No.3 March 2009
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Tracks the monthly magazine of the INTERCITY RAILWAY SOCIETY websites: icrs.org.uk & icrs.fotopic.net a member of the UK Transport Group in association with HB Publications Colas Rail 47727 ‘Rebecca’ Bescot Yard, 13 February 2009 VOLUME 37 No.3 March 2009 INTERCITY RAILWAY SOCIETY President: Dr. Pete Waterman O.B.E. The content of the magazine is the copyright of the Society No part of this magazine may be reproduced without prior permission of the copyright owner Vice President: Peter King 65 Long John Hill, Norwich NR1 2LX (01603 616298) Chairman: Simon Mutten Coppercoin, Blofield Corner Road, Blofield, Norwich NR13 4RT (01603 715701) Vice-Chairman: Carl Watson Secretary/Treasurer: Gary Mutten – [email protected] or [email protected] 1 Corner Cottage, Silfield Street, Silfield, Wymondham NR18 9NS (01953 600445) Editor: Trevor Roots – [email protected] Mill of Botary, Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire AB54 4UD (01466 760724) Magazine Distributor: Peter Britcliffe 9 Voltigeur Drive, Hartlepool TS27 3BS (01429 234180) Editorial Assistants: Sightings: James Holloway – [email protected] 246 Longmore Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands B90 3ES. Lincoln/Local Areas: John Barton – [email protected] 46, Arbor Way, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 7LD Wagons & Trams: Martin Hall – [email protected] 5 Sunninghill Close, West Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbys. DE7 6LS (0115 930 2775) European: Robert Brown – [email protected] 32 Spitalfields, Blyth, Worksop, Notts. S81 8EA (01909 591504) All Our Yesterdays Alan Gilmour – [email protected] 24 Norfolk Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 2HJ Membership Sec/ Maurice Brown – [email protected] or [email protected] Publications Manager: 192 Alvechurch Road, West Heath, Birmingham B31 3PW (0121 624 8641) Pub. Compilers: UK / Ultimate Sight File: Carl Watson – [email protected] Euro/Preserved/Trams: Martin Hall – [email protected] – details as above Wagons & Engineers: David Sharpe – [email protected] 25 Lynfield Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancs. BB6 7TS (07944 718429) European: Bryan King 34 Anchor Street, Norwich NR3 1NR (01603 440432) Chris James – [email protected] Web Site Manager: Mark Richards – [email protected] 7 Parkside, Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK4 1BX (01908 520028) East Anglia Branch: Simon Mutten – details as above Contents: Officials Contact List.........................................2 Feature Articles: Society Notice Board ........................................3 Diary of a Loco Spotter.........................11-13 Publications ....................................................28 ICRS/HB Publication Review....................... 4 Current News / Sightings: Location ‘Spot’Light’..............................15-18 Lincoln Sightings...................................13-14 Location ‘Spot’Light’ Update.................18-19 Light Rail and Metro News.........................24 Memoirs of a Railman...........................22-23 Network Rail News.....................................10 Open Days News......................................... 9 Out and About Sightings ...........................7-9 Railway Globetrotters ...........................20-21 Railway Cuttings ........................................24 Where in the…?......................................... 14 Stock Changes / Revised Liveries ........25-27 Traffic and Traction News .........................5-6 Wagon Corner............................................25 £1.25 post free Printed by Ords Group, Progress House, Usworth Road Industrial Estate, Hartlepool TS25 1PD 2 Society Notice Board Editor’s Comments: As predicted, it does look like the ‘non standard’ Cl.60s and 37s are no longer in favour with their new owners. That will make the railway loco scene a little less varied. It is also expected that large numbers of wagons will be mothballed due to the downturn in traffic so until things pick up it looks like being a lean time in terms of some of the heavier freight flows. Make the most of it while you can. The AGM is looming up, details below, so please try to attend or at least give your apologies. ICRS Website: Due to the management of the website changing, there was unfortunately a period of downtime, which we apologise for. This was longer than expected, but hopefully by the time you read this Mark will have got everything up and running smoothly again. Please note Mark’s new email for contacting him over access to the website is [email protected]. Please also note that some other officials have different ICRS email addresses as shown on page 2. AGM: Please note that the AGM is to be held on Sat 4th April in the Disraeli Room, Crewe Arms Hotel, start 12.00 noon. Please notify the Secretary, Gary Mutten of you attendance by 21st March. Membership Matters: Membership Rates: ICRS: Annual: £15.00 (five year rate: £75.00) New Members: The following new members have joined this month: Adrian Burch (Southend–on–Sea), Terry Button (Middlesex), Richard Dawson (Nottingham), John Hemsley (Solihull), Peter Lawrie (Birmingham), Andrew Mumford (Sheffield), Arthur Shelton (Birmingham), John Scanion (West Sussex), Tim Stamp (East Sussex), Tony Wallace (Wolverhampton), Ernest Wilson (West Lothian) - a warm welcome to you all. Membership Renewals: It is still taking quite a long time for members to renew their subscriptions to the society. We send out two renewal notices, emails are sent and telephone calls made to members whose renewals are overdue. It fact it can be a couple of months before the renewal is received – sometimes when members are deleted, they suddenly realise they haven’t received their Tracks magazine and telephone to find out why ! Also when members return their renewal form, could you please make sure you enter your membership number, most of you do but there are a few who appear can’t be bothered. You receive a membership card with your number on and you can also find your membership number on the magazine envelope, so please, it is not too difficult. Credit Card Renewals: Please note we are no longer offering renewals by credit card so please send a cheque or postal order. Magazine Submissions: Contributions to regular features should be sent to the appropriate officer. Any information / article on any railway related item will always be most welcome for inclusion in the magazine. Your travel stories / anecdotes about far flung parts of the railway network, past or present can give pleasure to others or inform of places to visit. This railway hobby of ours is made all that more enjoyable by the sharing of information, knowledge and experiences. Neatly hand written submissions are perfectly acceptable, but if you have a PC, then a document on CD is a bonus or better still e-mail them to the appropriate official. Good quality photographs are always welcome for inclusion in the magazine, prints or preferably high resolution (3 million pixels minimum please) digital photographs via e-mail. Please include full contact details with any submissions. The latest date for articles / info for the next magazine is Friday 27th March 2009. Items for Out and About Sightings should be sent in to James Holloway a few days earlier please. Magazine Contributors: Thanks to Mike Avis, Chris James, Brian Derricote, Kenneth Pryce, Tom Holland, Derek Sneddon, Nigel Hoskins, Paul Tarrant, Mike Rumens, D Walters, John Barton, James Holloway, John Palin, Ray Smith, Martin Hall & Trevor Roots. We are sorry if anyone has been missed. All photos by Trevor Roots unless shown otherwise. 3 ICRS / HB Publications Review by Trevor Roots Wagon Datafiles No 4 - Engineering Vehicles 2009: The 2009 edition of this book is now out. This is a comprehensive record of all Network Rail registered engineering vehicles. Though track machines, snowploughs and standard wagons are included in No.5 - Combined Volume, this book is the only source of road-rail vehicles and plant. Excluding the items found in the Combine, the exhaustive record of other vehicles forms 95% of the book. Included are vehicles found on London Underground, Docklands Light Railway and the Tyne & Wear Metro. Also included are preserved items of rolling stock. With its up to date and comprehensive content, the Wagon Datafiles No 4 - Engineering Vehicles 2009 is an essential aid to a follower of engineering vehicles and good value at £9.99. Thanks must go to the Herculean efforts of compiler Martin Hall. Publication Discounts: Just a reminder to ICRS members regarding publication discounts. The 20% discount is only available to members when they purchase books direct from HB Publications Ltd - NOT from the Ian Allan shops. This also applies to any open days or shows where ICRS have a stand selling ICRS / GB-BG publications. The 10% loyalty discount Ian Allan gives to members is only available on IAN ALLAN publications. Please also note that the 20% discount off the price of publications, generously given to members, is at the discretion of HB Publications Ltd. New Publications: Currently being produced is a series of books covering European wagons. The first set covering Germany is to released shortly and will cost between £12-£14 with each book about 200 pages: Vol 1 0xxx Special Vehicles with Openable roofs & 1xxx Covered Vans Vol 2 2xxx Standard Vans Vol.3 3xxx Standard Flats Vol.4 4xxx Non Standard Flats Vol.5 5xxx Standard Open with Tilting or Sliding Roof & 6xxx Non Standard Open Vol.6 7xxx Tank Wagons Vol.7 8xxx Refrigerated Vans & 9xxx Special Vehicles The next series will be France,