Railways Illustrated

Unit Focus

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CLASS 153

21/12 – 153357 + 153355 + 153308 + 153319 5E47 10.40 Derby Etches Park-ely Papworth.

22/12 – 153324 + 153360 + 153359 5Q94 09.52 Newton Heath-long Marston.

23/12 – 153363 + 153332 + 153330 + 153358 5Q94 09.52 Newton Heath-long Marston.

13/1 – 153366 Burton Wetmore to Sims, Beeston by road for scrapping, had undergone extensive component recovery before dispatch.

CLASS 156

18/12 – 156412 5N43 09.14 Wolvertonn­ewton Heath, ex-overhaul, repaint and renumbered from 156912, transferri­ng to Northern from East Midlands Railway.

20/12 – 156919 5A57 12.48 Derby Etches Park-wolverton, for same work and then to move to Northern.

11/1 – 156907 + 156919 5Z01 11.42 Barrow Hill-derby Etches Park, returning from store, also due to go to Wolverton and then for Northern.

CLASS 165

4/1 – 165130 5Q70 11.06 St Philip’s Marsh-wolverton, for internal refresh, 165118 added at Reading.

CLASS 196

22/12 – 37800 + 196002 + 196009 + 37611 5Q64 08.19 Tyseley-donnington RFT.

22/12 – 37800 + 196003 + 196004 + 37611 5Q67 13.44 Donnington Rft-tyseley.

6/1 – 37510 + 196001 + 37611 5Q66 16.27 Donnington Rft-tyseley.

13/1 – 37611 + 196109 + 37510 5Q66 10.26 Donnington Rft-tyseley.

CLASS 197

December – 197007 and 197010 delivered from CAF, Newport to Donnington RFT by road with 197103 following by early January.

CLASS 201

8/1 – 201001 1Z21 08.13 Hastingspo­rtsmouth Harbour ‘Southern Mariner’ railtour, 1Z22 16.38 return.

CLASS 315

4/1 - 57312 + 315854 + 315844 5Q76 11.04 Ilford-sims, Newport.

CLASS 317

DTS 77035 and TC 71612 from 317892 were scrapped at Eastleigh Works by Raxstar on December 13/14 respective­ly.

CLASS 318

22/12 – 66751 + 318251 5D19 21.36 Yoker-kilmarnock Bonnyton, start of a new Class 318 refurbishm­ent programme.

CLASS 321

w/c 13/12 – 321448 (three cars of 78130, 71990, 78279) Lackenby to Booths, Rotherham. Unit was used for assessing the scope of work required for the Class

600 ‘Breeze’ hydrogen conversion project.

23/12 – 37884 + 321337 + 321421 5Q26 08.56 Clacton-worksop.

12/1 – 57312 + 321326 5A71 10.19 Ilfordwolv­erton, Renatus unit in need of a transforme­r change.

14/1 – 321335 + 321336 5H70 09.52 Clacton-wolverton.

CLASS 360

30/12 – 37116 + 360201 + 37510 5Q69 10.00 Lydney-mod Bicester, unit returning to store after a filming job at the Dean Forest Railway.

CLASS 365

23/12 – 37800 + 365529 5Q25 10.15 Crewe South Yard-booths, Rotherham.

7/1 – 57312 + 365514 + 365534 5Q76 05.31 Doncaster Belmont-sims, Newport.

11/1 – 57312 + 365539 + 365518 5Q76 05.31 Doncaster Belmont-sims, Newport.

13/1 – 37800 + 365502 5Q76 05.31 Doncaster Belmont-sims, Newport.

CLASS 379

13/1 – 379002 + 379011 5A32 13.24 Ilfordharw­ich Parkeston Quay, first Class 379s to be placed in warm store following extra Class 720s on Cambridge services.

CLASS 387

18/12 – 387167 + 387148 9B14 12.13 Paddington-cardiff, 9L23 14.41 return, first Class 387s to Cardiff in passenger service.

CLASS 465/466

17/12 – 37884 + 465236 + 465246 5Q46 11.25 Worksop-ely Papworth, terminated at Newark with brake problems and returned as 5Q46 15.09 Newark North Gate-worksop.

17/12 – 66733 + 465934 5Q88 21.33 Wabtec, Doncaster-slade Green.

18/12 – 66733 + 465925 5Q89 11.30 Slade Green-wabtec, Doncaster.

14/1 – 66777 + 465925 5Q88 21.33 Wabtec, Doncaster-slade Green.

15/1 – 66777 + 466015 + 466031 5Q89 11.30 Slade Green-wabtec, Doncaster.

CLASS 701

22/12 – 47727 + 701034 5Q15 15.57 Arriva, Eastleigh-derby Litchurch Lane, unit then returned south on 29/12, 47749 hauling it as the 5Q10 08.50 Derby Litchurch Lane-eastleigh.

5/1 – 47727 + 701017 5Q10 09.53 Derby Litchurch Lane-arriva, Eastleigh.

12/1 – 47727 + 701038 + 56081 5Q11 09.14 Derby Litchurch Lane-worksop.

12/1 – 47727 + 701027 + 56081 5Q47 14.20 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.

CLASS 720

30/12 – 37521 + 720530 + 37688 5Q90 10.22 Derby Litchurch Lane-wembley.

6/1 – 47727 + 720584 5Q90 09.50 Derby Litchurch Lane-wembley.

14/1 – 47749 + 720572 5Q30 10.50 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley.

CLASS 730

20/12 – 37611 + 730001 5Q58 11.12

Oxley-old Dalby.

21/12 – 37611 + 730003 5Q58 11.12 Oxley-old Dalby.

14/1 – 37611 + 730005 + 37510 5Q65 09.15 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley.

CLASS 769

10/1 – 37800 + 769922 5Q74 10.42 Wolverton-reading Traincare.

14/1 – 37800 + 769939 5Q74 10.42 Wolverton-reading Traincare.

CLASS 777

21/12 – 20142 + 20007 + 777014 + 777006 + 20189 + 20205 5Q20 05.18 Kirkdale-crewe Carriage Sidings, for modificati­ons.

21/12 – 20205 + 20189 + 777002 + 20007 + 20142 5Q20 22.18 Crewe Down Refuge Siding-kirkdale, ex modificati­ons.

 ?? Keith Partlow ?? As reported in the last issue of Railways Illustrate­d, Greater Anglia has started taking its Class 379 EMUS out of service and placing them into warm store. On January 13, 379002 and 379011 pass through Manningtre­e working 5A32, the 13.24 Ilford EMU Depot to Parkeston Yard, where the pair are to be stored.
Keith Partlow As reported in the last issue of Railways Illustrate­d, Greater Anglia has started taking its Class 379 EMUS out of service and placing them into warm store. On January 13, 379002 and 379011 pass through Manningtre­e working 5A32, the 13.24 Ilford EMU Depot to Parkeston Yard, where the pair are to be stored.

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