Traction Action
April 21
37402+37407 6Z37 1136 Parkeston Quay-Westbury via Newbury, loaded JNA/MLA ballast wagons.
April 22
37884+455824 5Q88 1130 Wolverton-Stewarts Lane. 47739 6Z47 1202 Doncaster Hexthorpe-Chaddesden Sidings with two barrier coaches and five JNA box wagons.
47749+360111 5Q97 1045 Northampton Kings Heath-Cricklewood.
April 23
37254+Colas HST power cars 43060+43045 0Z52 0942 Reading Triangle Sidings-Leicester LIP. 37419 4D37 1145 Grangemouth-Motherwell TMD, two IKA Megafret twins for maintenance.
April 25
56094 6C50 0958 Cricklewood-Toton, Coalfish ballast wagons.
66722+73970 1M16 2026 Inverness-Edinburgh.
April 26
40013+37667 0Z66 0929 Crewe Holding SidingsBristol Temple Meads via Shrewsbury and Maindee, 0Z67 1403 return.
47749+360114 5Q98 1651 CricklewoodNorthampton Kings Heath.
April 28
37422 6X22 0750 Tyne Yard-Cardiff Canton via Hexham, Kings Norton, Lydney with Matisa track renewal train wagon DR78832.
37667 0Z66 0929 Crewe Holding Sidings-Bristol Temple Meads via Shrewsbury and Maindee, 0Z67 1403 return.
66722 5Z78 1028 Hamilton-Hamilton via Shotts, Niddrie, Waverley, Shotts, test run for Royal Scotsman set.
73952 0Z03 1014 Derby RTC-Ashford Up Sidings via MML.
April 29
37116 0Z63 1035 Warrington Bank Quay-Warrington Bank Quay via Windermere and Morecambe. 47727+360114 5Q97 1045 Northampton Kings Heath-Cricklewood, 47727+360102 5Q98 1651 Cricklewood-Northampton Kings Heath. 56105+56049 6C01 1040 Doncaster Roberts RoadCarlisle Yard, four Colas timber wagons off tyre turning.
73952 0Z73 1000 Ashford Up Sidings-Ashford Up Sidings via Tonbridge, Dartford, Faversham and Dover.
April 30
37422 6Z22 1240 Derby RTC-Tyne Yard with two HOBC wagons.
66722 5Z78 1028 Hamilton-Hamilton via Shotts, Niddrie, Waverley, Shotts, second test run for Royal Scotsman set.
73952 0Z73 1000 Ashford Up Sidings-Ashford Up Sidings via Tonbridge, Dartford, Faversham and Dover.
Black 5 45407 tnt 37669 2Y68 1245 Fort WilliamMallaig, double-headed on 2Y69 1645 Mallaig-Fort William, both Jacobite services diesel assisted due to fire risk.
Royal Scot 46100 tnt 47805 5P45 0930 Crewe Holding Sidings-Shrewsbury Coton Hill, 5P55 1242 return with InterCity Mk 3 set.
B1 2005 tnt 37518 2Y61 1015 Fort William-Mallaig, 2Y62 1410 Mallaig-Fort William.
May 1
56087 6K44 1424 Millerhill-Auchengray, Salmons with new sleepers. 68017 4H47 0400 Mossend-Inverness. Loco failed between Pitlochry and Blair Atholl, with 37716 sent from Inverness to recover and take forward, arriving at Inverness at 1414, 245 minutes late, 37716 solo on 4D47 1310 Inverness-Mossend, departed 1642, 212 minutes late.
70020 6F31 0710 Tees Dock-Boulby, 6F32 0933 Boulby-Tees Dock, last Freightliner workings on Boulby circuit, DB Cargo took over from 2/5.
73952 0Z73 0945 Ashford Up Sidings-Tonbridge
West Yard, then 73962+73952+73964 0M05 1042 Tonbridge West Yard-Derby RTC.
Black 5 45407 tnt 37669 2Y68 1440 Fort WilliamMallaig, 37669 failed at Glenfinnan and train terminated, 37518 sent back from Fort William to replace 37669 and assist 45407 on rescheduled 2Y68 1830 Glenfinnan-Fort William.
B1 62005 tnt 37518 2Y61 1015 Fort William-Mallaig, 2Y62 1410 Mallaig-Fort William.
May 2
56094 6C50 1030 Cricklewood-Toton Yard. 56105 6K50 1103 Millerhill-Auchengray.
May 3
73141+73212 tnt 73213+73119 6G22 2232 Hoo Junction-Hurst Green via Paddock Wood, Redhill, East Croydon, autoballasters.
May 4
47749+ 360106 5Q30 1027 CricklewoodNorthampton Kings Heath, 47749+360102 5Q31 1504 Northampton Kings Heath-Cricklewood. 66135+MPV DR98907/57+66140 3Z15 1915 Exeter Riverside-Exeter Riverside via Plymouth Friary, weedkiller run top and tailed by Class 66s for social distancing reasons.
66432+37716 4H47 0505 Mossend-Inverness, 66432+failed 68017 4D47 1310 Inverness-Mossend. 66704+69001+66794 0O69 1100 Longport-Eastleigh Works.
73119+73213 tnt 73212+73141 6G22 0550 East Grinstead-Hoo Junction via East Croydon, Denmark Hill, Dartford, autoballasters.
May 5
47802+47772+33207 5V42 1123 Carnforth-Southall, empty charter stock.
66704+69002+66798 0M69 0818 Eastleigh East YardLongport.
73136 tnt 73213 3Q50 1023 Tonbridge West YardSlade Green via Strood with two SITT de-icing wagons for maintenance.
May 6
37402+37407 on 6Z55 1539 WH Davis, ShirebrookCrewe Coal Sidings with one FNA flask wagon. 37884+89001 0Q70 1126 Soho-Barrow Hill. 43055+43046 5Z37 1309 Eastleigh Works-Crewe Holding Sidings via Oxford, Blue Pullman empty stock.
43059+43058 0Z36 0758 Crewe Holding SidingsEastleigh Works, for repainting.
47772+47802 5M43 1019 Southall-Carnforth, empty charter stock.
66731+92020 0Y92 1205 Wembley Intercity DepotBrush, Loughborough.
May 7
37521+37667 1Z37 0906 Corbridge-Elgin via Aberdeen, LSL private charter.
47739+360112 5Q30 1027 CricklewoodNorthampton Kings Heath, 47739+360106 5Q31 1504 Northampton Kings Heath-Cricklewood.
May 8
37521+37667 1Z38 0300 Elgin-Thurso, LSL private charter 5Z38 1004 Thurso-Georgemas Junction. 56094 6C50 1245 Toton-Brent Curve Junction, Kirow crane and Salmon.
67024 tnt 67021 6Q88 0741 Swindon Transfer Sidings-Dollands Moor with MPVs DR76905 and DR76903.
May 9
56090 tnt 56113 6C80 0810 Nunthorpe-Doncaster Decoy, MXA ballast wagons.
56094 6C50 0855 Silkstream Junction-Toton, two Kirow cranes and track carriers.
73952 0Z50 1001 Derby RTC-Derby RTC via Kettering.
May 10
37521+37667 1Z39 1900 Thurso-Dingwall, LSL private charter, started at Georgemas Junction at 1857.
43055+43046 5Z43 0702 Crewe Holding SidingsCarlisle via S&C, 5Z44 1200 return, runs continued over rest of the week. 57305+91129+91113+91126+91102 0Q76 0745 Doncaster Belmont-Sims Metals, Newport Docks. 60046 0Z60 0929 Chaddesden-Middleton Towers
route learner, 0Z61 1529 Middleton Towers-Ely Reception Sidings.
May 11
37422 6X21 1310 Doncaster Decoy-York Leeman Road with empty point carriers.
37521+37667 1Z40 0511 Dingwall-Corbridge, LSL private charter.
47749+360118 5Q30 1027 CricklewoodNorthampton Kings Heath, 47749+360112 5Q31 1504 Northampton Kings Heath-Cricklewood.
May 12
20227+20205 0Z20 1000 Butterley MRCKidderminster SVR.
37421 tnt 37175 1Q16 0318 Landore-Derby RTC test train via Fishguard Harbour.
66305 tnt 66304 6S99 0526 Kingmoor-Georgemas Junction, formed escort coach 9508, flask MODA95771, escort coach 9419, flask MODA95770 and escort coach 9428.
May 13
37424+37402 6G94 1222 Basford Hall-Bescot, 37424+37402+66135 6D95 1441 Bescot-Toton, 37424+37402 6K97 1923 Toton-Basford Hall. 73141+73201 5Y73 1445 Eastleigh Works-Tonbridge West Yard with Arlington translators.
May 14
37688 5T54 1000 Crewe Holding Sidings-Toton with Mk 2 5366 and Blue Pullman Mk 3 41162 for tyre turning.
47749+360115 5Q30 1027 CricklewoodNorthampton Kings Heath, 47749+360118 5Q31 1504 Northampton Kings Heath-Cricklewood. 56094 6Z56 1015 Cardiff Tidal-Baglan Bay, 6Z57 1444 return via Pengam, eight JRA box wagons on both trips.
56302 6F28 0400 Crediton-Westbury, empty sleeper carriers.
May 15
37116 tnt 37219 1Q77 1334 Mossend-Inverness PLPR infrastructure monitoring train via Aviemore and Aberdeen.
70808 6D01 1055 Carlisle Yard-Doncaster Roberts Road via S&C, five empty IWA timber carriers for tyre turning.
May 16
37423 tnt 57002 6P02 0900 WymondhamWhitemoor, autoballasters.
May 17
43299+43290 1Q27 1012 Heaton-Cambridge Sidings via Kings Cross, first use of 43290 on the NMT. 47749+360115 5Q31 1504 Northampton Kings Heath-Cricklewood.
73212+73136 0O02 1450 Tonbridge West YardStewarts Lane, 73136+73202+73212 0Z73 1855 Stewarts Lane-St Leonards.
97303 6J81 0812 Shrewsbury Coleham-Talerddig with tamper DR73920.
May 18
20205+20227 0Z20 1000 Kings Norton-Derby RTC via New Street, Perry Barr, Nuneaton, Perry Barr, Stafford, New Street and Water Orton. 37424+37402+37425 0Z24 0910 Gresty BridgeGresty Bridge via Stafford.
73107+73128 tnt 73201+73141 6G22 0500 Hurst Green-Hoo Junction via Clapham and Dartford, autoballasters.