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ICRS Publications All Members receive a 20% discount on ICRS books shown below All books (except A6 Pocket Datafiles / Books) are A5 spiral bound printed on 90gm paper with laminated card covers allowing them to be laid flat Editions of ICRS A5 spiral bound titles shown below previously printed by HB Publications are no longer available. However new editions will re-emerge during 2010. (Orders via ICRS only) Further details & orders via website: www.icrs.org.uk Pay online via PayPal or send a cheque to ICRS, 14 Partridge Gardens, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO8 9XG post & packing FREE to UK (cheques should be made payable to ICRS) Book Title Price non-member member Available: UK Rail Series: (previous editions published as UK Datafiles) No.1 Pocket Book 2010 (updated to 1 st January) £8.99 £7.19 No.2 UK Combine 2010 (updated to 1 st January) £14.99 £11.99 No.3 UK Wagons 2010 (updated to 1 st January) £11.99 £9.59 Loco Pocket Datafile - Eastleigh 100 Special 2009 £4.95 £3.95 Pocket Datafile 2009 £7.99 £6.39 Pocket Datafile 2008 £5.99 £4.79 (discounted from £6.99) Forthcoming: (in preparation) UK Rail Series: (previous editions published as UK Datafiles) No.4 UK Name Directory 2010 (updated to 1 st March) TBC TBC No.5 UK Locomotives TBC TBC No.6 UK Diesel Units (updated to 1 st January) TBC TBC No.7 UK Electric Units (updated to 1 st January) TBC TBC No.19 Irish Railways (updated to 1 st March) TBC TBC Proposed: (publication dates to be confirmed) UK Rail Series: (previous editions published as UK Datafiles) Nos.20 + Ultimate Sighting Files TBC TBC For those members wishing to know where to obtain titles not shown above but previously published by HB Publications, please refer to their website. Preservation Photo Spot 6 one loco…two names for Llanberis Lake Rly 1’ 11½” 0-4-0ST No.2 ‘Thomas Bach’ on left and ‘Wild Aster’ on right (as looking forward) Llanberis, 16 September 2009
Network News by Trevor Roots Workington Shuttle: On the 20 th November 2009 devastating floods swept away or forced condemnation of all the bridges over the River Derwent in the west of Cumbria around Workington, effectively cutting the town in two. The only bridge left standing was the rail bridge, which fortunately spanned the wider river mouth. The loss of the A597 bridge, on which tragically PC Bill Barker died and the A596 bridge, left anyone wishing to travel along the coast with a massive 20 mile detour to the next useable bridge, 6 miles inland at Great Broughton. It was even worse for local pedestrians, particularly school children who could see their destination on the other side of the river but had no access. looking west to the coast, the remains of the coastal A597 road bridge, on which PC Bill Barker died can be seen from the A596 the rail bridge is just out of sight to the left beyond and around the bend in the river 10 February 2010 the shuttle departing north from Flimby with 47501 ‘Craftsman’ trailing 10 February 2010 the shuttle departing south from Flimby with 47501‘Craftsman’ leading 10 February 2010 With Workington station in the main ton centre on the south side, Network Rail built a temporary station to overcome the travel hardship on the north side of the river. Constructed largely of scaffolding, it came into operation within 10 days and is named Workington North. The temporary car park can hold about 150 cars and was well patronised on the day I visited, so clearly the station serves a need. It is accessed from an industrial estate just to the west of the A596. Tesco has also built an adjacent temporary store to compliment its main store on the south side of the river. The local operator Northern Rail, has bolstered its services with additional Cl.153 & 156 DMUs, the usual motive power on the route and DRS has been hired in to provide a shuttle between Workington and Maryport, 5½ miles to the north. The service between these towns, which also calls at Workington North and Flimby, is free. The shuttle consists of 4 coaches top and tailed by 2 DRS locos, normally a Cl.47 & 57 though Cl.37s were used initially. There are twelve return trips with a journey time of 15 mins between the two ‘termini’ with the first service departing Workington at 07.05 and the last arriving at Workington 19.30. The stock works to and from Kingmoor DRS depot at the start and end of each day. The strange thing was that whilst the temporary timetable was displayed at Maryport there was no sign at Flimby or more surprising at Workington North. 7
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