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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
SECTIONS/PAGES UPDATED
Friday 15/03/24

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

Wednesday/Thursday 13/03/24-14/03/24

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

Tuesday 12/03/24

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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