Railways Illustrated

Unit Focus

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4/3 – 150207 5V83 11.34 Wolverton-exeter St Davids, away since 4/9/23 for body overhaul and corrosion repairs.

CLASS 158

26/2 – 158881 5Z58 04.30 Salisbury-leicester LIP, 5Q59 10.12 Leicester LIP-HIGH Marnham, for trials of new sanding equipment on the Network Rail test track.

CLASS 170

21/2 – 170401 5Q70 20.22 Haymarket-wabtec, Doncaster.

CLASS 180

11/3 – 180110 5Q18 13.27 Crofton-ely Papworth, off short-term lease with Grand Central and returned to store.

CLASS 197

5/3 – 197116 into passenger service with 197122 following on 9/3.

12/3 – 66534 + 197114 6Q97 11.01 Wolverton-crewe Carriage Sidings.

13/3 – 66548 + 197125 6Q97 10.07 Donnington Rft-crewe Carriage Sidings.

CLASS 319

Following component recovery, the four cars of 319214 were moved by road from Cockshute Sidings, Stoke, to Sims, Newport with 62904 going on 27/2, 77316 on 28/2, 61875 on 29/2, and 77317 on 7/3.

CLASS 321

28/2 – 321429 released from Wolverton for use with Varamis Rail, working a series of test runs as 5Z10 11.24 Wolverton-rugby, 5Z11 12.25 Rugby-birmingham Internatio­nal, 5Z13 15.30 Birmingham Internatio­nal-rugeley Trent Valley, 5Z14 1701 Rugeley Trent Valley-rugby.

CLASS 379

21/2 – 47727 + 379020 + 379029.5Q22 10.45 Worksop-doncaster RMT.

22/2 – 47727 + 379020 + 379029 5Q23 14.30 Doncaster Rmt-worksop.

28/2 – 69010 + 379005 5Q22 10.45 Worksop-doncaster RMT.

29/2 – 69010 + 379005 5Q23 14.30 Doncaster Rmt-worksop.

6/3 – 47749 + 379013 + 379015 5Q22 10.45 Worksop-doncaster RMT.

7/3 – 47749 + 379013 + 379015 5Q23 14.40 Doncaster Rmt-worksop.

13/3 – 47749 + 379009 + 379027 5Q22 10.51 Worksop-doncaster RMT.

14/3 – 47749 + 379009 + 379027 5Q23 14.40 Doncaster Rmt-worksop. CLASS 387

23/2 – 37800 + 387152 5Q74 10.34 Ilford-reading Traincare.

23/2 – 37800 + 387136 5Q50 14.12 Reading Traincare-ilford.

1/3 – 37800 + 387136 5Q74 10.07 Ilford-reading Traincare.

1/3 – 37800 + 387147 5Q50 14.26 Reading Traincare-ilford.

15/3 – 37800 + 387138 5Q74 10.09 Ilford-reading Traincare, loco failed at Acton, with train taken forward by 66014.

CLASS 398

w/c 26/2 – 398016 delivered by road from Portbury Docks to Taff’s Well depot.

CLASS 455

6/3 – 5868 + 5909 5Y51 14.32 Bournemout­h-wimbledon, 5868 returning to Wimbledon after overhaul and repaint in BR blue/grey.

CLASS 466

23/2 – 66792 + 466003 + 466042 5Q88 21.33 Wabtec, Doncaster-slade Green.

24/2 – 66792 + 466034 + 466038 5Q89 11.30 Slade Green-wabtec, Doncaster. CLASS 508

19/2 – 37884 + 507013 + 507032 5Q78 06.11 Birkenhead North-sims, Newport.

11/3 – 37884 + 507002 + 507030 5Q78 06.11 Birkenhead NorthSims, Newport. CLASS 701

19/2 – 69008 + 701057 5Q76 11.22 Marchwood-arriva, Eastleigh.

1/3 – 47727 + 701012 5Q24 11.55 Arriva, Eastleigh-derby Litchurch Lane. CLASS 720

21/2 – 69010 + 720142 5Q52 09.09 Derby Litchurch Lane-worksop.

21/2 – 69010 + 720502 5Q12 14.17 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.

23/2 – 57305 + 720101 + 57306 5Q13 11.01 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.

28/2 – 47727 + 720503 + 69010 5Q12 14.04 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.

29/2 – 69010 + 720143 + 720519 5Q13 16.57 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.

5/3 – 69008 + 720140 + 69010 5Q11 10.50 Derby Litchurch Lane-worksop.

7/3 – 69010 + 720142 5Q12 12.57 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.

8/3 – 69010 + 720141 + 69008 5Q11 10.50 Derby Litchurch Lane-worksop.

14/3 – 57303 + 720139 + 69010 5Q11 10.50 Derby Litchurch Lane-worksop.

14/3 – 69010 + 720140 + 57303 5Q12 15.59 Worksop-derby Litchurch Lane.

15/3 – 47749 + 720102 + 720138 5Q68 12.11 Derby Litchurch Lane-willesden TMD.

CLASS 730

19/2 – 37510 + 730010 + 730021 5Q69 08.59 Old Dalby-soho.

19/2 – 37510 + 730013 + 730018 5Q58 14.46 Solo-old Dalby.

23/2 – 37510 + 730211 5Q65 1245 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley.

27/2 – 37800 + 730033 5Q68 08.59 Old Dalby-solo.

27/2 – 37800 + 730015 5Q58 14.46 Soho-old Dalby.

28/2 – 37800 + 730038 5Q23 14.16 G a s co i g n e Wo o d - D o n ca ste r Belmont.

6/3 – 37800 + 730015 + 730018 5Q69 08.59 Old Dalby-soho.

6/3 – 37800 + 730017 + 730021 5Q58 14.43 Soho-old Dalby.

8/3 – 37608 + 730217 5Q36 13.17 Oxley-worksop.

11/3 – 37608 + 730206 5Q65 08.54 Loughborou­gh-oxley.

13/3 – 37608 + 730032 5Q65 11.59 Old Dalby-soho.

13/3 – 37608 + 730047 5Q59 16.55 Soho-old Dalby.

14/3 – 37608 + 730217 5Q65 13.49 Worksop-oxley.

15/3 – 37608 + 730220 5Q65 1000 Derby Litchurch Lane-oxley. CLASS 777

6/3 – 777032 into passenger service.

7/3 – 66133 + 777038 + 777051 + 777053 6Q14 08.09 Dollands Moor-wembley.

7/3 – 43468 + 43480 + 777039 + 777041 + 43484 + 43465 5Q79 14.29 Honeybourn­e Sidings (actually starting at Long Marston)-walton Old Junction, 6Q80 21.03 Walton Old Junction-kirkdale.

9/3 – 43468 + 43480 + 777038 + 777051 + 777053 6Q44 16.45 Wembley-northampto­n.

11/3 – 43468 + 43480 + 777038 + 777051 + 777053 6Q45 14.15 Northampto­n-walton Old Junction.

CLASS 805

11/3 – 805010 5Q32 08.21 Merchant Park-oxley via Peterborou­gh and Leicester.

CLASS 807

4/3 – 807002 5Q30 07.44 Oxley-carlisle, 5Q31 11.43 Carlisle-edinburgh, 5Q32 13.39 Edinburgh-darlington, 66307 + 807002 5Q33 18.21 Darlington-merchant Park.

 ?? Spencer Conquest ?? On March 6, South Western Railway’s newly-repainted BR blue and grey-inspired 455868 is paired with classmate 455909, heading through Basingstok­e, working from Bournemout­h depot to Wimbledon Park depot sidings following completion of the Class 455s retro repaint.
Spencer Conquest On March 6, South Western Railway’s newly-repainted BR blue and grey-inspired 455868 is paired with classmate 455909, heading through Basingstok­e, working from Bournemout­h depot to Wimbledon Park depot sidings following completion of the Class 455s retro repaint.

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