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VOLUME 35 No.5 May 2007

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INTER CITY RAILWAY SOCIETY President: Dr. Pete Waterman O.B.E.

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No part of this magazine may be reproduced without prior permission of the copyright owner Vice President: Peter King 65 Long John Hill, Norwich NR1 2LX (01603 616298) Vice President: Jeff Hall – jeff@icrs.org.uk 3 Ingham Grove, Hartlepool TS25 2LH (01429 421175) Chairman: Simon Mutten Coppercoin, Blofield Corner Road, Blofield, Norwich NR13 4RT (01603 715701) Secretary/Treasurer: Gary Mutten – gary.mutten@btopenworld.com 1 Corner Cottage, Silfield Street, Silfield, Wymondham NR18 9NS (01953 600445) Editorial Managers: Trevor Roots – editor@icrs.org.uk Mill of Botary, Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire AB54 4UD (01466 760724) Peter Britcliffe – peterb@icrs.org.uk 9 Voltigeur Drive, Hartlepool TS27 3BS (01429 234180) Editorial Assistants: Sightings: James Holloway – sightings@icrs.org.uk 246 Longmore Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands. B90 3ES. Lincoln / Local Areas: John Barton, 46, Arbor Way, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 7LD Wagons: Martin Hall – wagon.corner@icrs.org.uk 5 Sunninghill Close, West Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbys. DE7 6LS. (0115 930 2775) European: Robert Brown – european@icrs.org.uk 32 Spitalfields, Blyth, Worksop, Notts S81 8EA (01909 591504) Membership Sec/ Maurice Brown – membership@icrs.org.uk or publications@icrs.org.uk Publication Manager: 192 Alvechurch Road, West Heath, Birmingham B31 3PW (0121 624 8641) Pub. Assistants: European: Bryan King – eurocompiler@icrs.org.uk 34 Anchor Street, Norwich NR3 1NR (01603 440432) Preserved: Martin Hall – wagon.corner@icrs.org.uk – address as above Wagons & Engineers: David Sharpe – wagon.compiler@icrs.org.uk 25 Lynfield Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancs. BB6 7TS. (07944 718429) European: Chris James – eurobooks@icrs.org.uk UK: Carl Watson – ukbooks@icrs.org.uk USF: Mark Richards – mark@icrs.org.ukWeb Site Manager: Mark Richards – mark@icrs.org.uk 7 Parkside, Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK4 1BX. (01908 520028) Visits Official: Peter Gregory 30 Winniffe Gardens, Lincoln. LN2 4RP (01522 8595410) East Anglia Branch: Simon Mutten – address as above European Branch: Robert Brown – european@icrs.org.uk 32 Spitalfields, Blyth, Worksop, Notts S81 8EA (01909 591504) Contents: Officials Contact List............................................. 2 Society Notice Board ............................................ 3 Current News Sections: European News ........................................ 17-19 Light Rail and Metro News............................. 15 Out and About – Sightings ............................ 5-8 Railway Cuttings ............................................ 10 Rolling Stock Changes.............................. 20-22 Traffic and Traction News .............................. 14 Wagon Corner................................................ 16

Feature Articles: All Our Yesterdays....................................... 4 Diary of a Loco Spotter .........................13-14 Location Spot’Light’ ..............................11-12 Lincoln Sightings.....................................9-10 Where in the..? ............................................ 4 Publications .................................................... 23 European Trips and Visits .............................. 19

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Society Notice Board Editor’s Comments: Well most of us are basking in unseasonably warm and dry weather, maybe its 1976 all over again. Hopefully you have the opportunity to get out and about. A lot of the stored locos around the country are on the move, by rail and road, to scrap yards and preservation sites. So if you see anything interesting let me know. Remember good quality, high resolution digital photos are always welcome of anything railway related, particularly of unusual events. Please note that at the recent AGM the Rules & Constitution of the Society were amended and are reproduced in an insert included with this month’s issue. Errata: First time with colour on back page last month and I got a caption wrong !! Obviously it was 66703 ‘Doncaster PSB’ Magazine: Any information / article on any railway related item will always be most welcome for inclusion in part or as a whole in the magazine. Your travel stories / anecdotes about far flung parts of the railway network, past or present can give pleasure to others or inform of places to visit. This railway hobby of ours is made all that more enjoyable by the sharing of information, so please consider sharing your knowledge and experiences. Please note that contributions for Out and About Sightings only should be sent to James Holloway, items for European News (and Sightings) to Robert Brown and for Wagon Corner and Light Rail & Metro News to Martin Hall. All other items should be sent to Trevor Roots / Peter Britcliffe. (All addresses are on Page 2) Neatly typed submissions are perfectly acceptable, but if you have a PC with Microsoft Word or Excel, then a document on CD is a bonus or better still e-mail them to the appropriate official. Good quality photographs are always welcome for inclusion in the magazine – colour or black and white clear prints of any railway subject will be considered but preferably digital photographs via e-mail. To credit members correctly please include your name with any submissions. Some items may be placed on our excellent website if we have insufficient space in the magazine, The latest date for articles / info for the next magazine is Wednesday 30th May 2007. Items for Out and About Sightings should be sent in to James a few days earlier if possible please. Membership Matters: Membership Rates: Annual: £15.00 Five Year Rate: £70.00 New Members: The following new members have joined this month: Berris Allen, Michael Blackburn, Michael Cheskin, Brian Lawrence, Dr. Michael Pointer - A warm welcome to you all. Contributors: Thanks to John Palin, Ken Allen, P Broughton, Mike Pinder, Pete Dullenty, Kenneth Pryce, Mike Rumens, Derek Sneddon, Paul Tarrant, Mark Wallace, Nigel Hoskins, James Holloway Michael Hillier, & Trevor Roots. We are sorry if anyone has been missed. We now post some contributions direct to our Web Site. All photos by Trevor Roots unless shown otherwise.

RAILWAY CRIME REPORTING To help the reputation of genuine enthusiasts may we remind Members of the following dedicated

British Transport Police telephone contact nos. for the reporting of Crime and Incidents: Graffiti/Vandalism via Crimestoppers (annonymous)………. 0800 555111

Anti-Terrorist (confidential)……… 0800 789321 Non-Emergency Railway Crime………. 0800 405040

graffiti can also be reported on-line at graffiticrime@btp.pnn.police.uk

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Where in the…..? A light-hearted look around Britain at the current railway scene to see if you can spot the location. Last month’s ’quiet’ location was Calton Tunnel to the eastern side of Edinburgh Waverley.

where is this former diesel depot 14 April 2007

All Our Yesterdays

Please send all your contributions to: Alan Gilmour, 24 Norfolk Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 2HJ.

or e-mail at: alanmgilmour@tesco.net

A new contributor this month, Tony Ashcroft from St. Helens, Merseyside who shares with us his sightings made on a trip to South Wales back in March 1989.

March 7th 1989 Runcorn: 86240 Weaver Junction: 47228 Crewe Station: 08699/746 20189/218 47519 Crewe Diesel (CD): 08472/823/907 20010/071/113/158/175/182/195/197 31305/411/430 47324/333/422/427/454/555/647 85007 86421 Shrewsbury: 37427/431 47195/619 Church Stretton: 37426 Hereford: 37429 Newport: 08664 09008/013 37146/692/696/704 47359 Cardiff Central Station: 08668/942 37048/131/133/207/212/230/254/278/285/372/407/430/690/699/ 701/702/703/709/711/715/716/718/798/801/803/884/886/887/894/895/897/898/899/901/904/905/906 43005/010/024/027/033/127/131/136/137/142/143/146/148/151/165/166/168/170/172/176/178/184/189/ 190 47112/198/281/314/321/490/567/599/660 56001/037/051 Cardiff Canton Depot (CF): 08354/481/486/488/491/660/785/818/822 37197/244/263/273/293/689/717/802/883/902 47197/474/538/559 56034/035/041

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Out and About Sightings & News

Please send all your observations to: James Holloway

246 Longmore Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 7ES or e-mail at: sightings@icrs.org.uk

Ken Allen: 3rd. April: Peterborough 10.15-15.45: 37607/611, 43006-008/038/095/096/108/109 43111/112/115/116/290/300/314/320, 66016 66105/114/115/148/172/529/542/576/615/701 66703/717/718/720/723/724, 91102/106-108 91110/111/113-116/118-122/124/126/128/132 153333/334/354/356, 158788/810/813/846/854 158856/858, 170106/108/111/114/201/205/207 170397/502/508-510/517-520/631, 222101/102 222104, 317339/342/344, 365511/513/519/525/533/540/541 B Broughton: 4th. April: Hillam Gates, Yorks 10.12-15.50: 09201, 60034/045, 66145/184/213/216/238/240 66518/522/530/548/550/554/556/558/563/711 Doncaster Top Yard: 08514/941/953, 60027, 67017 Mike Pinder: Newport Docks: 26th. March: Unloaded: 66582-585/625, 66586 followed the next day. This left EU06/EU07 on board for delivery to the continent. 20th. April: Unloaded: 66588/590/592/593 21st. April: Unloaded: 66587/589/591/594 leaving EU01 and EU10-EU14 on board for the continent. Pete Dullenty: 20th. April: Monk Fryston 13.30-18.30: 60013/042, 66016/039/083/096/099/154/167 66220/227/232/508/518/529/544/546/563/713 Kenneth Pryce: 11th. April: Stockport 13.50-15.20: 60018, 66054/142, 142007, 150150/215/222 156423/471/483, 158813, 170103/106 185110/130/149, 220007/033, 221132/137 323224-229/232/234/236/237, 390001/04/15 390017/22/44

Mike Rumens: Nuneaton: 30th. March 14.33-16.18: 66136/420/532/724, 90043/046, 153385 158806, 170105/111/112/115/513/520 390003/04/08/09/13/14/16/30/31/34/41/43/045 390046 31st. March 09.00-0915: 4965 Rood Ashton Hall on steam charter The Lincolnshire Imp. 66605/623 2nd. April 14.05-17.10: 57303/305, 66117/232/238/413/516/571/623 66714/726, 90016/044, 92002, 153366 158854, 170502/509/522/634/638, 221140 390002/07/08/10/12/20/22-24/28/30-32/35/038 390040/41/46-51 5th. April 14.55-17.10: 57316, 60062, 66199/232/414/527/726/952 90041/046, 153375, 170111/115/506/510 170523/634, 221107/141, 390001/06/10/12/013 390016-18/30-32/37/40/52 12th. April 14.10-16.30: 66199/223/573/577/617/709/719, 90045/046 153325, 170397/398/502/503/507/510/634 390003/06/14/17/18/22/23/28/29/34/35/37/039 390043/45/48/49/53 13th. April 15.35-17.30: 37410/422, 57004, 60017, 66147/171/242/414 66564/709, 86501/609/621, 90016 153325, 158858, 170507/511/514/518/521/636 221107, 390003/07/09-11/18/21-23/027/029/031 390035/37/49/51/53 16th. April 15.10-16.45: 66085/118/162/420/508/536/540/566/576/710 90045, 150132, 158799, 170115/503/515/518 390004/17/19-23/26/34/36/45/051 20th. April: Nuneaton 09.10: 66574, 158810, 390021 Washwood Heath 09.30/16.35: 08538, 09014, 66014/091/093/179/184/223/242 Saltley 09.40: 57002 Lawley Street 09.45 & 16.30: 57006/012, 66540 New Street 09.48/16.00-16.20: 57313, 150022, 170399/520/636, 220024/032 221102/104/113/122, 323240/243, 350106 350119, 390009/24/49

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Snow Hill 09.55-10.10/15.30-15.55: 150001/002/004/005/010/014/019/126/217 168001/005. Trams 04/08/14/16 Daw Mill 16.45: 66078 Derek Sneddon: Carmuirs West Jnct. and Camelon Station: 1st. March: 66046 6N44 66403 4A11 66621 6H51 66077 6A30 66404 4R77 2nd. March: 66011 6A30 66403 4R77 67007+67025 4M67 3rd. March: 66405 4R77 5th. March: 66102 6H44 66179 6L49 66402 4R77 66113 6N44 66250 6S36 66404 4M30 6th. March: 66113 6S36 66716 6S60 67025 6A30 66414 4R77 7th. March: 66414 4M30 66415 4A11 66611 6A65 9th. March: 66154 6A30 66415 4A11 10th. March: 66050 6A30 66415 4A11 12th. March: 66405 4A11 66415 4R77 66611 6H51 66412 4M30 13th. March: 66068 6S36 66158 6N44 66414 4A11 66148 6A30 66405 4R77 66604 6A65 14th. March: 66158 6S36 66403 4R77 66420 4A11 15th. March: 33029+33207 5Z33 66420 4R77 16th. March: 66412 4R77 17th. March: 66098 6A30 66417 4A11 19th. March: 66204 6N44 66405 4A11 66415 4R77 20th. March: 66087 6N44 66204 6S36 66405 4R77 37417+66189 6A30 66410 4A11 21st. March: 66109 6N71 66410 4R77 66611 6A65 66194 6D67 22nd. March: 66194 6D67 66403 4R77 66410 4M30 66199 6A30 66405 4A11 66611 6H51 23rd. March: 66194 6D67 66405 4R77 24th. March: 37422 6N44 26th. March: 66104 6D83 66180 6N44 66420 4R77

27th. March: 47854 2Z01 66096 6D67 66713 6S60 66096 6A30 66403 4R77 28th. March: 66107 6D67 66405 4R77 66611 6A65 66128 6S36 29th. March: 66419 4R77 30th. March: 66099 6A30 66113 4M67 66414 4R77 31st. March: 66416 4A11 Paul Tarrant: 26th. March: Denmark Hill 10.41: 67027 Wandsworth Road 11.30-15.05: 37604, 59203, 60091/100, 66002/004/034/195 66505/507/706/715 Nunhead 15.13: 66002 27th. March: Lewisham 09.55: 901002 Woking: 66124/167 Southampton Central 11.46: 66199, 158744/798/817

158744 Southampton, 16 April 2007

66503 Eastleigh, 29 March 2007

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Eastleigh: 08482/664, 57010/012, 60044, 66006/014/076 66077/139/170/172/503/526/527/533/536/562 66567/572/715, 150249, 158742/743/808 170308

170308 Eastleigh, 16 April 2007 Nigel Hoskins: Gloucester: 19th. March: 31128/452 0Z75 and 5Z80 66075 6W24 47813+43122/017 5Z47 66044 6M98 60063 6V54 60072 6B13 66185 6M81 60017 6V92 66239 6Z58 60073 6V05 66093 6M03 66178 6M41 60076 6E41 20th. March: 31105/459 4Z07 with 9777969+62482+6263 47810+43022 5Z81 50049 0Z50 60017 6V92 60054 6V07 66161 6M41 66160 6Z72 66616 6V97 66217 6Z58 60052 6E41 66097 4V17 66106 6X52 66178 6E30 60019 7E10 60063 6E20 60072 6B13 66173 6Z31 21st. March: 37194/229 6M67 47813+1657+10235 5Z30 47810 0C74 60068 6V93 66075 6Z58 60068 6M96 66161 6V05 66020 6B36 60009 6Z98 66019 6V31 60060 6M41 66101 4V09 66217 6V06 66161 6E30 60039 6E20 66075 6Z67 66216 4Z03 60054 6B47 66013 6W61 22nd. March: 66075 6Z21 66236 4V16 60017 6V92 66160 6V07 60062 6M41 66216 6M04 60071 6E41 66224 6A32 60054 6B13 60055 6M42 60073 6E30 66197 6M12 66165 6E20 60036 6Z67 60068 6W65 25th. March: 66221 6M80 60039 6V61 60017 6M94 66019 6V00 26th. March: 31106/285 1Z06 47840+6336+6338 5Z70 66065 6V52 60027 6Z58 60078 6M81 66146 6M98 60043 6B13 60060 6V54 60017 6V92 60500 6Z98 66078 6Z73

26th. March: (cont) 66040 6M46 66217 6E47 66126 6V93 66019 6V61 60039 6E30 60099 6E20 66250/205/232 0A53 66613 6Y25 27th. March: 20314/315 6M67 31128/452 6Z19 57311 0Z57 66023 6V52 66018 6Z74 66227 6M81 66094 4V29 60043 6B13 60056 6Z94 66152 7E10 66173 6E20 66169 6E47 66088 6V93 66187 6M72 66236 6M02 66406/408 5Z76 28th. March: 47703 0F80 60027 6Z58 60078 6M81 66048 6V52 66101 4V29 66155 6V12 60092 6B25 66248 6V05 60043 6M81 66076 6A32 66027 6Z71 60054 6B13 66231 6Z98 29th. March: 66098 6Z45 4th. April: 60038 6V92 60078 6V07 66128 6M41 60054 6B47 66223 6V06 60073 6E30 66150 6E20 66101 4V17 66175 6X52 60056 6Z67 66169 6E77 60072 6Z98 60092 6M42 5th. April: 47703/810 0Z47 47810 6V16 66101 4V09 66200 4V17 60041 6B13 60054 6V07 60095 6Z61 60038 6V92 66173 6M41 66510 6V97 66186 6A32 66100 6V16 60500 6E41 60028 6M12 66248 0E30 60092 6M42 60077 6E20 6th. April: 66101 4V17 66139 6X52 66179 6V31 60063 6V16 66157 6Z67 60054 6V92 60038 6M81 66200 6M38 60092 6V54 66100 6V09 66173 6V05 60042 6E41 7th. April: 66016 6E41 66100 4V20 66101 4V22 8th. April: 66076 6W08 66149 6E47 9th. April: 66098/230/196 0F70 60056 6M42 66187 6E30 66163 4V17 66230 6E47 66060/019 0Z60 60025 6E41 10th. April: 66179 6M38 60009 6E41 60054 6E30 66250 6M46 66137 6M72 11th. April: 37069 0Z38 31452/47714 0Z55 and 5Z80 66199 6M38 66190 6Z58 66113 6M71 66101 6A32 60056 6V54 60010 6Z98 12th. April: 20303/304 6M67 31452 0Z69 60072 6E41 60002 6V05 66098 6Z45 66179 6V16 60066 6V54 66101 6B36 13th. April: 43013/092 1Z94 66043 6M38 66248 6Z58 66046 6M81 60038 6B13

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13th. April: (cont) 60092 6V54 66125 6X51 66112 6O24 66074 6V05 66233 6V16 14th. April: 47847/853 1Z41 47840 5Z71 66079 4V22 66179 6V20 60030 6B13 66012 6E41 66040 6O24 66137 6Z74 15th. April: 60038 6E30 66065 6M41 60039 6V49 66018/104 0F85 60043 6M81 66104 6V54 66157 6Z58 60056 6M96 60046 6B13 66133 6B36 60076 6Z98 66077 6X51 60008 6E41 60054 6M41 66014 4V09 66582 6Z20 16th. April: 47840+43129+9490+43088+43185+9481 5Z47 17th. April: 37087/510 6M67 47854 5Z02 60043 6V92 66219 6M41 66162 4V09 60042 6E41 66179 6M04 60054 6V05 60046 6B13 66552 6Z97 60039 6M42 66223 6M43 66092 7E10 66194 6E20 60054 6E30 66065 6M12 66142 6M72 60056 6V93 66068 6X5247810 5Z47 18th. April: 47703/714 0F80 19th. April: 47810/703+43128+6336+6338 60046 6B13 60500 6E41 66219 7E10 66160 6E20 60056 6V93 66015 6E47 66091 6X52 66021 6V61 60091 6E30 66552 6Z97 66068 6X52 60091 6E30 66024 6A32 66179 6V16 66091 6V09 66008 6M42 66118 6M94 60008 6B16 20th. April: 47810+43126 5Z86 66077 6X51 66021 6M11 60025 6M81 66224 6Z58 66233 6V09 66091 6V17 66014 6M46 66210 6E20 60078 6E47 66018 6S55 66104/60039/035 0P66 21st. April: 66046 6Z63 66233 4V20 47854/245+17015/3068/3069/1671/3097/3119/ 3125/3110/1813/5322/5341 22nd. April: LMS Stanier 5XP 45407 on Severnside Rambler Stafford: 15th. April 08.48-14.03: 57304, 66018/050/054/104519/523/525/556 66583/617 Mark Wallace: 5th. April: Bury St. Edmunds 08.25: 66117, 153311, 170204 Ely 09.00: 60020 with RMC Potter Group, 170519 Peterborough 09.40-12.00/13.20-15.30: 43006/008/039/095/099/107-109/115/116

Peterborough 09.40-12.00/13.20-15.30: (cont) 43300/320, 37606/611, 60020, 66115/134 66172/516/517/614/622/701/710/717/724 66725 + 66020/175/184 on EWS stabling point. 91101/104-110/112/113/115-122/128/132 153333/334/381, 158846/847/856/862 170103/107/110/113/115/117/205/207/208 170397/503/510/516/519/523/633/638 317338, 365514 10th. April: Haughley Junction 09.41: 153322 Ipswich 10.00-11.45: Stabled by the station: 57003, 66534/537/539 66541/576/579, 86501/610/637, 90046 Working: 37069, 66706, 90001/003/005/008 90010/013/015/044/046, 153309/311/326 156402/416, 170203/205/208 Norwich 13.30-15.30: Station: 90001/003/009/010/036, 153306 153335, 156407/409/417/422, 158854 170114/201/270/273/509/514 Crown Point: 47828, 90004/006, 156418 12th. April: Stowmarket 18.30-19.00: 37069, 66569, 90001/010/036, 153311 156402 26th. April: Peterborough 06.55: EWS depot 60022, GBRf depot 66711/726 Leicester 07.40-16.15: 43013/014/044/047/048/050/054/055/058 43066/073-075/082/083/085/104/166, 60019 66037/105/128/155/160/222/227/582/615 66705, 156401/404/410/415, 158799/806 158858, 170109/113/116/398/505/509/518 222001/003-010/012-014/017-021/023 Peterborough 17.15: EWS depot 66035/107/173, GBRf depot 66705/721, with 66230 in the station Kennet 18.22: 66192 Trevor Roots: 14th. April: Peak Forest 11.00: 08393, 60018/059/082

08393 Peak Forest, 14 April 2007

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Lincolnshire Sightings – John Palin 26/3 08.23 66134 4R11 CM-IM 08.40 60052 6M57 LR-KY 09.35 60500 6Z98 LR-WH 10.33 60071 6E38 CK-LR 12.42 66134 6F90 IM-CM 13.17 66606 6M00 HR-KY 13.40 66181 4R17 CM-IM 13.46 66621 6E54 KY-HR 27/3 05.24 66247 6K87 WP-IM 07.40 66050 4R11 WP-IM 08.28 60090 6E46 KY-LR 08.54 60030 6M57 LR-KY 09.53 60046 6G34 LR-WB 10.07 66056 4K93 WP-IM 12.07 66050 6F90 IM-CM 12.53 66156 6M88 IM-KN 28/3 05.15 66181 6K87 WP-IM 07.33 66050 4R11 WP-IM 08.30 60090 6E46 KY-LR 08.40 66078 6D36 HM-LN 08.55 60500 6M57 LR-KY 09.50 37608/612 1Z92 DY-IM 11.00 66231 6Z98 LR-KY 12.00 66050 6F90 IM-CM 13.48 66606 6E54 KYHR 14.03 66145 4R17 CM-IM 29/3 08.23 66181 4R11 WP-IM 08.32 60030 6M57 LR-KY 08.32 60008 6E46 KY-LR 09.48 66231 6D31 LR-WB 31/3 12.35 Steam 4965 Tyseley - Lincoln 1Z65 Stock 99349/361,5191/57/77, 9101 4/4 15.10 60500 6E82 CK-LR 15.40 66124 6E11 RY-IM 17.40 60052 6Z75 IB-LR 18.06 60018 6E41 WH-LR 18.34 66176 6F95 IM-CM 19.18 66192 4R23 CM-IM 20.05 60009 6E59 KY-LR 20.42 60025 6E38 CK-LR 22.15 60042 6E55 TH-LR 22.40 66124 6M86 IM-RY 5/4 13.50 66176 4R17 CM-IM 14.50 66124 6E11 RY-IM 15.35 60055 6E82 CK-LR 17.35 60500 6E41 WH-LR

5/4 (cont) 17.53 66176 6F95 IM-CM 18.29 60025 6M06 LR-KY 20.10 60042 6E59 KY-LR 20.35 60076 6E38 CK-LR 22.33 66124 6M86 IM-RY 22.57 60068 6E55 TH-LR 6/4 14.30 66134 4R17 CM-IM 15.30 60052 6E82 CK-LR 16.35 60042 6E41 WH-LR 17.17 66179 6V31 IM-SW 18.44 60076 6M06 LR-KY 19.50 66134 6F95 IM-CM 20.00 60027 6E59 KY-LR 20.10 60066 6E38 CK-LR 21.50 60500 6E55 TH-LR 23.32 60068 6Z68 KY-LR 7/4 13.40 66057 4D99 WP-IM 15.40 60090 6V70 LR-CK 17.05 66016 6E41 WH-LR 19.25 60055 6E59 KY-LR 19.45 60025 6E38 CK-LR 9/4 17.40 60025 6E41 WH-LR 18.08 66130 6FG5 IM-CM 18.37 60052 6M06 LR-KY 20.00 60072 6E59 KY-LR 20.35 60055 6E38 CK-LR 22.00 60076 6E55 TH-LR 22.55 60027 6V84 LR-TH 23.44 60009 6Z98 LR-WH 10/4 15.04 60068 6E82 CK-LR 15.10 66130 4R17 CM-IM 15.40 66192 6M88 IM-KN 15.50 66611 6E54 KY-HR 18.35 60009 6E41 WH-LR 19.03 66130 6E41 WH-LR 19.53 60076 6M06 LR-KY 20.10 60072 6E59 KY-LR 21.17 60071 6E38 CK-LR 22.40 60092 6EZ7 BW-HR 22.50 60055 6E81 CK-LR 23.10 66221 6V84 LR-TH 11/4 14.05 60071 6E82 CK-LR 14.10 66108 6F90 IM-CM 14.15 66198 4R17 CM-IM 17.23 60025 6Z75 IB-LR 17.55 66198 6FG5 IM-CM 18.03 66201 6D37 LN-HM 19.20 60071 6M06 LR-KY 20.03 60055 6E59 KY-LR

11/4 (cont) 21.50 60068/096 6E38 CL-LR 22.05 66075 6E55 TH-LR 22.40 66005 6M86 IM-RY 12/4 14.30 66620 6M86 IM-RY 14.44 66005 6E11 RY-IM 15.05 66198 4R17 CM-IM 15.15 60042 6E82 CK-LR 15.35 66189 6G35 WB-LR 18.35 60072 6E41 WH-LR 18.45 60071 6M06 LR-KY 18.55 66130 4K77 WP-IM 19.03 66198 6FG5 IM-CM 19.58 60500 6E59 KY-LR 20.45 60028 6E38 CL-LR 22.40 66005 6M86 IM-RY 23.05 66019 6V84 LR-TH 23.38 66601 6E81 CK-LR 13/4 14.02 66611 6E54 KY-HR 15.10 60009 6E82 CK-LR 15.28 66005 6E11 RY-IM 18.10 66011 6FG5 IM-CM 18.33 66198 4K77 WP-IM 18.37 60055 6M06 LR-KY 19.58 60028 6E59 KY-LR 20.53 60042 6E38 CK-LR 21.50 66019 6E55 TH-LR 22.00 66005 6M86 IM-RY 22.44 66198 6F77 IM-CM 14/4 13.58 66117 6M84 IM-KN 14.20 66620 6E54 KY-HR 17.35 66012 6E41 WH-LR 18.12 66005 6M86 IM-RY 18.50 60072 6E59 KY-LR 16/4 08.42 60009 6M59 LR-KY 09.42 60076 6Z98 LR-WH 12.40 66620 6M00 HR-KY 17/4 06.23 60076 6E42 WH-LR 08.38 60028 6M57 LR-KY 10.37 60027 6E46 KY-LR 18/4 07.40 60052 6D36 HM-LN 08.23 60072 6E46 KY-LR 08.30 60028 6Z98 LR-WH 08.50 60030 6M57 LR-KY 19/4 07.50 66011 4R17 CM-IM 08.41 60030 6M57 LR-KY 09.40 60076 6E46 KY-LR 13.40 66012 4R17 CM-IM

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19/4 (cont) 13.41 66011 6F90 IM-CM 13.50 66611 6E54 KY-HR 13.54 66134 6M88 IM-KN 20/4 05.04 66027 4K65 WP-IM 06.00 66011 6F84 IM-CM

20/4 (cont) 07.50 66012 4R11 WP-IM 08.28 60028 6E46 KY-LR 08.28 60068 6M57 LR-KY 11.40 66012 6F90 IM-CM 13.45 66011 4R17 CM-IM 13.50 66620 6E54 KY-HR

21/4 04.57 66214 4K65 WP-IM 07.40 66011 4R11 CM-IM 08.40 60055 6M57 LR-KY 11.32 66011 6F90 IM-CM 12.47 66609 6E54 KY-HR

Location Codes: AW Aberthaw BH Bedworth CK Colnbrook CM Cottam CW Colwick CY Corby DP Didcot PS DR Doncaster DX Drax

EB Eggborough EU East Usk FN Foxton HM Healey Mills HR Humber IM Immingham KN Ketton KY Kingsbury LN Lincoln

LY Lindsey NC Norwich NT Newport PB Peterborough RE Ratcliffe RP Rugeley PS RY Rugby SA Swansea SB Swinderby

SN Spondon TO Toton WB West Burton WD Washwood H WH Westerleigh WJ Watford Jnct WN Welton WP Worksop

LNER 4771 ‘Green Arrow’ passes through Lincoln on 3 March 2007 with the 1Z52 Kings Cross to Deepcar (the loco was attached to the train at Peterborough) John Palin

Railway Cuttings Michael Hillier’s Railway Cuttings Transport police have proclaimed an operation to tackle anti-social behaviour near railway tracks a success. Neighbourhood officers patrolled the area between Cogan and Llantwit stations and spoke to youths about trespassing, under-age drinking and drug abuse. Vandals pelted three trains within an hour of each other in South Wales, the most serious attack causing a smashed windscreen. In the first of three separate attacks youths threw stones at a Barry Island to Pontypridd service as it was stopping at Llandaff station smashing a window shattering glass over a passenger. Just ten minutes later youngsters threw stones from Beresford Bridge in Splott in Cardiff breaking the front windscreen of a Maesteg to Gloucester train. In the final incident stones were thrown at an Aberdare to Barry Island train waiting at Pontypridd station, but no damage was caused.

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Location ‘Spot’light by Trevor Roots

This feature is intended as a guide to various popular spotting locations around the country and will include how to get there and what rolling stock you might see in a constantly changing railway scene. If anyone can provide similar details on other locations please let me know or if you want a particular location reviewed in future editions. Please also let me know if any details are wrong or you have updates. Contact editor@icrs.org.uk Our third featured location, provided by James Holloway is:

WATER ORTON STATION Location: Water Orton is a small country station 7.5 miles east of Birmingham and 34 miles south west of Derby. It lies on a major trunk route from the north east of England through Yorkshire and the North Midlands to the West Midlands, the South West and South Wales. In addition immediately to the east of the station is Water Orton East Junction, which caters for traffic to the East Midlands and East Anglia and is also an additional slow line to Derby. About 1 mile to west, but out of sight from the station, is Water Orton West Junction where freight trains leave the main line to go forward towards Bescot and Wolverhampton. Between Birmingham and Water Orton there are important sources of freight including Lawley Street FLT and Washwood Heath Yard. Five miles towards Derby is Kingsbury with its oil terminal and line to an expanding container base at Birch Coppice. Daw Mill colliery lies about 4 miles to the east towards Nuneaton producing regular coal traffic.

60033, heading west through Water Orton 23 August 2005 James Holloway

Access: Rail: Central Trains provide the only infrequent stopping services at the rate of about one train every 2 hours in each direction as part of the Birmingham to Leicester service. Bus: Travel West Midlands provide the number 590C service from Bull Street, Birmingham about every 30 minutes the journey taking about 35 minutes. Arriva County Links service 767 runs through the village and is branded Tamworth-Birmingham International. Road: With Birmingham being encircled by motorways, the M5, M6 and the M42, and also easily accessible from the M1, M40 and the M69, Water Orton is closest to Junction 4 on the M6 and Junction 7 on the M42. When leaving the motorway system take the A446 heading north towards Coleshill. The A446 takes you to the west of Coleshill and after crossing the B4114 you turn left on to the B4117 through Gilson and then by turning left at the next junction into Water Orton. This winding road takes you through to the station where there is free parking.

The station is unmanned and the island platform is reached via steps through the station buildings from a road over bridge, to where there is a bus stop style shelter. There is no disabled access.

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Passenger Traffic: Virgin XC 220 and 221 Voyagers dominate the long distance through services between north-east/Scotland and south-west. Central Trains operate the services from Cardiff to Nottingham via Derby, and Birmingham to Stansted Airport via Leicester. Class 170s are mostly used with regular support from Class 158s. Classes 150, 153 and 156 are also occasionally seen. Steam and diesel locomotive charter trains often use this route, so it's worth checking their itineraries, especially on Saturdays. Only one face of the island platform is in regular use for stopping trains, this being bi-directional. Freight Traffic: The visitors are tempted to come here by the variety and quantity of the freight trains passing on all three through lines. Classes 56, 57, 60, 66 and 67 all regularly work through everyday. EWS and Freightliner Class 66s being predominant. Other classes can be seen working on an ' as required ' basis, running often enough to give you the opportunity of seeing something more interesting. Types of freight include coal (EWS and Freightliner Heavy Haul), tankers, scrap metal, steel (slab and coil), ballast, cars, departmental, aggregates (self-dishcharge), Intermodel and Freightliner containers. Light engine movements are also to be seen and at present the HST measurement train is booked to work through at 17.30 on Thursday. You can usually see 5 trains an hour bearing in mind that some trains are optional and others run only on certain days. On Saturdays only 10 to 15 trains run all the day and only 4 on Sundays. Since there is only one island platform you do not have to dash around trying to get the wagon numbers, but services in the Birmingham to Derby direction can be travelling at high speed.

66573, heading east through Water Orton with 4M44 Southampton-Leeds 30 August 2005 James Holloway

Best Spotting/Photography Sites: At ground level, the west end of the platform is best, you have an unobstructed view and plenty of time to see the trains approaching from the west. Facing east from the same position photography is still possible but the station building obstructs the view until the train enters the station. However, trains run at lower speeds from the east and this helps considerably. Photography is also possible from the road overbridge at the station in both directions. To photograph trains approaching from the Derby and Leicester lines there is a footbridge a few yards to the east of the station with gives excellent views of the junction. The signals in the station area are always set at red until a train is accepted, apart from the signal for the main line to Derby which always defaults to green as the sections clear. This gives advance warning of approaching traffic. Facilities: There are no facilities on the station, however at the end of the over bridge are an excellent Chinese Takeaway, Fish and Chip shop, Sandwich Bar and Tesco Metro. But best of all, is The Dog Inn from where you eat and drink and spot all the trains from the car park.

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Diary of a Loco Spotter Eddie Rathmill - 1981 Part 2

Crewe Open Day on June 6th was the next trip out and alas - no cops, (with the exception of four HST power cars). These were now numbered up to 43185 although only complete up to 43172. The next step, I decided, was to go and look for particular shunters and so, on June 10th I headed north-east in search of the Gateshead, Thornaby and Darlington allocation. 08004 was seen at Darlington, 08232 at Hartlepool and 08512 at Monkwearmouth. With 31120 at Gateshead, 37082 at Tyne Yard and 37096 at Thornaby I had quite a reasonable day. Back to London on the 20th and 21st and visits to Ripple Lane, Stratford and Cricklewood - its surprising what you can get when you know where to look. 08239 / 08417 / 08519 / 08527 / 08558 / 08606 / 08758 and 09004 (at Selhurst) were all copped and during the day I also managed to see 31262 / 33063 / 33205 / 33206 / 37259 / 73119 plus dozens of dmus at Marylebone depot. Six days later I was at St Rollox for the open day but only 20120 / 20204 / 26023 were sighted on the trip. At this point I realised that I was certainly doing better down south than up north and so four days later I revisited the Capital - my theory was disproved - I only saw 3 locos, 08873 / 33119 / 37084. Time to find out what I was still looking for - I checked my books: 1 x 0s1, 4 x 03s, 40 x 08s, 2 x 09s, 4 x 20s, 4 x 26s, 2 x 27s, 2 x 31s, 12 x 33s, 8 x 37s, 10 x 73s Total: 89. 72 locos had been copped in three and a half months. August 1st and I decided to go to Doncaster, no cops and only one, 08869 at Shirebrook a week later. So it was back to the Southern Region on the 12th and I was in luck, 33051 / 33110 / 33202 / 33204 / 73002 / 73101 / 73107 / 73116 were all copped and I returned home happy. 37304 was my next cop, at Crewe Works on August 22nd. Billy, the guide, gave us some hot-off-the-press information. Apparently, 17 class 46s were to be brought from Swindon to Crewe and Doncaster and, after refurbishing, were to be sold to Iran. Also, the engine from 40031 was to be placed in 40133 and the loco was to be exported to Zimbabwe! - I never heard or read anything about either of these snippets again. The Railway Press at the time reported that the two 01s at Holyhead were to be scrapped and so, on August 24th, I set off for the Breakwater. Luckily, there was somebody at the site and he took great pleasure in inviting me in to view both locos. (lucky so and so, ed !!) If only I'd had a camera with me. I also saw 08746, the loco missing on my last trip to the Welsh location. Blackpool next and seven trams were copped, a new one had been built from an old balloon. Reading, Basingstoke, Knottingley and York were all visited over the next week but only 97804 and 56092 were seen for the first time and then I was off on another mystery trip (why don't they do them these days?) on the 31st. The destination was Barry Island, returning via Bristol. 08756 / 08804 / 37241 were copped and once again I had the awesome experience of wandering through Dai Woodhams graveyard. There was a great man, now sadly deceased. The sight of 110 locos met me on September 9th when I visited Swindon Works and three 08s were copped, 08133 / 08281 / 08357 but they did not reduce my wanted total as I thought they had been scrapped ages ago ! I hadn't bargained for this and wondered whether there were any other withdrawn locos still in existence that I needed. I searched through the past twelve months magazines and it appeared that there was only one other, 08082 which I added to my wanted total. Doncaster and Frodingham on September 19th were my next ports of call and just a couple of 56s were seen, I decided not to search for this class until they had all been built. Then it was October, and on the 7th I returned to London to cop 08440 / 08546 at Stratford. Three days later and the tour of the year, the "Two Firths Express" to Dundee, via the ECML. Haulage from Manchester to York was by 40050 and then 55002 "THE KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY" took charge as far as Edinburgh. 20217 / 20218 took over at this point and we headed off to our destination via Thornton Junction. Cops that day were 08271 / 08425 / 08719 / 20218 / 20226 / 26037 / 27032 leaving me wanting just one class 27 - 27003 off Inverness. A Bristol/London round robin was next on the 24th and 08584 / 33015 were seen. Two more for the book, but my mind was on 27003 and I vowed to get back to Scotland as soon as possible. Into October and a fortnight later I set out for Edinburgh in search of 27003, it wasn't to be seen - and neither was anything else. I had the worse day for a long time. There was nothing else for it I'd have to go to Inverness, - but not just yet.

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I decided to have a complete change and for the first time went searching for my last two class 31s - one shedded at Immingham and the other at Bristol. Success. I visited the Humberside Depot and on route copped 31242 at Frodingham. It was an exceptional day, I also copped 08436 / 08439 / 08743 and a 56. November 14th and the turn of Eastleigh, with 08203, 08933, 09025, 33209, and 73113. I travelled via Bristol in the hope of seeing 31258, my last Brush 2, but although I could see six 31s on shed I couldn't see three of the numbers. A spotter on the station told me that one of them was 258 but I wanted to see for myself, it didn't get booked down. Nearly the end of the year, and just four more trips before Christmas: Liverpool (no cops), Ipswich and Harwich via London, 03162 / 03399 / 08261 / 08530 / 08752 / 73135 and also my last two west country units, Swindon, 08082 / 08767 and London (no cops). The North Yard at Swindon had contained 47 engines but not one number could be seen, although we were given a list. There were a further 100 locos in the works. Luckily I didn't want any of the Yard locos as I had made it a policy that I would only book down numbers if I actually saw them first hand. It was December 28th, and the lull between Christmas and New Year when I suddenly got the urge to visit Bristol again to try and see 31258. So the next day I made the long trip via Cardiff. I copped 08586 / 08801 / 37297 but no sign of my last class 31.

Traffic & Traction News

30 March 66415 (on hire to FL) arrived at Felixstowe Beach at 07.22 on 4L69 01.12 Lawley St - Felixstowe South.

31 March Sleepers were being off-loaded from railway wagons at Philip Shovlin Road Railers yesterday because there is not enough room now at Buckley Wells. 47813+47828 on 1Z67 St Albans to York departed Wellingborough 1 minute late at 06.57.

2 April 66711 6H93 Tyne Dock - Drax passed through Hartlepool with 15 Loaded Hoppers 08.55. At 09.05,Class 158 units 158770 and 158777 were coupled and parked in the siding at Neville Hill usually used for those sets no longer in service.

4 April 47854 departed Carnforth at 08.45 for Healey Mills to collect ex EWS locos and then to Tyseley.

5 April 67006 with 67005 on rear of Royal Train passed through Capenhurst at 09.26. 60068 was noted going north up Hatton Bank at 17.07 with 6E55 to Lindsey, This working appears to be the 6A11 diverted to Lindsey instead of doing 6B33 to Robeston.

6 April 66712 and one TEA tank noted on 6H06 Stoke Marcroft to Peterborough was observed as it passed Uttoxeter at 14.26

7 April Hybrid containing 58137+58616 (166216) + 58888 (165127) departed Reading for Great Malvern, 08.26.

9 April 47854 leading four Northern Belle MkII's and about 8 West Coast MkI's on 1Z41 Spondon to Sellafield, with 57601 dead on rear at 10.34. 37229+47802 were observed on 1Z19 Inverness to King’s cross charter south of Durham at 16.45.

10 April 90020 hauling the 0620 Rugby-Euston terminated at Watford due to a lineside fire at North Pole as OLE was isolated from Bushey to Euston.

13 April Network Rail 31233 & 31285 were seen heading North from Leicester at 11.14

19 April One of 334025’s driving ends plus a middle coach were seen at Junction 10 on the M6 heading South. 47812 was seen leading mixed rake of Anglia and Virgin mark 2D's Through South Greenford timed at 11.03 with 47815 on the rear, on 5Z91 OOC - Crewe via WCML

20 April 66104 was seen towing 60035and 60038 passing through Ashchurch going north at 19:26, the convoy was believed to be heading for Bescot.

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Light Rail and Metro News

Please send all your observations to: Martin Hall, 5 Sunninghill Close, West Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbys. DE7 6LS.

or e-mail at: wagon.corner@icrs.org.uk TRAM NEWS: Edinburgh: It has been decided that although the system would not be finished by 2010 the Line 1 section could be opened in 2009 before the rest of the system. Blackpool: Work is well underway to replace all worn out rail, the first section being ready at Easter with the next section being pencilled in for next winter. A fire in the prototype TRAM Power vehicle caused disruption to services on January 24th. Manchester: Metrolink has awarded Carillion the task of replacing some 20 miles of track on the Manchester, Bury and Altrincham lines. Services were disrupted at Pomona Station by a derailment on January 1st. Glasgow: Due to a mechanical problem passengers had to be evacuated from the underground and services did not return to normal for about two hours and as this was rush hour it did cause severe problems for commuters. Birmingham: Midland Metro has been hit by more problems since the collision last December. A derailment at points caused severe disruption and a collision with a car meant that one tram was out of service for some time. Docklands: DLR are to use the former North London Line as an extension to its services from Stratford International and new platforms will be built on the existing Stratford Station. The work will be carried out jointly by Skanska and GrantRail. DLR are also to order new stock as capacity on the system is up and in readiness for the Olympics. The first order is for 24 trains which will be numbered 101-124 and the second order is for 31 trains numbered 125-155.

DLR 43 & 03 DLR maintenance depot on the left, Poplar, 17 April 2007

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Wagon Corner

Please send all your observations to: Martin Hall, 5 Sunninghill Close, West Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbys. DE7 6LS.

or e-mail at: wagon.corner@icrs.org.uk WAGON NEWS: Europorte 2 (a subsidiary of Eurotunnel) has purchased five Class 92 locomotives for use on their new Europe-wide freight services The Freight Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) has predicted that by 2015 there should be 240 more freight services per week. The new freight operator AMEC SPIE RAIL has hit problems and is to be sold to the Colas Group, a French company. The much used PGA 2-axle hopper wagons are becoming life expired and many are being taken out of revenue and stored. Many obsolete TEA tank wagons are being stored at Long Marston the latest being TOTL85930-85944. Trans-Plant has acquired its new rake of ‘Slinger’ wagons numbered 640931-640943. Freightliner has put its new HXA hopper wagons, 3705XX number range, into service. Wagon Renumbering: MHA( MH001C) 396106 [356496]

396111 [358422] 396122 [356808]

396123 [358770] 396124 [357373]

396125 [356486] 396126 [356743]

396129 [356523] 396130 [356854]

News from Booths Scrap yard: SPA 460389 has just arrived. Condemned wagons etc: Pre-Nat: DM700715

B-Prefix: DB745229, DB745617, DB787184/198/226/244

Private Owner: TIPH3008-15/18-20/22-24/ 44-47/49-53/57/60-62

Dept. Coaches: DB975414

Track Machines: DR73218, DR73220, DR73225, DR73227, DR73236, DR73301, DR73304, DR76208, DR76218, DR76220, DRC81542

WAGON REVIEW 32t Steel Carrying Wagon TOPS SAA Design Code SA001A Nos 400000-400299

At first the air-braked steel carrying flats were conversions of previous vacuum braked vehicles but the first new steel carrying wagon design was the Steel AB, coded SAA and numbered 400000-400299. This wagon was built at Ashford Works from 1970-1971 and was a four-wheeled design with turnover bolsters and hinged side stanchions and although they were designed to carry steel products, many have been used as barrier wagons for the past 22 years. Of the 300 wagons built only 98 are left in revenue earning service.

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European News

Please send all your observations to: Robert Brown, 32 Spitalfields, Blyth, Worksop, Notts. S81 8EA.

or e-mail at: european@icrs.org.uk The following information covers the period 1st to 30th April 2007.

Belgium The 2nd April found the following out on morning ‘P’ Trains, 2367 P7995 the 06:25 De Panne to Gent St. Pieters, 2306 P7215 the 06:46 Hasselt to Antwerpen Berchem, 2510 P7282 the 06:55 Aarschot to Antwerp Noorderdokken, 2213 P7996 the 07:13 De Panne to Gent St. Pieters, 2326 P7283 the 07:55 Aarschot to Antwerp Berchem and 2727 P5328 the 09:24 Dendermonde to Brussel Zuid. For the evening peak the following found employment 2354 P8066 the 15:45 Brussel Zuid to Gent St. Pieters, 2503 P8511 the 16:02 Schaarbeek to Tournai, 2339 P8757 the 16:09 Brussel Zuid to Charleroi Sud, 2314 heading P8067 the 16:23 Brussel Zuid to Aalst, 2321 P8741 the 17:02 Schaarbeek to Binche, 2505 P8906 the 17:05 Schaarbeek to Oudenaarde, 2224 P8010 the 17:21 Schaarbeek to St. Niklaas and 2362 P8097 the 18:07 Mechelen to Dendermonde. The following day found 2510 again on P7282 the 06:55 Aarschot to Antwerp Noorderdokken, 2326 again working P7283 the 07:55 Aarschot to Antwerpen Berchem, 2503 powering P8066 the 15:45 Brussel Zuid to Gent St. Pieters 2332 leading P8511 the 16:02 Schaarbeek – Tournai, 2339 again on P8757 the 16:09 Brussel Zuid to Charleroi Sud, 2314 again with P8067 the 16:23 Brussel Zuid to Aalst, 2308 did P8741 the 17:02 Schaarbeek to Binche as per Monday 2505 worked P8906 the 17:05 Schaarbeek – Oudenaarde, 2224 again headed P8010 the 17:21 Schaarbeek to St. Niklaas and 2727 worked P8007 the 17:26 Etterbeek to Kortrijk. On the 4th 2634 stretched it’s legs with P7258 the 08:23 Mechelen to Brussel Zuid. Moving on to Wednesday the 18th now, once again a look at the ‘P’ train picture, P8066 the 15:45 Brussel Zuid to Gent St. Pieters produced 2379, P8002 the 16:08 Schaarbeek to Oostende employed 1604, P8757 the 16:09 Brussel Zuid to Charleroi Sud used 2314, 2016 did P8602: the 16:15 Brussels Midi to Jemelle, 2752 worked P8403: the 16:39 Brussels Midi to Huy, 2012 turned out on P8405: the 16:54 Brussels Midi to Huy, 2505 hauled P8741 the 17:02 Schaarbeek to Binche, 2224 powered P8906 the 17:05 Schaarbeek to Oudenaarde, 1605 headed P8005 the 17:08 Schaarbeek to Oostende and P8010 the 17:21 Schaarbeek to St Niklaas employed 2316. The following day P8066 used 2503, 2370 headed P8511 the 16:02 Schaarbeek to Tournai, P8002 was hauled by 1608, P8005 employed 1604 and P8067: the 16:23 Brussels Midi to Aalst was powered by 2360. Monday the 23rd produced 2379 hauling P8066 the 15:45 Brussel Zuid to Gent St. Pieters, 2376 on P8511 the 16:02 Schaarbeek to Tournai, 2314 with P8757 the 16:09 Brussels Midi to Charleroi Sud, 2003 leading P8602 the 16:15 Brussels Midi to Jemelle, 2360 topping P8067 the 16:23 Brussels Midi to Aalst, 2726 powering P8403 the 16:39 Brussels Midi to Huy, 2017 in charge of P8405 the 16:54 Brussels Midi to Huy and 2505 on P8741 the 17:02 Schaarbeek to Binche. The following day 2376 headed P8066 the 15:45 Brussel Zuid to Gent St. Pieters, 2347 did P8511 the 16:02 Schaarbeek to Tournai, 2314 worked P8757 the 16:09 Brussels Midi to Charleroi Sud, 2360 headed P8067 the 16:23 Brussels Midi to Aalst and 2224 turned out on P8906 the 17:05 Schaarbeek to Oudenaarde.

Germany The 5th of the month saw 218489 leading RB21327 the 17:30 Bad Odelsloe to Hamburg Hbf and 218492 RB21478 17.50 Hamburg Hbf to Ahrensburg Hbf. The following day 110272 did RE454 the 09:16 Praha hl.n to Munich Hbf (From Regensburg), 218138 worked RE452 the 13:16 Praha hl.n to Nuremburg Hbf (From Furth Im Wald), 110175 powered train RE4008 the 14:44 Munich Hbf to Leipzig (to Regensburg), 218275 handled RE455 the 16:44 Munich Hbf to Schwandorf (From Regensburg) and 218141 topped RE457 the 17:40 Nuremburg Hbf to Praha hl.n (to Furth Im Wald). Sunday the 15th found some interesting power working cross boarder services 232682 did IC144 the 06:10 Szczecin Gl. to Amsterdam, 145011 headed D246 the 08:02 Moscow to Berlin Zoo then D247 the 15:16 Berlin Zoo to Moscow, CD’s 371002 handled EC46 the 07:14 Warszawa Wsch to Berlin HBF and 234467 hauled EC45 the 12:37 Berlin HBF to Warszawa Wsch.

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France Confirmed stock changes for April are: New 27318/319 75016/018/021 Withdrawn 25124 63610 80009 Renumbered 25183 to 25259 66225 to 69225 and Transferred 25597/599/600 Ile de France to TER Bretagne, 25601 Ile de France to TER Pays de Loire. Action from Monday the 2nd included 6549 on train 86114 the 05:45 Avignon Cemtre to Lyon Perrach, 6558 powering train 86177 the 05:50 Lyon Perrach to Avignon Centre, 25255 topping train 96508 the 10:39 Lyon Perrach to Geneve, 25244 with train 17555 the 12:46 Lyon Part Dieu to Annecy (hauling Swiss stock), 22266 heading train 83317 the 16:00 Chambery to Modane and 22391 leading train 17596 the 16:50 Modane to Lyon Part Dieu (running 20 early! The following day 6549 turned out on train 87035 the 12:37 Macon Ville to Lyon Perrach vice a class 9600, 9617 headed train 87026 the 13:46 Lyon Perrache to Macon, 22313 hauled train 82308 the 15:03 Lyon Perrach to Chambery, 22357 worked train 17711 the 15:27 Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles, 6559 appeared with train 86178 the 16:50 Avignon Centre to Lyon Perrache and 9613 powered train 17725 the 17:09 Macon to Avignon.

BB67000 On the 2nd 67367 headed train 17528 the 12:04 Valance Ville to Annecy, 67353 did train 17510 the 14:48 Annecy to Valence Ville, 67380 worked train 17518 the 17:42 Annecy to Valence Ville, 67386 powered train 85285 the 18:55 Chambery to St Marcellin and 67302 topped train 85783 the 19:30 Chambery to Grenoble. Noted on the 3rd was 67470 which worked the 18:14 from Paris Est to Provins and 67406 which worked the 18:53 back from Provins.

CC72000 Out on the 3rd was 72042 which headed train 14054 the 07:13 Grenoble to St Germain Dus Fosses and then continued to diagram by working train 4402 the 11:38 St Germain Dus Fosses to Lyon Perrache. The following day 72172 powered train 1840 the 05:07 Mulhouse to Paris Est, 72178 handled train 11642 the 05:18 Culmont Chalindrey to Paris Est and 72137, with 72190 ‘dead in transit’ worked train 1640 the 06:09 Culmont Chalindrey to Paris Est.

Portugal On the 21st April 1411 was turned out for IR867 the 11:20 Porto Campanha to Regua, the following day it was out again, and again on IR867, it was joined on this day by 1455 which headed IR870 the 11:14 Pocinho to Porto Campanha, so presumably it started on IR861 the 07:25 Porto Campanha to Pocinho. On the 24th 1411+1413 were paired on IR861 while control of IR867 passed to 1455.

Austria

On the 3rd April 2016099 did the 09;22 Marchegg to Wien Ost and 2016086, substituting for a class 2143, headed the 09:28 Wien Ost to Marchegg, both these were Bratislava services that did not go beyond Marchegg due to Engineering works. Other workings of note this morning included 1014011 with the 09:36 Brno to Wien Ost (from Breclav), 2016083 heading the 12:27 Wien Sud to Hartberg and 1042020 with the 12:36 Krems a d Donau to Wien FJB. The Wien FJB rush hour is still 1016 and 1116 free, how much longer is anyone’s guess so make the most of it, noted on the afternoon of the 3rd were 1044081 on the 15:58 Wien FJB to Sigmundsherberg, 1044052 with the 16:19 Wien FJB to Gmund NO, 1042059 heading the 16:59 Wien FJB to Gmund NO, 1044115 leading the 18:20 Wien FJB to Sigmundsherberg, 1042007 hauled the 18:51 Wien FJB to Krems a d Donau, 1042054 handled the 15:51 Wien FJB to Krems a d Donau and 1042013 powered the 17:19 Wien FJB to Sigmundherberg. Highlights from the following day were 1044066 on the 07:28 Linz to Wien West, 1099004 with the 07:47 Mariazell to St. Polten, 1044089 powering the 11:50 Linz to St. Valentin, 1044054 heading the 12:42 Stainach Irdning to Attnang Puchheim, 1044008 with the 15:38 Salzburg to Linz and 1044101 heading the 18:15 Attnang Puchheim to Stainach Irdning. A report on www.elektolok.de states that the OBB 1216s have now been approved for working in Italy. The report suggests that this will mean the end of the 1822s and the return of the four Dispolok 189s that are currently working around Villach and Innsbruck.

Switzerland SBB Cargo have announced that 80 Ae 6/6 will be given a "facelift" and be kept for at least ten years. This will include modified cabs where not already fitted, repainting in the blue and red SBB Cargo scheme and renumbering from the 11403 to 11520 series to the 610403 to 610520 series. Action from the 12th included 11229 with train 18021 the 06:12 Schaffhausen to Stadelhofen, 11138 headed train 19120 the 06:31 Schaffhausen to Altstetten, 11221 powered train 19022 the 06:51 Wil to Hardbrucke, 11213 headed train 19124 the 07:01 Schaffhausen to Hardbrucke and 11203 was provided for 18027 the 07:12 Schaffhausen to Stadelhofen

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Poland Friday the 13th produced ET22 454 on train 87122 the 05:05 Krzyz to Poznan Gl, ET22 365 with train 75100 the 06:18 Poznan Gl. to Gdynia Gl, ET22 1080 heading train 72100 the 07:12 Poznan Gl. to Lublin and ET22 270 powering train 56104 the 06:22 Olsztyn to Wroclaw Gl. The following day SU45 209 worked, vice a unit, on train 33426 the 15:27 Krzyz to Pila Gl, SU45 128 hauled train 33329 the 15:48 Krzyz to Gorzow Wlkp, SU45 245 did train 88102 the 14:50 Gorzow Wlkp to Warszawa Wsch (to Pila Gl.), SU45 028 headed train 33330 the 15:31 Gorzow Wlkp to Krzyz and ET22 907 topped train 86102 the 17:50 Szczecin Gl. to Wroclaw Gl.

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2007 ITINERARY: Thursday 7th to Monday 11th June to Switzerland By air from Luton (with Easyjet) to Geneva then by road to as many Depots and SP as we can find between Geneva and Basel (return flight to Luton). The trip will include time linesiding and riding the rails as well as depot and SP visits. Further details will be announced at a later date (once I have worked them out) as will details of the overnight hotels. Target Fare TBA Friday 13th to Monday 16th July to Germany and Austria By air (we are currently looking at flights into Munich) then by road to Salzburg works and depot (permits permitting) Wels and Linz (overnight). Saturday Passau, Regensburg depot, Nuremberg NN1 depot, Nuremberg NN2 depot Würzburg depot and Heilbronn (overnight). Sunday Stuttgart depot, Kornwestheim depot, Ulm depot, Augsburg, Kempton, Muldorf and Munich Noord depot (overnight) Monday Munich main depot then as many yards, SP’s and mainline stations we can fit in before the return flights. NB: Order of this trip may change depending on the times / places that we receive permits for. Target Fare under £350, which will include 3 nights hotel accommodation

Friday 5th to Sunday 7th October to Belgium By road from Chesterfield (05:00), Worksop (05:40) & Blyth (05:55) to Dover and the 12:20 sailing to Calais, then to all the major depots and SP’s in Belgium including Stockem, Antwerpen Noord, Merelbeek, Charleroi Sud and Shaarbeek. The works at Salzeens will be viewed at sometime during the trip and a session linesiding at a major station will be included. NB: this trip is limited to 6 people, first come, first served. Target Fare under £200, which will include 2 nights hotel accommodation.

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Rolling Stock Changes 25th March- 25 April 2007 - Ken Pitt

New Depot & Sector Codes: DFIN Freightliner Class 66 Low Emission GCHP Grand Central HST Power Cars

WFMU EWS Fleet Management

New / Renumbered Locos & Stock Registered / Re-instated to TOPS: 66587 FD DFIN 66588 FD DFIN 66589 FD DFIN

66590 FD DFIN 66591 FD DFIN 66592 FD DFIN

66593 FD DFIN 66594 FD DFIN

99405 R/N 35486

Locos & Stock Withdrawn / Removed from TOPS: 08411 08460 08506 08792 08894

08902 08926 08927 08946 31420

31427 31466 33046 37116 37146

37175 37678 37713 37889 47306

47721 47722 47732 47733 47734

47749 47750 47768 47773 47776

47782 47786 47789 47792 47797

Reallocations - Locomotives: Prior to 5/4/2007: 43065 HT GCHP 43067 HT GCHP 43068 HT GCHP 43080 HT GCHP 43084 HT GCHP 43123 HT GCHP 47790 KM XHSS 60007 TO WCBM

60014 TO WCAM 60019 IM WCAN 60024 IM WCAN 60026 IM WCBM 60027 TO WCBI 60029 IM WCAN 60035 IM WCAK 60049 TO WCAI

60062 IM WCAN 60068 TO WCAI 60074 TO WCAM 60083 TO WCBK 60091 TO WCBK 66718 WN GBCM 66719 WN GBCM 66720 WN GBCM

66721 WN GBCM 66722 WN GBCM 66723 WN GBCM 66724 WN GBCM 66725 WN GBCM 66726 WN GBCM 66727 WN GBCM

Changes c.5/4/2007: TO WFMU: 37405 37417 60018 60056 66004 66014 66065 66096 66116 66131 66143 66165 66166 66196 66214 66242 66250 67009 67011 TO WBAI: 66013 66019 66081 66088 66098 66155 66156 66167 66171 66183 66185 66187 66190 66207 66211 66227 TO WBAK: 66006 66016 66075 66078 66119 66134 66142 66189 66226 66239 TO WBAM: 66012 66025 66035 66086 66087 66090 66097 66120 66146 66153 66163 66176 66177 66180 66192 66197 66204 66205 66216 66224 TO WBAN: 66003 66011 66012 66039 66043 66051 66077 66084 66093 66094 66118 66149 66161 66174 66179 66182 66194 66195 66225 66232 66236 TO WBBN: 66102 66103 66105 66112

IM WFMU: 60046 60090

CE WFMU: 92012 92034

CE WNTR: 92025

CE WTAE: 92003

Changes 6-18/4/2007 : 37405 TO WKBN 43057 EC IECP 47635 HQ MBDL 47727 HQ MBDL 60002 IM WCBM 60010 IM WCBK

60014 TO WCAI 60018 TO WCAK 60021 IM WFMU 60034 TO WCAN 60035 TO WCAI 60036 TO WFMU

60046 IM WCBI 60048 TO WFMU 60052 IM WCBN 60056 TO WCAI 60062 IM WCBM 60063 IM WFMU

60066 TO WCAI 60078 TO WCAI 60090 IM WCBK 60091 IM WCBI 60097 IM WCBI 60500 TO WCAK

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Changes c.18/4/2007: Class 66 TO WBAI: 021 040 066 065 075 076 082 097 098 129 142 149 156 157 160 168 171 173 174 187 193 194 201 205 207 210 224 231 248 Class 66 TO WBAK: 003 005 006 007 035 115 119 122 124 126 127 134 141 148 159 172 188 192 228 239 Class 66 TO WBAM: 008 011 012 014 016 017 020 027 039 043 048 060 061 063 066 068 078 079 080 083 085 087 090 091 092 093 095 096 109 121 125 136 139 140 143 144 145 146 147 150 153 154 158 162 167 170 175 176 177 179 180 181 191 198 202 203 204 211 214 216 217 220 222 227 232 236 240 Class 66 TO WBAN: 001 002 009 013 015 018 019 023 024 030 034 041 044 047 050 051 053 054 067 069 070 074 077 081 084 086 088 089 094 117 118 120 128 130 132 133 137 138 151 152 155 161 163 165 169 178 182 183 184 186 190 195 196 197 199 200 218 219 221 223 226 230 235 237 238 242 247 250 66031 TO WFMU 66066 TO WFMU 66075 TO WBAI 66101 TO WBBN

66103 TO WBBM 66105 TO WFMU 66108 TO WFMU 66110 TO WFMU

66112 TO WBBN 66113 TO WBBN 66164 TO WFMU 66185 TO WFMU

66189 TO WFMU 66206 TO WBEN 66208 TO WBEN 66225 TO WFMU

Further Class 66 changes made 25/4/2007 & will be reported next month Reallocations – Hauled Stock: LA EFTH: 40903 40904 41045 41059 41085 41086 41160 41163 41166 42092 42093 42094 42105 42108 42168 42175 42176 42177 42303 42304 42305 44055 44076 44081 WB IWCX: 10212 10217 11027 11048 11064 11079 12011 12054 12078 12122 12133 12138 82101 82126

Reallocations / Reformations – Units: 150133 NH 153311 NC 153313 NC 153326 NC 158806 TS 158810 TS 158812 TS 158813 TS

158861 Disbanded 158864-869 Reformed as 2 car units 158966 Disbanded 158967 Disbanded 158968 Disbanded 159105 SA NSSX 159106 SA NSSX 159107 52801 58711 57811 SA NSSX 306017 HQ SAXU

321408 BY 321416 IL 321426 IL 321428 BY 321429 EM 321432 EM 365531 HE 377154 SU

Namings – Units & Coaches: 315845 Herbie Woodward 319435 Adrian Jackson-Robbins Names Removed: 47726 Manchester Airport Progress 47781 Isle of Iona Livery Changes: Advertising: 170420 170421 First Great Western: 43017 43022 43035 43122 43161 First Scotrail: 90021 158707 First: 40210 40901 40903 40904 41086 41160 42066 42303 42304 42305 44055 Network West Mids: 150010 South West Trains: 159105-107

Transfer of Ownership: Bodmin & Wenford: 47306 Boness Railway: 80382 Colne Valley Rly: 80429 Dean Forest Rly: 31466 Glos & Warks Rly: 08927 Grand Central: 11017 11023 11036 11038 11045 11055 12033 12034 12058 12088 12104 12112 12121 12136 12149 12152 12155 12165 40424 40426 40433 44065 44088 44089 West Somerset Rly: 33202 10205

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Locos & Stock Cut Up (or being Cut Up): Crewe – HNRC: 37889 Kingsbury – EMR: 47053 47710 47717 Rotherham-Booths: 31110 Rotherham-Hulls: 47345 47803 Stockton–Thomsons: 47229 80375 80426 80427 80428 94305 94319 94321.94342 94345 94405 94437 94467 Departmentals & Miscellaneous: Sold: Dartmoor Rly: 977335

Scrapped: Rotherham-Booth: 975491 977695 Unknown: 975422 975423 977978 977980 Storage Locations: Bescot: 08955 37678 47770 Kineton: 1216 1258 3229 5752 5773 5776 5791 5794 5796 5905 5941 5969 6101 6158 Long Marston: 86258 1254 3366 5797 5866 5958 6046 9497 Toton: 37401 (returned to traffic)

Long Term Stored Locos

56021 & 56011 Coalville Mantle Lane, 1 April 2007

08594 Wabtec Doncaster, 1 April 2007

37701 Old Oak Common, 17 April 2007

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