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‘One’ last look !! at another defunct livery, on 90013 as re-branded National Express East Anglia start rolling out their new livery

not many will regret the passing of the confusing ‘One’ Railways franchise name…RIP Liverpool Street, 12 January 2007

VOLUME 36 No.4 April 2008

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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 Presidents: Peter King 65 Long John Hill, Norwich NR1 2LX (01603 616298) 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

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Wagon Corner ........................................... 17 Feature Articles: All Our Yesterdays..................................... 16 Diary of a Loco Spotter .............................. 22 Location ‘Spot’Light ..............................18-21 Preservation News..................................... 15 Preservation Photo Spot.............................. 8 Railway Globetrotters ...........................12-15 Revised Liveries ........................................ 27 Where in the...? ......................................... 12

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Society Notice Board Editor’s Comments: Well by the time you read this the AGM will have been held and I hope you were there !!! If there is anything to report, then it will be in the May issue. With the start of BST and hopefully the worst of the winter weather behind us, it’s good to look forward to longer and warmer days ahead enjoying our hobby. So send in your reports of interesting trips for our Days Out feature (to the ed). On sending in reports, we could also do with some more of your steam / early diesel spotting exploits for the All Our Yesterdays feature, so please send any articles to Alan Gilmour (details on page 2) The current railway scene continues to ring the changes with more livery changes. One Railway has finally bit the dust (before and after liveries can be seen on the front cover and page 27). FGW has begun repainting its Cl.57/3s used on sleeper services, with 57305 appearing in the same matching blue as its refurbished HST sets. EWS Cl.67s are also being repainted silver for the start of the Wrexham service. As we go to press it appears DRS is to release its first 10 Cl.66s, which will be eagerly snapped up, so expect at least one more livery variation (good news, if they can keep up, for the model manufacturers… not so good for my pocket!) On the preservation scene, 2008 will see many more special events amongst which is 60th year of the start of British Railways. So if you are attending any interesting events then write a report. I also make another plea to those of you who are active members of preservation societies…please send in reports / photos. It doesn’t matter how long, on interesting events, galas, special movements, unusual visiting locos etc. Remember your contribution may be the one reason another member visits your society and therefore brings in much needed income…I certainly have visited sites based on the few bits of info sent in over the last year. When writing a report, please include info on access, ease of seeing stock and at what locations and anything you think may help aid a visitor. For those of you that have wondered what has happened to Rolling Stock Changes, good news, it is hoped it will return from the May issue. Please be aware that is very difficult in the commercially sensitive railway world of today to both obtain and have permission to publish information. Membership Matters: Membership Rates: Annual: £15.00 Five Year Rate: £70.00 (currently discounted) New Members: The following new members have joined this month: Alan Rogerson (Derbyshire), Gary Jackson (Herts), Stephen Summers (Ayrshire) - a warm welcome to you all Magazine Submissions: Any information / article on any railway related item will always be most welcome for inclusion 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. 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 high resolution digital photographs via e-mail. To credit members correctly please include your name with any submissions. The latest date for articles / info for the next magazine is Friday 25th April 2008. Items for Out and About Sightings should be sent in to James a few days earlier if possible please. Magazine Contributors: Thanks to Eddie Rathmill, Stephen Skewes, Lawrie Williams, Chris James, Ian Feather, Paul Bright, Ron Sansome, Stuart Nye, Malcolm Castell, DJ Walters, Mark Wallace, Brian Dericote, Derek Sneddon, Paul Tarrant, Mike Rumens, Chris Stanley, Martin Willcock, Nigel Hoskins, Mark Turner, John Palin, Ray Smith, Bob Brown, Martin Hall & Trevor Roots. We are sorry if anyone has been missed. All photos by Trevor Roots unless shown otherwise.

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Out and About Sightings & News by James Holloway

Mark Turner: 1st March: Stourton FLT: 66569/580 Leeds Midland Road: 66566/572/616 Turners Lane Junction: 66423 5th March: Horbury Junction: 66188 Stourton FLT: 66569/578 Leeds Midland Road: 66528 Worksop: 66082/166 Swinton: 66188 Doncaster 19.30-20.00: 43107/320 60009, 66716, 91117/132 10th March: Sheffield Station 12.30: 66427 southbound Mark Wallace: 7th March: Reading 09.15-11.00: 43015/017/018/021/022/024/026/028/029/030 43035/037/041/069/071/087/093/097/124/129 43130/134/135/146/152/155/156/164/168/169 43170/186/189-191/193-195/197, 165101/106 165121/122/133/137, 166204/206/212/213/221 180109/110, 220001, 221120/122/139 Didcot Parkway 11.15-14.45: 43002-004/017/018/020/021/023/029/032/036 43037/040-042/063/069/071/078/087/088/093 43124/126/129/131/134/135/137/139/140/144 43145-147/153-156/163/164/168/169/172/174 43176/177/179/180/187/189/193/194, 47237 66001/037/061/096/167/230/505/516/534/538 66549/589, 67005/006, 165102-104/107/110 165117, 166213/218, 180104, 220003/008/021 220027/029/031, 221115/127/139/140 Brian Derricote: 5th March: Stourbridge Jctn-Manchester: 08632/790/805, 57312, 66106/213/502/592 86610, 92009/026, 142005/011/031/033 142039/041/043/045/048/054/090, 150001/003 150009/015/016/018/108/122/140/142/211/216 150225/274-276, 153332-334/356, 156420/421 156427/429/440/452/454/455/459-461/470/487 156489/497/498, 158770/773/774/806/813/847 158854/858/864/886, 165012/034, 170302-304 170307-309/397/631, 175003/004/006/009/102 175104/107/108/111-114/116, 185101-104/106 185107-117/121/122/124/125/127-131/133-137 185139-145/147/149-151, 220004/005/009/012 220014/021/030, 221103/114/118/122/124/132 221139, 323205/223-230/232-239, 350101/103 350112/116/128, 390001/04/07/15/22/24/27 390029/30/34/38/39/42/44/45/47/52

14th-16th March: Birmingham New Street-Brussels: 57308, 66001/053/070/134/167/218, 67025/26 92001/022/036, 150012, 170519/638 313003/031, 321408/12/17/18/22/23/25/31-33 323204/09/14/16/21, 350121/128, 377214 390013/21/23/24/42/46, 508303 373015-018/021/022/103/104/201/202/205/206 373211/212/221/222/999, Shuttle 9802 DR73909/77002/78212/81518/999800 18th March: Stourbridge Junction-Plymouth: 08516/644/645, 31601, 37077/377, 66009/053 66056/085/151/518/520/522/614, 73133 43003/004/016/017/022/029/032/036/037/040 43063/078/129/137/139/144/145/147/162/181 43183/195, 142001/004/028-030/039/063/064 142067/068/070, 143610/617/620/621, 150003 150012/018/213/244/246/263, 153305/329/354 153361/380/382, 159001/011/015/016/021/103 159106/108/110, 168004/113, 170101/102/509 170516, 220005/007/008/015/022/026/033 221121/124/134/136/139/140, 323205/210/215 323217, DR80204/92319/92333, ADB9652009 ADB965231 Chris Stanley: 27th February: Skipton 10.15-15.00: 66014/127/189/207/509/548, 142079/088 144007, 156471, 158752/817/843/851/855 333001/003-013/015/016 26th March: Hellifield 10.00-14.15: 66035/128/147/531, 142019, 144008, 153378 158790/850/853/861/904 Paul Tarrant: 13th March: Wandsworth Road 11.13-15.11: 59103, 60049, 66151/163/532/548/594 66704, 67001/019 Martin Willcock: 11th March: Carlisle Kingmoor 14.30: 20313, 37510/515/605/607/610/667/688 66402/405/417/430 10-11th March: Carlisle Station 12.30-18.00: 142005/065, 153307/315/316/332/359. 156430 156434/438/442/444/445/454/467/468/470/480 156484/491/508/514, 158787/792/796/816/851 158855/901/910, 185112/132/135/136/139/140 185141/144

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Stuart Nye: 6th February: Birmingham New Street: 57310, 170110/501/515/631/633/636, 220005 220017/026, 221128, 321422/432, 323207/209 323216, 350123, 390009/40 Saltley/Lawley Street: 66008/087/503/517/540/571/587 Washwood Heath: 08538, 09014, 60009/021, 66077/117 Hams Hall: 09022, 170521 Nuneaton: 170107/117, 390051 Leicester: 156403, 170639, 222006/013/016 Sileby: 170112 Nottingham: 153381, Trams 201/02/08/09/15 Derby: 08908/956, 31459, 43062/074/082 170101, 221136, 222017 Burton-on Trent: 66144 Central Rivers: 08507, 221123 EMR Kingsbury: 47307/733/734/737 Paul Bright: 19th March: Preston 10.40-15.00: 43019/089, 66401/421, 142056, 150133/145 150150/224/272/275, 153315, 156420/23/24 15626/60/66/72/89, 158753-756/758 185101/03/04/07/10/16/24/26/31/33/35/40/41/48 221103/04/07/11/12/13/42-44, 390004/10/24/28 390032/36/37/41/50/51 Mike Rumens: 27th February: Nuneaton 14.42-17.00: 66180/204/407/423/501/502/504/532/576/721 66726, 90045/46/49, 92001, 153371, 170101 170112/116/117/520/521/636, 221109 390010/15/17/19/24/26-30/32/34/39/43/46/47 390051/53 28th February: Nuneaton 15.27-15.52: 66422, 153356, 170111, 390013/21/43/44 7th March: Nuneaton 14.42-17.10: 37401/405, 66213/414/417/516/570/590/721 66727, 90046/048/049, 92007, 153354 170112/113/117/520/523/638, 390004/08/10 390015/17/25-27/37/39/41/42/46 14th March: Nuneaton 14.45-16.50: 66428/429/503/516/590/725, 90043/046 92002, 153356, 170112/113/518/522/523/637 390001-03/08-10/13/14/19/29/30/34/36/42/44 390048/50/51/53, DR72214/98002/006 20th March: Nuneaton 14.44-16.15: 66537/717, 90009/20/46/49, 92001, 153371 170112/113/518/520/639, 390007/09/11-13/19 390020/24/27/34/40/47/51

21st March: Nuneaton 11.15: 60021 on spoil/ballast train D J Walters: 23rd February: Cardiff Station: 43005/017/020/022/029/124/126/128/144/150 43151/164/168/170/177/186, 60034, 66030 66100/166/238, 142010/69/72-76/80-83/85 143601-03/05-10/14/16/21-25, 150208/13/21 150227/29-31/36-38/41/45-47/50/52/54-56 150258-60/62-64/67/79-84, 153303/320/327 158751/761/7693/767-769/8771/821/822/824 158825/827/828/836/839/841, 175001/003/006 175007/010/101-103/106/107-110/114/116 The following workings by Class 67's are connected with the rugby international. 10.15 Swansea-Newport 67002/017 with 9507+6176+5952+5997+5961+6024+5998+ 1250+5987 10.30 Westbury-Cardiff 67005/019 with 9520+6104+6138+6027+5945+6051+6141 09.22 Paddington-Cardiff 67012/026 with 9537+5934+6107+5984+6054+5910+6042 Cardiff Canton Depot: 08499, 50049 Margam Depot: 09020, 66013/056 28th February: Cardiff Station: 43004/012/023/024/028/041/063/069/071/078 43087/091/097/135/163/164/181/190/192/194 43197, 60007/25/42/43/47/75, 66040/137 Margam Depot and yard: 09020/105, 60033/034, 66035/149 Cardiff Canton Depot: 08499, 26038, 50049 4th March: Swansea Station: 43031/041/069/087/125/135/154/162/174/187 153303/320/362/367, 158826/841, 175001/002 175008/010/103/110/114 7th March: Swansea Station: Royal train hauled by 67005/006 with 2921 +2903+2904+2923+2917+2915+2920 Margam Depot and yard: 08770, 09020/105, 60033, 66119 Bridgend Station: 43012/021/030/063/097/126/137/153/163/168 43172/176/181/185/187/191/196, 60012/034 66020/043/219/621, 143616, 150208/245/254 150256/264/282/284, 158823/825/826/828/831 158834, 175001/003/005/006/101/109/111/116 Malcolm Castell: 4th March: Hitchin: 60012 worked the Cardiff scrap train instead of the usual Class 66

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Ron Sansome: 22nd February: Nuneaton 08.25-17.16: 60029/071, 66018/109/125/193/238/414/416 66428/510/517/519/533/541/568/570-572/577 66588/591/593/619/620/623/710/723, 86501 86609/612, 90041-043/049, 92004/011/015 92034, 153354, 170106/111/113/114/519-522 170637-639, 221101/103/105/115, 325005/015 350106/114, 390002/03/05/06/09-15/17-21/23 390025-27/29/31/32/34/36/37/39-43/45-52 DR73269/73270/73921/73923/73930/73936 77001/77232 DR98003/98004/98009/98010/999801 Road rail machines RT136-007/008/011 13th March: Stafford 07.54-17.26: 56303, 57303, 60062, 66070/113/411/414/415 66420/427/522/543/572/588/592/611/623 90016/041/046-049, 92015/019/037, 153333 153354/375, 170502/508/514/515, 220002/005 220006-008/011/015/017/023/024/030, 221101 221103-106/108-112/117/119/124/125/129/132 221137/140/141/143/144, 325004/005, 350101 350102/103/110/112/113/115/116/124/127/130 390006/08-11/13-16/18/20/21/23-27/29/30/35 390036-38/40/41/43/45/47-51/53, DR73413 14th March: Cheltenham 09.50-13.38: 43098/138, 60007/032, 66106/122, 153331 150247/263/281, 158745/750/824/831, 170101 170103/106/509/510/519/520/639 Gold Cup Day Race Specials: 08.15 Paddington 1Z30 43031/151 09.15 Paddington 1Z31 43172/187 08.27 Euston 1Z21 67005/006+12077+3376+ 3364+1699+3384+3348+1683+3356+3426+ 1692+3330+3397+17015 Ex Paddington 43020/097 07.40 Victoria 1Z59 67016/026+10729+ 10734+17167+3174+3275+1953+3182+ 3267+1566+3247 09.15 Paddington 1Z32 67021/027+3295+ 3277+1200+5937+6051+6027+6138+9520 Derek Sneddon: Carmuirs West Jnct. and Camelon Station: 16th February: 60049 6S36 18th February: 60039 6N44 66113 6L49 66427 4N72 66001 0A30 66406 4A66 66428 4R77 19th February: 60039 6S36 66406 4R77 66420 4N72 20th February: 60039 6S36 66104 6L49 66414 4R77 60094 6N44 66406 4A66 66615 6A65 21st February: 66059 6A31 66406 4R77 66421 4N72 66099 6A30

25th February: 60063 6N44 66021 6A30 66420 4S43 26th February: 60063 6S36 66174 6A30 66722 6S60 66021 6D71 66429 4A66 27th February: 60063 6S36 66414 4A66 66615 6A65 66174 4M67 66415 4S43 28th February: 60063 6S36 66099 6A31 66174 4M67 1st March: 60063 6S63 3rd March: 60094 6L49 66196 0A30 66420 4S43 66196+37422 6D83 Laurencekirk-Mossend 4th March: 60063 6S36 66135 0A30 66175 4M67 5th March: 60063 6S36 66139 6L49 66615 6A65 6th March: 60063 6S36 66135 6A31 66411 4S43 7th March: 66099 6S36 66135 6A31 66412 4A66 66102 6Z44 66407 4N72 66418 4R77 8th March: 47787+47826 1Z14 Whitby-Perth 60009 6S36 9th March: 66102 6D66 66405 4A11 10th March: 47804 5Z47 66618 6A65 11th March: 60009 6S36 60089 6N44 66135 0A30 12th March: 60009 6L49 66014 6S67 66412 4A66 60089 6S36 66402 4N72 66415 4R77 13th March: 60089 6S36 66099 6A31 14th March: 66618 6A65 60009 Union of South Africa 5Z22 Nigel Hoskins: Gloucester: 25th February: 60018 6E41 66077 6E50 66119 6V54 60022 6M96 60012 6B13 66078 6M81 66166 6M38 60007 6V92 66200 6Z52 DR73935 6J42 26th February: 60034 6M96 60012 6B13 66180 6M38 60051 6E41 66159 6M08 66090 6X51 66038 6V32 66008 6V05 60007 6V92 66172 6M41 57006 0Z50 and 6Z50 66082 6X36 Didcot-Ashchurch MOD 27th February: 60007 6V92 60041 6V07 60075 6M41 60089 6E41 60025 6B13 66165 6X52 57006 6Z90 DR73935 6J42 47375 0Z70 Gloucester-Old Oak Common 47237 6Z50 and 0Z35

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28th February: 60025 6V61 66019 6E14 66078 6V07 66053 6V69 66035 7E10 66039 4M20 66133 7M12 66034 6V28 66030 6V68 66091 6E47 60012 6B13 60041 6V92 60024 6E41 66238 6M42 60034 6E30 60025 6M41 66101 6X52 66128 6X37 66425 4Z73 Rugeley-Portbury 60075 6Z61 47727/749 0Z47 29th February: 60012 6B13 60041 6V92 60043 6V07 66182 6V06 66039 4M20 60022 6E20 66019 6V53 66030 6V35 66165 6X52 47237 0Z49 66166 4M09 66545 4Z73 47375 0Z11 and 6Z10 DR73901 6J16 66185/60025/66024/66060 0W91 57006 6Z90/91 Gloucester-Plymouth and return with KEA 3175+3178+3179+3188+3216+3224+ 3234+3240+3244+3245+3172+3232+3239 1st March: 47237 6Z90 and 6Z91 Gloucester-Plymouth 2nd March: 60026 6E30 66006 6M42 60022 6V49 66030 4V48 66238 6M94 60030 6M41 3rd March: 66115 6M81 66077 6E50 66108 6B36 66199 4V48 66036 6E47 60075 6E41 4th March: 66187 6M96 60041 6B13 66060 6X51 66090 6V32 66040 6V68 66187 6V93 60024 6V61 66120 6M94 60034 6V02 66121 6V49 66199 4V48 60074 6E41 37218/609 4Z08 Derby-Bristol Barton Hill 66200 6Z72 Healey Mills-Margam 57006/37898 6Z71 with JTA 26383/555/556 5th March: 66115 6E47 60034 6V93 66090 6V61 66120 6M94 66548 4Z74 60012 6V02 66106 6M72 66201 6Z94 57005/06 6Z75 6th March: 60042 6E41 66060 6X51 66200 6V32 66089 6M81 60041 6B13 9th March: 60012 6M41 11th March: 66006 6V92 66043 6V07 66118 6M41 60075 6E41 66108 6X52 66021 6M12 66147 7E10 66090 6E20 66019 6M42 60042 6E30 66120 4M20 66527 4Z73 57005 6Z75 57006 0Z75 43071/091 1Z30 43124/161 1Z31 43015/195 1Z37 67005/006 1Z21 67021/027 1Z32 12th March: 66157 6M41 66021 6M17 66142 4V49 60026 6E41 66146 6X36 66172 6V07 66003 6B50 57006 6Z70 66037 6X52 60012 6B47 66040 6V06 66139 6M42 60024 6E30 66120 4M20 66118 6E20 47727 0Z47 43089/014 1Z20

13th March: 66115 6M12 66019 6M42 66090 6E20 66122 6A36 66043 6M41 60043 6E30 60026 6E41 60012 6B13 66178 6V07 66011 6V69 66561 4Z73 57005 0Z74 43091/071 5Z37 37218/609 4Z10 43020/097 5Z34 14th March: 60034 6V92 66037 6X52 66178 6V07 60012 6B47 66169 6V31 66118 6E20 66041 6V35 66043 6V93 57006 6Z70 47237 5Z46 57005 0F80 47375 6Z74 37219/609 4Z10 67016/026 1Z59 43124/161 1Z34 43164/193 1Z37 67005/006 1Z21 15th March: 66006 6V52 60012 6B47 60030 6E41 66021/040/137/133 0W93 Newport-Bescot 66184 6Z53 47237 6Z71 37218/609 4Z10 Bristol Barton Hill-Derby 16th March: 60043 6M41 66043 6E47 60034 6E30 66238 6M42 66003 6V49 60043 6V61 66136 7E10 17th March: 60012 6B13 60043 6V05 60071 6E41 66583 4Z73 66011 6M42 66100 6E20 66143 6E47 66175 6V93 66060 6V07 66019 6M41 66153 6V53 66213 6V69 66040 4M20 66011+60024 6V92 18th March: 60024 6B13 66108 6V92 66019 6V05 66117 6M81 60097 6E41 19th March: 66058 6M98 66117 6M81 60034 6M96 60024 6B13 66044 6E50 31459/601 0Z31 Taunton-Derby I really wanted to be a ‘kettle’…!!

EWS 08389 Warrington Depot, 19 February 2008

(with permission)

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Preservation Photo Spot – Signal Boxes

Tenterden Town Kent & East Sussex Railway

14 June 2007

Bolton Abbey, Embsay & Bolton Abbey 17 February 2008

Rolvenden Kent & East Sussex Railway

14 June 2007

Isfield, Lavender Line 17 June 2008

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Traffic & Traction News by John Barton

March 8

66541 was seen hauling failed 90043 on a freightliner through Rugby station after failing in platform 1, earlier in the day and been dragged clear of the platform by 57303. During this period the stopping trains to Birmingham went straight through the station without stopping. 67027 and 67021 departed Nottingham at 14:32 leading a rake of Virgin/Anglia and blue MK2's. 37401+4902+5040+4927+5009+3122+21272+37405 were noted at London Bridge in platform 12. 66421 hauling 66121/118/187/119 + coaches+ crane passed Pengam at 20.41 on a Margam-Bescot move.

March 9 EWS 90018 + ScotRail 90021 were noted hauling 9803+6706+10722+10610+10614+10508+10600+ 10683+9800+6707+10699+10527+10523+10675+10565+10580 on the 5M16 11:40 Bescot to Wembley empty overnight Caledonian Sleeper stock. The previous day, both sleepers from Glasgow and Inverness were cancelled at Stafford and Crewe and both trains were later transferred to Bescot.

March 10 20301 and 20304 leading one flask passed through Lancaster at 16.55.

March 13 As part of the continuing run down at Immingham depot 08509 and the remaining twelve stored Class 56s have been moved out to the nearby C&W yard slightly to the north of the Immingham depot perimeter. Lined up in the C&W yard are 56086/56052/56089/56027/56114/56101/56076/08509/56082/ 56043/56025/56084/56064.

67019 & 67001 top & tailing the first VSOE of the season seen heading up from Folkestone Harbour, 13 March 2008 Ian Feather

March 15

73205 and 73209 passed Cosham on an Eastleigh to Haslemere engineers train loaded with new sleepers.

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March 16 47828 passed through Whitlingham Junction at 14.22 working 5G34 14:17 Norwich to Lowestoft, 47818 was then seen crossing over Reedham Swing Bridge at 15.40 working 5G35 15.22 Lowestoft to Norwich. Finally 47828 departed Brundall at 16.23 on 5G36 16.13 Norwich to Great Yarmouth. 57005 worked the Stockton empties. 57006 had been allocated to another new freight flow for tomorrow but the wagons are not yet ready, expected in a weeks time. 47375 is to take 37705 to Long Marston tomorrow and 47237 is on another power car move. It is rumored that the Cotswold Rail 57s are being renumbered to 57/2s once some Modification and multiple working has been fitted.

March 20 150016 renumbered 150116 consisting 57212 + 52116, 57116 has gone for collision repairs after the mishap last week. 20310 and 20307 were noted in Stourbridge loop at 17.00

March 21 92026 crawled at 20mph south through Brookmans Park at 15.11

March 22 37423 & 37069 were noted over 2 hours late at entrance to WHL at Craigendoran with 1Z44 Dumbarton - Oban Stobart Pullman due to non-operational RETB

March 24 66039+92039 working the Wembley to Mossend was booked to run via the Chiltern line, but due to a lightning strike all signals on the line went blank. The train was diverted via Slough, Reading and Didcot hauling approximately 35 wagons. 66615 was observed passing Barnetby at 14.44 just after snowstorm. 40145 was off to Tyseley today for tyre turning, Departed Heywood at 14.20.

Lincolnshire Sightings by John Palin

18/2 15.07 60097 6E82 CK-LR 17.47 66512 4F34 RC-IM 18.25 60082 6E41 WH-LR 18.45 60042 6M06 LR-KY 20.00 60041 6E59 KY-LR 21.05 60024 6E38 CK-LR 22.13 60023 6E55 TH-LR 22.47 66017 6V70 LR-CB 23.21 60082 6V96 LR-DC 23.35 66609 6E68 KY-HR 19/2 13.45 66605 6E54 KY-HR 15.32 60062 6E82 CK-LR 18.40 600416E41 WH-LR 18.43 60042 6M06 LR-KY 19.56 60082 6E48 DC-LR 20.15 60023 6E59 KY-LR 21.00 66017 6E38 CK-LR 22.45 66186 6F77 IM-CM 23.07 60062 6V84 LR-TH 23.35 60041 6V98 LR-TH 22/2 07.53 66148 4R11 CM-IM 08.45 60062 6M57 LR-KY 12.24 66148 6B65 IM-WB 13.37 66074 4R17 CM-IM

23.2 08.00 66061 4R11 CM-IM 08.35 60097 6E46 KY-LR 12.57 66061 6B65 IM-WB 14.45 60053 6M84 IM-KN 13.45 66115 6M86 IM-RY 25/2 08.23 66189 4R11 CM-IM 08.42 60089 6M57 LR-KY 12.10 66189 6F90 IM-CM 13.37 66093 4R11 CM-IM 13.44 66605 6M00 HR-KY 14.10 66609 6E54 KY-HR 26/2 07.50 66186 4R11 CM-IM 08.23 60053 6E46 KY-LR 09.00 60097 6M57 LR-KY 09.15 66194 6M78 IM-RC 12.54 66186 6B65 IM-WB 13.35 66093 4R17 CM-IM 13.40 66609 6E54 KY-HR 27/2 07.57 66186 4R11 CM-IM 08.28 60053 6E46 KY-LR 08.40 66194 6M78 IM-RC 08.55 60091 6M57 LR-KY 13.42 66186 6B65 IM-WB

27/2 (cont) 14.13 66605 6E54 KY-HR 28/2 07.48 66237 4R11 CM-IM 08.40 60097 6M57 LR-KY 10.50 60053 6D31 LR-WB 12.02 66237 6B65 IM-WB 13.35 66093 4R17 CM-IM 14.10 66605 6E54 KY-HR 29/2 07.48 66237 4R11 CM-IM 08.27 60500 6E46 KY-LR 08.38 66086 6M78 IM-RC 08.52 60023 6M57 LR-KY 11.30 60500 6D31 LR-WB 12.15 66237 6B65 IM-WB 12.42 60079 6M88 IM-TO 13.00 66605 6M00 HR-KY 1/3 08.43 66034 6B78 IM-RC 08.45 60018 6E46 KY-LR 08.57 60075 6M57 LR-KY 12.57 66115 6M86 IM-RY 13.12 66047 6M84 IM-KN 13.43 66609 6E54 KY-HR 5/3 14.10 66605 6E54 KY-HR

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5/3 (cont) 14.55 60042 6E82 CK-LR 15.52 66142 4Z53 TO-IM 17.50 60074 6E41 WH-LR 18.45 66200 6D30 IM-WP 19.03 60051 6M06 LR-KY 20.47 66044 6E38 CB-LR 21.32 66142 6Z78 IM-RC 21.52 66061 6E55 TH-LR 22.17 66206 6E83 KN-IM 23.00 60023 6E59 KY-LR 6/3 14.10 66605 6E54 KY-HR 14.20 66206 6M88 IM-TO 14.42 66034 4Z53 TO-IM 15.10 60075 6E52 CL-LR 15.50 66155 6E11 RY-IM 16.22 66061 6D34 WB-LR 18.10 60042 6E41 WH-LR 20.00 60048 6E59 KY-LR 20.35 66034 6Z78 IM-RC 22.57 60023 6E81 CK-LR 13.45 66142 4Z53 TO-IM 14.35 60071 6E82 CK-LR 15.40 66228 6M88 IM-TO 17.27 60097 6D34 WB-LR 17.34 66034 6V31 IM-SW 17.42 60026 6E41 WH-LR 18.40 60074 6M06 LR-KY

6/3 (cont) 21.53 60030 6E27 BW-HR 22.04 60082 6E83 KN-IM 7/3 22.12 66061 6E55 TH-LR 23.10 66017 6B52 IM-WB 23.33 66609 6E54 KY-HR 8/3 13.40 66605 6E54 KY-HR 13.44 60082 6M84 IM-KN 16.12 60071 6E41 WH-LR 17.00 60093 6E82 CK-LR 18.15 66142 6Z78 IM-RC 18.37 66201 6E38 CK-LR 18.48 66058 6F90 IM-CM 21.35 60026 6E59 KY-LR 10/3 14.07 66609 6E54 KY-HR 14.35 66169 6E82 CK-LR 15.10 66109 4R17 CM-IM 18.41 60093 6M06 LR-KY 18.42 60091 6E41 WH-LR 19.05 66109 6F95 IM-CM 20.06 60048 6E59 KY-LR 20.34 66050 6Z78 IM-RC 21.55 60071 6E55 TH-LR 23.05 66169 6V70 LR-CB 23.38 60075 6V98 LR-WH

11/3 13.50 66609 6E54 KY-HR 15.10 66024 6E82 CK-LR 15.44 66156 6E11 RY-IM 18.40 60075 6E41 EH-LR 18.58 60093 6M06 LR-KY 20.02 60074 6E59 KY-LR 20.35 66544 4E22 WB-IM 20.50 66169 6E38 CB-LR 22.05 66156 6M86 IM-RY 22.58 60091 6E27 BW-HR 23.05 66024 6V84 LR-TH 23.30 66027 6V70 LR-CB 14/3 05.18 66237 4K87 WP-IM 08.28 66103 4R11 WP-IM 08.40 60071 6M57 LR-KY 08.52 60093 6E46 KY-LR 11.58 60093 6D31 LR-WB 12.52 66103 6F90 IM-CM 13.15 66619 6M00 HR-KY 13.45 66058 4R17 CM-IM 14.05 66609 6E54 KY-HR 15/3 07.45 66103 4R11 CM-IM 08.43 60091 6E46 KY-LR 09.47 60074 6M57 LR-KY 12.00 66103 6F90 IM-CM 13.00 66176 6M86 IM-RY

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

Where in the…?

Last month’s location was

Carnforth (the base for West Coast

Railways)

for this month we see EWS 66075 nicely tucked

up out of the elements ...but where ?

as seen on

20 September 2007

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Railway Globetrotters by Ray Smith

AUSTRALIA - a holiday in November 2006: My daughter did a 6 month nursing stint in Brisbane and it gave my wife and I the excuse to see part of this country. Australia is so big that all of Europe can fit into its area. The journey I took seemed far, yet on the map it was hardly noticeable. We arrived on November 9th in the morning and after checking in to our hotel in Ascot, on the outskirts of Brisbane we decided to explore. Somehow I managed to find the Central station with its 8 underground suburban platforms. Queensland Railways use 1067mm gauge. It was midday and very quiet, I was thinking where is the action? I saw 6 emus before spending the day discovering the city. England’s cricketers were playing here and the city was full of supporters. The atmosphere was wonderful. The rivalry and banter between the fans was good humoured and the bars were full with both sets of supporters enjoying themselves. That night I returned to Ascot by train. It was another story this time, rush hour and plenty of units. On the way back I passed the depot at Bowen Hills and saw my first Australian locomotives 2498, 2827 and 2837. The next day November 10th, my daughter took my wife to see the shops…I escaped! I bought a Brisbane area day zone pass, I cannot remember the price but it was cheap. I discovered that Roma Street station on the south side of the city was the place for the main line departures, about 6 a day! But the plus point was this station was a delightful open air station and November is the Australian spring with temperatures in the high 20s and the south-north freight avoiding line leaving from there it was a great place to be. I also discovered the freight avoiding line rejoined the system at Bowen Hills. Things were looking up. Today I copped 94 units 9 locomotives and 1 tilting train.

121 Bowen Hills 10 November 2006

5401 ‘City of Cairns’ Brisbane Roma Street, 10 November 2006

The next few days were spent going to the Gold Coast, Australia Zoo and other touristy things….must keep the other half happy...ed I hired a car and the idea was to get to the Great Barrier Reef. The first night we booked into a hotel at Bundaberg. This was on the main line, although main line in Australia is not the same as in Europe. I went to the station and 6 car 5301/6301/8301/8302/6302/5302 ‘City of Maryborough’ called. I asked about freight and was told one would be coming through in about 90 minutes so I returned and saw (and photographed) Pacific National PNO 11. Bundaberg is also famous for Ginger Beer and Rum. The rum distillery had guided tours and we booked. Free samples were included and I was driving. What a bummer! However, we had to wait about an hour for our tour so I wandered off and discovered a depot full of narrow gauge diesel locomotives used to transport the sugar cane. They did not have numbers but were all named. I saw ‘Barolin’, ‘Calawos’, ‘Ceslfield’, ‘Elliot’, ‘Fairydale’, ‘Margam’ and ‘Vulcan’. Within the factory area, the trains were shunted by a road tractor. The next day travelling up north ‘Givelda’ passed over a level crossing. The next day (16th) I went north to Rockhampton. The railway and road ran parallel for quite a bit of the journey and a few freights were seen. Rockhampton had a reasonable sized depot and trains also ran in

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the centre of the road for a while. It also had a small railway museum with 1614 on display. I was not allowed around the depot although most could be seen from the station.

Pacific National PN011 Bundaberg, 16 November 2006

‘Elliott’ Bundaberg rum factory, 15 November 2006

Returning south I came to Gladstone, a town with an iron ore smelter and freights with two locomotives hauling 60 wagons, two more locomotives and another 50 or so wagons. After a wonderful visit to the Great Barrier Reef, despite having no railways, we returned to Brisbane. I bought an Australian railway magazine and read about this place called Red Bank (not Manchester) with a dump of 40+ locos. I decided to visit the Railway museum at Ipswich, A total disappointment. More commercial than railways but the plus point was that I passed Red Bank outward and got off on the return. It is a large locomotive workshop with a dump outside on four lines, well spaced, which allowed me to see almost everything there. I walked to the depot and was given permission to go around with a guide. A decent sized shed and on the outskirts was a dump that had 4 locomotives 1177, 1200, 1225 and 1401. My guide told me he came to this depot 10 years ago and these were there then!

3500 + 3512 Gladstone Steel Works, 17 November 2006

1225 & 1200 Red Bank dump, 21 November 2006

Our holiday was now just passed the half way stage and a visit to Sydney was a must. I wanted to go by train but it took so long and a flight was just over an hour for a similar price with Virgin planes. We took the train from the airport and on arrival at the central station I was amazed at the number of electric units there. Here the gauge is 1435mm. However, we had to find our hotel so off I went. The next day we did tourist things again like the Opera House, the Tyne Bridge lookalike and other things tourists do. It was mid afternoon and the appeal of the shops for my wife Audrey and daughter Kathryn was magnetic. I was delighted they wanted to shop and I escaped again to Central station. A station too big to cover.

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Cl.C older suburban unit 3600 Redfern, 23 November 2006

Cl.T suburban unit D1066 Redfern, 23 November 2006

From memory it must have had at least 8 through platforms and 8-10 terminus platforms all served by suburban and Inter-city emus. There were also 3 platforms beyond that received the main line trains. I saw dozens of units but missed as many. I still copped almost 200 units that day. The units were a strange mix. All of the new sets were in a set formation whereas the older suburban sets seemed to be made up with anything available as long as both ends had driving trailers. I met an enthusiast that day and he told me if I wanted to see some locomotives the yard between Clyde and Granville normally had 4-6 on. The next day I checked this out. The train took me through Lewisham, Ashfield and Croydon, it was like being at home and I passed this yard and saw some locomotives. The plus point was on leaving Sydney I found the next station out, Redfern, had all of the lines reduced to 8 so everything that left Central could be seen! Well maybe mid day but in the rush hour so much came through that a lot was still missed but it was much better than Central. Then the sound of home, an XPT set (Britains HSTs) passed through. Virtually identical to ours it was a pleasant sight and I went on to see 10 of the 18 in service, although I am from “up north”, where the football teams let in lots of goals, I did not see ‘City of Newcastle’. I still saw many more units.

Country Link XP2004 ‘City of Kempsey’ Sydney Central, 24 November 2006

Country Link XP2002 ‘City of Brisbane’ Sydney Central, 24 November 2006

The next day, Saturday 25th, produced Indian Pacific NR25 arriving after the 3 day journey from Perth. Alongside was an XPT. NR27 backed onto the train to remove the empty stock. I then went to see Bondi Beach, returning for the evening rush hour and still saw new units. Bye to Sydney and the next day we flew back to Brisbane. Only 2 days left before returning home so I went back to Red Bank and there were new locomotives on the depot then back to Roma Street. This time I saw no new units, but picked up 2 passing freight locomotives. This was almost the end of my spotting as the last day was to be spent at the man made beach on the riverbank of Brisbane. A bonus was 2 more freight locomotives. I came away needing only 7 units from the area, so I did ok.

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Indian Pacific NR25 Sydney Central, 25 November 2006

Cl.151 inter city emu 153 Brisbane Roma Street, 27 November 2006

Flying back we had a change in Singapore and I saw a couple of units from the air (didn’t you get the nos...ed.) I would love to go back. The people are friendly and laid back, the spring temperature is good although in summer it is too hot.

Preservation News Severn Valley Railway: by Stephen Skewes The SVR is now back in running order over the full 16 miles between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire. It has been 9 months since the summer storms of 2007 damaged the line so severely. The final essential repairs to rejoin the two halves of the route were completed early in March, at a total cost of over £3.5 million (of which about £100,000 remains to be found). While the SVR was under repair, and trains were not running, the opportunity was taken to spruce up several stations along the line and to cut down excess foliage elsewhere. The results of these efforts were easily noticeable, giving attractive new vantage points for lineside photographers. Full passenger services were resumed at the Easter weekend with an intensive timetable. Amid much rejoicing and publicity, the public returned in droves, despite the cold weather, and there were no hitches or delays. Respectful credit is due to SVR's management, various outside contractors, and volunteers from the SVR and other heritage railways who together engineered this fantastic achievement. Having received stage-by-stage reports from the professionals leading the work, HMRI informed SVR that the repairs would not need formal inspection before the resumption of public services. Thanks are also due to very many people and organisations who made donations, large and small, towards the cost of the work. The SVR's own flood appeal has now brought in well over £500,000. The 5 steam locomotives used over the Easter weekend were: GWR 4-6-0 No. 7812 ‘Erlestoke Manor’ (only recently emerged from a long overhaul in the SVR workshops at Bridgnorth), LMS 4-6-0 'Black 5' No. 45110, GWR 2-6-2 Large Prairie Tank No. 5164, GWR 2-6-2 Small Prairie Tank No. 4566, and SDJR 2-8-0 No 88 (visiting from West Somerset Railway). GWR 4-6-0 No. 7802 ‘Bradley Manor’ was to have taken part also but was found to be suffering from brake problems and did not appear. Some secondary repairs, and clearing-up at some sites, remain to be completed. At Highley, for example, where the original Up Starter signal was washed away in the June flood, the new signal was not connected in time and some flagmen were needed for the re-opening services.

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Light Rail and Metro News by Martin Hall

Nottingham: After the Light Rail 07 Conference and Exhibition, NET was awarded the Light Rail Operator of the Year Award for 2007 Manchester: Stagecoach, who took over the Metrolink Organisation, has decided to overhaul all its trams in the same way as it did in Sheffield. Glasgow: More commuters are using the Subway Park and Ride schemes, where with a fare of £3.50, they can both park and have a return journey on the Subway. Birmingham: Problems have arisen, and if the controversy about Congestion Charges is not sorted out, the extension to Fiveways and the Black Country could be in jeopardy. Blackpool: Infrastructure work to replace old worn out track is progressing on schedule, and it is hoped to open the whole system for the summer season.

Wagon Corner by Martin Hall

WAGON NEWS: With the loss of the Anglesey Aluminium traffic, more lorries will be used to transport aluminium to Europe, now is this crazy or what! !! The Fort William aluminium traffic, however, has been reinforced as Alcan is increasing its aluminium production. It is hoped that two new freight terminals will be developed in the South East at Bexley and Portsmouth. It is believed by many people in the railway business that there could be a significant increase in freight traffic, but it will have to be looked at carefully and with the takeover of EWS by Deutsche Bahn, the possibilities are endless. New Arrivals: More JSA sliding hood steel carriers have been converted for VTG as VTG4125-4134. They will be used on steel traffic from Corus South Wales to the West and North of England. More HXA Coal hoppers have arrived in the UK numbers 370696-370714 Re-numberings:VTG4125 [26683] VTG4126 [26628]

VTG4127 [26622] VTG4128 [26659]

VTG4129 [26770] VTG4130 [26686]

VTG4131 [26648] VTG4132 [26664]

VTG4133 [26655] VTG4134 [26663]

Disposals (Mar): Air Braked Stock: 368254/368455 Departmental Stock: DB972702/DB993747 WAGON REVIEW: 14t Side Tipping Ballast Hopper – ‘MERMAID’: The ‘Mermaid’ is a side tipping ballast hopper, which was designed by the GWR and numbered in the DW1000xx range. It was built in 1953 by Metro-Cammell and DB989000-989088 were all unfitted. They had Morton brake gear, open front axle boxes and three whole disc wheels. The vehicle had pivoting arms, which lifted the body and allowed it tilt and discharge the ballast. It was fitted with Oleo buffers and Instanter couplings and the later models had eight shoe vacuum brakes. They were TOPS coded as ZJV and the examples on the southern region were re-coded as ‘Merdog’ as they were coupled in ballast trains with ‘Dogfish’ ballast hoppers. In total 639 vehicles were built from 1954-1961, using numbers

DB989000-DB989638, but unfortunately now none survive on BR metals, although quite a few examples can be found at preservation sites.

DB989507 Toton 15 July 1984

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All Our Yesterdays by Alan Gilmour

Thanks to member Lawrie Williams of Dagenham for sharing with us what is very probably the earliest dated report ever to appear in this section of your magazine….56 years ago !!!. 1951 was the year of the “Festival of Britain”, trams were still operating and not due to cease until 1952, and trolleybuses carried on until 1962. Lawrie comments that his report of events was, in all probability made in the afternoon, and covers four London termini, Paddington, Kings Cross, St. Pancras, and Liverpool Street. LONDON: Saturday, July 21st 1951 PADDINGTON: Churchward ‘Star’ 4-6-0: 4056 ‘Princess Margaret’ (82A Bristol Bath Road), Collett ‘5700’ 0-6-0PT: 4698, 8765/768, 9710 (81A Old Oak Common), Collett ‘Hall’ 4-6-0: 4998 ‘Eyton Hall’ (81D Reading), 5958 ‘Knolton Hall’ (81C Southall), 6950 ‘Kingsthorpe Hall’ (85A Worcester), 6996 Blackwell Hall (81A), Collett ‘Castle’ 4-6-0 5042 ‘Winchester Castle’ (82A), 5045 ‘Earl of Dudley’,5074 ‘Hampden’ (82A), 7024 ‘Powis Castle’ (81A), 5033 Hartlebury Castle (81A), Collett ‘King’ 4-6-0 6001 ‘King George V’ (81A), 5018 King Henry VI’ (81A), 5021 ‘King Richard II’ (81A), Collett ‘6100’ 2-6-2T 6115/146/157 (81B Slough) 6121/124/142/149 (81A) Collett ‘Grange’ 4-6-0 6862 ‘Derwent Grange’ (84B Oxley), Hawksworth ‘9400’ 0-6-0T: 9418/419/420 (81A) NB: 9710 may have been on a freight working to/from Smithfield via the Hammersmith & City underground lines, even though it was a Saturday. KINGS CROSS: Gresley ‘A4’ 4-6-2: 60028 ‘Walter K Whigham’ Gresley ‘V2’ 2-6-2: 60820 (35A New England), Gresley A3’ 4-6-2: 60039 ‘Sandwich’, 60046 ‘Diamond Jubilee’ (37B Copley Hill Leeds), Thompson ‘A1’ 4-6-2: 60114 ‘W.P. Allen’, 60019 ‘Patrick Stirling’, 61133 ‘Pommern’ (all 37B), 60134 ‘Foxhunter’, Thompson ‘B1’ 4-6-0: 61099 (34D Hitchin), 61206/371, Gresley ‘B17’ 4-6-0: 61625 ‘Raby Castle’ (31A Cambridge), Gresley ‘N2’ 0-6-2T: 69499/525/529/535/538/581/591, Hill ‘N7’ 0-6-2T: 69692. The number of locos at Kings Cross whose home shed was 37B, Copley Hill, Leeds is surprising. ST. PANCRAS: Stanier ‘3’ 2-6-2T: 40111, Fowler ‘4’ 2-6-4T: 42334/383, 42335 (14C St. Albans), Stanier ‘Jubilee’ 4-6-0: 45641’Sandwich’, 45657’Tyrwhitt’ (14B Kentish Town), 45655 ‘Keith’, 45667 ‘Jellicoe’ (17A Derby), Stanier ‘5’ 4-6-0: 45253 LIVERPOOL STREET: Thompson ‘B1’ 4-6-0: 61005 (30F Parkeston), 61205/334/336/361, Holden ‘B12’ 4-6-0: 61572/575 (both 30D Southend Victoria), 61577 (32B Ipswich), Gresley ‘B17’ 4-6-0: 61619, Gresley ‘K2’ 2-6-0: 61777, Gresley ‘K3’ 2-6-0: 61831 (30A Stratford), Gresley ‘D16’ 4-4-0: 62549, Holden ‘J69’ 0-6-0T: E8619 (30A, in apple green livery), Holden ‘J68’ 0-6-0T: 68644, Hill ‘N7’ 0-6-2T: 69602’648/718 (all 30A), 69652, BR Standard ‘Brittannia’ 4-6-2: 70000/001/002 (all 30A) For any bus aficionados reading this article, Lawrie notes that RT66 (‘pre-war’) from Putney Bridge, and probably on route 14, plus RT3916 from Hackney, possibly on route 30 were both seen passing Kings Cross/St. Pancras. Thanks again Lawrie for this little gem of an article.

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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 Complementing last month’s feature on Glasgow Central, this month we feature Glasgow’s second main line station:

GLASGOW QUEEN STREET STATION Location: OS Map Ref: NS592 655 Glasgow Queen Street is the smaller second main line terminus station in the city and third busiest behind Central and Edinburgh Waverley. It is hemmed in beween George Street to the south and Queen Street High Level Tunnel to the north just beyond Cathedral Street bridge. As with Central there are High Level and Low Level stations. Queen Street (High Level) exclusively serves the north eastern coasts of Scotland and also the busy central belt corridor to Edinburgh with which it serves the remainder of northern Scotland.. The Low Level station serves the northern suburbs of Greater Glasgow. Unlike Central there is easy access to Glasgow Underground via the adjacent Buchannan Street station.

all three DMU classes, First ScotRail 156493, 170409, 170415 & 158735 looking towards the concourse in platforms 7, 5, 4 & 3 respectively

Glasgow Queen Street, 31 July 2007 Access: Foot: Queen Street is within 10 mins easy walking distance of Central to the south. Rail: Extensive services from Greater Glasgow, the central belt, eastern and northern Scotland. Bus: Being in a city centre location, numerous services are available with the Buchannan Street bus station situated only a few hundred yards to the north, which is an interchange for long distance services. Road: As with Central the Queen Street station lies within a grid system of busy one-way roads. North Street to the west gives access to/from the M8 (junction 16), 3/4 mile to the north. Cathedral Street to the north and George Street to the south give access from the A8 to the east, just over 1/2 mile. To the west lies the minor road, Dundas Street with the pedestrianised Buchannan Street just beyond. The adjacent Buchannan Galleries Shopping Centre has a car park.

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Station Layout: Glasgow Queen Street consists of the high level terminal station and the through underground low level station. There are automatic ticket barriers to all platforms. High Level: Queen Street (High Level) is a fairly small smart and tidily kept terminus from which tracks head north through Queen Street High Level Tunnel below the Buchannan Galleries Shopping Centre immediately beyond the end of the platforms. The main entrance off George Street is effectively hidden by an office block with another side entrance off Dundas Street adjacent to the Buchannan undergound station. There are only seven platforms, six main and one short, numbered 1-7 from west to east. None are very long, with platforms 3 & 4 barely holding six cars and only three cars in the short platform 1. It is non-electrified and is operated by 2 & 3 car DMUs. Two-thirds of the station is covered by a light and airy (particularly if the sun shines !!) single span part glass vaulted train shed, the only one left in Scotland, with the outer platform ends exposed between Cathedral Street bridge and the tunnel. Platform 1 is largely exposed.

SPT 170474 & 170475 (First ScotRail 170401 in short bay platform 1) in platforms 3 & 2 respectively, from north end of platform 5 / 6

showing Cathedral Street bridge and the vaulted trainshed beyond. Glasgow Queen Street, 31 July 2007

Low Level: Glasgow Queen Street (Low Level) comprises two platforms separated by a central row of supporting columns. The platforms are numbered 8 & 9 and are aligned roughly east / west and can be reached very quickly from the ground level platforms. The Low Level line runs underground for a short distance to High Street to the east where a projected connection is being proposed under the Cross Rail scheme to connect with the parallel Central (Low Level) line a short distance to the south. This scheme would overcome the lack of a through rail connection between north and south across Glasgow. To the west the low level line runs underground via Charing Cross then into the open crossing the Central low level line near the SECC and connecting at Finnieston East Junction.

SPT 334040 & 334032 in platforms 8 & 9 respectively, Glasgow Queen

Street Low Level, 31 July 2007

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First ScotRail 170417 emerging from the tunnel gloom into platform 2, Glasgow Queen Street, 31 July 2007

Passenger Traffic: Considering the limited capacity of the station, it is very busy, being the starting point for the regular Edinburgh shuttles. In previous years these were operated by the push-pull Cl.27/2s and then Cl.47/7 with a short rake of coaches. Today all services out of Queen Street are operated by 2 & 3 car Cls.156, 158 & 170 DMUs. First ScotRail is the sole operator, with the shorter distance services under the auspices of Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT). A number of Cls.156 & 170s are painted in the carmine & cream livery of SPT. The low level line is operated by SPT Cls.318, 320 & 334 EMUs. Freight Traffic: None. Best Spotting/Photography Sites: Everything can be seen from all the four available platform ends. Depending on what angle is required for photography, all give slightly differing views depending on the sun, though the shortest 3 / 4 is the least favourable. On a sunny morning as was the case in accompanying photos, the best platforms are 5 / 6 or 7. Conversely the afternoon sun would favour being on platform 1 / 2. Being short platforms it is relatively quick to move around to get shots from all parts of the station. All the platforms are beyond the ticket barriers. Facilities: Being a major city centre station, there are several food outlets on the concourse and unlimited choice adjacent the station.

First ScotRail 170407 (in former livery) in platform 6 (from platform 7)

Glasgow Queen Street, 31 July 2007

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First ScotRail 170396 & SPT 170477 in platforms 4 & 3 respectively looking towards concourse from platform 2 (Cathedral Street bridge above)

passengers streaming down platform 2 (extreme right) are from a train recently arrived in platform 1 Glasgow Queen Street, 31 July 2007

First ScotRail 156457 entering the tunnel from platform 2 with Buchannan Galleries Shopping Centre above (from platform 5/6)

Glasgow Queen Street, 31 July 2007

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Diary of a Loco Spotter by Eddie Rathmill 1984 – Part 1

The Railbus had arrived. I added a whole new class to my wanted list and then found that there were going to be hundreds of new units! Well I wasn't going searching for them ..... (not this week, anyhow). After a visit to Derby, Tinsley and Barrow Hill on January 7th I decided to go and look for my Southern electrics, Brighton seemed like a good idea and so off I went on the 18th and a funny thing happened; I found myself noting down the side numbers of one or two emus! There were also several renumbered units and I began to wonder whether I had seen these before or not…it was suddenly all getting very confusing. Reading on the 28th, with nothing new noted down apart from two re-numbered 47s. Up to Ayr on February 8th where I had a big disappointment. I had gone looking for DMUs 52006 and 59302 to be told that the first was working between Edinburgh and Oban and the second had passed me on route. In anticipation I headed back to Glasgow but crossed with 59302 again, I should have stayed where I was !! A big consolation, that day, though, was the copping of nine Glasgow underground vehicles leaving me wanting just two, so the trip had not been totally in vain. Derby was next on the 25th with 58008 being copped, together with a few class 141s. Then it was Swindon on March 7th where 50007 was seen with its new nameplate ‘Sir Edward Elgar’. London, a fortnight later and a visit to Southall, where my wish was granted, 54281 was there! I also saw 210001 and 210002 plus several EMU cops and I realised that I was now down to 6 Southern Region units (not counting re-numberings) These were 2303 / 3203 / 3303 / 3310 / 5830 (new) and 6063. I checked out my Scottish and Midland list, still one of each (314213 / 317310). A determined effort was needed. My next loco cops were 56130, 56131, and 56132, all at Crewe Works on March 24th. This had been a relatively easy class to collect as I had seen each one very shortly after having being admitted to traffic. ….lucky you, I never did get all mine before scrapping started, ed. 56133-135 were the only ones I wanted and I had even seen them under construction. Another visit to the Midlands followed the day after and then my wife joined me for what was going to become a regular annual visit to Cornwall on the 28th. This time we stayed at Falmouth and during the three days holiday I managed to cop DMUs 51303 / 51305 / 51318 / 51320 and 59470. So, just three DMUs left, two Scottish, and one Eastern. April 7th and I fancied a trip to Newcastle with a visit to South Gosforth depot. Metro units 4001 and 4002 were both inside and these, together with 4034 (seen at Central Station), reduced my wanted total to two - 4028 and 4083. A fortnight later and being pulled by 47434, I was on my way to Preston. Then 87020 replaced the Brush 4 and I headed off for Glasgow. That was some day - 52006, 59302 and 314213 were all seen and my last two Glasgow underground units (126/129) were cleared.

Metro units 4002/4001 stored inside South Gosforth depot on 7 April 1984 Eddie Rathmill

to be continued.

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European News by Robert Brown

1st to 31st March 2008

Belgium

On the 3rd 2336 did P7282 the 06:55 Aarschot to Antwerpen Berchem and 2358 headed P7283 the 07:55 Aarschot to Antwerpen Berchem. The 10th saw 2628 out with P8215 the 16:31 Antwerp Noorderdokken to Aarschot. A session at Brussels, covering the evening peak, on the 13th produced CFL 3005 on IC2115 the 15:33 Brussels Midi to Luxembourg, 2221 with P8066 the 15:45 Brussels Midi to Gent St Pieters, 2323 leading P8511 the 16:02 Schaarbeek to Tournai, 1608 topping P8002 the 16:08 Schaarbeek to Oostende, 2505 hauling P8067 the 16:23 Brussels Midi to Aalst, 2514 on P8723 the 16:16 Schaarbeek to Châtelet, 1601+1604 (dit) at the head of P8005 the 17:08 Schaarbeek to Oostende, 2363 powering P8095 the 17:12 Brussels Midi to Dendermonde, 2303 in charge of P8010 the 17:21 Schaarbeek to Saint Niklaas and 2376 with P8724 the 16:44 Mechelen to Chatelet. A massive working occurred on the 28th when 1182 headed out of Brussels Midi with IC2112 the 16:33 to Luxembourg, it did not actually make it all the way as the train was terminated at Arlon, but……..

Germany Diesel 218387 has been repainted into Altrot livery and is reported to be working from Kassel for the Kurhessenbahn. On the 7th March IC118 the 09:10 Innsbruck to Münster (West) Hbf was being worked by 218193+218156 when it failed (reason unknown) between Ravensburg and Aulendorf. The train was rescued by 232100 which worked to Ulm. Also on this day IC119 the 07:27 Münster (West) Hbf to Innsbruck was worked from Ulm to Lindau by 218161+218164. On the 10th March 234292 arrived at Berlin Hbf with EC48, the 06:01 Ponzan GL (Sunday dep) to Berlin Hbf, the same day 186107 (uic number 91 80 6186 107-9 D-BTK) was also seen at Hennigsdorf (b. Berlin) returning to works.

Class 103 On the 8th March 103245 was out again with it’s usual working train D1280 the 08:53 Zell am See to München Hbf.

DB 232 129 stabled with classmates, Oberhausen Depot, Germany 2 March 2008 Bob Brown

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DB 218 217 preparing to propel its train to Trier away from Koln Deutz, Germany, 3 March 2008 Bob Brown

Austria Narrow gauge action on the Mariazellerbahn out of St Pölten on the 22nd March included 1099001 on R6835 the 07:35 St Pölten to Mariazell, 1099007 leading R6837 the 08:35 St Pölten to Mariazell, 1099011 powering R6841 the 10:34 St Pölten to Mariazell and diesel 2095013 heading R6807 the 12:34 St Pölten to Laubenbachmuhle. Also on this day 1099002 was noted stabled at Laubenbachmühle.

Switzerland Electric 11401 which was reported as sold to Club San Gottardo (Mendrisio) but is currently stored in Bellinzona works, I believe that SBB-Cargo are not selling any locos, as they are concerned these could eventually be sold on to competitors. Therefore all locomotives entering preservation are now understood to be on loan. It is reported in the March 2008 edition of ‘EISENBAHN AMATEUR’ that Re4/4 electric locos 11101 & 11120 retain the necessary safety equipment to work mainline trains although normally confined to Basel SBB for empty train moves. Meanwhile the Ae4/7 electrics hired by Rail4Chem, 10950 & 11010 have been fitted with ZUB and currently stand in Basel awaiting their planned use on the fuel trains from Cornaux. Thursday the 13th and RE4/4’s working for SBB were 11108 on RE2920 the 06:15 Erstfeld to Zurich, 11159 with RE2142 the 21:30 Zurich to Olten (ICN Substitute) and 421396 leading EC190 the 20:56 Lindau to Zurich. SOB workings included 11121 with IR2410 the 07:34 Romanshorn to Luzern and 11215 leading IR2412 the 08:34 Romanshorn to Luzern while working for BLS was 11250 on RE3328 the 13:57 Luzern to Bern. The following day produced 11159 on RE2111 the 07:59 Olten to Konstanz (ICN Substitute), 11108 with IR2259 the 08:31 Zurich to Chiasso, 11252 powering RE3263 the 11:12 Spiez to Brig (a BLS working), 192 leading RE3119 the 11:36 Spiez to Zweisimmen, 164 with RE3118 the 11:38 Zweisimmen to Interlaken Ost, 11253 hauling RE3274 the 14:35 Brig to Spiez (a BLS working), 193 with S16172 the 18:08 Bern to Fribourg and 11194 with RE2142 the 21:30 Zurich to Olten (ICN Sustitute)

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France Confirmed stock changes from March 1st are new, 27342/343 to Ile de France, 60036/038/039/041/042/043 to Fret and 75060/065 also to Fret, withdrawn 9332 16620/676 63568/694/711/739/771/825/854/859/936/958 67328 renumbered 66306 to 69306 transferred 25555 TER Rhone Alpes to TER Pays de Loire, 25574 TER Rhone Alpes to TER Bretagne, 25590 TER Lorraine to TER Franche-Comte and 25597/599/600 TER Bretagne to TER Rhone Alpes. It is rumored that 9329 is to be imminently withdrawn, but is not on this list, also, 25590 never actually went anywhere near Lorraine, despite being allocated to that activity in Dec 2006. Action from the 1st included 8588 on RE62488 the 09:39 Chartres to Paris Montparnasse, 7250 with RE16751 the 12:30 Paris Montparnasse to Le Mans, 8593 heading RE16752 the 12:39 Le Mans to Paris Montparnasse, 7394 leading RE16753 the 14:25 Paris Montparnasse to Le Mans, 8646 powering RE62560 the 17:28 Nogent le Rotrou to Paris Montparnasse and 7250 hauling RE16756 the 17:36 Le Mans to Paris Montparnasse. Electrics 9247 & 9265 were spare at Paris Montparnasse all day. On Sunday the 2nd 9315 hauled RE71841 the 10:08 Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse-Matabiau and 9317 had charge of RE76420 the 12:26 Cerbere to Avignon Central. On to the 6th now, 25674 headed RE54302 the 05:50 St Malo to Rennes, 25671 did RE54203 the 06:00 Rennes to Montreuil, 25691 worked RE55610 the 06:17 St Brieuc to Rennes, 25555 powered RE55603 the 06:20 Rennes to St Brieuc, 25643 handled RE57605 the 06:25 Le Mans to Rennes, 25692 did RE56006 the 06:25 Messac Guipry to Rennes, 25554 hauled RE55622 the 07:07 Guincamp to Rennes and 25637 worked RE54317 the 09:20 Rennes to St Malo vice a piece of plastic!

BB16500 Action from the 6th March included 16643 on RE35230 the 15:36 Remiremont to Nancy, 16715 with RE35236 the 16:50 Remiremont to Charmes (Vosges) and 16709 heading RE35319 the 16:59 Nancy to St Dié des Vosges.

BB67000 A long day of observation at Briançon on the 1st proved very productive for class enthusiasts, arrivals were 67475+67345 train 5891 the 18:53 from Paris, 67432+67431 train 5791 the 19:32 from Paris, 67467+67553 train 5893 the 20:18 from Paris, 67337+67568 train 5895 the 20:35 ex Paris, 67554+67302 train 5799 the 22:05 ex Paris, 67582+67301 train 5897 the 21:35 ex Paris, 67350+67336 train 5899 the 23:59 ex Paris, 67449+67402 train 4861 the 16:40 ex Brest, 67438 train 17351 the 09:28 ex Valence, 67359+67360 train 17357 the 11:23 ex Grenoble, 67482 train 17404 the 17:49 ex Aix and 67370 train 885625 the 18:13 ex Grenoble. Departures during the same period were 67578 with the 05:31 Gap to Aix, 67370 train 17408 the 06:06 to Grenoble, 67484+67381 train 17352 the 09:08 to Marseille, 67568 train 17356 the 09:53 to Valence, 67337 heading train 17370 the 11:14 to Marseille, 67378 train 885688 the 12:18 to Lyon PD, 67438 train 17360 the 16:20 to Valence, 67541 train 17420 the 17:18 to Aix, 67402+67449 train 4894 the 17:55 to Quimper, 67330+67435 train 5890 the 19:05 to Paris and 67431+67432 on train 5892 the 19:39 to Paris.

CC72000 Many of these big diesels were out on the 2nd of March, 72138 headed train 1040 the 07:45 Mulhouse to Paris, 72137 worked train 1041 the 08:12 Paris to Belfort, 72157 topped train 1043 the 12:43 Paris to Belfort, 72121 did train 1042 the 12:46 Mulhouse to Paris, 72175 hauled train 1045 the 15:09 Paris to Mulhouse, 72061 powered train 4506 the 15:11 Lyon Perrache to Tours, 72190 did train 839827 the 15:53 Dijon to Reims, 72176 turned up on train 839813 the 16:40 Reims to Culmont Chalindrey and a very ill sounding 72081 was turned out for train RE58102 the 18:17 Tours to Nevers. Action from the 5th included 72175 with train 1042 the 12:46 Mulhouse to Paris Est, 72151 on train 1642 the 14:43 Troyes to Paris Est, 72141 leading train 1642 the 16:11 Paris Est to Troyes, 72157 powering train 1047 the 16:41 Paris Est to Mulhouse and 72168 leading train 11641 the 17:11 Paris Est to Troyes.

Portugal On the 3rd 1429 was noted acting as Lisboa Santa Apolonia docks pilot, the loco was previously part of the Poceirão fleet, I’m not sure if this is part of some swap or just a one off, but by the 8th 1415 had taken up these pilot duties. Meanwhile and still on the 3rd 1442 was one of the passenger side pilots and 1163+1186 have beenparked up for weeks now, in headshunt under road bridge which passes over SA yards. It would also appear that 5611 has moved from the freight sector to the passenger sector. It was noted heading IC523 the 09:30 Lisboa Santa Apolonia to Porto Campanha on Saturday the 8th March. A further, entirely covered in grafitti 5600, was on IC528 the 16:52 Porto Campanha to Lisboa Santa Apolonia, again on the 8th, the numbers were totally obscured but this may be 5609, but if anyone can correct me, please feel free. Also on this day 2604 worked train 332 the previous day’s 22:45 Madrid Chamartin to Lisboa Santa Apolonia between Vilar Formoso and Entroncamento where 1940 was added

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to the front and 1943 was seen with IC690 the 08:10 Lisboa Oriente to Evora. On the 9th Entroncamento allocated 1416 & 1465 were both stabled on Pampilhosa along with 1408 & 1444.

Spain With class 334 moving in at Salamanca, 333101 has moved north to Galicia to replace 333012 which has been withdrawn. With the class 130 units now established, replacing loco hauled trains, it has been possible to withdraw all remaining examples of class 269/9, they have been replaced at Miranda by 269/4. Observations from the 7th included 333405 with T200 the 08:55 Bilbao to Madrid Chamartin, 354008 heading train 223 the 08:55 Cartagena to Madrid Chamartin, 334007 on train 229 the 12:20 Cartagena to Madrid Chamartin, 333404 leading T201 the 15:50 Madrid Chamartin to Bilbao, 354008 hauling train 224 the 16:30 Madrid Chamartin to Cartagena, 333408 with train TH851 the 22:30 Maddid Chamartin to A Coruna and 333405 leading train TH332 the 22:45 Madrid Chamartin to Lisboa Santa Apolnia to Vilar Formoso. On the 13th 333405 turned out on TLG200 08:55 Bilbao Abando to Madrid, 252018 headed D283 the 09:15 Bilbao Abando to Vigo (to Miranda de Ebro), 252061 did TLG620 the 07:35 Vigo to Barcelona Sants and 334008 worked TLG151 the 14:15 Madrid C to A Coruna (from the gauge changer just north of Medina del Campo).

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European Trips and Visits organised by Robert Brown

Fri 11th to Tue 15th July to Austria, Switzerland and Germany: (subject to change, one day either way, with regard to depot permits) By air from Stanstead (with Ryanair) To Innsbruck depot (permit) & station, Landeck and Wolfurt depot (Overnight in this area). Chur, Zurich and St Gallen (overnight), Kempton, Muldorf, Munich Noord, Saltzburg, Linz (overnight). The Monday and Tuesday (not necessarly in this order) Linz Works (permit permitting), St Pollten works (permit permitting), Wels depot, Amstetten depot, Whiedhofen and as may other depots, plus linesiding as we can fit in. Further details will be announced at a later date (once we have confirmation of permits and times). Target Fare: TBA Fri 12th to Mon 15th September to Eastern Germany: By air (we are currently looking at flights into Berlin from Luton) then by road to Stendal works (permit applied for) and depot Wustermark SP, Seddin Depot and Schoenfeld Station (overnight). Saturday: Frankfurt an der oder, Guben, Cottbus works, Depot & Station (View of works only), Senftenberg, Hoyerwerda, Bautzen and Dresden Station (overnight). Sunday: Dresden Depot (Permit applied for), Zwickau, Saalfeld, Halle & Magdenburg (overnight) Monday: Lineside at Magdenburg then to Berlin Schoenfeld for further lineside or optional train into Berlin before return flights. Target Fare: under £350, which will include 3 nights hotel accommodation. NB: The exact order of this trip may change depending on the times / places that we receive permits for. Fri 3rd to Sun 6th October to Belgium, Luxembourg & Germany: By road from Chesterfield (05:00), Worksop (05:40) & Blyth (05:55) to Dover and the 12:20 sailing to Calais, then Liege, Stockem, Luxembourg and Koln depots (days to be adjusted once permits received) plus a session linesiding at a major station will be included. Target Fare: under £200, which will include 2 nights hotel accommodation. NB: this trip is limited to 6 people, first come, first served.

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Revised Liveries – a further selection

National Express East Anglia 156419 (final revised livery) departing from Norwich, 15 March 2008

Chris James

National Express East Anglia DVT 82105 (interim livery) arriving at Norwich, 15 March 2008

Chris James

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