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Wembley names Mark 3 DVT Nine-Car Meridian into traffic ECML in chaos after wires come down collapses at ClassIn 87 Line -Up This at Wembley plusIssue Notable Workings and more! RailwayThe Herald Issue 13 1 July 2005 Contents

Editor’s comment Newsdesk 3 Welcome to this weeks issue of All the latest news from around the UK network. Including Gerrards Cross tunnel Railway Herald. Although we’re collapse, Hull Trains names first Pioneer unit, Alloa line delayed by a year and nine- covering two weeks there’s plenty car Meridian trains to enter traffic with Midland Mainline. going on around the country and this issue is packed full of news and Pictorial Gallery 8 information. A special two-page gallery section, looking at a special line up of the five celebrity We’ve also launched two new Class 87 locomotives at Alstom Wembley. sections, Rolling Stock News and Charter Workings, in response to our feedback request a couple of issues Rolling Stock News 10 ago. We welcome information for A brand new section of Railway Herald, dedicated to news and information on the both sections from readers. UK Rolling Stock scene. Please do feel free to pass the journal on to any friends or colleagues who you think would be Notable Workings 11 interested. All of our back-issues are Areview of some of the more notable, newsworthy and rare workings from the past week available from the website. across the UK rail network. We always enjoy hearing from readers on their opinions about the Charter Workings 14 journal as well as the magazine. The Part of our popular ‘Notable Workings’ section now has its own column! Charter aim with Railway Herald still Workings will be a regular part of Railway Herald, providing details of the charters remains to publish the journal which have worked during the period covered by this issue and the motive power. weekly, although there are occasions when pressure of other work doesn’t allow this! Apologies for any FRONT COVER: On 20th June, Class 92 No. 92025 passes Wandsworth Road with 6D47 Wembley Yard - disappointment that is caused on our Dollands Moor international working. CHRIS NEVARD ‘non-appearance’ weeks, but there is only one person on the editorial team BELOW: The MetroTrain Class 333 EMUs, which work out of Leeds to Bradford, Ilkley and Skipton are currently visiting Wabtec at Doncaster to have the dampers changed on the bogies. On 20th June, one of - your editor! Wabtec’s Class 08 shunters its pictured with a driving and pantograph vehicle from set No. 333001. The two vehicles on the adjacent road are from another Class 333 set. RICHARD TUPLIN Submissions We welcome submissions from all readers, especially photographs from those enthusiasts with a digital camera! Pictures should be sent to the the editor at [email protected] Good quality scans of colour slides and prints are also acceptable. Please note that as the Herald is free and compiled on a voluntary basis, we are unable to offer any financial return. Where possible we always try to use photographs taken within the production week (i.e the next issue will, where possible, only include images taken between the publication date of this issue and the following Friday. Publication The Railway Herald is due to be published every Friday and is available by e-mail subscription from [email protected] E- mail address are never given out and should you chose to cease your subscription in the future, pleas e just contact us.

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2 Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 13 Tunnel collapses onto railway at Gerrards Cross

The Chiltern line out Newsdesk of London Marylebone has been thrown into chaos after part of a tunnel collapsed at Gerrards Cross. Recent months have seen engineers constructing a tunnel over the railway, on top of which a new store was to be built. Shortly after 19.30 on Thursday 30th June, the driver of the 17.40 Stratford-Upon-Avon to London Marylebone service was stopped at Gerrards Cross station when he reported to control that he could no longer see the other end of the tunnel and thought that part of the tunnel appeared to have collapsed. Fortunately no one was ABOVE: The collapsed tunnel at Gerrards Cross. KEN BRUNT injured in the incident Network Rail have reversing at Princes Shuttle services are are and thankfully no trains confirmed that the line is Risborough and working between keeping their website were in the tunnel at the likely to be closed for Aylesbury and a further London and West Ruislip fully updated with time. several weeks whilst the half hourly service is in and between Princes service details and the Engineers from clear up operation takes operation from Risborough and Seer daily emergency Network Rail arrived on place. Aylesbury, calling at Green stations. Several timetable, which can be site to discover that The construction of the intermediate stations to replacement bus services found on the internet at around 30 meters of the new Tesco store has London Marylebone. are also operating. www.chilternrailways.co.uk 320 meter concrete already commenced and tunnel had collapsed on the section of tunnel Rail Routes around to the track around 80 which has collapsed was meters from the south intended to be the store’s Gerrards Cross entrance, bringing with it car park. several thousand tonnes Network Rail have now of spoil which is up to taken charge of the entire six meters deep. site. A full engineering Meanwhile, Chiltern assessment of the Trains are operating an remaining tunnel is now emergency timetable taking place, which is during the problems. An being made harder due hourly service is to doubts over the operating between stability of the remaining Birmingham Snow Hill structure. and Marylebone One dead in level crossing collision Hull Trains names Pioneer One person was killed was not known at the the evening whilst fleet after local people and five injured in a time of going to press, recovery of the train and level crossing accident however it is reported car wreckage was Hull Trains has of the class at Hull in East Yorkshire on that the lights at the carried out. started to name its fleet Paragon on 30th June. 30th June. level crossing were Five people were of four Class 222 Professor Gray’s work Northern Rail’s Class working at the time of injured in the accident, ‘Pioneer’ trains. into the creation of 156 No. 156491 forming the crash. all of whom were The fleet will be follow liquid crystals at the 2W50 17.56 Sheffield – The crossing here is passengers on board the a common theme, being University of Hull Scarborough via Goole manually operated Northern Rail service. named after key figures during the 1970s, lead to and Hull service gates, with an indication All were attended to by who have helped to the development of the collided with the vehicle of whether it is safe to Paramedics at the scene. shape the modern Liquid Crystal Display. on a manually operated cross or not given by red With the exception of history of Hull. level crossing at or green lights. the car driver, nobody Professor George Gray, Hull Trains fleet of Rawcliffe Bridge, just Services on the else was seriously who named Class 222 Class 170/3 three-car north of Goole Station. Doncaster - Gilberdyke - injured. No. 222101 after himself, DMUs have now all The reason for the car Hull line were badly Services were restored carried out the naming migrated to First being on the crossing disrupted for the rest of the following day. of the pioneer member ScotRail.

Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 13 3 Newsdesk Parliament ayearago. approved bytheScottish dramatically sincebeing Kincardine linehasrisen the Stirlingto Alloa and h igrHAbogie the biggerHTA Stations andimplement Longannet Power Hunterston and its coalservicesbetween allow EWStore-route and Alloa andwillalso services betweenStirling introduce passenger new route willre- The completionofthe compensation claims. workings and discovery ofoldmine has beendelayedbythe year behindschedule, r caught upinthe problems, Peterborough. r brought downonallfour the overhead wires were power forseveralhourswhen locomotives, were leftwithout powered byClass91 near Peterborough on23rd June. on theEastCoastMainLine underway followinganincident 4 ABOVE: Trains strandedafterwires comedownonECML oute, whichisaround a unning linesatCollingtonnear Wo The costofrebuilding A Three GNERservices, Multiple enquiriesare delayed ascostsspiral total oftentrains were rk onthenew h tf fWmlyTanaeCnr,sadbsd h rd ftedpt ak3DTNo.82126WembleyThe staff ofWembley Traincare Traincare Centre. Centre,standbesidetheprideofdepot,Mark3DVT Alloa lineopening year orearlyin2007. expected torun latenext the route are now £37 million. original estimateof as athird from its have risenbyasmuch which isfeared could mile route, thecostof construction ofthe13 increase thefundingfor are tobeasked weight restrictions. the ForthBridgedueto banned from traversing bogie hoppersare company’s newerHTA Forth Bridge.The wagonsviathe HAA operated usingtwo-axle trains are currently hoppers. Thelatter The firsttrainsover The ScottishExecutive days oftheyearsofar. degrees ononeofthehottest temperatures risingabove40 conditioning equipmentleadto the failure oftheair- London KingsCross however, service, the14.55Newcastle– For passengersononeGNER at stationsorreturned tothem. although sixofthesewere either the emergency doorreleases to breaking windows andusing matters intotheir ownhands Several passengerstook No. 66618Railways to rededicate Class66/6 magazine on24thJune Railways Illustrated Haul joinedwith Freightliner HeavyHaulrenamesClass66 INSET: ABOVE: Freightliner Heavy The twonameplatesattachedtoNo.66618. Class 66/6No.66618standsontheturntableatNRMYork on24thJune. r leave thetrain.Severalpeople r overnight byNetwork Rail, Peterborough. passengers backto to thefailedtrainandconvey trains were usedtoferrywater services atPeterborough. The been terminatedoff theirown 222 Pioneersets,whichhad by apairofHullTrains Class equired medicalattention. epairs hadbeen completedand Rescue wasfinallyprovided Following much work the overallwinner. This plate withthenameof locomotive carriesasub- Each yearthe Photographic Awards. Illustrated Annual Railway Herald B OTH :R enquiries intothe problem. are allconducting separate and HMRailway Inspectorate place, andNetworkRail,GNER the wires camedowninthefirst are beinginvestigatedastowhy passengers involved. are tocompensateallthe the incidentwashandledand apologised forthewayinwhich morning. GNERhave traffic by07.45thefollowing all fourlineswere re-opened for Although anumberofcauses ICHARD T Museum in York. National Railway locomotive atthe prize andrenamed the Gorton received his winnerDavid year’s UPLIN oue1:Issue 13 - Volume 1 : A LSTOM Newsdesk 5 believes that some believes that Double Deck The main problem with The main problem Mr Darling made the The Transport trains for UK? double-deck trains is the UKs small loading gauge the rest when compared of Europe. comment whilst talking at the Railway Forum in annual conference London. Secretary Alastair Darling, has ordered a study into the costs of providing services with double-deck trains in the Britain after seeing them in Europe. In an interesting twist, the hire In an interesting 1.30 Nottingham - St. Pancras 1.30 Nottingham - St. The booked diagram for MML’s for MML’s The booked diagram 9-Car Class 222 ‘Meridian’ Pancras 06.23 Nottingham - St. 08.55 St. Pancras - Nottingham 1 13.55 St. Pancras - Nottingham Pancras 16.30 Nottingham - St. 18.55 St. Pancras - Nottingham contract for the set is not for a trial contract for the set is HST period but, like the existing life of the power cars, is for the Midland Mainline franchise. Railway Herald to the well be returned could HSTs in the near future. leasing company The campaign for the The next stage for e-opening of the route eport which stated that oute was technically oute for the majority of r pace since has gathered 2002 when it was set up. In 2003 the Countryside Agency published a r of the the re-opening r feasible. campaigners is for a full public consultation to be held and to identify the potential funding. r its length, with the demolition of just two houses. Speculation in recent weeks has Speculation in recent The set, which according to according The set, which suggested that the introduction of suggested that the introduction 222 units the lengthened Class several HSTwould release powers MMLcars to other operators. have is that this told the railway press the not the case and that No. 222007 is to introduction augment the fleet. However Midland Mainline is being used to is being used Midland Mainline booked to evaluate the trains, is diagram operate the following maintenance Monday - Friday with the weekend being completed over at Central Rivers. nine-car trains is still be decided. nine-car trains UPLIN T eighton, Pocklington, The route was closed The route The study has as part of the Beeching Plan of the 1960s, the very last train running on 27th November 1965. identified a 34-mile double track railway could follow the original Stamford Bridge and Stamford Huntington. Railway being opened in 1864. throughout When opened and its history, throughout the original line had station situated at Cherry Burton, Market W ICHARD R with Midland Mainline Midland with The pioneer member of the nine-car Meridian fleet, No. 222001 passes Thirsk on the East Coast Main Line, The pioneer member of the nine-car Meridian fleet, No. 222001 passes Thirsk on the East Coast ecent report has ecent report Midland Mainline have Midland Mainline been Recent speculation has the 9-car The contract to operate The East Riding Ar Nine car Meridian to enter service to enter Meridian car Nine New rail link for Beverley and York? ork and North Midland ransport to develop a ABOVE: whilst on test. From Monday 4th July, one of the seven nine-car sets will go into traffic with Midland Mainline, one of the seven nine-car sets will go into traffic whilst on test. From Monday 4th July, working out of Nottingham. confirmed that they are to launch that they are confirmed Meridian’s into traffic the nine-car Monday 4th July. from would building that the fleet with their finally enter traffic the intended company despite contract continued denial of any between MML by and Bombardier, National the Chief Executive of Group. Express was versions of the Class 222 June but signed on Thursday 30th No. 222007. only covers one unit, six of the remaining The future suggested that up to 800,000 people would if use the link each year, the rail service were The half-hourly. route York Beverley – indeed it was isn’t new, originally built by the Y Council’s Cabinet has Council’s agreed unanimously to work with the Strategic Rail Authority and the Department of T £240m rail link between Beverley and York. - Volume 1 :- Volume Issue 13 GNER . It is GNERs trains for Cumbrian to finish on to finish Coast shut aking their place will More ontime Bombardier The Cumbrian Coast is to The total closure Bombardier have The contract involves The vehicles, which The latest passenger First ScotRail have First ScotRail T Platform lengths on iaduct and at several win Chiltern Trains order for 16 weeks EWS Class 90s Class EWS North Berwick North Railway Herald other places on the route. line is to be closed at Ulverston for 16 weeks from March 2006. £13m allow around work to take place on the 1857 built Levens V announced that Porterbrook Leasing have placed a £7 million order. and the construction supply of six new intermediate vehicles for Chiltern Railway’s sets. Class 168 Turbostar the will strengthen due to existing sets are by March be delivered next year. best performance for five years. charter figures show that 90.4% of GNER passenger services ran on time confirmed that the use confirmed locomotives of Class 90 3 DVT sets with Mark will cease from the end of July. be five-car Class 158 and 170 combinations until the four car Class 322 EMUs, which the last Class 90s replaced be refurbished can year, and moved back from the Anglia region. the North Berwick branch mean that six- car DMUs can not be operated. Newsdesk

Bombardier opens refurbishment centre at Derby Bombardier launched their new includes the refurbishment of 61 four- Refurbishment Centre at Derby car Class 315 EMUs for ‘one’ worth £45 Litchurch Lane on 29th June. million, the complete internal The new centre which uses a refurbishment and overhaul of 110 previously disused workshop, part of Mark 3 coaches for ‘one Anglia’ and which was used for the construction of the refurbishment of 73 six-car ‘District the Turbostar project, was opened by Line’ underground trains for Metronet. Derek Twigg MP, Under-Secretary of Bombardier is also in the process of State for Transport. The new facility at refurbishing GNER’s Mark 4 fleet of Derby represents a £2 million coaches and DVTs, but this work investment in rolling stock which is now approaching completion, refurbishment. will remain at the company’s Horbury Work currently taking place at Derby plant.

ABOVE: Approaching completion - the driving car from Class 315 No. 315815. RIGHT: One of the ex-ScotRail Mark 3 coaches under refurbishment for ‘one Anglia’. BELOW: A middle car No 8088 from the six-car Underground D Stock currently being refurbished for Metronet ALL:COLIN J. MARSDEN

6 Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 13 Newsdesk 7 The entire project will project The entire ransport. be managed by the Department for T to be tested to ensure performance is no there need to and drop conform to what passengers actually want. ENTRAL C RAND G remembers ARSDEN First Great Western named HSTFirst Great Western Power Car No. FGW J. M enders for the Driver Stan Martin Stan Driver T That’s the message OLIN HST2 project moves forward ABOVE: C 43139 after the driver who was tragically killed in Ufton 43139 after the driver who was tragically killed named The power was Nervet train crash last November. 2004’‘Driver Stan Martin, 25 June 1950 - 6 November on by his 55th Birthday, what would have been Stan’s was hosted by and children. The event, which widow, Western, Managing Director of First Great Alison Forster, home town at Exeter St. Davids. was held in Stan’s from the Transport from Alastair Secretary, Darling who also said that the new trains need construction of HST2 will construction be issued in the first half of 2006. ARSDEN J. M OLIN :C computer generated image of how one of the Bombardier built ‘Meridian’ OTH B A ABOVE: trains could look in the Grand Central colour scheme. The five-coach sets would operate as ten car trains from London, splitting at Doncaster. In a further boost to rail freight In a further boost to Scottish Railway Holdings Limited Scottish Railway based in Paris. The and will be rail freight to grow company aims Europe both within Mainland traffic and Mainland and between England in Initial services will operate Europe. continue to France and rumours to be used, abound on the traction details are although no confirmed available at present. Commission has the European growth, for the announced its approval agreement extension of the existing and the between EWS International tolls UK Government on freight This Channel Tunnel. the through which will last until agreement, November 2006, will encourage and pave traffic international freight the way for a long term charging December 2006. from agreement From here, the trains here, From By joining and splitting equire four train paths equire 222 trains in a ten-coach London formation from to King’s Cross Doncaster. would then divide, with one five-coach unit travelling to Halifax and Interchange, Bradford with the other and York continuing to stations to Hartlepool and Sunderland. its services at Doncaster, Grand Central will only r in each direction, daily, between Doncaster and London King's Cross. - Volume 1 :- Volume Issue 13 announce Euro Cargo Rail Cargo Euro announce The first of the two MTU power car’s was engine fitted First Great Western Grand Central propose to use Meridians on new East Coast service Grand Central propose to use Meridians on Freight rises by 9.5% in UK in 9.5% by rises Freight as First of the development HSTs named First of the development The amount of freight moved on the of freight The amount the was announced as The increase is in rail freight growth Future Rail is a wholly owned Cargo Euro Grand Central Railway Given the severe orkshire and the North orkshire EWS ABOVE: Railway Herald named at Swindon on 30th June. The naming of No. 43009, First transforming travel, was in front of invited guests. Both development of Wiltshire carried out by the High Sheriff power cars (the other being No. 43004) are now in everyday service with First and the engine is being monitor as a potential replacement for the current HST power unit. Data from the power cars will also being fed into the future HST2 project. rail network in Britain rose by 9.5% in Britain rose rail network to 20.7 billion net during 2004/05 tonne kilometres an Commission approved European of rail freight extension to the payment This is a boost tolls. Channel Tunnel rail freight to EWS's new European Rail, which Cargo Euro subsidiary, in France later will start operations this year. by increasing expected to continue general services for bulk haulage, and fast moving merchandise also expects consumer goods. EWS services to and from that rail freight will see significant mainland Europe Rail. Cargo by Euro delivered growth, & subsidiary of English, Welsh Company are looking to Company are operate a passenger West service from Y East to London and have announced that to proposing they are operate the service using a small fleet of Class 222 ‘Meridian’ trains, similar sets in to the four-car use with Midland Mainline. capacity constraints at the southern end of the East Coast Main Line (ECML), Grand Central plans to operate its Class Pictorial Gallery Nos. 87010DriverTommy Farr carried outon4thJunewhen Vi ‘farewell’ acttotheClass87 on 8 The finalfarewellto Although theofficial r gin West Coastserviceswas Virgin TrainsClass87s goodbye occurred onTuesday Piccadilly, theveryfinalVirgin London Euston-Manchester Group powered the09.48 and 87002The AC Locomotive media. W formed a‘Farewell LineUp’ at 87002, 87010,87012and87019 28th June,whenNos.87001, embley depotfortherailway Railway Herald help andsupport. ALSTOM Wembley fortheir W Vi Our thankstoSteveKnightof r ilkinson andtheteamat gin Trains andtoAndie oue1:Issue 13 - Volume 1 : Pictorial Gallery 9 - Volume 1 :- Volume Issue 13 All the current liveries of Class 87s were All the current UPLIN ight many thought they would never see, T No. 87012 The Olympian and 87019 ACoRP now denamed Class 87 No. 87010. The The original two repaints. 87001 in BRThe original two repaints. Blue As A ICHARD RIGHT: :R P LL present, with the exception of a DRS with present, example. Railway Herald A BELOW: BELOW: TO RIGHT: carried the Driver Tommy locomotive previously Farr name plates. BELOW LEFT: ABOVE: and 87002 in modified Porterbrook purple. and 87002 in modified Porterbrook Nos. 87001, 87002, 87010, 87012 and 87019 lined up Nos. 87001, 87002, 87010, 87012 and 87019 of ALSTOM front the across Depot. Wembley proudly stand in the sun. Both locomotives have proudly to GBRailfreight. now been transferred . Class 87s More Class 60s go store return to Virgin Class 87s returned to front line Virgin Trains West Coast services on 25th June. GB Railfreight's No. 87013 powered 1A41 14.15 Holyhead - London Euston service forward from Crewe.

Rolling Stock News Returning with the 19.13 Euston - Holyhead to Crewe. The working was due to Class 90 No. 90039 was left attached to a previous service (see Notable Working), ABOVE: Another six members of the Class 60 fleet were placed in stored from 20th June. One of these No. 60093 heads ending up at Llandudno north along the East Coast Main Line on 20th June with 6E80 Workington-Lackenby. Other members of the fleet stored Junction. are 60014, 60032, 60058, 60068 and 60088. A further six were placed in store from 1st July: Nos. 60004, 60023, 60026, 60048, The following day the 60050 and 60076. JAMES COVELL same locomotive was due to work south on NMT gains GNER gains two power cars 1A41 13.09 departure Pantograph from Holyhead forward from Crewe, but failed coach before departure when The afternoon of 28th the fire bottles June saw Network Rail's discharged whilst the New Measurement locomotive was backing Train out on its test on to the train. The circuit, but with a new locomotive was shunted vehicle in the consist. away by Class 57/3 No. The train also includes 57316. the new Development 1A41 later went Coach which is easily forward to London with recognisable by the Class 57/3 No. 57302 at pantograph! Motive the helm. power was No. 43154 ABOVE: Class 37/3 No. and 43062. 37334 stands in a ABOVE: The week of ‘Royal Ascot’ at York saw Porterbrook’s Spot-Hire HST (formed of dilapidated state at DMU Livery power car Nos. 43070 and 43196) on hire to GNER. This hire has now been made Booth-Roe on 18th June, permanent with their transfer to Craigentinny depot and movement into the IECP pool. awaiting cutting. Behind is classmate Class 37/3 Update The pair pass Welhams Green on 15th June. JOHN PATSTON No. 37344. IAN HARDY The DMU scene is awash with livery changes at the present moment in time due to units being moved between operators. The Hull Trains Class 170/3s (Nos. 170393- 170396) are now with First ScotRail with Nos. 170393 and 170394 having now been repainted into ‘Barbie’ colours. Class 156 No. 156409, which had the distinction of being the last of the class in Regional Railway ‘Express’ colour scheme now carries Central Green livery and ex- Anglia Class 150 No. 150255 has received Central branding and white swishes.

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ABOVE: Class 37/4 No. 37406 heads south along the Midland Mainline at Tapton on 18th June with Pathfinder Tour’s charter to Pwllheli. Unfortunately all did not go to plan with the tour, which ended up at Blackpool! JAMES ROSE

Several charters operated on due to concerns over the on a re-run of last weekend's Wolverhampton - London - the first day of the period reliability of the locomotive. Staff Slammer railtour, this time Macclesfield - London - covered by this column, but in The train returned from the run for enthusiasts. EWS used Wolverhampton diagram. Also South Yorkshire EWS provided Lancashire resort, following a Class 67 No. 67019 to move a seeing use the same day, were a Class 37/4 No. 37406 to work shunt move by No. 67020, as set of empty HTA coal wagons pair of FM Rail Class 31 1Z56 06.57 Sheffield - Pwllheli. 1Z57 18.50 Blackpool - north from Warrington to locomotives on shuttles The tour did not go at all to Sheffield. Carlisle on 18th June. Also between Bristol TM and plan! Initially the locomotive DRS Class 20 Nos. 20306 and heading north during the Weston Super Mare, due to a received fitters attention at 20309 continued their morning was Class 87 No. local 'Party on the Beach' event. Derby and again at Weedkilling trip around 87013 which spent the weekend The use of loco-hauled Wolverhampton. Scotland, working 6Z06 18.00 stabled at Carstairs on services on the West Coast Unfortunately, shortly Aberdeen - Kingmoor service. Thunderbird duties. Main Line continued on 20th afterwards, the decision was The same day also saw the Sunday 19th June found Class with EWS Class 90 No. 90039 taken to route the train to green 4VEP No. 3417 and blue 90 No. 90022 at work for Virgin being utilised on the London - Blackpool rather than Pwllheli & grey liveried 3CIG No. 1497 Trains (West Coast) working a Birmingham - Wolverhampton circuit. The same morning saw BELOW: During a three day tour, which saw the locomotive operate a route trip from London via the West Midlands, Devon and South Wales, ‘Western’ No. D1015 Western Champion storms round Cuckoo Curve, at the introduction of Class 350 Duffryn with Class 37/4 No. 37427 dead inside on route to a fuel stop at Newport. The Type 3 was also detached 'Desiro' EMUs into traffic, here, allowing the ‘Western’ to continue on its own. IAN HARDY working the 11.24 London Euston - Northampton service. Class 67 No. 67020 was giving the task of working the penultimate Birkenhead to Eastleigh Works unit move for Merseyrail. Cotswold Rail Class 87 Nos. 87008 and 87007 worked from Oxley to Polmadie (0Z87) on 20th June to collect four Mark 3 coaches. The pair returned as 5Z87 08.30 Polmadie to Norwich the following day. Due to several defective wagons being located at Penmaenmawr Quarry, Class 47/8 No. 47816 worked light engine from Crewe to move the vehicles concerned to Bangor Yard as 8Z24 10.50 Penmaenmawr - Bangor trip the following day. No less than four locomotives

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Enterprise service had Class 60 No. 60068 dead in the consist, heading for store at Immingham. The train itself was hauled by Class 66 No. 66225. Large logo Blue liveried Class 37 No. 37408 was provided to work a ballast service to Shrewsbury via Hereford on the evening of the 21st June. The 22nd June saw the first day of shuttle services between Notable Workings Swindon and Castle Cary for the Glastonbury Festival. Two FM Rail Class 31 locomotives Nos. 31459 and 31601 were provided. Freightliner's Class 47/0 No. 47150 was used the same day to move repaired wagons from Crewe back to Bath. The train ran as 6Z49. To allow Serco crews to be trained on Class 37 locos, DRS Class 37/6 No. 37609 has been temporarily seconded for driver familiarisation. The locomotive worked 0Z37 on the 22nd June from Derby RTC to ABOVE: The DRS Weedkiller service visited Glasgow Queen Street during the evening of 23rd June, providing the very rare sight of a locomotive hauled service at the buffer stops. Operating in top ‘n’ tail mode, Class 20/3 Derby RTC via Nottingham, Nos. 20306 and 20309 are pictured at the terminus, working 6Z06 Millerhill-Kingmoor. KEVIN MCCORRMICK Newark, Peterborough and Loughborough. were employed at the helm of 6D72 Hull Dairycotes - took the ensemble forward. One Anglia used Cotswold 4M74 Coatbridge - Crewe on Rylstone aggregate service. The afternoon of 21st June Class 47/8 No. 47818 on the 20th June. In charge were Class The same morning saw saw 4M26 Dagenham - Crewe 0900 London Liverpool Street - 86 Nos.86620, 86613, 86614 and classmate No. 60063 fail at car service hauled by Class Norwich on 22nd June, while 90041. The 21st June, was not Crowle, near Scunthorpe with 66/6 No. 66622, with Class silver liveried Class 67 No. the best for Class 60 No. 60046, 6N10 Humber Oil Refinary - 66/5 No. 66528 and 66546 in 67029 was provided as motive when the locomotive expired at Jarrow tanks. Rescue came in the consist, while 6D45 12.45 power for 5Z57 Derby to Old Kirkstall, near Leeds, with the form of No. 60027, which Doncaster - Immingham Oak Common, conveying

BELOW: On 23rd June, EWS utilised a pair of Class 37/4 locomotives on the Highland Main Line to work 6K66 06.00 Georgmas Jct - Millerhill empty ballest. Here Nos. 37427 Bont y Bermo leads 37417 Richard Trevithick as the pair descend through the Pass of Drumochter near Dalnaspidal. BOB LUMLEY

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ABOVE: Direct Rail Services Class 37/6 No. 37609 has recently been on extended loan to Serco, to allow the latter company’s drivers to learn the traction, after DRS won the contract to provide the power for one of the Ultrasonic Test Units. Here No. 37609 arrives at Derby on 28th July. The locomotive reversed and departed for Burton Upon Trent. RICHARD TUPLIN charter stock from the week's 23rd June, No. 86235 was 37427 dead in train. Junction, where the Class 90 amended Pwllheli tour. provided for the 06.55 Norwich Friday 24th June also saw was removed to the sidings. On Wednesday 22nd June, - London Liverpool Street, GBRf Class 66//7 No. 66704 Also, 25th June, saw the first GBRf Class 66//7 No. 66710 following which the set stabled move more slam-door stock, of a three day railtour was employed to move 'Slam- at Thornton Fields for the from Shoeburyness - Newport programme featuring Class 52 Door' unit No. 3520 from remainder of the day. (as 6V91) for cutting. No. D1015 Western Champion, Wimbledon Park - With its use on Virgin Cross- The morning of 25th June, see Railtour Table. Problems Shoeburyness (6Z41). The Country having come to an end lead to an interesting working with low-water saw Class 37/4 same afternoon, ex-Virgin Class several weeks ago, BR Blue on the North Wales Coast, No. 37427, which had been 47/8 No. 47841 (now operated liveried No. 47840 North Star is when 1D00 05.02 Birmingham moved from Scotland a couple by Freightliner Heavy Haul) currently finding use as the New Street - Holyhead service, of days earlier, attached at worked 5Z45 Stewarts Lane - draw back locomotive at worked by Class 90 No. 90039 Bescot. The Type 3 locomotive Caerwent trip, conveying London Paddington. The 23rd and a Mark 3 DVT set departed was removed at Newport. withdrawn EMU Nos. 1867, June saw silver liveried Class Crewe behind Class 57/3 No. Ballast services around 1869 and 1868, while in the 67 No. 67029 make its first 57313 with the Class 90 still Westbury took on a different South West, Class 57 No. 57604 appearance on the EWS attached! The service was look on the 25th June when worked 5Z77 13.30 Bristol St. Executive Train on the terminated at Llandudno Class 59/0 No. 59001 Yeoman Philips Marsh - Plymouth Laira Southern Region, working a with two barrier vehicles either circular trip out from London BELOW: The appearance of ‘Slam-Door’ stock on the East Coastway is certainly very rare on Saturdays (with the exception of one working.) On side of Mark 3 buffet No. Waterloo via Woking, Havant, 18th June, 4CIG No. 1866 was employed on the Brighton-Hastings 40724. Eastleigh and Basingstoke. service, seen here approaching Bulverhythe. DON BENN Movement of further EWS The same evening saw Class Type 5s for France took place 87 No. 87014 working north that afternoon, with 66003 from London with a pair of working 6M44, conveying Class 325 mail units on 1S96 58011. Power problems with Wembley PRDC to Sheildmuir the Class 66 resulted in the service. Class 58 and the train being left Major problems ensued on in Woking overnight. Also the East Coast Main Line moving from Toton to during the evening of the 23rd Doncaster the same morning by June when the overhead wires a Class 66 locomotive were came down near Peterborough, Class 56 Nos. 56048, 56099 and see news pages. One of the 56134, all of which were knock-on effects was the stock destined for Healey Mills Yard. being out of place. As a result, The trio continued their the Porterbrook spot hire HST journey the following day. set was used (with GNER The evening Northampton liveried Class 43 No. 43109 'Cobbler' Silverlink loco-hauled leading north) the following service was worked by 90023 day on the 08.10 Leeds - (17.22 Euston - Northampton) Aberdeen, returning on 14.55 and 90017 (18.23 Euston - Aberdeen - London King's Northampton) this evening. Cross. Also working out of Euston the Network Rail liveried Class same evening were 'Royal' 31s made a visit to the Settle & Class 67 Nos. 67005 Queens Carlisle line on 24th June when Messenger and 67006 Royal Nos. 31233 and 31285 worked Sovereign with the Royal Train 4Z10 Carlisle - Ferme Park test to Perth. train. The same evening Class Anglia's limited Class 86 fleet 92 No. 92010 powered 6O12 continues to perform on the Carlisle - Eastleigh Enterprise occasional services. On the service with Class 37/4 No.

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ABOVE: On 21st June, Freightliner used 4M26 Dagenham Dock - Crewe car train to move several locomotives north. At the helm is Class 66/6 No. 66622, with Class 66/5 Nos.66528 and 66547 in tow. The train is pictured passing South Kenton. TIM EASTER

Endevour and Class 59/2 No. and FM Rail Class 31/1 No. Newport ADJ - Warrington Derby RTC - Cambridge test 59203 were provided, in a top 31190 were in charge of 1H82 Dallam enterprise service on train. Class 66 No. 66167 and and tailed formation, for 6W19 Edinburgh - Keith trip. The 27th June, however, the Royal Class 67 No. 67006 Royal 15.00 Westbury - Bristol same morning, Cotswold Rail locomotive only got as far as Sovereign were used to take the Parkway Civil Engineers Class 47/8 No. 47810 worked Abergavenny before having train, including the Mentor test service 1V01 06.22 Great Yarmouth - problems with ringing fire coach, around the network, On Monday 26th June, Class London Liverpool Street with bells. The train was underway visiting London Liverpool 67 No. 67020 was given the Class 90 No 90003 dead on the again shortly after however. Street and Kings Lynn. task of moving the last Class rear as far as Norwich, where On 28th June, ETS fitted Class The next Class 56 locomotive 507 unit, No. 507033, from the electric then took over. 37/4 No. 37416 was provided to leave Bristol Barton Hill, for Birkenhead to Eastleigh Works DRS Class 37/0 No. 37059 for 6B01 Mossend - Riccarton France moved later that (5X61) for refurbishment. The was provided to work the and 6D61 12.35 return working, afternoon, when 56081 was final day of Class 31 hauled Carlisle - Hamilton wagon while in North Wales, Class conveyed dead in the consist of specials for Glastonbury started cripple trip the same day. On 66/9 No. 66951 worked 6D21 6M33 16.23 Avonmouth - badley when Nos. 31454 and its return, the service collected 06.32 Basford Hall - Wembley Yard, motive power 31601, working the 07.30 Class 47/0 No. 47298 from Penmaenmawr, returning with for which was supplied by Westbury - Swindon were Carstairs, where it had been on 6K22 to Crewe. Further south Class 67 No. 67015. delayed at Trowbridge due to loan to Virgin Trains as a and Class 33/1 No. 33103 A fire between Carlisle and cattle on the line! Thunderbird over the weekend. worked 6Z53 09.00 Sailsbury Wigton overnight caused The Royal Scotsman Following its exploits on the East Yard to Ludgershall. problems on the 29th June. continues its 2005 programme 'Western' charter the previous Cotswold Rail operated Class 6C22 Carlisle Kingmoor - around Scotland. On 27th June, weekend, Class 37/4 No. 37427 87 Nos. 87007 and 87008 Sellafield had to be diverted via WCRC Class 37/0 No. 37261 was provided to work 6M75 became the first Class 87s for the WCML. Another trance of several years to work out of withdrawn 'Slam-Door' EMUs Norwich on the 28th, when the were transferred to Caerwent Charter Workings pair moved several Mark 3 the same morning, on 5Z45 The period covered by this issue of The Railway Herald as seen coaches to Wolverhampton 09.15 service from Ramsgate the charter scene dominated by Class 67 workings, with a Oxley depot from Norwich Depot. Motive power was number of Northern Belle workings and specials to Edinburgh, Crown Point (5Z87). supplied by 47841, with Nos. as a result of the G8 Conference. Freightliner Intermodal's 4M74 3446, 3572, 3447 in the consist. Coatbridge - Crewe service was Following several days in 18th June powered by Class 86/6 No. Wales and the North West, 37261 & 31190 1H94 08.10 Dundee - Edinburgh (RS) 86637 and 86621 with Class 37/4 No. 37427 was 1H95 13.40 Edinburgh - Spean Bridge (RS) Freightliner Green liveried No. transferred back to Scotland, 37406 1Z56 06.57 Sheffield - Pwllheli (diverted to Blackpool) 90046 dead in train. behind hauled north by Class 1Z57 18.50 Blackpool - Sheffield Royal Scotsman liveried Class 92 No. 92024 during the 47826 & 47851 1Z51 07.24 Northampton - Holyhead 47/8 No. 47854 was used with afternoon of 29th June. In (Steam from Crewe) an observation saloon between Scotland classmate No. 37416 1Z52 16.00 Holyhead - Northampton 27th and 29th June. On the was employed on the morning (Steam to Crewe) second day, the train ran from trip from Mossend to MoD 47832 & 47703 1Z80 06.26 Barrow - Cleethorpes Edinburgh to Tain via Glen Douglas trip, whilst No. 1Z81 15.55 Cleethorpes - Barrow Aberdeen, returning to 37417 found use on the 67003 1Z28 06.09 East Croydon - Par Polmadie the following Edinburgh waste service. 67008 1Z18 07.15 Kirkcaldy - Manchester Victoria morning, having departed Tain Class 67 No. 67020 was used 1Z19 16.55 Manchester Victoria - Kircaldy at 08.24. on 30th June to move 67012 1Z43 04.17 Colchester - Carlisle A pair of GMs were used the refurbished Class 465/9 No. (continued next page) same morning on 1Z18 09.07 465924 from Wabtec Doncaster

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19th June 37261 & 31190 1H96 08.05 Spean Bridge - Taynuilt via Mallaig (RS)

20th June 37261 & 31190 1H97 07.00 Taynauilt - Wemyss Bay (RS)

21st June 37261 & 31190 1H98 06.40 Wemyss Bay - Edinburgh (RS)

23rd June 37261 & 31190 1H82 14.24 Edinburgh - Keith (RS)

ABOVE: GBRailfreight’s Harwich to Aberdeen service for Carless Fuels is 24th June becoming a regular operation. On 1st July, Class 66/7 No. 66706 is caught D1015 1Z65 14.58 London Euston - Exeter. St. Davids by the camera as it heads north with 6S58 to Aberdeen, passing Blackfoot. 37261 & 31190 1H83 08.00 Keith - Kyle of Lochalsh (RS) The loco returned south the following day. KEVIN MCCORMICK 67019 19.20 Edinburgh - Dundee Dundee - Edinburgh to Gillingham depot, while No. 31190 Gryphon headed 67030 1Z37 06.25 Bangor - Ravenglass * GBRailfreight operated Class south from Scotland back to 1Z38 19.55 Ravenglass - Braidhurst * 66/7 No. 66709 Joseph Arnold Carnforth. Davies was provided for 6V91 During the same afternoon on 25th June 10.40 Shoeburyness - Newport the Southern Region, one of the D1015 1Z55 04.17 Exeter St. Davids - Llandrindod Wells Docks, conveying Nos. 1804, final Merseyrail Class 507 units 1Z56 11.55 Llandrindod Wells - Exeter St. Davids 1855 and 1832 for cutting. to be returned from Alstom 37261 & 31190 1H84 09.45 Kyle of Lochalsh - Carrbridge (RS) That afternoon, another Eastleigh, No. 507024, headed 47703 & 47832 Lincoln - Poole service for MoD operated from northbehind Class 67 No. 67020 47851 & 47826 1Z40 Rochdale - Workington via Huddersfield Redmire, with EWS Class 66 as 5X47 during the afternoon. 1Z41 16.45 Workington - Rochdale Nos. 66036 and 66086 on the With ‘Slam-Door’ stock 47854 1Z80 06.50 Carnforth - Blaenau Ffestiniog train. having officially finished on 1Z81 16.05 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Carnforth In preparation for the South West Trains, with the 66103 & 66009 1Z29 06.50 Ealing Broadway - Preston Docks following day's charter to St. exception of the two heritage 1Z30 18.15 Preston Docks - Ealing Broadway Austell (see Charter Workings sets, it was surprising to see 67005 1Z31 Derby - Par panel) the InterCity liveried No. 1392 working 5Z56 10.40 67009 1Z39 00.25 Braidhurst - Fort William * Class 47 No. 47826 and FM Rail Clapham Yard to Bournemouth 67012 London Victoria - Chesterfield Class 31 No. 31602 worked Depot on 1st July, under its 67015 1Z45 Downham Market - Carlisle 5Z62 12.02 Carnforth - Tees own power! 1Z46 13.35 Carlisle - Downham Market Yard ECS. On arrival at Tees The first pair of Class 37/6 67009 1Z40 12.56 Fort William - Braidhurst Loop * however, technical problems locomotives on a Serco Test 90021 1Z41 18.58 Braidhurst Loop - London Euston * resulted in No. 47826 being Train occurred the same day, removed from the train and when Nos. 37602 and 37608 26th June sent back to Carnforth. It was were employed on 4Z10 Derby D1015 1Z33 11.33 Exeter St. Davids - London Victoria replaced by green liveried Class to Crewe in top and tail mode. 37261 & 31190 1H86 11.38 Aviemore - Stirling (RS) 47 No. 47851, which arrived Another 37 heading for new 67019 & 67030 1Z30 09.25 Manchester Victoria - Manchester light engine overnight. pastures was Class 37/4 No. Victoria via Blaenau Ffestiniog Whilst on a test run overnight 37416. The locomotive was DRS Class 47 Nos. 47298 and moved by Class 92 No. 92043 in 27th June 47501 were reported as being the consist of 6M12 12.58 37261 & 31190 1H87 08.48 Stirling - Edinburgh (RS) on fire just south of Penrith, Mossend - Carlisle Yard, before whilst on the other side of the going forward on 6X12 17.23 28th June country, services into and out of Carlisle - Eastleigh Enterprise 67030 & 67019 1Z30 09.25 Manchester Victoria - Manchester Tees Yard were disrupted service, as far as Bescot, behind Victoria via Blaenau Ffestiniog during the afternoon of the 30th the same Class 92. June, when two wagons of a The evening of the 1st July 29th June train being propelled into the saw Cotswold Rail’s Class 47 67030 1Z67 09.14 Cardiff - Chester yard by Class 60 No. 60500 No. 47813 return to traffic 1Z68 18.08 Chester - Cardiff derailed, blocking the south working 1V06 19.05 Norwich to entrance. Great Yarmouth, complete with 30th June The 1st July saw the Class 90 No. 90019 on the rear 67030 1Z27 12.45 Bath Spa - Honiton via Bridgewater uncommon sight of a pair of of the train. 1Z28 15.18 Honiton - Bristol Temple Meads via GNER Class 91s (Nos. 91115 Yeovil Pen Mill and 91118) at the helm of 1S03 CORRESPONDANTS 1st July London Kings Cross - Thanks go to the several 47851/31602 1Z63 09.42 Saltburn by the Sea - St. Austell Edinburgh service. correspondants around the 67015 1Z52 10.26 Euston - Edinburgh With no Royal Scotsman tours country who now regularly 67022 1Z53 13.28 Crewe - Edinburgh via Manchester due to run for a few days, contribute information for this 67030 1Z54 13.41 Birmingham International - Edinburgh Maroon liveried Class 37/0 No. column, including GWOT and 90018 1Z71 15.19 London Kings Cross - Edinburgh 37261 Loch Arkaig and Class 31 Trains-Gen.

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