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EMUs / DMUs: Siemens repaired 450031 and 450032 following damage sustained in the severe weather in January. GLVs 68501 and 68504 have returned to traffic following attention. 68505 did return to traffic briefly but returned to the Works with problems. 68508 is stored. ex-Silverlink 508302 and 508303 returned from their wasted trip to Warrington as Mersey Rail don't need them at the moment. 508301 remained here. Nine Class 321s are now stored here; 321407 / 408 / 409 / 418 / 419 / 420 / 431 / 432 / 433. Class 421 (4-CIG) vehicles 76767 and 76838 (both from 1884) have been scrapped in January. Preserved Class 421 unit 1881 has been sold to the Brighton Belle Project and will yield essential parts to get the 5-BEL unit back on the mainline. What will happen to the bodies of the four CIG vehicles is unknown. Preserved Class 421 (4-CIG) 76818 from Pontypool is progressing well with it's bodywork repairs. Preserved Class 108 DMU vehicles 51933 and 54504 have arrived from Swanage for repainting. Class 423 (4-VEP) 3417 'Gordon Pettitt' remains under cover in secure storage. Carriages: Six ex-First Great Western HST Buffet Cars have arrived for storage; 40208 / 209 / 228 / 717 / 731 / 747. Barrier vehicles ADB975976 and ADB975977 have been scrapped during January. DRS vehicles 1657, 17159 and 80042 remain stored. Off lease Mk 2s remain stored: 1207 / 1221 / 5908 / 5933 / 5940 / 5943 / 5949 / 5957 / 5969 / 5977 / 5978 / 5980 / 6009 / 6012 / 6016 / 6021 / 6028 / 6029 / 6031 / 6037 / 6050 / 6101 / 6136 / 6150 / 6153 / 6175 / 6179 / 9704 / 9705 / 9707 / 9709 / 9710. Wagons: Overhauls of JNA wagons continue with 4404 leaving and 4408 and 4411 arriving. Freightliner KFAs have started arriving for overhaul. TDA bogie tank wagons have arrived for storage: 78201 / 08 / 09 / 12 / 16 / 19 / 25 / 28 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 36 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 45 / 46 / 48 / 52 stored TDA 78246 Eastleigh Works, 26 February 2010 preserved Cl.421 76818 from set 1399 Eastleigh Works, 2 February 2010 All photos by Carl Watson. More photos can be found at http: / / carl-watson.fotopic.net / Light Rail and Metro News by Martin Hall Bristol: No trams for Bristol as it has been decided right or wrongly, that the plan is to have a rapid transit bus scheme from Hengrove in the south of the city. Newcastle: It has been announced that DB Regio is to take over the running of the Tyne & Wear Metro. Liverpool: Finance is needed by March, otherwise the Merseytram project may be dropped. 22
Railway Globetrotters by Ray Smith Around Jenbach, Austria: Jenbach, in the Austrian Tirol (it can also be spelt Tyrol) is a good location for train observations. It is 20 minutes east of Innsbruck and it has more freight activity. Not only is it on the east-west main line, it is also on the German – Italian freight corridor which bypasses Innsbruck. It is a busy station and is also the termini for two narrow gauge railways. At the southern side is the Zillertahlbahn line to Mayrhofen and on the northern side is the Achenseebahn to Seespitz (see below). It is the only place in Austria where three different gauges can be found at the same location. The station only has 3 platforms with only 2 and 3 in use for passenger trains. On platform 1, there is a small buffet/bar with tables on the platform. However, my preference is another buffet/bar near to the Achenseebahn platforms that has outside tables and is a wonderful place to sit on a sunny day (with a beer) watching the trains. Apart from all of the Austrian trains German, Italian and some private locomotives can also be seen. 2043 057, a class on its way out, at Jenbach 31 January 2006 to shunt the timber traffic, 2068 034 stands at Jenbach, 31 January 2007 The Achenseebahn: (railway to lake Achen) was opened in 1889. It is meter gauge. The lake, which is the largest and deepest in the Tirol, 9.4 km long and 1km (at its widest point) and 133m deep was already a tourist attraction with the first steamship operating in 1887. Today the circular boat tour takes 2 hours. The water in the lake is almost drinking quality. The lake is 929 metres above sea level. In 1889 a second steamboat entered service. The line from Jenback to Seespitz is 6.36km long and the journey time up is 45 minutes and 40 minutes down. In 1916 the line was extended to the boat station bringing its current length to 6.76km. The line is rack from Jenback to Eben, which is its highest point at 970 metres above sea level. It is then adhesion into Seespitz. The locomotives push the train up and haul it down. On the uphill journey the locomotive runs to the front of the train to haul it into Seespitz. The locomotives, numbers 1, 2 and 3, named Eben am Achensee, Jenbach and Achenkirch were built in 1888/9 in Florisdorf and are the world’s oldest cog-wheel steam locomotives in service. They use the Riggenbach rack system. At the height of the season all 3 locomotives are in action so it was decided to construct another using some spare components and many new parts. Completed in 2004, number 4 was completed in time for the 2005 season. Sadly, in 2008 a fire seriously damaged number 1 so the company still has only 3 active locomotives. In 1995 it was decided to add a diesel shunter to the fleet. This was to save steaming a locomotive up for yard shunting and maintenance work. This became D1. The railway does not operate in the winter. There are two reasons. The water level in the lake becomes very low. This is due to the water being used to generate electricity in the hydro-electric power stations and also prevents the boats coming anywhere near some jetty’s. Seespitz can be completely dry! The lake needs the spring thaw to fill it up again. Also the snow blocks the line. This is a good time for maintenance. 23
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