Issue 5 the Complimentary Railway Journal Friday 18Th March 2005
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“Providing a weekly round up of the Railway Herald UK rail scene” Volume 1 : Issue 5 The complimentary railway journal Friday 18th March 2005 ABOVE: Class 37/4 No. 37417 powers through Kingsknowe near Edinburgh with 6D80 09.24 Millerhill Yard to Mossend Yard service on 14th March, running several hours late. The move of HAA coal wagons on this occasion being due to an inbalance of vehicles and this particular set being required in Ayrshire. JAMIE MCEWEN EWS Class 37 fleet changes: Goodbye 37669 and hello to 37422! The final Class 37/5 ‘Heavyweight’, in went to plan however when the predicted by many, the last survivors are the form of No. 37669, was withdrawn on locomotive failed before departure! The the ETH fitted Class 37/4s, with all no- 15th March and placed into the WNTS train was eventually worked by Class 66 heat locomotives having been withdrawn. stored locomotives pool. No. 66107. How long the ETH sub-class will last is an The locomotive spent its final months The entire operational class 37 pool, interesting question. residing in the Bescot area and seeing belonging to English, Welsh & Scottish With the Royal Scotsman this year being regular use on the Birch Coppice trip. Railway, currently stands at just twelve worked by West Coast Railway Company After almost 24 hours with just eleven locomotives. and their class 37 pool, the only remaining locomotives, No. 37422 was reinstated to Of those that remain, four are generally booked passenger workings for the class traffic (although still in the WNTS pool) at based in South Wales, with a further two are the overnight Fort William sleeper Toton TMD. Its first working being a light locomotives in the West Midlands and the service for First Scotrail and the three engine move to Peterborough (0H06) to remainder in Scotland. diagrams for Arriva Trains Wales on the work 6Z45 back to Toton Yard. Not all A survey of the class reveals that, as Rhymney branch out of Cardiff. FLEET SURVEY :OPERATIONAL EWS CLASS 37S Elsewhere in this issue ON 17TH MARCH 2005 AT 07.30 Siemens ‘West Coast’ Class 350s unveiled Page 2 37401 Bescot TMD (allocated 6G36 Bescot - Birch Coppice) A look at the new Class 350 ‘Desiro’ 37405 6W60 Newport ADJ - Newport ADJ via Llandrindod Wells & Central Wales Line trains now being built by Siemens. 37406 1Y11 04.50 Edinburgh - Ft William (First ScotRail) 87019 becomes ACORP mascot Page 3 37408 2F06 07.40 Rhymney-Cardiff (Arriva Trains Wales) The final Class 87 to carry a heritage 37411 2F05 07.19 Cardiff-Rhymney (Arriva Trains Wales) livery was unveiled on 16th March. 37416 0B41 Millerhill LIP - Oxwellmains 37417 Motherwell TMD (B Exam) Waverley Route funding authorised Page 4 37418 Inverness Yard (Network Rail Standby Locomotive) News from the Scottish Borders of 37421 Motherwell TMD (B Exam) funding from the Scottish Executive. 37422 Toton TMD (allocated 0H06 Toton TMD - Peterborough) Notable Workings Page 4 37425 2V07 06.59 Rhymney-Radyr (Arriva Trains Wales) A look at some of the notable workings 37427 Bescot TMD from the past seven days. Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 5 1 EDITORIAL Welcome to the fifth Siemens ‘West Coast’ Class 350s previewed edition of the Railway Herald. Can I take this opportunity to offer my thanks to all those who read Railway Herald each week and send in contributions - they are greatfully appreciated. A big thank you also goes to the many readers who have sent so many kind comments about Railway Herald. Please do continue to pass it onto your friends and fellow enthusiasts, not only around the UK but also the world, if they would like their own copy, simply send us an e-mail to [email protected] If you have subscribed to the Herald and wish to stop your subscription, ABOVE: Class 350 No. 350107 stands at Stoke on 10th March. These units will operate a variety of routes stretching from RAILFOTO simply drop us an e-mail London to Preston. requesting that you are The new Siemens position adjustable switch the CCTV camera only proposed use of the removed and we will cease constructed Class 350/1 ‘recliner’ seat, tables and to that area to record trains on the latter power your subscription. E-mail ‘Desiro’ units for the West curtains. events. system is in the London addresses used to Coast Main Line were The now standard Maintenance wise the area. When introduced, subscribe to the journal previewed to the railway electronic passenger new trains will all be the trains will be will NEVER be given to press on 10th March. The information system is maintained by a new operated by both Central outside parties. trains, which have been provided with scrolling purpose built depot at Trains and Silverlink on a built in Germany and green LED displays. The Northampton and when variety of routes, which Photographs tested at the Wildenrath units also feature CCTV underfloor components will see them reach as far test track, are four car cameras throughout, become due for south as London Euston Photos reproduced in units, although only the which is recorded onto a maintenance or suffer and as far north as this journal remain the end driving vehicles are hard-drive located failures, they will simply Preston. copyright property of powered with two onboard. Although there be ‘swapped’ with The units are currently the photographer at all traction motors per bogie. is no facility for viewing another unit from the undergoing testing times. The units are standard this footage on the train, depot stores, hence overnight between class with the exception the hard drive means that reducing the downtime of Macclesfield and Stoke- Submissions of a third of one of the it can be kept for several the units. On-Trent during which We welcome centre vehicles which weeks. Should any of the Power to the train is time they are following a submissions from all provides first class ‘emergency alarm’ provided by 25kV AC normal ‘all stations readers, especially accommodation, which buttons be activated the overhead or 750v DC stopping service’ photographs from those itself features a two- system will automatically third rail, although the schedule. enthusiasts with a digital camera! Pictures should be sent to the above e- Crompton visits Aberystwyth! mail address. Please note that as the In pouring rain, FM Rail liveried Class 33/1 No. 33103 Herald is free and Swordfish plus inspection saloon DB975025 Caroline approach Picnic Island, Aberdovey, with the 2Z33 09.54 Machynlleth to compiled on a voluntary Pwllheli, Network Rail inspection train on 16th March. basis, we are unable to RICHARD W. JONES offer any financial return. Easter! As I’m sure your all aware, next Friday is Good Friday (certainly in the UK!), marking the start of the long Easter weekend. As a result of this there will be no Railway Herald next week, instead we’ll combine next weeks news with the following week and produce a ‘bumper’ issue, out on 1st April. Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 5 2 £350m revamp of Birmingham New Street to start this year? Work on the £350 million revamp of Birmingham New Street could began at the end of this year. WSP Group have been appointed to take forward a £3.9m design and development study, which will look, in detail at the design work and commercially evaluate the £350 million development scheme, which would be implemented by Network Rail. Working with WSP Group on the design will be architects McAslan and Partners ABOVE: Following a repaint into a modified version of LNWR Black, and Chapman Taylor. Class 87 No. 87019 (now denamed Winston Churchill) was officially Although Birmingham unveiled at Crewe on 15th March. The locomotive was also named City Council and ACORP The Association of Community Rail Partnerships by Pete Advantage West Waterman. The locomotive is somewhat unique in having a dark blue coloured nameplate on one side and lime green on the other (see inset Midlands (the regional left) Following the naming, the locomotive ran light engine to Euston development agency) and is expected to enter traffic next week, replacing classmate No. 87003 are looking to provide in the operational Virgin West Coast pool. RAILFOTO around £100m each, local MPs have called Next batch of Class 66’s arrive for Freightliner on the Transport Secretary Alistair The next batch of Class 66 of four Class 66/5s Nos. 66578 to Class 66 locomotive to be built for locomotives for Freightliner 66581 and four Class 66/6 Freightliner, No. 66619, being off- Darling to ensure that arrived at Newport Docks and locomotives Nos. 66619 to 66622. loaded in its specially printed extra funding is were unloaded from the Jumbo The new arrivals are pictured on protective cover! available to Network Challenger ship on 17th March. the dockside at Newport on the Once commissioned, the eight Rail, through the Rail The new locomotives consisted day of arrival, with the 100th should move to Crewe. Regulator, to fund the balance of the project. Also providing funding is the transport executive Centro. Though the development of New Street, station capacity will be substantially increased to meet long- term passenger demand with the enhanced facilities being available by 2011, in a scheme that minimises rail service disruption during the construction phase. New Street station’s external appearance will be transformed with an imposing glass roof to let natural light flood on to a new concourse. The internal layout will also be radically changed, providing REIGHTLINER / F much improved arrival points to enhance passenger accessibility OB SWEET B and facilities. Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 5 3 Thanks to GWOT and the Waverley route funding secured Notable Workings ‘Trains’ crew EWS Class 37 No.