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Cl.180 Adelantes), buffer fitted Grand Central 43480 stands in King’s Cross (43084 in original GC livery was on the rear) making an interesting comparison with EC 43306 alongside

28 September 2010

Volume 38

No.10 October 2010

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Feature Articles: European Photo Spot ........................... 28 Open Day Report - Long Marston .... 21-22 Preservation Forgotten Locos............... 12 Preservation News ............................ 9-12 Preservation Photo Spot - 1 ................. 13 Preservation Photo Spot - 2 ................. 30 Preservation Photo Spot - 3 ................. 28 Railway Globetrotters ...................... 29-30 Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast ............ 7-8

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Society Notice Board Editor’s Comments: DBS are certainly picking up the pace on relieving itself of redundant locos with 103 going on the tender list including 20 x Cl.60s, the first such examples. Meanwhile other stored locos are slowly being sent for scrapping...sad times. Still it isn’t just in the UK that stock is stored, look on page 30. For those who attended the Long Marston Open Day (see report) in glorious weather it may the last time that such an event will feature substantial numbers of stored locos as they are also now heading off into oblivion, including Cl.87s, shame I was unable to get there. Re-liveries are still in vogue particularly on the ECML with East Coast turning out a Mk.4 rake including DVT 82202 in silver with purple stripe. 91107 has also recently been outshopped to match. Not to be outdone Grand Central has turned out its first HST rake of Mk.3s in the same livery as its Cl.180 Adelantes, black with broad orange stripe (see cover). Into service on the 21st Sep, this set, 40424, 41201, 42401-03 matches the two similarly re-liveried power cars 43468 and 43480, which have been re-engined and re-numbered. The other sets and Cl.43s will follow. Also in a surprise move DBS has adorned 60099 with a silver livery and brandings for DB Schenker and TATA STEEL, a cross between 60074 and stored 60006/033. With the preservation scene now being the bastion of classic traction action, it was good to see the MNR Cl.37 Gala was successful with 12 Cl.37s in attendance....did anyone go and if so please send in a report and photos. I managed to attend, more by luck than planning, a rare chance to view the preserved EMU stock at the Electric Railway Centre, Coventry (see report). With other features, this issue therefore leans heavily towards electric traction which I hope you will enjoy. For those who renew by PayPal on the website can I please ask that you remember to provide your home address and email via the comments box as the PayPal account you use may be different. Therefore not only will our records be inaccurate you will fail to get your copy of Tracks as I assume you have moved. Thanks: should be given to Nigel Farebrother for his sterling efforts in supplying info to update, amend and improve the UKRS19 Irish Railways. UK Pocket Book 2011 (UKRS01) Cover Competition: For the ICRS UK Pocket Book 2010 we asked Members if they had photos of the new Class 70 locomotives that we could use on the front cover. Member Brian Derricote submitted the successful photo. This year we would like to offer all Members the opportunity to submit photos that they think would be appropriate for the front cover of UKRS01. The lucky winner will receive a free copy of the UKRS01 when it is released in February/March 2011. Requirements: Clear sharp images only please. • Ideally photo must be provided as a high resolution (4 Megapixel or greater) digital image. Or it

can be a scanned image of a photo or slide. Slightly wonky or dark images can be improved as can poles spouting from engine roofs, so don’t worry if you think a good shot is so ‘ruined’.

• Subject must be a loco or feature a loco very prominently. • Subject must be topical or newsworthy and have been taken in 2010. • Subject must be listed within the book.

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ICRS, 14 Partridge Gardens, Waterlooville, PO8 9XG. • ICRS Officials will be the judges whose decision is final. • Closing date for entries is 30th November 2010.

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When submitting photos please ensure you provide your name, address and membership number as well as full details of the subject, date, working as appropriate and a reason why you feel it to be topical or newsworthy. All submissions must comply with the requirements listed above. The winning entry will be announced in the January 2011 edition of Tracks. Members Letters: (incl. update to Location Spot’light’, Channel Tunnel etc, May 2005) “I just had to write to say thank you for your Location Spot’light’ series. Thanks to your info on the Chunnel, I was able to spend a very pleasant 2 ½ hrs there last week (email sent 17th Sep). Without your article I would never have found it. To confirm your article, there is a marked footpath crossing Jnct.13 which is signposted from Folkestone West station. It took me an hour to walk to the viewpoint on the footpath from the top of Castle Hill. However it was only 40mins to walk back down the hill !! It took 2hrs 20mins to see the shuttles round, a total of 11. I assume this was an average day. Just a note to car drivers. Where the footpath leaves the side of the road to go on the fields to the viewpoint there is a pull-in. While it might be tempting to park there, it will block the equestrian gate onto the fields. Talking to a local I was informed there is a constant police patrol round there. I would suggest parking at the top of Castle Hill(the dog walkers do)and retrace along the footpath. As a bonus I was able to photo 2 javelins operating on local services at Folkestone West station Thanks for all your hard work with the mag. Best wishes” Jim Fitch Membership Matters: Membership Rates: Annual: £16.00 Five year: £75.00 (saving £5.00) Joint (with GB Bus Group saving £4.00): £27.00 ICRS Membership gives you: • a high quality 32 page monthly magazine Tracks - covering all aspects of railways: UK past and present,

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New Members: (* joint members with GBBG) The following new members have joined this month: Stephen Arnold (Hucknall), Walter Broadbent (Cadishead), Eric Crocker* (Teignmouth), M Lewis (Stafford), Garreth Maguire (Prestatyn), Paul Merifield (Shipley), Martin Oliver (Waltham Cross), John Phillips (Burgess Hill), Darren Smart (Doncaster), D Steele (Enfield), Ian Titley (Middleton) - a warm welcome to you all. Payment / Renewal: If paying by cheque / postal order, please make payable to ICRS for all types of Membership. Please note we cannot accept credit card payments over the telephone however you can still pay online by credit card through our website PayPal facility. In a few clicks you can be signed up for another year, or take advantage of the 5-year subscription, saving £5 on annual fee, or take a joint membership with GB Bus Group, saving £4 on the normal combined annual membership subscription rate. Select ‘Join

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ICRS Publications Our updated UK Combine Summer Edition 2010 has sold well. Please note the individual books that make up the Combine ie. Locomotives, Diesel Units and Electric Units and the UK Name Directory and Irish Railways are small print runs, so if you don’t want to miss out order yours now. The individual books have not been produced recently and the latter Unit books have additional carriage number to unit number cross ref tables, not found in the Combine and are very useful. The success of the book sales has benefited the club directly, increasing the size of Tracks and is allowing us to contemplate further improvements and other books. Additionally an eagerly awaited updated Ultimate Sighting File is also in preparation and will combine all locos into one book rather than the 3 previously published. So please keep supporting your society with your purchases or encouraging friends to do so or better still join. Copies of all books can be ordered via the website or direct from Carl Watson, prices below. See rear cover to see pictures of book covers.

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Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast by David Spencer - 1963 Part 5

My diary reads “Summer overtime starts” and it seems making money was more important than chasing trains, however I did have two more trips, the first was to Reading, Guildford (haulage being 31811) and Havant for a trip on the Hayling Island branch. Being Summer a two train service was in operation and I had 32646 in one direction and 32670 for the return, after which I went on to Portsmouth and across to Ryde. Whilst family holidays had taken me to Ventnor on many occasions I had never done the Cowes line so this was my opportunity. Haulage was W26 to Ryde shed, where I went round, then W31 to Ventnor, W14 back, and W24 to Cowes and back. I copped three tanks. I returned home via Reading and had 5070 for haulage back to Birmingham.

32650 Stroudley A1X 0-6-0T (w/d 11/63) Havant 16 June 1963

(note Queen Mary Southdown double deck bus to the left)

Adams 02 0-4-4T 28 ‘Ashley’ (e/d 04/ Ryde depot, 16 June 1963

Adams 02 0-4-4T 36 ‘Carisbrooke’ Ryde depot, 16 June 1963

On the last he last Sunday in June I went up to York behind D100 and then onto Newcastle behind D237. There steam was abundant including 60083 on station pilot, 60535 on a freight and A4s still on Gateshead shed.

Gresley A3 4-6-2 60083 ‘Sir Hugo’ (w/d 05/64)

& unidentified Cl.101 DMU Newcastle, 30 June 1963

Wordsell 0-6-0T 68723 (w/d 09/63) in lined NER apple green with BR totem

Gateshead depot, 30 June 1963

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I then went across to Carlisle where I had intended to come south on the Thames Clyde Express but I was delighted to see one of the rare Gateshead A4s 60002 on a Glasgow (St Enoch) to Leeds City relief and it turned out to be a real adventure. We stopped at Culgaith across the level crossing with the engine out of breath and I got out for a photograph. It appeared the driver had only driven an A4 three times before with the fireman never having fired one. Eventually we got going but only as far as Kirkby Stephen when we had to stop for another blow up, this time not in the platform so I could not get out again. Peak D49 came in very late on the real Thames Clyde and changed to D82 on to Leicester and home to Birmingham and home. On the first Sunday in July I had D156 take me down to Bristol, then through the Seven Tunnel to Newport. I had told you I loved the Brecon and Merthyr Junction Railway and in time I walked the whole way from Newport to Brecon in three separate days this was the first day from Newport (well Gaer Junction actually) to Bargoed. No one ever questioned me as I walked passed Park Junction and along the Golden Mile, so called because the Marquess of Bute charged a toll on every coal train going to Newport Docks, At Bassaleg Junction where the B&M leaves the Western Valley line I went into the box for a chat. With 95 levers, it was a big box but I had a long way to go so I made my apologies and made my way and as far as Bedwas where there was lots of interest, then a four mile run with nothing, not even housing it was so boring until I reached Duffryn Isaf where the ex Barry Railway Llanbradach Viaduct from Penrhos Upper Junction came in. After that, interest abounded again including Maesycwmmer Viaduct and lots more before I reached Bargoed and a train home via Cardiff. Two weeks later I was sent on a week long course on the TSSA Summer School in Oxford. To get there I went to Princes Risborough and walked down the Watlington branch. Track was in as far as Chinnor and the original station building was still standing but it was eventually demolished and the preserved one is a new build. One amazing thing was that when I visited the line in 2007, I took a photo at Bledlow Bridge Halt and after the train had gone I went to look at the platform, it was in identical condition as it was in my 1963 photo with no deterioration or improvement. After Chinnor I had a few problems where the bridges had been taken out, but we got there and both Aston Rowant and Watlington stations were intact. On a free afternoon, two of us went to Bletchley as I had never done the line or linesided there before. The plan was to have another weekend in South Wales with Roger but I had all my money stolen and whilst I know who did it I could never prove it and had to borrow money just to get home.

Hawksworth 0-6-0PT 8459 (w/d 06/65) Kemble, 11 July 1963

The month ended with a half day trip to the BTC Museum at Clapham.

all photos by Dave Spencer (to be cont) PS. David has additionally pointed out that in the Walnut Tree Viaduct photo from last month, the remains of the Glamorgan Canal lie beneath the bridge in the right foreground.

Network News Birmingham Moor Street by James Holloway: The terminus platforms nos. 3 & 4 have had new track laid during the last couple of weeks, and a set of points have been inserted on the existing main line to allow access, although the track is not totally connected yet. The replacement bridge (part of the viaduct) is almost complete and work is continuing on new track and platform ends.

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Preservation News Electric Rly. Museum Open Day, Coventry 25-26th Sep 2010 by Trevor Roots: The Electric Railway Museum is situated on Rowley Road, Baginton on the south-eastern outskirts of Coventry adjacent to the Air Museum at Coventry Airport. The site originally started as the Coventry Steam Railway Centre in 1986 but is now home to the Suburban Electric Railway Association (SERA) www.emus.co.uk who took over sole running of the site in 2004. In Dec 2009 Electric Railway Museum then took over responsibility for developing the site. It is home to many unique EMUs and is the largest such private collection in the UK including the only remaining examples of several classes of EMU. SERA’s aims are to establish an electric traction heritage centre. The site is not normally open to the public and rolling stock is normally sheeted over. Being within the confines of the airport is clearly in a security sensitive area and visitors are therefore discouraged from trying to view the stock within the secure compound. There are 6 sidings with a short 100m running line leading from the northern 3 past the Signalbox and halt being built. The southern 3 sidings are all isolated.

looking east, vehicles from left to right are Cl.312 TSO 71205 (312792), Cl.309 977967(960102) & 977964 (960101) - central access - Cl.503 29289, Bo-Bo 7284 and Cl.416 DMBS 14573 (6307)

alongside the halt and Signalbox (ex Little Bowden)

Hawthorne Leslie 550v DC O/H 3682 Bo-Bo with 2 cab windows

with Cl.312 DTC 78037 (312792) beyond

Ruston & Hornsby 268881 0-4-0DE the pioneer 165DE class and R&Hs first ever

diesel electric built 1950

Locos on site consist of 3 ex-industrial diesel shunters and 3 ex-industrial electric DC / battery locos. Nos 3682 and 7284 were built for internal use at Kearsley Power Station as Nos.1 and 4 respectively (Remarkably Nos.2 and 3 also exist on the Tanfield Railway). Whilst 3682 passed into preservation on closure of the PS in 1982 and is in original condition with pantograph, 7284 was rebuilt by CEGB as a battery loco and pantograph removed. It moved to Heysham nuclear power station where it retired in 2009 as the last working industrial electric loco. No.4 had 3 original cab windows making identifiable.

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There are 26 25kv AC overhead and various DC 3rd rail powered EMU carriages on site of which 21 make up 8 sets of classes 309, 405, 414, 416, 501 & 503. The other 5 are just individual vehicles. See UKRS02 UK Combine 2010 on pages 162-168 for detailed info, the code being COV. There were also 5 grounded van bodies and a couple of City & South London Railway (C&SLR) grounded underground trailers. One of these, the gutted remains of 163, is soon to depart as beyond repair.

AC Cl.309 DTSO 977967 (960102) formerly 309616 with DTSO 977964 (960101) formerly

309624, both reduced from 4 cars to 3 for departmental use

ex-LMS Liverpool - Wirral 650v DC 3rd rail misformed Cl.503 with

DMBSO 28690 + TCO 29720 behind DTSO 29289

Cl.414 2HAP DMBS 61287 & DTC 75407 (4311) in NSE livery

with Cl.405 4SUB DMBSO 12796 (4732)

Cl.416/3 2EPB DTS 16117 (showing 5667) with 7284

ex-Tyneside mixed Cl.416/2 2EPB DMBS 65321 (930053) from 5791 with

Cl.405 4SUB DMBSO 12795 (4732)

ex-North London 650v DC 3rd rail Cl.501 DMBS 977349 (61183) + DTBS S809 (75186) red liveried ADS229 bogie tool van is on left

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There is also a small assortment of freight / non passenger rolling stock (6 items).One of the recent acquisitions is the prototype chassis for high speed freight vehicles, RDB511023. So the chance to view the stock was too good to miss and luckily coincided with my plans for travelling from Scotland to East Sussex. I therefore called in on the Saturday. Unfortunately problems had already beset their plans to run a demonstration freight train on their short piece of running track with the high speed freight vehicle derailing in the middle of the small cutting. Not sure if they sorted it out for Sunday as the crane was trapped at the headshunt beyond.

ex-Liverpool Overhead Railway 630v DC TF 7

one of 2 survivors (the other in Liverpool)

HSFV1 was one of the few items I could not clearly photograph along with 67300 and a couple of sheeted carriages from 960102 were completely hidden between two other lines of stock. Otherwise everything else was accessible, mostly unsheeted and able to be photographed.

English Electric 200v DC O/H / battery E905 retired into preservation in 1984 from

Spondon power station seen on the ill-fated demonstration freight (see below also)

Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn 400v battery 7284 (1) Bo-Bo ‘Doug Tottman’

rebuilt from 550v O/H, note the absence of pantograph and the 3 cab windows

the miscreant HSFV1 off the road between brake van and open 083407

in the worst spot for accessibility

338416 R&H 4wDM & crane 7596 at limit of headshunt

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A shop and museum was set up in 960101 accessed via steps through DTSO 977964.

diminutive Hibberd 2895 4wPM in front of AC Cl.309 BDTC 977962 (960102),

sheeted over Cl.457 DMSO 67300 (7001) is behind

grounded and un-restorable C&SLR 163 with 135 sheeted alongside,

AC Cl.309 DTSO 977967 (960102) is behind

The weather was kind as heavy rain would have made the rough site a bit messy, so thankful for that. Many volunteers were on hand to provide info and conduct guided tours, though I was unable to avail myself of that as time was short with still a couple of hundred miles to go and two more preserved sites to fit in, I had already done 250 miles that day !! A Information & Stock Book was handed out so thanks to those involved for their efforts to see otherwise oft seen secretive stock. East Lancs Diesel Gala 2nd – 4th July 2010 by Andrew Woodcock: Due to work commitments my visit was on the Friday but what a surprise as the weekday rover tickets are much cheaper than weekend and with my senior pass it only cost me £12.50 for the day. Coming by road from the east it was off to Heywood and its free car park. Only a pity it did not open until the first train arrived top and tailed by the two class 33s. The weather was excellent and the day went well, the only drawback was that some trains did not have a buffet car open and Rawtenstall buffet was closed. Passengers out in good numbers for a Friday enjoyed a mixture of single locos, double headers and top and tail operation. On arrival in Bury on the first train from Heywood we had the sight of 4-6-2 71000 ‘Duke of Gloucester’ with support coach coming into the station from the Ramsbottom side and at a guess following the service train to Heywood and then off to main line duties.

Preservation ‘forgotten locos’ Type 3 Cl.33s

33046 Swanwick, MRB 17 August 2010

33018 Swanwick, MRB 15 May 2010

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Preservation Photo Spot - 1 650v DC 3rd rail EMUs

There are only 9 650v DC third rail EMU carriages still extant, 8 of them preserved and one Cl.501 trailer (70170) at MoD Marchwood, which hopefully one day may be secured to make a full 3 car set. With the 2 cars of Cl.501 and the 3 cars of Cl.503 EMUs illustrated above in the report from the Electric Railway Museum, the only other similarly powered preserved EMUs are the two cars of Cl.502 at Tebay and one unclassified car in the NRM, York, shown below.

ex-Liverpool - Southport Cl.502 DTTO 29886 + DMBTO 28361 sit forlornly on an isolated piece of track off a private access road south of Tebay

to the east of the M6 and the WCML behind (this view is from a public footpath crossing that road, which is off the A685 south of Jnct.38) the land is actually the former trackbed of the NE line from a junction off the WCML just to the

south, which headed east crossing the Settle & Carlisle line to Kirkby Stephen East at which location the preserved Stainmore Rly is now situated.

The A685 uses the trackbed from the Tebay roundabout as far as Newbiggin-on-Lune

the only restored unit in good condition

LNWR

ex-Euston – Watford DMBTO 28249

NRM, York 13 May 2008

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Out & About by James Holloway

To be more helpful for those interested in where stock was exactly, can I ask all contributors who list trip sightings en masse, particularly over long distances, to please add more detail when submitting to James…ed John Simmonds: 5th September: Aylesbury 15.00-15.20: 01509, 67015/18, 165002/03/18, 168215 cs. 10222/255, DVT: 82304 James Holloway: 21st September: Bescot 12.22: 08633, 66105/106/116/119/149/165/171 Walsall 12.30-14.10: 66004/106/119/524, 70005, 153334/56 170508/509/511/634, 323206/09/11/20 26th September: Didcot 13.50: 66002/011/085 & Euro 66026 Paul Tarrant: 27th August: Wandsworth Road 11.36-15.14: 59103, 66182/511/543/593/703, 73204/14 66055+380105 7X80 Dollands Moor-Polmadie 31st August: Wandsworth Road 11.18-15.09: 37688/2, 59004, 66047/087/181/221/250/401 66593/726, 92032 2nd September: Wandsworth Road 11.23-15.59: 37688/2, 59101, 66047/081/092/184/196/221 66402/505/562/598/601, 73138/107 73208 + 4VEP 3417 15th September: Wandsworth Road 11.32-13.51: 59104, 66039/155/166/569/575/598/709/719 92032, 44932 1Z82 Victoria-Canterbury 16th September: Wandsworth Road 11.18-13.52: 59101, 66021/124/148/152/166/196/221/504 66575/605/719, 731071/38, 92032 Stewarts Lane: 67006/27, 73136/235 17th September: Wandsworth Road 11.01-16.17: 59104, 66148/166/196/199/504/516/585/842 66845, 67006, 92026+380107/9 7X80 Dollands Moor-Polmadie 23rd September: Wandsworth Road 11.22-16.33: 31602, 59103, 66021/156/196/503/516/702 67003, 73107/109/207/212, 92026/43 66401+6376/7, 92042+380110 7X80 to PO

Danny Coyne: 4th August: Doncaster 08.00-17.50: 08669/754/871, 20901/5, 37409+975025 43059/081/084/123/206/208/238/239/251/277 43290/295/302/308/309/312-314/317-320/367 47813/828, 66005/012/030/089/101/118/151 66169/172/180/501/534/535/555/560/605/703 66707/708/715/718-720/722/724/730, 67028, 91101/02/03/05/06/10-14/16-22/24-27/29-32 142017/39/96, 144003/5/7, 153307/11/78 156401, 158756/795/844/845/848/860/905/908 170302/4, 180101/05/09/11-14, 185102/07/26 185140/43/47, 220004/06-08/12/17/20/25/26/33 221133, 321414/9, DVTs: 82200/03/05/06 82209-15/18-20/24-28/30/31 Leeds Midland Road 18.50-19.10: 66515/522/525/535/543/546/596, 70003 11th August: Doncaster: 08669/754/853/871, 20901/5, 43059/060/065 43084/123/206/208/290/295/299/300/306-310 43313/315/317-319/367, 47813/28, 60054 66008/058/077/100/101/118/148/150/160/227 66506/516/522/540/577/609/703/714/716/720 66722/953, 67023, 91101/02/04-06/08-14/16/18 91120/21/24-31, 142022/35/89/94-96, 144004 144005/13, 153331/78/85, 156411, 158793/794 158797/816/850/861/901/903/906/910, 170306 170309, 180102/07/11-14, 185101/03/17/40/41 220001/04/11/15/18/19/26/27/29/32, 221121/31 DVTs: 82200/02-06/08-13/15-20/22/24-30 DR75401/79263/89005/89112/98906/09/56/59 Leeds Midland Road: 66507/516/525/544/578/579/590/593, 70003 17th August: Preston-Glasgow and return: 37516/611, 57010/305/312, 66024/130/159/508 66531/841, 67027, 70001, 91101/4, 92019 150142, 153330, 156431/433-435/437/444/446 156449/453/462/467/474/478/494/495/501/503 156506-511/513/514, 158709/13/21/26/31/39 158755/82, 170401/09/13/22/33/34/58/70/77 185102/19/26/37, 221105/18, 314201-03/06/08 314209/10/12/14-16, 318252/54/56/59/63/64 320310/14, 322481/3, 334002/04/06/09/10/14 334016-18/20/24/25/27-31/37/38, 390007/09/27 390029, DVTs: 82210/27, DR73804/904/75404 ADB965230/968500/1

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Glasgow Underground: 102/103/106/113/114/116-118/123/133/201/206 26th August: Doncaster 07.35-17.40: 08754/762/871, 20901/5, 43044/052/084/123 43206/238/257/277/290/295/296/299-302/305 43308-310/313/315/317/320/367/384, 47813/28 60054, 66035/065/096/115/142/151/193/503 66508/520/532/535/554/611/622/704/711/713 66716/720/721/727/729/732, 67006, 91102/04 91105/07-22/24-32, 142017/24/52/90/94 144001/05/08/10, 153363/76/78, 156404 158791/796/844/855/861/872/901-903/906/909 166218, 170303/4, 180101/02/05/07/09/10/13 185107/23/40/48/49, 220006/07/09/10/12/16-18 220023/30/31, 221126/32, 313219, 321335 DVTs: 82200/01/03-06/08-15/17-20/24/26-28 82230/31 Leeds Midland Road 18.40-19.00: 66508/571/594/604, 70004/5, 158790/4 23rd September: Doncaster 07.45-18.00: 08648/754/871, 43046/072/084/123/206/238 43251/257/277/290/295/296/305-311/313/315 43317/319/367, 66013/016/078/095/132/147 66180/181/200/213/503/505/526/550/557/558 66566/611/704/707/712/717/721/729/730 67023, 91102-08/10-16/18-22/24-26/28/31/32 142026/31/89/91/96, 144002/05/07, 150149 153315/26, 156401, 158784/792/842/848/849 158851/872/905/909, 170306/7, 180101/02/07 180109/10/12/13, 185110/40/41/46/50, 220001 220007/08/10/17/22-24/29/34, 221138 321901/03 DVTs: 82200-06/09/11-20/22/24-27/29/31/32 Leeds Midland Road 18.35-18.45: 66501/508/528/579/621, 70006 Paul Bright: 3rd September: Blackpool: 142051, 150146, Preston: 37667, 57304, 66021/417/420/427 66428/554/555, 70003, 92007, 142032/51/55 150140/146/149/269/272-274, 158752/754 158757/872/910, 180106/08, 185105/07/10/12 185118/21/25-27/38/45/48/150/151, 221107/09 221111, 390007/17/19/30/31/39/41/53 Dennis Dey: 13th August: Hassocks: 377519/521/522 Norwood Junction-New Cross Gate: 378137/146-148/150/152/154 Blackfriars: 377504/512 Euston: 221106, 350107/114/240/256, 378022/208 Camden Sidings: 350110/115/234/235/237/248/265/267

Willesden: 86101, 150128, 172001/04/06/07, 378004/07 378013/017/023/024/227/229 St Pancras Int: 377501/507/520, 395003/05 Farringdon: 377512/523 Purley: 59004 Hassocks: 377501/509/520 Haywards Heath: 66158 Selhurst: 31602 Norwood Junction-New Cross Gate: 378136/143/147/148 Blackfriars: 377504/512 St Pancras Int: 377511/519/521, 395002/11/16 Euston 10.40-11.04: 221101/42, 350103/112/122/232/234/240 378023/227, 390007/13/14/28/32 Camden Sidings: 350116/234/239/246/248/251/252/254 Willesden: 59202, 86101/632/37, 87002, 150123, 172002 172006/07, 378004/14/15/24/208/226 Wembley Yard: 66055/537, 67019/23, 90041 Harrow and Wealdstone: 378210 Kenton: 378227 Stonebridge Park: 57311 Harlesden: 378231 Kilburn High St: 378210 King’s Cross: 67029 City Thames Link: 377501/509 Purley: 59104 27th August: Hassocks: 377521 Norwood Junction-New Cross Gate: 171806, 378143/148/149/151/154/225 St Pancras Int: 377514/515/518, 395003/04/07/14/17 Euston 10.40-11.04: 57306, 221115/42, 350108/111/117/124/127 350246, 378004/008, 390015/27/37/47/49 Camden Sidings: 350104/240/250/262/263/267 Willesden: 66191, 86101/401/609/612, 172001/02/05/07 378007/012/015/017/022/023/227/230/231 Wembley Yard: 66031/250/568/593 Harrow and Wealdstone: 378210 Kenton: 378208 Purley: 66132 Tony Flatt: 27th August: Cheltenham Spa 08.55: 43207/366, 170111 Barnt Green 09.25: 323242 Birmingham New Street 09.49: 221114 Washwood Heath: 66502

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Tamworth 10.28-15.50: 47739, 66070/115/171/422/504/538, 86609/12 90016/46, 92001, 170111, 221101/03/13/16/17 221142, 350110/115/117/118/123/124/128/237 390001/04/05/08/10/13-16/18/20/21/24/25/27 390031/39/41/44/45/47/49/51, DR 73909/47/48 Birch Coppice 16.05: 66115 Washwood Heath: 66059/069 Cheltenham Alstone Lane Sidings 17.20: 158883 1st September: Leamington Spa 09.45-17.03: 66031/141/537/543/588/589/593/617, 67012/14 67015, 165018/28/31, 168001-004/108-113/214 168216-218, 220003/05/06/10/11/14/15/17/18 220022/24/26/34, 221119/21-24/28/33/34/37/41 DR73316, 77906 3rd September: Cheltenham Spa 08.45: 150208 Gloucester 09.00: 47237, 153372 Newport 09.55: 60010 Wentloog 10.02: 66954 Cardiff Central 10.08-16.38: 43013-015/023/027/031/035/053/069/086/091 43125/126/128/130/131/137/138/148/150/156 43161/169/189/191/193/197, 57005/314, 66020 66040/040/074/097/098/107/114/118/120/125 66135/161/185, 67016/27/28, 142002/06/10/69 142073/75/76/80/82/83/85, 143601/02/05-09/16 143617/22/23/25, 150208/13/17/27/30/31/35-37 150240/41/43-45/50-54/56-59/80/83, 153312/53/67, 158798/841/950-953/958/959, 170102/105/106/109/114/522/638, 175001/04 175006/09/010/011/101/102/106-108/114/116 Ebbw Junction 16.55: 66015 Newport 17.00: 150244 9th September: Didcot Parkway 09.55-10.27: 43040/063, 60009, 66102/605, DR 73905 Twyford 11.18-13.38: 43003/069/079/086/087/091/094/125/130/131 43133/134/140/141/145-148/156/177/185/190 43198, 59104, 66131, 165104/05/08/09/12/16 165117/20/21/27/33, 166201-03/07/09/10/11/14 166216/17, DR73905 Didcot Parkway 14.40-16.25: 43006/023/088/131/137/151/182/192/195 66009/034/070/122/171/248/565, 165108/12/37 166207 22nd September: Eastleigh 10.05-10.28 & 15.50: 08735, 66020, 158883, 444016 Fareham 10.48: 59205 Fratton 12.20-14.20: 158952/6/8, 377105/165/305/311/315/318/417 377436, 444005/06/23/26/36-38/41/42/45 450010/079/086/088/092/124

Mike Rumens: 26th August: Nuneaton 08.04-08.35: 153334, 170518/636, 350129/254, 47580+ 17056+3231+3188+1659+3417+3295+3277+ 1212+6176+6067+47826 Sheffield-Kingswear 27th August: Nuneaton 18.06-19.45: 66031/413/430/520/540/542/569, 92005 153333, 170113/115/636/639, 221105/13/42/43 325008, 350117, 390014/24/44/51 1st September: Birmingham International: 67012/18, 220008, 221124/34, 350115/120/127 350128/237/248/255/259/266, 390019/22/24/47 390053, DVTs: 82301/5 Birmingham New Street: 170633, 221121/43, 390008 Nuneaton 18.18-19.13: 66083/411/576/843, 92026, 153354, 170111 170397/8, 221101/02/11, 325001/7/8, 350107 390009/14/15/17/23/27/35/38/45 3rd September: Nuneaton: 86622/38, 153365, 170639, 350249, DR73936 Atherstone: 92042 Lichfield: 66428, 350109, DR77002 Stafford 15.55-18.21: 37218+20311+20309+20310+20312, 66077 66506/535/541/656/591/604, 67023+D1916+ 5276+5322+3144+3121+21245+80041+3146+ 3120+3066, 90026/43/46, 92007, 220007/16/23 220028, 221102/05/12/18/21/23/27/28/35/36 325003/05/12/15, 350104/108/111/121/122/126 350128/237/238/241/249/262, 390005/06/15/18 390019/27-29/42/45/49-51/53 10th September: Leeds Midland Road 10.00: 66507/526/556/557/578/588/953/957, 158792 11thSeptember: Skipton: 158851, 333011 Ian McAlpine: 14th August: Peterborough: 66007/107/403/538/587/713/726, 91118 170116 Grantham: 60163, 91110, 158847/62, DVTs: 82214/25 Peterborough: 66401/706/713/725/726/731 20th August: Peterborough: 66502/710, 91105/11/24, 153302, 158858 170114/398, 317339/47, 365536, DVTs: 82202 82208/16/22 King’s Cross: 67029, 91108/18, DVT: 82225

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Waterloo: 159008/019/101, 444004/12/14/22, 450003/004 450013/036/073/097/121/543/545/555 455710/726/737/906 Clapham Junction-Portsmouth & Southsea: 158766/954/959, 159002, 377118/301/306/314 377317/416/457, 444007/10/13/19/41, 450012 450022/026/029-032/041/042/072/083/087/099 450100/554/565, 455861/865/913, 458004/006 458026 21st August: Ryde Esplanade: 483004 Ryde St John’s: 483008/9 Sandown: 483006/7 Portsmouth & Southsea/Harbour: 158950/2, 377107/432, 444011, 450013/020 450099/105/114/120 22nd August: Portsmouth-Waterloo: 08735, 66717/26, 73204/08/12/13, 158950/4 159006/011/106, 377127/460, 444004/05/08/13 444017/18/29/31/32/36/39, 450001/004/012/017 450039/041/084/092/094/095/097/105/113/126 450127/551/553/562, 455 5728/736/847/851 5873/913, 458 8005 St Pancras Int: 37 3017/104/215/999 King’s Cross: 43313/17, 67029, 91125, DVT: 82215 24th August: Peterborough: 43044/058/206/251/296/302/306/310, 66079 66113/148/563/703/719/720/729/730, 67008 91110/18/22, 153384, 158806/47, 170398/520 170638, 180102/13, 317343 Newark: 153355 Doncaster: 08669/762, 20901/5, 47813/28, 60054, 66065 66550/716/732, 67006, 91111/28, 142078 158861, 170304, 180113, 185140/7, 321335 321902, DVTs: 82208/10/19 Hatfield & Stainforth: 66595/721 Scunthorpe: 08994, 60010, 66044/141, 142017/94, 185147 Cleethorpes: 153363 Grimsby: 185107 25th August: Whittlesea: 66532, 158863, 170202 March: 66706 Ely: 158862, 170115/205/208//271/273/637, 365528 365529/40 Cambridge: 170273/518/637, 317340/722/881 Norwich: 66152, 90003/15, 153306/09, 156402/16 158773, 170207/72, DVTs: 82107/21/43 Stowmarket: 47832, 66568/701

Ipswich: 66175/502/534/543/565, 86501, 90008/46/47 156418, 170206/8 Bury St Edmunds: 153314/22 28th August: Peterborough: 66065/113/713/720, 91118, 156403, 158812/58 158866, 170112, 180114, DVT: 82228 Leicester: 43073/74, 66025/031/621, 170520/638, 222004 222014 Derby: 31459/65, 37409, 97304, 153326/79, 170106 170521, 221129, 222020 St Pancras Int: 43083, 222019, 319440/59, 37 3104-6/210 Paddington: 6024, 43010/032/161/165/170/186, 165126/34 166203, 332007/10/13 Acton: 59004, 66196, 165104 Hanwell: 66132 Didcot: 60009, 66094 Swindon: 43132/135/158/198 Bristol Parkway: 43018/169, 66561/617 Newport: 43098/139/194, 66129, 150246/284, 158954 170521, 175001/101/105 Alexander Dock Junction: 66098/177/204 Cardiff Central: 43024/029/097/189/193, 57005, 66433/523 142073-77/80/81/83/85, 143601/02/04/06/08/09 143614/16/23-25, 150217/29/30/35/36/42/45 150252-56, 153312/23, 158831, 170106/522 175009/104-09 29th August: Gloucester: 150127/238/239/284, 158767, 221127 Cheltenham: 66510/607, 150239 Washwood Heath: 08865, 66059/587 Crewe: 47848, 67003, 86614/33/35, 87035, 150227 153384, 390028/31/53 Warrington: 56018, 66034/134, 67002/06/20 Wigan: 08662, 156425 Preston: 57309 Carlisle: 46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’, 390048 Carlisle Kingmoor: 37601/4/8 Crawford: 92017 Motherwell: 318266 Glasgow Central: 156477,185130, 314205/10, 318264, 334012/40, 390032 30th August: Glasgow Central: 90020, 156431/432/493/507, 314205, 318256 334015/25/31, 390030 Carlisle Kingmoor: 66412/423/506/507, 92019 Carnforth: 37261

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Preston: 153324, 158754, 185109/26 King’s Cross: 43295/315, 67024 Hornsey: 313024/043, 321420 Bounds Green: 08596 Peterborough: 66068/714/718, 67008, 365537 Doncaster: 66077/141, 67029, 92003 York: 47760, 150205/228, 158906, 185106 Knaresborough: 142087/94, 144010/18, 150273, 153316/45 31st August: Knaresborough: 144010, 150145/275 York: 46115, 47760, 66118/433, 142070, 158754 185134/40/43, 220013 Tyne Yard: 66003 Newcastle: 67025, 142094, 185149 Heaton: 66030 Prestonpans: 66101 Craigentinny: 67030 Edinburgh Waverley: 90035, 156503, 158707/709/728/867, 170407 170416/32/78, 220001, 322484 Haymarket: 158703/12/25/29, 170414 Inverness: 08308, 158704, 999600/1 Nairn: 158706, 170417/20 1st September: Nairn: 158704 Inverness: 08308/788, 66105, 158701/10/15/20/24 Perth: 67021 Haymarket: 158718/29/32, 170425/59/72 Edinburgh Waverley: 67030, 90036, 156462, 158711/30, 170404/8 220001, 322484, 390016 Kingmoor: 66417/28, 92019 Carlisle: 66596, 156443/454/514, 158903, 185110 Preston: 47501 Warrington: 08879, 56018, 67023 Crewe: 6100, 6201/33, 47843/53, 87035, 90023/30/40 92011, 153385, 158841, 175105, 220021 350104/30, 390023/28 3rd September: Chester: 158823, 175114/16, 221112, 507029 Crewe: 08868, 57001, 86424/621, 221105, 350103/07 Stafford: 66541 Soho: 08805, 350240 Birmingham New Street: 220011/22, 323207/41, 350121/29, 390003 Cheltenham: 158888, 170110 Bristol Parkway: 66561, 221127 Barton Hill: 47815 Bristol Temple Meads: 150121/125/244 Bridgwater: 67027 Taunton: 66599, 150267

Exeter St David’s: 43004/27/86, 142009/29/30/63/68, 143612 143617-19, 150246/281, 153370, 159005/015 159105, 220011 Exeter Central: 142001, 143611 Topsham: 142030, 143618, 153361 Newton Abbot: 43131, 143619, 220013/28 3rd September: Topsham: 143619, 150281, 153373 Exeter Central: 142029, 159014 Pinhoe: 159011 Axminster: 159010 Yeovil Junction: 50050 Sherborne: 159016 Tisbury: 159108 Salisbury: 158749/884, 159013/020 Southampton Central: 66035/044/541, 221128, 377118/310/467 444001/29/45 Northam: 450554/59 Eastleigh: 08735, 09201, 66138 Basingstoke: 66577, 444018, 450101/103 Reading: 43024/034/035/146, 66116 Didcot Parkway: 60009, 67019 Oxford: 47812, 66010/051, 165101/32, 166211 Banbury: 165024/118 Birmingham Int: 66587, 390010 Birmingham New Street: 170103/112/633/637, 221142, 323214/43 350108/25, 390026 Washwood Heath: 08865, 66588/845 Coleshill Parkway: 66721 Leicester: 66617, 158858, 170519/636 Peterborough: 66016/077/705/714, 67008, 91105, DVT: 82212 10th September: Peterborough: 43251/311, 47500/804, 66055/193/402/596/725 91109/27, 153311, 158813, 170397/637 180110, DVTs: 82203/09 Leicester: 66527/619, 67008, 170111/522/637, 222001 18th September: Peterborough: 43299/316, 66193/570, 91103, 153311, 170105 York: 66414, 158795, 185116 17th September: Darlington: 91108/32, 142021/95, 221124, DVT: 82229 Durham: 66515/57 Newcastle: 66718, 67025, 91108/15, 142019/23/26/91 156448/77/79, 185101/16/50, 22006, 221130 DVT: 82222 Tyne and Wear Metro: 4003/04/09/10/12-19/21/22/24-26/28-30/32/34 4036-38/40/42/43/46/49/51/52/54/55/57/58/62 4063/65/66/68/73/75/77/79/80/82/86/88

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18th September: Darlington: 43309, 142024/84/95 York: 43305, 142090, 158754/905/909, 185101/43 220009 19th September: Darlington: 43307/13, 91115, 142024/84, 185140 DVT: 82216/22 Doncaster: 66157/164/180 Peterborough: 66096/132/138/708/714, 67008, 91108/31

24th September: 43046/048, 91131 Alexander Palace: 313033/38 Kings Cross: 43084/295, 67030, 365520/29/35, DVT: 82217 Waterloo: 159102/105, 444008/19/23/33/41, 450015/041 450073/549/555, 455715/870/906/916/919 458 8010/16/26/28 Clapham Junction: 450035/084/545, 458006 Richmond: 378024 Ascot: 458 8002/11/22 Staines: 450554, 458001

Traffic & Traction News by John Barton

Sept 1

66034 + 37423 + 37409 headed north through Northallerton at 21.02 with a Crewe - Tyne Northern Belle ecs. 47760 passed Castleford westbound at 5.10pm with two Mk1s.

Sept 2 47500 + 37706 working the 1Z44 Carlisle - London King’s Cross - Cathedrals Express passed Shipley at 20.00 73208 dragged 4VEP 3417 as 5L23 through Wandsworth Road at 15.50 (see photo below from Paul Tarrant) returning the EMU from storage at Eastleigh Works to East Grinstead station. They were used on shuttles across Hillplace Viaduct to the north end of Imberhorne Viaduct to mark the opening of the Bluebell Railway platform on the 4th Sep.

Sept 3 66843 passed Maidstone East at 14.09 with 7Z98 Dollands Moor - Dagenham Transfesa. 37218 + 20311 + 20309 + 20312 + 20310 working the Eastleigh - Crewe convoy via Oxford was seen near Pangbourne at 12.41.

Sept 4 31602 leading 6262, 999605 and DBSO 9702 passed Acton Canal Wharf at 13.16 (14 minutes late) working 3Z67 10.00 Dollands Moor - Derby RTC.

Sept 4 (cont) 67023+40145 dead in train passed Stanground just east of Peterborough at 17.37.

Sept 5 GBRf 66730 was seen working a charter train from London Liverpool Street - Bury St Edmunds with GBRf 73204 + 73212 dead on the rear.

Sept 7 60073 worked the 6M15 Whitemoor - Toton past Bingham at 23.47. 67006 working the Royal Train from Carmarthen – Bristol with 67005 on the rear passed through Magor at 15.31. 60019 passed through Basingstoke 13.09 light loco heading for Yeovil.

Sept 8 43062 & 43013 working 1Q27 12.29 Crewe Carriage Sidings - Derby RTC (via London Euston) passed Rugby Trent Valley Junction at 16.36 heading back to Derby. 66422 + 57007 + 37602 passed south through Rotherham Masborough at 15.10 with 0Z27 Carlisle Kingmoor - Barrow Hill.

Sept 9 60011 + 60096 dead in tow passed Tamworth at 17.05 heading towards Burton. 67005 working the Royal Train with 67006 on rear passed Burton at 12.45 heading towards Birmingham.

Sept 10 66031 hauling 380108 passed through Swanley at 10.38 and later seen heading north through Lichfield at 22.20. 66709 + 2 Barriers + 73207 + 66401 + 73212 passed Basingstoke at 12.34 working 5Y66 Eastleigh - St Leonards. 67009 worked a VSOE from Hove - London Victoria via Havant, Fareham, Eastleigh and Woking.

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Sept 10 (cont) DRS 37667 + 37229 worked 6Z92 09.20 Stockton - Sheerness Steel Works.

Sept 11 55022 thundering south through Sandy at 18.21 with 47760 at the rear working 1Z56 Newcastle – King’s Cross 'Norseman' charter, which was 22 minutes late. Steamers 5029 + 60019 ‘Bittern’ going at full power passed Dawlish Warren at 17.00, 12 minutes early! Working 1Z30 Plymouth - Taunton - London Paddington "The Mayflower" Railtour….I arrived on holiday at DW just too late to witness that myself, drat !!, ed

Sept 12 37611 top and tailed 37607 southbound through Croome Perry, Pershore at 10.10 working the 1Q12 Derby RTC - Bristol Temple Meads Radio Survey Train via Swindon.

Sept 13 60063 passed Sileby Junction at 14.53 working 6E63 Mountsorrel - Peterborough West Yard.

Sept 14 66087 leading 4 Salmons, DR98923 + DR98973 + 60054 dead on rear working 6V27 Eastleigh - Hinksey were noted sitting in Didcot Platform 3 awaiting route

Sept 15 90021 past Attleborough Junction, Nuneaton at 22.51 about 12 minutes late working London Euston - Inverness sleeper.

Sept 16 90049 in the attractive Powerhaul livery passed north through Rugeley Trent Valley at 17.04 on Felixstowe - Crewe freightliner. 37688 ‘Kingmoor TMD’ + 37069 hauling FNA 550038 on the 6M95 Dungeness - Willesden Brent clagged away from Dungeness at 16.24. 92012 caused chaos on the WCML failing somewhere in the Hemel / Berkhamsted area. It was eventually rescued by Virgin Thunderbird 57309 which dragged it and its train to Bletchley and dumped the train in the Down Goods Loop where it still was the following lunchtime although it had disappeared by the evening.

Sept 17 92026 + 380107 + 380109 passed Wandsworth Road at 15.11 then later Lichfield Trent Valley at 23.10 on 7X80 Dollands Moor – Polmadie. 90002+ 90019, both under power passed south through Kings Langley at 20.33 on a massive 6L48 Garston - Dagenham empty cartic. 6M11 Didcot - Bletchley tanks conveying a coach from the Royal Train was top and tailed by 66088 and 66028, the latter presumed to have been taken off at Wembley as neither it nor the coach were part of the consist when the train arrived at Bletchley.

Sept 18 60019 ‘Bittern’ + support coach passed Denchworth at 15.12 working 5Z56 Southall - St Phillips Marsh. 43367 and 43208 passed Lipwood, near Haydon Bridge at 10.59 working the diverted 1F23 to Edinburgh.

Sept 19 71000 ‘Duke of Gloucester’ passed Dawlish Warren at 17.49 working the seasons penultimate 1Z28 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads ‘The Torbay Express’

Sept 20 66401 + 66404 top and tailed 73213 + 73207 arrived into Hastings at 13.05, 25 minutes late working 5Y22 Tonbridge - St Leonards.

Sept 22 47580 lead a convoy south consisting of 37109 + D6729 + 37275 + 33108 + 20096 + 47375 on 0Z39 14.45 Barrow Hill - Fletton.

Sept 23 66401+ 6377 + 313217 + 6376 passed south through Stevenage at 21.17 92042 + 380110 were observed coming into Northampton North yard 21.02

Sept 24 Euro 66010 reported passing Whissendine going west at 21.35 working Whitemoor - Toton

Sept 26 67026 + 67005 + 67022 passed East Usk at 18.30 after reversing in Newport Station heading for Barton Hill

Sept 28 20301+ 20302 and 20304 + 20305 were seen adjacent the GBRf depot, Peterborough at 11.50. Interestingly 3 consecutively numbered Cl.67s were stationed on thunderbird duty along the ECML, 67025 at Doncaster, 67023 at Newcastle and 67024 at Edinburgh Waverley. For the record 67030 was the King’s Cross thunderbird and 67017 was on the sleepers at Aberdeen. 60049 passed Wichnor Junction at 15.32 heading for Kingsbury. 60019 'Bittern' went out on a test run today after repairs to the centre big end. 57009 was seen at 17.50 unloading the 4A13 Grangemouth – Aberdeen intermodal at Craiginches Yard, Aberdeen.

Sept 29 57302 passed Long Dyke Junction at 16.36 with the delayed 1W91 16.16 Cardiff Central - Holyhead. 44932 working the 1Z85 Hastings - Victoria return leg of the RYTC's 'Sussex Belle' Railtour, charged through Crowhurst at 14.08 heading towards Tonbridge.

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Open Day News by Trevor Roots

It is hoped that as details become known of forthcoming Open Days around the country then info concerning them will be notified to you. If anyone hears of any such events, please let me know. Nothing to report and unlikely to be anything now until 2011.

Open Day Report Long Marston open Day, 10th Sep 2010 by Neil Dix: The weather was certainly kinder than in 2009 and as per usual this was a well organised event with plenty to see. A mini bus was used to take visitors to other areas of the site but due to time constraints (and a long queue) I did not manage to get on it - although plenty of people did.

line up of locos headed by 47829 in Police livery alongside 37412, including Cl.08, 20 & 37s with 20072 at the end

There seemed to be (but I could be wrong) less people there than at previous Open Days but this may have been down to the fact that visiting locos had not been bought in and no train rides were operating.

Anglia liveried 86217

Europhoenix liveried 86215 As you know the aim was to raise £50k for charity and I would imagine gate receipts and stock lists would have made a nice contribution towards this total.

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The stock list provided did not list everything in order and I am unsure if all is listed, there may have been other stock only visible from the mini-bus tour.

rail blue 20057

rail blue 20072 alongside 08827

Virgin liveried 87025 alongside 86234

grey liveried 08813 minus its centre wheels all photos by Neil Dix

Preservation Photo Spot - 2 DC Electric Locos

DC Cl.71 Bo-Bo E5001 NRM Locomotion Shildon, 14 May 2010

DC Cl.77 EM2 Co-Co 27000 Swanwick Museum, MRB 17 August 2010

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Stirlingshire Sightings by Derek Sneddon

The following sightings are from Camelon Station & nearby Carmuirs Junction with an occasional sighting from Falkirk. Only freight and notable loco hauled workings are shown together with the diagram code, time, origin and destination (see location codes). 16th August 07.00 66424 4R75 GM-EE 10.30 66509 6G05 RV-LT 18.10 66112 6K06 MN-FO 18.15 66041 6N44 PW-GM 17th August 10.27 66112 6K06 ISMN 10.30 66509 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66429 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66041 6S36 DS-GM 14.05 66416 4D50 IS-CB 18th August 08.30 66612 6A65 OX-AB 10.30 66508 6G05 RV-LT 11.30 67030/21 5L25 MH-PH 19th August 05.00 66617 6H51 OX-IS 05.40 66114 4H47 MN-IS 06.30 66106 6A31 MN-AB 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 57011 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66099 6S36 DS-GM 14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB 20th August 05.00 66111 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66429 4R75 GM-EE 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 57011 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66099 6S36 DS-GM 14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB 21st August 10.05 66061 6A30 MN-AB 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 10.40 66102 6K02 MN-IS 11.00 66421 4M16 GM-DV 13.00 57011 4A13 GM-AB 14.15 66426 4D50 IS-CB 16.30 66513 6Z65 RV-LT 22nd August 09.55 66104 6K09 Dalmeny-MN 12.55 61994 1Z29/30

Linlithgow and return 13.00 57011 4A13 GM-AB 23rd August 05.40 66114 4H47 MN-IS 08.30 66612 6A65 OX-AB

23rd August (cont) 08.40 47804/57601 IH88

Wemyss Bay-ED 09.00 57011 4N66

GM-Cadder 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 18.10 66111 6K03 MN-FO 24th August 05.00 66114 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66413 4R75 GM-EE 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66427 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66104 6S36 DS-GM 14.15 66426 4D50 IS-CB 25th August 05.40 66114 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66427 4R75 GM-EE 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 11.30 67021/30 5L25 MH-PH 13.00 66416 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66104 6S36 DS-GM 14.15 66426 4D50 IS-CB 14.20 66110 6L49 LW-MN 18.15 66110 6N44 PW-GM 26th August 05.00 66114 4H47 MN-IS 05.00 66612 6H51 OX-IS 06.30 66104 6A31 MN-AB 13.00 57007 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66110 6S36 DS-GM 14.10 66722 6K16 MN-AB 27th August 05.40 66106 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66416 4R75 GM-EE 10.25 66706/722 6K16 KB-MN 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66428 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66110 6S36 DS-GM 14.10 66403/4 6K11 MN-KB 14.15 66426 4D50 IS-CB 15.05 66706 6K12 MN-KB 20.05 66099 6K01 MN-KB 20.25 66112/105 6K02

MN-KB 1st September 06.00 66105 4H47 MN-IS

1st September (cont) 07.00 66427 4R75 GM-EE 11.30 67004/21 5L25 MH-PH 13.00 66110 6S36 DS-GM 13.00 57011 4A13 GM-AB 14.10 66099 4K01 DC-MN 2nd September 06.00 66105 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66110 6A31 MN-AB 07.00 66427 4R75 GM-EE 07.00 66612 6H51 OX-IS 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 57011 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66111 6S36 DS-GM 3rd September 06.00 66105 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66413 4R75 GM-EE 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 57011 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66111 6S36 DS-GM 4th September 06.00 66105 4H47 MN-IS 09.35 67017 1Z40 CL-IS 10.05 66199 6A30 MN-AB 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LG 13.00 66421 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66146 6S36 DS-GM 20.10 66083/112 6K10 MN-AB 5th September 13.00 66423 4A13 GM-AB 6th September 06.00 66111 4H47 MN-IS 08.30 66612 6A65 OX-AB 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 18.15 66110 6N44 PW-GM 21.10 66112 6K04 MN-AB 7th September 06.00 66111 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66146 0A31 MN-AB 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66428 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66110 6S36 DS-GM 21.05 66112 6K03 MN-AB 8th September 06.00 66111 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66423 4R75 GM-EE 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT

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8th September (cont) 13.00 66428 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66110 6S36 DS-GM 9th September 06.00 66111 4H47 MN-IS 07.00 66606 6H51 OX-IS 07.00 66110 6A31 MN-AB 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LT 13.00 66414 4A13 GM-AB

9th September (cont) 13.30 66112 6S36 DS-GM 16.40 66112 6S88 MN-IS 10th September 06.00 66112 4H47 MN-IS 10.30 66512 6G05 RV-LG 13.00 66420 4A13 GM-AB 18.15 66111 6N44 PW-GM

11th September 06.00 66112 4H47 MN-IS 10.05 66082 6A30 MN-AB 11.00 66420 4M16 GM-DV 13.00 66421 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 92009+66003 6S36

DS-GM, electric to MN

Gloucestershire Sightings by Nigel Hoskins

The following sightings are mostly from Gloucester Station, but also include workings on the avoiding line southeast of the station between Barnwood and Gloucester Yard Junctions. Only freight and notable loco hauled workings are shown together with the diagram code, time, origin and destination (see location codes). 16th August 06.06 66129 6M81 MG-RO 06.58 66084 6M71 MG-WV 07.33 66165 6M57 RN-KY 09.16 66014 6M96 MG-CY 11.11 60013 6B13 RN-WH 12.58 66556 4V06 IB-SG 13.17 60071 6E41 WH-LY 15.20 66097 6V92 CY-MG 16.01 66039 6M41 MG-RO 19.01 66129 6V07 RO-MG 19.04 60013 6B47 WH-MG 17th August 07.35 66084 6M70 MG-WV 11.00 60013 6B13 RN-WH 20th August 00.18 66051 4E67 MG-RA 04.44 66039 6M03 RN-BD 10.59 60013 6B13 RN-WH 12.00 60070 6E41 WH-LY 14.59 66084 6V92 CY-MG 18.02 60013 6B47 WH-MG 20.01 66433 6Z90 SN-CT 21st August 10.08 66623 6Z16 WW-SG 10.27 66037 6M60 EX-BS 10.56 60040 6E41 WH-LY 12.50 66085 4E66 MG-CY 22.39 66528/620 6Y33 FR-AH 22nd August 17.04 66139 6E47 LL-TY 18.52 66085 6V66 RA-MG 20.05 66146 6E30 MG-HL 23rd August 11.17 66004 6A36 AH-DT 11.55 60040 6E41 WH-LY 66181 6V92 CY-MG

23rd August (cont) 66066 6V66 RA-MG 66051 6M81 MG-RO 66084 6M57 MG-KY 60013 6B13 RN-WH 66074 6Z44 AW-LY 66957 4V57 IB-SG 66012 6M41 LL-RO 24th August 11.57 60040 6E41 WH-LY 12.15 66561 4V06 IB-SG 18.12 66506 4V57 IB-SG 20.02 66013 6V55 BD-RN 20.11 66075 6E30 MG-HL 21.33 66165 6E09 SS-IM 22.47 66085 6V66 RA-MG 66085 4E67 MG-RA 25th August 11.00 60013 6B13 RN-WH 12.10 66561 4V06 IB-SG 12.25 60040 6E41 WH-LY 12.50 37610/609 6M56 BE-CE 66237 6V92 CY-MG 26th August 66415/418 6M67 BR-CE 60040 6E41 WH-LY 66075 6M41 MG-RO 66046 4E66 MG-RA 66237 6V92 CY-MG 66118 4V32 WP-ON 66040 6M71 MG-WV 66085 6V67 RA-MG 66139 6M81 MG-RO 27th August 00.50 66204 6E29 CT-LC 01.35 66509 6V20 EA-WY 02.49 66085 6M94 MG-CY

27th August (cont) 66139 6M81 MG-RO 06.24 67003/23 1Z21 with 10734+17167+3247+3182+ 1953+3275+3267+325+3273 +3174 Birmingham-Totnes 28th August 10.28 66180 6M80 EX-BS 11.02 60096 6E41 WH-LY 12.56 66100 4E66 MG-RA 19.56 66060 6V35 RM-CT 20.47 66069 6V66 RA-LL 22.05 66607/510 6Y34

WY-Eckington 22.09 66618/610 6Y33 FR-AH 29th August 66610/18 6Y33 Alstone-FR 66510/607 6Y34 Alstone-WY 30th August 07.20 66075 6M57 MG-KY 08.25 37603/229 6V73 CE-BE 12.28 66126 6E41 WH-LY 12.47 37229/603 6M56 BE-CE 14.10 66085 4E66 MG-RA 14.45 66185 6V67 RA-MG 19.00 66075 6Z59 KY-RN 20.11 66015 6E30 MG-HL 31st August 05.49 66050 6M81 MG-RO 11.03 60010 6B13 RN-WH 11.55 60084 6E41 WH-LY 14.01 66085 6V67 RA-MG 15.04 66074 6V92 CY-MG 16.10 66080 6M41 MG-RO 18.23 60010 6B47 WH-MG

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31st August (cont) 19.00 66177 6V06 HD-CT 19.07 66050 6V07 RO-MG 19.11 66135 6V69 BS-AD 20.00 66237 6E30 MG-HL 21.52 66074 6V66 RA-MG 22.26 66074 6V63 WV-MG 23.02 66232 6E47 LL-TY 1st September 05.42 66050 6M81 MG-RO 06.11 66013 6M57 MG-KY 08.01 37087/229 6V73 CE-BE 09.17 67002 7X36 DT-AH 11.10 60010 6B13 RN-WH 11.54 37087/229 6M56 BE-CE 12.24 60084 6E41 WH-LY 12.55 67002 6A36 AH-DT 14.03 66125 6V67 RA-MG 14.33 66074 6V92 CY-MG 16.27 66078 6M41 MG-RO 18.01 60010 6B47 WH-MG 2nd September 13.25 66185 4E66 MG-RO 66051 6E41 WH-LY 60010 6B13 WH-LY 66114 6V67 RA-MG 66193 6M98 CT-KY 66098 6Z62 HD-CT 66561 4V06 IB-SG 66015 6V92 CY-MG 37259/038 6V74 CE-BR 3rd September 11.55 66095 6E41 WH-LY 12.35 66561 4V06 IB-SG 13.05 66118 4E66 MG-RA 14.00 66185 6V67 RA-MG 15.00 66015 6V92 CY-MG 18.57 66623 4V57 IR-SG 19.02 66075 6V07 RO-MG 19.39 66433 6Z90 SN-CT 21.25 66136 6E09 SS-IM 21.58 66046 6V66 RA-MG 22.58 66098 6E09 MG-IM 4th September 10.27 66091 6M60 EX-BS 10.56 60040 6E41 WH-LY 12.08 66561 4Z74 IB-SG 13.24 66075 6E09 MG-RA 18.37 66120 6V06 HD-CT 20.05 66078 6Z46 HD-CT 5th September 17.13 66066 6E47 LL-TY 66599/618 6Y33

Alstone-FR 66115 6X33 WH-BS 66120 6W34 WH-BS

5th September (cont) 66066 6V66 RA-MG 66403 0V66 EH-GL 66135 6W30

Tuffley-AD 6th September 11.11 59202 6B13 RN-WH 11.35 60096 6E41 WH-LY 13.35 37038/218 6M56 BE-CE 66403 0L53 GL-LM 66040 6V67 RA-MG 66050 6M81 MG-RO 66069 6V92 CY-MG 66135 6V06 KY-CT 7th September 07.10 67005/06 1Z36 Carmarthen Royal Train 11.10 59202 6B13 RN-WH 11.46 66174 6E41 WH-LY 11.50 66012 6V05 RO-LL 19.55 66403 6V98 SK-AV 66150 6V67 RA-MG 66170 6V92 CY-MG 66548 4V06 IB-SG 66060 4E66 MG-RA 8th September 07.27 66150 6M81 MG-RO 11.46 59202 6B13 RN-WH 12.55 66548 4V06 IB-SG 13.07 66230 4E66 MG-RA 13.58 37409/975025 2Z01

WS-Ealing Broadway 14.03 66050 6V67 RA-MG 15.02 66415/8 6M67 BR-CE 16.45 66012 6V92 CY-MG 18.37 66150 6V07 RO-MG 18.59 59202 6B47 WH-MG 21.57 66074 6V66 RA-MG 22.27 66145 6V29 LC-CT 9th September 07.43 66059/60071 6V98 LY-WH 08.05 37087/688 6V73 CE-BE 09.07 66171 6B36 DT-AH 11.37 66137 6V05 RO-MG 13.08 66114 4E66 MG-RA 14.05 66046 6V67 RA-MG 15.16 66230 6V92 CY-MG 66059/071 6E41 WH-LY 43013/062 1Z15 DY-SW 66548 4V06 IB-SG 10th September 06.44 66074 6M81 MG-RO 10.57 59202 6B13 RN-WH 18.03 59202 6B47 WH-MG 18.56 66061 6Z44 AW-LY

10th September (cont) 19.06 66074 6V07 RO-MG 20.09 66433 6X90 TD-CT 66548 4V06 IB-SG 37059 6Z71

CE-Keyham 11th September 10.29 66078/167 6M60 EX-BS 18.31 66135 6V06 HD-CT 60073 6E41 WH-LY 66605 6Y25 WY-GL 66602/510 6Y34 BS-CD 66605 6Y33 FR-CD 12th September 66605 6Y25

Alstone-WY 66620 6Y34 SD-FR 66614 6Y33 SD-FR 66510/602 6Y35 SD-BS 37607+977997+37611 1Q12 DY-BL 13th September 04.08 66168 6M98 CT-KY 11.50 60084 6E41 WH-LY 12.21 66520 4V06 IB-SG 13.04 37218/259 6V73 CE-BE 13.44 66074 4E66 MG-RA 14.01 66015 6V67 RA-MG 59202 6B13 RN-WH 66145 6M81 MG-RO 66230 6V92 CY-MG 14th September 11.03 66015 6V05 RO-MG 13.08 66076 4E66 MG-RA 66074 6V67 RA-MG 66230 6M81 MG-RO 60011 6E41 WH-LY 66520 4V06 IB-SG 60010 6B13 RN-WH 70006 4V47 RG-SG 15th September 13.30 66046 4E66 MG-RA 20.08 66063 6V07 RO-MG 20.14 66081 6E30 MG-HL 66125 6E41 WH-LY 66232 6E47 LL-TY 66061 6V81 RM-CT 66545 4V57 IB-SG 60010 6B13 RN-WH 66168 6Z66 SY-CT 66015 6M94 MG-CY 66506 4V61 RG-SG 66074 6V66 RA-MG 66006 6M74 CT-BN

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Sightings Location Codes: AB Aberdeen AC Achnasheen AD Alexander Dock Jnct AE Attercliffe AH Ashchurch AJ Awre Junction AL Alston AN Acton AR Abercynon AV Avonmouth AW Aberthaw AY Ayr BA Blair Atholl BD Bedworth BE Berkeley BH Brierley Hill BL Bristol BN Beeston BP Bath BR Bridgwater BS Bescot BT Barton Hill BW Barrow Hill BZ St Blazey BY Barry CA Calvert CB Coatbridge CE Crewe CD Charfield CF Cardiff CH Chaddesden CL Carlisle CM Chalmerston CN Carnforth CP Chepstow

CR Croft Quarry CS Cheltenham CT Cardiff Tidal CV Cliff Vale CY Corby DC Dyce DL Dalmeny DM Dollands Moor DR Doncaster DS Dalston DT Didcot DV Daventry DY Derby DU Dundee EA Earles Sidings ED Edinburgh EE Elderslie EH Eastleigh EL Elgin EX Exeter FB Ferrybridge FF Fiddlers Ferry FG Fishguard FO Forres FR Fairwater GL Gloucester GM Grangemouth GR Grange Sidings GS Gleneagles GY Grimsby HA Hayes HD Handsworth HL Hartlepool HS Hunslet HT Hastings HV Haverfordwest

HW Heywood Jnct HY Hinksey IM Immingham IB Ironbridge IS Inverness JM Jersey Marine KB Kittybrewster KK Kilmarnock KL Kyle of Lochalsh KN Kennethmont KS Kingsland Road KY Kingsbury LA Laira LC Lincoln LD Lydney LG Lairg LI Linlithgow LK Lackenby LL Llanwern LM Long Marston LN Laurencekirk LO Longsight LS Leeds LT Longannet LW Linkswood LY Lindsey MC Machen ME Montrose MF Milford MG Margam MH Millerhill MN Mossend MO Moreton MS Maesteg MT Mountsorrel MV Manchester Vic

MW Moorswater NG Nottingham NH Neath NJ Norton Jnct NL Newtonhill NT Newport NV Neville Hill NW Nantwich OB Oban ON Onllwyn OO Old Oak Common OX Oxwellmains OY Oxley PA Paisley PC Port Clarence PF Peak Forest PG Pengham PH Perth PN Paddington PO Polmadie PR Preston PT Paignton PW Prestwick PY Portbury PZ Penzance RA Redcar RC Ratcliffe RD Reading RE Redmire RG Rugeley RM Rotherham RN Robeston RO Round Oak RR Rowley Regis RV Ravenstruther

RY Rugby SA Saltley SB Stourbridge SC Scunthorpe SD Standish Jnct SG Stoke Gifford SH Slough SK Shirebrook SN Stockton SR Stourton SS Swansea ST Severn Tunnel Jnct SV Stevenage SW Swindon SY Shipley TD Tyne Dock TE Trostre TH Theale TK Tavistock Jnct TL Tilbury TN Taunton TO Toton TR Trishington TY Tees Yard VA Victoria WB Wembley WH Westerleigh WP Worksop WR Warrington WS Worcester WV Wolverhampton WW Washwood Heath WY Westbury YT Yate YK York

Freight Corner WAGON LOADS: Not always seen on the move loaded, but this MoD train showed the variety of wagons used, some purpose built and some not, an interesting use of an OCA.

KWB 95580 Southampton Central, 8 September 2010

Carl Watson

KFA 95233 Southampton Central, 8 September 2010

Carl Watson

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OCA 112224 with MoD landrovers, Southampton Central, 8 September 2010 Carl Watson

WAGON UPDATES by Scott Yeates (to UKRS No.3 UK Wagons 2010): It is intended to provide changes via this spot every month. In this way members can keep their copy as up to date as possible until the 2011 edition….nothing like planning ahead. It is known that various wagons reportedly withdrawn or missing from previous editions are still in service so if any member can provide information please let Scott know, contact details on page 2. Scrapped: The following mgr wagons have all been deleted and scrapped (or being scrapped): Ayr: 350010/0240/0417/0430/0467/0495/0507/0814/0908/0933/0952/1099/1230/1288/1316/1337/1376/ 1376/1414/1524/1612/1691/1704/2079/2656/2667/2672/2916/3117/3182/3265/3297/3363/3463/3481/ 3528/3597/3628/3773/3851/3872/4146/4203/4443/4493/4602/4744/4753/4803/4840/4846/4852/4883/ 5238/5291/5297/5308/5317/5331/5436/5488/5524/5650/5769/5774/5808/5812/5826/5884/5889/5893/5916/5948/5956/6009/6044/6066/6270/6368/6391/6673/6690/6710/6711/6714/6719/6917/6923/7028/7053/7104/7108/7137/7326/7395/7441/7446/7552/7574/7586/7671/7775/7787/7898/7934/8435/8576/8642/8832/8856/8862/8915/8916/8930/8954/8973/9033/9102/9109/9117/9185/9191/9260/9291/9324/9331/9377/9400/9405/9413/9414/9446/0826/1379/2851/3048/3779/5055/5433/5450/5863/6134/6397/6439/7598/0893/1557/1920/3229/3735/4042/4669/5657/5658/5683/6839 Thornton Junction: 350426/0454/0567/0591/0651/0667/0730/0886/0904,1203/1300/1331/1417/1466/1626/1659/1735/ 1736,1740/2059/2072/2171/2183/2206/2210/2223/2224,2300/2468/2502/2587/2766/2783/2792/2843/2953,2987/3080/3090/3107/3123/3216/3275/2344/3361,3547/3548/3590/3599/3601/3652/3680/3727/3754,3784/3801/3822/3908/3925/3932/4033/4041/4073,4084/4112/4142/4169/4175/4215/4334/4392/4396,4419/4447/4449/4483/4537/4552/4663/4723/4777,4816/4865/5004/5005/5123/5226/5237/5348/5352,5409/5495/5498/5678/5685/5746/5796/5847/6016,6027/6055/6117/6120/6125/6148/6208/6247/6274,6290/6301/6367/6513/6522/6563/6569/6659/6664,6705/6734/6741/6761/6809/6820/6831/6855/6926,6965/6971/7009/7046/7050/7094/7309/7338/7430,7776/7810/7841/7974/8080/8104/8138/8370/8614,8811/8906/8975/9039/9088/9121/9165/9296/9415,9418

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Deleted: Carstairs: DB973226/227, DB978365/621/641 BP Grangemouth (in reality went to CF Booth for scrap): BPO37261/288/291/292, BPO60562/574/576/596/660/679/681/695/761/762/770/776, BPO67199/263/276/286/290/363/369/383/391/487/499/781/892/968 EMR Kingsbury (scrapped): BRT84141 (off TOPS anyway!), PR26806, PR27010/015, PR58414, VTG14204/209/215/385/449/461/723, 26570/572/576/584/585/602/609/618/625/630, VTG26640/662/667/673/675/702/760, 58266, 82518/738, 83261/669/671, 87798/892 Long Marston (in reality went to CF Booth for scrap): PR27003/013/014, VTG14203/208/213/214/216/219/220/222, VTG14224/225/226/229/234/236/241/242/246/255/256/258,260/261/263/275/293/446/714/721/726, 26565/575/578/582/596/597/604/608/610/615/619/626,634/641/646/651/652/654/660/666/672/677 678/699,701/714/735/815/823/838/843 Various Other Deletions: DR89004, ADRC96712, DB977202/9127/5491/695/697/698/713/723/733/743/898/899 More of the redundant Esso bitumen fleet are going for the chop, not at Fawley this time but next to the old King George V Dry Dock in Southampton. The only number I have positively identified is ESSO61321 broken up on 29th Sep. The bodies are craned off the wheelsets at Fawley and road hauled to Norton's yard in Southampton where Technical Demolition carry out the scrapping. Re-Coded: YWA (ex-YSA): DB996115/122/ 127/134/140/ 142/143/148/ 216/219/220/ 226/229/242/ 243/247, DB996252/271/ 274/282/289/ 291/298/310/ 311/325/326/ 330/357/361/ 498/627,852/877/ 903/938/ 967/ 968/988/990/ 999, DB997017/018 YKA 'Osprey' (ex-YSA): DB996833 FYA (ex-FCA): 610120/121 Re-Numbering: 31.83.4909 515-4 r/n to 35.83.4909 515-0 New Wagon Build: The new Bogie Hoppers being built for DB Schenker at WH Davies, Shirebrook (UK) are: 82.70.6956 000-7 82.70.6956 001-5 82.70.6956 002-3

82.70.6956 003-1 82.70.6956 004-9 82.70.6956 005-6

82.70.6956 006-4 82.70.6956 007-2 82.70.6956 008-0

82.70.6956 009-8 82.70.6956 010-6 82.70.6956 011-4

Preservation Photo Spot - 3 more DC Electric Locos

750V third rail 1898 built Siemens 75.S (previous no. DS75)

for the Waterloo & City Underground Line Locomotion, NRM Shildon, 14 May 2010

600V DC 3rd rail & overhead 1904 built ex-NER Brush ES1 Bo-Bo 1

(other nos.26500, 4075, 6480) used on Newcastle Quayside branch

Locomotion, NRM Shildon, 14 May 2010

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Railway Globetrotters by Ray Smith

Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary: Železnice Slovenskej republiky (Railways of Slovak Republic) ŽSR: This company was established in 1993 as the successor of the Ceskoslovenské státní drahy in Slovakia. In 2002 a law divided the company: ŽSR was left with the infrastructure maintenance, and the rolling stock became Železnicná spolocnost’, a. s. (ŽSSK). In 2005 this company was split again into Železnicná spolocnost’ Slovensko, a. s. (ŽSSK) providing passenger services and Železnicná spolocnost’ Cargo Slovakia, a. s. (ŽSCS Cargo) providing freight services. ŽSSK has 3659km of track.

240 097 Bratislava Hlavni, 3 April 2007

240 089 Bratislava Hlavni, 3 April 2007

private 7420541 Bratislava Hlavni, 3 April 2007

preserved Pacific 387 016 Vychod Museum, 3 April 2007

Slovakian 210 032 Vychod 1, 3 April 2007

721 085 Nove Zamky, 4 April 2007

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The numbering system is the same as CD, see detailed description in September 2010 issue of Tracks. In 1993 when the CD and ŽSR were formed the locomotives became the property of the country they were in at that time. This meant that many classes were split between the 2 countries eg. 750 037 became ŽSR whilst 750 038 was CD.

ZSCS shunter C710 069 Vychod 1, 3 April 2007

battery loco 199 412 (formerly 701 024) Vychod 2, 3 April 2007

European Photo Spot by Haydn Elliot

To emphasise we are not alone in storing locos in this recession, the view below was taken on 21st August and shows part of the 256 stored locos in Sotteville Yard, France. It is taken looking south from the southern end of this 2 mile long yard opposite Quatre Mares Works. There were 12 tracks worth !! Ray Smith has the full list of numbers.

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Stock Changes by Trevor Roots

It is hoped that all major changes recorded below will help you keep the Combine, Pocket Book and Name Directory up to date, (numerous pool code changes will not be recorded). In order to compile as accurate and up to date list as possible, can members please pass on their observations, particularly name changes and multiple unit reformations to the editor, Trevor Roots New Stock - DMUs: (on test) 378234* 380107 350108 380109 380110 Locos returned from abroad (DBS Euro Cargo): 66123 66191 66239 66243 66249 Carriage Re-numbering: 41078 to 42384 Locos Transferred: 12082 DTG to BH Stock into preservation: 37108 to CHC

Namings: 37601 Class 37 – Fifty 221115 Polmadie Depot 390004 Alstom Pendolino 373003/004 Tri-City-Athlon 2010 Locos for Scrapping: (destination) EMR Kingsbury 08669, 58045, 87018, 87030 Locos Scrapped: Ayr Harbour 09103 EMR Hartlepool 56102, 56127 EMR Kingsbury 08388, 08594, 56062, 56100

New Stock

the first Cl.380 to reach this country 380106 on its way north, these units are being delivered wearing the new standard Saltire livery for ScotRail

Wandsworth Road, 25 August 2010 Paul Tarrant

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ICRS Publications – UK Rail Series Available

see page 5 for prices and details of all books (including previous Pocket Books)

No.1 UK Pocket Book 2010 (240 pages)

No.2 UK Combine Summer Ed 2010 (266 pages)

No.3 UK Wagons 2010 (160 pages)

No.4 UK Name Directory 2010 (168 pages)

No.5 UK Locomotives 2010 (81 pages)

No.6 UK Diesel Units 2010 (64 pages)

No.7 UK Electric Units 2010 (116 pages)

No.19 Irish Railways 2010 (53 pages)

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