RailwayThe Herald 8 July 2005 No.14 TheThe complimentarycomplimentary UKUK railway railway journaljournal forfor thethe railwayrailway enthusiastenthusiast Explosions cripple London rail network SPECIAL FEATURE: Back to the good old days of loco-hauled trains! SWT unveil refurbished Class 158s CelebrityIn Class 87 This on mail trains plusIssue Notable Workings and more! RailwayThe Herald Issue 14 8 July 2005 Contents Editor’s comment Newsdesk 3 It is with much regret that The All the latest news from around the UK network. Including Bomb blasts crippple Railway Herald has to report on the London’s transport network, Eurostar names Class 373 London 2012, South West dreadful events in London this past Trains launch their new look Class 158s and much more. week. Our thoughts and prayers go to the families who have lost friends Pictorial Gallery 8 and relatives in the London A special two-page gallery section, looking back to the good old days when motive Bombings. power variety was king and the majority of long-distance passenger trains were still Readers will have noted the black loco-hauled! cover to this weeks edition, which we thought was only right, as a mark of respect to those who lost there lives Rolling Stock News 10 in London on Thursday 7th July. A brand new section of Railway Herald, dedicated to news and information on the Quite how and if these events will UK Rolling Stock scene. affect the railway enthusiast hobby and our continued ability to freely access and photograph from stations Notable Workings 11 is unknown. All we, as railway press Areview of some of the more notable, newsworthy and rare workings from the past can continue to do is to urge week across the UK rail network. enthusiasts and photographs to act responsibly when on railway Charter Workings 12 property, not to leave their bags and Our new weekly column, providing details of the charters which have operated possessions unattended at any time during the period covered by this issue and the motive power. and to report any suspectous persons or activities to the British Transport Police. How you can help... As usual please feel free to provide us with feedback on the journal and We are being continually journal on a weekly schedule. Contributions should be to pass it on to any friends and asked how readers can get Contributions are welcome sent to the editor, by e-mail at: colleagues who may enjoy it. involved with The Railway for all our pages, especially [email protected] Herald. We do welcome our news and notable If you have any questions Submissions readers input, in fact it is vital workings columns, in both about submitting, please We welcome submissions from all to be able to produce the pictorial and written formats. contact us. readers, especially photographs from those enthusiasts with a digital camera! Pictures should be sent to the the editor at FRONT COVER: Although this picture falls outside our normal photography deadlines, the speed at which [email protected] First ScotRail are rebranding the ex-Hull Trains Class 170/3 DMUs deems it worth while! This unit now carries First’s Purple colour scheme! No. 170395 working 17.10 Edinburgh to Edinburgh via Fife Circle Good quality scans of colour slides and calls at Dalmeny on its return to Edinburgh on 23 June. JAMIE MCEWAN prints are also acceptable. Please note that as the Herald is free BELOW: Virgin Trains joined in the Live8 theme to ‘Make Poverty History’ by adding the slogan to the side and compiled on a voluntary basis, we are of Pendolino No. 390052. The same Pendolino set was used to convey Sir Bob Geldof and charity RAILFOTO unable to offer any financial return. representatives from London to Edinburgh on 5th July. 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 chose to cease your subscription in the future, pleas e just contact us. © Copyright Railway Herald.com 2005 2 The Railway Herald : Issue 14 Newsdesk ABOVE: Following the four bomb blasts, all of the major London terminals were evacuated and closed for most of the day, several reopening for a limited evening commuter service. Passengers wait for news and information outside Fenchurch Street station in East London on 7th July. PAUL BIGLAND Bomb blasts cripple London transport network Just twenty-four hours after and 10am, however Police have closed and National Rail Peterborough with a limited the announcement that now confirmed that the three Network terminal stations shut. service into London, although London would host the 2012 tube train bombs all exploded Throughtout Thursday Hull Trains were expecting to Olympic Games came the within 50 seconds of each other. services bound for the capital run a normal timetable. moment that people hoped Shortly before 9am the first were terminating short of their Virgin Trains from London would never happen. blast occurred on a Circle line destination. Euston were operating to a On Thursday 7th July, tube train 100 meters before Friday 8th July saw most lines revised timetable, whilst on the London’s underground, rail Liverpool Street station. A into the capital return to London Underground services and road networks were second explosion then occurred normal in a remarkable attempt recommenced with the crippled when four bomb on the Piccadilly line between to return life to normal as exception of the Circle and blasts, thought to be the work King’s Cross and Russell London tried to recover from Hammersmith and City lines of terrorist activity, hit the Square, followed by a third the events of the previous day. which were closed and there capital, killing more than 50 bomb then hit a Circle line train The only major alterations were also alterations on the people and injuring over 700. at Edgware Road. A fourth being at King’s Cross where Metropolitan, Piccadilly and 25 further people are still blast occurred just before 10am rescue workers were still trying District lines. missing. on a bus. to recover bodies from the Atwo minute silence is to be It was originally thought that The explosions brought wrecked underground train. held on Thursday in memory of the explosions had all been London to a standstill, with the As a result most GNER those who lost their life in detonated between 08.50am entire Underground network services were terminating at Thursday’s events. Class 156 introduced into Anglia More trains for skiers one has completed its upgrade of its into One colours. Three units have For the 2005/2006 Ashford on Friday nights local train fleet serving East Anglia. already been repainted and some season, Eurostar has and serve Moutiers, The company’s previous nine Class interior refurbishment is being added six extra trains Aime la Plagne and 150 DMUs have now been transferred completed at the same time. during the busy February Bourg St Maurice, with to other operators and One Railways The two-car Class 156 DMUs are half-term holiday an early arrival on have received nine Class 156 units being introduced on the Norwich to providing an extra 4,500 Saturday morning. from Central Trains. Sheringham, Great Yarmouth and seats. Tickets for the The day service leaves The new trains provide eight more Lowestoft routes, together with the trains went on sale on the UK early on Saturday seats per train, giving a total of 148 Ipswich to Lowestoft, Felixstowe and 5th July. morning with arrival at seats in a 2+2 configuration. All of the Cambridge and Marks Tey to Sudbury The night services the French stations in the trains are currently being repainted routes. operate from London & late afternoon. Issue 14 : The Railway Herald 3 South West Trains launch refurbished Class 158s South West Trains has long held a wish to operate a service from Bristol Temple Meads to London Waterloo via Salisbury. A change in Newsdesk requirements for the Class 158 fleet has seen SWT acquire two members of the class, from Central Trains. Both have now been refurbished in a contract involving South West Trains, AEA Technology and Angel Trains. Both sets have been finished in full South West Trains livery, using vynal branding and decals and will be employed exclusively on the Waterloo-Bristol service. Both trains are required to be in traffic six days a week. The interiors of Nos. ABOVE: Class 158 No. 158786, freshly repainted in South West Trains colour scheme, stands at Bristol Temple Meads on 6th 158786 and 158789 have July, with the 08.52 South West Trains service to London Waterloo. COLIN J. MARSDEN been fully refitted this work was carried basin, hand dryer and opening window which South West Trains including the addition out at Fratton depot by automated soap has been repositioned would like to increase of a new first class area. contractor staff. dispenser. due to electrical services on the Bristol The latter featuring 13 In the ‘B’ coach, the Despite the amount of equipment. route, but extra rolling new high backed design toilet compartment has refurbishment work The two Class 158 sets stock and depot facilities seats in a 2+1 been completely rebuilt undertaken the two are allocated to at Salisbury are arrangement each one with new flooring and a trains have not been Salisbury depot together required for which having its own LED new hygiene unit structurally altered with with SWTs Class 159 funding is not currently reading lights.