RailwayThe Herald 27 January 2006 No.28

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In This Issue Grand Central to get passenger license? Euro Cargo Rail news update FMRail & Riveria Trains buy Pathfinder Noctural workings on the Western Region RailwayThe Herald Issue 28 27 January 2006 Contents Editor’s comment Newsdesk 3 Who would have thought five years ORR says it is minded to give approval for Grand Central to run InterCity services ago, that the start of 2006 would see between Sunderland and London. FMRail and Riveria buy Pathfinder Tours. Jazz Class 47s working sleeper services trains for Arriva Trains Wales. Work increases on Trent Valley project and more and that a 'large logo' liveried Class ex-Gatwick Express stock arrives at Wirksworth plus new low-cost advance fares 37 would be employed on test from First Trans-Pennine and ticket gates installed at Shrewsbury. trains around the capital. The UK's national network continues to throw Notable Workings 6 up its surprises and long may it 'Large logo' Class 37 activity around the Capital and Noctural Type 4 workings on continue to do so! the Western Region. Can I remind readers that we are continually looking for high quality, up-to-date digital photos to illustrate Rolling Stock News 9 Full details on the latest Class 66 news from Canada regarding both UK and the current day railway scene; simply European builds, No. 37405 hits trouble after failure, NMT power car changes and drop us an email. Freightliner Intermodal naming celebrates 40 years of operation. Also, we now have two subscription lists, one is as normal with the PDF file attached to the Getting involved and contributing to Railway Herald e-mail, the other provides readers One of the most common questions we To be of suitable quality this file should be with a link to download it in your are asked by readers is can I submit news, around a minimum of 1.5Mb, althought the own time. If you would like to information and pictures to you? higher the better! change between the two, please just Yes, definitely is always the answer! Just To submit to us, just drop an email to the let us know. like the printed magazines, we welcome editor - our contact address and details are Any communication with Railway submission from all our readers. The only contained in the yellow box on the left! requirement that we have is that pictorial Alternatively, if you don't consider your Herald should be via e-mail to submissions are digital (with the aim of being photograph to have a news value, why not sign [email protected] a weekly magazine we simply do not have the up to our message boards and photo galleries, timescales to allow prints and slides) and that where you can create your own photographic Submissions the original file off the camera is available album to share with friends and fellow readers. We welcome submissions from to us. Just visit http://www.railwayherald.co.uk all readers, especially photographs from those enthusiasts with a digital FRONT COVER: With the backdrop of 'white mountains' at Crugwallins, Burngullow, First Great Western camera! Pictures should be sent to No. 43182 enters St. Austell station with a London Paddington bound service. There are major plans [email protected] to invest millions into a 'Transport Interchange' at St Austell which will see the original GW style of the editor at building on the up platform demolished and a disabled access footbridge installed. Sam Felce Good quality scans of colour slides and prints are also acceptable. BELOW: GB Railfreight's black liveried Class 66/7 No. 66709 is pictured passing Plawsworth on 26 January Please note that as the Railway with 6L59 Aberdeen-Parkeston Quay oil working, conveying ten empty TUA two-axle tanks. GBRf's next batch of Canadian built Class 66 locomotives are currently under construction (see page 9). Ken Short Herald is free and compiled on a voluntary basis, we are unable to offer any financial return. Where possible we always try to use photographs taken within the production week (i.e the next issue will, where possible, only include images taken between the publication date of this issue and the following Friday. Publication The Railway Herald is due to be published every Friday and is available by e-mail subscription from [email protected] E-mail address are never given out and should you choose to cease your subscription in the future, please just contact us.

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2 Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 28 Newsdesk 3 a the with . from services, s from Burn Leeds diverges its railway passes of II The ORR decision GNER says the The final conclusions line Leeds and London. means that the Leeds- London route will be restricted to 53 services per day. ORR's decision could force the company to abandon plans to further increase Leeds- London services from 65 to 80 per weekday by electrifying 15 miles of track between Neville Hill, east of Leeds, to Hambleton Junction, and between York Doncaster on the East Coast Main Line. should be reported by the ORR shortly after 6 February. miles increasing 15 uplin Elizabeth T from ichard R Queen electrify Hambleton-Leeds to GNER 91129 The www.heart-of-wales.co.uk/event plans location. No. prevents Arriva Trains Wales on on Wales Trains Arriva The jazz train leaves Swansea calling at at 11.06, Return trains leave Llandovery for Swansea at Arriva Trains Wales is to run Wales a 'Jazz' Arriva train Trains on 2 ‘The Creole Jazz Quartet’ has been accompanying The jazz trains coincide with a ‘Rail and Roast’ The increase in Leeds- The £240m this service. the 'Jazz' from Swansea! from 'Jazz' the Gowerton (11.17) and Gowerton and Llanelli (11.17) arriving (11.26) at Llandeilo (12.03), Llangadog (12.15), Llanwrda (12.19) and Llandovery (12.25) in time for Sunday lunch. Full train times and a list of participating pubs and hotels can be obtained by picking up a leaflet at Swansea Neath, and Port Llanelli Talbot, stations or by visiting the dedicated website for the route at February February between Swansea and Llandovery on the Line. Heart of Wales Sunday services on Wales the Arriva selected Trains 120-mile Line Heart for of over Wales a year and says the ATW entertainment has proved popular with rail passengers and day trippers. package which runs every Sunday where travellers can combine a scenic trip with Sunday lunch at one of the many pubs and hotels along the line. 2.34pm and 6.51pm. astonishing astonishing that the ORR has rejected GNER's additional Leeds- London services as that is what the Government, in awarding the East Coast franchise, contracted GNER to deliver. London services has been discussed since 1997 and public money has been spent to make it happen. redevelopment of Leeds station and the Allington £12m Chord scheme were justified partly on the basis that they would permit this proposed increase in GNER services between Here of abandon to decision north Leeds. to final mile GNER Cross-Edinburgh one ORR's force Junction the Kings If could around

it The ORR would have GNER spokesman ABOVE: ECML London Hambleton then Richard Allan said: Richard "It is earlier, subject to earlier, ORR approval. approved GNER's application but it had concerns about the capacity of the line between Leeds and a fact Doncaster, that GNER fundamentally disagrees with and considers that capacity for its additional services could be created. operator's franchise contract with Government includes a commitment to increase services between Leeds and London from 53 to 65 per weekday by December 2007 or freight-only branches. It branches. freight-only FM of intention the is brands the keep to Rail separate. completely trains organised and and organised trains in in-house operated an provides and UK the place market increased The trains. special for its under now brands two remain however control with different, very specializing Hertfordshire dining the in more day-trip general and Pathfinder while markets, the towards more aim with market enthusiast over worked trains many makes the company one one company the makes charter leading the of in UK, the in operators of number the of terms

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The East Coast However, current However, Grand Central said ORR Chief Executive, The acquision of of acquision The The new venture venture new The : Great Great North Eastern Railway said it was genuinely surprised and disappointed at the announcement. the ORR and that it a represented successful conclusion to more than 18 months of evaluation and planning by Grand Central of its two new routes, and the culmination of nine years’ work by the Grand Central team in seeking to establish Grand Central as a UK passenger rail operator. operater ECML the ORR believes "that the proposed decision would offer the best outcome for rail users. It would bring significant benefits to passengers on the route and particularly to those areas that would receive a new direct service connecting them with London" it welcomed the announcement from possible to accommodate additional passenger services on the line without compromising the interests of freight operators. said that Bill Emery, services. into Tours Pathfinder portfolio Rail FM the the appropriate fields. fields. appropriate the ability the has Rail FM traction, provide to safety the and traincrew to which with case while services, operate key a play Trains Riveria the providing in role although stock, rolling the that thought is it will future immediate significantly change not continuing EWS with motive the provide to charter some for power 2006 charter programme. charter 2006 of two together brings in players leading the 1

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Two of ten Electro Motive Company Canada European Class 66s Nos. JT-3 and JT-4 shunt in St. Catherines Yard near Niagra on the Canada/US border, on 24 January. The locomotives were undergoining commissioning trails prior to being shipped to Europe. Kevin Argue More Canadian built Class 66s head for Europe The latest batch of ten Euro Class 66 the vast number of SD70Ace and issues surrounding their certification. locomotives (order no: 20048653) for Mitsui SD70DC locomotives currently being built The ten UK locos comprise five for GB Rail Capital Europe is half-way through the in London for North American customers. Railfreight (order no: 20048652) and five for build process in Canada. Nos. JT-1 to JT-5, the first five of the batch Direct Rail Services (order no: 20058700.) The first of the batch No. JT-1, has been were moved to Halifax to be shipped by Both types are fitted with JT42CWRR-T1 built at Electro-Motive Company of Canada Jumbo Shipping to Rotterdam for their type locomotives and not UIC II low- (EMCC) plant at London, Canada, however new operators NedTrains. The remaining emission engines. the remaining nine locos of the order are five locomotives (JT-6 to JT-10) should be The first four of the GBRf batch are being built at St. Catharines, near Niagra, shipped in around six weeks. already under assembly and will be Ontario. The locomotives, which are Also on the EMCC order books are a outshopped in a slightly revised livery. supplied to St. Catherines in kit form from further 10 standard Class 66 locomotives The five Class 66s for Direct Rail Services London, are the first of the Class 66 type to for the UK market. These locos, like all UK will follow the GBRf build and it is be built outside of the London plant. The destined Class 66s, can only be constructed expected that all will leave Halifax on one outbuilding of the locomotives was due to at London, Canada due to documentary ship at the end of March. Power car changes for NMT Freightliner celebrates 40 years The power cars used to 43013, 43014, 43067 and Freightliner Intermodal named because it is near to the destination power Network Rail's New 43196. Class 66/5 No. 66540 Ruby during of the very first Freightliner Measurement Train (NMT) Recent moves have seen a short ceremony at Coatbridge service, which operated from have changed in recent yellow liveried Nos. 43067 Freightliner Terminal on 25 London to Gushetfaulds on 15 weeks. and 43154 returned to the January. November 1965, carrying a variety The train is now operated leasing company. Both are The event was designed to of commodities, confectionery, by two Class 43 power cars, to be transferred, for further celebrate the company’s 40th foodstuffs and metal. out of a fleet of four, Nos. use, to First Group. year, with the Class 66 locomotive The naming ceremony was also being named ‘Ruby’, after the used as an opportunity to pay precious stone associated with that tribute to Freightliner’s loyal Problems hit 37405 anniversary. staff, and was attended by the Operational problems hit have recently been in use on The venue was also appropriate, employees who had been at the EWS Class 37/4 No. 37405 the Serco test train around with Coatbridge being chosen company for all of its 40 years. on 16 January, when the several of the South London BELOW: The name 'Ruby' links with the precious stone associated with a 40th locomotive was declaired lines, together with fellow anniversary. Freightliner a failure with a generator celebrity No. 37425. fault while working the The ETS fitted Class 37/4s Appleford-Brentford could soon be returning to 'binliner' with celebrity No. South Wales due to the severe 37425 Pride of the Valleys. shortage of rolling stock on The locomotive is currently Arriva Train Wales. stored at Old Oak Common Insiders suggest that depot in West London while locomotive-hauled trains a decision on its future is on the Rhymney Valley line taken. could return within weeks, Also currently outbased although it is not known at Old Oak are classmates whether traction will be Nos. 37411 Caerphilly Castle provided by EWS or an and 37419, both of which alternative supplier.

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