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a mixed DEMU formed from a car each of units 1129 (60828) & 1118 (60117) prepares to depart from Whistle Inn, the northern terminus of the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway with the last working of the day

along the short ¼ mile track back to Furnace Sidings, where the site & new shed can be seen above the unit, with Big Pit Mining Museum beyond and Coity Mountain to the right, 5 September 2009

VOLUME 37 No.11 November 2009

Inter City Railway Society founded 1973

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No part of this magazine may be reproduced without prior permission of the copyright holder President: Simon Mutten (01603 715701) Coppercoin, 12 Blofield Corner Rd, Blofield, Norwich, Norfolk NR13 4RT Chairman: vacant Secretary: Gary Mutten - secretary@icrs.org.uk (01935 600445) 1 Corner Cottage, Silfield St. Silfield, Wymondham, Norfolk NR18 9NS Treasurer: Gary Mutten - treasurer@icrs.org.uk details as above Membership Secretary: Trevor Roots - membership@icrs.org.uk (01466 760724) Mill of Botary, Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire AB54 4UD Editorial Manager: Trevor Roots - editor@icrs.org.uk details as above Website Manager: Mark Richards - website.manager@icrs.org.uk (01908 520028) 7 Parkside, Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK4 1BX Editorial Team: Sightings: James Holloway - sightings@icrs.org.uk (0121 744 2351) 246 Longmore Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3ES News: John Barton - traffic.news@icrs.org.uk (0121 770 2205) 46, Arbor Way, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 7LD Wagons & Trams: Martin Hall - wagon.corner@icrs.org.uk (0115 930 2775) 5 Sunninghill Close, West Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 6LS All Our Yesterdays: Alan Gilmour - alangilmour@Tesco.net 24 Norfolk Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 2HJ Europe (website): Robert Brown - european@icrs.org.uk (01909 591504) 32 Spitalfields, Blyth, Worksop, Notts. S81 8EA Magazine Distribution: Peter Britcliffe - p.britcliffe10@hotmail.com (01429 234180) 9 Voltigeur Drive, Hartlepool TS27 3BS Publications Team: UK Comb / Pocket Book: Carl Watson - ukbooks@icrs.org.uk 14, Partridge Gardens, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO8 9XG UK Wagon Comb: Scott Yeates - wagon.compiler@icrs.org.uk Paul Eveleigh (contact via Scott) Preserved / Trams / Europe: Martin Hall - preserved@icrs.org.uk details as above Website Assistant: vacant Contents: Officials Contact List.........................................2 Society Notice Board .....................................3-4 Publications ....................................................28 Publication Reviews ......................................4-5 Current News / Sightings: Gloucester / Stirling Sightings...............17-20 Light Rail and Metro News.........................25 Open Days News .......................................20 Out and About Sightings .......................11-15 Network News - 1.........................................5 Network News - 2.........................................7 Stock Changes / Liveries ......................25-27

Traffic and Traction News.........................6-7 Wagon Corner ........................................... 24 Feature Articles: All Our Yesterdays................................23-24 Days Out.................................................... 15 European News ......................................... 20 Location ‘Spot’Light ................................... 21 Preservation News - 1 ............................... 16 Preservation News - 2 ............................... 24 Railway Globetrotters ...........................22-23 Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast...............8-10

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Society Notice Board Editor’s Comments: With another packed issue and I won’t ramble on this month, suffice to say having just finished flood repairs it’s flooded badly again as I finish this issue (1 November)…aagh !. Hopefully the postal strikes won’t delay your copy to much. If you wish to be sure of your membership renewal reaching me, please take advantage of the online PayPal or telephone credit card facilities, details below. On membership cards generally, please remember on renewal, your new card will be sent out with the next issue of Tracks. Now this may mean that you might wait up to 5 weeks if you’ve just missed the end of month cut off when I send cards out for distribution. So there is no need to send a separate sae for card. The way I’m sending out renewal forms and issuing cards now means that assuming you renew at first request, your existing card will always be valid until new one arrives. Unfortunately I can’t speak for previous cards issued. But bear with me and in another 8 months everyone should be on this new system. Also many of you will have already received the new look card, which I hope you approve of. NEC Warley National Model Railway Show, 21-22 Nov. 2009: Following up on a contact made at Eastleigh 100, we have been allowed a stand at this years show. As these are foc for specialist societies we have jumped at the chance to again raise our profile. Most of our counterpart societies attend and with no other distractions…like locos, we should get footfall past the stand. I will be there running the small stand pushing membership and publications. There won’t be much room for more than 2 people at any one time, though others can mill around, but I would be happy to hear of anyone willing to help out over the 2 days. Admittedly this is late notice but I was only contacted once Oct issue was at printers. Otherwise If you are attending the show, please come and say hello…mind you I tried that at Eastleigh and as some of you saw, at times we were too swamped to chat. ICRS Website: We have our own Yahoo Group, established in March 2004, open to members and non-members alike to post sightings and observations, share comments and debate about the current railway scene. Web address is: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/intercityrailwaysociety/Please note also that more contributions from members would be appreciated, especially photos for the Fotopic site or news items. Event and exhibition details are always welcome as are details of railtours. Please email Mark Richards at (website.manager@icrs.org.uk) Membership Matters: Membership Rates: Annual: £16.00 Five year rate: £75.00 (saving £5.00) Joint: (with GBBG saving £3.00): £26.00 ICRS Membership gives you:

• A high quality monthly magazine ‘Tracks’ - covering all aspects of railways: UK past and present, wagons, preservation, European scene, trams and Location ‘Spot’lights – how to get there and what to see. (the photos can be viewed in colour through the Members Area on the web site). Joint membership also entitles you to the GBBG magazine, ‘Trident’

• An informative web site, with access to previous editions of the magazine. • A 10% discount on lan Allan publications and first time magazine subscriptions (not additional to

discount for IA Subs Club members). A 20% discount on all transport book titles published by HB Publications (direct orders only) Payment: If paying by cheque / postal order, please make payable to ICRS for all types of Membership. If you wish to renew or join using telephone using a credit card, please contact Trevor Roots with your card details. You can also renew or join quickly and easily online via the website, using our 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 £3 on the normal combined annual membership subscription rate. Select ‘Join ICRS’ from the menu on the homepage at icrs.org.uk New Members: (* joint members with GBBG) The following new members have joined this month: Michael Bradley* (Chester), William Francis (Grimethorpe), Ian Harper (Cosby), Andrew Harveyadams* (Dunstable), Robert Parker (Sutton Coldfield), David Wilson* (Westcliff-on-Sea) - a warm welcome to you all.

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Magazine Submissions: Contributions to regular features should be sent to the appropriate officer. Any information / article on any railway related item will always be most welcome for inclusion in the magazine. Your travel stories / anecdotes about far flung parts of the railway network, past or present can give pleasure to others or inform of places to visit. This railway hobby of ours is made all that more enjoyable by the sharing of information, knowledge and experiences. Neatly hand written submissions are perfectly acceptable, but ideally a typed document is preferable. Better still, If you have a PC and internet connection, then e-mail the appropriate official. Good quality photographs are always welcome for inclusion in the magazine, prints or preferably high resolution, not compressed, (3 million pixels minimum please) digital photographs via e-mail. Please include full contact details with any submissions, including your Christian name, it’s much better than initials. The latest date for articles / info for the next magazine is Friday 27th November 2009. Items for Out and About Sightings should be sent in to James Holloway a few days earlier please. Errata: In Andrew Woodcock’s report on the NYMR, page 15 in last months issue, 53809 was shown as a DMU on Pickering PW Depot, when of course it is a steam locomotive. Magazine Contributors: Thanks to Ken Ireson, Ron Sansome, Brian Derricote, Dennis Dey, Ian McAlpine, Paul Tarrant, Danny Coyne, Andrew Woodcock, Paul Bright, Mike Rumens, Craig Johnsone, Alan Gilmour, David Spencer, Derek Sneddon, Nigel Hoskins, John Barton, James Holloway, Ray Smith, Martin Hall & Trevor Roots. We are sorry if anyone has been missed. All photos by Trevor Roots unless shown otherwise.

ICRS Publications Review by Trevor Roots

UK Datafiles No 7 Railway Rolling Stock Directory 2010 This comprehensive companion to the Combined Volume lists all known names carried on railway rolling stock including locomotives, multiple units, carriages, departmentals, track machines, snow-ploughs and light rail / trams. For this latest edition Part 1 lists all names by the various types whilst Part 2 as normal, is a complete alphabetical list. All current names are also shown clearly. With its clear format and constantly changing content, this Datafile is an invaluable reference guide and good value. Thanks to researcher Eddie Rathmill Price: available direct from HB Publications with FREE p&p (see rear cover for contact details) £8.79 for members (£10.99 non members) (160 pages).

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Tram & Light Rail Systems 2010 - No 1 West European Trams, No 2 East European Trams & No 3 Metro Systems of Europe

As described in the titles, all tram & light rail systems are covered including those in the UK. The T&W Metro, London Underground, DLR and UK airport systems are covered in No3 with the remaining tram systems in book No2. The East European volume does not cover every system, as getting information is difficult though improving. Trolleybuses covered in previous editions are now in their own book. But if trams are your main interest then these fairly comprehensive books are perfect. Thanks to researcher Martin Hall. Prices: available direct from HB Publications with FREE p&p (see rear cover for contact details) No 1 - £8.79 (£10.99 non members) (136 pages), No 2 £9.75 (£11.99 non members) (176 pages), No 3 £7.99 (£9.99 non members) (112 Pages)

Network News – London 1 by Trevor Roots

Station Platform Lengthening: Several London stations are having their platforms lengthened to take longer trains. At Willesden Junction HL, platforms 4 & 5 are being extended across the bridge spanning the low level line to take 4 car Cl.378s. At West Hampstead Thameslink, lengthening is being done to take 12 car formations.

At West Hampstead TL,

a new footbridge including lifts has also

been built which can be seen spanning all tracks

in the photo left. The lengthening of platform 4 can also be seen to

the right of 43082. FCC 319220 still in Southern

livery is on the left

13 October 2009

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Traffic & Traction News by John Barton

October 1

66414 working the 4M48 Grangemouth - Daventry Tesco express departed south from Carlisle station at 21.02. 60011 working the 6V07 Round Oak - Margam empty covered steel passed through Purton at 16.28. 60085 headed north through Elford at 15.00 on Westerleigh - Lindsey empty tanks.

October 2 66730 with Unit 378136 was seen heading south through Derby at 18.23 47826 with 57601 passed through Wigan NW at 14.02, 18 minutes late with Carnforth –Leicester.

October 3 37706 departed Manchester Victoria at 19.44 on the final loco-hauled Oldham Loop service. 66161+66173+66041+66107 in convoy departed Warrington yard 17.44 heading south 60041 top and tailed 66248 on the 6B04 Llanwern - Margam empty steel coils through Peterstone at 16.08. Thumper 1001 ‘Green Goddess’ was seen thrashing away from Cheltenham Spa at 13.00, 12 minutes late with the Hastings - Worcester Shrub Hill tour.

October 4 156466+156441 departed at 23.27 on the Manchester Victoria on the last ever Rochdale - Oldham service, this line will be converted to Metrolink over the next few years.

October 5 66069 + 66198 double headed a coal train away from New Cumnock at 15.44 175003 departed Warrington Bank Quay at 15.26 as a three car unit with centre car number 56759 from fire damaged 175109.

October 6 66730 with 2 barrier coaches and 378138 were at Derby station at 18.40 getting ready for departure south.

October 7 60011 on 6Z96 Immingham - Corby passed Melton at 16.13 47839+87004+87013+87014 passed Barnt Green at 16.14.

October 8 73213 worked from St Leonards - Tonbridge West Yard and back having had the traction motors replaced and a fresh coat of paint applied. 60085 passed Garswood at 14.28 with the Ravenhead - Lindsey empty tanks.

October 9 A convoy consisting of 67005+67006+66154 passed Bushbury Junction at 10.07 heading northbound.

October 9 (cont) 92031 passed through Crewe at 21.14 on 6X77 Wembley - Mossend With 66125 dead in tow along with a rake of 610 wagons and 4 RMC tanks. 60096 working the 6V93 Corby - Margam load passed Glaston Tunnel in the rain at 18.19 heading to Margam 60021 working the 6M84 Ely - Peak Forest stormed through a dull dark damp Melton Mowbray at 16.42.

October 10 37401 passed through Helsby at 14.06 on the 6F18 Holyhead - Warrington, 378016 was working the Willesden - Clapham Junction service. Thumper 1001 arrived at Tunbridge wells at 20.15 60059 passed through Ashchurch at 18.11 on the 6Z44 Aberthaw - Lindsey tanks. 60019 was seen passing through Cossington at 17.13 on 6M84 Ely - Peak Forest stone empties.

October 12 6233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’ with support coach on 5Z32 Crewe - Butterley passed Uttoxeter at 11.34.

October 13 66730 with 377514 headed south towards Spondon at 19.42. All FL electric loco hauled container services on the NLL were seen double headed with Cl.66s, unsure of problem. Eastbound 66588+90041 pass 66576+90049 westbound Willesden Junction. Two RHTT services were seen within minutes of each other at Willesden Junction. 66053+66078 passing through the HL station whilst 66087+66018 passed by on the WCML. With the double heading mentioned above helping boost numbers, 18 locos were seen in the area in an hour long period from 13.30, 59001/201, 66018/053/078/087/250/576/587/ 588/714, 90041/047/049, 92003 plus another 3 unidentified on the WCML.

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October 14 60021 the worked the Ely - Peak 6M84 forest Cemex past Melton at 16.44

October 15 The following Cl.66 locos were noted at Oxford: 66593 working the Trafford Park - Southampton freightliner southbound at 19.46 and 66534 working the 4M98 Southampton - Garston freightliner northbound at 19.56.

October 16 GBRF 66704+50049+6338+FGW coach+barrier coach was stabled in the centre road at Carlisle at 22.02.

October 17 66704+6330/40808/6338/50049 worked the 5Z84 Carlisle-Cardiff Canton through Newport at 15.54 60035 worked through Severn Tunnel Junction at 15.48 60074 passed Harrowden Junction, north of Wellingborough at 14.54 on 6M34 Crawley - Peak Forest empty hoppers.

October 18 66147+66144+66175+66121+66180 working the 6D58 Doncaster - Immingham with 2 fuel tanks passed Barnetby at 23.45. 47851 leading a dead 37676 passed through Magor on the main at 14.45 running 64minutes late with the 5Z65 Bishops Lydeard - Carnforth Steam town ECS via the marches.

October 20 The following class 60 movements were noted around Pengham: 60004 6V07 Round Oak - Margam empty steel at 19.24 and 60054 6B47 Westerleigh - Robeston empty Murco tanks at 19.30. 66841 & 66842 have been reinstated to the Colas COLO pool

October 23 66426 top and tailed 66420 on RHTT with wagons 642006+642038 passed Marks Tey at 12.09 heading north.

October 24 57007 top and tailed 57003 on RHTT headed south through Ingatestone at 10.47. FLHH have lost the Conoco oil contract to DBS from Humber to Kingsbury, it is believed this comes into effect from mid November. From the loadings of these trains it is though that Cl.60's will be deployed on them.

October 27 73130 on was seen on an Alleley’s low loader heading onto the M25 from the A3 heading clockwise (north) at 05.40.

October 28 47727 dragging 43067+43123 as 0Z43 12.55 Heaton - Brush Works, Loughborough passed Durham at 14.01. 66727 with new name 'Andrew Scott CBE' passed a foot crossing near Tonbridge at 12.09.

Network News – London 2 by Trevor Roots

Imperial Wharf Station:

With a northbound freight behind 66516, the photo shows the western entrance taken from Townmead Road, 13th October 2009.

The latest manifestation of major infrastructure works and service improvements throughout London is the opening of a brand new station, Imperial Wharf on the Clapham Junction – Willesden Junction line. It serves the growing residential re-developments on the north bank of the River Thames in the Sands End adjacent Chelsea Harbour. It opened on 27th September and is served by London Overground 3 times an hour and by the hourly Southern East Croydon – Milton Keynes service.

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Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast by David Spencer - 1962 Part 2

My error but there were a couple of relevant photos for Part 1 taken in Scotland in March so I’ve included them with Dave’s next trip north of the border in June below…ed May began with an SLS 'Last train on the Eastern Valleys' from Newport to Brynmawr and Blaenavon (Low Level) this was purely a nostalgia trip as the South Wales bug had not yet got to me and included my first sighting of Crumlin Viaduct. Brynmawr was also a shock being pure LNWR whereas everything else was of course GWR. There then followed a quiet month with only a local Wolverhampton mini bash to Oxley where there were 38 and the works 37 and two other outings one with the lads to Three Bridges, Tonbridge, Horsham, Brighton and Redhill and after the number crunching in April we gathered a modest 111 and a coach trip to London which produced 813 locos. Stratford shed and works amassed 147 including 6 baby Deltics, 11 D82s and 8 D84s also a couple of Cl.24s still awaiting transfer to Scotland among 78 main line diesels. Old Oak Common had 100 and nearby Willesden 97. Further sheds covered in size order were King’s Cross, Southall, Nine Elms, Cricklewood, Hornsey, Feltham, Kentish Town, Stewarts Lane, Neasden, Slough, Plaidstow and Devons Road. Hornsey had another 14 Cl.24s, 6 D82s and a baby Deltic and Willesden still had prototypes 10001, 10201 and 10202. Steam was still alive at King’s Cross, including 7 A4s, all the rest were much as one would expect. The last weekend in May was a short but highly profitable trip to Swindon with 208 in shed and works, 102 at St Philips Marsh and 46 on Barrow Road. June started with a couple of treats, first on 2nd the SLS ran a Sutton Coldfield Centenary Tour which began with a duck eight 48930 from Birmingham (New Street) to Sutton Coldfield which included a photo stop at Gravelly Hill where we all stormed up the high cutting sides to get a good photograph (Network Rail and Health and Safety eat your heart out). We then went via the Soho loop and Bescot before another photo stop at Wednesbury Town, then some rare track on the link via Princes End to Tipton (Owen Street) and return to New Street. From there we changed into a DMU for some more very rare track all long since gone. Leaving via the Camp Hill line and Lifford Curve we reversed at Bourneville onto the canal branch to Lifford. From there we travelled to Longbridge where we turned right onto the Halesowen line across the beautiful but fragile Dowery Dell Viaduct (a slender structure on eight metal trestles) to Old Hill. Whilst I did Halesowen to Old Hill many times this was to be the only time I did the whole line except for walking it two years later. With reversals both here and at Stourbridge Junction, we then covered the full length of the line to Oxley via Womborn, again the only time apart from a later walk. The last rare section was after Wolverhampton when we took the Midland line from Heath Junction to Rycroft Junction avoiding Walsall, this closed soon after, as it paralleled the ex LNWR line which remains today. Those of you used to neat A5 sizes booklets for special tours today should remember in those days we had to make do with duplicated and stapled foolscap sheets but I have kept then all in a folder and whilst a tad tattered I can still refer to them a valuable historical archive. The next day armed with a Freedom of Scotland ticket once again I headed up north via northeast. York was the first port of call with 103, Darlington had 96, West Hartlepool 55, Thornaby 139, Sunderland 52 and Gateshead 74. Six amazing sheds to begin a week’s holiday with loads of pre-grouping freight engines.

2P 0-4-4T 55165 (built 1900) &

3F 0-6-0 57559 (built 1899)

both McIntosh locos withdrawn in October 1961

Inverurie Works 17 March 1962

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Moving into Scotland I called in at St Margarets and Thornton Junction where the main prize here was 61994 ‘The Great Marquess’ who like ‘Morayshire’ I did not know at the time that they were to be preserved. Next morning Dundee West had just three North British shunters whilst Tay Bridge had 30, all steam including two pacifies 60161 and 60519. Ferryhill was disappointing with just 34 but some gems with examples of A1, A2, A3 and A4 and the preserved ‘Gordon Highlander’. Still heading north, next was Inverurie Works with 43 and apart from the diesels, nothing except one black five built after 1930, it was all old stock. The day finished at Inverness and being a fan of anything from Swindon I was delighted to see 1646, which with 1649 was sent north to operate the Dornoch branch. The only other steam were three Caledonian 4-4-0s and a Caley 0-4-4T all stored as dieselisation had taken its grip and none of the sheds north of Perth had live steam.

3P 4-4-0 Pickersgill 54501(built 1922) recently withdrawn at end of 1961

Stirling, 5 June 1962

8F 2-10-0 WD Austerity 90759 (to BR 1948) with just 6 months before withdrawal

Grangemouth, 5 June 1962 After a night’s sleep I went up to Dingwall where 1649 was hiding all on its own, then headed south to Aviemore. This included one rare steam 40150 and 3 diesels, then Perth with a plethora of Black fives (well 24 out of 41), Stirling had only 17, Grangemouth 23 (where a saw a large number of WD 2-10-0s for the first time), Polmont 19 and finally Bathgate 49 where for me Director 62685 was the star sighting. On the 6th I went down the East Coast line to Berwick to visit Tweedmouth, never a big shed, I still logged 60002, 60151 and 60517. Returning up north to Dunfermline (25), Alloa (4), Stirling had 7 more than the previous day whilst Perth had 9 more almost all diesels The last call of the day was Dundee Tay Bridge, no pacifies this time. The 7th saw me in Glasgow again with only time for the main sheds I covered Corkerhill (54), Polmadie (82), Eastfield (67), Cowlairs Works (28) and St Rollox Works (45) before my first ride on the West Highland line to Fort William (7 all steam) and Mallaig. Sadly I did not do the latter shed but it contained one highly sort after loco (a 76 standard if my memory serves me correctly) but I missed it! Up in time for the first train back, it appears rather than change at Crianlarich I went into Glasgow and out again to Oban where 5 more steam awaited me. Then back again, this ending up at Greenock where there were 28 locos all but three being tanks. My final day was another Glasgow bash starting at Dawsholn where Caledonian 123 was found along with 54398 ‘Ben Alder’, which if my memory serves me correctly was cut up by accident soon after my visit, a tragic waste. Just 32 locos but a fabulous mix from English Electric type 1s (Cl.20s) to standard class 4 (76xxx) to North British J88 tanks to ex-Caledonian pugs and 2Fs dating from 1885. Being a weekend, Eastfield had 105, St Rollox (91 including 1 A4 60027), Polmadie (135) and Corkerhill (64) huge increases in numbers from my visit earlier in the week.

0F 0-6-0ST Drummond ‘Pug’ 56031 (built 1900) on the verge of withdrawal in April

Motherwell, 18 March 1962

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The following week saw a quick visit to Manchester visiting Lees (16) Newton Heath (84), Agecroft (40) and Trafford Park (28). I always tried to fit in the small sheds, which was essential to fill in those elusive gaps in the ABC. On June 23rd I travelled on a Forest of Dean tour starting from Gloucester with pannier tank 6424 and auto coaches. We took the Ledbury line as far as Dymock (it was lifted beyond) then returned to Over Junction and down to Bullo Pill and the full length of the Cinderford branch. As the direct line to Speech House Road had been closed and lifted, we had to return to the main line and down to Lydney Junction, over what is now the preserved line to Coleford Junction where we reversed up the 1 in 30 incline to Coleford. Although the GW and S&W stations are adjacent and only yards apart, for years there was no proper link between them and shunting took no less than four reversals until the GWR line closed and a new through line was constructed to allow ballast from Whitecliff Quarry through to the national network. Returning to Coleford Junction we continued to Speech House Road, there being nothing there, yet they must have kept the line open for some reason. Of all the lines we covered only the Lydney Junction to Parkend is still open in the hands of the preservationists and whilst I am not a dedicated track basher it was a brilliant trip. That night I did Horton Road and Barnwood sheds then down to Bristol, I assume to sleep in Temple Meads and look at St Philips Marsh (67) before setting out in the morning to South Wales. It was my introduction to the dump at Barry Docks, which had (a) only just begun, (b) was sited in the dock sidings and not where Woodhams began cutting up soon after and (c) only contained Western tank engines, seven 55xx tanks among the 19 locos that were there. Barry shed had 26, one, a black five was to be the only tender engine I was to see apart from Cardiff Canton which was also the biggest with 98 including 3 Kings, a sign of dieselisation. Elsewhere, when I first knew South Wales Castles and Britannias were the biggest engines you would see. Other sheds were Cardiff East Dock with 46, Cardiff Cathays 2, Abercynon 21 and Merthyr 13. To finish an amazing month I only visited three sheds but had the ride of my life I shall never forget. I went to Bletchley and saw 40 locos. The iconic 10000 was there but with Bescot, Bletchley was always a stronghold for duck 8s which still clanked up and down the West Coast main line on slow freights. My connection on to Leighton Buzzard was an Anglo Scottish train running three hours late and in those days you did not get three or more Cl.321s an hour like you do these days! However the enterprising local management produced one of the Buckingham branch single car Derby lightweight units to run as a relief to Euston. I cannot remember if it was 79900 or 79901, but was rarely seen on the main line. The driver entered into the spirit of the occasion and we literally flew down to Leighton Buzzard. It was a really exhilarating and the memory is as fresh today as it was all those years ago. The sub shed had just two locos and again if I remember right the ailing Scottish train eventually rolled in with a Royal Scot to take me on to Watford Junction and another 20 locos. One the perks of working for the railways, was access to shed permits, for which I was shamelessly put upon by friends. So it was for a massive shed bash to the north on the weekend of July 7th and 8th when four of us started at York, which produced 119, nothing unusual including 2 A1s and 4 A2s. Goole had 28 on, 12 of which were WDs, all the pugs had gone. Hull Dairycoates mustered 76, Malton 9 and the two Scarborough sheds a total of 32 before we made our way west into the industrial areas. Farnley Junction 32, Royston 53, Wakefield 76 Stourton 36, Neville Hill 45, Low Moor 44, Mirfield 27 and Huddersfield 25.The last call of the day was Sowerby Bridge in the pitch black to pick up 16 and a wet sock as I stepped into a pit! We found a car park to doss down in but hanging my sock outside was not a success at the morning dew made it even wetter! Into Lancashire we covered Rose Grove, Lower Darwen, Lostock Hall 58, the roofless Preston with 11 Patriots among a total of 17. On to Fleetwood, Blackpool North & South, Southport, Wigan, Springs Branch 70, Warrington Central 3, Warrington Dallam, Warrington Arpley, Sutton Oak, Widnes, Walton on the Hill, Aintree and Edge Hill 73. This was a big change from earlier in the year with just one semi 46225 and 1 Britannia, the rest replaced by 5 English Electric type 4s (Cl.40). As you expect with only two drivers and as tiredness took its grip, tempers got a little frayed on the Sunday and apart from York we did no big sheds but what a fantastic trip with a total of 1215 locos, not a bad weekends work! The following weekend involved an overnight coach trip. Lancaster and Tebay were visited on the way up. Carlisle Canal had just one A3 and Kingmoor had 98, but it was a sign of the times that it included 4 semis and 1 Princess Royal that you expected to see at Upperby, there was also 5 Clans. Upperby had 73 (with nothing bigger than Royal Scots, of which there were 7. We then went round the coast to Workington and Barrow and Carnforth across to Hellifield, Skipton and Sowerby Bridge and finally Heaton Mersey on the way home to record a total of 475.

(to be continued)

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Out and About Sightings by James Holloway

Ken Ireson: 23rd September: Lancaster: 57301, 150222, 156463, 185103/18/30/46 DR75404/05 Preston: 150146, 156459/88, 185130, 390013 Warrington Bank Quay 11.20-15.30: 37670/706, 57310, 66074/173/204/419/424/557 66561, 142012, 150225, 156441/460/473/482 158840, 175005/103/110/113/115, 221101/03 221108/15-18, 390010/12/27/31/32/35/41 7th October: Lancaster: 142087, 153316/63, 221115, 390011/15/49 Harrison ARC: 66230 Carlisle 12.50-17.50: 37670, 47853, 57302/03, 66043/230/413/511 66553/599/617, 86613/27, 92019, 142021 153316/63, 156433/438/445/463/469/475/480 156481/484/494/496/506, 158794/796/875/859 185115/37/39/49, 221002/04/05/08/09/11/15 221116, 390003/13/36/38/39/49, DR72343 ADB965320 Hardendale: 92019 Oxenholme: 185121 Paul Bright: 22nd September; Wellingborough: 222013/104 Bedford: 150132, 153325, 43043/046/048/073/074/083 222001/005/008-018/020/022/023/104, 319004 319013/215/216/218/219/374/376/378/422/427 319438-441/445/454/460, 377207/504/506/508 377509/510/512/520 7th October: Blackpool: 142031, 150147, 156429/59/91, 185102/06 Preston: 57301, 66413, 142007/44/61, 150133/150/223 153324, 156424/29/73/88/91, 158848/906/909 180103/06, 185101/02/09/19/21/27/28/32/35 185139/49, 221104/05/08/15/16, 390003/10/13 390014/38/39 Dennis Dey: 18th September: Hassocks: 377505/507 St Pancras: 395012 Euston 10.45-11.00: 350119/123/126/232/245/254-256, 390007/14 390031 Camden: 321412, 350103/114/238/244/253 Willesden: 86401, 150120, 378013 Wembley Yard: 08904, 66174/575, 67019, 92001/12/31

Harrow & Wealdstone: 66590, 350110/117/242 South Hampstead: 350129/250 Euston 12.10: 350102/105/118/239/247, 390009/17/38/40 St Pancras: 377504/510, 395009/12/24/25 London Bridge: 377213/508/516 25th September: Hassocks: 377516/520 St Pancras 10.30: 395009 Euston 10.45-11.00: 350106/124/127/232/242/245/253/267, 390027 390046/49 Camden: 350233/243/246/249/260/265 Willesden: 86401, 150130, 378005/10/13 Wembley Yard: 66011/167/539/542/576, 92013/37/42 Harrow & Wealstone 11.15-11.40: 350111/114/123/241 Stonebridge Park: 66728, 90019/21 Euston 12.10: 221106, 350103, 390029/30 St Pancras 13.05-13.35: 377504/508, 395004/06/09 London Bridge: 377209/502/506/507/509/513 2nd October: Hassocks: 377506/516 Selhurst: 171721/727/729/730 St Pancras 10.25: 395015/25 Euston10.40-11.04: 221104/43/44, 350231/51/53/58/61, 390025/37 Camden: 350117/263/267 Willesden: 86401, 378007/10 Wembley Yard: 66018/232/501, 67020 Harrow & Wealdstone: 66588, 350104/111/248/254 Stonebridge Park: 90020/29 Kilburn: 350236/256 Euston 12.10: 350254, 390031/43 London Bridge: 377504/505 PaulTarrant: 30th September: Stratford 10.55-13.26: D1015 Western Champion route learning for SERCO, 59104, 66099/121/505/538/580/593/608/704, 86501 90003-05/08/16/036/45/46, 378013-16/18 8th October: Stratford 10.43-14.17: 66001/076/168/516/517/572/588/608/731 86501, 90002/08/10/13/15/26/42/48/49 378007/08/10/16/17 Ron Sansome: 19th August: Doncaster 11.08-16.15: 08648/754/853/871, 43065/067/084/123/206 43239/251/290/295/302/306-310/313/314/316

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43317/320, 47813/818/828, 57006, 60074 66093/105/126/509/513/526/537/547/557/563 66566/602/617/625/720, 67017/26/27, 91106 91107-12/14-17/19/21/22/26/30-32, 142084/90 144002/03/08/10/11,153313/79, 156413 150205, 158787/790/794/815/842/855, 180109 185111-13, 185102/25/34-36, 220010/14/18/19 220028/30/31/3/4, 321902, DVT's 82200/02/04 82205-07/09/20/22/24/30 22nd August: Doncaster 12.00-14.50/15.40-16.30: 43065/068/084/123/206/295/307/310, 47813/28 66040/096/105/119/146/185/520/523/532/534 66546/570/719, 67026, 91101/05/07/13/22/24 91126/32, 142014/66/89, 144005/09/11 153302/57, 158787/792/793/797/901/907 220021/27, 321901, DVT's 82202/04/11/15/23 82229/31 28th August: Northampton 08.35-10.50/13.43-17.54: 66129/401/427/570/588/589/593/719, 90016/41 90042/44, 92013/30/36/37/41, 321416, 350101 350104/108/110/111/115/117/121/124/126/127 350234-237/239-241/245/247/248/250-254/260 350261/262/264/266/267 Milton Keynes Central 11.05-13.25: 47739, 66530/542/554, 90043, 92030, 221105 221106/10/11/14/17, 350104/107/111/114/116 350121/126/231/237/241/245/250/252/262/264 350265, 390002/04-06/09/10/12/14-16/18/19 390021/24/26/27/29/34/36-38/40/41/44/47/49 9th September: Didcot: 66065/213 Reading: 43033/040, 165123, 166209/21, 220009 458001/06/18 Southall: 66220, 360202 Acton: 59201, 66152/721 Paddington: 43071/088/094/132/145/154/180, 332005/07 St Pancras: 43073, 222003/22, 373017/18/22/103/201/213 373214, 395011 Dagenham Dock: 47811, 66564, 67029 Ebbsfleet: 395002/09 Euston: 313119/23, 350109/128/248/256/258, 390009 390051/52 Camden: 321415/428/430 Willesden: 66701/710/721, 313107/107/122, 350231/252 378010/13-18, 508302 Wembley: 08904/934, 66559, 90035, 92019/37, DVT82101 Harrow & Wealdstone 13.20-14.20: 66168/410/425/540/570, 221103, 313106/09/17 313120/22, 321412, 350113/115/118/119/122 350127/233/254/259/266, 390005/10/15/17/37 390044/48/49 Finchley Road & Frognall: 66016 Gospel Oak: 150130, 313112

Stratford: 66605, 378005, DLR 03/82 Pudding Mill Lane: 59202, 90010, 170208, DVT 82107 Shadwell: 357005/012/018/023/026/034-036/205/221/226 Limehouse 16.10-17.20: 357002/003/006-011/013/015/017/019/020/024 357027-030/033/036/038/039/040/042/042-046 357201-203/206-208/210/211/213/214/216-218 350221, DLR 08-11/14/16/22/23/29/30/34/36 37/39/43/45/46/48/49/52-55/57/61/62/66/67 69/-74/79/80/81/85/86/88/93-96/98/102/105 108/110-113/115/116/119/121 23rd September: Water Orton 08.30-10.50/11.55-18.30: 31106+9714, 37607/608 with 1256+9481+5496+ 977997, 43285/301/304/366/378/384, 60085 66007/018/019/051/090/116/121/125/126/133 66135/153-155/303/503/508/512/535/538/551 66589/591/592/596/601/602/619/951/957 67003, 170101-104/107-115/117/398/518-523 170636-639, 220001/03/04/07/11-13/18/19/21 220024/30, 221126-28/32/39 8th October: Northfield: 323204/42 Birmingham New Street: 170104 Lawley Street: 66517/539 Saltley: 66058 Washwood Heath: 08865, 66232/303 Burton-on-Trent: 66141 Derby: 66147/547/569, 153311, 170113/636, 220015 220024/28, 222004 Sheffield: 43366, 144008, 158773/846/852/856/910 Doncaster 10.15-14.20/15.35-18.05: 08428/648/754/853/871, 43238/257/290/295 43296/305/306/308/309/315-317/319/320 47813/828, 66091/094/114/132/185/193/509 66514/536/544/558/561/617/618/624/711/722 66729, 67001/19, 91102/06-09/11-21/24-30/32 142015/17/34, 144001/07-09, 153308/32 156401, 158790/797/816/842/845/849/904/904 180105/07/11, 185107/20/23/29/46/47, 220004 220011/17/18/21/25/32, 221133, 317348 DVT's 82106/109/200/204/206-208/210/215/217 82219/220/222-225/227/228 Danny Coyne: 25th September: Warrington: 08653, 37401/406/670, 56018, 60056/90 66009/074/204, 67003/07/11, 92003/19 142060, 175101/106, 221107/14. 325009/16 390039 Crewe: 20906, 40145, 47815/848, 57314, 66164/414 66577, 86424/610/613/621/701/901/902, 87002 87004/13/14, 158810/20, 175011, 221104/09 221116/43, 323233/35/37/38, 325002/03/13

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Stafford: 66522, 92036, 220024, 325007/14, 350126/245 350251/259, 999801 Soho: 08805, 323234 Birmingham: 158827/30/35, 170637/39, 221107/36/42 323201/04/15/22/35, 350104/129/239/254/255 390016/45 Coventry: 321430, 390047 Daventry: 08907, 66419/434/572 Northampton: 66502/539/588, 90042, 321430, 350101/104 350105/107/108/110/112/118/121/130/231/240 350241/242/245-247/250/252/254/256-258/261 350263 Nuneaton 1315-17.16: 66142/303/426/530/532/539/575/605/607/712 66731/954, 86604/27, 90043-45, 92013/26/37 153366, 170112-114/116/117/519/521/636/637 221108/16, 350109/118/237/241/245/263 390003/05/08/13/27/36/43 Rugeley PS: 66580/729 30th September: Doncaster: 08428/648/669/754/762/871, 43067/094/257 43277/290/295/299/300/306/310-313/315/319 43367, 47813/28, 66001/158/170/198/509/542 66576/612/708/711, 67019, 91101/02/05/06/08 91110/12/15-19/22/24-26/29-31, 142020/26/58 142078/93, 144005/10/12, 153332/63, 158784 158794/796/797/816/853/904/905/907, 170309 180111/13, 185107/08/17/36/50, 220006/15/17 220023/28/30, 221133, 321313/901/903 60163 Tornado, DVT's 82200/01/03/04/06-08 82210/11/14/17-20/22-25/27/28/30/31 DR73101/73309/75302/75401/75403 Hatfield 11.17-17.43: 66048/139/156/158/201/551/556/581/720 142015/78, 158784/794/797/844/872, 185107 185108/17/27/36/50 Leeds Midland Road 18.07-18.40: 66513/515/525/577/609/613/951/952 9th October: Warrington: 08653, 37670, 56018, 66170, 142041, 175009 175108, 221105/15, 325006/09/16, 390007/47 Crewe: 31454, 37401, 57315, 86424/602/623/633/635 86701/702, 153319, 158846, 175004, 221107 221109/142/44, 323230/34/37, 325002/05/12 350117/127/238/241/245, 390006/49 Derby: 43047/75, 67001, 158773, 170101/108/636 221134, 222002/101 Derby RTC: 08417/536/697, 31285/468/601, 37259/667 D1748, 97301 Ratcliffe PS: 66523 Nottingham: 43044/81, 153357, 156406, 158773/774/777 158810/816/846/864, 170110, 222017/102

NET Trams 202/07/09/15 Grantham: DR79273/80209 Peterborough: 31271, 43065/084/251/302/307-309/312/314 43317/318/320, 45133, 47270, 50008, 66001 66007/063/065/129/133/140/181/516/701/710 66711/714/716/718/719/723, 91102-04/09/12 91114/15/20/24/25/27/29/30/32, 153310/21 156414, 158770/785/799/857/862/883, 170114 170116/117/203/204/397/518/637, 180109/11 180112/13, 317342, 366507/10/12/17/21 DVT's 82200/07-10/12/15/17-19/24/25/27/29 DR73108/98308 Leicester: 222104, DR77319/77806 Nuneaton 16.08-17.16: 66146/424/504/569/577, 86501/609/632 153365, 170117/518/523, 221110/11, 350125 350234/241/245, 390015/43/46/49 Rugeley TV: 66596, 153325, 170501, 350120, 999800 14th October: Warrington: 08653, 56018, 60031/49, 66018/090, 67002/05 175115, 221105/11, 325012/14, DR73915/77002 Crewe: 20906, 47575/769/848, 56083, 57316, 66011 66106/414/555/579/604, 86242/501/701/702 86901/902, 87002, 153312/26, 158831/852 175003/009/011/105, 221104/07/09/10/18 323224/33/37/38, 325003-06/16 Stafford: 66530, 92037, 221131, 325004/08/09, 350114 350115/265, 390002/17/46, DR73929 Wolverhampton Steel Terminal: 66094 Soho: 08805, 323214, 350106 Birmingham New Street: 153365/75, 170104/397/503/510/518, 220004 220009/11/13/16/25, 321418, 323201/03/04/11 323240/41/43, 390025/30/32/39/48, 98910/60 Bescot: 08806, 37203/893/895, 66043/084/141/213/522 153334, 170512/634 Lawley Street: 66567/720/954, DR73906 Hams Hall: 09022 Daw Mill: 66301 Rugby: 57311, 390039 Daventry: 08632, 66416/502, 92001/19, 86701/702 Northampton: 90049, 350108/110-112/117/130/237/239-241 350246/251/255-258/261/262 Nuneaton 15.16-17.16: 43013/14, 66035/424/541/558/559/601/621/703 66714/720/954, 86604/05, 90041/45, 92026 153356, 170112/113/115/510/636/638, 221104 221109/18/44, 350103/113/114/125/126/240 390009/13/14/16/26/37/41-43/45/52/53, 77002

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Trevor Roots: 12th October: West Hampstead TL 15.00-16.25: 43046/050/059/064/076/082, 66624 319001-003/006/007/009-012/215/217/218/220 319361/363/367/368/370/372//374/375/379/385 319421/428/430/437/438/441/447/450/452/453 319455/457/459, 377209/213, 377507/09/10/16 377520, 222005/07/10/11/15/17/22/23, 222103

66624 West Hampstead TL, 13 October 2009 St. Pancras Int 16.35-17.00 43076/082, 222006/08/15, 222104, 373013/014 373107/108/210-212/231, 395001/06/09/18/24

395024 & 395006 St Pancras Int 13 October 2009

Brian Derricote: 28th September: Birmingham New Street – Euston - Liverpool St – Ipswich , London Bridge and Clapham Junction: 47501, 66093/121/504/517/531/538/567/570 66588/593/703/704/706/728, 67008/20/24 90003-06/10-12/15/19/41/42/48/49, 153306/09 153314, 156412, 158825/28, 159007, 170203-5 171723/728/801, 313113/14, 315802/04/11/19 315821/24/27/31-33/36/38-41/45/47/56, 317666/719/722/729/885, 319364/454/456 321310/318/320/337/357/358/360/361/363/365 321440/446, 350234/38-40/57/58, 360103/05 360108/10/11/13-16/18, 375614/627/630/702 375805/813/817/819/901, 377136/146/202/203 377208/440/447/475/501/502/505/506/509/516 377523, 378005/06, 456008/18/19, 460020 DR80202, DVT's 82103/21/32/33/39/43/52

19th October: Burton-on-Trent – Derby - Toton: 08417/530/536/697, 31103/233/454, 43059/074 43301/307/321/357/366, 45118, 56303, 60010 60024/74, 66094/109/139/163/171/180/194/232 66532/544/565/726/951, 153302/81/84, 156403 156404/10, 222001/02/05/06/11/12/18-22 378002, DR73907 Toton Yard: 08405/480/540/561/593/689/757/918/954 09013, 37402, 56046/73, 58008/19/23/28 60001/05/06/08/12/14/18/25/31/32/34/36/44 60048/51-53/57/58/61/68/69/78/80/81/83/86 60089/90/97/98/100, 66013/070/101/154/232 Mike Rumens: 24th September: Nuneaton 15.28-18.05: 56311, 66227/304/433 66517/538/569/601/619/66712/715-729-731 86604/27, 90041/45, 153371, 170111/114/116 170117/397/519/521/638, 221107/12/14/18/42 350110/233/243/255/259, 390001/02/04-06/08 390012-14/18/21/22/29/31/35/37-39/4-46/51/52 Ian McAlpine: 25th September: Peterborough - Darlington: 43257/295/311/315/357/367, 66030/169/183 66620/705/706/709, 67029, 91107/15/26 170397/636, 185145, 365522, DVT's 82203/09 26th September: Darlington - Keighley and return: 08724, 43050/304, D1023, 66100, 67023/29 91119/22-24, 142026/65/70/89, 144022 158784/906,180112, 185110/23/28, 220009/27 220032, 222010, 333003/09, DVT's 82208/18 82219/25 27th September: Darlington - Peterborough: 43277/319, D1023, 57006, 66106/169/708/711 66712, 91101, 142079, 150275, 156451 185109, 365522, DVT's 82212/30 2nd October: Peterborough - St Albans and return: 43045/054/257/295/308, 66030/133/140/701 91119, 180111, 222010/17, 319007/217-219 319434/441/457/458, 365513/36, 37 3011/103 37 3209/214/223/231, 395004/25, 82206/12 3rd October: Peterborough - Huddersfield-Doncaster: 08648/669/754/871, 43067/277/290/299/306 43319, 47813/828, 56068/119, 66084/114/133 66140/146/149/189/711/725, 91121/25, 142092 150139, 153357, 156401/06, 158812/844/846 170114/304, 185104/110/120/141, 321902/903 365508/30, DVT's 82215/22 4th October: Doncaster - Peterborough: 08648/754/762/871, 47786/851, 66140/181/189 66704/708/709/712/722/725/727/729/732 91126, 144002/09, 158796, 365531, 82203/12

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9th October: Peterborough - Nottingham and return: 43302/307/308/312/314/317, 66001/007/063 66133/140/181/701/707/714, 91108/09/29 153321/57, 156413, 158788/858, 170111/116 170637, 365507/17, DR98308, DVT 82229 10th October: Peterborough - Nottingham and return: 43075/308/317, 66017/063/171/180/181/189 66704/709/717/726/728/729, 153308/79 156403/06/10, 158770/854/857, 170109/398 222018, 365510/29, DR98308 16th October: Peterborough - Darlington: 08669, 31233, 43257/306/309/319/320, 66002 66020/035/109/138/717/722/725/728, 91118 153357/74, 158783/847/902, 170637, 185109 185115, 365518, DR98308, DVT 82220 17th October: Darlington - Carlisle and return: 5690 Leander, 43257/295/296/300/307-309/311 43312-315/317/357/367, 56312, 57305, 60084 66051/136/137/415, 67001/21, 142015/26/65 142088/90/92/95, 156435/436/438/451/453/471 156474/480/494/501/506/510, 158855/906-908

185102/07/14/17/27/36/48/50, 220021/25 221103/04/06/09/11/17/42, 390001/13/24/27 390030/31/35/48/51, DVT 82208 18th October: Darlington - Peterborough: 66708, 91108/21, 142065, 150225/273 158757, 365512, DVT's 82213/31 23rd October: Peterborough - Darlington: 43065/084/238/305/316, 47813/828, 66081/132 66151/525/546/554/556/592/719, 91103/12-14 91120/26/27, 158755/788/846, 170520/523 180103/11, 185129/41, 317342, 365503/06 DVT's 82204/12/13/16/18/25/26 24th October: Darlington - Keighley and return: 43043/58, 66427, 67003/25, 91114, 142066/86 144003/05, 150207/273/275, 155345, 158843 158845/851/873, 170308, 220003, 221129 321902, 333005/14, DVT's 82208/12 25th October: Darlington - Peterborough: 66007/132, 67020, 91122, 142019, 158815 365534, DVT's 82202/19

Days Out Cossington by Alan Gilmour: OS Map Ref: SK610 136 (road bridge) On Tuesday 22nd September 2009 I travelled to Cossington, a location north of Syston Junction and south of Sileby, Leicestershire that I have not been back to for over 20 years. Thankfully still a very good spot for photography, having a low bridge that carries, what for these days is a very quiet road and also a flat crossing to the south, which is public footpath over the line. All of the traction and units are of course so very different from all those years ago, and may be somewhat limited in type, but the variety of liveries and to some extent payload makes for interest. Freight locos were from four different companies, DB Schenker, Freightliner, GBRf and Fastline (09.33) 66526 ‘Driver Steve Dunn (George)’ 6L45 (07.35) Earles to West Thurrock cement tanks. (10.28) 66106 6L40 (10.18) Mountsorrel to Kennett loaded hoppers. (10.48) 66619 ‘Derek W Johnson MBE’ 6D63 (09.05) Toton to Mountsorrel ballast box empties. (10.57) 66305 4G61 (09.58) Ratcliffe PS to Daw Mill empty coal hoppers. (11.45) 66213 6D32 (09.29) Elstow to Mountsorrel empty hoppers. (11.48) 66304 6A53 (09.45) Daw Mill to Ratcliffe PS loaded coal hoppers. (12.12) 66114 6Z92 (10.18) Corby to Immingham empty steel. (12.12) DR73103 track machine south. (13.14) 66604 6M23 (10.30) Doncaster to Mountsorrel ballast box empties. (13.33) 66213 6B30 (12.53) Mountsorrel to Northampton loaded self discharge train. (13.51) 66248 6Z96 (09.36) Immingham to Corby steel. (14.14) 66604 6M23 (10.30) Doncaster to Mountsorrel ballast box empties, returning north to run into Mountsorrel having run-round its train at Leicester. (14.20) 66702 ‘Blue Lightning’ 4M10 (10.42) Scunthorpe to Wellingborough rails. (15.00) 66138 4M84 (12.03) Ely to Peak Forest empty hoppers. (15.31) 66120 6M78 (11.39) Hitchin to Peak Forest empty bogie boxes. All passenger traffic was operated by East Midlands Trains and consisted of: HSTs: 43038/043/044/046/048/049/050/054/055/064/066/073/074/081/083 DMUs: 153374+153385, 156408/413, 158783 DEMUs: 222001/02/03/05/06/07/08/09/10/11/13/14/17/19/20/22/23 After this time no further freights appeared, despite there being at least 7 “slots” diagrammed before 17.00 hours, at which time we made a tactical withdrawal and headed for home.

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Preservation News - 1 Great Central Railway Steam Gala, 9 – 11th October by Mike Rumens: With the weather forecast favourable I decided to visit the gala on Saturday 10 October, my only previous visit being an evening trip on the dining car train in the 1990s. Both Rothley and Quorn have good car parking areas so I started my visit at Rothley at 09.30. The GCR is quite unique in that the majority of the system is double tracked and therefore is capable of operating an intensive service. The operating period for the day was from 09.00 – 22.15 with a wide variety of train formations running - approximately 70 trains in total. During the day I visited all the stations and Loughborough shed area. On all sites visited it was the usual preservation drawback - inability to identify some of the on site vans, coaches and wagons. I could not find time to go on the coach trip from Quorn to the Mountsorrel Railway trackbed at Swithland sidings - next time perhaps. Locos in use: Resident: 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’, 30777 ‘Sir Lamiel’, 48305, 63601 Visiting: Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway: 42085 - after repair and repaint at GCR, Keighley and Worth Railway: 90773, Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway: 92203 ‘Black Prince‘ Train formations: Carriages: 25366+E9316+4788+E1695+4982+16070+Observation car E1719 3126+1526+3092+21242+4948+25711+9124, 25312+1852+4857+4914+14026+999503 short formation pax set not noted, TPO set - 80301+80349+80458+80438 Freight: 312422+301588+721587+212315+581241+954546+768184+10 not identifiable, Windcutter set - brake van ? +B279702/704/705/707/710/711/713/718/719/721/ 725/742/+551846 +279702+573403+954268 Other Loco Sightings:, DMU: 51427+53321 Loughborough Station: Diesel: D123, D1705, D4067, D5401, D5830, D8098, 37314, 50007 Shed Yard: Steam: 4141, 78019, Diesel: D3101, 08694 Shed: Steam: frames of 45035, 47406, 46521, 34049 ‘Boscastle‘, 6990 ‘Witherslack Hall’ Stock / Wagon Sightings: (identified as per society publications) Carriages:, 10558, 21184 3079, 999504 31255, 1525, 34738 57451, 70268, 70294, 94707 15960, 70654, 34393, 3172TL, 3177TL, 3178TL, 3184TL, Motor rail - 96190/96194 Grounded bodies - SR1334/SR1375/M31255 Vans / Wagons: Crane ADRC96709, ZDA110326/826, 18422, 550356, 573124, 461074, 854944, 2335, 164253 854651 The Great Central Railway is an authentic well presented system with plenty of atmosphere and a high volume of traffic. During my train journeys it was quite surprising how many photographers were line side - passes seemed to be readily available. For the dedicated steam enthusiast this Gala is a must - I will certainly visit again and get line side

visiting 42085, Rothley Mike Rumens

visiting 90733, rothley Mike Rumens

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Gloucestershire Sightings by Nigel Hoskins

21st September 11.03 66127 6B13 RN-WH 12.05 60085 6E41 WH-LY 15.58 66142 6M41 MG-RO 16.09 66051 6V07 RO-MG 17.04 37607/608 1Z12 DY-KS 17.19 66019 6E37 LL-LK 19.14 66428 6Z59 KY-RN 20.16 66177 6E30 MG-HL 21.37 66109 6Z44 AW-LY 66066 6V69 BS-AD 66142 6V61 RO-MG 66153 6E09 MG-LK 66204 6V80 RM-CT 22nd September 07.06 66007 6E50 CT-RM 08.55 66037 6B36 DT-AH 09.14 66428 6M96 MG-CY 11.09 66157 6V05 RO-MG 11.10 66036 6A36 AH-DT 11.28 60054 6B13 RN-WH 12.02 66019 6V40 LK-MG 15.58 66142 6V07 RO-LL 16.00 66122 6M41 MG-RO 17.00 66019 6E37 LL-LK 18.03 60054 6B47 WH-MG 18.55 66545 4V07 RG-SG 20.53 66091 6V55 BD-MG 22.02 66083 6E09 SS-IM 22.08 66131 6V68 BN-CT 22.32 66007 6V35 RM-CT 23rd September 11.05 60054 6B13 RN-WH 11.28 66091 6V05 RO-MG 12.07 66153 6E09 MG-LK 12.21 60085 6E41 WH-LY 12.28 66019 6V40 LK-LL 14.35 37607/608 1Z14 KS-DY 15.15 37604/603 6M67 BR-CE 16.04 66122 6M41 MG-RO 20.03 66051 6Z59 KY-RN 20.14 66007 6V06 HD-CT 20.42 66177 6E30 MG-HL 66066 6M72 BZ-CV 66121 6V36 LK-LL 66122 6V61 RO-LL 66131 6V81 RM-CT 66194 6V93 CY-MG 66248 6V07 RO-MG 66248 6E36 MG-LY 66545 4V57 RG-SG 66620 6M37 MW-EA 24th September 11.05 60054 6B13 RN-WH

24th September (cont) 11.35 60085 6E41 WH-KY 14.34 60011 6V92 CY-MG 18.19 60054 6B47 WH-MG 158954 5Z71 GL-RD 25th September 11.07 60054 6B13 RN-WH 12.09 60085 6E41 WH-LY 15.16 60011 6V92 CV-MG 15.29 66248 6V07 RO-MG 16.28 66197 6E37 MG-LK 18.22 60054 6B47 WH-MG 19.45 66518 4V57 RG-SG 20.16 66114 6V36 LY-MG 22.11 60035 6E20 MG-IM 22.29 66122 6V29 AE-CT 23.03 66177 6E47 LL-TY 66097 6X52 PY-MN 66142 6V55 BD-RN 66614 6M57 MW-EA 26th September 11.00 60068/66119/127/148 OP54 AD-TO 11.35 60085 6E41 WH-LY 17.02 59205 6C80 MC-WY 20.17 66079 6V68 BN-CT 22.25 66166 6Z42 LC-CT 66122 6E50 CT-RM 66122 0V35 RM-AD 66143 6M74 CT-BN 27th September 16.40 66142 6Z20 LL-IM 18.05 66080/115/127/176 66213 0F66 TO-AD 21.47 66176 6M42 LL-RO 23.22 66157 6V42 LK-LL 66004 6E30 MG-HL 28th September 01.32 66127 6E80 CT-RM 03.54 66080 6M11 MG-RO 06.41 60011 6M57 RN-KY 19.22 60011 6Z59 KY-RN 20.05 66017 6E30 MG-HL 22.44 66213 6E47 LL-TY 23.25 66127 6V81 RM-CT 23.57 66079 6V61 RO-LL 29th September 11.00 60054 6B13 RN-WH 11.25 66020 6V40 LK-MG 11.30 60013 6E41 WH-LY 20.05 66107 6V36 LK-MG 20.17 66004 6E30 MG-HL 22.13 66137 6E09 SS-IM 22.18 66122 6E20 MG-IM 23.59 66127 6V61 RO-MG 66020 6E37 LL-LK 66148 6V68 BN-CT

29th September (cont) 66842 6Z50 LM-GL 66842 0Z50 CF-LM 30th September 01.38 66166 6M94 MG-CY 07.57 60041 6M57 RN-KY 11.01 66017 6E77 WH-PC 14.45 66420/427 6M67 BR-CE 14.53 66166 6V92 CY-MG 16.01 66841 6E66 CT-SY 19.36 60041 6Z59 KY-RN 20.20 66004 6E30 MG-HL 21.35 60073 6V36 LK-LL 22.34 66221 6E20 MG-IM 60073 6E36 MG-LK 66079 6V07 RO-MG 66137 6E09 SS-IM 66200 6X52 PY-MN 1st October 09.30 66842 6Z50 GL-EH 15.09 66008 6V92 CY-MG 15.57 60035 6M41 MG-RO 16.05 60011 6V07 RO-MG 20.05 66079 6E30 MG-HL 22.54 66162 6V29 AE-CT 31285 1Z11 CF-DY 47786+99506 2Z48 DY-TN 66119 6V77 CV-BZ 2nd October 06.40 60035 6M81 MG-RO 10.59 60054 6B13 RN-WH 15.28 60041 6V92 CY-MG 16.26 60035 6V07 RO-MG 16.45 66017 6E37 LL-LK 18.04 60054 6B47 WH-MG 19.17 66088 6V36 LK-LL 20.18 66020 6V63 RO-LL 23.25 66027 6V81 RM-CT 23.49 66110 CT-BN 23.55 66248 6V93 CY-MG 60085 6E41 WH-LY 66563 4V57 RG-SG 3rd October 07.00 DEMU 1001 1Z27 +60118+60501+69337+ 60529+60116 HT-WS 10.45 60085 6E41 WH-LY 5th October 06.33 66248 6M81 MG-RO 09.09 66162 6M96 MG-RO 11.12 60053 6B13 RN-WH 11.41 60063 6V05 RO-MG 14.55 37423 5Z37 CF-DY 15.04 60035 6V92 CY-MG 18.20 60053 6B47 WH-MG 19.33 66183 6V67 BS-AD

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5th October (cont) 20.39 66015 6E30 MG-HL 22.14 66176 6E20 MG-IM 60085 6E41 WH-LY 6th October 07.07 60073/66148 0A53 SA-AD 11.58 60054 6B13 RN-WH 12.26 66040 6V40 LK-MG 14.35 600304 6E41 WH-LY 16.26 66248 6V07 RO-MG 16.28 66194 6E37 LL-LK 18.58 66011 6X52 PY-MN 21.39 66126 6V68 BN-CT 21.42 66056 6E09 SS-IM 21.53 66157 6V06 KY-CT 22.17 60054 6B47 WH-MG 22.47 60035/66206 6E47 AD-TY 23.17 66080 6V61 CY-MG 23.34 66040 6E36 LL-LK 66519 4V57 RG-SG 7th October 06.23 66148 6M57 RN-KY 11.25 60041 6V05 RO-MG 12.06 60063 6B13 RN-WH 15.02 66720 4V09 CH-PY 15.12 66017 6V92 CY-MG 15.57 66162 6M41 MG-RO 16.08 66150 6V07 RO-CT 18.10 66118 6V63 RO-LL 19.10 66510 4V57 RG-SG 19.20 60065 6B47 WH-MG 19.25 66170 6Z59 KY-RN 20.13 60024 6E30 MG-HL 8th October 09.51 60063 6M96 LL-CY 12.05 60024 6E41 WH-LY 16.02 60035 6M41 MG-RO 16.27 66040 6E37 LL-LK 16.33 60073 6V07 RO-MG 18.28 66076 6V36 LK-LL 20.18 66126 6V06 KY-CT 21.35 66177 6E09 SS-IM 22.16 66162 6E20 MG-IM 60063 6V93 CY-MG 66004 6X52 PY-MN 66150 6M11 MG-RO 66177 4V32 WP-ON 66183 6V77 CV-BZ 66206 6E47 LL-TY 66605 6Z21 EA-MW 9th October 60045 6B36 DT-AH 60045 6A36 AH-DT 60054 6B13 RN-WH 60054 6B47 WH-MG 60059 6E41 WH-LY 60073 6M81 MG-RO 60096 6M96 MG-CY 66015 6V92 CY-MG

9th October (cont) 66017 6M11 MG-RO 66017 6V05 RO-MG 66059 6M43 LL-RO 66080 6E09 MG-LK 66088 6E37 AD-LK 66089 6V81 RM-CT 66098 6V40 LK-LL 66102 6X52 PY-MN 66157 6Z42 LC-CT 66165 6E47 LL-TY 66510 4V57 RG-SG 66558 6M37 MG-IM 10th October 03.25 60059 6Z49 MG-AW 05.17 66152 5Z76 EH-WH 05.36 31105 AZ07 TN-DY 07.59 66183 6M60 TK-BS 10.40 66186 6V40 LK-MG 10.59 60054 6B13 RN-WH 17.41 60054 6B47 WH-MG 17.46 60035 4V36 LK-LL 17.56 60059 6Z44 AW-LY 60010 6E41 WH-LY 67008 1Z95 VA-WS 11th October 18.44 60063 6E37 MG-LK 20.19 60041 6E30 MG-HL 20.31 66059 6M42 LL-RO 66152 5Z84 WS-EH 12th October 00.09 66120/131/160/173 0A53 BS-MG 05.30 60035 6M81 MG-RO 07.19 66059 6V54 RO-MG 09.00 66173 6M96 MG-CY 11.03 66248 6V05 RO-MG 12.11 66077 6V40 LK-LL 16.09 60035 6V07 RO-MG 17.28 66160 6M41 MG-RO 19.23 66098 6V06 HD-CT 19.43 66060 6V69 BS-AD 66114 6E09 LL-LK 66173 6M96 MG-CY 66206 6E47 AD-TY 66230 6A36 AH-DT 66301 4V09 CH-PY 13th October 14.30 66720 4V09 CH-PY 23.54 66605 6M37 WY-EA 66079 6B36 DT-AH 66120 6M11 MG-RO 66173 6M81 MG-RO 66183 6E09 SS-IM 14th October 00.42 66165 6M94 MG-CY 00.47 66083 6E80 CT-RM 01.10 66125 6V02 TY-MG 03.25 60011 6M11 MG-RO 03.42 66096 6V09 LK-MG 04.00 60010 6V98 LY-WH

14th October (cont) 04.45 37510/66430 6V74 CE-BE 05.25 66030 6V72 AD-SW 11.20 60010 6E41 WH-LY 11.33 60054 6B13 RN-WH 14.05 66305 4V09 CH-PY 14.49 37510/66430 6M67 BR-CE 19.59 66423 6Z67 SY-CT 22.13 60040 6E20 MG-IM 22.30 66079 6W62 AD-LD 22.36 66125 6E47 AD-TY 23.17 66060 6M72 BZ-CV 23.52 66131 6V61 RO-MG 23.59 66423 0Z68 CT-CE 66012 6V19 IM-MG 66034 6V93 CY-MG 66083 6V81 RM-CT 66161 6V49 TY-AD 66171 6M81 MG-RO 66176 6M57 RN-KY 66198 6M98 CT-KY 15th October 60035 6V61 RO-MG 60054 6B13 RN-WH 60054 6B47 WH-MG 66060 6V77 CV-HL 66140 6V40 LK-MG 66171 6M11 MG-RO 66173 6M81 MG-RO 16th October 47832 6Z47 RY-WH 47851/37516/676 5Z64 CN-SG 60004 6Z42 LC-CT 60011 6M81 MG-RO 60011 6V07 RO-MG 60040 6E41 WH-LY 60054 6B13 RN-WH 66131 6V92 CY-MG 66160 6M43 LL-RO 66173 6V05 RO-MG 17th October 17.20 67005 1Z63 CS-SV 60011/54 6B13 RN-WH 60073 6V19 IM-MG 66060 6M60 EX-BS 66083 6V29 AE-CT 18th October 60004 6M42 DY-LA 60035 6E30 MG-HL 19th October 31106 4Z08 DY-LA 60004 6V54 RO-LL 60011 6E20 WH-LY 60040 6E41 WH-LY 60054 6B47 WH-MG 60073 6V63 RO-MG 60073 6M41 MG-RO

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19th October (cont) 66120 6V06 HD-CT 66150 6E30 MG-HL

66163 6E09 MG-LK 66176 6M81 MG-RO 66192 6M96 MG-CY

66248 6E37 LL-LK 66585 4V57 RG-SG

Stirlingshire Sightings by Derek Sneddon

16th September 05.00 66425 4H47 GM-IS 06.00 66098 6L49 MN-LW 08.30 66610 6A65 OX-AB 13.00 66415 4A13 GM-AB 15.45 66102 6N67 MN-GM 17th September 07.00 66424 4Z77 GM-EE 18.15 66018 6D68 GM-MN 18th September 05.00 66416 4H47 GM-IS 13.00 66419 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66112 6S36 DS-GM 21st September 05.00 66419 4H47 GM-IS 07.00 66427 4Z77 GM-EE 10.30 66523 6G05 CM-LT 22nd September 05.00 66419 4H47 GM-IS 06.00 66610 6H51 OX-IS 06.15 66104 6A31 MN-AB 07.00 66434 4Z77 GM-EE 13.30 66112 6S36 DS-GM 15.45 66101 6N67 MN-GM 23rd September 05.00 66417 4H47 GM-IS 06.00 66101 6L49 MN-LW 07.00 66422 4Z77 GM-EE 08.30 66610 6A65 OX-AB 10.30 66523 6G05 GM-LT 13.00 66423 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66112 6S36 DS-GM 14.10 37611/038 4Z50 IS-CB 15.45 66156 6N35 MN-GM 24th September 05.00 66423 4H67 GM-IS 06.15 66139 6A31 NM-AB 07.00 66422 4Z77 GM-EE 11.00 66080 6A30 MN-LN 13.00 66413 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66112 6S36 DS-GM 14.10 37600/038 4Z50 IS-CB 25th September 05.00 66413 4H47 GM-IS 07.00 66422 4Z77 GM-EE 10.30 66523 6G05 CM-LT 13.00 66412 4A13 GM-AB

25th September (cont) 13.05 66016/47812 1Z44 CE-AB 13.30 66139 6S36 DS-GM 26th September 05.00 66412 4H47 GM-IS 07.30 47786/826 1Z47 PA-KL 09.30 66422 4M16 GM-DV 13.00 66419 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66126 6S36 DS-GM 15.30 66425 4S43 DV-GM 28th September 05.00 66419 4H47 GM-IS 15.45 66126 6N35 MN-GM 18.15 66194 6N44 PW-GM 20.30 66423 4M30 GM-DV 21.30 66194 6M34 GM-DS 29th September 07.00 66412 4Z77 GM-EE 11.00 66019 6A30 MN-LN 13.00 66433 4A13 GM-AB 30th September 08.30 66610 6A65 OX-AB 18.15 66126 6N44 PW-GM 18.15 66230 6D68 GM-MN 1st October 06.15 66016 6A31 MN-AB 13.00 66528 4A13 CM-LT 2nd October 07.00 66415 4Z77 GM-EE 13.00 66413 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66098 6S36 DS-GM 18.15 66154 6N44 PW-GM 18.20 66067 6D68 GM-MN 21.30 66528 6G10 RV-LT 23.00 66016 6D84 AB-MN 3rd October 05.00 66413 4H47 GM-IS 15.30 66423 4S43 DV-GM 5th October 02.30 37087/688 4Z48 CB-IS 05.00 66413 6H47 GM-IS 15.30 66422 4S43 DV-GM 19.30 66419 4M30 GM-DV 22.00 66067 6M34 GM-DS 6th October 05.00 66413 4H47 GM-IS 06.15 66200 6A31 MN-AB

6th October (cont) 13.00 66414 4A13 GM-AB 7th October 05.00 66414 4H47 GM-IS 06.00 66164 6L49 MN-LW 07.00 66434 4Z77 GM-EE 10.30 66524 6G05 RV-LT 13.30 66067 6S36 DS-GM 8th October 01.00 66615 6H51 OX-IS 02.30 66429 4Z48 CB-IS 06.15 66043/156 6A31 MN-AB 13.00 66417 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 66067 6S36 DS-GM 15.30 67005/06 1Z44 CE-AB 9th October 05.00 66417 4H47 GM-IS 07.00 66414 4Z77 GM-EE 13.00 66419 4A13 GM-AB 15.30 66422 4S43 DV-GM 15.45 66109 6N67 MN-GM 10th October 05.00 66419 4H47 GM-IS 10.30 66524 6G05 RV-LT 16.30 66554 6G08 MN-LT 12th October 02.30 66431 4Z48 CB-IS 05.00 66429 4H47 GM-IS 07.00 66419 4Z77 GM-EE 14.30 66546 6G07 MN-LT 15.30 66414 4S43 DV-GM 18.20 60022 6D68 GM-MN 13th October 02.30 66431 4Z48 CB-IS 05.00 66428 4H47 GM-IS 06.25 67401 6A31 MN-AB 07.00 66429 4Z77 GM-EE 13.00 66418 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 60022 6S36 DS-GM 15.45 66006 6N35 MN-GM 14th October 02.30 66431 4Z48 CB-IS 05.00 66418 4H47 GM-IS 08.30 66602 6A65 OX-AB 13.00 66413 4A13 GM-AB 13.30 60022 6S36 DS-GM

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Sightings Location Codes: AB Aberdeen AC Achnasheen AD Alexander Dock

Jnct AE Attercliffe AH Ashchurch AV Avonmouth AY Ayr AW Aberthaw BA Blair Atholl BD Bedworth BE Berkeley BH Brierley Hill BL Bristol BN Beeston BR Bridgwater BS Bescot BT Barton Hill BZ St Blazey BY Barry CA Calvert CB Coatbridge CE Crewe CD Charfield CF Cardiff CH Chaddesden CL Carlisle CM Chalmerston CN Carnforth CS Cheltenham CT Cardiff Tidal

CV Cliff Vale CY Corby DC Dyce DR Doncaster DS Dalston DT Didcot DV Daventry DY Derby EA Earles Sdgs ED Edinburgh EE Elderslie EL Elgin FR Fairwater GL Gloucester GM Grangemouth GS Gleneagles HA Hayes HL Hartlepool HS Hunslet HT Hastings HY Hinksey IM Immingham IS Inverness 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 LT Longannet LW Linkswood LY Lindsey MC Machen ME Montrose MG Margam MH Millerhill MN Mossend MO Moreton MW Moorswater NJ Norton Jnct NL Newtonhill NT Newport NW Nantwich OB Oban ON Onllwyn OO Old Oak Common OX Oxwellmains PA Paisley PC Port Clarence PF Peak Forest PH Perth PN Paddington PW Prestwick PY Portbury

PZ Penzance RD Reading RG Rugeley RM Rotherham RN Robeston RO Round Oak RV Ravenstruther RY Rugby SA Saltley SC Scunthorpe SG Stoke Gifford SH Slough SN Stockton SS Swansea ST Severn Tunnel Jnct SV Stevenage SW Swindon SY Shipley TE Trostre TH Theale TK Tavistock Jnct TL Tilbury TN Taunton TO Toton TY Tees Yard VA Victoria WB Wembley WH Westerleigh WP Worksop WS Worcester WY Westbury

Open Days 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 so details can be passed on. No new events to report

European News by Martin Hall

On my recent holiday in Austria this year I had a pleasant surprise when I had a problem with a particular train that I was to travel on. An announcement came on to tell us that our train from Salzburg (Austria) to Frankfurt (Germany) was running 30-45mins late due to engineering works which would have meant we missed our connection in Frankfurt (travelling on to Köln (Germany). We decided to ask at the ticket office in Salzburg if they could help us. No problem was the reply and they re-booked our journey there and then, no extra charge and a better service being the new high speed Rail Jet. Now try this in the UK! The new Rail Jet services are superb. Very comfortable, as we were in first class, and there was a television screen at the end of the coach showing the route and the train’s position. A very pleasant holiday, the weather was great, 30°C temperatures, which I found comfortable

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Location ‘Spot’light Update by Trevor Roots

TOTON YARD

New Bank sidings has been taken out of use as can be seen from the photo below, with nothing now stabled alongside the track and eastern boundary fence leading to the bank from Bessell Lane. The road bridge is the A52.

With spare siding capacity, 12 Cl.60s have been moved alongside the depot but to the east of the through lines. They are now in a much better position to view and photograph from the bank, though on the day I went, a rake of ballast hoppers was partly obscuring the front row of three. Long row: 60083/006/081/005/053/078/023/089/025, short row: 60097/044/ ?. This rearrangement has produced an interesting pairing of 60044 & 60078, being two of the three in ex-Mainline blue livery, the other being 60011, which was a long time resident at the rear of the depot (see previous report in July 2008 issue). Two other locos in special liveries have also been brought into full view after a long time, namely 60006 in silver Corus livery and 60081 in GWR lined green, which personally I never saw running. Interestingly all the nameplates have been removed which is a shame

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Railway Globetrotters by Ray Smith

German Freight Locos - A Tale of 2 Depots – Part 2: Continuing from the first part in the September issue, the second depot visited in April 2009 was Koln Gremberg. This depot had present 15 different DB classes and 2 from the private sector. Although it was a weekday, the shed contained 69 locomotives. On walking into the depot manager’s office, he knew what we wanted and permission was granted. The date was 23rd April. On view were members of Cl.139, 140, 145, 151, 152, 155, 185, 189, 225, 294, 333, 335, 362, 363 and 365. Also present were Belgian 2820 and PEG V60D V60 02.

PEG 0-8-0 V60-02

225091 originally passenger Cl.215, converted by removing the steam heat boiler, but many

re-numbered without conversion This class was designed for cross border freight workings and is a 4 voltage version of Cl.152. Similar ends but with a ribbed bodyside. They were bought by DB then sold to a leasing company and then leased back. Although they can be seen regularly in the Rotterdam area they return to Germany for servicing.

Railion 189089

145045 In recent years DB has introduced different classes but used the same body design. Cl.101 and 146 are passenger locomotives and Cl.145, 152 and 185 are freight. Some 145s worked push pull passenger services in the Ruhr prior to the arrival of the 146s. On paper the 145s are all allocated to Berlin Seddin, the 152s to Nurnberg Rbf and the 185s to Mannheim. The 3 classes can be seen all over Germany. Uncannily all 3 freight classes had a locomotive withdrawn due to accidents and each locomotive was replaced with a new one carrying the same number.

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363675 the standard former DB shunter.

Introduced as Cl.360 this class was later converted for radio control and some became Cl.364. They were later re-engined and these became Cl.362. A heavier version was required and ballasted. This became Cl.361. The radio controlled members became Cl.365 and the re-engined ones became Cl.363. Many were sent to the former east to replace the ageing Cl.344, 345 and 346s. Many of these classes have also been scrapped.

Gremberg 1 a former Cl.335 (I think) allocated to Koln

Gremberg as a depot shunter, one of 4 such

locomotives

All photos were taken Ray Smith on Koln Gremberg Depot on 23 April 2009, unless otherwise shown.

All Our Yesterdays by Alan Gilmour

Some very personal reminisces from Dagenhams’ Lawrie Williams this month, from his childhood, his days on the railway, plus of course comments on buses & trains. I hope that you agree that they paint a picture of life as it was during WW2 and immediate post-war period. My transport interest started before I commenced school. I can remember being carried in my father’s arms down the open rear staircase of an LT type 3 axle double-decker on route 106. This then ran from Finsbury Park to Blackwall Tunnel / Becontree (now diverted to Whitechapel only and replaced via Mile End to Docklands). Looking over the back of the bus it looked a long way to fall. I had to run back when the bus stopped, to retrieve my cap from the gutter. It was about this time, June 1944, that a bomb dropped on the GER railway bridge over Grove Road, Bow. I was Intrigued to see trolley-buses with poles down reversing into side streets each side of the bridge to return from whence they came. At nights I would lay in bed listening to the clanking rods of locos going between Liverpool Street and Stratford. At the time we lived downstairs and my aunt, uncle and older cousin upstairs in a road just off Grove Road. He came home on leave during the blackout and walked round what he discovered later was a bombsite caused by a V1 strike. The bridge now has a blue plaque commemorating the incident (alongside a Railtrack sign asking for reports of bridge strikes !!!) After the war it was family custom to visit the country at Bank Holidays. Initially we used Coburn Road station but later Mile End once the Central line had been extended, sometimes changing from tube to steam pending completion through Epping. We sometimes went to Loughton or Theydon Bois stations then walked to Abridge returning by bus on route 10, Abridge / Wanstead to Elephant / Victoria, or vice-versa. The 10’s were also worked from Leyton garage with 3 axle LT type double-deckers.

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The 677 trolleybuses along Grove Road replaced 77 trams in 1939, although I do not remember any tram tracks, presumably recovered quickly to facilitate the war effort. Crossing Mile End Road on their way to West India Dock the 677’s would often de-wire. At the time running along Mile End Road were routes 10, 25 & 96 buses, 661 & 663 trolleys, 720 to Epping/Bishops Stortford, 721 Brentwood, 722 Upminster & 726 to Whipsnade Zoo on summer Sundays. 277 buses replaced the 677s. (These still run with D6 replacing 106. Until recently there were only 25 bendy buses along Mile End Road). Like Alan Gilmour, I visited Stratford during the 1950s taking photographs with a Kodak folding Brownie. This replaced a box camera. It had two speeds --- slow & dead slow !! The shutter release was on the lens at the end of the bellows. This contributed to camera shake and sometimes resulted in the front of the camera being pulled down cutting off chimneys of locos !!. One photo shows one E J Pop Norris tip-toeing across the tracks. He lived in the Forest of Dean but was leader of most BLS trips starting from London. These would start from London terminus on a Saturday evening and visit up to 16 sheds/works before arriving back on Sunday evening, Pop had then to get back to Gloucester !!. Besides a mac he wore sandals, great for shed bashing (frequent pauses to return cinders to the ground). All topped off by bifocal specs Gandhi style. He was a University Don. I’ve no idea of his age but to me he seemed pretty ancient. After leaving London on an overnight trip he would visit the train toilet to have a shave but this never seemed to reach his shirt collar where a bush of grey hair protruded. He was keen to shave before Cheddington on the WCML as we would suffer a bouncy ride due, he said, to running on concrete sleepered track. When I was at Leicester in the 1960s the Divisional Manager was senior in army rank but lower in railway grade to the Line Manager at Derby. After an accident enquiry the staff at Derby would phone up to find out the outcome but we were under instruction that the Line Manager should be requested to speak to our Divisional Manager personally, petty politics. The DM was feared by most staff on the Division. On one occasion the Station Master at Market Harborough phoned up and said he had a quantity of out-of-date detonators in his store room but had been unable to get any boxes from the General Stores at Derby (they were sent direct from stations to Garston Dock, put on a tug and dumped in the Irish Sea off Liverpool). It was suggested that he take them down to the loco shed before the DM’s visit and explode them under a loco moving up and down the yard. Trouble was that the noise made the local paper so we had to arrange with DM’s secretary that she would ensure he didn’t see that paper. The Station Master was Jim O’Brian who later became Regional General Manager and eventually Chief Executive of BRB. I very much hope that the reader has found this piece as enjoyable as I did when I first read it, a wonderful store of memories of life on & off the railway. Lawrie has also supplied half a dozen B&W 620 size contact prints covering Stratford, Lowestoft, Liverpool Street & West Hartlepool in support which I will be happy to copy on to members on receipt of an SAE --- Alan Gilmour.

Preservation News - 2 Wensleydale Railway by Trevor Roots: As mentioned by Andrew Woodcock in a previous article (Sep 2009), ‘new’ locos have now arrived at the site. The photos below show 20166 from the Battlefield Line & 25313 from the Llangollen Railway (see photo of 25313 before moving in the last issue). An article on 47540 will appear in a future issue.

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Wagon Corner by Martin Hall

WAGON NEWS: Fastline has secured a new contract with Eon to haul coal trains for at least three years so the mothballed Class 56/3’s could be back in action again. 31 potash hoppers built by Arbel-Fauvet (NACO19250-19280) are being refurbished at WH Davis and are having a striking bright blue livery applied. JGA No. NACO19258 is the first vehicle to be completed. The programme to refurbish the now ageing ‘Salmon’ fleet and recode them ‘Osprey’ has now reached 132 vehicles. Autumn has arrived and the leaf-busting RHTT FEA wagons are already out-and-about. Their disposition is as follows: Bescot Yard: 642015/49 Crewe: 642009/10/27/33/44/45 Didcot West Yard: 642031/39 Doncaster: 642023/30 Inverness: 642011/29 Margam: 642014/24 Newport: 642020/34 Wembley Yard: 642013/18/22/36/42/46/47/48/50 York Holgate: 642002/04/05/25/32/35/37/40/41/43 Carlisle Kingmoor: 642001/08/15/17/21 Stowmarket: 642003/06/07/12/19/26/28/38

FEA 642007 Carlisle, 29 November 2007

Disposals: (Aug 2009) Air-Braked Stock: 350060/0469/0764/0880/0903/0950/1072/1291/1292/1377/1382/1389/2007/2064/2155/2169/2169/2262 2505/2674/2759/2932/3259/3290/3387/3446/3695/3710/3763/3791/3837/3885/3887/3889/3949/3978 4055/4100/4195/4319/4322/4339/4577/4893/5147/5177/5546/5758/5831/5862/5870/5903/6029/6162 6168/6196/6203/6266/6273/6351/6438/6443/6449/6487/6631/6880/7069/7332/7473/7870/7939/8255 8418/8434/9025/9150, 960000/4032 WAGON REVIEW: NG(MRCF) Weltrol WP Motorail Car Flat An interesting conversion I photographed at Carlisle was TDB96542. These 25t Weltrol WP wagons were converted at BRML Springburn to loading ramps to enable car to be driven on to the Motorail Vans attached at the back of non-stop expresses or sleeper trains. The well part of the wagon was converted with a ramp and then a roof section was added. Number Series: TDB 96450 (B900920) TDB 96451 (B900912) TDB 96452 (B900917) TDB 96453 (B900926) TDB 96454 (B900938)

Car ramp TDB96452 Carlisle, 22 July 1991

Martin Hall

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Light Rail and Metro News by Martin Hall

Edinburgh: A dispute has arisen with the tram project largely over cost, which could mean the building programme could run well over budget. On the tram side the first vehicle has been completed and is ready for shipping to the UK. Wolverhampton: The project to re-build the bus station into a bus-tram-train interchange will start in October this year. Leeds: The proposed trolleybus scheme for Leeds looks likely to be approved. Liverpool: To improve the link between Liverpool city centre and John Lennon Airport, a tram-train scheme has been put forward. Maidenhead: Another LRT scheme has been voiced to re-use a closed BR line between Maidenhead and High Wycombe, closed by BR in 1970.

Stock Changes by Trevor Roots (observations)

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. Locos ’Exported’ on hire: (to France) DB Schenker: 58021 Locos ’Exported’: (to Poland) 66625 New Stock: EMUs: ( * on test) 377514* 377517* 377518* 377519* 377521 378136* 378137* 378138* Namings: 33202 Dennis G. Robinson 66727 Andrew Scott CBE 92017 Bart the Engine 321313 University of Essex

as reported last moth, this is the nameplate attached to EMT 43082 as seen on

13 October 2009

New Stock

though previously reported via Ian Feather in July 2009 issue

at the start of the service here is the first of the class,

395001 on a driver training run to

Ramsgate note the elevated separated

HS1 to the left Ashford International

12 October 2009

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Revised Liveries

Hull Trains 180113 (50913) in First dynamic lines livery

Doncaster, 15 October 2009

Hull Trains 180113 (59913) in First dynamic lines livery, note set number on this cab front only, Doncaster, 15 October 2009

VWC DVT 82126 Birmingham New Street

in Pendolino livery nicknamed ‘Pretendolino’

11 August 2009

Craig Johnson

Liveries…RIP With many companies nearing the end of re-livering their rolling stock into corporate liveries, many of the previous liveries are now extinct or nearly so from entire fleets or particular classes. So until the next round of franchise changes, liveries, particularly on multiple units, will be fairly uniform and less varied. So here is a last look at a once common privatisation livery soon to rendered extinct.

144019 in WYPTE red & silver grey livery which once adorned

Cls.155 & 333 the 2 car sets have

already succumbed to NT purple Doncaster

15 October 2009

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