June - Intercity Railway Society

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the monthly magazine of the
Inter City Railway Society
Volume 40 No.6
June 2012

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Contents:
Officials Contact List .....................................2
Society Notice Board ................................ 3-4
Publications ................................................ 40
GBBG Advert .............................................. 28
Current News / Sightings:
Gloucester / Stirling Sightings .......... 29-32
Light Rail & Metro News ........................ 32
New Liveries .......................................... 39
Open Day News .......................................8
Out and About Sightings .................. 21-22
Stock Changes / Transfers .................... 38
Traffic and Traction News................. 20-21
Freight Corner ....................................... 32
Feature Articles:
Eastleigh Works Report ........................ 5-8
Infrastructure News ............................... 25
Open Days & Galas............................ 9-19
Std Gauge Preservation Scene ........ 23-24
Narrow Gauge Preservation Scene .. 26-27
Railway Globetrotters ....................... 33-38
Front Cover Photo:
Still in Strathclyde PTE livery, 3 out of the four surviving Cl.303 EMU cars, formed from two separate
units 75597 (303032), 61503 (303023) & 75632 (303032) are now stored under cover in the new
display shed at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway, 11 th May 2012.
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Society Notice Board
Editor’s Comments:
Well hopefully those that can have been getting a nice sun tan. Talk about topsy turvy weather. More
record high temperatures up in Scotland and more heat already this year than we usually have in a
whole year (if any). Then from getting burnt with 27 o on Sunday 27 th it went abruptly to 9 o under leaden
skies on Monday and stayed there with drizzle....no gradual cooling down, still that’s Scotland. Typical
as that was when the windows started, so much more pleasant for the fitters, not so us with big holes
in the wall for a week. Still after a couple of years of disruption with roof & windows finished we can at
last look forward (not sure if that’s the right description) to decorating. Hopefully someone will buy
Chris’s house down south as we have put it back on the market and we can then settle down in one
place for a while.
Anyway that’s enough of that, with so many open days and preservation galas etc there has been a
flurry of articles of topical interest and I have been struggling to fit it all in around the ongoing series.
So apologies but Ramblings of a Rail Enthusiast - 1964 Part 10 and AC Locos in Preservation -
Part 2 already written have been shunted to next month. Still that makes editing the next few months
easier with plenty of articles already penned including a couple of interesting infrastructure articles
from Mark Richards, one of which is started this month.
Errata: Dave Spencer’s Railway Globetrotter articles in the last two issues should really have been
entitled Scandinavia not Belgium !!
Gremlins (and my typing fingers) struck Stock Changes where the Pendolino re-numberings got a bit
confusing: 39107 should be 390107 and 391054/055/056 should be 390154/155/156.
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Eastleigh Works Report
by Carl Watson
Locos:
37423 stabled with a Test Train on 1 st May.
37087 arrived (see below) on 2 nd May with 47501 for overhaul and 47839 (unbranded) for spares.
37423 arrived back (see below) with its Test Train on 2 nd May after problems with the DBSO.
66744 arrived with barriers 6378 and 6379 on 3 rd May.
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57304 emerged from the Paintshop in DRS blue
on 15 th . It seems likely that decals will be
applied when all three 57/3s are done,
as was the case with the 47s.
37409 top & tailing 20308 + 20312 arrived on 5 th
with the Hampshire Hotchpotch Railtour. It stayed
about 30 minutes and then headed back out for
Southampton Docks.
57312 towed 50026 (see below) to Swanage on 4 th ready for the Diesel Gala on 11 th -13 th .
57312 arrived back from Swanage with 50026 and 73136 on 14 th , 73136 departing straight away for
mainline duties.
57009 departed light engine on 16 th following cabside repairs and a partial repaint
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57003 arrived on the 23 rd to collect 50026 and take it to Worth Valley Diesel Gala via a stop off at
Lydney to collect 31466.
SR Schools 925 ‘CHELTENHAM’
has been completed and was
moved out of the shed where it’s
been overhauled and into the main
workshop on 4 th . She was steamed
for the first time on the 8 th (see
above) and moved under her own
steam on 9 th , the first time for many
years doing several trips up to the
main gate and back. Following
completion of a repaint into 1938
Southern Railway livery (see right)
she departed for Railfest on the
25 th .
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Units: 317709 and 317723 have arrived from Ilford for storage.
The class 444 program came to an end with 444020 being the last unit. Since then class 450s have
visited for various modifications; 450006, 017, 030, 031, 034.
LU 4-TC EMU (76297, 70823, 71163 & 76324) is nearing completion with all vehicles back on
overhauled bogies by the 25 th . On that date 71163 is seen below left being lowered.
Track Machines: The Speno Rail Grinder loco DR79221 was repainted following maintenance and
emerged from the Paintshop on 17 th as seen above right.
London Underground: Ex-LU A Stock vehicles disposed of have been; 6198, 6079, 5198, 5079,
6084, 6232, 6233, 6194, 6148, 5001, 5000, 6050, 6040, 6071, 6225, 5233, 5232, 6053, 6057, 6045,
6153, 5148, 5050, 6015, 6151, 6081, 6093, 5040, 5194, 6047, 6046, 6089, 6088, 6106, 6107.
Wagons: 66571 departed on the 2 nd with overhauled FSAs 608509, 608544, 608002, 608001 FTAs
607122, 607040 and KTA 97759.
66101 arrived with IVBs 2398 645-4, 2398 563-9 and IZA 2929 138-8 for repairs.
66592 arrived on the 16 th with FLAs 606012, 605002, 605006, 605015, 606002 for overhaul.
66956 arrived on the 21 st with FLAs 606005, 605004, 605019, 605007, 606006 for overhaul and
departed with those that arrived on the 16 th .
all photos by Carl Watson
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the jungle that was Toton New Bank sidings has been cleared to make way for stabling the
High Output Ballast Cleaner (HOBC) trains, 27 th May 2012 (Neil Dix)
the 24Cl.60s are now in one row, from left to right:
60067/32/60/86/50/88/18/27/37/42/97/14/25/31/05/53/78/23/89/04/93/83/06/81
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Open Day Reports & Diesel Galas
Appleby Frodingham Railway by Trevor Roots and Neil Dix:
The Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society (ARFPS) held a diesel weekend over the
weekend of 12 th / 13 th May in the steelworks owned by TATA Steel, Scunthorpe. Day membership was
made available to non-members. The society has a four road depot located within the steelworks and
is only visible from trains run on their infrequent open days. This was a location I have wanted to visit
for some time and fortunately this open event coincided with my regular trip south so after an
overnight stay at Ferrybridge services, I was able to visit on the Sat morning. I hoped to view all the
ex-BR stock, but with no idea of the layout I wasn't sure what I would see. The entrance is via Gate D
to the steelworks and there was ample parking. The society operates from adjacent the road from a
short single faced platform named Frodingham. The station has a run round loop with a short
headshunt, occupied by the catering Mk1 4668. It is possible to view workings from the road and
around into the Gate D entrance, a distance of about 100m.
No.1 [2877] YE 0-6-0DE + brake vans on the
11.30 service from Frodingham station, 12 th May 2012
the view from Frodingham station across Scunthorpe steelworks with
07012 + brake vans departing on the 10.30 service, 12 th May 2012
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Trains were booked to run every 30 mins from 10.00-16.00 though times slipped. The trains were
operated alternatively with either loco + DMU (56207/59245) + LMS inspection saloon DM395280 or
loco + 3 brake vans (7605/955160/993829). Some trains were top & tailed. Locos used were resident
ex-BR diesels D2853, 07012 and a brief outing for D2128 (see below), plus ex-industrial shunters
No.1 [2877] YE 0-6-0DE and [2661] YE 0-4-0DE ‘Arnold Machin’. Some of TATAs own shunter fleet,
namely Nos.3 & 80 were also called into action as was 08737 the resident DBS Cl.08, but not the
HNRC Cl.20s, which were out of action. D2128 was still under repair and its availability and therefore
reliability was in doubt, as proved to be the case.
Itinerary: (12 th May) – services in red assumed not to have run due to slippage and services in blue
planned but not seen switched to later times. The 12.20 (clockwise) & 13.00 (anticlockwise) services
swapped 08737 midway on passing.
Time Stock used Loco left in Station
booked (actual)
10.00 D2853 + DMU + coach No.1
10.30 07012 + brake vans No.1
11.00 (11.05) TATA No.3 + coach + DMU + D2853 07012
11.30 (11.40) No.1 + brake vans 07012 + TATA No.3
12.00 (12.20) 08737 + D2853 + DMU + coach 07012 + TATA No.3
12.30
13.00 ‘Arnold Machin’ + brake vans
13.30 TATA No.1 + coach + DMU + D2853
14.00 TATA No.3 + brake vans
14.30 07012 + DMU + coach
15.00
15.30 TATA No.80 + brake vans
16.00 D2128 & ‘Arnold Machin’ + DMU + coach
D2853 + DMU (56207 + 59245) + coach approaching
the station with the returning 10.00 service,12 th May 2012
The tour trains took almost an hour to go around and generally went in a clockwise circuit of the site
passing the AFRPS depot en-route, where unfortunately no stop was made to alight. I decided not to
go on the tour so as to photograph the different trains from the station and also as we were travelling
south I had to leave after the 12.30 departure. However Neil did travel on the 12.30 train but as he
says "I can't really tell you much about the tour as it was packed and we didn't get a window seat". I
can concur on that as we did get in the 11.00 DMU and it was very busy with people making several
trips and therefore finding room was difficult. The best view was probably from the brake vans, the
12.00 was not that packed and we were nearly tempted.
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AFRPS shed with D2128( left) and D1344] HC 0-4-0DM (right), 12 th May 2012 (Neil Dix)
Neil was fortunate enough to be taken to view the AFRPS depot where he saw D2128, [3151] 'Richard
Clark' Bagnall 0-6-0DM and [D1344] HC 0-4-0DM. Inside the depot were 0-6-0ST 'Slough Estates
No.5' and [1438] Peckett 0-4-0ST. He was also able to view the outside of the TATA steel loco shed
where could be seen the two HNRC Cl.20's, highline shunters No's 2 & 5 plus 0-6-0 No. 51 and Bo-Bo
No.77, which was off of its bogies and sat on a well wagon.
“We left the shed around 15.00
and were back on the station by
15.10. At 15.16 TATA No. 80
came up to the platform and
coupled up to the Brake Vans.
We boarded the Shark brake van
993829 next to the loco and went
around for a second trip. At 16.15
we stopped near the AFRPS
shed and to witness D2128 +
‘Arnold Machin’ + coach + DMU
arrive. D2128 having failed was
then detached and pushed back
into the depot.”
[3151] 'Richard Clark'
Bagnall 0-6-0DM, 12 th May 2012
(Neil Dix)
D2128 & ‘Arnold Machin’ + coach + DMU approaching the AFRPS shed, 12 th May 2012 (Neil Dix)
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08737 leading D2853 + 56207 + 59245 + coach on the booked 12.00 service
passing the ‘sculpture’ of a steelworks wagon tipping out molten ore,
as seen from Gate E entrance, 12 th May 2012
07012 + shark brake van 993829
12 th May 2012
catering vehicle Mk1 4668 in the station
headshunt, 12 th May 2012
TATA No.80 at 16.25 having arrived back into
the station, 12 th May 2012
Neil Dix
TATA No.3 at 12.25 in the station having worked
the 11.30 into the station, 12 th May 2012
A worthwhile visit backed up by excellent sunny weather, but I for one will need a return visit to see
the remaining stock, particularly D2128.
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Long Marston by Neil Dix:
In September 2011, Long Marston held their 'Final' open weekend. Like many other people, I didn't
expect to be visiting the site again for a number of years due to some major redevelopments that were
due to take place. It was therefore an unexpected pleasure to be able to visit the site again on May 5 th
as part of a private tour.
The railway sidings in the Long Marston complex are split into 7 different yards (A to G) plus the
exchange sidings and Network Rail connection from Honeybourne. Already some changes have taken
place, none more so than near to where the tour began at the Campden Road entrance. Beyond the
gate, the sidings of 'F' Yard have been lifted and the area cleared (see below).
lifted tracks in the yard
Further on however, we found that
the sidings in C, D, E & G Yards
were still in situ and it was this part
of the site that had the most variety.
From a locomotive perspective,
there was the line up of class 86s
and 87s, including 86424 that had
arrived just days earlier. Coaching
stock included Arriva Mk2s, Virgin
Mk3s, Driving Van Trailers, Mk3
Sleepers and Nightstar Generator
Vans. The freight stock consisted
mainly of 2 axle and bogie tanker
wagons, Freightliner FRA container
flats and ex CAIB PNAs.
line-up of electric
locos headed by 86424
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ex-Virgin WC Mk3 12165
ex-Virgin WC DVT 82123 with 82138
From here it was back to the cars for a drive across the site to the Europhoenix workshops. The area
around the workshops includes A & B Yards, the triangle and test area which is where a section of
track with overhead line is located. At the 2011 open weekend much of this area was just grass
however some of this land is now being prepared for the laying of new trackwork. This part of the site
contains more stored locomotives along with 2 of the Pendolino carriages damaged in the Lambrigg
accident. We were invited to look into the Europhoenix workshops. Inside was 86217, 87023 and 2
minilok's whilst 87017 could be found just outside the workshop doors.
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20059 heads 20016, 86228,
86229 & 86233
Moving on again, we made our way around to the exchange sidings and control tower. This area
would be most familiar to anyone who has attended any of the open days in the past. The sidings here
now mostly contain stored wagons and coaches along with a few industrial shunting locomotives. It is
estimated there are around 5 miles of sidings in this area and I can certainly believe it. We were able
to obtain a full stock list from the control tower and even though much has left Long Marston in recent
months, there is still almost 600 items on site!
a line-up of stored stock with resident tour
DMU 51352 + 59505 + 51376
Overall it was an enjoyable day out and the weather was kind. A big thank you goes out to Motorail
Logistics CEO, Ruth Flack-Dunmore for taking the time to show us around. It should also be
mentioned that the team at Long Marston do a lot for charity and this was no exception. The money
raised from this event went to another of their good causes.
There is a lot more work to do before any more open weekends can take place here, but if and when
they do hold another event I would certainly recommend going - just be prepared for a lot of walking!
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Stock List:
Locos:
20016/057/081/088/092, 37415/428/696, 47829, 86217/228/229/231/234/235/242/246/251/424,
87009/017/023/025 plus cab of E3044
Industrial Locos:
01552 [167V] TH 0-6-0DH, NCB 503 [6614] Hunslet 0-6-0DH, RRM22 [D1231] EE 0-6-0DH, SFNL
No.7 [6973] Hunslet 0-6-0DH, Minilok [160] 8wDH, Minilok 4wDH, Rachael [7003] Hunslet 0-6-0DH,
Emma [8902] Hunslet 0-6-0DH, 28 [7279] Hunslet 0-6-0DH, No.5 [7161] Hunslet 0-4-0DH, H014 Suzie
[10119] Sentinel 0-4-0DH, D1171 HC 0-6-0DM
Coaches: Mk1: 1966, 3727, 3746, 3749, 15849, 24918, 25231, 25735, 34531
Mk2: 3438, 5787, 5869, 5913, 5936, 6013, 6035, 6162, 6170, 6722, 9500, 8505, 9509, 9524, 17031
Mk3: 10201/26/31/33/40/50/53, 10540/554/596/647/681/682/701/709/710/727/731, 11005/06/11/13
/26/33/97, 12008/022/029/036/045/047/058/063/065/083/087/092/095/101/104/134/142/144/156/158/
160/163/165, 40402/403/416/419/434/723, 44065/088/089, Nightstar: 96372/373/375, SR GUV 1427,
GWR 060907, un-numbered Siphon G, un-numbered frames believed 96181
DVTs: 82106/110/111/113/116/120/122/123/125/128/129/137/138/140/141/145/148/150
Wagons:
3146/162/166/168/174/180/182/183/184/185/187/192/193/194/195/198/199/200/206/207/209/210/216/
221/225/226/228/235/236/237/241/242/246/247/259, 3750-849, 27003/013/014, 51955-957,
964/965/967, 57194/195/205/210/211/214/221/231, 57501.503.549, 58246-262/264/265/267/269,
63680/699/779/780/866/888/894, 70048/052/055/058/059/061-066/114/116/400-407, 78215/218/
249/268/273/274/276, 82500-502, 504-508, 511/513-515/517/519/521/522/730-736/739-
741/743/744/746, 83095/197/275, 84083/086-088, 85930/932/937/940/942/943/974, 87135/173/191,
87462/484/527/569/583/590/670/672/790/796/874/878/888/889, 92520/525-532/547-571/603-
609/690, 95378/383/386-390, 613001/004/006/007/011-022/025/027-029/031-033/035/037/039-043,
33.70.0899.075.2/076.0/077.8/082.8/083.6/084.6/085.1/091.9/097.6/098.4/099.2/101.6/103.2
33.70.4666.003.7/004.5/009.4/013.6/045.8,
33.70.6790.012.2/014.8/023.9/029.6/039.5/042.9/046.0/047.8/050.2/071.8/08107/086.6
33.70.7899.038.5/043.3/045.0/052.6/055.9, 33.80.9292.200.0/206.7/209.1/212.5/213.3/214.1
33.80.2693.009.3/013.5/023.4/025.9/028.3/032.5/038.2/042.4/045.7
33.4667.000.0/001.8/005.9/006.7/009.1/011.7/012.5/013.3/014.1/015.8/016.6/017.4/018.2/020.8/021.6
/024.0/025.7/028.1/031.5/.033.1/034.9/035.6/036.4/037.2/038.0/039.8/044.8/045.5/048.9/049.7
33.80.4736.015.5/037.9, 83.70.2795.319.4/322.8/345.9
Misc: Cranes: 34358 (Cowans), 78231/234/237 & unknown Wickham Trolley
86233 in ‘heritage’ livery
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all photos by Neil Dix

Swanage Diesel Gala, 12 th & 13 th May 2012 by Carl Watson:
Fate can be cruel and despite valiant attempts by all parties, the convoy of locos due from
Kidderminster was unable to attend. Firstly D6515 failed on its way up to collect them and then
replacement 47375 failed just south of Gloucester on its way to Swanage. 50049 was sent from
Kidderminster to recover the errant convoy back to Kidderminster. This probably was the reason
therefore that several locos ran with the headboard ‘The Shambles’
33111 Harmans Cross, 12 th May 2012
Despite this massive setback there was still a healthy line-up of locos with 50026 making its first ever
runs in preservation, 57312 making its first passenger runs in Network Rail livery and D5401 visiting
from the Great Central Railway. Transmart Trains 73136 was a late and much welcome addition to the
gala. Add these four to the line’s own two class 08s, D3591 (recently transferred from the Battlefield
Line) and 08436 plus 33111 and that’s a line-up many railways would be proud of. A nice touch was
the use of BR Standard 80104 so that the planned three train timetable could be maintained with the
reduced number of locos. This had been suitably re-numbered as D80104 especially for the occasion!
The line’s DMU contingent were all visible but took no part in the event which I found a little surprising.
55028 & D5401 Swanage, 13 th May 2012
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50026 Harmans Cross, 12 th May 2012
Unfortunately D3591 failed at Norden on the Saturday and took no further part in proceedings but was
visible and photographable at Norden (above right) as was 08436 (above left).
73136 ‘Perseverance’ and 57312, Swanage 13 th May 2012 (Neil Dix)
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50026 also had some minor problems which saw it miss a turn or two on the Saturday afternoon but it
was soon back working and very good it looked and sounded too. 57312, being air braked only, had
73136 coupled inside on all of its runs to operate the brakes but 73136 did venture out on a couple of
solo runs on the Sunday.
Having had such awful weather in the weeks leading up to the gala it was most welcome that glorious
sunshine appeared for the whole weekend and helped very much to make the event.
I attended the gala with my 12 year old son Jack on the Saturday, having camped overnight Friday
night right by the railway line. Unfortunately Jack was too young to have any cab rides (we were
hoping for at least the 50!) but we did get guided tours of all three signal boxes on the route, including
the one recently re-built at Corfe Castle. We had such a good time that we returned with the whole
family on the Sunday for more rides and to enjoy the sunshine.
D80104 Harmans Cross, 13 th May 2012
All in all, the team at Swanage pulled off an excellent gala, despite the setbacks, and it is a credit to
them that they produced such a wonderful event.
all photos by Carl Watson (unless otherwise shown)
Open Day News
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 the editor know.
Tyseley Locomotive Works: website: tyseleylocoworks.co.uk
An open weekend is planned for the 23 rd / 24 th June from 10.00-17.00 and will feature many resident
and visiting steam locos (tbc). The cost is £10 for adults with all children under 15 being admitted for
FREE (accompanied by an adult only). Parking is limited (opens at 09.00) so it is recommended you
travel by train to Tyseley station which is a 5-10 min walk away.
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Traffic & Traction News
by John Barton
May 1
59201 + 59101 in co-ordinated DBS red passed
Southall at 20.40.
66713 departed north out of Worcester Yard at
16.41 with 3175/3186/3201/3218/3239 & 3240
and at the same time 66710 departed south on
6Z60 Doncaster Roberts Road - Cardiff Tidal
with 3410/3414/3415/3447/3448 & 3451
May 3
20302 + 20303 passed Coppull near Wigan at
19.46 working the Sellafield - Crewe flasks.
May 4
37604 + 37259 working 1Q13 Exeter Riverside
Yard – Didcot passed Topsham at 22.59.
57601 t&t 47804 on 5Z43 Carnforth - Bristol
Temple Meads ecs passed Hadnall near
Shrewsbury at14.10 (photo by Roger Thomas).
Mark Richards was taken in a brief moment of
sunshine between torrential rain in the morning
and heavy showers in the afternoon, but the
brooding clouds indicate that it wasn't to stay
dry for long!
May 5
66199 + failed 66141 hauled 5 MBAs + 7 china
clay wagons into Exeter Riverside Yard at
22.50.
66086 + 465175 passed Crayford at 15.40
working Wolverton - Slade Green.
May 6
66078 t&t 66165 on 5Z78 Crewe HS – Chester
with 35469, 5961, 5987, 6054, 6158, 5929,
1203, 3366, 3340, 3344, 3384, and 3348.
May 7
45407 t&t 44871 & support coaches passed
Long Dyke Jnct, Cardiff at 19.13 with Newport -
Barry TMD working.
121034 was seen at Quainton Road on the
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, working one
of the 'Quaintonian' shuttles to Aylesbury. The
line north of Aylesbury Vale Junction is normally
freight only being used by binliner services to
Calvert but the bubble car shuttle runs twice a
year on the early May and August Bank
Holidays in connection with events at the
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. The photo by
May 8
70013 Departed Didcot Parkway at 20.13
working Westbury Up Yard - Scours Lane Jnct.
May 9
66508 working 4D12 Longannet Power Station
- Mossend passed through Stirling at 23.46.
D6515 working from Swanage to Kidderminster
via Barrow Hill passed Acocks Green at 12.43.
May 10
60074 powering 6B47 Westerleigh - Robeston
empty Murco bogie tanks passed Tutshill near
Chepstow at 19.31.
82301 t&t 67018 departed Leamington at 14.54
on a Marylebone - Birmingham Moor St
working.
May 11
31106 + 999508 + 97302 working 2Z88 Derby
RTC - Doncaster West Yard arrived at 12.38.
90043 departed Milton Keynes Central at 19.21
working London Euston - Crewe Via
Birmingham NS.
May 12
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May 12 (cont)
08516 ‘Rory’ was seen on Bristol Barton Hill
shunting MPVs 98908 + 98958 (photo by David
Elliott).
60163 passed Didcot Parkway at 21.56 working
from Shrewsbury to London Paddington.
May 13
60007 arrived into Didcot Parkway at 19.20 and
departed at 19.32 with the 6E38 Colnbrook -
Lindsey tanks.
Black 5s 44871 and 45407 headed north from
York passing Shipton by Beningborough some
10 minutes early.
May 14
66713 passed Cambridge at 20.32 with a train
of welded rails from Whitemoor heading south.
20302 + 20303 scurried through Bolton le
Sands heading southbound load at 19.10.
May 15
66619 passed Water Orton at 16.28 on
Westbury - Stud farm empty ballast boxes.
43136 & 43186 passed Westbury Cement
Works on 1C89 Paddington - Penzance at
18.20.
325016 + 325002 + 325011 worked south
through Bolton le Sands at 18.08 on the
Shieldmuir - Warrington mail.
May 16
47804 + 47826 were seen on 1Z74 Skegness -
Blackpool passing Sleaford at 07.53.
70014 stood outside Barton Hill awaiting a road
through Bristol Temple Meads with empty coal
hoppers for Portbury at 07.37.
May 17
31105 + 6262 + 999605 + 9702 departed
Didcot LHS heading northbound at 19.59
working 3Z01 Didcot – Didcot.
67006 ‘Queens Messenger’ and newly named
and re-liveried 67026 ‘Diamond Jubilee’ were
seen at Bletchley heading light engine from
Tyseley to Wembley. The locos had been out
the previous day on the Royal Train which had
passed through Milton Keynes Central shortly
after 17.00 heading towards London (see photo
under Revised Liveries)
May 18
Two locos for the price of one! The ill-fated
90046 which had derailed at Bletchley in
February was due to work the 'Pretendolino' but
failed at Wembley in the morning. 90043 was
duly dispatched from Crewe to haul 90046 dead
in the train as it is seen below arriving at Milton
Keynes Central with 1K39 18.43 London
Euston - Crewe via Birmingham New Street.
This is the regular loco-hauled working on a
Fridays and it invariably runs late to
Birmingham New Street where a generous
dwell time ensures an on-time departure to
Wolverhampton (photo by Mark Richards).
90043 + 90046 were later seen heading away
from Birmingham New Street at 20.20.
66850 on IZ50 Chirk - Teigngrace empty timber
train was seen passing Dorrington Signal Box
Near Shrewsbury at 13.57 (photo by Roger
Thomas).
66213 working 6M18 Cwmbargoed DP - Hope
Earl Sidings via Margam with 18 loaded HTAs
passed southbound through Llanbradach near
Caerphilly at 21.23.
319424 + 319368 worked 2L28 23.13 London
Victoria – Orpington.
May19
34067 passed through Shortlands at 10.24 with
1Z61 Birmingham - Canterbury West.
67006 t&t 67019 passed through Wigan at
09.34 working a Blackpool North - Wembley
football special.
37604 + 37606 passed Asland crossing,
Bamber Bridge at 20.55 working a Stirling -
Crewe charter.
May 20
56311 passed Long Dyke Jnct, Cardiff at 20.37
with a Cardiff Riverside - Cardiff Tidal Sidings
working.
59202 t&t 59204 were seen in Bristol Temple
Meads at 16.41 waiting to continue working
6W34 Parson Street - Westbury engineers
train.
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May 21
47739 + barriers passed over the River
Derwent just north of Belper at 20.14.
31602 + 31601 were seen heading south light
engine into Stowmarket with 0Z97 16.17
Sheringham NNR – Barking.
May 22
86614 + 86637 working the Coatbridge -
Basford hall liner headed southbound through
Bolton le Sands at 21.27.
66019 t&t a test train with 66017 arrived into
Didcot LHS at 20.07 working 1Q13 Didcot -
Didcot via London.
May 23
37601 t&t 37611 was seen at Weymouth at
15.25 with the 1Q13 Didcot T.C. to Exeter
Riverside.
37611 t&t 37601 was seen heading north by
Notton on the Melksham line at 18.13 working
1Q13 Didcot - Exeter Riverside test train.
May 24
37038 + 37606 arrived at Bridgewater Yard at
07.40 to later to work 6M67 Bridgwater Up Yard
- Crewe CLS.
May 25
66719 t&t 66720 was seen passing through
Shepherds Bush at 20.00 working 6O94
Paddington – Northfleet. These two locos have
been working the Crossrail spoil trains, of which
this is the empties returning to Northfleet. There
are at this time two paths running a day, one in
each direction. Until shortly before the 66s
turned up the service from Willesden Junction
to Clapham Junction was suspended as the
LOROL service was severely disrupted due to
power supply problems and a broken down
train. Therefore there were a lot of unhappy
customers at Shepherds Bush.
May 26
37611 t&t 37601 were seen stabled on a test
train at Didcot Parkway with 9481, 977997,
5981 & 1256 (photo by David Elliott).
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
Michael Hayman:
18 th May:
London Victoria:
35028 ‘Clan Line’, 60163 ‘Tornado’, 70000
‘Britannia’ 67026
Geoff Hope:
5 th March:
Knottingley 10.45-15.15:
66006/021/040/136/547/708/709/719/733, 142061
150275, 153331, 158784/94, 180107/14
12 th March:
Knottingley 9.50-15.15:
09201, 66039/108/118/168/171/513/561/710/711
66714/723/733, 142065, 144014, 150148/214
153358, 155343, 180101/07
15 th March:
Barnetby 8.50-16.15:
60071, 66003/050/070/096/124/149/158/167/187
66193/419/507/518/527/561/708/712/719/736
153310/84, 170301/9, 185102/12/19/37/45
19 th March:
Knottingley 9.55-15.15:
09201, 66067/070/084/124/186/187/548/559/707
66708/719/727/737/742, 142066, 144008/15
150201, 180107
22 nd March:
Manchester Piccadilly 14.30-16.45:
66533/571/703, 142007/09/11/30-34/38/42-44/58
142062/63/67, 150113/115/117/118/133/134/141
140143/203-205/210/218/228/274, 156420/59/64
156466/82/83, 158788/799/806/812/846/847/857
158864, 170301/4/5/7/8, 175006/102/105/107/111
175113, 185103/05/10/12/13/15/16/18/20/22-24/27
185134-36/38/40/42/49, 220005/19/28/32, 221126
221130, 323223/24/26/27/30/31/33-39, 390001/15
390020/21/24/34/36/46/49
29th March:
Barnetby 8.45-16.15:
60071/74, 66003/092/116/118/120/139/149/156
66174/192/193/207/250/507/544/957/709/719/740
153308/21/84, 170303/8, 185108/11/22/28/30
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2 nd April:
Knottingley 9.55-15.15:
09201, 66043/092/125/127/140/168/197/545/595
66701/717/719/725/729/730/735/738/739, 142022
142084, 144016, 150137, 153360, 180105/14
12 th April:
Barnetby 10.30-18.00:
60007/54, 66012/015/053/068/096/104/125/127
66143/149/158/513/527/557/708/736/744, 153326
153374/85, 156408, 170307/8, 185103/05/11/15
185129, DR75403
20 th April:
Manchester Piccadilly 14.55-16.15:
66533/740, 90049, 142009/18/29/32/39/42/46/49
142054/55/58/65/70/90, 150112/113/115/117/133
150143/149/201/203/207/226/269/271/275
156428/71/72, 158770/783/799/806/846/858/863
170304/8/9, 175007/107/104/107, 185102/03/05
185106/18/19/22/24/26/27/30-32/34/35/41/46/48
220018/27, 221119/36/39, 323223/24/26-28/30/32
323233-36/38/39, 390004/18/24/37/51/53/154
DR98008
23 rd April:
Manchester Piccadilly 14.40-16.45:
66954, 90049, 142004/09/12/18/31/32/34/40/42/46
142060/62/63/90/95, 150110/111/113/133/137/139
150143/146/148/203/206/215/220/223/268
156429/55/61/82/83/88/91, 158777/780/810/813
158846/856/858/863, 170301-3/5/7, 175004/104
175105/108/114, 185103/04/09/12/13/21/24/30/32
185135/36/38/39/43-49/51, 220003/24/27, 221125
221137, 323223/24/26-28/31-39, 390006/08/10/19
390020/22/43
26 th April:
Manchester Piccadilly 14.30-16.45:
66543/589/716, 142001/05/13/14/31/37/42-44/49
142054-56/60/61/90, 150118/137/139/141/142/150
150201/203/214/220/222/224/268/271/275
156425/28/40/41/60/61/72/83, 158774/777/788
158847/858/862-864, 170301-5, 175011/101/107
175111/114, 185103/05-07/11-13/15/19/20/23/24
185132-34/36/41/42/47/49, 220007/16/32, 221127
221132, 323223/24/26-28/31-36/38/39, 390010/11
390013/34/40/42/51/53
30 th April:
Knottingley 9.50-15.00:
09201, 66030/039/055/093/175/545/546/561/703/728
142009, 144015/19, 150269, 153358, 180102/7
Paul Bright:
2 nd May:
Blackpool: 158905, 185108
Preston:
57316, 66007/304, 92009, 142012/28/34/39/47/51
150118/19/38/41/43/48, 156424/72/88, 158754
158758/905, 185103/08/16/24/32/43/45, 221108
221111/43, 390009/17/22/26/32/34
Ian McAlpine:
28 th April:
Peterborough:
43465/84, 66005/177/717/743, 156405, 158785
170109
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Leicester: 66502, 170639, 222016/101
Hams Hall: 08623
Washwood Heath: 08762, 66616
Lawley Street: 66418/533/538
Birmingham Snow Hill & Jewellery Quarter:
172332/36/41/42, Trams 01/03/04/07/09/10/12
14-16
Birmingham New Street:
170506/520/633, 220007, 221113, 323208, 350245
4 th May:
Peterborough: 317344/5
Biggleswade: 66005
King’s Cross: 67027, 365538
Paddington:
43020/091/153/174, 165116/25, 360204
Acton: 59206, 66097/169, 165123
Reading:
43005/137/150, 59204, 165106, 221141
9 th May:
Peterborough: 20142/227/901, 66701/713/721
Leicester: 222007/8
Nuneaton: 90047, 350119
Crewe:
46233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’, 08868, 56031/069
56074/106, 86633/35/38, 90017/40/46, 92024
221101/103/113, 350126
Chester: 142092, 158822/32, 507032
Hooton: 507016, 508139/43
11 th May:
Little Sutton-Moorlands:
507028/030, 508122/128/139
12 th May:
Hooton: 508117/127/134
Chester:
57315, 150132/225, 158828/33/34, 175005/6
13 th May:
Hooton: 507028, 508134
Chester:
142053, 150143/255, 153312, 158822/23, 175010
175102/104/105, 221108
Crewe:
56031/069/074/106, 86247, 153374, 221117
Birmingham NS: 170511/522, 323208, 350112
Lawley Street: 66537, 70017
Washwood Heath: 08588/762
Leicester: 66548, 222004
19 th May:
Peterborough:
66068/713/714/735/739/744, 153326, 158846
170207, 321418
Nottingham: 153355, 156498, 158777, 222002
Chesterfield: 158783/872/901/902, 222021
Grantham: 66010
Nigel Hoskins:
10 th May:
Haresfield-Gloucester:
08.11 0Z41Kidderminster-Swanage reached
Haresfield loop as 47375+55019+D821+20059
+20118 where 47375 was a failure. 50049 as
13.30 0Z50 from Kidderminster worked the whole
train back to Gloucester

Standard Gauge Preservation Scene
Museum of Scottish Railways, Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway by Trevor Roots:
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) which operates the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway has
recently opened (31 st March) a new 4 road display shed at the eastern end of the yard at Bo’ness,
adjacent the existing diesel shed. In conjunction there is a new step free walkway from the entrance
and car park past the rear of the shed, where the access is situated, then on round through the yard to
the SRPS Museum buildings. Though still quite a trek, the only previous official access to the museum
was via the footbridge over the line west of the station. It was and still is possible however to access
the museum from Boundary Street off the A904, past the eastern stock access and through some
woodland/public open space alongside the Firth of Forth...a long trek.
the new display shed as seen from the rear of the SRPS
museum stands between 37175 ‘W.S.Sellar’
(left) outside the diesel shed and
20020 (right), 11 th May 2012
rear (eastern) view of the new display shed
and completed walkway adjacent the
diesel shed ,11 th May 2012
The vast collection of rolling stock has become progressively much easier to see over the years with
the first museum building opening in 1995 and the extension in 2002 (left and right buildings
respectively in the photo below). The yard between the museum and the station was always difficult to
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see but this new walkway, still under construction, now affords further views and photographs of most
of the stock. No more peering through the fence on the eastern boundary. Only locos inside the steam
shed, adjacent the station and the diesel shed are now out of view.
with the SRPS museum buildings to the rear this western looking view shows the rough path
now available through the yard with visiting WCR 37516
and resident 47643 on view,11 th May 2012
One big advantage of the new display shed is that the Cl.126 DMU and Cl.303 EMU can now be
stored under cover as complete sets.
inside the new
display shed with 2 x 14T
fuel tanks, 3 x industrial locos
& a steam crane between the 3
car Cl.126 DMU (left) & Cl.303 EMU
(right), 11 th May 2012
Whilst the museum has an entrance fee, the new display shed is free. An adult season ticket for
unlimited access to the Museum of Scottish Railways is however only £4, valid between 2 nd April – 2 nd
October during opening hours, 11.00 to 16.00 (last admission 15.30).
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Infrastructure News
Anything to do with structures on the railway or track maintenance will be covered in this section.
South London Line Changes by Mark Richards – Part 1:
There are several significant changes proposed to services in South London for the December 2012
timetable which will provide new journey opportunities. The current Southern operated South London
Line service linking London Bridge and London Victoria via Peckham Rye and Denmark Hill will be
withdrawn as East London Line services are extended from Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction.
Existing Service
The present South London Line service operated by Southern calls at all stations between London
Bridge and London Victoria – South Bermondsey, Queens Road Peckham, Peckham Rye, Denmark
Hill, Clapham High Street, Wandsworth Road and Battersea Park. A basic half-hourly interval is
operated 7 days a week using Class 456 units. The service provides a useful link between the two
termini as well as interchange at both Peckham Rye and Denmark Hill to other Southern,
Southeastern and First Capital Connect cross-London services. Southeastern also provide services
over the Atlantic Lines principally the Victoria to Dartford service Mondays to Saturdays and
Blackfriars to Sevenoaks on Sundays.
Overview of the South London Line
Starting from London Bridge low level, the line diverges at South Bermondsey Junction from the
Norwood Junction route calling first at South Bermondsey. The station is built on a viaduct and is
located near to Millwall Football Club’s ‘New Den’ stadium.
The next station is Queens Road Peckham which opened in 1866 although the present station
platforms date from a more recent 1970s rebuild. Approaching Peckham Rye, the South London line
crosses the Catford Loop lines which run via Nunhead. From Peckham Rye the Up and Down South
London become the Up and Down Atlantic, running parallel with, albeit partly grade separated from,
the Catford Loop/Chatham lines as far as Factory Junction. Flat crossings between the
Atlantic/Catford routes are provided at Crofton Road Junction, Shepherds Lane Junction and Voltaire
Road Junction. The Catford Loop becomes the Chatham Up and Down Main at Brixton Junction
where the main route via Herne Hill diverges. At Voltaire Road Junction the four tracks are joined by a
fifth – the Chatham Reversible with a series of crossings here providing links between both the Atlantic
Lines and all three Chatham lines.
Two particularly fine examples of station architecture can be found on the South London Line at
Peckham Rye and Denmark Hill although the frontage of the former is largely obscured by modern
developments. Both were built for the London Brighton & South Coast Railway in the Franco-Italianate
style with Denmark Hill opening in 1865 and Peckham Rye the following year.
The Atlantic Road Viaduct (hence the name Atlantic Lines) carries South London Line services over
Brixton station. Shortly before this the line passes through the site of the former East Brixton station.
Brixton itself has a disused platform on the Up Chatham Main which is best viewed either from
Platform 2 or from a service to Herne Hill.
A copy of the DfT consultation can be found here: http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/dft-2012-17
________________________________________________________________________________
Further to the photo and brief description of the Railvac on page 22 in the last issue I have been
contacted by former member Morris Graham who provides the following extra info:
“I am given to understand that the vehicle was damaged by fire and was rebuilt. The original wagon
number was 35 74 390 0080 7R, which indicates that the machine was rebuilt onto an Rs type wagon
(bogie flat wagon). One notable thing about this machine is that it has two different types of buffers,
square at the hose end (clearly visible in the photo), round at the other.
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Narrow Gauge Preservation Scene
Statfold Barn Railway by Ian Sant:
I don’t know about you, but I had never heard of this railway until a friend of mine (Brian Kiddy) invited
me to accompany him on a members day on Saturday 15 th October 2011.
Located just outside Tamworth, it is a private estate railway where fencing and barriers are kept to a
minimum. Member’s days are very relaxed and you are free to roam in and out of the various
buildings and the locomotive sheds unhindered. You are asked to take care and to be safety
conscious throughout but the open access gives you the opportunity to explore every nook and cranny
and take lots of photographs.
The railway consists of a 2’ 0” gauge oval track round the owner’s lake and a field railway which is
dual-gauged at 2’ 0” and 2’ 6”. The field railway starts at Statfold Station which has 2 platforms and
after leaving the station there is right turn where you cross standard gauge, over the junction with the
garden railway and head down to Oak Tree Halt, here, on the return, you can alight to have a look in
grain store which has a number of other items of railway interest and a few non-railway items as well.
The train proceeds round the field and it is easy to see why the railway is a working industrial railway
at harvest time as the seed crops are easily transferred to purpose-built hopper wagons. These
wagons when not in use are easily seen at the top end of the line.
The train now proceeds down to an oval loop and a seamless return to Statfold Station is achieved.
The train on this occasion was top and tailed by steam locomotives so that to be pulled by each you
make two journeys. Today we had as our locomotives, ‘Howard’ an Arnold Jung 0-4-0 and at the
other end was Peckett 0-6-0ST ‘Harrogate’ (see above with the later nearest).
3 ‘Sid’, 15 th October 2011
We did our two round trips, behind
each of the locomotives and then our
final trip was on board the rail
mounted Land Rover Series 2a
‘Nemeth’ which provided something a
little different! There are many
locomotives here from manufacturers
such as Peckett, Orenstein and
Koppel, Krauss, Bagnall, Fowler just
to name a few. There are steam and
diesel as well as others to view
including mining locomotives. I must
just mention one other item, known
as hissing ‘Sid’; a replica Lishman
and Young Compressed Air
Locomotive and was regarded as a
safe form of underground traction.
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The railway has a close connection with the Andrew Barclay and the Hunslet Engine Company One
of the locomotives here is ‘Trangkil No. 4’ which was the very last steam locomotive built at the
Hunslet Jack Lane Works in Leeds and was brought back to UK from the Indonesian island of Java
and overhauled at Statfold where it was re-gauged from its original 750mm to 2’ 0”.
2 ‘Nemeth’, 15 th October 2011
As I said at the beginning, this is very relaxed day and you are free to roam at will so exploring areas
is great because you are not really sure what you will find next.
Thanks to Brian for inviting me and to the Statfold Barn Railway for a fabulous day out. Finally, I
would again remind you that this is a private railway so if you do want to visit you will have to come
along on one of their three open days a year, in the Spring, Summer and Autumn. As the first has
now passed (31 st March), the next two are 2 nd June and 15 th September.
Please visit their new website www.statfoldbarnrailway.com or else contact henry@Statfold-oils.co.uk.
all photos by Ian Sant
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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 April
05.10 66604 6H51 OX-IS
05.45 66301 4H47 MN-IS
10.35 66546 6G05 RV-LT
11.20 66430 4N66 GM-ML
12.08 66850 0Z71 CL-GM
12.35 66102 6Z50 SI-MN
17 th April
05.45 66301 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66422 4R75 GM-EE
10.35 66546 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66302 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66110 6S36 DS-GM
18.15 66095 6N44 PW-GM
18 th April
05.45 66303 4H47 MN-IS
06.30 66110 6L49 MN-LW
07.00 66302 4R75 GM-EE
08.30 66604 6A65 OX-AB
10.35 66546 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66433 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66095 6S36 DS-GM
19 th April
05.45 66303 4H47 MN-IS
06.30 66110 6A32 MN-AB
07.00 66433 4R75 GM-EE
10.35 66546 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66302 4A13 GM-AB
20.22 61994 5Z98 BW-Thornton
20 th April
05.45 66425 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66302 4R75 GM-EE
10.35 66546 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66429 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66095 6S36 DS-GM
15.23 47790+47832 1Z47 DU-ED
21 st April
05.45 66425 4H47 MN-IS
06.30 66055 6A32 MN-AB
10.35 66546 6G05 RV-LT
11.20 66429 4M16 GM-DV
12.50 45305 5Z33 CN-IS
13.00 66303 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM
22 nd April
13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB
13.14 61994 1Z29
Thornton-Fort William
23 rd April
05.45 66425 4H47 MN-IS
10.35 66506 6G05 RV-LT
11.20 66302 4N66 GM-ML
24 th April
05.45 66425 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66422 4R75 GM-EE
10.35 66506 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66421 4A13 GM-AB
24 th April (cont)
13.30 66213 6S36 DS-GM
14.15 66108 5Z22 Southall-BO
18.15 66110 6N44 PW-GM
25 th April
06.30 66108 6L49 MN-LW
08.30 66604 6A65 OX-AB
10.35 66506 6G05 RV-LT
13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM
18.15 66108 6N44 PW-GM
26 th April
06.30 66108 6A32 MN-AB
07.00 66304+66305 4R75 GM-EE
27 th April
05.45 66423 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66304+66430 4R75 GM-EE
10.35 66506 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66304 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM
28 th April
05.45 66425 4H47 MN-IS
10.05 66102 0A32 MN-AB
13.00 66433 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66133 6S36 DS-GM
16.30 66551 6Z65 RV-LT
1 st May
05.45 66305 4H47 MN-IS
06.30 37676 5Z97 BO-PH
07.00 66425 4R75 GM-EE
07.40 66847 6Z46 GM-PW
10.35 66551 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66427 6A13 GM-AB
13.30 66031 6S36 DS-GM
2 nd May
00.24 66106 6K30
MN-Winchburgh
05.45 66421 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66421 4R75 GM-EE
07.35 66847 6Z46 GM-LW
08.30 66610 6A65 OX-AB
10.35 66551 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66426 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66113 6S36 DS-GM
23.05 66117/114 6K10 MN-Cupar
3 rd May
05.20 66610 6H51 OX-IS
05.45 66421 4H47 MN-IS
06.30 66106 6A32 MN-AB
10.35 66551 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66430 4A13 GM-AB
4 th May
00.30 66102 6Z48 MN-IS
05.45 66424 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66430 4R75 GM-EE
10.35 66551 6G05 RV-LT
12.49 67025 5Z22 Southall-BO
13.00 66302 4A13 GM-AB
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4 th May (cont)
13.30 66113 6S36 DS-GM
5 th May
10.05 66103 6A32 MN-AB
13.00 66421 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66106 6S36 DS-GM
20.05 66007 6K18 MN-Ferryhill
21.05 66099 6K03 MN-Carnoustie
6 th May
00.06 6K15 66117/113 MN-PH
7 th May
05.45 66424 4H47 MN-IS
08.40 47237/37685 1H88 ED
14.00 66117 6D61 Riccarton-GM
15.22 66302 4N68 ML-GM
8 th May
05.45 66424 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66427 4R75 GM-EE
07.40 66847 6Z46 GM-PW
10.35 66520 6G05 RV-LT
11.33 37516/676 5Z43 Morpeth-BO
13.00 66305 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66102 6S36 DS-GM
9 th May
05.45 66429 4H47 MN-IS
07.40 66847 6Z46 GM-LW
08.30 66110 6A65 OX-AB
10.35 66508 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66423 4A13 GM-AB
10 th May
05.10 66511 6H51 OX-IS
05.45 66429 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66305 4R75 GM-EE
10.35 66520 6G05 RV-LT
11 th May
05.45 66433 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66421 4R75 GM-EE
10.35 66520 6G05 RV-LT
13.30 66112 6S36 DS-GM
21.40 47804/26 0Z94 CN-BO
12 th May
00.30 66114 6Z48 MN-IS
05.45 66433 4H47 MN-IS
10.05 66100 6A32 MN-AB
11.20 66421/23 4M16 GM-DV
13.00 66429 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66112/145 6S36 DS-GM
16.08 66102 6K15 MN-DU
21.05 66145 6K16 MN-DU
13 th May
00.23 66088 6K01
MN-Auchterarder
00.35 66117 6K02
MN-Auchterarder
00.41 66105 6K12
MN-Auchterarder
11.30 66027/167 6K18 MN-PH

13 th May (cont)
13.38 47790/832 1Z40 GC-DU
15.30 66100 6K05 MN-PH
14 th May
05.45 66433 4H47 MN-IS
08.30 66610 6A65 OX-AB
14 th May (cont)
10.35 66520 6G05 RV-LT
12.35 66114 6Z50 MN-IS
13.00 66302 4A13 GM-AB
15 th May
05.10 66610 6H51 OX-IS
15 th May (cont)
05.45 66433 4H47 MN-IS
07.00 66302 4R75 GM-EE
10.35 66520 6G05 RV-LT
13.00 66422 4A13 GM-AB
13.30 66114 6S36 DS-GM
Stirlingshire & Gloucestershire Sightings Location Codes:
AB Aberdeen
AC Achnasheen
AD Alexander Dock
Jnct
AE Attercliffe
AF Ashford
AH Ashchurch
AJ Awre Junction
AL Alston
AN Acton
AP Appleford
AR Abercynon
AT Abbotswood Jnct
AV Avonmouth
AW Aberthaw
AY Ayr
BA Blair Atholl
BD Bedworth
BE Berkeley
BH Brierley Hill
BI Burntisland
BL Bristol
BN Beeston
BO Bo’ness
BP Bath
BR Bridgwater
BS Bescot
BT Barton Hill
BU Burton
BW Barrow Hill
BZ St Blazey
BY Barry
CA Calvert
CB Coatbridge
CE Crewe
CD Charfield
CF Cardiff
CH Chaddesden
CK Chirk
CL Carlisle
CM Chalmerston
CN Carnforth
CP Chepstow
CQ Croft Quarry
CR Cadder
CS Cheltenham
CT Cardiff Tidal
CU Cumbernauld
CV Cliff Vale
CY Corby
DC Dyce
DL Dalmeny
DM Dollands Moor
DR Doncaster
DS Dalston
DT Didcot
DV Daventry
DY Derby
DU Dundee
EA Earles Sidings
ED Edinburgh
EE Elderslie
EH Eastleigh
EL Elgin
EU Euston
EV Evesham
EX Exeter
FB Ferrybridge
FF Fiddlers Ferry
FG Fishguard
FO Forres
FR Fairwater
GC Glasgow Central
GL Gloucester
GM Grangemouth
GR Grange Sidings
GS Gleneagles
GY Grimsby
HA Hayes
HD Handsworth
HF Hereford
HH Holyhead
HL Hartlepool
HO Halewood
HR Harwich
HS Hunslet
HT Hastings
HV Haverfordwest
HW Heywood Jnct
HY Hinksey
IM Immingham
IB Ironbridge
IS Inverness
JM Jersey Marine
KB Kittybrewster
KC Kirkcaldy
KK Kilmarnock
KL Kyle of Lochalsh
KN Kennethmont
KS Kingsland Road
KY Kingsbury
LA Laira
LB Ladybank
LC Lincoln
LD Lydney
LG Lairg
LH Leith
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
ML Motherwell
MO Moreton
MS Maesteg
MT Mountsorrel
MV Manchester Vic
MW Moorswater
NA Nairn
NE Neath
NG Nottingham
NH Newton Heath
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
PM St Philips Marsh
PN Paddington
PO Polmadie
PR Preston
PT Paignton
PW Prestwick
PY Portbury
PZ Penzance
RA Redcar
RC Ratcliffe
RD Reading
RE Redmire
RG Rugeley
RM Rotherham
RN Robeston
RO Round Oak
RR Rowley Regis
RV Ravenstruther
RY Rugby
SA Saltley
Gloucestershire Sightings
by Nigel Hoskins
SB Stourbridge
SC Scunthorpe
SD Standish Jnct
SG Stoke Gifford
SH Slough
SI Stirling
SK Shirebrook
SN Stockton
SO Southampton
SP Spetchley
SR Stourton
SS Swansea
ST Severn Tunnel Jnct
SV Stevenage
SW Swindon
SY Shipley
TD Tyne Dock
TE Trostre
TG Teigngrace
TH Theale
TK Tavistock Jnct
TL Tilbury
TN Taunton
TO Toton
TR Trishington
TS Tees Yard
TY Tyseley
VA Victoria
WB Wembley
WG Wentloog
WH Westerleigh
WP Worksop
WR Warrington
WS Worcester
WV Wolverhampton
WW Washwood Heath
WY Westbury
YT Yate
YK York
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 Jncts. Only freight and notable
loco hauled workings are shown with the diagram code, time (if known) plus origin and destination
(see location codes).
22nd April
11.23 66433 4V38 DV-WG
16.05 66728/730 4V94 NT-PY
18.31 66433 4M36 WG-DV
19.17 66068 6E68 MG-SC
22.22 66175 6V67 SC-MG
23 rd April
09.11 66060 6M96 MG-CY
10.53 66433 4V38 DV-WG
11.02 60063 6B13 RN-WH
12.52 66133 6V67 RA-MG
14.00 66728/730 4V94 NT-PY
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14.10 66606 6M36 WY-EA
15.22 66066 6E86 PY-FB
15.25 66185 6V92 CY-MG
16.08 66087 6M41 MG-RO
19.05 66713 6Z30 HD-CT
66078 6M81 MG-RO

23 rd April (cont)
66614 0Z65 SG-LM
24 th April
19.32 66080 6V69 BS-NT
60054 6E41 WH-LY
66729 6E01
CF-Peterborough
66008 6V06 HD-CT
66044 4E66 MG-RA
66111 6V66 RA-MG
66133 6V92 CY-MG
66728/730 4V94 NT-PY
66531 4Z72 RG-SG
66206 6E86 PY-FB
66302 4V38 DV-WG
60063 6B13 RN-WH
66078 6V07 RO-MG
66100 6E30 MG-HL
66170 6Z20 MG-SC
66078 6M81 MG-RO
66013 6V05 RO-MG
25 th April
14.03 66728/730 4V94 NT-PY
15.17 66050 6E86 PY-FB
16.27 66151 6M41 MG-RO
19.00 60063 6B47 WH-RN
19.18 66713 6Z30 HD-CT
19.27 66175 6E93 MG-MF
19.53 66139 6E11 CF-IM
66013 6E30 MG-HL
66618/621 6Y11
FR-Stoke Works
66079 6Z20 MG-SC
66523 4V57 RG-SG
66614 6Z67 SN-CT
26 th April
15.00 66008 6V92 CY-MG
97302 3Z37 DY-BL
66124 6C66 RA-MG
60063 6B47 WH-RN
70003 4V57 RG-SG
66044 6V07 RO-MG
66021 6E94 AW-LY
66078 6Z20 MG-SC
66111 6M96 MG-CY
66421 4V38 DV-WG
66523 4V47 RG-SG
66187 6E86 PY-FB
27 th April
06.04 66250 6M81 MG-RO
09.00 66050 4V83 RC-PY
11.02 66100 6V05 RO-MG
11.11 60063 6B13 RN-WH
12.03 66184 4E66 MG-RA
12.53 66305 4V38 DV-WG
13.00 66595 6M36 WY-EA
15.14 60079 6V92 CY-MG
18.30 37604/20304 6M67 BR-CE
20.52 66713 6Z97 BN-CT
66142 4Z70
EA-Cwmbargoed
66745 6Z50 CK-GL
28 th April
12.53 60071 6E41 WH-LY
13.00 66250 4E66 MG-RA
19.31 66100 6Z67 SC-MG
28 th April (cont)
66001/098+60100/044 6V49
TS-AD
70003 4V46 RG-SG
66075 6V02 HL-LL
29 th April
09.25 66170 6W03 ST-BS
13.26 66430 4V38 DV-WG
17.23 66007 6E47 LL-TS
18.08 66430 4M36 WG-DV
20.03 66162 6E30 MG-HL
21.01 66149 6M75 MG-Harendale
21.07 66100 6E68 MG-SC
5043 1Z30 GL-PN
66204 6V66 SC-MG
30 th April
15.01 66075 6V92 CY-MG
16.04 66174 6M41 MG-RO
19.01 66098 6V07 RO-MG
20.18 66136 6E30 MG-HL
20.26 66713 6Z97 BN-CT
21.07 66145 6Z20 MG-SC
22.32 66512 4Z43 RC-SG
60063 6B13 RN-WH
66058 6E86 PY-FB
1 st May
66174 6E30 MG-HL
66141 6V06 HD-CT
66108 6E20 MG-IM
66165 6E47 LL-TS
66009 0A53 TO-LL
3 rd May
05.27 66098 6M81 MG-RO
09.00 66138 4V83 FB-PY
10.50 66425 4V38 DV-WG
11.00 6608 6V40 SC-CT
11.09 60063 6B13 RN-WH
11.25 66050 6V05 RO-MG
11.26 66009 4E66 MG-RA
14.35 66552 4V47 RG-SG
15.11 66204 6V92 CY-MG
15.15 66138 6E86 PY-FB
15.47 20304/37606 6M67 BR-CE
16.09 66016 6M41 MG-RO
18.22 60063 6B47 WH-RN
19.13 66710 6Z30 HD-CT
19.54 66084 6E11 CF-IM
20.20 66050 6E30 MG-HL
66075 6Z20 MG-SC
66184 6E93 MG-MF
66846 0Z66 CE-GL
7 th May
18.59 66720 6Z97 BN-CT
8 th May
66121 4V83 FB-PY
66016 6E09 SS-IM
66031 6V66 RA-MG
66078 6V07 RO-MG
66116 6E47 AD-TS
66121 6E86 PY-FB
66131 6V61 RO-MG
66164 6E30 MG-HL
66165 4E66 MG-RA
60074 6B47 WH-RN
66605/621 6Y11
FR-Stoke Works
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8 th May (cont)
66302 4V38 DV-WG
66715 6E01 CF-LY
66078 6V07 RO-MG
66507 4V57 RG-SG
66174 6V69 BS-AD
60099 6E41 WH-LY
66720 6E67 CT-DR
9 th May
15.00 66001 6V92 CY-MG
18.29 66715 6Z30 HD-CT
19.43 66131 6E93 MG-MF
19.58 66149 6E11 CF-IM
20.17 66137 6E30 MG-HL
66199 4E66 MG-RA
66005 6E86 PY-FB
37608/308 6M67 BR-CR
66846 6Z50 GL-TG
66621/605 6Y11
FR-Stoke Works
66021/016 6V81 RM-CT
66078 6V07 RO-MG
70013 4V57 RG-SG
10 th May
16.03 66116 6M41 MG-RO
19.11 60063 6V07 RO-MG
20.12 66742 6E01 CF-LY
66031 6E09 SS-IM
66004 6E30 MG-HL
70013 4V57 RG-SG
66515 4V06 RC-SG
20312/08 6M56 BE-CE
66058 6E86 PY-FB
66001 6V92 CY-MG
66555 0Y27 SG-BS
60074 6B13 RN-WH
11 th May
66012 6E20 SS-IM
66181 6V81 RM-CT
66305 4V38 DV-WG
66120 6O42 HO-SO
66715 6Z30 HD-CT
66103 6V07 RO-MG
70013 4V57 RG-SG
66050 6E94 AW-LY
66001/021 6E30 MG-HL
37667/423 6M67 BR-CE
66059 4E66 MG-RA
66953 4V06 RC-SG
60074 6B13 RN-WH
12 th May
07.58 66513 4Z67 RC-SG
10.25 66149 6V40 SC-CT
12.04 56311 6Z56 CT-CH
18.06 66165 6Z20 MG-SC
18.21 66050 6Z67 SC-MG
21.40 6V02 HL-LL
66099 6E41 WH-LY
13 th May
11.25 66305 4V38 DV-WG
66137 6M75 MG-CL
66119 6E30 MG-HL
66021 6E68 MG-SC
66103 6E47 LL-TS
66019 0A53 BS-AD
DR80302 working at Gloucester

14 th May
14.52 66129 6V92 CY-MG
18.35 66016 6V06 HD-CT
19.00 66077 6V07 RO-MG
19.29 60074 6B47 WH-RN
20.19 66020 6E30 MG-HL
21.52 66050 6V66 RA-MG
22.12 66169 6E47 LL-TS
66069 6E39 MG-SC
66004 6E86 PY-FB
66850 6Z50 CK-GL
66199 6M96 MG-CY
66423 4V38 DV-WG
66732/745 4V94 NT-PY
66620 6M36 WY-EA
57008/003 6M67 BR-CE
66016 6D98 CT-HD
66077 6M81 MG-RO
66193 6V67 RA-MG
60074 6B13 RN-WH
60099 6E41 WH-LY
66616 6Y27 LD-Hackney
15 th May
10.58 66305 4V38 DV-WG
11.12 60074 6B13 RN-WH
11.26 60063 6V05 RO-MG
11.27 66137 4E66 MG-RA
14.36 66193 6V92 CY-MG
16.02 66050 6M41 MG-RO
19.38 66158 6V69 BS-AD
21.56 66168 6V66 RA-MG
70010 4V57 RG-SG
66845 0Z45 GL-RY
66004 4V83 FB-PY
66732/745 4V94 NT-PY
60099 6E41 WH-LY
16 th May
10.50 66434 4V38 DV-WG
11.03 66129 0V05 WS-LL
16 th May (cont)
11.11 60074 6B13 RN-WH
66850 6Z45 RY-GL
66850 6Z50 GL-TG
66020 4E66 MG-RA
60099 6E41 WH-LY
66137 6V67 RA-MG
66745/732 4V94 NT-PY
66152 6E86 PY-FB
66715 6Z30 HD-CT
66136 6E11 CF-IM
57001/47375 0Z43 GL-BU
66193 6V92 CY-MG
20302/303 6V73 CE-BE
17 th May
10.53 66430 4V38 DV-WG
11.12 60074 6B13 RN-WH
11.20 66137 6V05 RO-MG
12.55 66020 6V67 RA-MG
60099 6E41 WH-LY
66193 6V92 CY-MG
66168 6E30 MG-HL
66303/427 6M67 BR-CE
66009 6E09 SS-IM
66732/745 4V94 NT-PY
66112 6E86 PY-FB
66525 4V57 RG-SG
66706 6E01 CF-LY
18 th May
10.50 66422 4V38 DV-WG
11.15 60074 6B13 RN-WH
11.26 66199 4E66 MG-RA
66513 4V57 RG-SG
66019 6V07 RO-MG
66055 6V66 SC-MG
66077 6E30 MG-HL
66124 6V92 CY-MG
66138 6E11 CF-IM
66077 6V05 RO-MG
Freight Corner
18 th May (cont)
66199 4E66 MG-RA
66732/745 4V94 NT-PY
66514 6M36 WY-EA
66140 6O42 HO-SO
66850 6Z50 CK-GL
66213 0V40 SC-CT
19 th May
09.58 56311 0Z56 CF-LS
12.20 60099 6E41 WH-LY
12.56 66199 6V67 RA-MG
13.35 70002 4V20 RG-SG
14.35 66513 4V46 RG-PY
15.10 66063 4Z62 TO-AV
17.10 66131 6Z20 MG-SC
20.00 66004 6Z67 SC-MG
22.10 66014 6V02 HL-LL
20 th May
12.09 66430 4V38 DV-WG
66004 6Z20 MG-SC
66110 6E47 LL-TS
66119 4E68 MG-RA
66199 6M75 MG-CL
66020/040/050/093/124 0X40
BS-MG
21 st May
66513 4V57 RG-SG
66715 6Z97 BN-CT
66063 6E86 PY-FB
66053 4Z58
Pendleton-Neath
60007 6E41 WH-LY
60079 6M41 MG-RO
66119 6V67 RA-MG
66172 6V92 CY-MG
66850 6Z50 GL-Baglan Bay
66302 4V38 DV-WG
66059 6M96 MG-CY
WAGON UPDATES by Scott Yeates (to UKRS No.3 UK Wagons 2012):
To allow members to keep their copy as up to date as possible, it is intended to provide changes via
this spot every month. 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.
Nothing to report
FREIGHT NEWS
A successful piggyback trial by Europorte Europe for P400 lorry trailers was conducted between
Antwerp and Barking on 21 st / 22 nd May. It should herald the start of a regular service later in the year.
Leicester TMD has re-opened for servicing of GBRf locos by Electro Motive Services.
Light Rail, Metro & Tram News
Manchester Metrolink: The first of the 1991 built trams introduced at the start of the Metrolink, 1011
has been withdrawn as more 3000 series trams enter service. With 24 in service and 26 stored
awaiting the new system extensions, it is likely more of the earlier trams will go soon.
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Railway Globetrotters
by Ray Smith
LADS WEEK 2011 ...well actually it was 10 days – Part 1:
How soon a year passes. With the memories of 2010 still fresh in our minds The Lads were off again.
This year’s theme, ‘Fishing for freight’ was Dave’s idea. I must thank him for the effort and planning he
puts in for these tours. The trip was intended to cover the southern half of Germany and the eastern
half of Switzerland, looking for freight locomotives, although other countries were also visited. It was
not all freight with some other interesting locations included. It was decided not to write for permits and
go with ‘an ask at the door policy’, which worked very well, with some good luck as well. Switzerland is
a country I have not previously covered in Railway Globetrotters.
Day 1 - April 8 th 2011:
We went through the tunnel and in Fréthun we saw 2 private Cl.186s and UK, DBS 66205. Then
followed a 60 mile journey to Lens where we asked and permission was granted. This is always a
good shed and even on a Friday there were 62 on shed. Our next stop was Somain. This depot is
fenced and gated but a lot of the locomotives can be seen walking along the other side of the main
line where 26 were noted, with only a few missed. Alnoye was next and the yard where the
locomotives used to stable was empty and the rails were rusty!
Vossloh G2000, (500)1756
Lens depot, 8 th April 2011
France has prefixed its locomotives with a
number denoting its sector. Here (5, allocated to
the regional passenger sector) 67414 and (4
belonging to the freight sector) 67597 stand side
by side on Lens depot, 8 th April 2011
27113, without a sector prefix is seen in a silver
livery instead of the standard green livery for the
class, Lens depot, 8 th April 2011
Y7558 heads a line of withdrawn shunters
(tractors), Lens depot, 8 th April 2011
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Already it was country number 2, Belgium. Monceau is the freight depot for Charleroi. There is a new
diesel stabling point in front of the original shed. This held 16 Cl. 77xxs. The old shed is still a dump
for withdrawn locomotives and 29 were noted, the majority being Cl. 73xxs with a couple of Cl. 51xxs,
62xxs and even 2 long withdrawn Cl. 84xxs. The depot could be a death trap as there were holes in
the floor, metal spikes sticking up and train spotter eating vegetation encapsulating many of the
locomotives! In Charleroi there is a PW depot and a new passenger depot. The PW had 2 Cl. 62xxs
and the main depot was high security with an unmanned gate. John went to the intercom and the gate
opened! We did the shed and never saw anyone. There was a mixture of EMUs and DMUs, a few
locomotives and 7 Cl. 91xx shunters. Also on shed was a new EMU, 08503. When we left and pulled
up to the gate, it opened. Big Brother is watching you. As we are all good boys we had nothing to
worry about. We stayed overnight in Namur.
16652 is one of a once large class of mixed
traffic locomotives around the Paris area,
Lens depot, 8 th April 2011
Monceau depot is a store for long withdrawn
Belgian locomotives, including 7316 and 5148
8 th April 2011
Day 2 - April 9 th 2011:
A look in Salzines (Namur) works only saw works pilot 9147 and 2632 outside. Ronet shed (Namur)
was next. Another depot that was a shadow of its former self with 24 being noted. This depot was
once a store for withdrawn locomotives and units and was full of them when I first visited in the early
1990s. The next shed was Stokem (Arlon). In its day this was a massive shed which I reckon could
have held 100+ inside. There were 35 seen on shed but this time we did not go into the locked shed
that held the withdrawn Cl.52xxs and 53xxs that I saw when I did it in 2009.
Belgian Cls. 52xx, 53xx and 54xx were all
Nohabs and were fitted with new cabs but all are
now stored or withdrawn. 5401 is in Stokem
depot possibly earmarked for preservation
9 th April 2011
Cl. 41xxs are the Belgian standard
2 car DMUs as with 4163
Stokem depot, 9 th April 2011
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Into Luxembourg, which became our country number 3. There are 2 main locations for locomotives
here, Bettembourg yard and Luxembourg shed. We viewed the yard first and there were 17 seen and
over half were the new Vossloh G1000s and G1206s. This yard is only 5 miles outside Luxembourg.
Next was the depot and as in the past a friendly greeting and the indemnity form to fill in then around
we went. This depot consists of 2 roundhouses with a new straight depot being built alongside. 51
locomotives and units were noted, some stored, some preserved (including 2 steam) and some active.
The unlucky 3001 was now outside. This locomotive was only days old when it had a head on collision
in 1998 and had been kept inside as a source of spares. Only 1 of the 4000 series was on shed. This
class is now the main workhorse. On the opposite side of the main line is a French unit depot where
both French and German units were noted.
a line up of Luxembourg locomotives at
Bettenburg yard led by 1505 and 1507
9 th April 2011
1106 a MAK 1000 stands on
Luxembourg depot, 9 th April 2011
After just less than 2 hours we were out of Luxembourg and back into France heading for Thionville.
This is one of those wonderful depots where you can see a lot when you approach to ask and if you
are refused you still do alright, however, in this instance we were allowed round and 50 were seen.
Next was the yard at Woippy. A look from the bridge with binoculars can see a few, but you need to
get amongst the locos to see them all. We were refused but we were given the list of all that was
stabled (46) and our sightings from the bridge confirmed that the list was correct.
(4)69438 at Thionville depot, 9 th April 2011 SNCF Fret (4)37016 stands with classmates
at Woippy yard, 9 th April 2011
Metz shed used to hold a large amount of locomotives. Like many, it is not so good now. Permission
was granted for the locomotive depot and we were told to come back to the office and the boss
contacted the unit depot, which we also got round. Well over 80 locomotives and units were spotted.
We also saw a dump on the other side of the main line. It was in a freight yard and we had to ask the
signalman to look round. It had 38 long withdrawn DMUs and 11 locomotives and tractors! Well worth
the visit.
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(6 Infrastructure) 66220, Metz, 9 th April 2011 In original livery but devoid of cabside plates,
tractor Y7195 at Metz 9 th April 2011
Unit 76537, Metz, 9 th April 2011
Onward into country number 4, Germany where
the first depot was Saarbrucken. On my last visit
there, it did not have much on, so I was
surprised at the selection this time on shed.
Although only 37 locomotives, there were diesel
and electric DB locomotives, trams, private Cl.
186s and Vossloh DB Cl. 272s.
Eurocargo class 66 No. 77021 stands on Saarbrucken depot.
DB has taken over half of this class and originally numbered them Cl. 247 then the last 3 digits
and renumbered them again as Cl. 266 with the same last 3 digits.
This locomotive is not on the DB books. If it was it would have become 247021 then 26602
19 th April 2011
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initially the last of the DB Cl. 185s, 185399 was given a large side number
.....to assist short sighted spotters.
The class was originally 185001 -399 but now includes 185401 - 406. 185400 was never built!
Saarbrucken depot, 9 th April 2011
Vossloh G2000, 5001672 also carrying DB
272603 at Saarbrucken 9 th April 2011
The last depot of the day was Kaiserslautern.
On my last 2 visits here we were refused, so I
was surprised that this time we were allowed
round. It used to be a large locomotive depot but
now only has an allocation of DMUs. We stayed
overnight in Mannheim.
Day 3 - April 10 th 2011:
It was a Sunday and the itinerary was planned to visit Mannheim and Stuttgart when the depots had
the most on. We got round Mannheim and it had 80 freight locomotives on. The next call was over the
river at Ludwigshafen which is a DMU and EMU depot. It also had a few diesel and electric
locomotives on.
there are many Cl. 185s working for private
companies as with185611 stabled on
Mannheim depot, 10 th April 2011
diminutive shunter 335142,
Ludwigshaven depot, 10 th April 2011
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Then Karlsruhe! Not a large shed, yet on my previous visits we were refused. No change this time. Not
only refused but told that it was not permitted to take photographs in Germany! I did not try to advise
this silly man that he was wrong.
Karlsruhe is one of the most anti-spotter
friendly depots in Germany (see above) but
somehow my camera accidentally took this
photo of 212317, Cl. 212s are almost
extinct on DB, 10 th April 2011
Tubingen is a DMU depot and its
main allocation are the single car Cl. 650s
as with 650027, 10 th April 2011
Now Stuttgart, 2 depots, Kornwestheim (freight) and Rosenheim (passenger). At Kornwestheim there
was no-one to be seen. An unlocked, deserted depot. 75 on shed. Rosenheim also let us round and
34 passenger locomotives were seen.
Now down to Switzerland. Tubingen depot is home of many of the single car Cl. 650 DMUs where 17
were seen on shed. Singen, almost on the border, had 12 locomotives stabled in the yard and station.
This was our last German stop before Switzerland.
all photos by Ray Smith (to be cont)
Stock Changes
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
New Stock:
Pendolinos lengthened & re-numbered
390012 to 390112 with 68912 / 65312
390031 to 390131 with 68931 / 65331
390041 to 390141 with 68941 / 65341
Loco Exported: (Bulgaria) 92034
Re-numbered:
56101 to 92.55.0659.001.5
DVT 82131 to 82307
DMU Re-formed & Re-numbered:
158843 + 52842 (from 158842) to 158943
Namings:
66709 Sorrento
66742 ABP Port of Immingham
Centenary 1912-2012
90009 Diamond Jubilee
357006 Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012
99352 (Mk1 Pullman) Amethyst
Locos Transferred:
D3591 (08476) BAT to SWR
31130 BAT to AVR
37402/405 TO to BH 56091 WH to WEA
Dutch ‘08’ 663 ‘Annette’ NRS to RSR
DMU Transferred:
55012 NRS to WEA
EMU Transferred:
317709/723 IL to ZG
Locos Scrapped:
EMR Kingsbury 56073
DMUs Scrapped:
CHV 51433, 50167
DFR 51341, 51398
EMUs Scrapped:
HM Prison Lindholme Cl.411 70294/70512
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Revised Liveries.....Diamond 67s
67029 ‘Royal Diamond’ sporting a large DB logo in place of its unique EWS beasties logo
Didcot Parkway, 13 th May 2012 (Neil Dix)
67026 ‘Diamond Jubilee’ + 67006 ‘Royal Sovereign’ with the former sporting a new silver livery
and Union Flag, Bletchley, 17 th May 2012 (Mark Richards)
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