ISSN 1751-8091 RailwayThe Herald 24 August 2007 Issue 97 TheThe complimentarycomplimentary UKUK railwayrailway journaljournal forfor thethe railwayrailway enthusiastenthusiast For the latest issue and copies of all back issues, visit www.railwayherald.co.uk RailwayThe Herald King Edward I and Tangmere head for Cornwall! Issue 97 Front Cover Driving trailer No. 39016 of 'Javelin' No. 395001 at the Port of Southampton on 24 August. The complete set was due to be moved to the new Hitachi depot at Ashford on 3 September. Brian Morrison Back Cover The Deltic Preservation Society held a members' day on the NYMR on 18 August, with both locos in action. No. 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier powers away from New Bridge with the 12.20 Pickering to Grosmont service. Richard Tuplin Contents First Class 395 'Javelin' unit arrives at Port of Southampton Page 3 Survey work starts on Airdire - Bathgate route Page 4 Cotswold Rail repaints Class 33 into BR blue-livery. Page 5 Submissions ABOVE: GWR 'King' 4-6-0 No. 6024 King Edward I and SR Battle of Britain Pacific No. 34067 Tangmere double-head the 'Eden Ltd' from Bristol to Par past Lympsham on 24 August. Chris Perkins We welcome submissions from all readers, especially digital photographs. Pictures should be sent to the editor at Western Champion to Aberystwyth - the final verdict [email protected] Immediately prior to closing once-only authorisation for the Pathfinder confirm that it Good quality scans of colour slides for press came the awaited Class 52 to traverse the section has seats available, and can be and prints are also acceptable. Currently confirmation that No. D1015 between Machynlleth and contacted on 01453 835414. there is no financial payment made WILL be going through to Aberystwyth, which includes the It is understood that Network for photographs published in Railway Aberystwyth on 1 September weight-restricted bridge at Borth, Rail has indicated that it will not Herald. Where possible we always try to with Pathfinders’ ‘The Alliance on condition that the locomotive give any future dispensation for use news photographs taken within the Cambrian Coast Express’. does not have a full fuel tank on over-weight locomotives on this production week of the publication date. Network Rail has given a the return working. stretch of track. Publication The Railway Herald is due to be Final working meeting for Green Arrow and City of Truro published every Friday and is available The Gloucestershire has recently returned to the will almost certainly be the last on e-mail subscription or by download Warwickshire Railway is GWR from the East Lancashire time – possibly ever – that the turning out two of the National Green from our website - www.railwayherald.com Railway. Meanwhile, locomotives can be enjoyed Railway Museum’s iconic Arrow leaves the line for the together. locomotives this Bank Holiday Nene Valley Railway after the The GWR is organising a Editorial Team weekend. On all three days, Bank Holiday weekend, so this photo-call at 10.00 on each Richard Tuplin Magazine Editor both locomotives will be is a one-off opportunity to see morning of the weekend, when Brian Morrison Contributing Editor working normal timetabled the two locomotives working the two engines will be lined up John Whitehouse Railtour Editor For our team contact list, click here. services. together. Because Green Arrow together at Toddington before It is expected to be the last is expected to be withdrawn the 10.30 departure. For train Editorial Address: time that the pair will be seen from service in November when times, visit the locomotive roster The Railway Herald, PO Box 252, Scunthorpe, City of Truro North Lincolnshire. United Kingdom. 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We've magazine. 2 RailwayThe Herald NewsDesk First Class 395 'Javelin' unit is offloaded at Southampton After a six-week 10,760 International before the mile sea voyage from remaining 25 units of Kobe in Japan, the the fleet are shipped for first Class 395 'Javelin' services to commence in Bullet train built in December 2009. the Hitachi factory Meanwhile, an at Kasado, Japan, event is promised at St arrived at the Port of Pancras International Southampton on 23 showing a Class 395 August. alongside a Eurostar All six vehicles of the and another event is first unit were contained expected to be held within the 1999-built at the new Hitachi Norwegian Roll on- traincare depot in Roll off (Ro-Ro) vessel Ashford on 2 October. MV Tarago, owned by Wallenius Wilhelmsen ABOVE: Having been Logistics. unloaded from the ship, the The first two vehicles, first driving car, No. 39016, driving car No. 39016 for set No. 395001 is pictured and motor trailer No. on a low-loader, shortly 39015 were the first before being offloaded onto offloaded on 23 August UK rails for the first time. and taken on low loader RIGHT: One of the from the ship to the intermediate motor trailers railhead where both is checked over, having been were very efficiently offloaded at Southampton. craned onto the tracks. All: Brian Morrison All six cars are scheduled to be taken by rail overnight on 3 September to Ashford Depot after commissioning has been completed at the docks. The unit will be joined by three more and extensive testing is due to take place on the Channel Tunnel hi-speed line between Ashford and St Pancras RIGHT: The movement of the vehicles from the dockside to railhead was undertaken using a special low-loader style road device, pictured here maneouvering one of the driving cars through the port. RailwayThe Herald 3 News in Brief n East Midlands Trains, the new company to operate the East Midlands and South Yorkshire area, has announced that 34- year-old Tim Shoveller NewsDesk has been appointed as its Managing Director. Tim Shoveller joins Stagecoach from Virgin Trains, where as Business Development Director and previously Operations Director he has played a key role in the success of Virgin West Coast. n Virgin Rail Group has announced that Charles Belcher is to retire from Virgin Trains after four- and-a-half years as Managing Director of Virgin West Coast. He will be succeeded by Chris Gibb, currently Managing Director of Virgin CrossCountry. After leading the Virgin ABOVE: EWS has trialed a sand flow from Wool to Watford Junction. Class 66/0 No. 66018 passes Poole in charge of the Wool CrossCountry franchise MOD Sidings to Watford Yard trial flow on 21 August. Antony Henley since 2003, Chris Gibb will take over the West Coast network from 31 New Airdrie-Bathgate route work commences August, with Charles Detailed surveys to map out the de-vegetation along the route. been contacted through Belcher assisting in the precise route of the new Airdrie- To enable the work to be consultation under the Scottish handover. Chris Gibb Bathgate rail link have begun. completed and for construction Parliament’s consideration of the will also continue as Over the next nine months, work to begin, NR will be project. Managing Director of Network Rail (NR) will be notifying affected owners/ The Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Virgin CrossCountry completing the detailed design of occupiers of land access Link Project received unanimous until 11 November, when the new 15-mile railway, which requirements for the project support from the Scottish Arriva take on the Cross will involve extensive ground survey, the most affected Parliament in May and is funded Country Trains franchise investigation surveys and some landowners having previously by Transport Scotland. n First Great Western Manchester starts work in September on a major £400,000 refurbishment of Ealing Airport Broadway station to include a new booking work starts hall, waiting room and Work to build a third toilets.