbury line and shown from south to north.
Bromfield: SO 486 775 Opened in 1873 it is a type 1 LNWR / GWR design with a 29 lever frame. The box on the north side of the line was adjacent the long demolished station, closed in 1958, 1½ miles northwest of Ludlow station. It is located northwest of the minor road, on which it controls a level crossing that connects Bromfield to Ludlow Racecourse and Golf Club.
looking northwards, 25th April 2017 (Leslie Steenton). I have been unable to find information on the strange looking building to the left of the box which is possibly connected with the racecourse, the stables for which are behind...anyone have any information ?
Craven Arms: SO 430 835 The only remaining one of three boxes in the area, this utilitarian looking box was built in 2000 around the crumbling frame of the original box which was then removed from within. It was fitted with a 30 lever frame. Five miles north of Bromfield it is located 1/3 mile north of Craven Arms station to the east of the line on the south side of Long Lane controlling the level crossing.
left looking southeast, 5th May 2017 (Leslie Steenton), the A49 is just a short distance to the left
32 Marsh Brook: SO 441 898 Built in 1872 to a joint LNWR / GWR type 1 design with an 18 lever frame. It was given Grade II listing in April 2013 as the best one of only 5 left to this design. It is located 4 miles north of the Craven Arms box and 2 ½ miles south of Church Stretton, to the east of the line and north of a level crossing on the B4370
looking northwards from Long Lane, 6th July 2017 (Leslie Steenton), the A49 is just a short distance to the right
Misc News: It is now getting hard to keep up with the increasing signalling modernisation taking place around the UK and would need a few issues solely dedicated to signalling to record boxes affected. However I have endeavoured to provide a list of boxes covered in previous TRACKS, be it in full or as prominent backdrop to a traction photo, though I may not have got all of these yet. Therefore some in the ‘yet to be featured’ list might switch to the ‘featured’ list. I have also included boxes that I have photos of, as kindly supplied by some of you. Any not listed are always welcome and it maybe that photos will be put on the website in due course. In addition to those boxes on the network I personally have the majority of those on preserved lines but have not listed them...yet !! Letters in brackets for NR boxes are my code for contributors ie initials. Those without codes are my photos. [C] – signal cabin
Featured in TRACKS: Network Rail: England: Brough East (KM) Fiskerton Jnct (MR) Abergele & Pensarn (KM) Canterbury East (MR) Frisby (CP) Amberley (MR) Cave Gilberdyke Jnct Banbury North Crabley Creek (KM) Gillingham (GS) Barnetby East (MR) Craven Arms (LS) Hampden Park Berwick Crediton (KB) Harlescott (RT) Billingshurst (MR) Crewe Sorting Sidings North Heighington Bletchley Dorking (PF) Hereford (CP) Brading (MR) Eastbourne Kirkham North Jnct Brocklesby Jnct (CP) Eridge Liskeard Bromfield (LS) Faversham (MR) Liverpool Street LUL Broomfleet Fiskerton (MR) Lowdham (MR) 33 Macclesfield (LM) Prees (RT) Scotland: March South Jnct (CJ) Pulborough (MR) Dyce Marcheys House (RS) Ramsgate (MR) Elgin West Margate (MR) Rolleston [C] (MR) Elgin South Marsh Brook (LS) Saltmarshe (KM) Forres Maryport Station Salwick No.2 Kennethmont Melton Lane (KM) Shepherds Well (TR) (MR) Montrose South (RB) Monks Siding (PD) South Tottenham (CP) Moreton-in-Marsh (GS) Staythorpe Crossing (MR) Wales: Nantwich (RT) Templecombe (GS) Barry (KM) Newark Castle (MR) Ulceby Jnct (CP) Holywell Jnct (KM) Oxmardyke (KM) Welton (KM) Mostyn (DPv) Pevensey & Westham Wem (LM) Prestatyn (KM) Polegate Whitchurch (RT) Rhyl No.1 (KM) Poulton No.2 Talacre (KM)
Preserved / Private [P] Sites: (codes for the host preserved Railway) England: Bury Bolton St (ELR) Rolvenden (KES) Barrow Hill (BH) Isfield (LAV) Tenterden Town (KES) Bolton Abbey (EMB) Oswestry South (CRT) Warcop (EDV) Broadway (GWR) Otterington [P]
Yet to be featured in TRACKS: England: Gospel Oak Milner Royd Jnct (KM) Abergavenny (CP) Great Rocks Jnct Milton Acle (SD) Greenbank (JS) Mobberley (JS) Alstone Lane (SD) Hastings Moreton-on-Lugg (SD) Arnside Hazel Grove (JS) Newhaven Harbour Arpley Jnct Hebden Bridge (KM) (RT) Newhaven Town Ashton Moss (JS) Heckington Newland East (SD) Attleborough (SD) Hellifield East New Mills Central (PQ) Bendor Crossing Hellifield South Jnct New Mills South (JS) Beverley (GS) Helpston (CP) Northenden Jnct (JS) Bexhill Hensall Norton Jnct (SD) Birmingham NS (SD) Henwick (SD) Norton Bishton Crossing (ChJ) Hereford (SD) Oakham Level Crossing Bootle Hest Bank Okehampton (SD) Bopeep Jnct Holmwood (PF) Oulton Broad North Sta (GS) Bristol (SD) Holton-le-Moor (CP) Peak Forest Carnforth Station Howden Petersfield Cattal Kings Dyke (CP) Pitsford & Brampton (GS) Chinley North Jnct Kirkby Stephen Pontrilas (CP) Clapham Jnct B (SD) Lansdowne Jnct (SD) Ravenglass Coventry (SD) Ledbury (GS) Robertsbridge Crewe South Jnct Lewes B Rockcliffe Hall [C] (KM) Deansgate Jnct (JS) Lichfield Trent Valley Jnct Ryde St Johns Road Dee Marsh Jnct (SD) Lincoln High St (SD) Rye (JH) Downham Market Low Gates Selby Swing Bridge Drigg Lowestoft (SD) Sellafield Droitwich Spa (SD) Malton Selside (WCR Carnforth) Edale (CP) Malvern Wells (SD) Settle Jnct Errol (MG) Manea (CP) Shepherds Well Evesham (SD) Marchwood (GS) Shildon Exeter Central (SD) March East Jnct Silecroft Finningley Maryport Station Stafford No.4 Freemans Crossing (RS) Melton Station Stafford No.5 Gobowen North (TWm) Milford Jnct Stockport No.1 (PQ) (JS) Goole Mill Lane (KM) Stonea [C] (CP)
34 Stourbridge Jnct Middle (SD) Yarmouth Vaux (GS) Kirkconnal (IG) Stow Park Leuchars Stowmarket Scotland: Lugton (IG) Stowmarket (SD) Annan Mauchline (IG) Swinderby Aviemore Montrose North Thetford (SD) Barrhead (IG) Nairn East Three Horse Shoes (CP) Blackford Nairn West Tonbridge West Yard Blair Atholl New Cummock (IG) Topsham (SD) Clachnaharry Pitlochry Tram Inn (CP) Craigo Thornhill (IG) Truro (CPg) Dalwhinnie Tutbury Crossing Dumfries Wales: Uckfield Dunkeld Carmarthen Jnct (SD) Uckfield (SD) Glasgow Central (IG) Denganwy Uffington (CP) Greenloaming Ferryside Wareham Holywood (IG) Kidwelly (SD) Warrington Central Huntly Llandrindod Wells Whittlesea (CP) Hurlford (IG) Llandudno Sta (JS) Wilmslow (JS) Insch Llanelli West (SD) Wool Inverurie Machynlleth Worcester Tunnel Jnct (SD) Keith Shrewsbury North Wrawby Jnct (CP) Kilmarnock (IG) Shrewsbury South Wymondham South Jnct (PD) Kingussie Whitland East (SD)
Begun in 2000 the Weaver – Wavertree re-signalling scheme has been completed resulting in the closure of 5 signal boxes, Ditton, Halton Jnct, Runcorn, Speke Jnct and Allerton Jnct. and control passing to the Manchester ROC. Runcorn is listed so will remain awaiting an alternative use but Speke Jnct signal box was demolished 23rd-24th March 2019. Ditton will also remain being built in 2000 but Allerton is to be demolished but no info on whether Halton Jnct is to go. Anyone got more info or photos of the affected boxes ?
The Newhaven and Seaford branch will see semaphore signalling ending by the summer with the closure of Lewes B, Newhaven Town and Newhaven Harbour signal boxes with control passing to the Three Bridges ROC. Lewes B is grade II listed so will remain, Newhaven Town will be demolished and Newhaven Harbour will transfer to the Port Authority. Article on these boxes to follow.
track alterations and platform extension with 66751 t&t 66xxx plus Kirow crane, Brundall 24th February 2019 (Stuart Moore) note the new signals in place
35 Signalling is also being modernised in East Anglia on the Wherry Line between Norwich, Lowestoft and Yarmouth along with some track alterations, which will see a haven of semaphore signalling lost with control transferring to Colchester Area Signalling Centre. The upgrade affects 12 signal boxes with at Brundall, Cantley, Reedham Junction, Oulton Broad North, Lowestoft, Acle and Yarmouth and the gate boxes at Chapel Road, Lingwood and Strumpshaw level crossings all closing. Brundall is grade II listed so will remain but the future of the other boxes is in doubt. Only the swing bridge signal boxes at Reedham, Somerleyton and Oulton Broad will remain operational. (See also News from Norfolk in TRAFFIC & TRACTION NEWS). Any photos on the boxes not already received (see list above) will be gratefully received.
On the Highland main line an upgrade has been completed with work concentrated around Pitlochry and Aviemore with semaphores all removed by the end of March 2019. This upgrade to the signalling and track will allow an hourly service to eventually be implemented.
INFRASTRUCTURE NEWS
Misc News: All the former Eurostar platforms 20-24 at Waterloo are now back in use.
Engineering work on the Cambrian lines over the weekends of the 2nd-3rd March and 9-10th March 2019 has seen 37418 in action for the first time since being taken over by Colas Rail. ERTMS fitted 97304 was used to haul 37418 t&t 37099 from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth where the latter pair could then work within the possession
left 37418 (11.35) 5th March 2019 (Amber Holloway) below 37418 + 37099 (15.43) 10th March 2019 (Roger Thomas) both at Aberystwyth
The renovated 70’ Ransomes & Rapier turntable at the former Ferryhill Depot just south of Aberdeen station was used to turn 4-6-2 A1 60163 ‘TORNADO’ on the 14th March 2019, the first time it has been operated in 19 years. The facility to turn locos will allow more steam tours to visit Aberdeen and further ‘Aberdonian’ tours with 60163 are planned for August 2019....hopefully I won’t miss these, ed !! On the 24th February 2019, 86638 + 86627 conducting a test run became the first electric traction to use the newly electrified line via Shotts between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
36 On the 4th March 2019 the Forth Rail Bridge marked its 130th anniversary.
The extended platforms 5 & 6 at Edinburgh Waverley opened for use from the 28th February 2019. Storm Gareth wreaked havoc with severe damage to the Conwy Valley Line between Llandudno Jnct and Blaenau Ffestiniog resulting in closure for several months whilst the effects of the flooding are repaired.
Rose Street carriage sidings have been re-laid with new bufferstops alongside Inverness Depot to stable HSTs as seen below on the 26th March 2019 by Alan Jones with 43183 t&t 43xxx and a complete refurbished set of 43152 t&t 43xxx with 43243 next to 43152.
above looking east from the depot access road below the A82 Longman Road with Needlefield Yard (Tesco) on the left and Inverness Depot on the right behind which is the station
PHOTO SPOT: NARROW GAUGE
above 7 2-6-2ST returned to service in October 2018, last seen nearing the end of a 20 year overhaul whilst on display at the 2016 Warley Model Show and on p10 in the December 2016 issue of TRACKS, Devils Bridge, VoR (15.08) 10th March 2019 (Roger Thomas) 37 DAYS OUT With the takeover of the Mendip aggregates operation by FL planned in the autumn of 2019 the chance to see the Cl.59s in their traditional haunt may be coming to an end.
Focus on the 59’s: A day out on the Berks and Hants by Colin Pottle: Unbelievably, the Cl.59 has been plodding its way up and down the Berks and Hants on the GWR for well over 30 years now. Built between 1985 and 1995 the class only amounts to 15 examples, 59001- 05/101-04/201-06, but was the precursor to the much more numerous similarly looking Cl. 66. 59003 was exported in 1997 to Germany but was repatriated in August 2014 by GBRF and can therefore turn up on almost any working around the country.
59004 on 6V18 Allington ARC - Whatley Quarry, Great Bedwyn (15.15) 15th March 2019 (Colin Pottle)
Designed originally to haul the 4800 tonne jumbo stone trains from Merehead and Whatley Quarries to Acton Yard and beyond, unless you are local to this route the chances of seeing a 59/0 or 59/1 are slim to non-existent. With this is mind, I decided to journey to the Bedwyn area of the Berks and Hants on Friday 15th March as it is fairly local, within a 2 hours drive!...that is a pop down the shops up here, ed. The last time I tried this was a few years ago and the only example I saw all day was 59202 on a jumbo train, all the others being cancelled. You have been warned, it can be very hit and miss!
left 59202 on 6L21 Whatley Quarry - Dagenham Dock ARC, Great Bedwyn (14.56) 15th March 2019 (Colin Pottle)
Not so on this occasion. Arriving at around 09.15 at Midgham station I had a good hours’ wait before the first ‘jumbo’ was due. The first train to pass was HST 43185 in IC livery, a good omen? I walked westbound along the canal next to the station, eventually coming to a pedestrian crossing (one of the few still open) with good views in either direction, albeit on quite a curve so not great for early warning of approaching trains. Right on time, 59002 appeared with a jumbo train from Merehead Quarry to Acton. 38 59104 on 7C77 Acton Yard - Merehead Quarry, Great Bedwyn (14.18) 15th March 2019 (Colin Pottle)
I stuck around there for another hour or so, but with Real Time Trains reporting no freights due until gone 12 I thought I’d look for a straighter bit of track, not an easy thing along this stretch as there seem to be housing estates springing up at a rate of knots in this area. Big mistake, as 59205 came flying around the curve, westbound, I didn’t have time to get the lens cap off!
I travelled a few miles westwards and came to Bedwyn, found a nice open place to park up right next to the track, just as well as a fine rain was falling and the wind was horrendous, so I was able to sit in the car and dash out when something was coming!
above 66188 + 59204 on 6C76 Acton Yard - Whatley Quarry, Great Bedwyn (16.21) 15th March 2019 (Colin Pottle)
A big surprise was 59003 passing on a Network Rail engineers train, diverted from its normal route. So I saw all variants of the Cl.59s, seven in total on various trains, 59002- 04/104/202/204/205 covering all 4 liveries, Aggregates Industries, Hanson, DBC and GBRf. With a few Cl.66s, 800s & 802s also seen, all in all a very good day out.
left 59003 on 6M40 Westbury - Stud Farm diverted from its normal route, Great Bedwyn (12.52) 15th March 2019 (Colin Pottle)
39 OUT & ABOUT by James Holloway
For clarity, steam locos are now shown in red. To be more helpful for those interested in where stock was exactly, can I ask all contributors who list trip sightings over long distances, to please add all locations when submitting to James. Please also ensure your sightings reach James a few days before the press deadline, see SOCIETY NOTICE BOARD…ed
Mike Rumens: 221125/38, 319366-68/71/74-78/81/83/84/86, 319446 4th February Nuneaton: 66117, 66755, 70809, 170115 323223/24/26/28/31/33-36, 350405/08/09, 390013/45 170637, 221143, 350120, 390001, 390137/38, DR73907 390104/12/14/15/22/35/51/54, DVT82308, cs 12177/83-85 7th February Nuneaton: 90006, 170115, 170637, 221143 26th February Manchester Piccadilly 08.10-08.35: 350120/28, DR73907 142048, 150268, 156425/66, 158826/40, 175104, 185101 11th February Nuneaton: 66034, 66165, 66755, 70809 185120/26/47/51, 221131, 319366, 350405/08, 390045 170101/10/17, 170518, 221107/10, 350109/12, 350267 390103 390001/08/42/49, 390119/29/41/56 Leeds 09.45-13.05: 43239, 43300/57/78, 66718, 90029 13th February Nuneaton: 66094, 66168, 70005, 70809 91104/10/14, 142021/24/64/86/94/96, 144001/02/04/07/10 90020/40, 153365, 170106/12/14, 170398, 221102 144016/22, 150112/14/22/29/34/41/42, 150222/69, 153301 350231, 390008/10/45, 390114/17/34/57, DR73948 153304/07/28/52/63/80, 155341/45/46, 156460 14th February Nuneaton: 66094, 70817, 90020/40 158752-55/57-59/95, 158817/42/43/50/53/61/68/71 153356, 170106/14, 350128, 390008/20, 390114/48/54 158901-03/09, 185101-09/12-14/16/19/21/23/24/26/28/31 15th February Nuneaton: 66130, 66504/60/71/90, 66727 185133/34/36-39/41-43/46/48/50, 170453/54/58/73/74/76 66754/57/59/63, 153366, 170104/07/10, 170398, 170638 170478, 220010/21/25/27, 221129, 321901-03, 322481-85 221115, 350107/17 333002-04/06/07/10/12-14, 801201, DVT 82201/06/09/29 18th February Nuneaton: 60009, 66110/72, 66504, 70807 Manchester Victoria 13.55-14.30: 150115/18, 150228 90028/40, 153356, 170102/13, 170398, 170523, 350123 153359, 185121, 319382 350232, 390045, 390123/34/52, DR98908/58 27th February Eccles 08.10-08.40: 67014, 185108 20th February Nuneaton: 66197, 70807, 153365, 170108 319374/78, 350402/09, DVT 82308 170114, 350370, 390040/45, 390107/26/28/48/51/57 Huyton 09.15-11.45: 66768, 185113/14/17/43, 195110 21st February Nuneaton: 66197, 70801, 153366, 170107 319361/65/66/701/71/77/79/81/83/86, 323228/30 170637, 390005/09, 390103, DR73113 Manchester Victoria 12.45-15.15: 142007/11/12/14/17/22 25th February Nuneaton: 57309, 66137, 66729, 70807 142024/33/40/41/45/46/49/79/89/91, 150111/15/17/18/20 153354, 170101/05, 350252, 390103/27/52 150126/30/35/38/44/47/49/50, 150205/09/16/22/26/28/70 26th February Nuneaton: 66132, 66712/29, 70809 150272, 153315/24/28/30/52/59, 156426, 158753/57/82/95 153364, 170103, 170397, 350130, 390011/13, 390114 158860, 185102-04/06/08/09/16/17/19/23/24/28/36/39/42 27th February Nuneaton: 66422, 70010, 70809, 153365 185145 170109/15, 170398, 170523, 221106/10, 350114/29 Manchester Piccadilly 15.30-18.15: 67014, 70008/10 390001, 390103/14/18/19/55, DR73948 142001/03/23/27-29/31/37/42/47/49/50/53/56/57/60-62/79 28th February Nuneaton: 70806, 90028/40, 153366 142087/90, 150101/12/13/16/42/44, 150215/18/28/50/69 170101, 170638, 350234/61, 390011/16/20/50, 390122 150270/74/76, 156408/21/24-27/29/44/49/61/64/68/88/90 DR73948, DR80201 158774/80, 158813/46/54/57/58/66/89, 175001, 175101/02 175104/13/14, 185101/10/12/18-21/26/27/36-38/40-42/46 Geoff Hope: 185149-51, 220001/04/15/22/33/34, 319361/63/66/72-74 22nd February Manchester Victoria 10.20-13.30: 60047 319376/77/82/86, 323223/24/26-28/30/31/33/35/36/39 66757, 142004/11/23/30/35/38/42/47/49/56/57/61/62/68 350402/08/09, 390001/02/08/40, 390121/30/32/48/55 142078, 150106/10-12/24/27/29/30/34/42/44/47/48 DVT 82308 150204/05/09/15/22/24/69/70/72/74/75, 153315/30/31/51 8th March Leeds 08.45-12.10: 43301/66, 43484, 90036 153352/59/60/63/78, 156427/75/84, 158752/54/55/86 90037, 91107/11/21/32, 142020/26/46/48/64/90/93 158903, 185102/09/16/17/19/21/24-28/34/37/40-42/46/47 144002/06/07/11/19/22, 150103/12/17/20/40/48, 150210 185150, 319380 150214/25/26, 153301/24/31/51/73/80, 155341/46 Manchester Piccadilly 14.00-17.00: 66508, 66701, 67014 156427, 158752/54-57/59/82/84/86, 158815/17/42/48/53 70003/06, 142001/04/09/19/28/31/33/35/42/46/48-50/52 158860/61/68-71, 158901/03/06/08, 170453/57-59/72/78 142053/60/64/87/91, 150104/14-16/22-24/27/28/32/36/43 185101/04-10/12/14/16-18/20/23/24/26-29/31-36/39/40/42 150147-50, 150201/03/06/23/28, 156403/10/26/27/41/44 185146-48, 220004/07/19/23, 221140, 321901-03 156452/59/61/64/88-90, 158770/77/85, 158810/47/63/64 322481-85, 333002/03/05-08/10/13-15, 800104 158889, 175001/02, 175103/06/08/14, 185103-08/12-14 DVT’s 82202/12/16/26/28/30 185119/22/31/37/38/44/47/49-51, 220018/19/30/31/33
40 Manchester Victoria 12.55-14.40: 142004/09/11/14/15/26 Inverness 08.30: 08523, 43136/79, 158710/15/18, 170416 142030/36/56/63/87/91, 150101/17/21/22/32/34/37 Aviemore: D3605 150275, 153301/17/28/32/60/78/80, 156427/28/64, 158786 Pitlochry: 170414 158908, 185101/03-05/10/14/16-18/24/27/34/42 Dunkeld: DR73915 Manchester Piccadilly 14.50-17.00: 66546, 67014, 86612 Perth: 158717 86637, 70007, 142009/14/16/24/33/37-39/41/43-45/51/53 Dalmeny: 170401 142055/62/88/91, 150111/16/21/27/29-31/35/36/38/44/47 Haymarket: 43128/42, 158728/38, 334012/26/40, 350404 150149, 150201/05/11/22/24/28/70/74/76, 156420/21/23 Edinburgh Waverley 12.30/14.00-15.30: 43033, 43169 156428/38/48/59/60/66/90, 158774/85/88/99, 158812/52 43231, 43303/16/84, 90041, 91105/11/18, 156432 158857/58, 175004/05, 175104/15, 185105/17/11-13/16 158719/26/29/31-33-35, 170396, 170402/04-0617/18/20 185118/21/25/29/36/43/48-50, 220006/09/32, 221132/37 170425/32/50, 220005, 334001/02/04-06/11/13/16/18/22 319361/62/64/65/70/74/78-80/83/84, 323223/25/27/29-32 350402, 365517, 380016/18/22, 380109/11, 385003/05-07 323235/36/39, 350401/04/05, 390047/50, 390112/14/19/34 385011-15/18/19, 385105/08/11-14/22/24, 390124 390148/57, DVT 82308, CS 12177/83-85 Trams 257/64 15th March Leeds 08.45-12.10: 43321/78, 90036, 91113 Craigentinny: 08472, 57003, 385022, cs 5965, 6346/93 142022/23/39/44/65/70/88/92/95, 144001/04/05/10/11/18 6394 144023, 150106/11/16/20/26/30, 150224/69, 153316/24/28 Portobello: 37706 153330/51/52/58-60/63, 155344-47, 156488, 158752/53 Leuchars: 43296, 43308 158755-58/82/84/90/92/93/95, 158816/44/53/61/68 Dundee: 43135/76/83 220012/19/24, 221139, 321902/03, 322481/82/84/85 Aberdeen: 43251, 43312, 158710/27/36 333002/03/05/07/12/13/15/16 13th March Inverness 14.00: 158710/12/13/39, 170412 Manchester Victoria 13.10-14.45: 142004/05/22/29/30/34 25th March Inverness 17.00: 43140/48/52/83, 47245 142056/57/60/92, 150111/12/44/46, 150218/26, 153301/04 67007, 158705/09/14, 170418/20, cs 6702, 9806, 10501 153307/51/52/58, 156441/88, 158853/61, 185104/06/08/15 10522/61, 10690, 10719 185121/30/31/38/41/44/49, 319446 Manchester Piccadilly 14.45-17.00: 67014, 70002/05/20 Sean Davies: 142005/07/09/12/14/29/38/40/41/43/46/48/94/96, 150102 2nd March Worcester Shrub Hill: 150234, 172219/21 150117-19/21/27/31/33-35/41-43, 150201/11/14/70-72/75 800316 150277, 156423/25/60/63/66/73/88, 158770/74/99, 158865 Oxford: 165125/36, 168113, 800309 158889, 175009, 175102/04/05, 185105/07/10/13/18/20/21 Hinksey Yard: 66106, 66533, 66767 185128/29/34/37/42/45/48/51, 220008/26/29, 221121 Didcot: 3822 319362/63/66/68-70/72-74/78/79, 323226-30/33/36-39 Pangbourne: 387135/48/59 350404/05/07, 390011, 390123/31/36/54/56/57 Reading Depot: 57306, 57603-05, 165135, 166207 DVT 82308, cs 12177/83-85 387156 19th March Manchester Piccadilly 11.00-13.00: 66744 Reading Station: 43029, 43186, 220004/17, 387143/44 142003/14/32/33/35/37/38/40/41/46/51/53/96, 150102/06 387154/59, 450028/31, 800319, 802018/19 150111/23/31/33/35/43/48, 150205/22/68/69/74, 156420 Maidenhead: 387130 156423/43/60/61/66/69/83/97, 158773/74/77, 158852/62 Slough: 387174, 802015, DR73920 158863/66, 175003/06, 175106/08/16, 185102/06/09/13 Hayes & Harlington: 66012, 345013, 387138 185118/26/29/33/35/38/40/42-44, 220006/12, 221124/44 Southall: 66031, 360205, 387134/52/53 319361/63/64/68/70/74/77/77/81/83/85/86, 319446 Ealing Broadway: 360204 323226/31-33/35/37/39, 350402/07/08, 390005/06/39/40 Acton Mainline: 66087 390104/36/51 London Bridge: 377132/61, 455827, 700112 22nd March Doncaster 08.10-15.45: 08669, 43010/61/75 Waterloo East: 465014/32, 465245 43190, 43239/74/90/95/96/99, 43300/06-12/14/15/17-20 South Bermondsey: 455809/11 43367, 66019/74/76/79, 66120/29/69/92, 66427, 66510/24 Peckham Rye: 455838/45 66537/40, 66606, 66703/08/43/51/55/56/64/65/82/85/86 Tulse Hill: 377302, 377706, 455806, 700016/22 67012, 68027, 88001/10, 90019/29/36, 91101/02/04-16 Streatham: 450094, 450121, 455818, 700023 91109-12/15/17/20-22/24/25/28/30-32, 142023/25/84/87 South Merton: 700018 142090/94, 144004/06/10/11/20, 153302/13/68, 158782/86 Sutton: 377132/61, 377302/12, 377604/15/25, 377701 158815/17/42/43/50/67, 158903, 170476, 180101/04-10/14 455804/12/15/17/20/25/30/35/37, 700013/47 185101/03/09/18/33/38/46/47, 220003/04/06-08/20/27/28 Epsom: 377614 221126/36, 322482/84, 800103/07/12/13, DVT’s 82202-09 Carshalton Beeches: 377132/61 82211/13-17/19/20/22/25-29/31, DR75402, ADB 965576/7 West Croydon: 377124, 377315/22, 378136, 455822/32 ADB 966098/99 Norwood Jnct: 377160, 377324, 378146, 700132 Selhurst Depot: 171803, 377201, 377509 Alan Jones: Anerley: 377613 6th March Elgin 07.50: 158736, 170471 Penge West: 378222
41 Sydenham: 455803, 700112 24th March Southampton FL Terminal: 66540/96 Forest Hill: 378215 Honor Oak: 378153, 700151 Bradley Marshall: Brockley: 455807 26th February Yeovil Jnct 08.45-13.50: 43002/04/25 New Cross Gate: 378151, 378228 43063/70/71/88, 43160/92/98, 158882/88/90, 159002-04 Rotherhithe: 378152 159006/07/19, 159102/03, 802102 Moorgate: 313029/60 27th February Yeovil Pen Mill 22.20-23.30: 67023/27 Harringay: 43239, 43300, 91108 166211, 802005/07/12/16, cs 9481/72631/97501/977997 Hornsey Depot: 365532/38, 700015, 700145/48 28th February Yeovil Pen Mill 00.10: 66014, 66587 Alexandra Palace: 08580, 43296, 43307, 66207, 90019 23rd March Yeovil Pen Mill 07.35: 165129, 166211/12 91113/14/20/31/32, 180113, 313018/27/29-31/33/35/36/42 Castle Cary 07.50-16.10: 33012/29, 43018/78/79/86 313046/48/49/58/60/62, 313134, 387102/03/10/14/19/23 43154/56/60/65/72, 43301/03/57/84, 47851, 50007/49 387125/28, 700002/17/32/38 150243, 166205/11/13/15, 220011/15/28, 221103/05/34/41 Finsbury Park: 365520/30, 387120/26/29 800305/11/15, 802003/07/12/15/18/22, 802103/04 King’s Cross: 43061, 43251, 43317, 67029, 91119 cs 3143, 4905/94, 99127, 99318/27, 99723 387121, 700045 26th March Yeovil Jnct 08.30-13.30: 158884 Waterloo: 444015/38, 707007/14 159002/05-08/13/16/17/19, 159101-03 Paddington: 43071, 165103, 332001, 800032, 800319/20 27th March Paddington 11.45-12.30: 43185, 165117/35 15th March Worcester: 57314, 66037, 158960,165118 332003/05/10/12, 360204, 387131, 800025/27-29/34/36 800007, 800309/11/20, 802106 800320 16th March Worcester Shrub Hill: 165118, 172215/17 St Pancras 12.55-13.30: 43045/49, 373221/22, 374005/06 800308/21 374021/22/29/30 Oxford: 165121/23, 168215, 800004 King’s Cross 13.35-14.30: 43274, 43309/14/15, 67002 Hinksey Yard: 66093 90029, 91109/10/15/30, 180114, 313029/36, 700006/32/43 Didcot: 800032/35 800109, DVT’s 82202/04/05/17/18/20 Maidenhead: 387163 Moorgate 14.40-14.50: 313030/32/45/64, 717006 Reading: 08836, 57306, 165102/09, 387137/49/68/74 Liverpool St 14.55-16.00: 90001/02/07/08, 315804/06/08 800007/17/20 315809/11/27, 317342/43/47, 317515, 317659, 317714/29 Slough: 165104, 387158, 800304 317886, 321306/13/25/37/44/57/62, 321426/32/44/46 West Drayton: 66025/55 345017/22, 360109/16/18, 379009/20/23/27/29 Acton Mainline: 66031/86, 66102/55/61/62 DVT’s 82139/43 North Pole Depot: 800028, 800302/07/20, 802101/04/12 Fenchurch St 16.25-16.40: 357012/13/20/35/36, 357209 Paddington: 43063/86, 43160, 360204, 800005/23/24 357314/15/27 800316/18, 802105 Waterloo: 159015, 444010/12, 450090, 450114/22 Barry Howard: 450564, 707026 20th February Cardiff Central: 43013/14/56, 43159 Cannon St: 376001/16/19/27, 465020/26/27/47, 465170 66027/85, 66116/65, 66547, 70802, 142002/73-75/77 465171/79, 465909 142081-83/85, 143601/05/05/06/08/10/14/16/22/23 21st March Southampton Central: 66051, 66197, 66528 150208/17/27/35-37/39/41/52/54/55/58-60/62/64/78-80 66717, 158798, 158880/85/88, 158953/56, 220002/06/24 158798, 158821, 158950/61, 166210/15, 170104, 170520 221119/20, 377131, 377412/48/68, 444002/03/06/08/09 170522, 170638, 175003/08/10/11, 175102/10-12, 800009 444011-13/20/21/23/29/40, 450007/17/33/74/86/93 800012/15/17/20/27, 802001/04/06/09/12/14, 800313/18 450114/22, 450550/62 Canton: 37175, 37418 22nd March Southampton Eastern Docks: 66140 Carmarthen: 153353 Southampton Central: 220004, 377425/52, 444003/05 26th February Bristol Parkway: 66531/53/64/85/87 450021/73 Lawrence Hill Depot: 4022 Tyne & Wear Metro for repair Woolston: 450039 Bristol Temple Meads: 43040/41/56/86/91, 43159/85/94 Northam Depot: 450120 43285, 43304/84, 66060, 66571, 70801, 150239/43 Fareham: 158960, 377406/25/43, 450010 158766, 158950/52/53/56-59, 159020, 159104, 165118-20 Eastleigh: 66050/51/65/91/93, 66116/37/97, 66528/93 165122/29/34/37, 166201/03/04/07/09-13/15/16/18 66717/76/89, 66846/49, 70005/07, 70811, 158880/82/85 220004/08/17/26/27/31, 221124/30/34/37, 800005/06/08 220003/05/07/21/34, 221119, 377102, 444002/03/10/12 800012/14/15/17/18/20/24/25/29/33/36, 800308/18/20 444014/15/17-27/31/32/35-37/40/41/43/45, 450003/06/20 802001-03/08/14/21/22 450022-25/28/30/32/38/39/85/88/91/93/94, 450100/01/06 450110/20/22/27, 450543/45/49/52 Paul Tisserant: Eastleigh Depot: 07007, 37602, 47739, 47818, 50007/49 14th February Digby & Sowton 12.50-13.11: 143612 57302, 73966, 442405, 800110 150204, 153333 23rd March Southampton East Dock: 66057/67 Exeter Central 13.19: 143618, 153329
42 Exeter St David’s, Depot & New Yard 13.21-15.16: 37025 Birmingham New St: 390039 43086/92/98, 43185, 43207/85, 43301/03/04/84, 66164 Banbury: 172102 143617/18/21, 150207/38/39/46/65, 153325/29, 159009/16 Reading: 43091, 800012 159020, 159105, 220009/13, 802004/12/17/22 Basingstoke: 159018 14th March Digby & Sowton 12.28-12.43: 143611/17 Southampton: 08530, 66556/67 150202/33 Exeter St David’s & Depot 12.55-15.49: 43009/29/71/88 Rich Barlow: 43160/61/92/96, 43301/03/21/66/78/84, 66126, 143611 27th February Doncaster: 43257, 43310, 66175, 66428 143617-20, 150233/39/47/49/66, 153329/69, 158766 66739/46/75/80/85, 67028, 90029, 91101/04/26/30 158880/87, 159003/12/16/20, 159108, 220012/14/31 DVT’s 82204/06/14 800023/33, 80318, 802001/0566 Peterborough: 43272/90, 43305-07/18, 66004, 66130 66596, 66710/31/32/48/83, 91110/13/32, DVT’s 82209/11 Stephen Wilkins: 82217 8th March Didcot 11.00-16.30: 66093/95, 66118/49 Newark: 43206/95, 91111 66528/48/53/55/67, 66760, 70006,165103/26/28/30/36 28th February Derby: 08417, 43465/80 387131/32/34/36/38/39/47/49/62/65/66/68/72, 800003 Nottingham: 37418, 43045/48/66/89, 60062, 66151 800005-14/16-18/21/22/24/26-29/31-35, 800301/03/05-07 70805, trams 201/02/06-11/13/15/18-20/22/24/27/28/30/33 800309/15-18, 802005/10/13/16/18, 802107 236/37 Newark: 43061, 43206/74, 43302/10/17, 91109/13 Derek Pace: DVT 82210 19th February Salisbury 06.35-07.20: 158881/87/88 Doncaster: 08724, 08853, 43238/96/99, 43308/19/20 158950, 159002/04/12/17, 159102/04/07 66175, 66703/58/80/81, F231, 67028, 91107/25, DVT 82208 Westbury: 59201, 66014/86, 66103, 70807 Meadowhall: 43010, 43190 Bristol 08.45: 08516, 165137, 220026, 800009/12 Belper: 60069 802013/16 1st March Doncaster: 43061, 43239/95, 43300/05-07/11 Newport 09.40-18.40: 37175, 43014/56, 43159, 60015/63 43312/14/15/17/18/67, 66011/24/30, 66175, 66428/30 60092, 66027/31/78/85, 66114/16/24/65/92, 66515/19/26 66502/45/96, 66758/67/82/85/89, 67028, 88004, 91102/08 66547, 66752, 67016, 70807, 150002, 150217/39-41/60 91112/21/28/32 150265/78, 158763/66/98, 158821, 158951/53/54, 165120 Newark: 43296, 43308, 91117/27/29 166201/03/09/11/21, 170103/07/08/10/13/17, 170518/20 Grantham: 43272/90 170521, 170637/39, 175002/04-07/09-11, 175101/02/06 Derby: 43303/84 175108-10/12-16, 800004/07/09/12/13/15-17/19-21/23/24 3rd March Nottingham: 43073, trams 206/12/19 800026/28/30/31/36, 800304/10/17/18, 802009/10/12 Loughborough: 43043/54/55/82 802018-20 26th February Brockenhurst 07.00: 444009, 450088 Peter Cole: Southampton: 66507/39/89, 377434, 444012/29 25th February Bridgend 13.15-18.00: 66025/31, 66114 Eastleigh: 66059, 66207, 66848, 450024, 450108/19 66120/62/82, 66570, 66707,142073, 150236/60/82 450557/61/70 153323/62, 175001/06/08/11, 175101/03/05/10-12/14 Euston 09.30-09.40: 350125, 350240/55, 378227 800014/17/20/26/30/36, 800301, 802005/08/14 390119/22/30 26th February Bridgend 14.15-18.00: 60019/92, 66069 Willesden & Wembley: 37611, 66161, 90019/35, 377205 66098, 66114/64/92, 66570, 66772, 150236/50/54/78 710263/67 153320, 158822/24, 175007/08/10/11, 175101/02/11/14 Rugby: 57304, 86259, 66548, 350120, 350373 175116, 800024-26/30, 802006/10/14/17/19/22 Crewe: 68028/30, 156401, 175007, 319367, 323236 27th February Bridgend 14.00-18.10: 66074/92, 66164 397003 66174, 142075, 150208/17/31/36/37/50/55, 153323/53 Longsight: 68024/25, 323231 158822/29, 175002/03/06, 175106/08/15/16, 800003/05/17 Manchester Piccadilly 11.50-14.30/15.20-17.30: 66563 800018/20, 800307, 802002/03/14/18/21 67014, 68031, 70006/07, 142007/09/13/14/27-29/31/39/40 142040/42/48/53/55/57/58/60/62/78/88/90, 150101/02/11 Nigel Hoskins: 150113/21/30-31/44/46/48/50, 150206/14/15/23/24/26/68 7th March Goring & Streatley: 150270/74/77, 156421/25/29/44/49/52/55/61/66/68/88/90 66770 6M26 Eastleigh- Mountsorrel 158774/77/80/85, 158813/47/52/54/56/58/62/63, 175103 Reading: 66566 4O05 Birch Coppice-Southampton 175105/06/08-10/12/15, 185101/03/06/07/09/10/12/14 Oxford Rd Jnct: 66069 6A62 Acton-Theale 185117-20/22/24/26/27/29/33/34/36/39/40/42/44/46/47 Sonning Cutting: 66548 4V31 London Gateway-Bristol 185149-51, 220001/04/06/08/26/31/34, 221120/30/38/40 Slough: 66041 6B35 Acton-Moreton-on-Lugg 319361/66/69/71-75/77/80/83/84, 319446, 323223/24 West Drayton: 66221 6A03 Severnside-Brentford 323226-28/30/34/35/38, 350402/04/05/08-10, 390001/13 Hayes: 66194 6Z85 to Wembley Yard 390043/44, 390104/14/23/27/31/34/38/41/55 West Brompton: 70806 6L37 Hoo Jnct-Whitemoor
43 Kensington Olympia: Southampton: 11.46 66161 6Y98 Hothfield-Wembley Yard 12.02 70002 4O05 Birch Coppice-Southampton 11.55 66002 6M45 Dollands Moor-Daventry 12.29 66566 4Z22 Crewe-Southampton 12.45 59103 7O69 Acton-Crawley Hawkridge Jnct: 12.46 59206 7V50 Crawley-Acton 14.13 59202 6Z68 Avonmouth-Westbury 1318 59005 6V18 Allington-Whatley 13.30 66745 6K40 Tonbridge West-Grain Brian Derricote: 14.08 66616 6O07 Colnbrook-Grain 19th March Stratford: 59004, 66185, 66419, 66502/03 14.30 66613 6V23 Grain-Colnbrook 66505/40, 66748, 66951/53, 90002/06/08/09/11-14 15.02 66605 6M51 Stewarts Lane-Tunstead 315821/38/49/51/59, 317509, 317723, 321301/04/12/28 Clapham Jnct: 321334/41/45/51/56/61/66, 321402/09/10/19/22/25/32/34 66012 4O62 Churchyard Sidings-Hither Green 321446, 345004/08/10/14/16/17/22, 360101/02/09/10/13 Woking: 66113 7V12 to Merehead 360114/17/18, 378228, 710269, DVT’s 82102/03/07/12/21 Shawford: 66051 4E68 Southampton-Wakefield 82139/52 Eastleigh: 17.05 47614+coach 17159 5Z76 Crewe-Arlington Danny Coyne: 17.22 66566 4M99 Southampton-Trafford Park 7th February Glasgow Central 12.05/18.20/19.15 : 18.00 66093 4V39 Southampton-Morris Cowley 156430/31/39/57/94, 156512/13, 220030, 314208/10/11/16 18.04 66955 4O57 Wentloog-Southampton 318253/57/63/70, 320314, 320414/17, 380001/19, 380104 19.22 66019 6X01 Scunthorpe-Eastteigh 380115, 390005, 390123 20.34 66528 4O17 Lawley St-Southampton Partick 16.15-18.10: 318250/55/59-61/64/68/69 20.37 66716 6Y81 Southampton-Tonbridge West Yard 320301-05/07-09/11/12/15-17/20/21, 320401/11-13/15/16 20.40 66536 4Z71 Wentloog-Southampton 334002/03/05-08/11-14/16/19-22/24/26-29/33/37/38/40 20.49 66078 6O30 Castle Bromwich-Southampton 14th February Southport 12.30-12.45: 150214, 507006 20.49 66024 3F03 Fenny Compton-Marchwood 507021/26/28/29/33 21.09 66532 4O95 Stourton-Southampton 16th February Farington Jnct 09.45-11.35: 66725 21.17 66019+67006 6E15 Eastleigh-Doncaster 68016/17, 88001, 142027/29/37, 150214, 156420/49 21.56 66760 4O69 Hams Hall-Southampton 185127/50, 221117, 319363/65/66/71/74/78/79/81/86 8th March Southampton Central: 350404/05/07, 390001/40, 390115/22/41/48/51 10.02 66118 4M71 Southampton-Birch Coppice 18th February Farington Jnct 15.50-17.20: 45231 Southampton up yard: 59201 7Z52 to Whatley 66427/33, 66505/07, 70815, 142018, 150270, 156420 Northam: 11.37 70002 4O05 Birch Coppice-Southampton 185109/27, 221107/17/42, 319370/78/79/86, 319446 11.43 442413/23 5Q30 Fratton-Bournemouth 350404/05, 390135, cs 35451 11.43 66014+66024 6O41 Westbury-Eastleigh 19th February Leyland 08.30-09.20: 88001, 142001 11.54 66051 4O43 Wakefield-Southampton 150140, 156441/44/68, 319370/76/83, 331107, 350408/09 12.08 66555 0W27 Southampton-Eastleigh 390020 12.55 70005 4O14 Garston-Southampton Preston 09.25-09.48: 56049/78, 142067, 156428/68 13.04 66093 4O39 Morris Cowley-Southampton 158759, 158910, 185102/08, 319365/81, 319446, 331107 13.06 450558/124 5B83 Waterloo-Northam Blackburn 10.03/18.28: 142047, 150141, 153331 13.14 70006 4M61 Southampton-Trafford Park DR73906, 77002 13.25 66553 0W26 Eastleigh-Southampton Accrington 10.12: 142064, 158868 13.40 450550 5Y05 Guildford-Southampton Bradford 11.12: 158784 Eastleigh: 14.09 66567 4O49 Crewe-Southampton Leeds 11.39-13.59/15.55-16.48: 43061/75, 43251, 43312 Salisbury: 16.05 66024+66014 6V40 Eastleigh-Westbury 66758/72, 91109/11/12/20/28/31, 142018/21/28/29/40/71 16.06 59205 7O40 Merehead-Eastleigh 142078/84/92, 144004-06/13/14/18, 150113/20/38/48 17.03 59005 7V12 Woking-Merehead 150205/74, 153304/05/15/52/58/70, 155345-47 Eastleigh: 66019 6X01 Doncaster-Eastleigh 158752-55/58/84/86/87/90-92/94, 158815/43/51/53/59/61 20.05 59205 7V33 Eastleigh-Merehead 158901/08, 170453/54/58/73/76, 185105/09-11/14/15/18 20.13 70809 6V31 Eastleigh-Westbury 185120-23/26/28/30/33/36/37/39/41/43-46/48, 220032/33 20.32 66771 6Y81 Southampton-Tonbridge West Yard 221122/23/29/34/40, 321902, 322482/82/84/85, 333002 20.33 66516 4O17 Lawley St-Southampton 333004-06/08-12/14, 801101, DVT’s 82202/10/16/23/30 21.13 70008+66599 4O95 Stourton-Southampton Hunslet: DR80202 22.05 66760 4O69 Hams Hall-Southampton Midland Rd Leeds: 66413, 66513/22/25/37/94, 66614/20 Swaythling: 66104 4M78 Southampton-Trafford Park 70001/04/09/11/13/14/16-19 9th March Northam: Knottingley 14.38-15.18: 66015, 66735, 142078 09.23 66533 4O18 Lawley St-Southampton 23rd February Farington Jnct 10.05-11.55: 66725 09.44 66137 6M48 Southampton-Halewood 68002/04, 86259, 88010, 142009/48, 150101/38, 156444 10.11 66955 4B06 Southampton-Eastleigh 156464/84, 185112, 195107, 221102, 319361/64/68/70/71
44 319376/77/81/82/84, 350402/06/08/10, 390008/20/47 Manchester International: 68025 390103/12/30/31/55 Stockport 13.36-17.08: 66037, 66701, 142013/39/48/55 25th February Southport 12.25-12.50: 142061, 507006 142057/60, 150116/31/44, 150215/23/24/68/74/76 507014/18/26, 508103/37/40, DR98903/53 156455/90, 158774/77/80, 158813/56/58/62/63, 175105/08 26th February Leyland 08.45-08.53: 142009/48, 156429 175110/15, 185118/20/22/40/47/51, 220004/06/08/26/31 156461, 319382, 350404 221120/30/31, 319369/72/83, 323224/30/34/35, 390001 Salford Crescent 09.36-09.57/11.58-12.07: 142037/43/61 390013/44/47, 390104/23/27/29/31/34/38/41/55 142089/92, 150122/38/50, 150205/70, 153360, 319372 Farington Jnct 15.55-17.15: 66302, 70804, 142031 Manchester Victoria 10.04-11.50: 66701, 68024, 142001 185118/51, 221114/15, 319362/63/70/71/73/82, 319446 142021/23/33/35/38/39/41/47/61/62/64/79/87/91, 150106 350405/08/09, 390005, 390112/56 150111/14/15/17/18/23/34/40/42, 150228/72, 153315/30 153359/63, 156459, 158752/54/55, 158861, 158901 Dave Martin: 185102/05/06/09/14/19/23/24/34/37/41/43/48, cs 11506 20th March Bicester Village: 168324, 172103 12716-18, 12805, trams 3002-05/07/08/15-18/22-24/26/27 Oxford Parkway: 66059 3029/32/35-39/43/44/46/48/52-59/63/65/67/70/71/73/74 Oxford: 66528, 165130, 172103/04, 800303 3078-80/82-84/87/90/93/95/97/98, 3100/01/04-06/12/14 Hinksey Yard: 66057/93, 66528 3117-19 Didcot Parkway: 66044/57, 66185, 66414, 66533/46 Manchester Piccadilly 12.17-13.24: 68031, 142007/28/34 387132/69-71, 800004/08/10, 800309, 802205 142039/40/42/56/58/62/78, 150113/30, 150206/14/24/68 Reading: 57306, 57605, 59001/02/04, 59203/04, 66041 150277, 156425/44/52/68, 158785, 158847/52/54, 175106 66069, 66185, 66221, 66603, 345027/28, 387131/33/34/36 175110/12, 185106/10/27/36/39/42/46/49, 220001/34 387138/39/45/46/51-53/55/58/59/62/66/68/69/71, 450004 221140, 319361/66/72/74/77/83, 323223/27/28/35/36 450006/72/90, 450100/10, 458503/06/09/13/19/28/35 350402/04, 390006/43, 390114 802008/10/14/15/18-21, 802101/05/07-09
Steve Lord: 8th March Heathrow Terminal 2: 16th March Whittlesea: 158770/83 25th March Doncaster 08.10-08.40: 332008 170111 66001, 66158/83/428, 67012, 90019 North Pole: 800009/20, 800321 March: 170105 91114, 158848, 170457, 185137 Paddington: 345003, 800014/032/306 Ely: 66545/68, 156409, 387104/23, Scunthorpe 09.10/13.05: 56090 King’s Cross: 365516/24, 700019 DR73912 66020, 66118, 66505, 70809 Huntingdon: 90019, 387112/17, DVT Cambridge North: 66739, 379006/10 Barnetby 09.20: 56094 82213 379012 Cleethorpes 12.20: 185118 Peterborough: 66739, 700019 Cambridge: 170208, 387115/16/21/25 Grimsby Town 12.35: 153378 15th March Peterborough: 43277, 700019/034/137 43305, 66111, 66746, 700104/49 Potters Yard: 43017, 43174 Ian McAlpine: King’s Cross: 67028 Norwich: 37402/05/07, 37716, 37800, 1st February Peterborough: 66503, Waterloo: 458504/26/33, 707001-03 90015, 170204, DVT 82143, DR75409 66750, 158783, 700133, DR75401 707005/06/08/10-12/15/18-20/22/26/27 ADB965208/19 Norwich: 37403/07, 170272 Vauxhall: 458512/28/31/35, 707002/05 Stowmarket: DR79239-37/41-47 Ely: 66030, 170271, 387101/02/20/30 707013 Ipswich: 66420, 66503/06/60/68/87, 8th February Peterborough: Queenstown Rd: 458505/27, 707001 66710, 70020, 86608/28, 90001 43061/75, 66720/38, 70020 707007/14 321410/33/40, DVT 82133 700106/24/45, 800113 Clapham Jnct: 458501/04/17/21/22 Trowse: 66111 Doncaster: 56094, 66133, 66414/27 707004/07/21/22/27 22nd March Peterborough: 66739/43 Leeds: 170473, 185123 Wandsworth Town: 458505/25 66745, 91130, 700133, 800113, DVT Miles Platting Jnct: 09009 707005/20 82231 Edge Hill: 66775, DR73925 Putney: 458512/28-30, 707002/04/23 Doncaster: 56049, DR79401-04 Liverpool Lime St: 507016 707029 Darlington: 66121, 185110/21 10th February Liverpool Lime St: North Sheen: 458526 DR97501/601/801 185123 Twickenham: 458501/17/26/33 23rd March Darlington: 185138/48/49 Leeds: 43066/73 Richmond: 707019 220029/31, 221120 15th February Peterborough: Chiswick: 707003/04 Durham: DR73109 66701, 91112, 387106/11, 387116 Brentford: 707002 Newcastle: 67015, DVT 82226 DVT 82225 Hounslow: 450075, 450127 Tyne & Wear Metro: 4004/07/27/42/56 King’s Cross: 90029 Syon Lane: 707018 4069/71/78/81/82/84/89 Paddington: 332002/08, 345020, Barnes: 707001/07 24th March Darlington: 91131 387155/58, 800025, 802012 St Pancras: 700023/28/29/35/39/40/55 142021, DVT 82215 Acton : 66164, 345013 700057, 700101/11/13/119/22/35/39/49 Peterborough: 66004 Southall: 345012
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St Kitts Scenic Railway by Keith Blackman: On a recent holiday to the Caribbean island of St Kitts I was able to take a ride on their Scenic Railway. It is a 2’-6” (762mm) narrow gauge line around 18 miles long and the ride took over 2 hours at a very sedate 10mph. The line was built between 1912 and 1926 to transport sugar cane to the capital Bassterre.
The final sugar cane train ran on the 31st July 2005 but the Scenic Railway had already begun operating from the 28th January 2003, so keeping open the last remaining railway in the West Indies.
There are three PKP class Lyd2 0- 6-0DH locos built by Faur in Romania as seen right.
The five double deck carriages each have an open air upper deck / observation platform with canvas roof and an air conditioned lower parlour furnished with rattan chairs and bar. They were designed by Colorado Railcar and built by Hamilton Manf Co, Washington State in the USA. A power car is included in the rake between the loco and coaches.
all photos by Keith Blackman 46 LIGHT RAIL, METRO & UNDERGROUND NEWS
Branch Line Society (BLS) Tour, Blackpool by Harold Hull: The 26th-27th January 2019 saw the first Winter Gold weekend of the year in Blackpool. In addition to the 6 scheduled Blackpool & Fleetwood tram cars on the Saturday, a private charter by the BLS used modified balloon 713. This visited most crossovers on the system including accessing Bispham loop from the south (Fleetwood) end. The car also traversed 2 stabling roads in Starr Gate Depot plus one in the engineers side. The unwired crossover at the south end of Foxall was also traversed using engineering car 754. This yellow machine then towed 713 along the Wallside line in Blundell St before reversing round the triangle to the front of Rigby Road Depot. Here 754 was replaced by the former Blackpool Transport ERF heavy lift vehicle to propel and then return 713 to the paint shop doors.
713 (13.04) North Pier loop 26th January 2019 (Harold Hull)
Out on the mainline 711 stood at North Pier on both days complete with snowplough attached (see opposite). The heritage service performed well until around 16.00 when 642 refused to move just south of Foxall. Fortunately 713 was behind and pushed it clear of the points for 711 to propel 642 to depot.
147 Rigby Road Depot (09.42) 26th January 2019 (Harold Hull)
Sunday saw 70 mph gusts on the prom which immediately confined trolley fitted box 40 to depot with 713 being used instead. Balloon 715 succumbed near Cabin with damage to a cab door which also resulted in a broken window and was replaced by 680. 700 was the third casualty and feature car 736 ‘HMS BLACKPOOL’ sailed to the rescue. This arrived at Starr Gate bow first and went to Little Bispham stern first. Southbound 47 at Cabin it was intercepted by the duty inspector and reversed from south to north lines at Cabin, very rare!! Back to Little Bispham then to Pleasure Beach was followed by a speedy run to Fleetwood, before another run from Pleasure Beach to Little Bispham and back to Depot.
736 ‘HMS BLACKPOOL’ lit up at Bispham, (17.03) 26th January 2019 (Harold Hull)
left on a previous occasion 745 is seen
leaving Rigby Road for routine
OHLE inspection, Blackpool, th 25 November 2018 (Harold Hull)
above 711 ‘Ray Roberts’ with snowplough + 713 (13.05) North Pier loop 26th January 2019 (Harold Hull)
left 715 + 711 (11.30) North Pier loop 26th January 2019 (Harold Hull)
48 Manchester Metrolink by Geoff Hope: March 2019: Since June 2018 a total of 63 incidents have been recorded involving youngsters as young as 11 years old tram surfing either clinging on the back of the tram by the windscreen wiper or sitting between double trams using the couplers as foot rests. On the 10th March, due to high winds, a tree was blown onto the tracks on the Bury line, the service being worked between Bury - Whitefield and Queens Road - Piccadilly.
Friday 15th March St.Peter’s Square was blocked by young climate change protesters taking part in a ‘school strike’. Head of TGMs Metrolink was disappointed they chose Metrolink considering it is one of the greenest and most sustainable ways to travel across Greater Manchester. During the week commencing 18th March tram 3006 was the first M5000 tram to pass the 1 million km milestone. A visit to Trafford Park on the 26th March revealed all platforms were nearly built on 4 of the 6 stops with both Parkway and Village at an advanced stage with canopies in place.
Tram 3075 is now advertising ‘The Body Shop’ with the number of products it sells.
Observations at Cornbrook 27th March 07.55-10.10: (103 trams in service) 66125:142048/053:150110/115/143:150204/210/225:156404/441/449/459/465/491: 158788/806/846/856/865/866/889 Altrincham - Bury: 3002+3023, 3004+3009, 3008+3055, 3014+3048, 3021+3022, 3025+3054, 3026+3027, 3034+3050, 3037+3046, 3040+3057, 3041+3060 Altrincham - Piccadilly: 3010, 3016, 3017+3058, 3031, 3035, 3039, 3047+3059 East Didsbury - Shaw / Rochdale: 3003, 3029, 3030, 3033, 3051, 3053, 3063, 3065+3073, 3071, 3072, 3074+3079, 3077+3115, 3078, 3081, 3082+3093, 3083, 3084, 3086, 3087, 3093, 3094, 3096, 3097, 3101, 3109, 3119 Eccles - Ashton: 3062, 3064, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3075, 3076, 3098, 3114, 3116, 3117, 3118 Media City - Ashton: 3001, 3011, 3038, 3100, 3104, 3106, 3107, 3110, 3113 Airport - Victoria: 3028, 3061, 3070, 3080, 3088, 3091, 3092,3099, 3105, 3108, 3112 Old Trafford Depot: 10-15: 1020, 1023, 2001, 3102 Victoria: 10.35-11.45 Bury-Piccadilly: 3013+3020, 3015, 3018+3049, 3019, 3032, 3044,3056 Queens Road Depot: 11.50-12.05: 3024, 3045, 3066, 3103, 3111 Not seen: 3005, 3006, 3007, 3012, 3036, 3042, 3043, 3052, 3085, 3095, 3120
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
This is an occasional series devoted to showing withdrawn and ultimately scrapped rolling stock around the UK. If you have photos and any accompanying info, then please forward to the Editor.
08246 (13316/D3316) + 08563 (D3730): Both shunters are seen below at Grangemouth Depot prior to October 1982 by Malcolm Wallace. 08246 built September 1956 was withdrawn in August 1982, 08563 built January 1959 was withdrawn in April 1982 and both were cut up by D. Christie at Camlachie in April 1987 having moved there from Glasgow St Rollox Works.
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It took a year but I finally got round to including the follow up Polish tour promised for early 2018 !!
Return to Poland, 27th July – 2nd Aug 2016 by John Teasdale: My first visit to Poland in 2015 (see Dec 2016 & Jan / Feb 2017 issues) had generated an interest for a return and as Gatwick is far more accessible to me, my plan was to fly to Berlin then train to Poznan to meet my fellow travellers. Although it is possible to get around by train, a hire car is the best option considering the distance some depots and stabling points are from stations.
above left EP07 1062 above right EP09 046 Poznan Glowny, 28th July 2016
Thursday 28th July: After a brief look in at the main station in Poznan, the freight depot of Poznan Franawo was the only call on the first evening with 100+ on shed. This included all four members of Cl.EM10, an unsuccessful centre cab design intended for shunting and short passenger workings, and three examples of newly delivered Vectrons.
left SM30 235, Poznan Franawo, 28th July 2016
DBS Rail Polska Vectron 170038 Poznan Franawo 28th July 2016
50 left EU07 1601
Poznan Franawo 28th July 2016
right all four Cl.EM10s
with 03 to the fore
below ST44 1207
Poznan Franawo th 28 July 2016
Friday 29th July: First call in the morning was the Glowny depot then it was off to Szczecin via Krzyz where the last 10 members of class SP32 were stored and Stargard Szczecinski which is semi derelict. Unlike finding our hotel later, locating Port Centralny depot was easy and permission for an unaccompanied visit readily given. Many of the locos stored
here looked unlikely to be returned to traffic but some of the Cl.ET 42 double locos present were clearly working (see photo overleaf middle). All that then remained was a short (distance wise anyway) journey to our hotel via a convoluted one way system and roadworks. Fortunately, it was a short walk to an excellent restaurant and a welcome beer!
right 4w railcar SA105002 Krzyz 29th July 2016
51 SU42 518 Krzyz 29th July 2016
ET42 050 Szczecin Port Centralny 29th July 2016
Saturday 30th July: We headed south with successful calls made at firstly at Kostrzyn then Rzepin. Rzepin is on a major freight route from Germany and had a wide variety of locos from several private owners present. It was then on to Czerwiensk and Wegliniec before the last call of the day at Legnica.
3E1M 008 of ECCO Rail, Rzepin, 30th July 2016
52 181002 of STK Rzepin, 30th July 2016
SM42 618 of Global Transport, Rzepin, 30th July 2016
above left to right Henshel 4-6-0 Ok1 325, Fablok 2-8-2T Tkt48 173, Borsig 2-6-0 Oki2 27 WSABP 2-10-0 Ty23 145 & Lima 2-8-0 Tr201 51 Jaworzyna Slaska, 9th May 2015 photo included from previous visit as it was raining the proverbial cats & dogs on this visit
Sunday 30th July: Being a Sunday our intent was to visit the large and interesting museum in the former PKP roundhouse at Jaworzyna Slaska (see above) but our first call was at the station and nearby yard. A surprise sight was 2-8-2T TKt48 18 at the head of a short special train (see overleaf). It looked immaculate and sounded it as well when the driver made a show start with the clouds of smoke hanging around for some time afterwards! Despite being a weekend, several locos from private companies Pol Miedz Transport and CTL were heading trains through the yard.
53 left M62 1186 of Pol Miedz Transport
Jaworzyna Slaska, 31st July 2016
right TKt48 18 awaiting departure
below ST44 R008 of CTL
st Jaworzyna Slaska, 31 July 2016
In 2015, many locos were stored at Jelenia Gora but, on this visit, the former depot was firmly closed and clearly empty. After Kamieniec Zabkowicki, our last calls were at the two large Wroclaw depots, Brochow and Centralny. Permission to go around on our own was readily given at both with staff at Centralny also allowing access to the significant number of preserved items in part of the depot. Also inside were several locos belonging to MajkolTrans as with SM31 016 left, evidence of the outside contract work now being undertaken. 54 Monday 1st August: Two nights in Wroclaw were planned, allowing a loop southwards to be made, taking in Opole, Kedzierzyn Kozle, the sand railway at Kotlarnia and Rybnik (a most complicated one way system including roadworks) before returning.
TEM2 006, Kedzierzyn Kozle, 1st August 2016
3E1 006 of Aspekt PHU, Kedzierzyn Kozle, 1st August 2016
Tuesday 2nd August: The only call on our last day was Leszno where several rusting Cl.Ol49 2-6-2s were present, many with missing parts, seemingly removed to aid the work being done on Ol49 69.
right SM04 742, Leszno, 2nd August 2016
All in all a very successful tour in an interesting country with permission given to walk around all 18 depots visited....not bad.
photos by John Teasdale
55 CASCADED STOCK
This is a record of existing stock, particularly units, which is either moving from one franchise to another or being used on different routes
having been transferred away from LO and the Goblin line for the first time, 172002 is seen on driver training with WMT between Tyseley and Stratford-upon-Avon passing Shirley (11.19) 12th March 2019 (James Holloway)
FREIGHT MATTERS
To allow members to keep their copy UK Wagons as up to date as possible, changes are provided via this spot every month. Please let Trevor Roots know if you have any amendments or wish pass on any other helpful wagon information, contact details on page 2.
UK Wagons 2019 is now available incorporating many changes. Updates since release below. also see EASTLEIGH WORKS REPORT for further updates. Thanks to the following for information: Alex Ford, Rob Anderson, Charles Baldwin, Steve Gillam, Alan Hardcastle
Out of Store: 3401, 27115, 966025, 33.87.4915.005-2/006-0, 81.70.4908.105-9
OTP NEWS: New: Two new Tampers have been delivered for Colas Rail, Plasser & Theurer Unimat 09-4x4/45 Dynamic Tamper DR 75008/009 (99.70.9123.008-3/009-1) Note the revised livery and branding
above DR 75008 (99.70.9123.008-3) on Cheltenham - Eastleigh, Swindon (11.00) 29th March 2019 (Colin Pidgeon) 56 STOCK CHANGES
It is hoped that all major changes recorded below will help you keep the UK Combine, UK Pocket Book, UK Locomotives and UK Name Directory up to date, (numerous pool code changes will not be recorded). In order to compile as accurate and up to date list as possible, can members please pass on their observations, particularly name changes and multiple unit reformations to the editor, Trevor Roots. Where possible, photos of new nameplates will be included as and when a suitable photo is sourced from members.
Misc. News: For Scrapping / Scrapped: 60028/29/46/55 have been sold to DCR CF Booths, Rotherham 315813 66005/47/142 have received Maritime blue livery EMR Kingsbury 314203 and been named, Sims, Newport 314206 66997 has been allocated for the third European New Pool Codes: Cl.66 moving to EML SBXL Porterbrook locos - stored 153370 has moved to Brodie Engineering, the SCEL Angel Trains locos – stored Ely second Cl.153 to be converted for ScotRail Papworth Sdgs Names: New: New: DMUs: 195112/13/15 50007 Warspite (one side only) EMUs: 331107, 385017/20/22/23, 397004 66005 Maritime Intermodal One 802112/113 66047 Maritime Intermodal Two Transferred / (Stored): (* preserved) 66142 Maritime Intermodal Three D&E Locos: 156483 William George ‘Billy Hardy’ 08296 WT 08460 EH 08630 CFT 14/01/1903-10/03/1950 08645 PZ 08650 (WI) 08670 BS 800014 Megan Lloyd George / Edith New 08738 EH 08795* LMM D4157 BS 47524 DFR 60046/55 (TO) 43024/025 (EY) 43037/124 (LB) 43053/069/193/197 (LM) Steam: 4110 DSR Coaches:
HST 40807/10/11, 40900-04 PM
40101/113/116, 46006/007/009/013/017 (LM) above & below 800014 40210, 42033/035, 44011 (EY) 8th March 2019 (Colin Pidgeon) 41006/012/103, 42014/360/553 (ZB) DMUs: 142050 NH 156475 NH 165120 PM 158848-50/55 HT 158851/53 NL 172003/006 TM EMUS: 314204 (ZH) 387130 (IL) 769002 CF 38406/09 from Cl.378s (WN)
Re-numbered: DP2 from 55016
Converted to Bi-Mode / Re-numbered: Removed: 769002 from 319002 66623 Bill Bolsover Converted: 320403 from 321403 Shortened: 378206/209
My intention is to retrospectively illustrate all names applied as listed in our NAME DIRECTORY at least from when I took over as Editor in Dec 2006. I am initially covering names back to Jan 2011 and the following is now a complete updated list of names I have not yet got. Please note I only want photos of nameplates in focus, straight and centred side on so be aware of the sloping sides of Cl.91s, Voyagers, Pendolinos etc. Photos supplied of those requested will be shown as and when space permits. (* re-applied, $ temporary, # transferred) (~ not straight, + too reflective)
D&E Locos: 08611 Longsight TMD 01521 FLACK ~ 08641 Pride of Laira 08516 Rory 08644 Wolverton 08525 Duncan Bedford 08648 Amanda
57 08690 David Thirkell 88007 Electra
08757 * EAGLE CURC DMUs: 08790 M.A.Smith 51616 ALF BENNEY ~ 08908 Tim Shoveller 150275 The Yorkshire Regiment Yorkshire 08950 David Lightfoot Warrior 08993 * Ashburnham 156483 William George ‘Billy Hardy’ 33021 Captain Charles 14/01/1903-10/03/1950 33021 * Eastleigh (previously carried) th DEMUs: 43132 Aberdeen Station 150 Anniversary 222006 The Carbon Cutter 45133 $ Brian Lockey (one side only) 222015 175 Years of Derby’s Railways Gerald Lambert (one side only) 1839-2014 ~ D1924 Crewe Diesel Depot 222022 Invest in Nottingham 47593 Galloway Princess 60002 Tempest EMUs: 60019 Port of Grimsby & Immingham 313134 City of London 60021 Bustler 379005 Stansted Express 60026 Jupiter 390117 Blue Peter 60047 Faithful 399202 Theo – The Children’s Hospital Charity 507026 Councillor George Howard ~ 60062 Stainless Pioneer ~ 60085 Adept Track Machines: 60087 Bountiful DR 73113 Dai Evans + 60096 Impetus DR 73939 Pat Best 66005 Maritime Intermodal One DR 75407 Gerry Taylor 66047 Maritime Intermodal Two DR 77001 Anthony Lou Phillips 66142 Maritime Intermodal Three DR 79247 Roger South 66100 Armistice 100 1918-2018 ~ DR 98923+98973 Chris Lemon
66734 The Eco Express Coaches: 68026 Enterprise 348 TOPAZ 68031 Felix 3384 PEN-Y-GHENT 68032 Destroyer
Further Names Jan 2011 – Dec 2015: The following covers all stock for which I have photos of with the exception of Cl.395 Javelin Olympic names, with those requested missing ones hopefully to follow.
507016 reported Dec 2013 (Terry Lea)
390013 reported Jul / Aug 2018 507009 reported Feb 2016 (Eddie Rathmill)
(David Williamson)
37800 reported Jan / Feb 2018 (Colin James)
365537 above reported May 2011 (Bill Wiilson) reported Dec 2015 (Colin James)
66748 reported Oct 2016 (Andrew Turnidge)
507004 reported Mar 2016 (Eddie Rathmill) 58
150261 reported Dec 2014 (Bill Wilson)
166204 reported Dec 2015 (Bill Wilson)
508136 reported Nov 2014 (Bill Wilson)
1198 reported Nov 2015 (Terry Lea) 321442 reported Aug 2014 (Terry Lea)
60091 reported Jul 2014 (Bill Wilson)
66757 reported Oct 2015 (Mike Brook)
153316 reported Jun 2014 (Terry Lea)
357005 reported Oct 2015 (Bill Wilson)
319444 reported Jun 2014 (Bill Wilson)
333011 reported Oct 2015 (Bill Wilson)
156482 reported May 2014 (Terry Lea)
66759 reported Oct 2015 (Bill Wilson)
321418 reported Dec 2013 (Bill Wilson)
158847 reported Jul 2015 (Terry Lea)
319001 reported Dec 2013 (Bill Wilson) 60039 reported Jun 2015 (Mike Brook)
319362 reported May 2015 (Bill Wilson)
91107 cast plate (May 2013 not reported)
156448 reported Jan 2015 (Terry Lea)
156440 reported Nov 2012 (Colin James)
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350232 reported Oct 2012 (Bill Wilson)
43020 reported Aug 2011 (Colin James)
507009 (c2012 not reported) (Eddie Rathmill)
43041 reported Aug 2011 (Colin James) 159005 reported Aug 2012 (Bill Wilson)
156438 reported Aug 2012 (Bill Wilson) 66849 reported Aug 2011
379012 reported Jan 2012
66708 reported Aug 2011
66742 reported Jan 2012 (Colin James)
90010 reported Jul 2011 (Colin James)
91102 (Dec 2011 not reported)
ADB 975974 reported Jul 2011
43024 reported Oct 2011 (Colin James)
ADB 975978 reported Jul 2011 321351 reported Oct 2011 (Colin James)
379025 reported Jul 2011
60007 reported Oct 2011 (Mike Brook) 43208 reported Jun 2011
222002 (Oct 2011 not reported)
66737 reported Jun 2011
222001 (Sep 2011 not reported)
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91109 reported May 2011 321342 reported May 2011 (Colin James)
66731 reported May 2011
43484 reported May 2011
70004 reported May 2011
158797 reported May 2011
43149 reported Mar 2011
170401 reported May 2011
43160 reported Jan 2011 (Mike Brook)
170405 reported May 2011
365506 reported May 2011 43123 reported Jan 2011
NEW STOCK
Though in the past I have attempted to individually show all new stock, with the flood of new stock recently delivered and proposed over the next few years and less pages to work with, it is now impractical to do so. I will continue however to show all new locos and smaller classes of units and coaches but I will only show a representative selection of the latter types, particularly from as many different members / different locations as possible or to illustrate a comparison. So if a particularly unit has not been shown but you photograph it in a more ‘unusual’ location within a reasonable time of it entering service then I will try to include it.
800110 + 801106 on 5X83 Acton - Doncaster Carr, Pinchbeck (13.48) 27th March 2019 (Gervase Orton)
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This section will endeavour to show all new liveries / variations or those existing ones where not carried on the stock before. Liveries that become ‘extinct’ will also be covered. As with names, it may take a while after the livery application before a photo is sourced from members. New liveries may also be shown in other articles: 08648 SHUNTER SPOT, 47739/49, 50007/49 & 66623 EASTLEIGH WORKS REPORT
above 47593 (47790) in retro large logo Crewe Diesel Depot (11.04) 19th March 2019 (Spencer Conquest)
left 158830 in unbranded TfW livery on Birmingham Int - Holyhead service, Ruabon (12.56) 29th March 2019 (Martin Evans)
below 68026 in TPE livery t&t BDSO 12809 Preston (10.20) 19th March 2019 (Mike Brook)
below 66142 one of 3
DBC locos in Maritime
livery, Toton th 30 March 2019
(Neil Dix)
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advertising branding on LNW Cl.350s showing the relevant station to use above Harry Potter on 60659 (350376) with Watford Jnct and below Cadbury World on 60653 (350370) showing Bournville, both Northampton, 19th March (Graham Stockton)
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