VOLUME 35 No.10 October 2007 - Intercity Railway Society

September 15
40145 'East Lancashire Railway' passed Sandal and Agbrigg station at 14:12 with 37248 'Loch Arkaig'
dead on the rear.
September 16
60042 and 60079 have been moved out from Immingham for exams and repairs, 60042 to Warrington,
60079 to Margam, with a view to being returned to use. 60046 went from Toton to Bescot on the 8th for
a B exam being returned to Toton in convoy on the 14th with 66222, which was on its way back to Toton
from France.
September 19
57310 and 87028 double headed two 325s on 1M44 through Carlisle at 18:18.
September 20
47727 and 47749 being handed over to their new users and unveiled to the press at Eastleigh today
have been reinstated to COLO, a new pool for Colas (Seco-Rail) Locomotives. They have been named
‘Rebecca’ and ‘Demelza’ respectively. 47727 and 47749 are due out on test tomorrow with a run from
Eastleigh to Bristol and back.
September 21
The ship MV Stellanova with 66428, 66429 & 66430 on board is due to dock at Newport today at 23:59
92016 was observed Leading 37417 and 37410 east through Birmingham International at 15:45 With
6A42 Bescot-Wembley cargowagons and empty car carriers.
There was a couple of interesting movement today, instead of the loco from Arpley collecting any stock
for Marcrofts from Basford South Yard, CE or Crewe Works as is usual, 92010 brought a rake of
intermodal flats from CE to the station. (92010 is one of the SNCF locos that SNCF want back). So it
looked like a little test run.
66132 went to Marcrofts and brought back a Caledonian Sleeper, a green bogie tank and a couple of
open NR wagons.
66702 was noted heading west through Slough at 14:22 with long rake of HST stock plus barriers, en
route from Ilford to Laira.
September 22
66707 was at Datchet station at 19:00 on the down line with a train of Parr wagons carrying new
concrete sleepers, plus an OBA and an OCA. The train was being unloaded and the sleepers placed on
the formation of the up line. Train is presumed to be 6G11 and was already two and a half hours late
starting with more unloading to be undertaken before it could begin the journey to Hoo Junction.
37410+37417 worked a charter to Aberystwyth today, seen passing Wolverhampton at 09:05.
September 23
Grand Central Power Car 43067 was noted on the move earlier today, departed Devonport and started
the journey north on the back of a low loader.
September 24
DRS 66428-30 were seen heading east through Newport behind 66413 at 12:49.
heading east, new DRS 66430, 66429, 66428+ 66413 leading, passing Arriva Wales 158838
Newport, 24 September 2007