November - Intercity Railway Society

October 6 (cont)
47500 + 47760 worked the 1Z54 Shrewsbury -
Skegness through Stenson Jnct at 18.39.
At the Ffestiniog Railway today during the
special event to celebrate the life of Alan Pegler
alongside a fairly busy timetable the Boston
Lodge works were open to the public, and the
weather was very kind. Most of the steam loco
fleet was in service, plus a gravity train working,
an attempt to recreate the first reservation train
on the Ffestiniog with a Simplex loco (this
unfortunately expired halfway across The Cob,
and had to be rescued), and a double-headed
Double-Fairlie was working towards the end of
the day.
October 7
43357 & 43378 departed Birmingham New
Street at 18.03 working the 13.23 Plymouth -
Edinburgh service.
73208 working 7G24 Clapham Junction -
Eastleigh East Yard passed Basingstoke at
17.24.
October 8
66021 working 6C94 Cwmbargoed DP -
Aberthaw with 21 loaded HTAs southbound
through Llanbradach near Caerphilly 19.16.
October 9
90026 has received a bogie and wheelset
overhaul, 90036 should be next.
October 10
DR 73924 (Colas Rail) and DR 75403 (Volker
Rail) were seen in Welwyn Garden City Up
Yard at 07.45 and they were there on the 12 th .
October 11
73138 t&t 73107 past Paddock Wood at 10.42
working Hither Green - Hither Green via
Thanet.
October 12
Colas Rail DR 75407 was stabled on Exeter
TMD at 07.16.
October 13
October 13 (cont)
37685 + 37516 with 47804 hanging at the back,
passing Sunnyside Junction heading for
Whifflet South Junction at 19.08.
70019 was seen heading south through
Micheldever on Trafford Park - Southampton
Maritime working (photo below by David Elliott).
October 14
70014 failed near Acton Bridge Whilst Working
4Z21 Garston - Liverpool Bulk Terminal.
October 15
60059 passed Radley at 20.01 working 6E38
Colnbrook - Lindsey via Didcot.
90046 passes Heamies Bridge north of Stafford
at 13.11 with 4L90 Basford Hall - Felixstowe
intermodal (photo by Roger Thomas).
73204 'Janice' + 73119 'Borough of Eastleigh' +
73206 'Lisa' + 73213 from Hoo Junction were
seen running 2 hours late through Shawford at
14.00 (photo opposite by David Elliott).
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October 16
47818 + 47828 were seen at Reading West
Curve awaiting a path at 18.50.
October 17
66109 t&t 66039 on the 3S61 Margam -
Margam via Tir-phil with RHTT southbound
through Llanbradach near Caerphilly at 22.28.
56311 passed Didcot at 21.14 working 6Z16
Acton Yard - Chaddesden.
October 18
60045 passed Newport at 22.54 with loaded
steel flats.
460003 working 5Z60 Bournemouth -
Bournemouth departed Basingstoke at 2218
heading for Eastleigh.