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In This Issue EWS to be split into four 'divisions' Re-engined Angel power car launched Pendolino flies in Superman colours! Arriva Trains gets its 'Bubblecar' RailwayThe Herald Issue 43 7 July 2006 Contents

Submissions Newsdesk 3 We welcome EWS announces its future plans. Virgin flies Superman-liveried Pendolino on West Coast submissions from all Route. Roll out of first Angel Trains HST Power Car. Eurostar announce Winter Ski Trains. readers, especially photographs from those Rolling Stock News 12 enthusiasts with a digital Operational Class 57/0 fleet reduce to just five. Loco change again on WCML Class 87 diagram. camera! Pictures should be sent to the editor at Preservation View 13 [email protected] Electro-diesel to move from Great Central Railway. Normandy bows out at Bluebell Railway Good quality scans of and the latest steam railtour news. colour slides and prints are also acceptable. Notable Workings Pictorial 14 Please note that as the A look at some of the rare and notable workings over the past week. Railway Herald is free and compiled on a voluntary BELOW: With the future of EWS having been announced, one of the key questions remaining is where does the basis, we are unable to 'Enterprise' network fit? At no point in the announcement was 'Enterprise' mentioned. Could it be heading for a offer any financial return. similar fate to Speedlink? On 30 June, Class 66 No. 66194 approaches Melton Ross with a well loaded Enterprise Richard Tuplin Once the 'new-look' working bound for Doncaster Belmont Yard, comprising steel wagons, empty MEAs and tanks. Railway Herald is launched, a reproduction fee will be paid to photographers. 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 subscriptions@ railwayherald.co.uk E-mail addresses are never given out and should you choose to cease your subscription in the future, please just contact us.

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FRONT COVER: The warm sunny weather has brought railway photographers out in force! On 4 July, DRS Class 37/6 Nos. 37611 and 37609 power along between Byfleet & New Haw and Weybridge, with a Woking Down Yard to Wimbledon Park Depot Serco working (via Waterloo and Southampton.) Chris Nevard

2 Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 43 EWS announces the future ... four separate companies! The future plans for Britain's launched in the autumn. EWS for , the logistics work specifically with one Newsdesk biggest rail freight operator says that the aim is to deliver sector and the rail industry. of the divisions. One of the have been announced. an enhanced level of customer Enthusiasts will not fail key exceptions is likely to be Despite numerous rumours of service, which will facilitate to notice the rather similar weekend engineering work takeovers, the company is to be rail freight growth. Each appearance between the new for Network Rail, when it may restructured into four separate division will have a clear 'innovative divisions' and the well become necessary to pool businesses, all wholly owned by focus to ensure there is a sectors from resources from around the EWS and each will have its own defined and recognisable link several years ago. four divisions in order to fulfil dedicated 'key' area. to customers and markets. One of the key areas in the commitments. After trying several different The new divisions will be announcement was that each Although not confirmed, styles of operating, where called EWS Energy, whose of the four divisions will have Railway Herald understands priorities have been focused prime focus will be moving a major environmental remit to that the majority of operations on a regional or a commodity coal and other fuels for the help customers reduce the size staff, currently based at basis, the latest change, which energy sector; EWS Industrial of their carbon footprint and Customer Service Delivery is said by EWS to be "one of will concentrate on moving lower other damaging emissions Centre (CSDC) will be moved the most significant customer heavy industrial materials, by using EWS services. out to either Toton, Knottingley led innovations in rail freight such as metals and petroleum EWS has yet to confirm or Rotherham with the empty in years", appears to take the products; EWS Construction how the new divisions will space within CSDC being leased industry back to a similar style will handle the task of moving operate, but industry insiders to outside companies. of operation to that of the early products for the construction suggest that , rolling The new structure will be 1990s! and waste industries while EWS stock, staff and operational formally launched later this Four new divisions will be Network will provide services facilities will be allocated to year. Virgin Pendolino flies Superman style to !

Virgin Trains, in assocation with Warner ABOVE: The inaugural run of the vinyl-wrapped 'Superman Returns' Pendolino Class 390 No. 390029 Brothers, has vinylled one of its Class 390 City of Stoke-on-Trent passes through Carpenders Park at speed with the 10.35 Euston - 'Pendolino' sets in Superman livery! Manchester Piccadilly service on 6 July. The use of a Pendolino as a mobile BELOW: Vehicle No. 68829 displays some of the amazing vinylled graphics that will remain on the set Both: Brian Morrison billboard has been done to mark the launch for six-months. of the 'Superman Returns' movie which stars Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth will open at cinemas on 14 July. Combining scenes from the new movie with ' own branding, this is the first time a domestic inter-city has been used to carry an exterior advertisement across the country. Class 390 No. 390029 City of Stoke-on- Trent was carefully prepared by staff at Alstom's Wembley Traincare Depot. The high adhesive vinyls were painstakingly applied to the sides of the 217m nine-coach train with the help of manufacturer and specialist company Halo Rail.

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First re-engined power car for Angel Trains handed over! The new fleet of re- Western operated power engined power cars, cars are owned by First owned by Angel Trains Group. These will also and operated by First be fitted with the same Great Western was officially launched ABOVE: Class 43 No. 43175 at Brush Traction’s, sits in the sun in the works works yard shortly after being on 6 July by the Rail handed over. Richard Tuplin Minister, Derek Twigg RIGHT: The new cab design MP. within the refurbished The work, which is power cars keeps the being undertaken by traditional desk layout Brush will extend the but provides all new instrumentation. life of the HST fleet by at Colin J. Marsden least 10 years, by which time an agreement for BELOW: Several power cars the construction of HST2 are currently undergoing and its building should overhaul at Brush for both hopefully be underway. Angel Trains and First The unveiling and Group. Here Nos. 43092 and 43098 undergo a full launch of the power refurbish for First Group. car at Loughborough Richard Tuplin followed the successful conclusion to the six- month trial undertaken with First Great Western, which involved the fitting of an MTU power unit and modified cooler group to Class 43 Nos. 43004 and 43009. With the results analysed, Angel Trains is investing nearly £75 million in upgrading 49 of its fleet of HST power cars from the to the new MTU 16V4000R41 engine. Of the 49 cars being completed, 26 are being leased to First Great Western, while a further 23 will be leased to GNER. The reminder of the First Great

4 Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 43 Plans announced for Newsdesk new terminal at Radlett Despite strong local been held between the opinion against the developers Helioslough project, plans have and Network Rail been announced for during which it has a new rail connected been made clear that warehousing and capacity exists on the intermodal terminal for near St. Albans. the proposed traffic. The new 'rail freight Lorry access to the interchange' is planned terminal will be via a for construction on new junction from the the former Radlett A414, which itself has Aerodrome site near direct access to the M1, Frogmore and will M25 and A1(M). incorporate a 614-acre A planning country park along application has yet with the proposed 3.5m to be submitted but sq ft of development. a spokesman for The plans would see the developers told each unit or warehouse Railway Herald that provided with its own its submission was ABOVE: A number of the First Group owned power cars were previously used on rail siding linked to a imminent. Cross-Country services before the introduction on the Voyager fleet. Here No. 43155, chord off the Midland Althought it may previously The Red Arrows, sits alongside ex-Network Rail NMT power car No. 43154, Main Line, which runs be two years before now part of the First Group fleet. Richard Tuplin alongside the site. agreement is given for Traffic will also be construction to start MTU engine and revised No. 43093 was delivered Present at Brush Works able to be accepted (subject to there being cooler group, but are back to Swansea Landore Loughborough on 6 from and dispatched no complications) also being rewired and on 30 June by Cotswold July were: to Europe through the developers are fully refurbished while at Rail's Class 47 No. 47828. the . expecting the build Brush Traction One of the key First Group Holdings In addition railway period to be around The upgraded power changes to the delivery 43092, 43094, 43097, capacity for the site will five years from start cars deliver a 15 per cent schedule is the livery for 43098, 43153, 43154, be a total of 12 trains to completion. Rail improvement in fuel the First Great Western 43155, 43158 and 43198 arriving and departing operations are expected consumption, resulting vehicles. Railway every day. to start within this in major cost efficiencies Herald understands Angel Trains Discussions have period. together with significant that the planned ‘neon 43165 and 43175. environmental benefits lights’ livery has been and lower exhaust shelved by First Group GNER invests in historic emissions. and power cars will be Notes: Class 43 No. 43175, delivered to FGW in No. 43133 (Angel Trains) Durham station handed over on 6 July plain blue colours. was due to arrive at GNER is investing £2.5 million in a major is actually the first Delivery of the Loughborough on 7 July. refurbishment project at Durham. The main focus of the Angel Trains remaining Angel Trains is on the southbound platform. owned power cars to power cars for both Completed No. 43175 Buildings on this platform date back to the 1960s be completed, but will First Great Western and was due to depart and are being replaced by a new layout within become the second of GNER are due to be Loughborough on 7 July, the older station buildings, which themselves date the current batch. First completed by the end of bound for First Great back to 1872 and have been concealed from view Group owned Class 43 2008. Western at Swansea. for decades. The design will incorporate a new travel centre BELOW: Still carrying the base colour of its previous operator, Class 43 No. 43094 is seen and a wider choice of retail and refreshment on temporary stands in the workshop at Loughborough. This is one of the power cars facilities. Listed building consent has been awarded that is being totally refurbished and re-engined for First Group, before entering traffic with First Great Western. Richard Tuplin for the scheme. The rebuilding work at Durham is expected to be complete by the end of this year. Network Rail launches bid to Government for £28.7 billion Network Rail has launched a bid for £28.7 billion in government funding - including about £1 billion for investment in infrastructure north of the Border. £20.8 billion of the funding is for running the existing network during the 2009-2014 period, a reduction of £4.2 billion compared with 2005/2006 prices. The extra funding is required by the company to accommodate a predicted 30% growth in passengers and freight across the 20,000 mile network. A number of projects are planned for accomodating future growth including the redevelopment of Waterloo and Birmingham New Street stations, plus the company requires a further £300 million to reinstate the Airdrie-Bathgate line between Edinburgh and and a further £770 million to create rail links to Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports by 2014.

Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 42 5 EWS targets the parcels sector EWS has appealed

Newsdesk to mail and parcel sector companies to make more use of rail during a UK Express Delivery conference in Birmingham. By transferring parcels for all or some of their journey to EWS services, the company says that parcel distributors gain shorter delivery times, enjoy lower operating costs and avoid the risk of operating trucks without a load on their return journeys. EWS operates nightly multi-user services from the West Midlands to Arriva take delivery of Scotland. This operation works successfully for major parcel distribution Class 121 'Bubble' companies including The first public addition to an updated DHL and Business Post. views of the Arriva fire prevention system. In the last year, DHL Trains Wales Class 121 The vehicle has also has doubled the number 'Bubblecar' were seen benefited from a full of parcels per night on 30 June, when No. internal refit, including that they transport by 121032 (vehicle No. re-upholstering original rail with EWS, with 55032) was dragged seat designs and record volumes being from LNWR Crewe to repanelling. Major transported in the weeks Cardiff Canton depot by underfloor components leading up to Christmas. The Fifty Fund's Class 50 such as bogies, brakes 75% of all DHL’s parcel No. 50049 Defiance. and engines have been traffic for Inverness is The Class 121 has been thoroughly overhauled. now being transported equipped with TPWS, No. 55032 is now using EWS services. OTMR and Central Door ready to enter traffic and Locking as part of its is currently located on major refurbishment in the Barry Island Railway Electronic to enable driver and guard training to take ticket gates place. It is expected that the unit will enter for Chester passenger service in late Arriva Trains Wales is July on the 15-minute to introduce new ticket interval Cardiff Bay gates at Chester station shuttle service, from from 14 July. Cardiff Queen Street. The gates, which can read more than 30 TOP: Class 50 No. 50049 tickets a minute, will Defiance hauls the part- only operate while completed Arriva Trains Wales-liveried Class members of the station 121 'Bubblecar' through team are on hand to Abergavenny on 30 June. supervise. ABOVE LEFT: The attractive Arriva livery on No. 121032. Both: Malcolm Lewis LEFT: The brightly coloured Top award interior and attractive seat mocquette of No. 55032. for Docklands Arriva Trains Wales Light Railway Eurostar announces winter ski trains to French Alps The Docklands Light Eurostar has announced its arriving early Saturday morning on 29 December. Standard class Railway (DLR) part of timetable for high-speed services or a daytime service departing returns start from just £179, or Transport for London linking the UK with the French from London Waterloo on skiers can indulge themselves (TfL), has won the Alps for this years winter period. Saturday morning and passing travelling Leisure Select from overall 2006 Railway Eurostar will be operating two through the beautiful Burgundy £269, benefiting from roomier Industry Innovation direct ski trains a week, stopping region, arriving at Bourg St accommodation and meals and Award. The award at Moutiers, Aime la Plagne and Maurice early evening. drinks served at their seats. was won following its Bourg St Maurice. Passengers The first daytime service Bookings can either be made 'Delivering a successful can opt for the overnight service departs on 23 December, with online at www.eurostar.com or by railway through effective which departs on Friday night, overnight trains commencing calling 08705 186 186. partnerships' entry.

6 Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 43 Newsdesk 7 in rounds 13.15 over 66614 the C on Station No. : R with oth 66/6 B Power Class Drax wagons. Lostwithiel to distinctive. with very July, Forest hopper

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Railway Freightliner takes over EWS limestone flow to Drax to flow limestone EWS over takes Freightliner investment programme, which included the construction of new power station. The first train of the new contract ran on 3 July. announced £30m used in the Flue Gas Desulphurisation process, which cleans the immissions from the haulage of limestone from the Peak District to Drax Power Station. The limestone is Haul has taken over the in Irvine, Scotland will discontinue. This will result in the final nail in the coffin for arguably the most famous, longest distance trains altogether. shipment of 'Kaolin' (china clay) from Cornwall to the Caledonian Paper Mill has been steadily declining over the last few years with the end of clay workings Junction and Marsh from Tavistock Mills in Devon and the recent loss of Saturday leave only the weekly fuel tanks to Long Rock at Penzance and some 'Enterprise' traffic. but it is expected to be the final axe for St. Blazey depot. The loss of the majority of china clay traffic, which at current levels is only one train each day on average, would railfreight railfreight in the region. is yet to become known as the company has not announced which terminals will close, previously previously owned by English China Clay (ECC) has played a core role in the South freight operations for many West's years and today is almost the sole survivor of approaching approaching following an announcement by french minerals company Imerys that it is to cut 800 jobs in Devon and Cornwall. Newsdesk and plans by Brunelby plans and rarely-seendrawings floor.includestandsThe concoursedominatethe largeroof,postersand suspendedbeenfrom the birth.his anniversary200thof the mark BrunelKingdomto Isambarddedicatedto exhibitionLegacy'is history. greatesttheengineers in of oneachievements of celebratethe to Paddingtonstation Londonexhibition at new launcheda facilities improve to underway is area room waiting and café the of refurbishment £125,000 a addition In surroundings. the to look fresher a present to work undergone has which station, Airport Manchester at place took call photo- official The 185122. No. 185 Class of formed service, Airport Manchester - Cleethorpes 07.16 the was train network. TransPennine First the across units new 51 the of roll-out planned the in phase next the July. 4 on route Trans Pennine South the on traffic into DMUs 185 Class Siemens-built new its launched officially Paddington. RIGHT: DiscoverBrunel's legacy in aspecial exhibition at Paddington 8

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passes ony from : Issue M on the and iles 4 43 Newsdesk New multi-user terminal opens at Barking EWS and warehouse and distribution company Howard Tenens have opened a multi-user terminal at Barking, London. The terminal is receiving two trains a week of paper previously moved by road from Scotland, for Associated Press. EWS has won the contract from paper manufacturer UPM-Kymmene Corp to move newsprint for the Finnish owned company from Ayrshire, Scotland to Barking. The paper is destined for the Daily Mail & General Trust plc division of Associated Newspapers, which publishes the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard and London Metro. Commemorating those lost in battle, 90 years on The new service, which started this month, ABOVE: Commemorating those railway workers who lost there lives in the Battle of the replaces a previous road operation and will remove Somme 90 years to the day on 1 July 1916, the Railway Chaplain, Dr Richard Cook (himself numerous lorry movements a year from UK roads. a former West Coast train manager for Virgin Trains) led the service of remembrance at the railway war memorial under the magnificent titled map inside Manchester Victoria station. The service being attended by senior railway and army personnel. Major new contract for BELOW: The historic L&YR titled map at Manchester Victoria. Both: Chris Dixon Freightliner Intermodal Freightliner has signed a five-year deal with Maersk Line, the container arm of Danish logistics company A.P. Moller-Maersk, to move imported containers from the ports of Southampton, Tilbury and Felixstowe to eight inland destinations. The deal, which starts immediately and will run through to 2011, replaces two previous contracts that the rail logistics operator held between Maersk Sealand and P&O Nedlloyd. Maersk Sealand acquired P&O Nedlloyd during 2005. Heathrow Express welcomes enthusiasts! The operator of the direct London Paddington to Heathrow Airport rail service, Heathrow Express has First extends 'light-sticks' to Turbos officially said that it welcomes rail enthusiasts and First Great Western is 'lightsticks' to its 90mph activated when the photographers on to its platforms at Paddington. to extend its emergency Turbo fleet. boxes are opened and Managing Director, Brian Raven explains, “Since on-train lighting to In total, the Turbo fleet provide additional our launch in 1999 there has been considerable local and regional train of trains undertake more lighting for up to two interest in our trains from all round the globe services in the Thames than 30 million customer hours. They can either but unfortunately there have been a few mis- Valley, Cotswolds, North journeys a year, and all be left in the boxes to understandings regarding photography and its Downs, Berkshire and 151 carriages will be light the carriage interior impact on security. " Oxfordshire. fitted with the sticks, or removed to provide "I am happy to report that there is no reason why The company was the designed to be used in light to aid a train enthusiasts cannot take photographs of our train. We first in the UK to fit a the event of an incident evacuation. would urge everyone to be sensible and take safety revolutionary new form at night or in a tunnel. Up to 18 luminous precautions when photographing any train. " of emergency lighting The sticks, which light sticks will be in all its HST sets, and are housed in photo- installed in each carriage will now extend the luminescent boxes, are by the end of this year. New Marches Rover Arriva Trains Wales has announced that it is to launch a new rover ticket. The rover is designed to Virgin relaunches Airport Coach Link encourage both local people and visitors to make Virgin Trains has Junction. Coaches run monthly VWC customer more use of evening services on the Marches Line relaunched its Watford half-hourly through newsletter. between Shrewsbury and Hereford. Junction to Heathrow most of the day seven The coaches are The new ‘Marches Evening Rover’ ticket allows Airport road link days a week, with an operated by National travellers to make multiple journeys to stations as Virgin Trains average journey time of Express from its coach between Shrewsbury and Hereford after 6.30pm and ExpressCoach. The new 40 minutes to Terminal centre at Heathrow costs £6.50. This represents a significant saving on branding emphasises 4 and 65 minutes to Airport as part of a a standard evening return fare to Hereford which is that the rail-air link is Terminal 1; they also three-year contract £13.30. part of the core Virgin serve Terminals 2 and 3. worth over £2.5 million. Valid for journeys between Shrewsbury; Church Trains rail business. To launch the Virgin They are driven by Stretton; Craven Arms; Ludlow; Leominster and The four coaches Trains ExpressCoach a dedicated team of Hereford, the ticket will allow local people and used on the Watford brand, one of the 14 drivers who wear visitors to take advantage of pubs, restaurants and to Heathrow Airport coaches was named Virgin Trains uniforms attractions along the line without the hassles of route entered service last Heathrow Flyer at London and have been trained driving and parking. Late evening services depart year and are finished Heathrow Airport on in customer service Hereford for stations to Shrewsbury at 21.59 and in a colour scheme 5 July. The name was excellence by Virgin 22.59 that matches Virgin's suggested by customer, Trains. Children’s ‘Marches Evening Rover’ tickets are Pendolino trains. They Kevin O'Boyle, following Tickets bought on the available for accompanied travellers under the age of provide connections with a competition in West coach cost £7.50 single or 16 priced at just £3.25. train services at Watford Coast Update, the £15.00 for a return.

Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 43 9 Eurostar joins European Railteam alliance New station Eurostar has joined forces with connections at stations, through the opening of the next phase Europe’s leading rail operators in ticketing and fares, easy access of the CTRL in the autumn. The for Reading the Railteam partnership. to timetables, information, opening of these new lines will A new multi-million Like similar schemes operated booking and train services, real be followed by the completion of pound station is to be by the airline industry, the time journey information and the Dutch high-speed line linking constructed at Reading Railteam alliance will offer universal, high-quality standards Brussels and Amsterdam. Green Park. travellers high-speed, high-quality of customer service and facilities, Funded by Prudential, travel across European borders. such as on-board internet access. n Eurostar also commences its the construction was Other members include Next year will see a number of weekly direct service to Avignon given the green light Deutsche Bahn (Germany), NS improvements in European high- in the heart of Provence on 8 by the Department for and HSA (Netherlands), OBB speed travel with the completion July. The service, which will run Transport on 6 July Newsdesk (Austria), SBB (Switzerland), of TGV Est linking Paris and until the 9 September, has been and it is hoped that the SNCB (Belgium) and SNCF Strasbourg in June 2007, the operated during the summer station will be open to (France). movement of Eurostar services months by Eurostar for five years passengers by December The alliance aims to provide from Waterloo International to and has a journey time of just 2008. passengers with seamless St. Pancras International and over six hours from London. The new two- platformed Reading by John Whitehouse RAILTOUR NEWS UPDATE Green Park on the Reading to Basingstoke line will be served by a half-hourly service connecting to the main Reading station on the Great Western Main Line. Some of the main passenger traffic will come from match days as football fans use the station to see the newly promoted Reading FC play in the Premiership at the Madejski Stadium, but it is also hoped that commuters working in the south of Reading will see the benefits of leaving the car at home Prudential Property Investment Managers Ltd will fund the ABOVE: Still carrying the remains of its triple grey colour scheme, but with the addition of the yellow EWS bodyside building of the station badge, Class 90 No. 90022 FreightConnection speeds through Ricknall Grange on the on 1 July with and expect development Past Time Rail's day excursion from London King's Cross to Edinburgh. Ian Hardy to take 18 months. Network Rail also 'Tractors' to Cornwall cancelled and Boulby Shuttles announced on 6 July that funding has been Newcastle's Deltic trip postponed to 2007! in September included within its 10- year business plan for Pathfinder's There is a blanket ‘operating constraints’, As part of the Darlington improvements to the ‘Growling Grockle’ 30mph speed restriction at which point Community Rail Festival, main Reading station, charter from York to beyond Crediton Pathfinder cancelled the Hertfordshire will be offering with plans to expand Penzance on 14/15 for all train. two trips to Boulby on 24 capacity and construct July and the associated hauled trains which ‘The Tyne Limited’ on September, thanks to help new platforms. tour of Yorkshire the even prevented the 19 August which was from Cleveland Potash Ltd. following day have tour getting as far as due to feature Class Trains are scheduled to been cancelled. Eggesford. 55 No. 55022 Royal depart from Darlington The main reason is The charter was Scots Grey from King's at 10.00 and 14.15, with GBRf that due to timetable originally planned Cross to Newcastle and unspecified traction operating changes it became for last October when return has also been in top and tail mode. For a refocuses on impossible to path the the timetable issues postponed to 2 January standard class return fare train to Barnstaple, to Barnstable did not 2007, as the locomotive of £15, this has to be one of business which for many exist. An attempt to which is currently being the bargains of the year! The GB Railfreight would have been the divert to Paignton fell overhauled will not be 'Blue Pullman' will run from (GBRf) is to re-focus highlight if the trip. foul of Network Rail ready in time. London on 23 September. on promoting its long established route conductor business. Pathfinder to take 'Grid' over traditional territory in September Under the service, The highlight of Pathfinder’s 60, whereupon a GBRF Class A class 57 provides the power the company provides late summer programme is 66/7 will take over to York via for an earlier tour on 16 September qualified route without doubt, the first scheduled Nottingham, Gainsborough Lea which employs a Virgin Class 57/3 conductors to pilot use of a Freight Class Road and Knottingley. From York, throughout from Worcester to specialist infrastructure 56 on a charter booked for 30 Class 56 power takes over running Penzance and back. Entitled ‘The or other trains across September. to Immingham via Scunthorpe Virgin Territorial, it runs via Great routes where client Their ‘Grid-Arising’ is and Barnetby and returns to Toton Malvern and Hereford to Bristol, company drivers do essentially an old fashioned spin via Gainsborough Central and setting down at Bodmin Parkway not have the required and win tour running from Crewe Worksop, again with the Class 56 for the Bodmin and Wenford route competency, but via Shrewsbury, Birmingham providing traction. The tour then Diesel Gala and Par for either the where GBRf has the New Street and Leicester to returns to Crewe from Toton in the Eden Project or The Lost Gardens necessary knowledge Toton Centre with an EWS Class hands of a FL Class 57/0. of Heligan. and experience.

10 Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 43 Newsdesk Multimodal Grand Central announces service timetable GNER Britain's newest open access Sunderland dep. 0653 1230 1730 welcomes for Lochaber operator, Grand Central, has Moves are afoot to announced the timetable that it is Hartlepool dep. 0716 1253 1755 ECML news establish a new multi- to operate once services commence Eaglescliffe dep. 0738 1315 1814 GNER has welcomed mode freight terminal in December. an announcement on Northallerton dep. 0759 1336 1835 on the outskirts of Fort The company is to operate three 7 July from Network return services each day (see table William, the proposed Thirsk dep. 0808 1345 1844 Rail that sufficient track location having access to right) although it has yet to confirm capacity is potentially York dep. 0847 1410 1906 Loch Linnhe, the West the type of rolling stock that it available for an extra 10 will use. Managing Director Ian Highland Line and the King's Cross arr. 1042 1605 2108 paths in each direction A82. Yeowart told Railway Herald that on the ECML each day. Local council officials three options are currently under The possible new are pushing for some consideration and that the company King's Cross dep. 0804 1127 1650 paths were highlighted of the site to be used will be announcing its decision in a report on capacity to allow freight to be shortly. York dep. 1014 1322 1847 on the ECML, which trans-shipped between In confirming the timetable Thirsk dep. 1029 1337 1903 Network Rail has road, rail and sea. Much for Grand Central, Network Rail produced in response of the site at Annat was has also announced that it has Northallerton dep. 1038 1346 1915 to the Office of Rail previously home to the recommended to the ORR, if certain Eaglescliffe dep. 1057 1403 1933 Regulation's (ORR's) Arjo Wiggins' paper mill constraints were removed - such decision to grant new which closed last year. as those relating to contractual Hartlepool dep. 1116 1423 1955 access rights to the train The future for part rights and stopping patterns - more Sunderland arr. 1150 1450 2035 operating company of the site is already capacity would be found. Grand Central. confirmed, as BSW, the The 20 new paths UKs largest sawmilling would allow Grand group is to move from its most punctual operator Central to operate three current site at Corpach Figures released by the Office of distance rail operators was Midland new services between into the former pulp mill. Rail Regulation show that more rail Mainline which had 96.1% of trains Sunderland and King’s services are arriving punctually and arriving at their destination on time. Cross, Hull Trains to run Hatfield fine that passenger numbers across the In second place were Virgin West an additional Hull and network are growing. Coast (89.3%) with GNER (88.4%) in King’s Cross service and lowered The latest report details that train third place. for GNER to operate Judges have cut punctuality is at its highest level for Rail freight also showed an increase six additional services £2.5m from the record six years with an average of 86.4% of with the total freight moved being between Leeds and fine handed to the trains on-time, compared with 83.6% 7.5% between 2004-05 and 2005-06. King’s Cross, which engineering firm Balfour the previous year. In 2002 the level was The greatest commodity percentage would mean a half- Beatty for safety failures at 78.6%. For the January to March increase between that period was for hourly service between that led to the Hatfield 2006 period, punctuality averaged coal moved, which increased by nearly King's Cross and Leeds rail disaster. almost 90%. 23%. 104 million tonnes of freight during the day. The Court of Appeal The figures are all the more were lifted in 2005-06, 2% more than ruled that the fine remarkable due to the fact that there in 2004-05 while the number of freight should be cut to £7.5m are more services each day than a year train movements increased by 19.3% Coalville as it was far higher than ago, an increase of 315 extra trains in between 2004-05 and 2005-06. the £3.5m fine given the last year and that passenger figures Total freight moved increased by arrivals to Network Rail in the are showing a 3.6% increase. almost 8% between January-March The first items of same disaster. The most punctual of the long 2005 and January-March 2006. rolling stock to arrive at FM Rail's new Coalville site for storage on behalf Freightliner starts scrap flow to Sheerness of their owners should BELOW: Class 66/5 No. 66511 is pictured departing Hitchin Up Yard on a new scrap metal working, the train being the appear within the next 19.10 Hitchin Yard to Sheerness on 6 July. The flow started a week earlier, with the first train, hauled by Class 66 No. 14 days. 66608, running on 30 June. The service makes use of leased VTG bogie open wagons. Dr. Iain C. Scotchman The vehicles will be four Mk. 2 coaches from HSBC rail and several currently off-lease wagons owned by one of the wagon leasing companies.

South Western franchise Stagecoach Group submitted its bid for the new South Western rail franchise on 30 June with a commitment to customers and the Government to deliver high quality, innovative and value-for-money services. Stagecoach Group is bidding as Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited.

Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 43 11 NEWS IN BREIF n EWS is selling a further batch of locomotive nameplates. The latest plates to be auctioned off are Victim Support, Stockton Haulage, County of Suffolk, Lindisfarne and Port of Hull. Bids must be submitted by 10.00 on 13 July.

n The two Class 458s Rolling Stock News currently being sub- leased from to Gatwick Express, Nos. (45)8001 and (45)8002, have begun driver training in the Wimbledon area. Both vehicles now carry Gatwick Express branding over the base ABOVE: Class 37/4 No. 37417 Richard Trevithick is pictured approaching Whitacre Junction on 1 July working 14.30 SWT livery. They will Northampton-Bescot loaded scrap train, that should have operated on 29 June as the 16.44 Northampton-Aldwarke Mike Hollick be used until early 2007 with 66089, which was attached to the rear of this working. when the entire Class 458 fleet is due to be Air-conditioning improvements for 'one' stock handed back to the 'one' Railway is aiming to carried out including the virtual which can often be the case when leasing company. improve the performance of the rebuild of the air- conditioning the trains are stationery in the n air-conditioning equipment on its modules, and all refurbished platforms at London Liverpool The first of the newly introduced Mk.3 vehicles. vehicles are checked on return Street station. All Mk 3 sets are recently delivered Class Led by the ‘one’ fleet from the Bombardier site in due to be completed by the end 66/4 locos for Direct engineering team at Crown and any immediate faults of June. Rail Services, No. 66411, Point maintenance depot in are being addressed under the If a problem or defect with is due to become the Norwich, a partnership involving warranty arrangements. the air conditioning equipment first of three locos to Porterbrook (the rolling stock A continual checking regime is does occur, ‘one’ will provide carry the Eddie Stobart leasing company that owns the in place for elements of the air- complimentary water for livery. It should move to Mk.3 vehicles), Bombardier conditioning systems including customers travelling in any Glasgow Works shortly. (the company refurbishing the the refrigerant, compressor affected coaches, or arrange to n vehicles for ‘one’), Wabtec (the terminals, condensors, cooling move passengers to an A further batch of company modifying the air- efficiency and saloon and sensor alternative coach wherever Class 60s have been conditioning modules as part of temperature. Improvements have possible. placed into the WNTR the Mk.3 carriage refurbishment also been made to the systems Rail passengers themselves stored pool, these being programme) and Techtrain (a that protect the equipment in can help ‘one’ staff by ensuring Nos. 60029, 60032, 60035 specialist consultancy with extreme temperatures. These that carriage door windows are and 60062. expertise in rail vehicle air- include the installation of closed and internal doors are not conditioning issues) has put an 'auto-reset' device, fitted obstructed by luggage to ensure n The North Wales in place a number of actions by Techtrain & Wabtec to their normal automatic closure. Coast Class 57 diagram to improve air conditioning restart cooling after the air Both these actions will help to is expected to end reliability. conditioning 'trips out', caused keep carriages cool and the air shortly as damaged Some improvements have been by temperatures in excess of 40C, conditioning operating efficiently. Class 175 No. 175103 is due to return to traffic RIGHT: As reported in our within the next 10 days. last issue, Class 66 No. 66022 has been returned n After a period with from France for further Class 87 No. 87026 modification and testing in charge, the Virgin to be undertaken. Once West Coast Class 87 complete the locomotive diagram has changed will be returned to locomotives again! France to complete its safety case testing. No. This time, one of the 66022 is pictured on celebrity locomotives, 6 July within the old No. 87002 The AC Derby Railway Technical Locomotive Society, has Centre, clearly showing returned to the frame. some of the external The locomotive worked modifications which have its first train during the been undertaken. These morning of 6 July. include the revised design of deflector plate and its n yellow markings, plus the DRS owned, ETH- addition of the EWSI text fitted Class 37/4 No. on the front end, as the 37423 is confirmed as locomotives are required currently undergoing to show the operators repairs at Brush Traction, name on the bodyside. Loughborough. Also Once the French safety in the works is the new case approval is granted, the Class 66s will begin Network Rail power car, working services for Euro No. 43089. Cargo Rail. Richard Tuplin

12 Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 43 Preservation View Preservation Rothley best kept station on GCR Rothley has been of positive remarks voted the Great Central’s to make about all of best kept station in the our stations. In the railway chairman’s new end Rothley stood out competition. for the authenticity of Judges from its Edwardian style, local councils and the appearance of the stakeholders toured staff and the well kept Loughborough, Quorn gardens.” & Woodhouse, Rothley Rothley will be and Leicester North on awarded a small cash 24 June. prize by the David The railway’s General Clarke Railway Trust Manager, Robert Crew to finance its future said, “Rothley won development. The by a short head but competition will run the judges had plenty again next year. King Edward I heads to Par The question of who uses ‘King’ No. 6024 King Edward I on the tours on 7 October seems to have been resolved. Pathfinder look to have secured the services of the 'King' for its re-dated trip from Slough ABOVE: LSWR B4 0-4-0T No. 96 Normandy is pictured at Horsted Keynes on 3 July while to Par, featuring steam haulage from Exeter to Par carrying out the railways 'Monday' shunt. This was the last duty for the locomotive and back, while the Railway Touring Company will before its withdrawal from traffic for a boiler overhaul. Anthony Sullivan now be using ex-LMS 'Princess Royal' No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth on the steam section from Bristol Sir Herbert Walker to leave Great Central Temple Meads to Plymouth and return on their Class 73 No. E6003 Sir Herbert original running agreement brough the re-dated tour on the same day, which originates at Walker will be moving away from the 'electro-diesel' to the railway for a gala London Paddington. Great Central Railway in the coming event and the locomotive has since weeks. stayed on as part fo the line's diesel PMR announce 'Duchess' dates A number of new sites have been fleet. LMS Pacific No. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland is set to evaluated following offers made The 600hp locomotive entered traffic visit London King's Cross on 28 October. Capitalising by some other preserved railways, with British Railways in 1962 and on the locomotives legendary performance on the although the owning group has is the only Class 73/0 remaining in East Coast Main Line last year while deputising declined to comment on the potential original condition, but as unique as for Class A4 No. 60009 Union of South Africa, the homes, except to say that one site has it is, it does not fit in with the Great 'Duchess’ is due to haul the train, which originates at has emerged as clear favourite and an Central Railway's future plans. Sheffield, from Derby via Nottingham and Grantham official announcement will be made By mutual agreement the 'ED' will to Kings Cross. once all interested parties agree. be moving to a new home and it is Earlier, on 30 September No. 6233 has charge of However, the locomotive is not expected that the locomotive could be a Leicester to York and Scarborough working from being 'evicted' from the GCR. The back in action within a few weeks. Derby. BELOW: The sole operational Class 37/9 No. 37901 Mirless Pioneer is pictured approaching Glyndyfrdwy with a Carrog bound photographers freight, run by East Midlands Railway Photographic Society. This particular charter was a milestone for the EMRPS, as the £956.50 that was raised for the Llangollen Railway today means that since the first charter in January 2001, the society has over contributed over £20,000 to preservation. GWOT

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BELOW: The locomotives final working, for the time being at least, was to move Class 325 No. 325005 south from Polmadie to Willesden PRDC on 3 July. Here the celebrity passes Tamworth. The following day it should have worked a final passenger duty, in the form of Virgin West Coast's Class 87 diagram. Unfortunately the locomotive was failed leaving Wembley with a speedometer fault. John Whitehouse Notable Workings Pictorial at the used services a services T B D wanderings: 37 Class recent some duties. test Serco on '37/6s' of pairs two and Haul Heavy Freightliner by use for '66/4s' two of hire the by accentuated UK, the in workings of variety a on used been have locomotives test Bickley Clapham Priory, London Green powered inward and 37/6s nuclear with Junction, 20313 Class 37606 28 more years, quite headed Olympia road 37602 flasks. Brent the BOTTOM: MIDDLE: ABOVE: unst rian r rare . the Here is a selection of selection a is Here DRS Recently June, I ain sight Dungeness working M all No through a to No common C. common 20/3 through and and Sidings head orrison sight. quadruple

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