Railways Illustrated

Unit Focus

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CLASS 153

w/c 27/3 – 153384 Millenium Site Services to Loram for continuati­on of its conversion to a Network Rail video survey unit.

CLASS 158/159

The two cars from accident-damaged 158763 and 159102 that remained in store at Cockshute Sidings, Stoke, have now gone for scrap to Sims, Newport. 52763 from 158763 departed by road on February 7, while centre car 58703 from 159102 followed on March 13.

Still remaining at Long Marston for the moment is 52803 from 159102.

CLASS 165

12/4 – 165023 5V65 08.29 Wembley Lmd-bristol Barton Hill.

CLASS 197

16/3 – 66588 + 197044 6Q98 10.11 Donnington Rft-crewe Carriage Sidings. 17/3 – 66520 + 197104 6Q97 09.45 Wolverton-basford Hall.

28/3 – 47830 + 197043 6Q98 10.17 Donnington Rft-crewe Carriage Sidings.

3/4 – 47830 + 197106 6Q98 10.03 Donnington Rft-basford Hall, continued as 6Q50 10.38 Basford Hallwolver­ton the next day. 4/4 – 47830 + 197109 6Q51 16.50 Wolverton-basford Hall, continued as 6Q47 08.33 Basford Hall-donnington RFT the next day. 13/4 – 66587 + 197045 6Q98 09.53 Donnington Rft-crewe Carriage Sidings.

CLASS 221

3/4 – 37884 + 221143 8Q60 09.56 Worksop-central Rivers, for attention to severe wheel flats.

CLASS 317

15/3 – 37800 + 317337 + 317338 5Q76 08.00 Ely Papworth-sims, Newport.

22/3 – 37800 + 317881 + 317347 5Q76 08.00 Ely Papworth-sims, Newport.

29/3 – 37800 + 317344 5Q76 02.15 Ely Papworth, Sims, Newport.

CLASS 318

13/3 – 37884 + 318269 5Q06 09.03 Kilmarnock Bonnyton-yoker. 13/3 – 37884 + 318261 5Q08 13.59 Yoker-kilmarnock Bonnyton.

CLASS 319

March – 319362 and 319364 Long Marston to Sims, Newport by road.

CLASS 465

24/3 – 66721 + 465913 5Q88 21.33 Wabtec, Doncaster-slade Green. 25/3 – 66721 + 465922 5Q89 11.30 Slade Green-tonbridge West Yard.

27/3 – 66738 + 465922 5Q89 03.17 Tonbridge West Yard-wabtec, Doncaster.

7/4 – 66758 + 465921 5Q88 21.33 Wabtec, Doncaster-slade Green.

8/4 – 66758 + 465924 5Q89 11.11 Slade Green-wabtec, Doncaster.

CLASS 466

6/4 – 66758 + 466024 + 466043 5Q65 09.41 Wabtec, Doncaster-worksop. 6/4 – 66758 + 466016 5Q66 12.50 Worksop-wabtec, Doncaster. Class 507/508 19/3 – 37884 + 507019 + 508122 5Q78 22.55 Birkenhead North-sims, Newport.

CLASS 555

29/3 – 66083 + 555005 7Q42 19.15 Dollands Moor-wembley.

30/3 – 43465 + 43484 + 555005 7Q55 01.56 Wembley-doncaster Belmont.

31/3 – 43465 + 43484 + 555005 7Q56 01.23 Doncaster Belmont-tyne Yard.

4/4 – 43465 + 43484 + 555005 7Q57 23.55 Tyne Yard-pelaw.

CLASS 614

The testing of hydrogen developmen­t unit 614209, formerly 314209, has been completed at Bo’ness, with the companies involved moving on to the next stage of the project. As a result, the unit has been decommissi­oned, with removal of equipment underway, while the fate of the set has yet to be determined.

CLASS 701

13/3 – 47749 + 701040 5Q69 08.05 Wembley-arriva. Eastleigh. 28/3 – 56098 + 701033 + 50007 5Q10 09.15 Derby Litchurch Lane-arriva, Eastleigh. 4/4 – 47749 + 701026 5Q10 10.17 Derby Litchurch Lane-arriva, Eastleigh. 5/4 – 56098 + 701021 + 50049 5Q68 10.50 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane. 11/4 – 50007 + 701002 + 56098 5Q68 10.54 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.

CLASS 710

16/3 – 37884 + 710374 + 37611 5Q57 14.12 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane. 31/3 – 37601 + 710270 + 37608 5Q58 13.21 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.

CLASS 720

15/3 – 50007 + 720518 + 50049 5Q68 08.46 Derby Litchurch Lane-willesden. 17/3 – 50049 + 720126 + 50007 5Q68 08.29 Derby Litchurch Lane-willesden.

21/3 – 50007 + 720125 + 50049 5Q68 10.22 Derby Litchurch Lane-willesden.

22/3 – 50007 + 720123 + 50049 5Q68 10.22 Derby Litchurch Lane-willesden.

31/3 – 56098 + 720128 + 50049 5Q68 09.15 Derby Litchurch Lane-willesden.

6/4 – 50007 + 720127 + 56098 5Q68 11.09 Derby Litchurch Lane-willesden.

15/4 – 47749 + 720129 5Q70 09.48 Derby Litchurch Lane-willesden.

CLASS 730

16/3 – 37608 + 730008 5Q66 09.25 Loughborou­gh-oxley. 16/3 Oxley- – 37608 Loughborou­gh. + 730007 5Q99 13.30

17/3 – 37608 + 730011 + 730012 5Q66 10.39 Oxley-soho.

24/3 – 37800 + 730009 5Q66 09.27 Loughborou­gh-oxley.

29/3 – 37608 + 730001 5Q99 13.35 Oxley-loughborou­gh

4/4 – 37608 + 730023 5Q65 10.08 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley.

13/4 – 37608 + 730024 5Q65 10.08 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley.

CLASS 756

27/3 – 92042 + 66002 + 756002 + 756004 + 756005 6L22 16.59 Dollands Moor-ripple Lane. 28/3 – 66002 + 756002 + 756004 + 756005 5Q99 02.40 Ripple Lane-cardiff Canton.

CLASS 805

3/4 – 50007 + 805001 5Q70 09.09 Old Dalby-oxley.

 ?? Paul Waring ?? LEFT: Rail Operations Group’s 37608 Andromeda leads brand new West Midlands Railway 730023 through Wichnor Junction, working 5Q65, the 10.08 Derby Litchurch Lane to Oxley Depot on April 4.
Paul Waring LEFT: Rail Operations Group’s 37608 Andromeda leads brand new West Midlands Railway 730023 through Wichnor Junction, working 5Q65, the 10.08 Derby Litchurch Lane to Oxley Depot on April 4.

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