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RailwayThe Herald 17 March 2006 No.33

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In This Issue 'Pennine 185' DMUs launched into traffic Refurbished Class 150s for Central Fastline Freight unveil Class 56/3s plus all the latest news and information RailwayThe Herald Issue 33 17 March 2006 Contents Editor’s comment Newsdesk 3 First an apology to all readers. In the Launch for First Trans-Pennine Class 185 DMUs and Fastline Freight's Class 56/3 Editor's comment in our last issue, it locomotives. 'one' Anglia Mks half-way point in upgrade plan plus much more! was stated that the rescuing of No. 37425 by EWS Executive liveried Class Rolling Stock News 10 67 No. 67029 was a first for the class Freightliner Class 66 naming at Barking. Repaint at Wolverhampton for 'one' Class on the Cambrian. As several readers 90 and main line plans for Royal Scots Grey have pointed out, this was incorrect, there having been previous visits Preservation View 11 by the class on Royal Train duties A new and occasional column looking at the news and events taking place on the to Machynlleth on two occasions, heritage railways. the first on 13 July 2005 with Nos. 67005 and 67006 and the second on 1 Notable Workings Pictorial 12 A look at some of the rare and notable workings over the past two weeks. March 2006 by Nos. 67029 and 67005. Apologies for the oversight. This issue sees the first official Forthcoming changes to Railway Herald views of the Fastline Freight Class As we gear up for the forthcoming changes with access to a wide array of news and 56 locomotives in their striking new to Railway Herald, readers will start to information. livery. Main line testing should begin notice several differences, both in the PDF In order that you can visit and explore the shortly, returning the pioneer Type 5 magazine and on our website. new site, which currently extends to over 800 class to the national network. We will For those of you who want to know what the pages of information, we are going to open it of course keep readers updated on 'new-look' Railway Herald will be like, visit free of charge to everybody. news of the launch of the service. www.railwayherald.com from where you can To get the most out of it, you will need to May I remind readers that any download a promotional PDF file which will sign up for a user account, which will be free communication with Railway Herald provide you with the full details on the new initially. Once you have this you can explore should be via e-mail to magazine. the site and visit the sections that interest you [email protected] Within the next couple of weeks our new whenever YOU want to! interactive and in-depth website will be We will continue to keep you up to date with Submissions launched (accessible from the usual web plans for The Railway Herald through the We welcome submissions from address) which will provide all readers pages of this magazine. all readers, especially photographs from those enthusiasts with a digital FRONT COVER: No, not a result of work in some computer photograph imaging software! Class 60 No. 60010 camera! Pictures should be sent to leads a convoy of seven locomotives past Melton Ross on 11 March. The train was a locomotive move from the editor at [email protected] Immingham TMD to Peterborough LIP via Doncaster TMD, where two of the Class 60s were detached. Good quality scans of colour slides A change in the rule book in January this year means that EWS is now able to run convoys of seven locomotives over certain routes, the previous limit having been five. For the record, the other locomotives and prints are also acceptable. were Class 60s Nos. 60010, 60082, 60091, 60054, 60003, 60075 and Class 66 No. 66242 on the rear. Brian Garratt Please note that as the Railway Herald is free and compiled on a BELOW: Cotswold Rail continue to be employed to move stored vehicles into and out of various Ministry voluntary basis, we are unable to of Defence locations. On 9 March, Class 47/4 No. 47813 was used to power 13.04 Gloucester-Long Marston service, conveying several 'Cartic' wagons for store. Here the train arrives at its destination. Ken Brunt 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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Issue 33 Central Trains shows off refurbished Class 150s Newsdesk

The first Central Trains/Centro Class 150 Sprinter was delivered back to Maintrain at Tyseley Depot on 15 March, following a programme of unit enhancements completed by Wabtec Rail at Doncaster. In addition to being given the new Central Trains/Centro livery, new floor coverings have been laid throughout, the toilets have been renovated, better lighting installed and the door mechanisms repaired and renewed as necessary. A range of technical improvements have also been carried out during the £1.3 million refurbishment, including a driving cab refit and new headlight clusters. New seat covers were funded by Centro-PTA some 18 months ago and these have been thoroughly cleaned.

ABOVE: Class 150/1 No. 150017 emerges from the depot into the sun at Tyseley on 15 March. RIGHT: The new look interior of the units. Both: Brian Morrison Loco-hauled for Cheltenham races To provide more seats to passengers travelling to Cheltenham for the annual race festival, West Coast Railway Company provided Central Trains with a loco-hauled set to operate a special service over the last three days of the festival.

LEFT: The special Central Trains 'Cheltenham race special' is pictured passing Bromsgrove on 15 March bound for Cheltenham Spa, with Intercity liveried Class 47/4 No. 47826 Springburn and No. 47851 Traction Magazine on the rear. Following its arrival at Cheltenham, the train stabled at Gloucester during the day, before returning in the evening. Wilf Smith

Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 33 9 Main line appearances for Freightliner naming raises awareness Royal Scots Grey of dangers on the railway Following its tour. The final charter withdrawal from the of the year should be North Yorkshire Moors on 8 December from Railway gala, it is hoped Linlithgow to Lincoln, that work on Royal operated by SRPS and Scots Grey should be North East Railtours. completed in time for its The first charter of 2007 first railtour. will be on 2 January, Rolling Stock News Provisional railtour although full details are commitments for Class not yet available. 55 No. 55022 Royal The locomotive will Scots Grey over 2006 be operational on begin on 24 June when several dates on the East the locomotive is due Lancashire Railway, to work a Liverpool- including the main York-Carlisle-Liverpool diesel gala (5-9 July), the charter for Pathfinder diesel weekend Tours. Should the 'Deltic' (1-3 September) and the not be available, then English Electric day an alternative English (11 November). Electric locomotive will No. 55022 will also be take its place. in action on the Bo'ness Next is a King's Cross- & Kinneil Railway on 24 York and return, again September and during ABOVE: Shortly after the naming ceremony, Sophie's mother and son Thomas stand beside for Pathfinder. On the line's diesel gala on Class 66/5 No. 66581 with the presentation nameplate. Brian Morrison 23 September the 30 September/1 October. locomotive is working The latter event should Sophie Storey was a Freightliner with A naming ceremony for SRPS with a also see the Class Forty 10-year-old tragically the idea of using the took place at Linlithgow-Edinburgh- Preservation Society's electrocuted in incident to promote Freightliner's Barking Inverness-Aberdeen- No. 40145 venturing September 2003 when awareness of the dangers terminal in North Edinburgh-Linlithgow. north from Bury. she wandered onto young people face East London on 13 third-rail tracks near around railway lines, March, with Class Staines while playing and with this in mind 66/5 No. 66581 being Oxley repaint for No. 90014 with her twin brother used the opportunity to named Sophie, by her Class 90 No. 90014 is currently located at close to a foot crossing. promote Trackoff, the twin Thomas, now 14, Wolverhampton Oxley and is in the process of being The decision to name rail industry community and her mother in a repainted onto 'one' Anglia colours. the locomotive after safety support unit that poignant ceremony. The Following the repaint, the locomotive should move Sophie came about campaigns to educate locomotive also carries to Norwich Crown Point depot to enter service with after Terry Dexter, her people about the the 'Trackoff' logo as a 'one' Anglia. step-father, contacted dangers on railway lines. subplate.

BELOW: DRS Class 37/0 No. 37087 is pictured in the works yard at Alstom Glasgow after undergoing bogie and traction motor attention. The locomotive is seen on 28 February, shortly before returning to traffic. Bill Wilson (with kind permission of Alstom and DRS) Preservation View Preservation Parkend opening for Dean Forest To celebrate the railway's opening to Parkend, the Dean Forest Railway is to hold a Steam Gala weekend on 20/21 May. The line's resident '5700' Class Pannier No. 9681 and 1400 No. 1450 (plus auto-coach) will be in action along with a visiting guest engine. Mid-Norfolk diesel gala The Mid-Norfolk Railway holds its diesel gala on 18/19 March. Unfortunately it has not proved possible ABOVE: The Bluebell Railway based LBSCR 0-6-0 'A1X' Terrier No. 55 Stepney visited the Mid-Hants Railway in early to obtain a visiting March for its gala weekend. The 1875 built locomotive is pictured at Ropley on 4 March between duties. The locomotive locomotive. As a result was used during the weekend on an Alresford-Ropley shuttle, using one of the railway's DMU coaches as stock. The Tony Callaghan services will be worked DMU engines were running to allow the driver to use the horns and braking system. by Class 20 No. 20069, Class 31 No. 31538 and Timetabled diesel operation at Ruddington Class 50 No. 50019. The owners of Class 25 No. and also allow the Great Central Diesel operation will be on 2 and Services will also D7629, Class 47 No. 47765, Class Railway (Nottingham) to offer 9 April, 14 May, 11 June, 9 July make use of the 56 No. 56097 and Ruston LSSH Driver Experience courses. and 10, 12 and 13 August. The newly commissioned have grouped together to form the During 2006, timetabled diesel rolling stock for these services, run-round loop at Ruddington Diesel Group. This diagrams will operate each should see the railway's set of ex- Wymondham for the is primarily designed to attract month from Ruddington to Gatwick Express Mk2 stock in use first time. more volunteers to their activities Loughborough. for the first time. Winter snow fall hits lakeland photographers charter BELOW: A photographic charter was held on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway on 11/12 March, featuring the railway's two LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T locomotives. No. 42073 was turned to face east around 18 months ago for an earlier Peter Van Campenhout charter. Although due to be turned back to face west soon after, the locomotive never was. As a result this charter was another chance to photographic the locos running in opposite directions. Here No. 42073 leaves Haverthwaite with a staged departure to Lakeside, as No. 42085 stands centre stage in the March snow! John Whitehouse

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