No.3 March 2010 - Intercity Railway Society
No.3 March 2010 - Intercity Railway Society
No.3 March 2010 - Intercity Railway Society
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Traffic & Traction News<br />
by John Barton<br />
February 1<br />
70001 passed through Kings Langley on 4M94<br />
at 18.25.<br />
08785 was seen on a low-loader in a<br />
southbound layby on the A1 near St Neots at<br />
14.30, destination unknown.<br />
February 2<br />
37194 plus 12065+12139+12092+12063 passed<br />
very slowly through Water Orton at 13.38.<br />
February 4<br />
60163 with support coach 14007 passed<br />
through Bushbury junction at 20.30 heading<br />
south towards Bescot.<br />
70001 worked the Felixstowe - Lawley Street up<br />
through Stratford at 16.31.<br />
31454 + 9708 on 1Q06 Derby - OOC passed<br />
Acton Wells Jnct at 00.26, 94 minutes late.<br />
February 5<br />
87002+325014+325007+325002 headed south<br />
through Stafford at 20.25<br />
February 6<br />
Network Rail tamper DR 73111 was observed<br />
stabled in Taunton Fairwater yard.<br />
67024 dragged 82212 and a dead 91115 south<br />
through Peterborough platform 2 at 14.20.<br />
378009 stormed away from Acton Central at<br />
13.33.<br />
February 7<br />
66024 was noted in West Drayton station at<br />
20.00 waiting to lay ballast onto the newly laid<br />
up main at Airport junction.<br />
43303 with 43366 working 08.50 XC03<br />
Edinburgh - Plymouth headed south through<br />
Doncaster at 12.31.<br />
February 8<br />
66732 with barrier coaches 6379 and 6378<br />
entered Litchurch Lane at 20.03.<br />
390009 pulled down overhead wires whilst<br />
heading southbound. 390004 was sitting in<br />
Berkhamstead platform 3 stuck behind it. A<br />
good two and a half mile length of overhead wire<br />
was down with the pantograph on the floor and<br />
the wires hanging down at ground level.<br />
February 9<br />
60060 working 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey tank<br />
train passed kings Norton at 13.03<br />
66089 headed south through Meadowhall at<br />
06.20 with a mixed rake of EWS construction<br />
and ex-Cemex wagons.<br />
February 10<br />
70001 passed through Coleshill Parkway at<br />
20.16 heading for Lawley Street.<br />
February 11<br />
66732 with barrier coaches 6378 & 6379 hauling<br />
unit 378021, left Derby at 18.27 heading south<br />
towards Willesden via MML.<br />
February 11 (cont)<br />
86702+325014+325007+325006 heading south<br />
passed through Northampton at 18.55.<br />
On hire to Northern Rail, SWT 158888 was seen<br />
in Carlisle with 158793.<br />
On the second day of driver training using a<br />
Colas Cl.66, 66843 piloted DRS 57002, suitably<br />
branded on the 6J37 Carlisle – Chirk timber<br />
train. 66843 was removed at Warrington. (see<br />
photos below)<br />
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