37800 running through Kingston 04/05/24, approaching
East Midlands Parkway while running north light engine
as 0M55 from Old Oak Common to Derby RTC
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SITE UPDATED |
Tuesday May 07, 2024 08:10 |
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Monday 06/05/24 |
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PUBLICATION TIME/S - 08:05 (Tue)
NEWS
STOCK CHANGES,
LISTS/LOCATIONS,
STATS
DBC, Freightliner, DCR & LS fleet changes, 66309 on test,
extraction traction from Crewe EMD notes
FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 06:56 (Tue)
JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS -
92028 on the ECML with a diverted 1M16 sleeper working,
7817 & 70811 on 6J37, 69006 on 6E85, 56105 on 6S95,
57303 towing 92023 to Leicester, 66040 scrambled to
assist 66143 forward from Burton with 6H12, 66205 &
66114 in Didcot after tour work, 66099 & 66192 either
end of 6H59 to Dowlow, de-branded 68023 in Stockport
with 68033, 56090 returning one log carrier to Baglan
Bay from St Philips Marsh, 68002 twice taking 4Z44 north
between Daventry and Coatbridge, 88007 & 68005 on
diverted intermodal workings between Coatbridge and
Daventry
REPORTAGE
TOURING - 33012 & 73136 being assisted by a raft of Class 59s
working the May The Fourth Be With Your spin and win
jolly, 37668 & 37518 to Penzance with the Spring Cornish
Explorer, 37521 & 37667 then 34046 taking the English
Riviera Express to Kingswear, 44871 & 47746 visiting Par
with the Royal Duchy from Bristol, 57313 & 47815 taking
the Northern Belle to Edinburgh
PORTFOLIO
Images from between April 24th and May 3rd 2024
VIEW
90012 & 90008 crossing the M6 at Penrith
working 4M80 from Coatbridge to Crewe Basford Hall
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Friday 03/05/24 |
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PUBLICATION TIME/S - 20:45 (Sat)
NEWS
STOCK CHANGES,
LISTS/LOCATIONS
Second EMR Class 90 collected from Crewe EMD, DBC fleet change,
Orange 20s at Eastleigh, GBRf fleet changes/66306-66316
notes/updated survey table, WBHT Class 66s notes/survey
FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 17:39 (Sat)
JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS -
Industry partners branding on 66413, 69006 powering 6E85
from Middleton Towers, 67024 & 92015 hading south as
0A06 to Wembley, three Sheds for 6D44, 68017 & 68009 on
the Bridgwater flasks, Class 730s at Lichfield Trent
Valley forming a Bromsgrove bound service
REPORTAGE
STOCK CONTROL - 69008 bringing the Arlington barriers south from
Widnes, 69009 transferring Class 360s between Kettering
and Northampton, 47805 & 47712 returning tour stock to
Southall, 37800 taking 730013 to Soho, 37800
transferring Class 387s between Ilford and Reading,
150281 paying a potentially final visit to Newport
TOURING -
33012 with the LU 4TC set and a raft of partnering traction
working the Return of the Shedi tours, 47805 & 47712 taking
the Royal Windsor Statesman to Windsor & Eton Riverside
PORTFOLIO
Images from between April 22nd and May 2nd 2024
VIEW
66788 passing Ribblehead
working 6E77 from Arcow Quarry to Hunslet via Blea Moor
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Thursday 02/05/24 |
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PUBLICATION TIME/S - 14:20 23:40 (Thu) 05:05 (Fri)
NEWS
LISTS/LOCATIONS
Traction on the road - COTS power car from Derby and two more
Class 90s from Crewe EMD, additional Class 67s for TFW, 66308
named
FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 14:09
JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS - 69005 taking 6E86 to Monk Bretton, 56098
works to Bristol East with 4Z64, BB20s run to Kings Norton,
66102 & 66084 top and tail on 6H59 through Devonport,
66076 with the Round Oak to Immingham working at
Stourbridge Junction, RA43s taking Choppers to
Kidderminster/returning to Kings Norton, 66053 hauling
6E97 through Appleby, Class 730s into service on the
Cross City line workings
REPORTAGE
STOCK CONTROL - 43423 & 43467 with 43480 & 43468 collecting 777029 &
777037 from Long Marston, 47749 & 69009 bringing 701502
in from Worksop, 47712 & 47805 taking tour stock to
Paignton, 37800 taking 730218 to Oxley, 1497 leaving the
Spa Valley Railway, 57303 collecting Class 379s from
Worksop
TOURING - A round up of tours operated from between 27/04/24 and
01/05/24 featuring the Settle to Carlisle & Blackpool Pullman, the
Bath and Gloucester Steam Express, the Clan Line 50th Anniversary
Special, the Northern Belle Settle & Carlisle Steam Express, the
Belmond Pullman and the Settle & Carlisle Fellsman
BLUE PETER - 60532 undertaking a loaded mainline test run, from
Crewe to Crewe via Coton Hill
PORTFOLIO
Images from between April 22nd and April 30th 2024
VIEW
66430 on the 6K05 Carlisle Yard to Crewe Basford Hall engineers
working at Ribblehead
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