July - Intercity Railway Society

Tracks
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just four days after returning to service from long term overhaul,
Caley 828 resplendent in Caledonian Railways blue ‘backs’ onto the first train of the day
at Boat of Garten, Strathspey Railway
18 th June 2010
Volume 38
No.7 July 2010

Inter City Railway Society
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Contents:
Officials Contact List .....................................2
Society Notice Board ................................ 3-4
Publications ......................................... 5 & 32
Current News / Sightings:
Gloucester / Stirling Sightings ......... 20-23
Light Rail & Metro News ....................... 26
Network News ...................................... 31
Open Day News ................................... 31
Out and About Sightings ................. 15-18
Stock Changes / Liveries ...................... 31
Traffic and Traction News ................ 18-19
Freight Corner ................................. 24-25
Feature Articles:
Eastleigh Works Report ........................ 15
Preservation News / Galas .................. 6-8
Preservation Photo Spot 1 ...................... 5
Preservation Photo Spot 2 ................... 15
Railway Globetrotters ...................... 27-30
Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast .......... 9-15
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Society Notice Board
Editor’s Comments:
Our first book has sold out, see page 5 for more news. I hope everyone is pleased with the increase to
32 pages as that now allows for more articles to be included or as with this month a good helping of
Dave Spencer’s Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast, with over 6 pages on just two months in 1963
where he managed, unbeknown at the time, to capture on film not only some survivors still with us
today, but interesting ones at that.
I’ve said it before about spontaneity bringing good results and it struck again on the 18 th June when to
escape the almost constant blanket of cloud / persistent drizzle (no water shortage up here) I jumped
in car and headed south to expected better weather and the Strathspey Railway. Not been since a
holiday in 1995 and at that time the southern terminus at Aviemore was by the sheds and not
alongside the NR station. So having found the sun, just, I also lucked onto the fact that Caley 828 had
just returned to traffic (see cover photo). Also managed to look round the sheds including the new
carriage shed where track is just being laid. Once finished some of the stock currently sitting at Boat of
Garten will eventually get some well needed protection. On returning home via Keith & Dufftown
Railway I also was able to witness and photograph a trial running of their newly acquired Cl.108 DMU
56224 in partnership with one of their regular pairs of DMUs, a 3 car formation probably not to be
repeated that often (see photos in Preservation News. So not bad for a 130 mile round trip to catch
some rays. It has since warmed up here, but the sun still stubbornly refuses to come out....PS. sun out
at last but now inside finishing mag. watching GP & some football game..less said ! At least we beat
the Aussies at cricket...just, some cheer.
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Preservation Photo Spot 1 – Strathspey Rly
Cl.107 977830 (51990) still in faded SPT livery
Boat of Garten, Strathspey Rly, 18 June 2010
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D3605 (08490) in plain black livery
Boat of Garten, Strathspey Rly, 18 June 2010

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Preservation News / Galas
Cheltenham Festival of Steam - GWR 175 by Mike Rumens:
To celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Great Western Railway the Gloucester Warwickshire
Railway Society hosted a steam gala at Toddington from Saturday 29 th May to Sunday 6 th June 2010.
History of the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway:
The original route, built 1900 - 1906, ran from Cheltenham to Birmingham via Stratford on Avon
passing through very picturesque countryside. This line was known as the Honeybourne Line. The line
firstly closed to passenger traffic and then finally closed to all traffic in 1976. The Gloucestershire
Warwickshire Rly society (GWR) was formed in 1981 and purchased the trackbed from Broadway to
Cheltenham Race Course. The first GWR train ran over a short section of track in April 1984 and
subsequent extensions saw the line extended to Cheltenham Race Course a total of 10 miles. There
are intermediate stations at Gotherington Halt and Winchcombe and the second longest tunnel on a
heritage railway, Greet (693 yards long)
Current:
At Toddington the Society has completed a short extension north across Stanway Viaduct and ballast
has been laid beyond the stop board at Stanway. Track has also been laid near Laverton (visible from
an overbridge on the B4632 Toddington - Broadway road) with plans to include a loop at this location.
At present tracklaying has ceased due to lack of flat bottom rail.
I chose to visit on Wed 2 nd June and started by joining the many visitors exploring the facilities, stands
and exhibitions at Toddington. The shed and yard were not open to visitors, though steam locos were
lined up for viewing from one side of the yard, see photo below.
Due to the landslip near Cheltenham in December 2008 (this is still being monitored) trains could not
proceed beyond Gotherington Halt and consequently the passing loop. Therefore all trains ran from
Winchcombe to Gotherington in top & tail mode, with locos being added / removed at Winchcombe.
An Auto train ran at half hourly intervals between Toddington and Stanway viaduct using 0-6-0T 1450
sandwiched between coaches 231 and 178, see photos below.
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At the start of each day a freight train ran from Toddington to Winchcombe and returned at the end of
the day. Having viewed the Toddington area I travelled to Gotherington and then back as far as
Winchcombe where I alighted to visit this site. Winchcombe is the main stabling area for the lines
rolling stock and where the carriage workshop is located, which was open to visitors. During my visit to
the carriage works I managed to get permission to check out the coach storage area in the down side
sidings - brilliant. Eventually I made my way back to Toddington and had a couple of rides on the auto
train trying to note wagons parked near Stanway - not very successful.
2-8-0 3803, arriving at Winchcombe 4-4-0 3717 ‘City of Truro’ departing Toddington
Talking to volunteers at various locations, everyone was delighted to see so many visitors to the
event. A great deal of work had gone into organising the event and it was nice to see many visiting
locos and wagons of the period. I thoroughly enjoyed my train trips bringing back many great
memories of the GWR in the 1950's - very nostalgic. A BRILLIANT DAY OUT.
Stock seen:
Service trains: Auto train - W231+0-6-0T1450+178
2-6-2T 4160+13326+25743+4798+1876+5042+35308+16195+4-4-0 3717 ‘City of Truro’
2-6-0 5322+25341+3492+4763+1675+4772+4787+13329
Exhibition Area:
gas turbine - 18000, industrial steam - 1977, steam - broad gauge replica Iron Duke (in its own
protective marquee), 4-6-0 5051 ’Earl Bathurst’, 2-8-0 3803,
Toddington yard:
steam – 0-6-0PTs 9466, 8476 & 4612, 2-6-2T 5542, 4-6-0s 7802 ‘Bradley Manor’ & 7903 ‘Foremarke
Hall’, 2-10-0 92203 ‘Black Prince’
diesel - 24081, D9553, D1693, 08683, 37215
Winchcombe:
diesel - D2182, steam – 0-6-0ST 813, industrial diesel - 11230, track machine - DR73303
other rolling stock:
coaches – 1863, 1972, 3188TL, 3091, 4331, 4440, 4590, 4806, 4869, 5054, 9000, 9004, 9007,
17221, 25618, 25646, 34676, 35201, 80212, 80401, 80411
wagons – 4, 84, 92, 2806, 2835, 2869, 4016, 4033, 4590, 7512, 10931, 17244, 17392, 28833, 28918,
30500, 35357, 43914, 43930, 47972, 56305, 65742, 79412, 79636, 84974, 86582, 94864, 100839,
107328, 112850, 142594, 144878, 200050, 200065, 200169, 301594, 730311, 730450, 732825,
733588, 755964, 764539, 770265, 787004, 854239, 904111, 904122, 913787, 950575, 951455,
955043, 998025
North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway:
Running alongside the GWR at Toddington is the North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway,
which runs from Toddington to Didsbrook Loop. This 2 foot gauge line was built in 1985 when the
Dowty Preservation Society needed a new home for its collection of NG rolling stock. The rail used
was purchased from The Southend Pier Railway.
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A497 4w DM at rear with 1091 on front Henschell 0-8-0T 1091
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Diesel Gala 11 th - 13 th June 2010
by Andrew Woodcock:
A warm sunny day and a good variety of visiting locos greeted my visit on Sat 12 th June. At one stage
it was possible to photograph a line up of 3 Cl.37s.from the road bridge at Haworth. The home fleet of
D0226, 20031 and 25059 were all in action. Newly overhauled D0226 providing the rare experience of
a full round line trip. Visiting from the East Lancs Rly were 33109, 37901 and 50015. DRS 37194
which had to be pilot loco on all its trains-other loco providing braking power. From the Great Central
was D5035 (D5185).The East Lancs locos had arrived behind WCR 37706 which was left stabled in
the yard at Haworth.
The event was well attended by enthusiasts and the only hitch appeared to be a faulty voltage
regulator on 50015. The grabbing on the coaches was thought to be bad driving. It transpired however
that the engine kept cutting out and a rolling start was required (bump start).Hence the jerky ride.
KWVY stock seen was:
Haworth: DMUs 51565, 50803, 50928, 51189 plus 08266, Oxenhope: 23 Merlin.
EWS locos 66078 and 66165 were noted passing through Keighley in the course of the day.
Keith & Dufftown Railway by Trevor Roots:
As mentioned in editorial, 56224 seen on trial run with 52053+50628 ‘Sprit of Speyside’ nameboard.
blue 56224+ green 52053+50628
approaching Drummuir, the one intermediate
station on this picturesque rural 14 mile line
18 June 2010
50628 ‘Spirit of Speyside’+ 52053+56224
arriving at Keith Town, Keith NR station
is ¼ mile further north along the
unused section of the branch, 18 June 2010
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Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast
by David Spencer - 1963 Part 2
Into April and having got the walking bug, we headed for South Wales or Pontypool Road to be
precise where the shed was seen before we set off up the Eastern Valleys. The one thing of note was
6627, which still had GWR on its side tanks 15 years after it should have been removed.
From Pontypool we got a bus up to Blaenavon
photographing the Low Level before making our
way up to High Level. This LNWR line was new
territory for me and although closed to
passengers in 1941 it and the other stations
were largely unchanged. The sub shed also
remained trackless but I found it very evocative
imagining the 0-8-4 tanks being serviced in
appalling conditions (see photo left).
Churchward 2-6-0 5322 (wd 04/64)
Pontypool Road, 7 April 1963
5322 was one of 11 Cl.43xxs to go to France during WW1 under the auspices of the Railway
Operating Division (ROD) of the British Army. It returned and survived after withdrawal in Barry
scrapyard where it was the second loco to leave to enter into preservation at the Didcot Railway
Centre, where it returned to operational service in 2008. See photo above of 5322 carrying its original
ROD sand livery, taken on 15 April 2010, ed.
We walked down the valley to the last of
the halts, I have it as Wainfelin, but in the
lA Atlas it is called Cwmffrwdoer. On the
way we sometimes dropped down to the
GW line to photograph some of the
stations on that line. The NCB Varteg Hill
Colliery line was not excluded, while lifted
in the main, the zigzag line down the hill
was still intact and so was photographed.
We then went back to Branches Fork
Junction where the infamous two branches
went up into the hills and the GWR had
constructed two special 'Noah’s Ark' brake
vans which were based at Pontnewydd
Junction solely for use on these lines. (see
photo right) B950540 Pontnewydd Jnct, 7 April 1963
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The shed was still intact at Branches Fork and we also took photos of the brake vans. Easter Sunday
was next and the memory will stay with me forever, I was down to three GW engines by now and I set
off overnight to get all three, a 42XX at Newport and two panniers at Neath and Pantyfynnon. I was
always fairly open when bunking sheds and usually asked permission and so at 1am, there I was in
Ebbw Junction looking at the board in the hope of seeing my 42 then I saw the foreman and asked if it
was on shed. Unfortunately he was a real 'jobs worth' and sent me packing. The usual 'I am a fellow
railman' was met with a 'you should know better in that case*. I was however on a mission so crept
round the outside, through the factory and had just finished the roundhouse when I came face to face
with him again. As he started to yell at me I fled and as I reached the end on the drive I saw car
headlights following me so I ducked behind a parked car whilst he went past, then went down a dark
alley which lead to some private lock up garages. I sat down and quaked in fear for about two hours
and even then was scared to go back to the station in case the foreman had alerted the station staff.
Remembering I was on a mission, I did make my way back and caught a Cardiff train without further
incident. At Cardiff I got a Rhymney train and popped into the shed before crossing the valley to find
Rhymney (B&M) station known as Lower or Pwll Uchaf, which I found in the middle of a field. The
platform and some buildings were still there despite being closed in 1933. I then walked the full length
of the branch and in the unused sidings at Abertysswg I found track still held together with B&M
chairs. Returning to Cardiff I caught the train to Neath but was met with another blank at Court Sart,
but I thought third time lucky and set off for Pantyfynnon…was I lucky, was I ****! However all was not
lost, as on my return from Swansea to Cardiff we were diverted via Landore Low Level and Morrison
to Felin Fran and along the Swansea District line, so covering some very rare track. It was this failure
together with a later incident at Birmingham (Snow Hill), when I missed my last Southern engine as it
was towed to Butlins at Pwllheli that I finally turned my back on spotting.
Steam was the norm on rush hour services into Birmingham Snow Hill and which I travelled on daily
so never recorded them, although I did record main line steam when they covered for failed diesels.
However on the 17 th I did note D1060 on the 08.23 Lapworth to Handsworth and Smethwick, an
unusual working on my usual train to work. Another note tells me there were 3000 people on platform
1 at Snow Hill on the following Saturday to see ‘Flying Scotsman’ on a Tallylyn Railway special from
Paddington and even I took six photos of it.
Sunday saw us down to Paddington for a trip on the Henley on Thames branch which I found an idyllic
GWR stronghold with a shed at the terminal station, a delight to the eyes. Our purpose of the day was
a Great Western Preservation Society Thames Side' special our haulage remains a mystery as the
96XX pannier had the huge WR reporting numbers covering the engine number. First we covered the
Brentford branch then to Uxbridge Vine Street. Here we had time to look at the remains of Uxbridge
High Street station long since closed before we made off for Windsor. A change of engine gave us
6128 for the rest of the day as we returned to Slough along to Maidenhead and the Marlow branch
reversing at Bourne End. The line to High Wycombe was still open and our last call was an interesting
little tour covering all the GWR branches except Staines West, which I did later on by ordinary service
train.
Bulleid WC 4-6-2 34046 ‘Braunston’
(wd 10/65 but survived in Barry scrapyard and
is now operational on the West Somerset
Railway) Birmingham Snow Hill
Bulleid WC 4-6-2 34009 ‘Lyme Regis’
(wd 10/66)Tyseley depot
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Villa Park was a venue for semi final matches in the FA Cup and on the 27 th April Southampton played
some northern team…that would be Man Utd who won 1-0, ed. At least five special trains were run, all
hauled by light pacifies and I spent the morning at Snow Hill photographing them before going to
Tyseley to see them again. The locos were 34009 ‘Lyme Regis’, 34039 ‘Boscastle’, 34042
‘Dorchester’, 34046 ‘Braunston’ and 34052 ‘Lord Dowding’, all rare stuff for us Midlanders. Also on
Tyseley was B1 61105, hence my belief it was a northern team playing!
The month ended with another special, this time
the 'Last King' special from Birmingham to
Swindon. All the previous week 6018 had
worked the 18.05 to Leamington Spa General
and it was frustrating that I had a busy week
and only was able to travel and photograph it
on one occasion. (see photo right)
Collett 4-6-0 King 6018 ‘King Henry VI’
(wd 03/58) Acocks Green, 23 April 1963
On the day of the special sun 28 th April, I went
first to Tyseley to see 6018 being prepared,
then into Birmingham. Travelling via Greenford
we visited Southall shed before moving on to
Swindon Works and shed. Amazingly I copped
two Guildford locos passing Reading Southern,
I could go shed bashing for a month and only
cop that many!
Collett Castle 4-6-0 5059 ‘Earl of St Aldwyn’
(wed 06/62) Swindon Works, 28 April 1963
My notes indicated we reached 90mph on three
separate occasions so clearly the footplate men
entered into the spirit and the King went out
with a bang.
May came and it was time for another Rover. Last year I had a week each with Freedom of Scotland
and Freedom of Wales tickets, so this year we chose the West of England and set off not to Bristol as
you might expect but to Reading changing at Banbury. We had time for the shed whilst waiting for our
train. In those days Reading was a pig of a station with at least two grippers at the top of the stairs on
every platform and I wondered if we would get away with our singles to Westbury when out train was
nonstop to Taunton. We were well chuffed to bluff our way past the grippers when they announced a
platform change and we had to do it all over again! Happily it was accepted again and we were on our
way out West of England, our cards cutting in somewhere on the Westbury cutoff. The intention was to
go through to Kingswear but at Churston we changed our minds and alighted there to walk the
Brixham branch. Brixham station was still intact and the yard was very busy with fish wagons and it
seemed madness to close it, but they did. A bus took us to Kingswear for a train back to Newton
Abbot and on to Bristol.
It was a no sleep night and we caught the 01.55 to Exeter St David’s then to pass time, we walked up
to Central for the 05.04 Ilfracombe train. My notes up to now do not mention haulage so I assume
diesels or DMUs (my friend was not a fan of them) but we had 34074 on this leg. The idea being to
change at Mortehoe and Woolacombe, then go back to Barnstable behind 34002, which we duly
accomplished, but at great cost. By now I was working in the enquiry Office at Birmingham Snow Hill
and prided myself on keeping my timetables up to date but when we got back to Barnstable we found
the 08.00 to Torrington no longer ran, the local timetables had a label to that effect but it had not been
published nationally. In a forlorn hope, we leapt on a bus to try for the morning train to Hawill Junction
but it was in vain and we lost the rarest and hardest to do branch in the west. Broken hearted we got
41313 to take us back to Barnstable and 34011 on to Exeter St David’s where we had time in inspect
the all over roof at St Thomas. In order to get back to our itinerary we travelled behind D6346 to
Okehampton and 31846 to Holsworthy, returning to Hawill Junction with 80041 on the planned train.
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We did not have time to get to Bude so lost that as well. 34080 then took us down 'the withered arm' to
Padstow for a short dose of sea air before 31818 took us back to Wadebridge and our next shed. By
now the Beattie well tanks had been replaced by the class 1366 outside cylinder panniers, still
uncommon engines for most of us. We returned to Great Western territory with 4666 to Bodmin
General and had time to discover Bodmin North before the same engine took us up to Bodmin Road
and a Warship to Penzance.
Collett 0-6-6PT 4666 (wd 06/65)
Wade Bridge, 6 May 1963
North British hydraulic Cl.22 D6305 (wd 05/68)
Bere Alston, 8 May 1963
For the Tuesday my diary reads Penzance to Liskeard via St Ives, Falmouth, Newquay, Fowey and
Looe a brief description all with DMUs that, Fowey aside, could still be done today. Early in the day we
had seen a steam train go down to Penzance much to our chagrin as we missed both catching it or
photographing it, so imagine our joy whilst waiting at Lostwithiel that our train to Liskeard was hauled
by 7022 on the 16.50 Penzance to Manchester Piccadilly, both engine and train now a distant
memory. At Liskeard it was always said that it was possible to watch a Looe train leave then walk
down to Coombe Junction Halt to catch it there so we decided to test this theory and it’s very true. We
did not break sweat and still had to wait for it, mind you it was downhill all the way! Today hardly any
trains call at Coombe Junction so it’s much harder to do now. We could not find a B&B, so booked into
a posh hotel and were shocked to have to pay £1.00 each for the night well over a third more than any
other place we stayed at. Before retiring we walked down to inspect the Moorswater branch, its shed
and the old and new piers of the viaduct. Wednesday saw D602 take us to Plymouth which pleased
me and I think the only time I had haulage behind an original Warship.
Unlike today there were no through trains to Callington as closures had not yet taken place so we had
31839 to Bere Alston and changed to 41317 up and back down the Callington branch. The station was
high above the town and not surprising that the branch was later truncated to Gunnislake. D6346 was
again our haulage back to Plymouth where we went up to Newton Abbot and back to Brent to enable
us to cover the Kingsbridge branch and then on to Exeter St David’s. Finally a walk up to Central then
80037 to Exmouth…and so to bed.
Thursday was to be all the Southern branches, but we decided to sacrifice the Sidmouth and Lyme
Regis branches, which were not as yet under threat and go back to Barnstable in time for the
afternoon train from Torrington. 80056 took us to Sidmouth Junction and 80039 to Pinhoe before
34078 took us back east to Seaton Junction, 6400 was the branch engine to Seaton and back, then
34077 to Exeter and 34002 again to Barnstable Junction. We reached Torrington behind 41283 in
good time for the afternoon Hawill Junction train and another memory that will last with me forever.
This line was one of the last to be built, being constructed by the Southern for clay traffic after the
grouping. It only had two trains a day though sparsely populated country. 41216 had just four
passengers leaving Torrington, two real ones and us and after the other two left is was three crew and
us, so we asked if we could stop at the stations to buy Southern tickets and they agreed. At Hatherley
we got back from the booking office, the guard said right away to the driver…but he had lost the
fireman! We found him a hundred yards up the line picking bluebells this is what rural railways are all
about and something I'll never forget. (summed up in photo opposite).
The day drew to a close with 31846 (duplicate) to Exeter and 1442 up the Exe valley to Dulverton.
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Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41216 (03/66)
Hatherley, 9 May 1963
Maunsell 2-6-4T 31916 (wd 07/63)
Exeter Central, 9 May 1963
Friday 10 th began in foul weather with 6327 taking us to Barnstable where we had time to inspect the
closed Victoria Road station before returning to Taunton behind 7333. The Minehead branch was a
DMU and on return to Taunton we went down to Tiverton Junction. Whilst waiting for the Hemyock
train we were allowed into the signal box with its 135 levers and then it was 1466 on the Hemyock
branch and 1450 (see article on GWR 175 another survivor, ed) on the Tiverton branch. That night
was another with no sleep and we went back to Bristol, changing at Taunton.
Saturday 11 th our last day started with three hours dossing down at Temple Meads and a further two
hours at Taunton before we got the 06.45 to Yeovil Pen Mill behind 82044 and a DMU to Frome, with
the expectation of steam on the Cheddar line. Due to the strain of no sleep we had a row and split to
travel home independently but soon made up back home. Frome had another overall roof to be
photographed before disappointment of D6351 turned up on the Yatton train made all the more galling
with 3643 passing us at Axbridge in the opposite direction. With hindsight it was wonderful haulage,
but not at the time and on arrival I had a quick trip to Clevedon and back before heading for home by a
convoluted route, changing at Bath with time for Bath Green Park shed, then D800 to Swindon and on
to Kemble.
Cirencester Town, 11 May 1963 Tetbury 11 May 1963
There I had railbus journeys (unidentified) on the Cirencester Town and Tetbury branches. I
mentioned at Cirencester that I would be buying a privileged single to Birmingham at Tetbury but was
not told it was an unstaffed station, luckily the guard was forewarned and gave me what I asked.
Continuing on to Stroud where I changed to get 1409 on to Gloucester and home a total of 1808 miles
for the week.
Sunday was not a day of rest as I set off for Southampton to see my brother’s new house in Chandlers
Ford. Of course being that close to Eastleigh it would have been churlish not to visit. Interesting locos
included WD601 ‘Kitchener’, G6 class DS682, two B4s and a M7 tank. I also did Southampton Docks
shed. Haulage included D1000 to Reading and 7012 from Reading.
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Riddles 2-10-0 WD601 ‘Kitchener’ (02/59), Eastleigh, 12 May 1963
The following week on the 19 th May I went on a round trip from Birmingham Snow Hill to Gloucester,
Cardiff, Reading behind D7068, Didcot, Worcester behind 7005, Stourbridge Junction behind 6842
and back to Birmingham.
Collett Castle 4-6-0 7005 ‘Sir Edward Elgar’
(wd 09/64) Didcot, 19 May 1963
Collett 0-6-0 2253 (wd 03/65)
Gloucester 19 May 1963
Not sure why I did this but I did Cardiff East Dock shed. On the 24 th the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh
came to Birmingham Snow Hill and I photographed both them and D1039 hauling the royal train.
The month ended with me visiting Neadsen
LT depot on 26 th May for the Metropolitan
Centenary Exhibition with lots of ancient stock
both steam and electric. Haulage was D1009
to Paddington and D1000 on the return.
Metropolitan Vickers Bo-Bo 5 ‘John Hampton’
on Centenary Special (wd -/62 but now static
exhibit in LT Museum, Covent Garden)
26 May 1963
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E class 0-4-4T L44 (wd -/61)
Neasden LT depot, Metropolitan Centenary
26 May 1963
Collett 0-6-0PT L98 (ex GWR 7739)
(wd 02/62 – BR, 11/68 – LT)
Neasden LT depot, Metropolitan Centenary
26 May 1963
Built in 1898 to replace an accident victim, L44 is seen two years after withdrawal from service, it
being the last steam loco to haul a regular passenger service over LT metals in 1961. It also took part
in a parade at the Centenary hauling some freight wagons. L44 passed into preservation on 26 th
March 1964 and is to be found at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, operational in its original guise
of No.1 (pre LT). Yet again Dave managed to photograph a survivor, ed.
Arrivals:
Locos: 50026 from SVR
Track Machines: Stoneblower DR80203 for
storage
Wagons:
repairs / overhaul: JRA 33706790 002-3
JNA - 4425
storage: TIAs 33 70 7899 043-5/045-0/055-9
IGA 33 80 4647 001-3
IWA - 33 80 2797 508-9
Eastleigh Works Report
by Carl Watson
Departures:
Locos: 37308 to CF
Wagons: VDA 201056 to CF (with 37308)
JNAs 4406 and 4410 overhauled
Track Machines: Stoneblower DR80209 is
almost ready for release from repainting
Scrapped:
Underground: all eleven LUL vehicles
Coaches: LMS SLF M381
Preservation Photo Spot 2 – Cl.10 shunters
D4092
Barrow Hill Roundhouse, 19 April 2008
D4067 ‘Margaret Ethel – Alfred Thomas Naylor’
Loughborough, GCR, 18 April 2009
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Out & About
by James Holloway
To be more helpful for those interested in where stock was exactly, can I ask all contributors who list
trip sightings en masse, particularly over long distances, to please add more detail when submitting to
James…ed
Mike Rumens:
27 th May:
Rugby:
47739+M11089, 350129, 390012, DR73936
Daventry: 66422/594
Northampton 14.36-17.56:
66118/124/419/587/704/711, 86612/37, 90046-8
325002/11/14, 350103-06/13/15-19/21/22
350124/126/127/129/130/231/233/234/237/238
350240/243/246/249/254/259/261/263
3 rd June:
Birmingham International:
66501, 221131, 350101/122, 390040
Birmingham New Street:
170519, 220011/16, 221129/34, 350105/122
350258, 390021
11 th June:
Birmingham International:
66533, 221133, 350101/114/241/242/244
390024/30/36
Birmingham New Street:
158818/33, 170116/521, 220030, 221137
323203, 350238/246/266, 390009
16 th June:
Birmingham International:
158819/26, 350109/114/235, 390032
Birmingham New Street
43207/366, 158833, 170106/635/638/639
220016/19/24, 221108/11/30, 323201/07/10/11
323215/18/19/21, 350105/119/128/129/235/241
350252, 390017/31
Dennis Dey:
15 th May:
Crawley Yard: 66061
New Cross Gate: 378136/43/47/48
Euston 08.45-09.04:
57307, 90039, 350110/130/233/235/258/263
350264, 390003/30/40/44
Queens Park: 378018 ecs northbound
Willesden: 86101, 87002, 378016/17
Wembley Yard:
66101/120/189/593, 90024, 92026
Stonebridge Park: 57315, 90020
Willesden Junction Low Level: 378003
Old Oak Common: 08483, 57605
Acton: 59101, 67003
21 st May:
Hassocks: 377506/08/14
Crawley Yard: 66605
Purley Yard: 66043
Forest Hill: 378152
New Cross Gate 10.00 & 16.15:
378136/39/42/44/47/50/53
Blackfriars: 377511/22
Euston 10.40-11.04:
57307, 221110/42, 350113/242/247/250/258
390013/15/26/37/42
Camden Sidings:
350231/246/248/258-261/263/267
Willesden:
86101, 87002, 378004/05/07/15/17/22
Wembley Yard:
66080/089/567, 67021, 92017/37
Harrow & Wealdstone:
66593, 221104, 350102/119/120/233/235/237
GBRf: 08454/934
Stonebridge Park: 66120/711/713/731
St Pancras: 377505/20
29 th May:
Crawley Yard: 66147
Forest Hill: 378150
Brockley: 378147
Euston 08.45-08.57:
57304/10, 350109/113/126/129/238/247/248
350255/265, 378013/18, 390043/46
Willesden 09.15-09.32:
86101, 86702, 150131, 378004/005/009/010
378012/014/016/017/023/226
Willesden High Level: 378008/11/20
St Pancras 10.00: 395017/29
Fenchurch Street: 357002/005/042/202
DLR: 12/14/59/69/92/97/99
Barking 14.00: 357006/033/043/208
New Cross Gate: 378152
Forest Hill: 378144
Kenneth Pryce:
24 th June:
Crewe 10.00-14.05:
60163 Tornado, 40145, D1916/47843/848
66056/076/426/427/430/502/607, 67018, 86639
90035, 92019, 150280, 153308/19/81, 158840
175003/011/106/107/115, 221101/03-07/12/15
221117/42/44, 323226/31/32/38/39, 325013
350102/104-107/114/115/122/124/125/127/129
350130/234/238, 390008/09/11/15/22/23/25-27
390031/35-37/40/42/47-49/52/53, DR98009/10
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James Holloway:
2 nd June:
Tyseley 15.45:
70005 collecting hoppers after wheel profiling
5 th June :
Birmingham International 11.10:
The Powys Chugger hauled by 59202 with
21245+3141+3147+3121+1699+1863+4998
+5292+5322+5276
8 th June:
Water Orton 18.30-20.23:
43207/366, 47727/49, 66081/192/201/512/520
66565/955, 70001, 170101/105/107/109/110
170115/117/397/398/518/521/522/637/638
220004
22 nd June:
Ruislip LUL Depot: 20142/189
Canada Water 11.30-13.10:
378135/137/138/140-143/145-154/225/226
David Wright:
3 rd /4 th June:
Carlisle 08.15-05.15:
37059/611/667, 47739, 57311, 66021/078/083
66090/101/103/111/121/139/155/185/192/194
66199/414/419/424/432/434/506/508/509/511
66515/523/554/557/560/601/606/607/621/843
70002-05, 86604/07/13/14/22/39, 90020/29/35
90039/41/45/48, 92001/07/09/22, 142070/94
153301/07/16/58, 156433-435/437/438/443/444
156447/448/449/451/454/463/469/475/477/479
156491/492/506/511, 158791/794/795/844/850
158903, 185101/02/13/17/18/32/39/43/46/50
221108-11/14-18, 325001/04/06/08/13/15/16
390004/07/08/10/13-15/17/18/20/28/30/31/41
390043
David Inett:
19 th May:
Stoke-on-Trent:
47739, 153381/85, 158777, 221134, 323223
350103/21, 390008/29/43
Stafford:
66516/534/601, 92009, 220012, 221102/38/39
350101/28
Atherstone: 66540
Rugby:
08567, 66034/589, 221103, 350103/126/236
350250/263, 390009/19/29-31/35/39/41/42/45
390046/53
Wolverhampton: 66013, 390053
Telford: 67010, 158819/29/37/39, 170633
Bescot: 66013/223
Birmingham New Street:
158822/29, 170508/512/636, 221112/24/43
323213/14, 350104/06, 390014/21/34/42
Lawley Street & Washwood Heath:
66020/059/526/533/535/592
Tamworth: 90044
Nuneaton:
56312, 66537/592/710, 90048, 153333, 170111
170112/15, 221110/14/33/42, 350113/22/25/30
390011/25/49
Crewe:
08810, 40145, D1501/1733, 66097/527, 153376
158838, 221102/11/14/16, 323237, 350103/114
350125/241, 390007/29
Brian Derricote:
7 th June:
Birmingham New Street-Euston 1100-12.55:
66432, 67012, 153371, 158829/38, 221106
350232/233/236/240/242/246/255/259, 390007
390039/41, DR73155/92263, DVT 82305
Willesden Junction 13.30-14.45:
59002, 66003/012/037/112/502/719, 67026
73107, 87012, 92012/31, 150128, 172004
313113/34, 350234/238/250/253/256/259/265
377207/10/15, 378003-05/07/08/10/12/14-17
378019/21-24, DR73925
New Cross Gate 16.00-17.45:
171803-05, 377116/121/133/136/137/146/149
377158/159/164/201/206/212/302/319/322/323
377409/420/422/425/427/444/446/457/458/465
377504/507/523, 378135/137/138/140/142/144
378148-50/153/154/226, 456003/10/18
Ian McAlpine:
21 st May:
Toton:
08495/561/578/701/783/954, 09009, 37402
56046/73, 58003/19/23/28, 60001/04/06/08/12
60017/20/22-24/26/27/32/34-37/42/50/52/60/65
60066/68/72/73/80/83/86/88-90/93/94/97/98
60100/500, 66007/016/066/101/187/188/190
66248/523/560/951, DR98910/60
22 nd May:
Peterborough:
43307/314, 66019/076/119/403/502/536/709
66718/725, 91105/19/25/30, 153302/13
158862/63, 170115/117/201, 180101/109
365538/40, DVTs: 82206/10/20/27
28 th May:
Peterborough:
20142/189, 43206, 66041/077/087/117/119/403
66577/708/710/719, 91111, 153319, 158847
DVT 82227
Lincoln: 150146, 153321/74
29 th May:
20142/189, 43208, 66001/019/023/081/117/119
66128/156/172/206/554/708/711/715/716/728
91101/22, 158783, 170521, 365507/29/34
DVT 82200, DR79263/73
Newark:
43300, 91110/11/25, 153374, 156411
DVTs 82220/23/27/28
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4 th June:
Whittlesea:
66129/537/707, 158783, 170207/519
Peterborough:
43239/251/257/305/312, 66117/129/502/701
66710/716/722, 91106/09/11/12/17/20/27/28
91132, 92003, 153302/08, 158813/846/847/858
170113/518/523/637, 180113, 317347, 366525
DVTs 82203/07/11/17/23/25-29
11 th June:
Peterborough:
43206/308, 66122/403/568/704/717, 91115/18
91127/29, 153383, 158799/862, 170111/639
317342, DVTs 82201/15/19/27
Coleshill Parkway: 09022
Washwood Heath: 66059/954
Birmingham New Street:
170106/117/516/636/637, 221128/34, 323207
323209/13/14/19/43, 350101/27, 390015
Gloucester: 47237, 170102
Severn Tunnel Junction: 150253, 158957
Newport:
43025/035/041/042/087/098/122/131/135/138
43143/146/149/158/170/185, 57313, 66095/099
66182/201/227, 67016/17, 142082, 150221/252
150253/263, 158798/834/950/953/954, 170101
170102/117, 175005/106/109/110/113/116
12 th June:
Gloucester:
43079/098/143/198, 66018/024/083/154
150234/244/247/265, 153305, 158835, 170106
170111/114/521, 175106/112
Alexander Dock Junction: 66082/119/159
Cardiff:
43020/087/122/137/139/146/169/187, 57005
66085/137/419, 142010/072/073/075/077/080
142081/083, 143602/04/08/09/14/22/24/25
150208/213/229/231/235/241/242/248/251-253
150256-259/266/283, 158798/835/839/951/954
170104, 175004/010/012
Newport:
43016/017/020/122/124/127/137/146/152/183
43186/194, 66085/091/098/137/153, 150232/66
158763/767/834/835/951/953/956/957, 170101
170106/521/638, 175004/005/009/106/112/114
Lydney: 66096, 170523
13 th June:
Gloucester:
43141/153/301/304, 66616, 143604, 150234
158834, 170110, 220004
Birmingham New Street:
43207/366, 170639, 221114, 323212/14/16/20
350106, 390044
Washwood Heath: 08865, 66543/956
Leicester: 66023/169/213, 170519
Peterborough:
43307/311, 66011/058/077/108/173/722/728
98910/60
19 th June:
Peterborough:
43318, 66003/076/134/152/168/173/708/711
66712/718-720/723-725, 91122/27, 170117
365511/19, 98910/60
Grantham: 156404/14, 158806
Doncaster:
08754/871, 20901/05, 43014/062, 47813/828
66060/118/147/177/237/517/703, 67008, 90024
91128, 142035, 158787/860, 185137, 220029
321903, DVT 82208
Sheffield:
142005/24, 185127, 222020, Trams 101-03/06
106-16/18/20-25
Traffic & Traction News
by John Barton
June 1
66023 on 6B30 Toton - Northampton and
66563 on 4M87 Felixstowe - Trafford Park
passed Cathiron simultaneously at 16.31.
57315 departed Cardiff Central passing Pellet
Street at 16.16 bound for Holyhead.
313210 in full Southern livery passed
southbound through Milton Keynes at 13.23.
June 2
60039 arrived at Margam at 20.10 with the
empty tanks.
378226 was noted on New Cross Gate depot.
70005 passed Small Heath at 15.48 heading for
Hunslet.
June 3
The Worth Valleys prototype English Electric 0-
6-0 0226 has emerged from Haworth sheds in a
new guise of BR green with the old style BR
emblem. And very nice it looks too.
June 4
37069 and 37038 with 6M95 Dungeness -
Willesden Brent accelerated nicely away from
Appledore at 17.19.
66843 departed Warrington BQ at 17.55 with
6J37 Carlisle to Chick Timber, Consist as
follows:
97211/214/106/220/216/268/236/233/112/109/1
70/151/276.
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June 5
DRS 66413 was seen stabled with long tern
resident Advenza liveried 57005 in the station
sidings at Cardiff.
47749 ‘Demelza’ was seen sitting in Rugby's
Colas Depot at 19.00, whilst 47769 ‘Resolve’ in
Virgin livery has been removed from Rugby
Carriage Sidings and is now at Crewe.
June 6
156499 working 1Y27 1820 Glasgow Queen
Street – Oban derailed and the rear car (52499)
partly slewed down embankment after hitting
boulders on line derailment
Track machine 73315 was seen on low loader
at M32 junction off M4.
June 7
73141+73212+73204 worked 0Y22 09.30 Hoo
Junction – St. Leonards light loco move into
Hastings platform 3 at 11.29.
June 8
60011 on 6MOO Humber - Kingsbury headed
west through Burton at 15.25.
66731+6378+378202+6379 working 5X78
Chart Leacon - Derby passed Paddock Wood at
10 .40.
June 9
Stoneblower DR80103 'Stephen Cornish'
departed Ashford 21.46 heading towards
Hastings.
70005 passed westbound through Castleford at
20.58 on a rake of coal wagons.
June 10
37516 passed Willesden with charter stock and
hauling 6201 ‘Princess Elizabeth’ backwards
towards Wembley at 22.10.
Preparations were gathering pace this
afternoon at Haworth depot on the Keighley and
Worth Valley Railway, for the forthcoming
Diesel Gala. On shed were 25059, D5185
'Dinas Castell Bran', 33109, 37706, 37901
'Mirrlees Pioneer' and 50015 'Valiant'. The 50
was still having the finishing touches applied to
its immaculate new logo. Down at Keighley
DRS class 37194 had arrived but was unable to
move up to Haworth as 20031 was blocking the
line with the lines engineering train.
June 11
86637 in Cl. 70 style livery has been released
back into traffic from Crewe LNWR, where it
was repainted.
Derailed 52499 was lifted clear in the afternoon.
with 57499 sitting at Crianlarich awaiting tow by
37676.
June 14
60010 passed Northfield on the Westerleigh -
Lindsey oil tanks at 14.06.
37259 top & tailing with 37218 passed Lea Hall
at 18.08 heading for Birmingham International
to reverse.
June 12
55022 top & tailing 57601 on the 1Z56 to
Preston passed Peterborough 19.30.
60010 powered hard away from Acton ML at
14.08 working 6E38, ex-13.10 Colnbrook -
Lindsey empty TDA tanks.
June 15
On its first revenue earning trip, DRS 37409
was at London Waterloo with 37423 and the
saloon this morning, working the 2Z01 to
Southampton, the first visit of a DRS 37/4 to
London Waterloo let alone two examples!
June 16
57304 passed Cardiff central at 19.05 with
57305 on the rear of the ECS heading for
Taunton.
37218 top & tailed 37259 into Crewe Station at
18.33 ready to work the Crewe - Crewe via
Manchester test train.
June 17
20301/302/304 & 305 passed Sutton Park at
15.34.
June 18
60010 worked the 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey
oil tanks through Tamworth at 14.55.
June 19
1001 passed Newbury at 18.08 with 1Z83 15.05
Minehead - Hastings, the return leg of HDL's
'West Somerset Limited' charter.
6201 ‘Princess Elizabeth’ passed Bridgend at
17.10 on the 16.35 Swansea - Solihull return
Charter.
60010 passed through Barnetby at 17.00
working 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey empty oil
tanks.
June 20
60163 ‘Tornado’ working 1Z82 Victoria -
Victoria (via Canterbury W) Steam Dreams
charter passed Westwell Leacon, between
Charing and Ashford, at 11.31.
40145 was seen passing Fowler Lane, north of
Leyland at 09.59 heading for Edinburgh.
June 21
60071 worked 6B13 Robeston - Westerleigh oil
tanks over the Bishton flyover at 11.18.
June 23
60163 ‘Tornado’, 4468 ‘Mallard’, support coach
and 47798 ‘Prince William’ passed Skelton
junction, heading north for Shildon at 15.09.
19

Stirlingshire Sightings
by Derek Sneddon
The following sightings are from Camelon Station & nearby Carmuirs Junction with an occasional
sighting from Falkirk. Only freight and notable loco hauled workings are shown together with the
diagram code, time, origin and destination (see location codes).
16 th May
13.00 66417 4A13 GM-AB
17 th May
07.00 66417 4Z77 GM-EE
10.30 66554 6G05 RV-LT
14.15 66425 4Z50 IS-CB
18.15 66106 6N44 PW-GM
18 th May
05.00 66115 4H47 MN-IS
06.00 66134 6A31 MN-AB
07.00 66422 4Z77 GM-EE
10.30 66554 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66431 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66425 4Z50 IS-CB
19 th May
05.00 66115 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66431 4Z77 GM-EE
08.30 66603 6A65 OX-AB
10.30 66554 6G05 RV-LT
11.30 67008/25 5L25
MH-PH
13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 37059/66425 4Z50
IS-CB
20 th May
05.00 66603 6H51 OX-IS
rescued by 66621 at
Dunblane
05.00 66115 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66422 4Z77 GM-EE
10.30 66554 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66106 6A31 MN-AB
13.00 66411 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66099 6S36 DS-GM
21 st May
05.00 66134 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66411 4Z77 GM-EE
10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66414 4A13 GM-AB
22 nd May
05.00 66134 4H47 MN-IS
09.00 66414 4M16 GM-DV
10.30 66555 6G05 RV-LT
10.35 66054 6A30 MN-AB
13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66424 4Z50 IS-CB
18.10 66111 6K26 MN-IS
18.50 66099 6K27 MN-IS
22 nd May (cont)
19.00 66525 6Z65 RV-LT
23 rd May
13.00 66415 4A13 GM-AB
24 th May
05.00 66099 4H47 MN-IS
08.30 66621 6A65 OX-AB
10.30 70003 6G05 RV-LT
14.15 66424 4D50 IS-CB
re-designated from 4Z50
18.15 66120 6N44 PW-GM
19.00 70003 6G10 RV-LT
25 th May
05.00 66099 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66415 4Z77 GM-EE
10.30 70003 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66431 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66120 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66432 4D50 IS-CB
19.00 70003 6G10 RV-LT
26 th May
05.00 66104 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66431 4Z77 GM-EE
10.30 70003 6G05 RV-LT
11.30 67008/25 5L25
MH-PH
13.00 66414 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66120 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66432 4D50 IS-CB
19.00 70003 6G10 RV-LT
27 th May
05.00 66104 4H47 MN-IS
06.00 66106 6A31 MN-AB
07.00 66414 4Z77 GM-EE
10.30 70003 6G10 RV-LT
13.00 66429 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66099 6A31 DS-GM
14.15 66424 4D50 IS-CB
19.00 66553 6G05 RV-LT
28 th May
05.00 66111 4H47 MN-IS
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66099 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66424 4D50 IS-CB
29 th May
05.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS
09.00 66422 4M16 GM-DV
10.05 66083 6A30 MN-AB
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
20
13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66076/054 6S36
DS-GM
14.15 66431 4D50 IS-CB
18.10 66099 6K26 MN-IS
18.50 66111 6K27 MN-IS
30 th May
13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB
1 st June
06.00 66118 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66432 4R75 GM-EE
11.00 66120 6A31 MN-AB
11.10 67005/06 1Z25
Perth-Wolverton
13.00 66414 4A13 IS-CB
13.30 66058 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66431 4D50 IS-CB
20.05 66553 6G10 RV-LT
2 nd June
06.00 66118 4H47 MN-IS
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
11.30 67020/25 5L25
MH-PH
13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB
14.15 66431 4D50 IS-CB
19.30 66432 4M30 GM-DV
20.05 66553 6G10 RV-LT
3 rd June
06.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66422 4R75 GM-EE
07.00 66614 6H51 OX-IS
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
11.00 66009 6A31 MN-AB
13.30 66058 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66431 4D50 IS-CB
20.05 66553 6G10 RV-LV
4 th June
02.20 66104 6H44 MN-LT
06.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66424 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66118 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66431 4D50 IS-CB
18.15 66099 6N44 PW-GM
19.30 66411 4M30 GM-DV
5 th June
06.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
11.00 66104 6A30 MN-AB
13.00 66419 4A13 GM-AB

5 th June (cont)
13.30 66099 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB
17.50 66103 6K15 MN-IS
18.20 66111 6K16 MN-IS
6 th June
11.55 66250/041 6K12
MN-GM
13.00 66419 4A13 GM-AB
7 th June
06.00 66103 4H47 MN-IS
10.00 66419 4N66
GM-Cadder
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB
19.30 66411 4M30 GM-DV
8 th June
06.00 66103 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66424 4R75 GM-EE
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
8 th June (cont)
13.00 66415 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB
15.15 66725 6S60 DR-AB
20.05 66553 6G10 RV-LT
22.55 31285/602 4Q19
Polmadie-Dundee
9 th June
06.00 66103 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66415 4R75 GM-EE
08.30 66614 6A65 OX-AB
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
13.30 66106/090 6S36
DS-GM
14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB
10 th June
06.00 66103 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66614 6H51 OX-AB
07.00 66431 4R75 GM-EE
Gloucestershire Sightings
by Nigel Hoskins
10 th June (cont)
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
11.00 66106 6A31 GM-AB
13.00 66432 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66111 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66416 4D50 IS-CB
11 th June
02.30 66103 6H44 MN-LG
06.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66432 4R75 GM-EE
10.30 66553 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66424 4A13 MN-AB
12 th June
06.00 66106 4H47 MN-IS
10.00 66103 6A30 MN-AB
13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66056 6S36 DS-GM
17.50 66099 6K15 MN-AB
18.20 66111 6K16 MN-AB
The following sightings are mostly from Gloucester Station, but also include workings on the avoiding
line southeast of the station between Barnwood and Gloucester Yard Junctions. Only freight and
notable loco hauled workings are shown together with the diagram code, time, origin and destination
(see location codes).
20 th May
66166 6M96 MG-CY
60071 6E41 WH-LY
66035 6V35 RM-CT
66018 6M41 MG-RO
66086 6V17 RO-MG
21 st May
19.10 66417 6Z901 TD-CT
23.26 66079 6V81 RM-CT
23.40 66018 6V93 CY-MG
22 nd May
07.25 66086 6M81 MG-RO
07.38 66160 6M60 EX-BS
09.57 66199 6V36 SC-MG
11.17 66165 6V05 RO-MG
16.41 66087 6V07 RO-MG
21.20 66157 6V35 RM-CT
21.45 66611/618 6Y33
FR-Abbotswood Junction
22.45 66160 6W05
BS-Berkeley Rd Junction
23.25 66612/616 6Y11
FR-GL
60071 6E41 WH-LY
23 rd May
11.30 66618/611 6Y33
GL-FR
24 th May
11.12 60039 6B13 RN-WH
15.12 66075 6V92 CY-MG
17.50 66112 4Z93 AV-WR
17.58 66018 6M41 MG-RO
18.03 60039 6B47 WH-MG
19.55 66031 6E30 MG-HL
20.00 66083 6V07 RO-MG
25 th May
08.13 66227 6Z42 TD-CT
11.03 66199 6M96 MG-CY
11.18 60039 6B13 RN-WH
11.30 66153 6V05 RO-MG
15.59 66018 6M41 MG-RO
17.30 60039 6B47 WH-MG
18.59 66160 6V69 BS-AD
19.12 66083 6V07 RO-MG
20.55 66174 6V55 BD-RN
21.23 66021 6E09 SS-IM
21.31 66182 6V06 HD-GR
26 th May
11.05 66138 6M96 MG-CY
11.10 66174 6V05 RO-MG
17.57 31106 4Z07 DY-KS
27 th May
09.06 66031 6M96 MG-CY
11.01 60039 6B13 RN-WH
27 th May (cont)
18.21 60039 6B47 WH-MG
28 th May
11.05 60039 6B13 RN-WH
11.55 60054 6E41 WH-LY
12.29 66145 4V58 WW-NH
14.58 66137 6V92 CY-MG
17.25 60039 6B47 WH-MG
19.28 66188 6V07 RO-MG
66084 6V81 RM-CT
66182 6V93 CY-MG
29 th May
05.55 66188 6M81 MG-RO
14.50 66160 6M60 EX-BS
16.37 66040 6E55 TH-LY
30 th May
10.28 59102 6W41
Standish Junction-HY
15.28 66084 6A01 AD-DT
18.30 66129 6W42
Standish Junction-BS
31 st May
21.39 70006 4V61 RG-SG
16.07 66014 6E41 WH-LY
22.35 66413 6Z68 CT-SN
1 st June
06.05 66093 6M81 MG-RO
21

1 st June (cont)
09.01 66174 6M96 MG-CY
09.02 66182 6V36 SC-MG
60039 6B13 RN-WH
66238 6V92 CY-MG
66074 6V05 RO-MG
66107 6E20 MG-IM
2 nd June
06.12 66112 6M81 MG-RO
09.18 66199 6M96 MG-CY
11.25 66116 6E77 WH-PC
11.41 60039 6B13 RN-WH
17.05 66002 6Z98 LY-WH
18.04 60039 6B47 WH-MG
3 rd June
11.55 66182 6M96 MG-CY
15.00 67029 5Z05 TO-EX
+82146+11039+10211+10546
66178 6M81 MG-RO
66149 6V36 SC-MG
60054 6E41 WH-LY
60039 6B13 RN-WH
66430/426 6M67
BR-CE
66148 6A36 AH-DT
4 th June
66018 6M03 RN-BD
66039 6M81 MG-RO
66182 6M96 MG-CY
60039 6B13 RN-WH
60054 6E41 WH-LY
66079 6V05 RO-MG
66238 6V92 CY-MG
67029 1Z08 EX-CS
5 th June
06.17 66039 6M81 MG-RO
07.50 66085 6M60 EX-BS
11.30 66098 6V05 RO-MG
20.27 66067 6V35 RM-CT
66081 6W01 BS-Charfield
66163 6W31 BS-Haresfield
66169 6W32 BS-GL
66030 6W33 BS-GL
66004 6W34 BS-GL
66171 6W35 BS-GL
66112 6W36 BS-GL
66612/616 6Y11
FR-Abbotswood
66063 6Z60 BZ-BS
60054 6E41 WH-LY
66039 6V07 RO-MG
66112/171/189/004/031
0W34 MG-BS
6 th June
10.18 66616 6Y11 AH-FR
13.47 66612 6Y21
Abbotswood-FR
14.34 66545/618 6Y13
Abbotswood-WY
7 th June
06.05 66085 6M81 MG-RO
11.01 60039 6B13 RN-WH
12.17 DR73935 6J42
BL-GL
12.22 60054 6E41 WH-LY
14.52 66096 6V92 CY-MG
15.11 80211 6U31
Craven Arms-GL
15.58 66182 6M41 MG-RO
18.24 60039 6B47 WH-MG
8 th June
11.11 60039 6B13 RN-WH
15.06 66096 6V92 CY-MG
66159 6M81 MG-RO
60054 6E41 WH-LY
66085 6M11 LL-RO
66083 6V69 BS-AD
9 th June
18.33 66207 6V06 KY-CT
66159 6V07 RO-MG
66019 6E30 MG-HL
66034 6V81 RM-CT
66096 6V92 CY-MG
66067 6E41 MG-RO
66018 6E47 AD-TY
66177 6Z86 CT-SY
10 th June
05.00 66141 1Z99 BS-BZ
08.00 66545 0Z74 DY-SG
11.12 60009 6B13 RN-WH
12.17 60040 6E41 WH-LY
15.02 66096 6V92 CY-MG
19.02 66207 6V06 HD-GR
20.10 66163 6E30 MG-HL
20.44 66098 6V07 RO-MG
21.00 70006 4V61 RG-SG
21.26 66065 6E09 SS-IM
66130 6E47 AD-TY
11 th June
09.11 66137 6M96 MG-CY
11.13 60039 6B13 RN-WH
12.22 60040 6E41 WH-LY
20.02 66419 6Z90 TD-CT
12 th June
07.29 66119 6Z44 MN-CT
60040 6E41 WH-LY
13 th June
10.50 66616 6Y11 AH-FR
17.08 66095 6E47 LL-TY
20.05 66171 6M42 LL-RO
22.05 66137 6M75 MG-CL
14 th June
05.47 66238 6M81 MG-RO
07.23 66163 6M57 RN-KY
08.01 66154 6V54 RO-MG
08.45 66021 4Z11 MF-SS
22
14 th June (cont)
09.11 950001 2Z08 DY-SS
09.14 66081 6M96 MG-CY
10.52 50031/D821/D1062
50031 0M50 WSR-SVR
11.10 66065 6V05 RO-MG
11.27 66159/013 6B13
RN-WH
12.11 66096 4V58 WW-NH
15.01 66039 6V92 CY-MG
16.07 66141 6M41 MG-RO
18.33 66159/013 6B47
WH-MG
19.00 66238 6V07 RO-MG
19.03 66067 6V06 HD-CT
22.46 66558 4V05 RG-SG
23.04 66119 6E47 AD-TY
23.09 66201 0E20 MG-IM
23.26 66098 6V81 RM-CT
23.30 66141 6V61 RO-MG
15 th June
00.47 66176 6E50 CT-RM
01.00 66096 6Z17 NH-SR
01.20 66180 6E80 CT-RM
01.56 66039 6M94 MG-CY
02.23 60070/66073 6V19
IM-MG
03.06 66141 6M91 MG-RO
03.50 66238 6M98 GR-HD
04.16 66030 6V49 TY-AD
04.56 66132 6M11 MG-RO
05.00 66207 6Z62 CT-HD
66189 6V69 BS-AD
66013/159 6B13 RN-WH
16 th June
00.01 66558 4V05 RG-SG
01.46 66039 6Z47 MG-WV
66120 6E29 CT-LC
60071 6B13 RN-WH
66194 4V33 MF-AV
60010 6E41 WH-LY
66098 4Z90 WR-AV
17 th June
01.19 66040 6V02 TY-MG
01.40 66017 6M94 MG-CY
03.51 66039 6M11 LL-RO
03.57 66095 6V49 TY-AD
04.08 66227 6M98 GR-HD
04.33 66120 6Z62 CT-HD
05.27 66087 4V32 MF-ON
66043 6M81 MG-RO
60071 6B13 RN-WH
18 th June
10.08 66086 6M96 MG-CY
66159 6V05 RO-MG
60010 6E41 WH-LY
60071 6B13 RN-WH
66186 6B36 DT-AH

18 th June (cont)
66043 6M81 MG-RO
66159 6M11 MG-RO
66238 6M94 MG-CY
66115 6E20 MG-IM
19 th June
60010 6E41 WH-LY
66063 6M60 EX-BS
66079 6V02 HL-AD
66098 6Z44 MN-CT
66132 6V05 RO-MG
66180 6V35 RM-CT
66213 6M81 MG-RO
20 th June
10.10 66612/538 6Y33
AH-FR
10.21 66599 6Y34 AH-WY
12.58 66603/559 6Y13
Abbotswood-WY
16.20 66616/611 6Y12
Stoke Works-FR
21 st June
06.06 66194 6M81 MG-RO
07.23 66079 6M57 RN-KY
09.12 66058 6M96 MG-CY
11.31 66132 6V05 RO-MG
12.14 60071 6B13 RN-WH
15.04 66078 6V92 CY-MG
16.06 66159 6M41 MG-RO
19.04 60071 6B47 WH-MG
19.10 66194 6V07 RO-MG
22.21 66159 6V61 RO-MG
23.36 66007 6V81 RM-CT
22 nd June
06.21 66194 6M81 MG-RO
11.11 6071 6B13 RN-WH
11.27 66238 6V05 RO-MG
11.53 60010 6E41 WH-LY
15.09 66078 6V92 CY-MG
16.14 66187 6M41 MG-RO
18.02 60071 6B47 WH-MG
23 rd June
08.00 37607/423 6V73
CE-BE
11.12 60071 6B13 RN-WH
11.12 66238 6V05 RO-MG
11.19 37607/423 6M56
BE-CE
12.17 60010 6E41 WH-LY
15.01 66078 6V92 CY-MG
16.12 66132 6M41 MG-RO
17.59 60071 6B47 WH-MG
Sightings Location Codes:
AB Aberdeen
AC Achnasheen
AD Alexander Dock
Jnct
AE Attercliffe
AH Ashchurch
AJ Awre Junction
AL Alston
AN Acton
AR Abercynon
AV Avonmouth
AW Aberthaw
AY Ayr
BA Blair Atholl
BD Bedworth
BE Berkeley
BH Brierley Hill
BL Bristol
BN Beeston
BP Bath
BR Bridgwater
BS Bescot
BT Barton Hill
BW Barrow Hill
BZ St Blazey
BY Barry
CA Calvert
CB Coatbridge
CE Crewe
CD Charfield
CF Cardiff
CH Chaddesden
CL Carlisle
CM Chalmerston
CN Carnforth
CP Chepstow
CR Croft Quarry
CS Cheltenham
CT Cardiff Tidal
CV Cliff Vale
CY Corby
DC Dyce
DL Dalmeny
DM Dollands Moor
DR Doncaster
DS Dalston
DT Didcot
DV Daventry
DY Derby
EA Earles Sidings
ED Edinburgh
EE Elderslie
EH Eastleigh
EL Elgin
EX Exeter
FB Ferrybridge
FF Fiddlers Ferry
FG Fishguard
FR Fairwater
GL Gloucester
GM Grangemouth
GR Grange Sidings
GS Gleneagles
GY Grimsby
HA Hayes
HD Handsworth
HL Hartlepool
HS Hunslet
HT Hastings
HV Haverfordwest
HW Heywood Jnct
HY Hinksey
IM Immingham
IS Inverness
JM Jersey Marine
KK Kilmarnock
KL Kyle of Lochalsh
KN Kennethmont
KS Kingsland Road
KY Kingsbury
LA Laira
LC Lincoln
LD Lydney
LG Lairg
LI Linlithgow
LK Lackenby
LL Llanwern
LM Long Marston
LN Laurencekirk
LO Longsight
LS Leeds
LT Longannet
LW Linkswood
LY Lindsey
MC Machen
ME Montrose
MF Milford
MG Margam
MH Millerhill
MN Mossend
MO Moreton
MS Maesteg
MT Mountsorrel
MV Manchester Vic
MW Moorswater
NG Nottingham
NH Neath
NJ Norton Jnct
NL Newtonhill
NT Newport
NV Neville Hill
NW Nantwich
OB Oban
ON Onllwyn
OO Old Oak
Common
OX Oxwellmains
OY Oxley
PA Paisley
PC Port Clarence
PF Peak Forest
PG Pengham
PH Perth
PN Paddington
PO Polmadie
PR Preston
PT Paignton
PW Prestwick
PY Portbury
PZ Penzance
RC Ratcliffe
RD Reading
RE Redmire
RG Rugeley
RM Rotherham
RN Robeston
RO Round Oak
RR Rowley Regis
RV Ravenstruther
RY Rugby
SA Saltley
SB Stourbridge
SC Scunthorpe
SD Standish Jnct
SG Stoke Gifford
SH Slough
SN Stockton
SR Stourton
SS Swansea
ST Severn Tunnel
Jnct
SV Stevenage
SW Swindon
SY Shipley
TD Tyne Dock
TE Trostre
TH Theale
TK Tavistock Jnct
TL Tilbury
TN Taunton
TO Toton
TR Trishington
TY Tees Yard
VA Victoria
WB Wembley
WH Westerleigh
WP Worksop
WR Warrington
WS Worcester
WV Wolverhampton
WW Washwood Heath
WY Westbury
YT Yate
YK York
23

Freight Corner
FREIGHT NEWS:
As mentioned in editorial last month, First has sold GBRf to Groupe Eurotunnel who will operate it
under their freight arm, Europorte. With another acquisition in France, Europorte now has the means
to run direct services through the tunnel and on to customer destinations, so it will interesting to see
how this develops.
DBS has won back the contract to run mail services from GBRf, using Cl.325 EMUs as at present.
Co-op is experimenting with moving grocery traffic to rail in association with WH Malcolm by running
two containers daily between Daventry and Mossend.
The biomass hoppers are now coming on stream with GBRf and they have been given the designation
code Fabfnoos added to number details.
The first bitumen tanker being built at Axiom Rail, Stoke is almost ready, painted black and is
numbered 35.70.7790.000-3.
WAGON REVIEW by Martin Hall:
14t Bogie Rail Wagon ‘Manta & Marlin’
These long welded rail carriers were coded YKA and fishkind coded ‘Manta and Marlin’. The ‘Manta’
were converted from redundant Southern Electric 6-PAN TFK’s. The underframe is 61ft 9ins and
bolsters had been added on the floor to retain the rail. The ‘Marlin’ was the same conversion as the
‘Manta’ but these were based on a variety of 4 car electric coaches comprising of TSK’s, TTK’s,
TCK’s, TFK’s. The ‘Marlin’ was 66ft 3ins and so longer than the ‘Manta’ and were also fitted with a rail
loading ramp. The original buffers and bogies were retained giving them the appearance of frame only
coaching stock.
Numbers:
‘Manta’ YKA Long Welded Rail Carrier
DB975500 (S12274S) DB975502 (S12262S)
DB975501 (S12265S) DB975503 (S12263S)
‘Marlin’ YKA Long Welded Rail Carrier
DB975508 (S10039S) DB975515 (S10049S)
DB975509 (S10040S) DB975516 (S10025S)
DB975510 (S10032S) DB975517 (S10036S)
DB975511 (S10037S) DB975518 (S10026S)
DB975512 (S10035S) DB975519 (S10081S)
DB975513 (S10048S) DB975520 (S11847S)
DB975514 (S10050S) DB975521 (S11846S)
DB975504 (S12268S)
DB975505 (S12269S)
DB975522 (S11849S)
DB975523 (S11856S)
DB975524 (S11817S)
DB975525 (S11854S)
DB975526 (S10064S)
DB975527 (S11800S)
DB975528 (S12245S)
DB975506 (S12267S)
DB975507 (S12273S)
DB975529 (S10079S)
DB975530 (S11815S)
DB975531 (S11802S)
DB975532 (S10103S)
DB975533 (S10041S)
YKA DB975524 Basingstoke 12 August 1988
24
Martin Hall

WAGON UPDATES by Scott Yeates (to UKRS No.3 UK Wagons 2010):
Now released, it is intended to provide changes via this spot every month. In this way members can
keep their copy as up to date as possible until the 2011 edition….nothing like planning ahead. It is
known that various wagons reportedly withdrawn or missing from previous editions are still in service
so if any member can provide information please let Scott know, contact details on page 2.
The following renumbering of curtain-sided steel wagons (IHA) has materialised:
31.87.4667 030-2 to 33.87.4667 030-0
31.87.4667 034-4 to 33.87.4667 034-2
31.87.4667 038-5 to 33.87.4667 038-3
31.87.4667 043-5 to 33.87.4667 043-3
31.87.4667 044-3 to 33.87.4667 044-1
31.87.4667 046-8 to 33.87.4667 046-6
31.87.4667 048-4 to 33.87.4667 048-2
31.87.4667 049-2 to 33.87.4667 049-0
31.87.4667 054-2 to 33.87.4667 054-0
31.87.4667 055-9 to 33.87.4667 055-7
31.87.4667 058-3 to 33.87.4667 058-1
31.87.4667 060-9 to 33.87.4667 060-7
31.87.4667 061-7 to 33.87.4667 061-5
31.87.4667 063-3 to 33.87.4667 063-1
31.87.4667 065-8 to 33.87.4667 065-6
31.87.4667 068-2 to 33.87.4667 068-0
31.87.4667 074-0 to 33.87.4667 074-8
31.87.4667 078-1 to 33.87.4667 078-9
31.87.4667 082-3 to 33.87.4667 082-1
31.87.4667 083-1 to 33.87.4667 083-9
31.87.4667 087-2 to 33.87.4667 087-0
31.87.4667 089-8 to 33.87.4667 089-6
31.87.4667 096-3 to 33.87.4667 096-1
31.87.4667 001-3 to 33.87.4667 100-1
31.87.4667 002-1 to 33.87.4667 101-9
31.87.4667 003-9 to 33.87.4667 102-7
31.87.4667 004-7 to 33.87.4667 103-5
31.87.4667 005-4 to 33.87.4667 104-3
31.87.4667 011-2 to 33.87.4667 106-8
31.87.4667 015-3 to 33.87.4667 107-6
31.87.4667 017-9 to 33.87.4667 108-4
31.87.4667 022-9 to 33.87.4667 109-2
31.87.4667 025-2 to 33.87.4667 111-8
31.87.4667 028-6 to 33.87.4667 112-6
31.87.4667 029-4 to 33.87.4667 113-4
This then leaves the following to be done:
31.87.4667 007-0 to 33.87.4667 105-0
31.87.4667 024-5 to 33.87.4667 110-0
31.87.4667 036-9 to 33.87.4667 036-7
31.87.4667 039-3 to 33.87.4667 039-1
31.87.4667 051-8 to 33.87.4667 051-6
31.87.4667 053-4 to 33.87.4667 053-2
31.87.4667 056-7 to 33.87.4667 056-5
31.87.4667 062-5 to 33.87.4667 062-3
31.87.4667 066-6 to 33.87.4667 066-4
31.87.4667 069-0 to 33.87.4667 069-8
31.87.4667 072-4 to 33.87.4667 072-2
31.87.4667 086-4 to 33.87.4667 086-2
31.87.4667 094-8 to 33.87.4667 094-6
31.87.4667 095-5 to 33.87.4667 095-3
31.87.4667 099-7 to 33.87.4667 099-5
Recoded: DB996565 is now coded YKA
Deleted / Scrapped:
Both BRT84141 and PR58414 from Warrington have gone for scrap – BRT84141 was never on TOPS
and PR58414 is now showing up as being at EMR Kingsbury
Deleted wagons are the following:
33.70.2797 110-6/202-1/251-8/298-9/311-0, 33.80.2797 023-9/041-1/076-7/092-4/106-2/108-8
MODA7451/52/54-57/62-66/68-73, RLS10335, VTG87516, MODA93201/02/04-06/08-13/16/18-24/27-
29/31-36/39/40
ADB975699/700/714/724/734/744/906/907, ADB977789-94, DB993856, 33.70.9382 045-0
Light Rail & Metro News
by Martin Hall
Blackpool: Trams are now running normally again after the winter closure to replace track and
overhead lines ready for the new trams.
Preston: The proposal for a tram scheme to link Preston with the rest of Lancashire will be a privately
financed by Tram Power and could be in place by 2014 if all goes well.
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Railway Globetrotters
by Ray Smith
A Journey to the Arctic Circle – Part 2:
This journey travels through Sweden and Norway, starting in Stockholm, then north to Narvik,
returning to Oslo via Trondheim and Bergen.
Narvik:
I have been to Narvik 3 times, all in the summer when there is 24 hours of daylight. Although I was
now well in the Arctic Circle it was in the low 30s, due to the Gulf Stream. Unfortunately there were
mosquitoes all over the place. (If only Noah had squashed the two he had)! I went up the cable-car to
watch the sunset at midnight. It does not happen. As the sun is due to go behind the mountains it
starts to rise again. I got back to my hotel about 1am and the sun was shining brightly through my
window!
From the cafe at the top of the cable-car I could see into the docks and the ore loading area. There
were 2 locomotives way in the distance. The next day I went to see them. The docks is a secure area
and I could not get in, but using binoculars I noted long withdrawn Dm, 974 and EL12 2134. The best
however was yet to come. Walking back to the town I saw a small industrial area where there was a
strange looking item of rolling stock, so off I went to see what it was. It was nothing special but beside
it was a workshop with 4 Nohabs inside receiving attention. These were NSB 3 621/23/29 and 32.
Outside was 3 603 and shunter 220 207. Inside another building was an unidentified steam
locomotive. This was in June 2003. In July 2006, 3 603 and 220 207 were still there along with EL13
2125 and 2160 and a railcar BM8904. In June 2007 they were still there apart from EL13 2125. This
time the workshop doors were closed but something(s) were inside.
Nohab 3 603, Narvik Workshops
28 June 2007
This has made me wonder why in such a
remote part of Norway, which can only be
reached by going through Sweden, is there a
workshop ? There appears to be no connection
with the ore trains locomotives. On 29 th June
2007, 2 of the Nohabs, 3 629 and 3 632 were
double heading a freight north of Trondheim!
Depending on the route, through Sweden, to
get these locomotives from Narvik to Trondheim
the journey would have been between 1300
and 1400km!
EL 13 2160 Narvik Workshops
18 July 2006
a private operator of ore trains is MTAS
5 at Narvik, 28 June 2007
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Kiruna based mining company have
locomotives of their own, which work some of
the ore trains. 116 leading 115 are single ended
locomotives that work in pairs. Here they are
ready to depart Narvik.
Of note on the right of the picture where the
heap of rubble is, this area had more sidings
and a locomotive stabling point when I first went
there in 2003.
SJ Dm/Dm3/Dm 1-D+D+D-1 haul the ore trains
from Kiruna to Narvik. Collectively they were
once the most powerful locomotives in the
world. Before continuing to the docks
1202+1231+1201 stand at Narvik station
a close look of the cabless centre
locomotive 1231
both 28 June 2007
The next part of the journey was to Trondheim
with the first stage being by coach to Fauske.
This is due to no railway connection between
the 2 places. The train starts at Bodø, with
Fauske the next stop. Only 2 passenger trains a
day operate this 9 hour plus journey. They are
normally hauled by Co-Co class DI 4. This class
of 5 are numbered 4 651 – 655.
654+652 ready to depart for Trondheim
Fauske, 19 June 2006
The journey itself is very scenic, during which we come out of the Arctic Circle. The driver normally
sounds his horn so we can see the two pyramids of white painted rocks which mark the boundary. On
my last trip in 2007 I only saw 7 locomotives on the whole journey and 3 of them were NSB class 66s.
The next point of interest is the town of Hell, about 25 minutes from Trondheim. It has a goods depot
and goods in Norwegian is gods, so you can see gods in Hell! This is another part of the journey
where the driver alerts you and slows down to let you have a better look. Arrival in Trondheim is late
evening.
Trondheim:
Founded by King Olav Tryggason in 997 was the first capital of Norway and is still the city where the
new kings receive their ceremonial blessing.
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The railway station is not very busy although
there are local services and 6 daily trains to
Oslo. There is a freight yard between the
station and the docks. I first visited the depot in
2003. Then, it was just a case of asking and
getting around. On subsequent visits things
have changed. A security fence with gates
prevent access, although this depot can be
circumnavigated and many locomotives can be
seen. In 2007 I identified 22.
Cl.XSKD 220c B shunter 220 189
Trondheim depot, 20 July 2006
There is also a tramway, the Gråkallbanen. This runs from the city centre at St Olav’s Gate to Lian
station in Bymarka. On this line at Munkvoll is the tram museum and adjacent is a tram depot.
4 car high speed set 16 with 73116 leading
departs Trondheim for Oslo, 20 July 2006
DMU Cl.BFS92 9282
Trondheim, 20 July 2006
Flåm:
This next stop was also a coach journey. At Flåm is the tourist line to Myrdal, the Flåmsbana. At
Myrdal it connects with the Bergen to Oslo line although many of the journeys taken on this line are
returns from cruise liners that stop off there. The line was opened on August 1 st 1940 with steam
traction and electrified in 1944. It is 20 kilometres long and has 20 tunnels which together total 6
kilometres. At Flåm the line is 2 metres above sea level and climbs to 866 metres ay Myrdal. The line
has a dedicated fleet of class EL17s. These are 17 2227 to 17 2232. These trains are top and tailed
and sometimes can have 2 at the front as well as one at the rear. There is a small railway museum at
the station with 9 2063 displayed there.
Flåm has also been host to Queen Elizabeth 2 as seen below on 4 th July 2007, 16 months before
retirement.
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above, 17 2227 on rear at Flåm
left, 17 2229 on front at Myrdal, 24 July 2006
3 Cl.BS69B 2 car sets stabled Flåm
69631 nearest the camera, 25 July 2006
Cl BFM69E 69051 leads a 6 car formation on
a Bergen – Myrdal at Voss, 25 July 2006
Bergen.
A very pretty place, geared for tourism, which is probably why it is so expensive! A must is a ride on
the Fløibanan, a funicular that climbs to 320 metres above sea level and provides wonderful views of
the city and harbour.
Railway activity included container trains from the docks and the main station has a regular local
service and 4 trains a day to Oslo. The local services mainly connect Arna with some continuing to
Voss and a few going as far as Mydral. Of note, the journey to Arna is 8 minutes as the line goes
straight through a tunnel. The road is not so lucky and has to take a long detour making the journey
time much, much longer.
Next was the 7 hour journey to Oslo. This 489 kilometre journey took me over the roof of Norway on
Northern Europe’s highest railway. This train is normally hauled by one of the 1996/7 built class
EL18s. Tremendous scenery but not a lot of trains to see until the extremities of the Oslo suburban
lines are reached.
Oslo: During the week it is a busy station at
rush hours with a good selection of units
passing through. There are also a lot of
locomotive hauled trains going to a variety of
locations. However, like many countries, there
is an increase of high speed trains. Norway has
a fleet of Signature 4 car high speed trains that
often run in pairs.
in departmental use Cl.D12 C shunter, Lok 2
still carries NSB no. 2842, Oslo, 27 July 2006
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Oslo also has T-bane (metro) and Trikk (tram) systems. A day pass is available. The T-bane consists
of 5 lines to the west that all meet up to go through the city centre, including the station, then fan out
into 4 lines to the east. This means that everything can be seen under the main station but I preferred
to go out to Majorstuen as this is on the surface and before the lines split.
Swedish Rc6 1388 ready to leave.on way back
home to Norway, Oslo, 27 July 2006
T-bane unit 1328
Majorstuen, 27 July 2006
The Trikk has 2 main routes through the city. Although I saw quite a few trams during the week I
decided Sunday was the best day for them. The main station is very quiet on a Sunday and the T-
Bane has a less frequent service. With trams I have always worked on the premise that you can never
get lost because when they get to the end of the line they have to come back! I rode a few lines and
one of them went way out of the city on a scenic route to a quite desolate place. I got off and waited
20 minutes for it to turn and return to the city (probably a drivers tea break).
EMU Cl.BFM70 with 70002 leading
Oslo 27 July 2007
EMU Cl.BMB72 with 72111 leading
Oslo 27 July 2007
The next day I caught the fast, but expensive airport express, similar to the Gatwick and Heathrow
ones here. Journey over.
I have done this journey 3 times. Twice as described above and once overland via Brussels, Köln and
Copenhagen, returning from Oslo by boat to Kiel then Wuppertal, Köln, Brussels and home. On that
occasion the bad weather and heavy rain disrupted my photography.
all photographs by Ray Smith
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Carriage Washing Facility, Tyseley:
Network News
Looking south to
Tyseley South Jnct, an
unidentified XC
Voyager passes, on
the main line, the new
carriage washing
facility located to the
right of the Stratford
branch on the depot
spur road.
Kevin Bates
Open Day News
by Trevor Roots
It is hoped that as details become known of forthcoming Open Days around the country then info
concerning them will be notified to you. If anyone hears of any such events, please let me know.
Wolverton Works Open Day, 14 th & 15 th August 2010:
An Open Day is to be held at Wolverton Works in August. The same people who organised Eastleigh
100 are involved and the website to watch for further announcements is transportevent.co.uk. ICRS
will be there with a stand to promote the society and to sell our books, more details as they become
known. I will be there as will Carl Watson for the majority of the time (breaks accepting).
DRS Gresty Bridge Open Day, 10 th July 2010:
For those with tickets, see you there. Simon, Carl and I will probably be around Crewe station on the
Friday.
Stock Changes
by Trevor Roots
It is hoped that all major changes recorded below will help you keep the Combine, Pocket Book and
Name Directory up to date, (numerous pool code changes will not be recorded). In order to compile
as accurate and up to date list as possible, can members please pass on their observations,
particularly name changes and multiple unit reformations to the editor, Trevor Roots
Locos & Multiple Units:
New Stock: (on test)
172004*
Re-numberings:
37029 to D6729 378002 to 378202
Namings:
43076 In Support of Help for Heroes
Locos Transferred:
for scrapping:
37672 (TJT)
Locos Scrapped:
EMR Kingsbury: 56033
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ICRS Publications – UK Rail Series
Available
see page 6 for prices and details of all books (including previous Pocket Books)
No.1 UK Pocket Book 2010 (240 pages)
No.3 UK Wagons 2010 (160 pages)
No.4 UK Name Directory 2010 (168 pages)
No.19 Irish Railways 2010 (53 pages)
Nos.2 – 7 & 19 are A5 size
spiral bound with
laminated card covers
allowing them to be laid flat
At Printers – Summer Release
(updated to 1 st Jun.)
No.2 UK Combine Summer Ed 2010
(266 pages)
No.5 UK Locomotives 2010
(81 pages)
No.6 UK Diesel Units 2010
(64 pages)
No.7 UK Electric Units 2010
(116 pages)
No.1 is A6 size
stitched & glue bound
(normal spine)
both Diesel Units &
Electric Units books
contain very useful
carriage number to
unit number
cross ref tables
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