Unit Focus
CLASS 121
23/2 – 977873 (55022) Southall to Locomotive Services, Crewe. Bubble car had been stored at Southall since late 2016 following its acquisition from Chiltern Railways by LSL.
CLASS 150
19/2 – 150202 5Z45 06.25 Exeterwolverton, for C6 overhaul. 20/2 – 150248 + 150265 + 150246 1A86 14.13 Exeter St. Davids-reading via Swindon, 1Z92 19.01 return, short notice additional service due to storm disruption, taking the Sprinters far outside of their normal territory.
CLASS 156
12/3 – 156422 5D56 10.05 Wolvertonderby Etches Park, renumbered from 156922 after refurbishment and repainted in Northern colours ahead of future transfer. 12/3 – 156918 5A56 14.42 Derby Etches Park-wolverton, for refurbishment.
CLASS 196
15/2 – 169008 + 196012 5Q66 11.54 Donnington Rft-tyseley. 1/3 – 57312 + 196109 5Q94 11.34 Tyseley-long Marston.
2/3 – 57312 + 196106 5Q94 1134 Tyseleylong Marston, both for store in order to make room at Tyseley for other sets undergoing commissioning. 17/3 – 37611 + 196111 + 37510 5Q66 10.26 Donnington Rft-tyseley.
CLASS 197
w/c 7/3 – 197009 CAF, Newport to Donnington RFT by road. 14/3 – 66572 + 197011 6G68 10.23 Donnington Rft-crewe Carriage Sidings.
CLASS 313
23/2 – 66724 + 313121 5Z14 09.59 Old Dalby-eastleigh Works. 11/3 – 313121 5Z13 13.30 Eastleigh Works-hornsey.
CLASS 317
8/3 – 57310 + 317723 + 317714 5Q87 09.51 Ely Papworth-eastleigh Works. 10/3 – 37884 + 317729 + 317732 5Q87 09.51 Ely Papworth-eastleigh Works, all four sets for disposal. 15/3 – 57310 + 317344 + 317882 5G46 14.10 Cambridge Sidings-ely Papworth.
16/3 – 57310 + 317512 + 317883 5G46 14.10 Cambridge Sidings-ely Papworth.
17/3 – 57310 + 317341 + 317885 5G46 14.10 Cambridge Sidings-ely Papworth, all six sets removed from traffic. 18/3 – 57310 + 317709 5Q86 09.51 Ely Papworth-sims, Newport.
CLASS 321
18/2 – 321338 + 321342 5M70 09.37 Clacton-wolverton, turned back at Camden due to Storm Eunice and stabled at Aldersbrook Carriage Sidings, Ilford. Continued on 23/2 as 5M70 10.53 Aldersbrook Cs-wolverton. 3/3 – 37800 + 321430 + 321427 5Q16 09.35 Clacton-worksop.
CLASS 345
The latest sets to be made up to nine cars at Old Oak Common are 345013 and 345014, both completed in February, and 345011 in March, with 345012 in progress during the second half of the month.
CLASS 350
w/c 28/2 – A DMS car from 350127 moved by road from Northampton to Wolverton for cab repairs after being damaged in an overhead line dewirement. 9/3 – 37510 + 350115 5J70 11.11 Northampton Kings Heath-wolverton, for repairs.
CLASS 360
15/2 – 47749 + 360114 5Q99 15.45 Eastleigh Works-cricklewood, refurbished. 22/2 – 47739 + 360101 5Q80 11.28 Cricklewood-eastleigh Works, for refurbishment. 8/3 – 47749 + 360102 5Q80 10.28 Cricklewood-eastleigh Works, for rectification work. 8/3 – 47749 + 360103 5Q81 16.30 Eastleigh Works-cricklewood, refurbished.
CLASS 365
15/2 – 57312 + 365504 + 365516 5Q76 05.31 Doncaster Belmont-sims, Newport. 17/2 – 37800 + 365530 5Q76 05.31 Doncaster Belmont-sims, Newport.
24/2 – 37800 + 365522 5Q76 05.28 Doncaster Belmont-sims, Newport.
8/3 – 57312 + 365528 + 365510 5Q76 05.31 Doncaster Belmont-sims, Newport. 10/3 – 57312 + 365520 5Q76 05.10 Doncaster Belmont-sims, Newport.
15/3 – 37884 + 365525 5Q76 11.45 MOD Bicester-sims, Newport.
CLASS 377
w/c 14/2 – 78757 from 377157 by road from Wolverton to Selhurst after repairs to underframe equipment following a fire at East Croydon in April last year.
CLASS 465/466
25/2 – 66762 + 465906 5Q88 21.33 Wabtec, Doncaster-slade Green. 26/2 – 66762 + 465913 5Q89 11.30 Slade Green-wabtec, Doncaster.
11/3 – 66736 + 465913 5Q88 21.33 Wabtec, Doncaster-slade Green. 12/3 – 66736 + 466012 + 466036 5Q89 11.30 Slade Green-wabtec, Doncaster.
CLASS 483
17/2 – 483008 collected from Sandown and taken by road to the Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway, where it was unloaded the next day.
CLASS 484
16/2 – 484005 delivered to the Isle of Wight, moved by road from Eastleigh to Sandown, then hauled by a Unimog to Ryde.
CLASS 701
17/2 – 56098 + 701026 + 56081 5Q11 10.50 Derby Litchurch Lane-worksop. 24/2 – 47749 + 701027 5Q50 09.53 Derby Litchurch Lane-worksop.
1/3 – 56081 + 701001 + 47749 5Q12 13.13 Worksop-old Dalby.
11/3 – 47739 + 701041 5Q10 08.53 Derby Litchurch Lane-arriva Traincare, Eastleigh. 16/3 – 47749 + 701042 5Q10 07.56 Derby Litchurch Lane-arriva Traincare, Eastleigh. 16/3 - 47749 + 701031 5Q15 17.28 Arriva, Eastleigh-derby Litchurch Lane, locomotive failed at Fleet, rescued by 66795 and the train was taken to Woking Yard where the move was terminated. The Class 701 unit was collected by 47739 on 18/3 and hauled to Derby.
CLASS 720
18/2 – 47749 + 720585 5Q30 1050 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley. 720585 then 5Q96 0816 Oxley-ilford on 26/2. 19/2 – 47749 + 720529 5Q30 0848 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley. 720529 then 5Q96 0652 Oxley-ilford on 2/3. 25/2 – 47749 + 720526 5Q30 0948 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley, 720526 then ran to Wembley on 4/3 and to Ilford a few days later. 4/3 – 47749 + 720587 5Q87 08.07 Derby Litchurch Lane-wembley, 720587 then ran 5Q22 15.31 Wembley-ilford the same day. 9/3 – 47749 + 720588 5Q30 10.50 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley, 720588 then 5Q96 10.37 Oxley-ilford on 14/3. 10/3 – 47739 + 720507 + 56081 5Q12 13.13 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.
15/3 – 47749 + 720508 + 56081 5Q12 12.57 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.
18/3 – 47739 + 720589 5Q90 09.13 Derby Litchurch Lane-wembley, with 720589 then running under its own power to Ilford later on the same day.
CLASS 730
12/3 – 37884 + 730006 + 57312 5Q65 09.09 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley.
CLASS 769
18/2 – 37800 + 769923 5Q74 10.42 Wolverton-reading Traincare, cancelled at Dorridge due to Storm Eunice and re-routed as 5Q74 14.15 Dorridge-burton Wetmore. Delivery completed on 28/2 with 57312 + 769923 on 5Q74 11.33 Burton Wetmore-reading Traincare. 9/3 – 57310 + 769947 5Q74 10.42 Wolverton-reading Traincare.
11/3 – 37884 + 769944 5Q74 10.42 Wolverton-reading Traincare. Last of the GWR Flex conversions to be delivered.
CLASS 777
2/3 – 20205 + 20189 + 777010 + 777001 + 20007 + 20142 05.18 Kirkdale-crewe Carriage Sidings, for modifications.
16/3 – 66021 + 777013 + 777015 + 777049 6X59 02.44 Dollands Moor Warrington Arpley, continued that evening as 20007 + 20142 + 777013 + 777015 + 20189 + 20205 5Q20 22.39 Warrington Arpley-kirkdale.
17/3 – 20205 + 20189 + 777049 + 20142 + 20007 6X28 10.49 Warrington Arpleycrewe Carriage Sidings, this unit has been fitted with additional batteries and delivered out of order for testing.