NEWS ROUND-UP

INDUSTRIAL

A FAMILIAR site alongside the East Coast Main Line is John Fowler

0-4-0 No. 4220038 at the Heck (North Yorkshire) sidings of Plasmor Concrete Products, where trains are loaded for onward dispatch. After being solo for many years, it has now been joined by Rolls-Royce Sentinel No. 10256 (of 1966), which has also been painted into Plasmor colours.

Meanwhile, Thomas Hill 290V

No. HE 9382 Howard Taylor moved from LH Group at Barton–underNeedwood to Tarmac, Tallington (Lincolnshire) during February.

FREIGHTLINER

LOCO No. 08531 returned to Felixstowe from LH Group at Bartonunder-Needwood (Staffordshire) on March 11. This was followed a week later by the move of No. 08785 from Barton to Southampton Maritime, taking over the role of spare engine from No. 08585, which then became the pilot engine. This freed up

No. 08624, which was to be returned to LH Group for attention.

RMS LOCOTEC

STILL currently operating, RMS Locotec have placed No. 08762 with Northern at Heaton depot.