November - Intercity Railway Society

Society Notice Board
Editor’s Comments:
What a month, Richard Branson getting a result from his legal challenge of the WC franchise outcome
with an apology from the government having found significant technical flaws in the bidding process
and thereby annulling the preferred winning bid by First on the 3 rd October. With the franchise to be rebid,
Virgin will be asked to run the franchise temporarily for up to 13 months past the 9 th December
deadline. All other franchise bids have also been temporarily put on hold. Then we get the sight of two
locos I never thought I would see with the repatriation on loan of the two A4s from across the pond,
60008 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' and 60010 'Dominion of Canada' . Fortunately I caught them at Shildon
on our last trip south prior to moving Chris to Scotland. On that note we should safely ensconced north
of the border, snow and all by the time you read this. So no more need for the confusion of sending
membership renewals to the Sussex address.
Hopefully I will eventually get back time to get on with various articles / series started but not
developed much in the past months and this will extend into further articles for our 40 th Anniversary in
2013. Apologies also for lack of wagon info or any Wagon Reviews in recent months, which I hope to
again find time to research...if anyone can help on wagons please offer your services.
In another interesting development, GBRf have bought three new Cl.66s from Holland in a reversal of
recent loco exports. Once brought over they will be altered to UK spec and re-numbered 66747-49.
Basford Hall, Crewe Trip:
Thanks to all those who attended our second official of the year, on Saturday 27 th October. Hopefully
as this was successful we will be able to conduct further trips especially during 2013, our 40 th
Anniversary year. See Report elsewhere.
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New Members: (* re-joined)
Stephen Goodwin (Nottingham), Robert Hawker (Cheltenham), Derek Lunn (Ringwood), Michael
Parker (Preston), Gary Pearson (Eastbourne), John Rhodes (Kettering) - a warm welcome to you all.
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