ISSN 1751-8091 RailwayThe Herald 7 September 2007 Issue 99

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Front Cover In First Great Western 'Local Lines' livery, Class 150/2 No 150244 approaches its Dawlish stop on 1 September, forming the 09.11 service from Paignton to Exmouth. Brian Morrison

Back Cover Two of the remaining Class 37/6 locomotives operated by London & Continental Railways, Nos. 37601 and 37603 pass through Paddock Wood on 7 September. Steve Philpott

Contents ABOVE: An aerial view of the E19 motorway - the space between the two carriageways will become the new line! Paris to St Pancras International in just over 2 hours. Page 3 Infrabel unveil plans for new Diabolo project On 7 September, track railway, which creating a new link, and the routes to First TransPennine unveils new look Belgium infrastructure will further reduce allowing high-speed Leuven, Germany and interior to Class 170/3s Page 4 operator Infrabel, the journey time from services to travel Luxembourg. should have the Netherlands to through and serve The route is due to Go-ahead for Wrexham and completed the Brussels as well as Brussels Airport open to traffic in 2013. Shropshire Railway Page 5 financial closing BELOW: The course of the new high-speed route from Schaerbeek to Mechelan will traverse Submissions and signing of this green area between the two carriageways of the E19 motorway. Both: RailManager We welcome submissions from all the Public Private Partnership (PPP) readers, especially digital photographs. for the construction Pictures should be sent to the editor at of a new high-speed [email protected] chord running north- Good quality scans of colour slides east from Schaerbeek and prints are also acceptable. Currently to the Netherlands, there is no financial payment made together with a new for photographs published in Railway underground link Herald. Where possible we always try to from Brussels Airport use news photographs taken within the to the new line. production week of the publication date. Unfortunately, technical issues Publication with the PPP which The Railway Herald is due to be is funding the underground link, published every Friday and is available prevented the signing on e-mail subscription or by download from going ahead. Mechelen from our website - www.railwayherald.com The planned new route is shown The new route from Antwerp highlighted in yellow on this map, Schaerbeek will take Rotterdam which also gives an insight into how Amsterdam Editorial Team a course northwards the new lines will fit in with the existing rail network. Infrabel Richard Tuplin Magazine Editor along the centre of the E19 motorway to Brian Morrison Contributing Editor New line to be built in John Whitehouse Railtour Editor Mechelen, the trackbed central reservation of E19 For our team contact list, click here. using a 40-metre-wide motorway. To open 2012 Northern connection Editorial Address: area previously set Public-Private Partnership The Railway Herald, PO Box 252, Scunthorpe, aside for the expansion To open 2012 North Lincolnshire. United Kingdom. DN17 2WY. Telephone: 0870 28 56041 of motorway lanes. E-mail: [email protected] However, the decision has now been taken 25N Railway Herald is produced by Railway Herald Ltd to scrap the plan and © Copyright Railway Herald Ltd 2006-2007 Brussels Airport replace it with a new Nossegem curve 160km/h double- Haren (2005) Hasselt BREAKING NEWS Leuven 36 Zaventem Liège Just as Railway Herald closed Schaarbeek Cologne for press, news was reaching us Nossegem of a reported, but unconfirmed, Four track line problem with LNER 'A4' No. Leuven – Brussels 60019 Bittern. + Leuven curve (2006) It appears the locomotive Brussels Paris developed a fault with the Future tunnel London Schuman – Josaphat middle big-end during its test To open 2012 run from Didcot to Bristol on 7 Source graphic: Infrabel September. If this is the case, its proposed charters next weekend Namur are now in doubt. Luxembourg

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Paris to London in just two hours and three minutes by Eurostar Eurostar achieved the fastest minutes from journey times High Speed 1 has been built ABOVE: Eurostar Class 373 half-sets ever journey time between between London, Paris and on time and within budget. Nos. (37)3223 and (37)3224 becomes the French and British Brussels. It is quite remarkable The improved connections the first Eurostar to arrive at the new capitals on 4 September, with St. Pancras International station direct to think that from November, between domestic and Eurostar from Paris on 4 September. a record-breaking run of just the time for a London to services at the new St Pancras 2 hours 3 minutes and 39 Newark Northgate, Birmingham will enable passengers from RIGHT: Invited guests and seconds. International or Bristol Parkway across Great Britain, Belgium passengers crowd around the train The train left Gare du journey is around the same as and France to reach a variety of shortly after arriving at the new Nord station in Paris at 10.44 a London to Lille through rail destination across the whole of international terminal in Central CET, arriving in St Pancras journey - 1 hour and 20 minutes! Europe quickly and easily. London. International at just after 11.47 BST. It travelled at speeds of up to 200mph (320km/h) on the Ligne a Grande Vitesse across northern France and on the UK’s new high-speed line, High Speed 1, over the Medway Bridge. Richard Brown, Chief Executive of Eurostar, said: "Eurostar has today proved that our 186 mph trains are by far the quickest way of travelling between France and Britain. Paris and London have joined the ‘two-hour club’ and our great cities are now even closer together." The record was set 10 weeks ahead of the new Eurostar launch at St Pancras International on Wednesday 14 November. Eurostar will move to its new London terminus overnight, with services at Waterloo ending the previous evening. The move will cut at least 20

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First TransPennine preview refurbished Turbostar sets First TransPennine Express 102 Standard Class passengers. (FTPE) previewed the first of Class 170/3 No. 170306 is its newly refurbished Class the first unit to be outshopped, 170/3 Turbostar DMUs at Hull each set taking around four on 7 September. weeks to be completed. All The nine sets, which were nine units are scheduled for previously in use with South completion in early December. West Trains, are to go through The fleet is numbered 170301- the workshops at Clacton 170308, with the ninth vehicle, where the carpets and dado No. 170399 becoming 170309 panels are being renewed and following the refurbishment. the seat coverings changed. The introduction of the Powerpoints are being fitted at Class 170/3s exclusively onto seats and a number of internal the Manchester - Hull services alterations are taking place. will allow the company The Class 170/3s originally to make use of the spare had a First Class compartment Class 185 DMUs on the new within each coach. One of Manchester - Glasgow and these has been downgraded to Edinburgh service, when Standard Class, with one set FTPE takes over from Virgin of seats removed to provide CrossCountry in December. an additional luggage area. A Interestingly, these trains will tip-up seat opposite the non- employ Freightliner Heavy disabled toilet has also been Haul drivers northwards from TOP: Class 170/3 No. 170306 stands at Hull on 7 September. removed for the same reason. Preston in the interim, due to ABOVE: The new-look First Class area seating. The disabled toilet area the lack of time available to BELOW: The Standard Class area seating. All: Richard Tuplin has been upgraded with new train and 'pass out' new FTPE vanity units together with drivers. new activating buttons, which When the new Scottish meet the latest disability service does start, there will be requirements. a slight reduction in through Throughout the train, the trains between Barrow and new-look Class 170s now have Windermere to Manchester a typical TransPennine Express Airport. To compensate, a feel to them, the aim being to shuttle service will operate bring them more in-line with at some points in the day the feeling and comfort of the between Windermere and Siemens-built Class 185s. An Lancaster, with services from automated announcement Manchester Airport dividing system and CCTV camera's at Preston for either Barrow/ have been fitted, as has a front Windermere and Glasgow/ facing camera in the corner Edinburgh. of the secondman's window, FTPE says that the where the dash area has been withdrawn through services recovered in the driving cabs will, in the main, be the and a new seat fitted for the lighter used trains, rather than driver. The 'Turbostars' can creating a regular clockface now seat eight First Class and timetable.

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Wrexham & Shropshire to start in Spring 2008 after approval from ORR The company campaigning connecting them to London.” for refurbishment within the some modification will be to operate a regular service, The rights to call at Gobowen, next two months. Discussions required to allow the Bo-Bo seven days a week, between Chirk and Ruabon for one are presently ongoing locomotives to work in push- Wrexham, Shrewsbury and northbound weekday service with a number of possible pull mode with the DVT sets. London Marylebone has won will be contingent. As per contractors regarding the actual WSMR say that the possibility its battle. WSMR’s application, the rights refurbishment work. does exist for the trains to use an The Office of Rail Regulation to call at Wolverhampton, When asked about the EWS-liveried Class 67 if one of (ORR) has approved track Birmingham International and possibility of expanding the sets the dedicated fleet is unavailable access rights, which will come Banbury will be to set down to accommodate future growth, and vice-versa. into effect in December and only southbound and pick up WSMR Managing Director, Andy The Welsh Assembly run for seven years, allowing only northbound. Hamilton, told Railway Herald Government announced in ‘open access’ company The trains themselves will that the company remained November last year that it has Wrexham, Shropshire and consist of four dedicated sets, open-minded on the subject. agreed with Network Rail to Marylebone Railway Company each to be formed of a hired The possibility of new stock for provide new infrastructure Limited (WSMR) to operate Class 67 locomotive from EWS, the service had been examined, facilities at Wrexham General five services each way on two Standard Class Mk3s, a but the end decision was to to allow trains for the new weekdays. converted Buffet/First Class commence with a loco-hauled operation to be serviced Additionally, the rights Mk3 and a Driving Van Trailer option. However, the company overnight, reducing the ECS allow three services each (DVT). All of the vehicles, is currently looking to secure a mileage. way on Saturday, and including the locomotive, will further four vehicles to allow The new through service is three northbound and two be painted in WSMRs attractive an expansion of the trains to expected to commence in southbound on Sunday. light and dark grey livery. The four Mk3s, plus the DVT, if the Spring 2008. The timetable will allow trains will provide 128 Standard service proves to be successful. for a reasonable spread of Class and 30 First Class seats. Nobody from EWS was ABOVE & BELOW: Computer-based services throughout the day, artist impressions of how the EWS- The company own 12 Mk3 available for comment on the owned Class 67 and WSMR-owned while retaining flexibility for coaches plus four Mk3 DVTs, all dedicated fleet of four Class Mk3 coaches and Driving Van Trailers Network Rail. of which are currently located 67 locomotives. It is believed, will look in the new stylish company ORR Chief Executive Bill at Long Marston and will move although not confirmed, that colours. All: WSMR Emery said: "We are satisfied that approving the rights offers the best outcome for rail users. The new route will bring significant benefits to passengers, particularly to Wrexham and other areas of Wales and Shropshire that will receive a new direct service

First Great Western trials new selective door locking system on HSTs First Great Western is from December and carrying out trials of HSTs are not allowed to a new selective door- call at Hanborough and locking system for its Shipton stations, where HST stock. the platforms can only Where the trains stop accommodate two or at stations with short three coaches. platforms, the system They can however, will allow conductors serve the short platforms to only open doors on at Charlbury and coaches where it is safe Kingham under for passengers to board so-called 'grandfather and alight. rights' as the stock The system is needed already called there because the trains will before the current Health take over most services & Safety law came into on the Cotswold Line being.

LEFT: One of the Alstom Class 180 DMUs, No. 180109, departs from Ledbury in beautiful evening sunlight on 26 August, with the 18.45 First Great Western service to London Paddington. From December, most services on this route from Hereford through the Cotswolds, via Evesham and Oxford will be operated by FGW's refurbished HST sets. Richard Tuplin

RailwayThe Herald 5 Whistling to Kingswear

RIGHT: Pathfinder Tours originally planned to take 'Deltic' Class 55 No. 55022 Royal Scots Grey to

NewsDesk Kingswear on 8 September from Banbury, travelling via the Chilterns to West Ruislip, then the Great Western mainline. However, the on-going engine replacement at Bury resulted in the CFPS Class 40 No. 40145 East Lancashire Railway deputising on the tour. Here the 'large-logo'-liveried 'Whistler' passes Broughton Gifford, near Melksham, on the single track section from Chippenham to Trowbridge on the outbound working. Ken Brunt St. Pancras timekeeping The new 10ft diameter clock now erected at St Pancras International is an exact copy of the original Victorian timepiece that graced the station until 1976. British Rail decided that it had no further use for it and arranged for it to be sold to a collector in the USA. Ironically, as it was being taken down, something went wrong and it dropped onto the concourse and shattered into many pieces. The bits were going to be dumped but railwayman Roland Hoggard offered to take them back to his home in Thurgarton, Notts, where he painstakingly ABOVE: DRS Class 47/4 No. 47802 departs from Birkenhead on 6 September, conveying Class 507 EMUs Nos. 507003 and 507017 put the pieces back to Crewe for tyre turning. Bob Cragg together, managed to get the mechanism working Merseyrail Electrics network begins to return to normal again and erected the massive clock in his Following on from the report suspension, Network Rail equipment as appropriate. back garden! London & last week on the problems has undertaken an extensive In addition to this work, the Continental Railways experienced on the Merseyrail examination of the work that has company is also manually heard about his Electrics network, the system is been carried out over the past applying grease to the inside of achievement and have gradually returning to a normal two years on the slab track, on the rails at specific location. used the exact design service. the curved sections in the loop While services were suspended for the new clock, even Currently, a 15-minute service tunnels, which showed that there a number of test trains have using the same Welsh is in operation on all lines apart was no fault. This then allowed been operated around the loop slate numbers, cast iron from Chester and Ellesmere Port engineers to concentrate efforts line, which also showed that hands and gold border. trains which are half-hourly. on the 111 trackside wheel flange no additional wear or tear had Network Rail (NR) says that lubricators that are located on occurred. Passenger services BELOW: The new clock at St. Pancras. Brian Morrison there would appear to be no one the Merseyrail network, most recommenced around the loop single cause that contributed to of which are situated on the line on 31 August and NR says the extensive wheel and rail wear tightly-curved underground that to date, no further problems problems that had taken 19 out section, with the remainder on have been reported. of 59 Class 507/508 EMUs out the overground routes, especially In addition, MR have been of traffic. Merseyrail (MR) took around Southport, New Brighton looking at the flange lubricators the decision to suspend Wirral and Bidston North. on their own sidings in addition line services from traversing the The infrastructure operator to the new wheellathe recently Liverpool Loop underground says it has worked with the installed at Birkenhead. As a section on 23 August, partially manufacturer of the lubrication result of these problems, several as a result of a rolling stock equipment to refurbish, EMUs have been moved to Crewe shortage. As a result of this recalibrate or replace the for tyre turning.

The 6 Remember you can always 'click' on an advert to go straight to the advertisers website! Railway Herald Mainline outing Excursions & Railtours for Class 25 The Class 25s, for so long an overlooked workhorse of the BR freight system, will at long last receive recognition on 6 October when the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s No. D7628 is scheduled for a mainline outing. The Class 25 has been certified for use between Battersby and Whitby by the NYMR as backup to the mainline steam fleet covering Whitby diagrams. On 6 October, the loco will work from Pickering to Whitby, where the train reverses prior to proceeding to Battersby. After reversal, the Class 25 will then haul the train back to Whitby and work a shuttle out and back to Goathland before returning to Pickering. Rover tickets for the day, priced at £30, are available through Rail Express magazine.

RIGHT: SR Merchant Navy Pacific No. 35028 Clan Line was used to work a VSOE excursion from London Victoria to Canterbury West on 7 September. Here the train passes Hildenborough with the outward journey. With one exception, Clan Line has worked exclusively for VSOE during the 2007 season. Steve Philpott

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ABOVE: The final 'Shakespere Express' working of the season was entrusted to LMS Pacific No. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland. Here, the locomotive heads the return working of the first of two round trips between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon at Widney Manor on 2 September. Denis Chick Steam Dreams celebrate Mallard record run in 2007 - the year when we needed 1938 with THREE A4s on an ECML charter! more steam than we had? On 3 July 1938, LNER of other special features. An added attraction The demise of No. 6024 King Edward I with piston Class A4 No. 4498 The event takes place should be the presence problems (see separate story) underlines a general Mallard set a world over the weekend of 5/6 of the newest steam issue in the mainline steam movement at present of speed record for steam July 2008, and the plan is locomotive in the UK a lack of locomotives. traction of 126mph to commence at London - Class A1 Pacific No. This has been emphasised by the difficulties of while descending King's Cross with No. 60163 Tornado at York, resourcing the 'Scarborough Spa Expresses' (SSE) last Stoke Bank on a special 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley in which is currently month and has led Past Time to cancel Saturday's working, a record for charge through to York, under construction at ‘Sussex Belle’ in favour of providing steam traction steam which has yet to where during a break the Darlington and is on on its sell-out ‘Torbay Express’ the following day. be beaten. opportunity will be taken track for completion This year has seen the withdrawal from mainline To commemorate the to line up all four UK- by July 2008. Once in operations of a number of locomotives, including 70th anniversary of this based A4s at the National steam, it will become Nos. 30777 Sir Lamiel, 71000 Duke of Gloucester, 60800 famous event Steam Railway Museum, the the first new mainline Green Arrow and more recently Nos. 45231 Sherwood Dreams plans to operate three tour locomotives locomotive in the UK for Forester and No. 850 Lord Nelson. Compounding these a special two-day steam- and No. 4498 Mallard, almost 50 years. withdrawals has been the over-running overhauls hauled excursion entitled which is now part of the Steam Dreams and repairs to No. 76079 and 34067 Tangmere, and the ‘The Coronation’, after static National Collection are making several delayed entry into traffic of No. 60019 Bittern, all at the celebrated pre-war and displayed at the packages available to a time when there is an unprecedented demand for LNER express service museum. passengers wanting to steam traction. between London King's Following the line-up travel on this unique A sensitivity with gauging issues, as evidenced by Cross and Edinburgh. the tour continues north train covering the entire Duchess of Sutherland’s bridge scrape at Harrogate, The train will feature all to Edinburgh behind length of the East Coast which plunged the SSE's into disarray, hasn't helped, three mainline certified No. 60009 Union of South Main Line. These and the knock-on effect of No. 45231's early return A4s, as well as a number Africa for an overnight range from travel only from Fort William due to tyre problems caused break. Next day the to accommodation everyone's fall-back engine, No. 45407, to go north same loco is again in inclusive, more details much earlier than planned to cover ‘Jacobite’ charge from Edinburgh of which can be found at duties. With No. 45407 out of the frame and No. through to York, where www.steamdreams.com 76079 booked onto the Cambrian duties throughout No. 60019 Bittern is or by telephoning Judy August, the movement suddenly found that demand scheduled to take over Brierley on 07768 072011 virtually exceeded supply, but somehow managed to for the run back to King's or Steam Dreams on get through August without any major cancellations Cross. 01483 209888. or diesel substitutions - but, it was a close run thing.

The 4 Remember you can always 'click' on an advert to go straight to the advertisers website! Railway Herald News in Brief Excursions & Railtours n Steam Dreams has postponed its King's Cross to Lincoln train on 15 September as the company is unable to source a replacement loco for the now withdrawn Lord Nelson.

n The annual Scottish Railway Photographic Charter is confirmed as going ahead on 29/30 September. Saturday morning will see the train working over Rannoch Moor, before returning to the Mallaig extension on both Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. Eight spaces remained this week, so intending participants should contact John Hunt on 01723 850029 or at [email protected]. The cost is £130 for the ABOVE: Class 37/4s Nos. 37410 and 37417 were used on Past Time Rail's 'Torbay Express' on 2 September, deputising for the non- two day charter. availability of GWR 'King' No. 6024 King Edward I. The pair pass Creech St. Michael, bound for Kingswear. Brian Garrett n Provisional dates for the operation of Class 'Sussex Belle' cancelled due to loco shortage SVR mainline! 86/1 No. 86101 Sir Past Time announced factors would result by Past Time Rail. The SVR Autumn William A Stanier are 20 on 5 September that in further passenger This situation Steam Gala has received October for Pathfinder it had cancelled this cancellations. graphically illustrates a major boost by the each way between Crewe Saturday's ‘Sussex The company has the dilemma of railtour announcement of an and Euston, 15 December Belle’ for commercial therefore cancelled the companies when additional mainline on a private charter each reasons. tour, which means that situations totally beyond steam service between way between Norwich The problem is that No. 34067 Tangmere their control result in Birmingham Snow Hill and London Liverpool following the piston is now available to passengers not getting and Bewdley, which Street and for Spitfire problems, No. 6024 King cover the following either the traction or will operate on both Railtours on 29 December, Edward I has been lost day's ‘Torbay Express’ route, or both, that 22/23 September. outwards from Euston from the fully booked diagram and provide a they expected when The services will be to Preston, returning to ‘Torbay Express’ on sell-out train with the making the booking. operated by Vintage Euston from Carlisle. 9 September and despite expected steam traction In this instance, Past Trains and feature one Confirmation is awaited strenuous efforts, for the day. Time is in a no win of its ‘Halls’ departing in all cases as OTMR is the company has not Passengers booked situation and has taken Birmingham Snow Hill currently being fitted. at 10.15 and 16.15 on been able to find a onto ‘The Sussex Belle’ a brave decision which n replacement steam have been looked has looked after, as far both days, returning Class 9400 0-6-0PT No. locomotive. after as Past Time has as it possibly can, the from Bewdley at 12.30 9466 will be engaged On the other hand, taken a block booking interests of everyone. and 18.30. The fares are in a mainline test run ‘The Sussex Belle’ was on Railway Touring To add to Past Time £10 adult and £5 child from Shirley to Stratford- not loading well with Company’s ‘Sussex Rail’s problems, its (5-15years). Bookings upon-Avon and back only 280 seats sold, and Explorer’ on 27 October, two trips with LMS open on 11 September at on the evening of 1 November, prior to an was also having to be which is also booked Pacific No. 6201 Princess 01299 403816. The SVR inaugural mainline run re-routed as it could not to feature Tangmere. Elizabeth to and from gratefully acknowledge on 3 November from get into East Grinstead The latter’s fares are Penzance later this the assistance of both Tyseley Warwick Road to and had been re-timed higher than those month have also been Network Rail and Ironbridge, running via to get back to Victoria charged on the Past cancelled, this time due Vintage Trains in Walsall, Wolverhampton at 21.20 instead of 19.00. Time excursion, but the to gauging issues at organising these services and Cosford. Past Time felt that these difference is being met Hayle. at such short notice The Week Ahead After a number of frustrating delays, 15 Salisbury to Exeter, with steam haulage the Class 37, where the Class 40 takes September should see the long awaited from Yeovil Junction on the return. over through to Buxton via Hazel Grove, mainline return of A4 No. 60019 Bittern. As mentioned elsewhere, Past Time has and then proceeds via Tunstead, Edale Having recently undergone a mainline a ‘Welsh Marches Express’ from Bristol to and Sheffield to Leeds. Leeds to Bradford test run and spark arrester trial, the Shrewsbury and back which now features Interchange has Class 37 haulage before No. locomotive is due to head Railway Touring No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth throughout on 40145 again takes over for the run via Copy Company’s (RTC) ‘The Coronation’ (no the steam sections from Bristol Temple Pit to Morecambe. The tour finally reaches relation to the Steam Dreams train next Meads to Shrewsbury and return. The train Heysham Port with the Class 37, returning year) from London King's Cross to York originates at Birmingham New Street and to Morecambe Class 40 hauled, prior to and Scarborough, with the 'A4' working runs via Stourbridge Junction. Also for returning to Birmingham Class 37 hauled. throughout. With the current problems Past Time, Mark Elderkin has put together Quite a day indeed! regarding locomotive availability, the arrival an interesting itinerary featuring Class 40 Steamy Affairs has an Ashford to of Bittern could not be better timed. It is a No. 40145 East Lancashire Railway and a Oxenholme working with Cotswold Class busy day for RTC, as it also has No. 34067 WCRC Class 37/0. The tour commences 47s and the Blue Pullman stock. Its first Tangmere at the head of its ‘Atlantic Coast at Birmingham International and proceeds working of this train on 1 September was Express’ from Waterloo via Woking and through to Manchester Piccadilly with cancelled due to crewing problems.

RailwayThe Herald 8 Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings n Railtour Listings King sidelined after The following table details the latest information available on steam, diesel and electric railtours for the forthcoming two weeks from the date of publication. News from railtour operators is always welcome. Please piston problem contact [email protected]. Information is understood to be correct at the time of going to press. While undergoing its fitness to REGULAR SCHEDULED STEAM OPERATION run examination ahead of last Date Service Operator Route Traction Pool Sunday’s ‘Torbay Express’ it was 10-14 Sep Jacobite West Coast Rly Company Fort William - Mallaig & rtn. 62005 or 45407 found that the tapered cotter pin 11-13 Sep Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 16 Sep Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 which secures the crosshead to 17-21 Sep Jacobite West Coast Rly Company Fort William - Mallaig & rtn. 62005 or 45407 the piston rod on the driver’s 18-20 Sep Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 side inside cylinder had become 23 Sep Whitby Steam North Yorkshire Moors Rly Pickering & Goathland - Whitby & rtn 61264 or 75029 loose on No. 6024 King Edward I. 24-28 Sep Jacobite West Coast Rly Company Fort William - Mallaig & rtn. 62005 or 45407 It could not be tightened, so the 6024 Society will conduct its INDIVIDUAL CHARTER SERVICES Date Operator Traction Route own examination and undertake 09 Sep Past Time Rail 34067 The Torbay Express Bristol TM-Kingswear-Bristol TM repairs as necessary once the 09 Sep Vintage Trains 9466 Birmingham SH-Stratford upon Avon-Leamington Spa-Kineton and return cause has been identified. As a 12 Sep Hertfordshire 2xRiviera Cl47 Stevenage-Welwyn Garden City-Potters Bar-Bournemouth and return consequence, the locomotive was 12 Sep Steam Dreams 34067 London Waterloo-Yeovil Junction-Weymouth-Southampton-London Waterloo withdrawn from traffic and the 15 Sep HRT (Merrymaker) 2xRiveria Cl47 Nottingham-Burton upon Trent-Tamworth-Birmingham NS-Minehead and return ‘Torbay Express’ operated with a Railtours & Excursions 15 Sep Past Time Rail 40145 B'ham International-Manchester Piccadilly (pu out only)-Buxton (rev)-Peak Forest- pair of EWS Class 37s. & WCRC 37 Sheffield-Leeds-Bradford Int-Preston-Morecambe-Heysham Port-Preston The train this Sunday will be 15 Sep Past Time Rail 6201 (Bham NS-Worcester SH-Cheltenham-Bristol TM (pu-rev))-Bristol TM-Hereford- Shrewsbury-Hereford-Bristol TM(and return) hauled by No. 34067 Tangmere 15 Sep RTC 34067 Waterloo-Yeovil Junction-Exeter(Exeter-Yeovil Junction)-Yeovil Junction-Waterloo (see separate story). Unconfirmed 15 Sep RTC 60019 London King's Cross-York-Scarborough and return reports suggest the 'King' will be 15 Sep Steam Dreams tbc London (tba)-Stevenage-Peterborough-Lincoln and return out of traffic for up to six weeks, 15 Sep Steamy Affairs 2xCR Cl47 Ashford-Tonbridge-Bromley South-Kensington Olympia-Oxenholme and return depending on the extent of the 16 Sep Pathfinder Tours 55022 Bristol TM-Manchester Vic-Bolton-Preston-Colne and return problem once diagnosed. No. 19 Sep Hertfordshire 2xRiviera Cl47 Stevenage-Welwyn Garden City-Potters Bar-Bournemouth and return 6024 was booked to work the 22 Sep A1 Steam Loco Trust 60019 (London KX-Grantham)-Grantham-Newcastle upon Tyne-Grantham-(and return) northern leg of a ‘Welsh Marches 22 Sep Heartland Rail 2xCR Cl47 TBC-Brighton and return (Provisional) 22 Sep Hertfordshire 2xRiviera Cl47 London Paddington-Slough-Reading-Paignton and return Express’ on 15 September for 22 Sep Kingfisher 2xEWS Cl37 Reading-Swindon-Stroud-Cheltenham Spa-Barnt Green-Aberystwyth and return Past Time Rail from Bristol to 22 Sep Past Time Rail 6201 (Paddington-Taunton )-Taunton-Exeter-Plymouth-Penzance Shrewsbury, which will now 22 Sep Pathfinder Tours 2xCl 31 Leicester-Mansfield-Sheffield-Cumbrian Coast-Carlisle and return be hauled by No. 6201 Princess 22 Sep Vintage Trains tbc Birmingham Snow Hill-Kidderminster-Bewdley (for SVR Gala) (two trips) Elizabeth in both directions. Key to tour listings: BLACK Charters expected to operate as booked. RED Tours cancelled by the operator BELOW: John Cameron's LNER 'K4' GREEN Tours postponed to a future date by the operator WCRC Operated by West Coast Railway Company Traction 2-6-0 No. 61994 The Great Marquess P Hertfordshire Pullman service steams across the second viaduct on (Locations) in brackets on a steam tour listing indicates a diesel or electric-hauled section. the Horseshoe Curve on the West PLEASE NOTE: Not all pick up/set down points are shown. Please check with the operator before travelling any distance. Highland Line, bound for Glasgow on 2 September. Martin Creese

8 RailwayThe Herald Railtours & Excursions heads for its Tangmere Tangmere Charlie Robbins

arrives at Faversham with WCRC Class 37/0 No. 37248 on with the the rear, first leg of a series of charters Tangmere David Heeney The second tour of the 'Spitfire' on 2 September from Brighton-Faversham, is seen on the outskirts of Ramsgate as No. 34067 SR Battle of Britain Pacific No. 34067 BELOW: BELOW: destination. around Kent, sponsored by brewers Shepherd Neame to coincide with the hop festival at Faversham on 1 September. ABOVE: Weekly Pictorial Ashchurch, on 1 September.1 on Ashchurch, near Bredon, through speeds Express' Coast MIDDLE: journey. outward the on tank fuel full a convey not could loco the that meant restrictions weight as fuel, take to need the by caused was departure late The Birmingham. at back arrival on-time almost an into Aberystwyth from departure late minute 40- a turned and day the throughout magnificently performed locomotive The September.1 on stop pathing booked Welshpool,a during Champion LEFT: Andrew Bannister Andrew Borth. and Junction Dyfi between bridge Clettwr Afon over restriction speed Champion Here style. trestle the of are route the on which of several bridges, of number a over locomotive the of weight the surrounded Rail Network with problems the caused that BELOW: Broadway. Ealing at suburbs London the in originated charter The A WesternA Cambrian traverses No. D1015 No. The main issues main The John Whitehouse John stands at stands

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ABOVE: Freightliner Heavy Haul Class 66/5 No. 66545 works through Patchway station on 4 September, with the 08.32 Portbury Dock - Rugeley Power Station service, heading for the Severn Tunnel. This pathway originally departed from Portbury at 03.00 and has been retimed, resulting in both Freightliner coal services now leaving the docks in daylight hours, the first at 07.00, the latter at 08.32. Matt Turner

BELOW: Having run as the 10.21 Neasden South Junction to Hackney Yard, Newton Abbot, on the previous day, the train worked through to Burngullow, to load with sand, on 31 August. However, the hoppers returned empty the same day as the train had been sent a week too early and the load was not ready! Brian Morrison SWT Gala Day in Lymington Weekly Pictorial

ABOVE: After the failure of Class 421 3CIG No. 1497 at Brockenhurst and the unavailability of classmate No. 1498, which was on an exam at Bournemouth Depot, SWT Class 73/1 No. 73109 Battle of Britain - 50th Anniversary was dispatched to rescue the errant EMU. However, rather than removing the set back to Bournemouth, a lack of Class 450 Desiro units resulted in the 'ED' and 3CIG working Lymington services all afternoon! The ensemble crosses over the picturesque harbour at Lymington on 4 September.

LEFT: Complete with a surprise 'Lymington Flyer' headboard, No. 73109 departs from Brockenhurst with the 16.29 service to Lymington. Both James Mayl Weekly Pictorial Weekly

ABOVE: The penultimate GNER HST working for Virgin CrossCountry, the 09.40 Newquay-Newcastle, passes through Teignmouth station on 1 September, headed by Class 43 powercar No 43296 Stirling Castle with No 43115 Aberdeenshire on the rear. Arriva take over the VCC franchise in November and has stated that HSTs will not be hired-in next summer. Also, the GNER livery by then is likely to have changed to that of National Express.

BELOW: The 18.43 'Northern Belle' from Totnes, returning to Birmingham International on 30 August, passes Cockwood Harbour, near Starcross, 'topped and tailed' by Class 67s Nos. 67029 and 67012. Both: Brian Morrison

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