73962 & 73965 at Hatton 13/03/24 "with 1Q18 from Crewe
to Derby RTC the infrastructure monitoring working
returning after travelling over the Merseyrail Northern
lines overnight"
J Neave |
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SITE UPDATED |
Saturday March 16, 2024 02:35 |
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Friday 15/03/24 |
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PUBLICATION TIME/S - 02:30 (Sat)
NEWS
66956 ready to go, 73968 released from UKRL
JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS -
70815 on the logs, 66428 leading 68013 66518 & 66568
over the S&C, 66741 with a diverted 6M86 Monk Bretton
working at Oakenshaw Junction, 37405 taking engineers
kit to Bescot/light to Derby, 67029 66174 & 67005 in
convoy to Crewe, 67023 & 67027 in Westbury
REPORTAGE
STOCK CONTROL -
66014 assisting 37800 taking 387138 to Reading, 37608
hauling 730220 to Oxley, 47749 taking 720138 & 720102 to
Wembley, 43468 & 43480 collecting stock/formed up for
the Master Cutler jolly, 57303 & 69010 escorting Class
720s between Derby and Worksop, 37608 hauling 730217 to
Oxley, 57313 & 57601 taking stock to Southall
PREPARATIONS -
1001 on a run out from St Leonards, 69005 returning to
Doncaster
TOURING -
43468 & 43480 powering the Master Cutler and Banbury min
tours, 57313 & 57601 taking the Gold Cup Special to Evesham
PORTFOLIO
Images from between March 4th and March 10th 2024
VIEW
66847 making its way through Patchway with 6F76 from
Margam TC to Eastleigh East Yard
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Wednesday/Thursday 13/03/24-14/03/24 |
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PUBLICATION TIME/S - 05:00 14:35 (Thu) 01:25 (Fri)
NEWS
STOCK CHANGES,
LISTS/LOCATIONS,
STATS
37606 renumbered, another locomotive on hire to Colas, 55022 on
the move, 69011 heads south
FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 14:28 (Thu)
JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS - 70009 on the Preston/Haverton circuit again, Varamis Rail
Class 321s in Liverpool Street, 70802 leaving Carlisle
with 6E41 to Dewsbury, 60076 running round 6M36 at
Milford Junction, 68013 collecting the balance of 6K05
to form 6K05 from Appleby to Crewe, 66790 on the 3Q00
weed control run, 66419 working 6M25 to Basford Hall
REPORTAGE
STOCK CONTROL -
69008 taking refurbished 458415 through to Bournemouth,
68026 collecting de-branded TP04 from Long Marston
PREPARATIONS - 70003 on a Crewe to Romiley training run, 805005 on
a run to Northampton, 458424 on test from Bournemouth, 701003 on
the Waterloo/Staines accumulator, 805008 runs to Holyhead
TOURING -
40013 & 47805 on the Golden Arrow tour to Canterbury, 67021
on the Belmond Pullman
STEAM ON THE MAIN -
2999 being shunted at Didcot, 44871 and support coach
running to Carnforth
PORTFOLIO
Images from between March 4th and March 8th 2024
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Tuesday 12/03/24 |
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PUBLICATION TIME/S - 07:00 (Wed)
NEWS
STOCK CHANGES
Traction allocated to BBXX, potential path for 69011 to head
south, more bare ex TPE Class 68s at Kingmoor
FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 06:57 (Wed)
JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS -
47830 to the rescue, double-Grids on the Chirk logs
again, 90015 90044 90043 & 90049 on the front of 4M87
through Northampton, 67006 & 92015 light to Wembley,
RA43s taking Railvac 2 to Bo'ness
REPORTAGE
PREPARATIONS -
D1015 on training runs from the Severn Valley Railway,
69005 on the Crewe/Manchester/Doncaster training turn
STOCK CONTROL -
66534 collecting 197114 from Wolverton, 69008 collecting
458415 from Widnes, 321428 & 321429 to Willesden, 47746
taking WCRC stock to Burton, 43480 & 43468 bringing the RA
barrier array south from Warrington
PORTFOLIO
Images from between March 1st and March 10th 2024
VIEW
66606 near Avoncliff on 6C79 from Avonmouth to Whatley Quarry
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