RailwayThe Herald 31 December 2005 No.26

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Happy New Year to all our readers In This Issue 'Wessex Electrics' for overhaul at Ilford Stoke-Derby rail investment Network Rail Class 86/9s graffitied Class 37s back to South Wales! RailwayThe Herald Issue 26 31 December 2005 Contents Editor’s comment Newsdesk 3 Our final issue of 2005! It does not SWT Class 442 EMUs to receive C6 overhauls at Ilford depot. Class 66 No. 66215 seem ten months since our very first to move to France. Network Rail track upgrade work. Bombardier wins European issue appeared to a limited number orders and secures future for Derby. Final run for DPS 'Deltic' No. 55019. of people! Since then the distribution of Railway Herald, originally intended to be an 'occasional' look at the network, has blossemed to an unbelieveable level. Rolling Stock News 5 2005 has been quite exciting both MML runs short-formed HST in place of Meridian set. Network Rail Class 86/9s for the National Network and indeed suffer graffitti attack and Class 37/4s return to South Wales. ourselves. The development of Railway Herald is to continue with numerous changes and improvements Getting involved and contributing to Railway Herald being made. All of our subscribers will be One of the most common all our readers. The only be of suitable quality this file advised of the full details in a few questions we are asked by requirement that we have is should be around a minimum weeks, so if you want to be the first readers is can I submit news, that pictorial submissions are of 1.5Mb, althought the higher to know what is happening, subscribe information and pictures to digital (with the aim of being the better! today! 2006 holds many exciting you? a weekly magazine we simply To submit to us, just drop prospects for us and we hope that Yes, definitely is always do not have the timescales to an email to the editor - our readers will continue to support us the answer! Just like the allow prints and slides) and contact address and details and enjoy what we hope is a valuable printed magazines, we that the original file off the are contained in the yellow update on news from around the UK welcome submission from camera is available to us. To box on the left! railway network. We must offer an apology to Mr Peter Heppenstall whose picture of the Class 185 at Manchester Oxford Road appeared incorrectly creditted A very prosperous and in the last issue. Can I remind readers that we are continually looking for high quality, up-to-date digital photos to illustrate Happy New Year the current day railway scene; simply drop us an email. Submissions to all our readers! We welcome submissions from all FRONT COVER: The final mainline run for the Deltic Preservation Society's Class 55 'Deltic' No. 55019 Royal readers, especially photographs from Highland Fusilier took place on Wednesday 28th December 2005, a circular trip from Derby to Derby via York and the Pennines. The train is caught by the camera in snow-covered Yorkshire passing Swinton on those enthusiasts with a digital camera! its outward journey. Steve Thompson Pictures should be sent to the editor at [email protected] BELOW: Although not normally covered by Railway Herald, the West Somerset Railway held its Winter Good quality scans of colour slides and Steam Gala on 29th October, which saw the debut of Somerset & 7F No. 53808 (running as No. prints are also acceptable. 88). Snowfall in the afternoon resulted in a thin layer of snow at Bishops Lydeard for the evening photography. Here No. 88 prepares for departure at Bishops Lydeard with the 17.30 non-stop service Please note that as the Herald is free to Minehead. Nathan Williamson 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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ABOVE: On 23rd/24th December, Midland Mainline utilitised a short-formed HST set to cover for a shortage of Class 222 'Meridian' DMUs. The train formed of Class 43 No. 43184 and 43050, with Nos. 44044, 42125, 42124 and 41064, is pictured at Derby on 24th December. The set worked the 19.07 Nottingham - St. Pancras service on 23rd December and then the St. Pancras - York diagram as far as Derby the following day. Here the set was taken out of service as a 'Meridian' set was available. Dave Mulligan Class 86/9s in graffiti attack Class 37s back on South Wales passenger duties? Network Rail's two Class 86/9 locomotives It appears that several members The locomotive had previously have been the subject of a graffiti attack over the of the EWS Class 37/4 pool are in worked 6X20 Mossend - Roysth Christmas period. the process of being moved back to Docks on 22nd, followed by 6B01 Nos. 86901 and 86902 were stabled around York over Cardiff and South Wales. Grangemouth - Riccarton tanks, the Christmas period, having been hired to GNER for Insiders suggest that Arriva Trains double-headed with classmate No. ice-breaker duties on the ECML. Both locomotives Wales has requested the locomotives 37416 on the 23rd. Following that were in York Yard North when the attack took place. back for passenger duties, presumably working, the pair ran light engine to Despite having been heavily vandalised, both related to the company's apparent Falkland Yard at Ayr to work 6D80 locomotives have been moved to York station for shortage of rolling stock. 22.01 Irvine - Mossend, where No. security and to prevent further attacks. As a result BR-green liveried 37411 remained over Christmas. Class 37/4 No. 37411 Caerphilly The 27th December found the Four Class 73s rescue Southern Castle, which has seen intensive celebrity loco on 6H44 01.20 Mossend use in Scotland since its move north - Inverness, returning south with 6D05 electrics in bad weather! following the end of loco-hauled on 30th, with another classmate, this services to Rhymney, was hauled dead time No. 37401 dead in tow. Almost the whole of Nos. 73212 and 73213. from Mossend to Warrington behind The celebrity Type 3 is to undergo west Kent was badly Unfortunately these Class 92 No. 92015 on 30th December an 'A' Exam at Warrington before affected by severe two locomotives in the consist of 6M76 21.34 Mossend continuing its southward journey back snow storms on 28th also expired shortly to Warrington Enterprise service. to Margam Depot. December. afterwards, which As a result, two resulted in GB 87028 gains livery modification at Willesden! 'Electrostar' EMUs, Railfreight's Nos. which had failed West 73204 and 73209 being of Ashford, had to dispatched to rescue the be rescued on 28th train again, giving the December. Savior came unusual and rare sight in the form of Network of four 'EDs' hauling a Rail's pair of Class 73/2s passenger service! EWS Type 3 reaches Norwich! ETS-fitted Class 37/4 No. 37405 was moved from Acton Yard to Norwich on 27th December in preparation for snowplough duties. En-route the locomotive was used to move a set of empty coaching stock for 'one' Anglia from London ABOVE: Previously in operation with Direct Rail Services, Class 87 No. 87028 has now Liverpool Street. As a result, the Type 3 powered the been taken into the GBRf operation. During rectification work at Willesden, the 23.20 (5P88) Liverpool St. - Norwich ECS, complete locomotive has acquired orange window surrounds and first group logo's on the yellow with a failed Class 90 No. 90011 on the rear. front at each end of the loco! Anon Railway Herald - Volume 1 : Issue 26 5