ISSN 1751-8091 RailwayThe Herald 11 August 2006 Issue 48 TheThe complimentarycomplimentary UKUK railwayrailway journaljournal forfor thethe railwayrailway enthusiastenthusiast For the latest issue and copies of all back issues, visit www.railwayherald.com RailwayThe Herald Issue 48 Front Cover Class 37/4 No. 37405 passes the entrance to Freightliner's Leeds Midland Road depot with the Saturdays- only 07.50 Neville Hill- Doncaster Belmont fuel tanks on 5 August. James Rose Contents First Scotrail liveried Class 90 unveiled at Toton TMD Page 3 Heritage look for GB Railfreight as No. 73208 goes back to BR Blue at request of charter operators. Page 4 WIN! There is still time to enter our competition to win £40 worth of Irwell Press 'A4' Books! Page 5 Special Rolling Stock News Report: The Freightliner Heavy Haul and Intermodal fleet Page 10 Ex-LNER A4 Pacific Sir Nigel Gresley returns to steam on North Yorkshire ABOVE: Having settled into traffic well, the two Class 66/9 locomotives, Nos. 66951 and 66952, currently working with Page 15 Freightliner Heavy Haul have dropped out of the limelight recently. On 9 August, No. 66951, which has seen use on Moors Railway engineering work recently, is pictured passing Clapham, Bedfordshire with a Croft - Neasden aggregate service. The uniform look to the Freightliner aggregate hoppers is one which presents a very positive picture of the modern day rail freight industry, with investment in both locomotives and rolling stock. Ian McDonald Regular Sections Late News n Late News n Late News n Late News n Classified Advertisements 5 Metro Rail & Tramway News 6 Freightliner assists EWS at Railtour Railtour News 7 Rolling Stock News 9 Port of Southampton changes Notable Workings Pictorial 10 EWS has begun a programme Transport Limited to provide The Railway Touring Preservation View 13 of works to enhance both the container handling services. The Company's charter from number of services and delivery contract also includes the use of London King's Cross to Submissions of its rail freight operations at the a 1.5 acre site which means EWS Scarborough has been We welcome submissions from all Port of Southampton. The news customers can store containers at amended. readers, especially photographs from comes as EWS prepares to launch the port for the first time. The railtour originally those enthusiasts with a digital camera. the first of its four new divisions, In addition, EWS will operate booked for haulage Pictures should be sent to the editor at EWS Network, which will handle a train a day into a Freightliner behind No. 71000 Duke [email protected] the intermodal container and facility at Southampton. This Of Gloucester has been Good quality scans of colour slides logistics traffic. access will enable work to be changed to be hauled and prints are also acceptable. Currently In preparing to launch EWS carried out on the EWS site as it forward from Doncaster there is no financial payment made Network, a programme of works prepares for more containers to be by the National Railway for photographs published in Railway will be completed at the Port of moved by rail. Starting on 31 July, Museum's ex-LNER V2 Herald. Once the magazine is moved to Southampton to enable more the six month agreement managed 2-6-2 No. 60800 Green a commercial basis then we will pay a containers to be moved by rail. by Freightliner consists of all Arrow. standard reproduction fee. To enhance service delivery EWS movements from train to berth, and Also this weekend's Where possible we always try to use had a desire to create a faster berth to train through agreements Hertfordshire Rail Tours news photographs taken within the turn round for handling customer made with Southampton Container 'Blue Pullman' trip to production week of the publication date, containers, and in addition, sought terminal. Edinburgh from London especially for news stories and features. to open a new container stabling The plans for the second phase King's Cross is booked Publication facility, as to date it has been the works are in the final stages for haulage by GB The Railway Herald is due to be unable to offer this service. of development and will be Railfreight's Class 87 published every Friday and is available EWS has contracted Pentalver announced shortly. No. 87028. on e-mail subscription or by download from our website - www.railwayherald.com TheRailwayCentre.com Corrections Editorial Team During the 24-hours leading up to the While the editorial team at Railway Herald do try Richard Tuplin Magazine Editor publication of this issue, the editorial team our best to ensure that the magazine is as accurate Brian Morrison Contributing Editor has received a number of enquiries regarding as it can be, occasionally errors do occur. A couple John Whitehouse Railtour Correspondent For our team contact list, click here. the above website. managed to elude our proof-readers last week! We would advise readers that there is now Firstly in the 'Marlow Crash' story on page four, Editorial Address: no connection between Railway Herald and Lower Shiplake is actually located on the The Railway Herald, PO Box 252, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. United Kingdom. DN17 2WY. therailwaycentre.com and that as a result we Henley-on-Thames branch, not the Marlow branch. Telephone: 0870 28 56041 are not unable to answer queries. Secondly, apologies to all fans of the Gresley E-mail: [email protected] The changes currently taking place with Pacifics, in Brian Morrison's 'The Gresley A4s' article, Railway Herald is produced by Railway Herald Ltd the aforementioned website do not affect the we managed to refer to Bittern as No. 60017 in two © Copyright Railway Herald Ltd 2006 publication or business of this magazine. places. It should, of course, have been 60019! 2 RailwayThe Herald NewsDesk ABOVE: The first Class 90 locomotive to carry First Group colours was unveiled to the railway press at Toton TMD on 10 August. Complete with its new decals No. 90024 stands in the sun outside the paintshop at Toton. The new livery is currently awaiting certification before the locomotive can be returned to traffic. The repaint has been carried out in connection with the refurbishment of the 'Caledonian Sleeper' stock, with which the locomotive will be used with. Richard Tuplin Air passengers head for rail after security alert New stop agreed for Crossrail Air passengers facing long delays services to both destinations for 11 It has been decided and subject to safety as a result of the reaction to the August were fully booked. that Maryland station approval, Crossrail terror threat on 10 August have been The company estimate that it has will be included as part trains will serve the turning to rail to continue their received an extra 5,000 travel enquiries of the Crossrail route, station using selective journey's to Europe. following the threat of terrorist action. following discussions door opening.As a full Eurostar reports that there is now Meanwhile, in the Midlands, Central earlier this year Crossrail train will very limited availability for its Paris Trains assisted passengers trapped at between Crossrail and be longer than the and Brussells services over the coming Birmingham International Airport by the London Borough of platforms at Maryland weekend, the Eurostar service being at operating a non-stop shuttle service in Newham. Station, doors will open a busy period already as people head both directions between Birmingham The station is only on those carriages to France and Europe for holidays. International and New Street stations located in Leytonstone directly facing the The company said that all of its through the night on 10 August. High Road, Stratford platform. EWS dwindling Class 37 fleet continues 'adventure week' With the EWS Class Yorkshire with a rake of positions a rake of coal being reversed on its to Warrington Arpley 37/4 down to just postal vans , destined for hoppers ready for the return working, the Yard, from where the '37' four locomotives, the scrapping at C F Booths start of the following 14.22 Toton-Doncaster headed back to South continued activities in Rotherham. The week's coal programme Up Decoy, with No. Wales on an 'Enterprise' of the fleet is quite following day found the for the power 37405 hauled by Class 66 trip on the evening of remarkable. locomotive in charge of generators. The Type 3 No. 66127! 9 August. On 4 August, No. the Doncaster - Neville returned to Doncaster With several trips However, it wasn't 37405 continued its Hill tanks once again. the same evening. under its belt the just No. 37405 that North East travels with It headed for Milford The next day saw a locomotive ended up at was venturing away a 'light engine' move to Sidings on 6 August, to trip to Toton beckon, Clitheroe on 8 August from home ground, as Wembley Yard before work the 15.55 service with Class 66 No. 66015 to work the 20.52 classmate No. 37406 heading back to South to Tyne Yard, which in tow, the situation Industrial coal service worked to Fort William on 5 August with the overnight 'Caledonian Sleeper' service, returning the following day. The locomotive continued to work the train instead of the booked Class 67 until 8 August, arriving back in the Scottish capital in the early hours, before being booked to power that days Powderhall 'Binliner' service. LEFT: EWS Class 37/4 No. 37405 heads north along the East Coast Main Line, just north of Botany Bay crossing with the 14.17 Wembley Yard to Doncaster West Yard on 4 August. James Rose RailwayThe Herald 3 NewsDesk ABOVE: Following the naming of No 73208 Kirsten at London Victoria on 10 August, a special GBRf charter operated, departing at 12.28 on a circular run back via Guildford and Redhill.