TRACTION ACTION
May 19
20205+20227 0Z20 0900 Derby Rtc-derby RTC via Crewe, Sheet Stores, Nottingham and Lincoln. 47593 tnt 47805 1Z88 0549 Hull-blaenau Ffestiniog ‘Snowdonia Statesman’, 1Z89 1608 return.
47813 0M51 0948 Carnforth-carnforth via Hellifield, test run.
57310+57305 tnt 43320 5L47 1028 Neville Hill-ely Papworth with barrier coaches.
66746 1H89 1345 Edinburgh-boat of Garten via Thornton, first Royal Scotsman of the season.
May 21
37688 5K21 0930 Toton-crewe Holding Sidings with coaches 5366 and 41162, ex-tyre turning. 66704+66795 0Z95 1630 Longport-doncaster Roberts Road.
May 22
47593 tnt 47805 1Z40 0902 Crewe-appleby via Liverpool Lime Street ‘Settle & Carlisle Circular’ Statesman, 1Z41 1345 return.
47832+47813 1Z15 0622 Leicester-carlisle via Hexham, replaced by A1 60163 Tornado at Barrow Hill, 47s then 0Z15 0810 Barrow Hill-hellifield, 60163 1Z18 1658 Carlisle-leicester via S&C, 47s took over at Hellifield. First West Coast working for 47813, still in plain blue.
57313 tnt 57601 1Z61 0659 Birmingham International-harrogate Northern Belle, 1Z62 1728 return.
70805 tnt 70811 6C22 2028 Westbury-westbury via Carmarthen, autoballasters.
73961+73965 tnt 73963+73962 1Q69 0835 Tonbridge West Yard-south Croydon PLPR/ track inspection train via Sevenoaks, Ashford, Tonbridge, Redhill, 1Q69 1222 South Croydonderby RTC via Redhill, Dorking West, Guildford, Epsom, Streatham, Brixton, Victoria, Hounslow, South Acton and MML.
86259 1Z86 0710 Euston-carlisle ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’, worked throughout to Carlisle as train two hours late departing Euston due to issues with empty stock move from Southall, Merchant Navy 35018 1Z87 1422 Carlisle-euston via S&C, 86259 from Preston.
May 23
56049 tnt 56105 6C80 1559 Doncaster Decoybattersby.
56096 6C21 0830 Marsh Brook Level Crossingbasford Hall, autoballasters.
56113 tnt 56105 6C81 0745 Durham-doncaster Decoy, autoballasters.
66755+73968 1B16 2143 Aberdeen-edinburgh. 67005+66162+66142+325013+325015 5Z25 1725 Crewe Electric-toton.
May 24
66738+73968 1Y11 0450 Edinburgh-fort William, same pairing worked until at least 27/5. 66743+73967 1S25 0421 Edinburgh-inverness and again over next three days.
66755+73971 1A25 0439 Edinburgh-aberdeen and again over next two days. Low availability of Class 73/9s saw Class 66s piloting some or all Caledonian Sleeper portions daily throughout late May and early June.
May 25
37402 0Z10 0847 Gresty Bridge-eastleigh Works via Oxford.
68002+88003 6V73 0503 Crewe Coal Sidingsberkeley, 6M56 1328 return.
May 26
37402 0Z11 1006 Eastleigh Works-eastleigh Works via Salisbury, Bristol Temple Meads and Salisbury. 56081+92020 0M73 0855 Brush, Loughboroughwembley via Bedford and Bletchley.
60029 6Z28 0613 Chaddesden Sidings-brandon. 67024 1V80 0946 Victoria-bath British Pullman, 1O92 1556 return.
May 27
57314 tnt 57601 1Z75 0814 Liverpool Lime Streetcarlisle Northern Belle via Manchester Victoria and Shap, 1Z76 1419 Carlisle-manchester Victoria via S&C, Preston and Liverpool Lime Street.
May 28
57314 tnt 57601 1Z75 1244 Newcastle-castleford Northern Belle, 1Z76 1541 return.
67013+325009 5Z26 1300 Crewe Electric-toton.
June 1
37422 6Z23 1110 Tyne Yard-worksop Down Yard with two HOBC wagons.
67013 5Z50 0902 Wolverton-wembley with test run for Royal train coaches, 5Z52 1129 return.
June 2
37424 tnt 37425 6P01 0445 Wickford-whitemoor, 6P02 1631 Whitemoor-rayleigh, autoballasters. 47593+47614 1Z45 0510 Wolverhamptonpenzance ‘Cornish Riviera Statesman’ via Worcester Shrub Hill, 1Z46 1500 return. 66738+73968 1Y11 0450 Edinburgh-fort William, and again for the next two days.
66755+73967 1S25 0421 Edinburgh-inverness, and again next day.
66792+73966 0O01 1114 Doncaster Hexthorpeeastleigh Yard via Oxford.
June 3
20901+20118 0Z20 1005 Chaddesden Sidingsbrandon, 6Z21 1523 Brandon-chaddesden with JNAS.
37611 6V73 1437 Welwyn Garden City-plasser, West Ealing with tamper DR75014.
40013 1Z70 0610 Lancaster-bristol Temple Meads ‘Welsh Marches Whistler’, Black 5/Royal Scot 45231+46100 tnt 40013 from Crewe, 40013 solo on 1Z72 1603 Bristol Temple Meads-lancaster. 66758+66794 6X14 2117 Eastleigh Yardscunthorpe Trent Yard.
June 4
50049+66737 0Z60 1506 Kidderminster Svrstewarts Lane.
56090 6Z01 1217 Margam-doncaster Roberts Road with timber wagons for tyre turning
57601 tnt 57313 1Z13 0719 Manchester Victoriaedinburgh Northern Belle via ECML, lost 118 minutes at Alnmouth due to OHL issue, 1Z14 1813 return.
60029 6Z17 0611 Chaddesden Sidings-middleton Towers, 6Z18 1501 Middleton Towers-ravenhead Sidings.
66755+73971 1S25 0421 Edinburgh-inverness. 66758+66794 0D15 0627 Scunthorpe Trentdoncaster Decoy.
June 5
37099 0Z37 1302 Derby Rtc-rhymney, thunderbird for Class 769s.
47593+47853 1Z40 0556 Cardiff-appleby ‘Settle & Carlisle Coastal Statesman’ via Blackburn, 1Z42 1500 return via Cumbrian Coast.
47805 5Z26 1346 Crewe Holding Sidings-bristol Temple Meads ECS.
57313 tnt 57601 1Z10 0514 Liverpool Lime Street-bristol Temple Meads Northern Belle via Manchester Victoria, Nuneaton, Oxford and Bath, 1Z12 1703 return via Bath, Kemble, Walsall, Stockport and Manchester Victoria.
66422+37419 4H47 0505 Mossend-inverness. 66737 tnt 50049 1Z60 0649 Victoria-kidderminster SVR via MML, Nuneaton, Walsall, GBRF private charter with British Pullman stock, 66737 continued to/from Bridgnorth with 50049 detached at Kidderminster, 50049 tnt 66737 1Z63 1701 Kidderminster Svr-victoria.
73963+73965 tnt 73961+73962 1Q80 Dollands Moor-derby RTC track recording/plpr train via Ashford, Victoria, Brixton, Olympia and MML.
June 6
56094 6Z16 1313 Doncaster Roberts Roadmargam with five ferry vans for tyre turning. Royal Scot 46100 tnt 47805 1Z27 0907 Bristol Temple Meads-kingswear ‘English Riviera Express’, 1Z28 1640 return.
June 7
37800 0O87 0834 Derby Rtc-wimbledon EMU Depot, for SWR staff training on coupling a loco to a Class 701, 0H74 1843 Wimbledon EMU Depotwembley Yard.
47830 0Z39 0815 Basford Hall-wembley Yard, 0Z47 1229 return, runs continued throughout the week.
50008+67028 0Z50 1332 Eastleigh Workssalisbury via Southampton and Romsey, 0Z51 1500 return via Romsey.
56049 (on hire to DCR) 4Z14 0900 Ravenheadchaddesden Sidings.
June 8
50008+67028 0Z50 0919 Eastleigh Works-didcot via Reading West, 0Z51 1328 return.
June 9
47593 tnt 47853 1Z70 0600 Southall-plymouth ‘The Devon Express’ via Oxford and Bath, from Bristol Royal Scot/black 5 46100+45231 tnt 47853, 1Z72 1700 Plymouth-southall, 47593 tnt 47843 from Bristol.
50008+67028 5Z50 0917 Eastleigh Workswestbury via Reading West and Chippenham, test run for 50008 with ten Riviera Mk 1s, 5Z51 1425 return via Salisbury.
56105+56049 (on hire to DCR) 6Z28 0710 Chaddesden Sidings-brandon.
67021 1V80 0946 Victoria-bath British Pullman, 1O92 1556 return.
June 10
37521+37667 1Z11 1028 Crewe-hereford via Bescot and Gloucester, 1Z12 1713 Hereford-crewe via Worcester and Bromsgrove.
47245+47772 5V42 1123 Carnforth-southall, empty charter stock.
56049 (on hire to DCR) 6Z29 1215 Brandonchaddesden Sidings. 66709+73971 1A25 0439 Edinburgaberdeen.97304+37219 6C75 1100 Newtonbasford Hall, autoballasters.
June 11
37038+37402 6G94 1222 Basford Hall-bescot, long welded rail train.
37521+37667 1Z14 0743 Crewe-holyhead, 1Z15 1006 Holyhead-llandudno Junction, 1Z16 1313 Llandudno Junction-carlisle via Cumbria Coast. 47727+360109 5Q97 1029 Cricklewoodnorthampton Kings Heath.
56094 6Z20 1416 Margam-doncaster Roberts Road with five ferry vans for tyre turning. 66709+73971 1S25 0421 Edinburgh-inverness, and again the next day.
66738+73970 1Y11 0450 Edinburgh-fort William, and again the next day.
67005 tnt 67006 1Z95 Windsor & Eton Riverside-st Austell Royal train, returned that evening with overnight stop.
67024 tnt 67021 1Z14 0846 Victoria-chesterfield British Pullman, 1Z19 1716 return.
June 12
37175 tnt 37254 1Q77 1336 Mossend-inverness Plpr/track inspection train via Aviemore. 37667+37521 1Z17 0653 Carlisle-oban, 1Z18 1350 Oban-crewe.
43046+43055 1Z14 0649 Bristol Temple Meadscarlisle
via S&C, 1Z15 1636 return via WCML. 47805 5Z26 1346 Crewe Holding Sidings-bristol Temple Meads ECS.
50050 0Z37 0759 Nottingham Eastcroft-derby RTC, 50050+37240 0Z38 0928 return.
June 13
37175 tnt 37254 1Q77 1800 Inverness-inverness Plpr/track inspection train via Aberdeen. Royal Scot 46100 tnt 47805 1Z27 0907 Bristol Temple Meads-kingswear ‘English Riviera Express’, 1Z28 1640 return.
June 14
57313 tnt 57601 1Z72 1215 Norwich-cambridge Northern Belle via Ipswich and Newmarket, 1Z73 1540 Cambridge-ipswich via Thetford and Norwich. 73212+73213+69001 0Y69 1435 Eastleigh Workstonbridge West Yard.
June 15
37407+57311 0Z57 0618 Kingmoor-eastleigh Works, 57311 to donate parts to classmates hired to ROG.
37419 0Z37 0755 Inverness-motherwell TMD. 37425+37402 6K05 1246 Carlisle Yard-basford Hall.
37716 4M69 1120 Motherwell Tmd-kingmoor. 57313 tnt 57601 1Z74 0714 Norwich-chesterfield Northern Belle, 1Z75 1716 return.