Operations Track Record

2021-07-05 -

midday on Thursday, May 20, having arrived from Westbury via Southampton Central.

A PAIR of Class 66s Nos. 66704+ 66795 ran light from Longport to Doncaster Roberts Road on May 21.

THE 6M61/10.14 Acton-Bardon Hill stone train on May 21 was top-&-tailed by GBRf Class 66 No 66744 Crossrail + Class 73

No. 73964 Jeanette. A visit to Bardon Hill on May 24 found the Class 73 still present.

ON TUESDAY June 1 Class 73

Nos. 73119 and 73201 passed through Hastings whilst working from Eastleigh to St Leonards Depot.

A BURTON-Immingham scrap metal train ran on June 3 with Class 66 No. 66729 at the helm.

MAKING an unusual appearance at Fenchurch Street on Bank Holiday Monday, May 31, was Class 66 No. 66715 seen standing at platform 3 from where it would continue to Ripple Lane West Sorting Sidings. A little later it was seen passing through platform 7 at Barking, having been routed from Fenchurch Street via Stratford.

CLASS 66 No. 66751 worked a 5Q60 Merchants Park to Darlington on June 7 conveying new Class 803 No. 803002, for East Coast Trains, to Darlington to reach overhead power before the unit worked 5Q61 to Edinburgh.

A NEW weedkilling train was moved from Derby to the Severn Valley Railway on June 16, top-and-tailed by Class 66 Nos. 66771+66709, where it will undergo testing.

COLAS Rail Class 70 No. 70816 ran light from Carlisle to Rugby on May 11.

CLASS 70 No. 70807 was a rare sight of the class on the 13.38 Hunslet Yard-Oxwellmains cement working through Woodlesford on June 1.

COLAS Rail Class 70 No. 70815 pulled a lengthy train of short wheel-based NR engineers’ trucks from Carlisle (dep 20:00) to Crewe on Sunday June 6.

CLASS 70 No. 70801 pulled a rake of empty log carriers from Chirk (dep 08.05) to Carlisle via Shap on June 8.

COLAS Class 56 No. 56302 was a rare sight through Woodlesford on June 9, on a light engine shuttle working the following diagram: 08.04 DoncasterNeville Hill via Castleford-Milford Sidings-Neville Hill-CastlefordDoncaster.

BLACKBURN was the place to be for Class 47 fans on June 1. Within a 20-minute period Class 47 No. 47813, recently acquired by WCR, was dragging dead sister No. 47245 on a late running Chester to Carlisle charter.

Shortly afterwards, Class 47

No. 47830 was running light engine on a Crewe Basford Hall to Manchester Victoria route learner.

AN UNUSUAL move on June 17 saw Class 20 Nos. 20901+20118 hired-in from HNRC work a 6Z20 Kellingley Colliery to

Chaddesden sidings, with 13 empty long-stored JRA wagons. Two days later, the wagons were taken forward to Cardiff by DCR Class 60 No. 60029.

Locomotive Services Ltd

LSL’s green liveried Class 37

Nos. D6817 and D6851 (37521 and 37667) passed through Lancaster 70 mins early at 16.18 on May 11, double-heading a Corbridge to Crewe ecs train made up of six red/cream and two Pullman liveried coaches.

THE Blue Pullman HST set was seen passing through Settle Station heading northbound around 10.30 on May 10, the set working from Crewe to Carlisle via the Settle and Carlisle.

DC Rail Class No. 60029 worked a rake of box wagons from Chaddesden to Middleton Towers on May 21, where they were loaded with sand and taken to Ravenhead near St Helens. The same occurred on May 28, but only as far as Middleton Towers, the train continuing to Ravenhead the next day.

DC Rail’s Class 60 No. 60028 pulled a set of blue-liveried

VTG bogie ‘Cappagh’ mineral wagons from Humberstone Road, Leicester (dep 14.24) to Carlisle on May 26, seen passing through Lancaster at 19.33. On the same day, No. 60029 had charge of a ChaddesdenBrandon-Chaddesden stone train.

CLASS 60 No. 60029 was seen on June 6 working 6Z26 Chaddesden Sidings-Peak Forest Cemex Sidings with Empty Blue VTG Stone Boxes while getting ready for the loaded return run back to Chaddesden Sidings.

Hastings Diesel Ltd

HASTINGS Diesel Ltd.’s preserved No. 1001 undertook a test run on May 28 from its base at St Leonards Depot to Tonbridge and return, via a reversal at Hastings in each direction.

Derby RTC & Network Rail

COLAS Rail Class 37 Nos. 37116 and 37219 top-and-tailed a rake of Network Rail liveried coaching stock from Derby (dep 10.53) to Carlisle via Whitehaven on May 11.

AN 1Q54 from Eastleigh

Arlington to Tonbridge West Yard on Thursday, May 13, was seen pulling away from platform 3 at Virginia Water headed by Class 73 No. 73963 Janice with No. 73962 Dick Mabbutt at the rear. The train was formed of Generator 6263, Laboratory coach 977974, Brake force runner 72639 and Radio survey coach 9481.

THE monthly 1Q69/12.22 South Croydon-Derby RTC had superpower on May 22, when it was top-and-tailed by GBRf Class 73 Nos. 73963+73962 on the front and 73965+73961 on the rear. The following day Nos. 73965+73962 top-andtailed a test train from Derby to Moorgate then to HornseyMoorgate-Hornsey-Moorgate and then to Cambridge.

CLASS 43 Nos. 43290 and 43299 worked a Network Rail assessment train from Derby to Edinburgh on May 25.

COLAS Rail’s tampers

Nos. DR73117+DR73907 moved from Carlisle CE (dep 12.48) to Crewe PAD on May 28, observed passing through Lancaster at 14.40.

OBSERVED at East Grinstead station on the morning of May 29 was GBRf Class 66 No. 66772 at the head of a rake of yellow Network Rail/Transport for London wagons. Later No. 66740 was also present. They were being used in connection with relaying the track through Platform 1 at the station.

GBRf Class 73 Nos. 73961+73962 were seen passing through

New Mills South Junction with 1Q41 Derby R.T.C to Crewe CS via Altrincham and Wrexham Network Rail Test Train on June 7.

COLAS Rail’s Class 37 Nos. 37175 and 37254 top-and-tailed a rake of Network Rail inspection coaching stock on June 8, from Derby (dep 11.06) to Carlisle via Whitehaven.

Our thanks

THE Railway Magazine’s thanks for information go to: John Atkinson, Paul Atkinson, Simon Auger, Richard Barber, Mike Bechley, Gene Collins, Mike Cooper, Phil Dalton, Alan Deans, David Gurr, Barry Knock, Ken Larkins, Richard Mann, Sean Morris, Richard Moxon, Chris Newton, Tony Page, Mark Reynolds, Terry Smart, Jake Wallace, Craig Wellum, Chris West, Roger Williams and Derek Wilson.

HVAC Hanson & Hall Class 50

LOCOMOTIVES

Allocations

43045 COTS-SBXL

43060 COTS-SBXL

43140 HQ/SCXL-HA/HAPC 43159 SBXL-ICHP

43295 EC/IECP-HQ/SCEL 43305 EC/IECP-HQ/SCEL 43306 EC/IECP-HQ/SCEL 43309 EC/IECP-HQ/SCEL 43310 EC/IECP-HQ/SCEL 43316 EC/IECP-HQ/SCEL 43319 EC/IECP-HQ/SCEL 43320 EC/IECP-HQ/SCEL 50008 DCRO-HVAC

66060 WBAR-WBRT

66098 WBAE-WBRT

66099 WBBE-WBRT

66111 WBAE-WBRT

66114 WBBT-WBRT

66116 WBAE-WBRT

66143 WBAE-WBRT

66151 WBAE-WBRT

66155 WBAE-WBRT

66161 WBAE-WBRT

66174 WBAE-WBRT

66183 WBAE-WBRT

66186 WBAR-WBRT

66194 WBAR-WBRT

66199 WBAE-WBRT

66599 LD/DFIN-FD/DHLT 66953 LD/DFIN-FD/DHLT 69001 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69002 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69003 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69004 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69005 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69006 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69007 Newly registered RR/ GBGS 69008 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69009 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69010 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69011 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69012 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69013 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69014 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69015 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

69016 Newly registered RR/ GBGS

90036 CE/WEDC-WQ/WQAACE/WEDC

Liveries

Blue+GBRf and Beacon logos: 66797

BR green: 37198

Dark grey+H&H logos: 50008

FL orange: 90048

GBRf: 08703, 60087

GBRf+ UK and USA flags: 69001

InterCity Executive: 43044

Freight Petroleum: 66794

Named

43134 Gordon Aikman BEM MND Campaigner 1985-2017

66764 Major John Poyntz – Engineer & Railwayman

66794 Steve Hannam

69001 Mayflower

Names removed

43480 West Hampstead PSB

90015 Colchester Castle

91102 City of York

91126 Darlington Hippodrome

Returned from France 66010/28, 66190

Preserved

125 Group: 43159

Stored/stopped locations Basford Hall: 66953

Carnforth: 47760

Crewe DMD: 43047/49

Eastleigh Works: 57311

Ely: 43305/06/16/19

Leeds Midland Road: 66599, 66953

Nemesis Rail, Burton: 43045/60

Neville Hill: 43307/17

NRM Shildon: 43102

Operational 20901, 43140

MULTIPLE UNITS

Allocations

153316 NH/EDHQ-HQ/SBXH 196112 newly delivered HQ/ EJHQ

317671 IL/EBHQ-HQ/SCEC 317708/09/10/14/19/23/29/32 IL/EBHQ-HQ/SCEC 319451/53/55 off registration scrapped 321402/05/08/28/31/32/44/45 IL/EBHQ-HQ/SAXU

387204-06 SL/HWHQ-HE/ ETHQ

442405/08/24 BM/HYHQ-HQ/ SCXH

701003 newly delivered HQ/ HYHQ

720567/73/76 newly delivered HQ/EBHQ

730103 newly delivered HQ/ EJHQ

803001-05 newly registered BN/HBHQ

71959 IL/EBHQ-HQ/SAXU

Liveries

Avanti West Coast: 221101/02/18/25, 390039/45, 390103/12/25/27/34/37/48

EMR purple: 170517

Pride: 334006

SWT: 450005/15/33/38

TfW: 150240/42/54, 153906/26, 175115

Named

390044 Royal Scot

800022 Tulbahadur Pun

800030 Henry Cleary/Lincoln Callaghan

800301 Paddington Bear

Names removed 153376 X24-Expeditious 321361 Phoenix

Renumbered 319009-769502 319459-769959

Now in 9-car formation 345010

Now in passenger traffic 345010/31/46/48 710376/77

720561

Preserved

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: 143625

Llanelli Goods Shed Trust: 143622

Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway: 143606/07

Nene Valley Railway: 143602

Tanat Valley Railway: 143601/16

Wensleydale Railway: 143623

Stored/stopped locations Barrow Hill: 156907/09/16/17

Derby Litchurch Lane: 701017, 720512/25/32/55/65/70,

701505

Ely: 153301/04/15/17/51/52/78, 317708/09/10/14/19/23/29/32

Etches Park: 153319

Gascoigne Wood: 321402/05/31/45

Hertford North CS: 365510

Kirkdale: 777004/06

Long Marston: 153316

Nemesis Rail, Burton: 769922/39

Peterborough: 365520/22

Slade Green: 465247, 465913, 466006

Warrington: 777016/18

Widnes: 701008

Wolverton: 2402/03/04/08/09/10/11/19/20

Worksop: 321428/32, 465017/19, 465236/45/46, 466004/16, 701003, 720527/30/33/46/67/73/75/76

Disposals

C.F. Booth, Rotherham:

Arrival dates: May 17: 229. Cut dates: May 14: 63112; May 17: 72004; May 26: 71998, 78287/93. Sims Metals, Newport: Arrival dates: June 2: 55671 (143605); June 3: 55646 (143605), 55680 (143614); June 4: 55655 (143614), 55665 (143624); w/c June 7: 442406; June 7: 55690 (143624); June 8: 55674 (143608); June 9: 55649 (143608), 55643 (143610); June 10: 55676 (143610), 55670 (143604); June 11: 55645 (143604); w/c June 14: 442416; June 17: 55650 (143609); June 18: 55675 (143609); w/c June 21: 442423.

HAULED COACHING STOCK

Allocations

12073 off registration –

preserved

12105/10/32/47 off registration – preserved

40622 off registration - scrapped 40705/11/40/50 NL/EMHQ-HQ/ SCEC

41099 NL/EMHQ-HQ/SCEC 41100 NL/EMHQ-HQ/SCEC 42007 off registration - scrapped 42116/2/46/86/91/92/93/98/99 NL/EMHQ-HQ/SCEC

42145 off registration - scrapped 42238/39 NL/EMHQ-HQ/SCEC 42564 off registration - scrapped 44061/63/77/80 NL/EMHQ-HQ/ SCEC

Liveries

Alzheimer’s Society Cymru branding: 82226

InterCity: 11077/91, 82127 ScotRail InterCity: 42078

Renumbered 42570-48136 42582-48137