31/05/04
08578 (WSXX) has been removed from Knottingley by road having being noted heading south on the A1 near Ferrybridge on the 27th.
47750 and 47787 (both WHCD) were to be found together on the scrap line at Warrington yesterday. Although reported that this is their last week in traffic it has been indicated that they may have another couple of weeks to go before their elimination takes place.
87027 and 87028 (both IWCA) have been moved up to Longsight.

29/05/04
08528 from store at Doncaster Carr is reinstated to the WSEM pool swapping places with 08597, only itself recently reinstated, which has been returned to store, WNTR at Doncaster Carr.
56006 (WNSS) has completed its move to the NRM being collected by 37401 from Doncaster RMT yesterday evening.
87027 and 87028 have been reinstated to the IWCA pool.

28/05/04
43004 and 43009 are currently located at Plymouth Laira and Devonport respectively. 43004 has been rewired at Devonport and 43009 is currently being rewired there.
56006 (WNSS) has been on the move to York today and should be there this evening. Having being dragged north from Wembley to Doncaster RMT it was awaiting collection late afternoon for the final leg of its transfer to the NRM.
56078 (WNTR) at Toton, only repainted in large logo blue a few months ago, is now curiously showing N PNT (paint) on the system.
87027 and 87028 (both SBXL) were moved north from Wembley to Oxley today in the consist of the 5Z62 ECS movement. If required either 87027 or 87028 could be returned to service and have been moved north so that they are not trapped in by the impending engineering blockade of the WCML.
90001 and 90010 (both IWCA) have been identified as the next Class 90s to transfer to ONE.

27/05/04 23:20
43004 and 43009 have been stored SCXL. It is understood that these two are at St Phillips Marsh although confirmation is required.

27/05/04 20:55
47798 (WNXX) has made the move from Thornaby to York for the ‘Railfest’ event under its own steam. It was due to have been hauled south by 66200 but in the event it went on its own, the shiny shed having been left behind at Thornaby. BR Green 47815 has also ventured north today for display at the NRM.

26/05/04 23:35
37051 (WNTR) ex Hither Green and 37684 (WNTR) ex Toton have completed their moves to Temple Mills for attention.
56078 (WNTR) has been assigned for transfer from Knottingley to Toton for cleaning.
73235 (IVGA) was moved the short distance from Northam to Eastleigh works yesterday on a wheel skate. It has been indicated that 73235 is being repaired on behalf of SWT to become a thunderbird loco to operate alongside 73109.

26/05/04 13:30
08402 has been stored WSXX at Motherwell swapping places with 08927 which returns to the WSSC pool from WNTR.
08569 has been stored WNTR at Peterborough whilst 09205 which has been in traffic at Peterborough following delivery from Scotland via a stop over at Ferrybridge is reinstated to the WSEM pool.
08911 recently moved to York has been transferred to the MBDL private owner pool from WSXX which indicates that the one time Wigan CRDC pilot loco has passed on from EWS ownership.
37051 (WNTR) at Hither Green is assigned for transfer to Temple Mills for power unit attention.
86430 (DFNC) one of the two EWS Class 86s on hire to Freightliner has been assigned for N ONE at Crewe EMD on the 29th.

Class 59s: The six Class 59/2s have been reallocated to Temple Mills from Hither Green but remain allocated to pool WDAG.

Class 67s: All 30 Class 67s have been reallocated from Cardiff Canton to Toton, all bar 67004 which is allocated to a new pool, WABK for RETB fitted Class 67s, remain allocated to WAAK.

Interestingly no Class 56s, even though three are at Bristol Barton Hill in readiness for a trip abroad if required, have been transferred into the WZ contract hire pool group.

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C F Booth Limited wishes to announce with immediate effect the following conditions for the visits of railway enthusiasts to its Rotherham site:

1. No visits will be permitted during working hours from Monday to Friday inclusive.
2. No visits will be permitted if shunting movements are taking place on site.
3. Any visitors permitted access to the site must provide their own personal protective equipment in the form of a hard hat and high visibility jacket. This equipment must be worn throughout the duration of the visit. Personal protective equipment will not be provided by C F Booth Limited. Sensible, sturdy footwear should also be worn. Access will not be permitted to those persons wearing training shoes or similar footwear.
4. All visitors upon arrival will be required to report to James Hawley or Peter Presswood. If permitted access to the site, each visitor will be required to sign the Visitors Book recording their name, address and time of arrival. Time of departure must also be recorded so that the number of visitors on site at any one time can be monitored.
5. No visitor should at any time climb on to any locomotive, coach, wagon or other items or structures on site. If found doing so, the visitor concerned will be asked to leave the site immediately and will not be permitted to visit the site again.
6. No visitor should at any time remove items from site.
7. If any photographs taken on site are intended for publication whether in a magazine or on the internet, a copy of each photograph should be submitted to Ken Booth Junior and his permission sought prior to publication. If unauthorised photographs are published, C F Booth Limited reserves the right to suspend visits forthwith.
8. C F Booth Limited reserves the right to charge visitors a fee for access to the site.

C F Booth Limited has always had an excellent relationship with railway enthusiasts and values that relationship. However, the recent interest in its operations has been overwhelming and has started to affect the day to day running of its business. As a result, it has been decided that the visits of railway enthusiasts to its site must be managed to ensure the safety of visitors and its employees. C F Booth Limited currently has no intention of stopping all visits. However, it reserves the right to suspend visits in the event that any visitor is found to have abused the privilege afforded by the company of visiting its site.

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Understandably visits to their site need to be regulated and these regulations will have to be adhered to or we run the risk of having access to what is practically the only railway scrapyard that allows visits stopped for good.

25/05/04 21:10
08516 (WSXX) has completed its move to the Bristol area being noted on Barton Hill today.
08665 (WSXX) 37708 (WNXX) and 56093 (WNXX) have been moved from Doncaster Carr to Healey Mills.
20301 (XHSD) which as been at Glasgow works for repairs was collected today by 47802. Work on 47298, sidelined for some months at Springburn, is now underway.
47798 (WNXX) along with 66200 can now be found at Thornaby having being moved up from Toton yesterday.

25/05/04 14:20
08516 (WSXX) was removed from Toton by road yesterday afternoon but didn’t initially get too far as the trailer suffered a flat tyre at Sandiacre. Last noted in a supermarket car park 08516 is understood to be Bristol bound.
47283 latterly located at MoD Smalmstown has turned up at Carlisle Upperby. Although currently parked where some wagons have recently been processed enquiries reveal that 47283 will be moved again for disposal.
86253 (SAXL) has, following its visit to Brush Loughborough, turned up at Barrow Hill and has been admitted to the DPS shed. Early indications are that 86253 is earmarked for conversion to a mobile load bank or something along those lines.

24/05/04
86229 and 86233 (SAXL) were hauled from Derby to Oxley today behind 33202.
86253 (SAXL) was removed from Brush Loughborough early this afternoon by road. It has been at Brush for testing to see if it’s a runner. Current whereabouts unclear but Oxley has been suggested as a possible destination for this Inter-City liveried locomotive.

23/05/04
08577 and 08597 have been reinstated to WSWM ex Daventry and WSEM ex Doncaster Carr respectively.
08757 and 08784 have been stored, both WNTR, at Bescot and Tinsley respectively.
37684 (WNTR) en route from Toton to Temple Mills for a bogie change, probably with 37688, has reached Whitemoor yard.
58034 (WNXX) recently moved down from Doncaster Carr with 58015 and 58017 has been noted started and running. This is probably the first time it has been started since it was stored almost five years ago in August 1999.
73235 (IVGA) is the Class 73 that has been moved from Stewarts Lane to Northam.

22/05/04
37708 and 56093 (both WNXX) at Doncaster Carr have been assigned for movement to Healey Mills.
67014 (WAAK) has been taken off decision at Toton and is now awaiting materials, wheelsets to be precise.

21/05/04
56006 (WNSS) has, according to the system, been returned to Old Oak Common.
56022 (WNSO) is now located at Immingham Railfreight Terminal having being moved from the nearby EWS depot whilst 56125 (WNSO) is on the move this evening, see below.
86237 (SAXL) latterly on the move by road from Glasgow works was delivered to Sims Metals Cardiff yesterday afternoon.

Booth Roe Rotherham: 56050 56075 56130 73101 73106 73108 73110 73128 73129 73131 73133 and 73136
HNRC: 08601 and 08817
Private sale: 31465
To be decided upon: 37170 37686 47328 47566 47576 56029 86210 86243 86254 86261 86416 86417 86424 and 86425

20/05/04 21:35
37684 (WNTR) has been assigned for transfer from Toton to Temple Mills.
73106 and 73128 (both WNZX) have completed their respective moves from Hither Green to Rotherham. 73106 was unloaded at Booth’s this afternoon whilst 73128 was delivered yesterday.

20/05/04 12:40
73106 (WNZX) has also left Hither Green by road for Rotherham. It and 73128 should have arrived at Booth’s by now.

19/05/04 22:40
08786 (WNTR) last noted on the road ex Old Oak Common a few days ago has turned up at Wabtec Doncaster whilst 08911 (WSXX) has arrived at York and can be viewed in the former Thrall area with stock for the forthcoming festivities at the NRM.
73128 (WNZX) is on its way to Booth Roe Rotherham from Hither Green by road, 73128 left Hither Green at 13:30 this afternoon.

19/05/04 12:00
67014 (WAAK) stopped since 16/04/04 and 67027 stopped since 06/05/04, both at Toton, have been placed on decision.
86237 (SAXL) due for movement to Sims Metals Cardiff for disposal was removed from Glasgow works by road this morning
87027 has been stored SBXL, it is currently languishing at Wembley with 87028.

18/05/04 21:35
08577 (WNTR) has been returned to Daventry releasing 08757 (WSWM) back to Bescot.
56006 (WNSS) is showing as now located at Willesden Euroterminal on the system. It could be on its way to York any day now.
58015 (WNXX) 58017 (WFGF) and 58034 (WNXX) have, following their lay over at Didcot, completed their movement to Eastleigh. 58015 and 58034 were moved south last night whilst 58017 followed on today.
73129 and 73136 (both WNZX) have completed their move by road to Booth Roe Rotherham.
86253 (SAXL) has been removed from Glasgow works and moved south by road to Brush Loughborough. The Inter-City liveried Class 86 was noted on the A50 near Derby this evening. 86237 (SAXL) is also due to be removed from Glasgow works by road but this one is for disposal at Sims Metals Cardiff.

18/05/04 07:55
73129 and 73136 (both WNZX) are both on the move by road from Hither Green to Booth’s, Rotherham. 73129 was noted traversing the M25 late yesterday evening whilst 73136 was sighted on the M1 north of junction 22 at 21:00.

17/05/04
37220 (WNXX) and 37422 (WNTR) have both had their power unit and associated equipment removed at Toton. It looks like the transplant is going ahead.
47815 (IWLA) out-shopped in original style BR two tone green was unveiled to the press at St Philips Marsh today. By all accounts the repaint is regarded as one of the most authentic to date.
56050 (WNZX) was delivered to Booth’s on the 14th, this is confirmed.
58024 (WFGF) has been transferred from Eastleigh to Cardiff Canton, hauled west today by 37114. 58020 and 58031 remain at Eastleigh.

16/05/04
56050 (WNZX) should, pending confirmation, have been delivered to Booth Roe Rotherham by now. It was removed from Toton Training Compound by road on the 14th.

15/05/04
08911 (WSXX) reportedly bound for the NRM York was noted heading south on the A1 this morning.

14/05/04
08711 operational in and around Toton of late has been reinstated to WSEM swapping places with 08698 currently in use at Sandiacre which has been stored WNTR.
08786 (WNTR) is on the move by road from Old Oak Common being sighted heading north on the M1 this afternoon.
09016 sidelined at St Blazey with shifted cranks has been stored WSXX. It is replaced by 09019, a recent arrival from Harwich, which has been reinstated to the WSWR pool.
20094 has been stripped of residual components and its bogies during its brief spell at the Churnet Valley Railway and was removed by road for disposal today. In view of these developments 20094 is re-listed but its current whereabouts are unknown.
47798 (WNXX) at Toton is, although it was still in the paintshop this afternoon, now repainted.
66952 (DFHC) has been moved up from Newport to Toton.
90033 at Crewe EMD has been reinstated to the WEFE pool but for the moment remains in ‘stored ok’ status.
92001 (WNTR) has completed its movement from Dollands Moor to Crewe being hauled through Crewe station on its way round to the EMD with 92008 by 66124 late yesterday afternoon.

13/05/04
09019 (WNTR) is on the move by road from Harwich being noted heading west on the M4 near Swindon this afternoon.
47832 (IWLA) latterly at Landore for attention but moved to Laira at the end of April has been taken back on (temporary) lease by FGW as cover for a defective 47811.
66200 (WBAM) has been admitted to the paint shop at Toton. Whatever they are doing with it is understood to be associated with the forthcoming Rail 200 event at York in a few weeks.
92001 (WNTR) has been removed from Dollands Moor being taken north today in the consist of a Trafford Park bound freight behind 92008 whilst 92025 (WNTR) has been retied from traffic to Crewe EMD.

12/05/04 22:15
58015 (WNXX) 58017 (WFGF) and 58034 (WNXX) are still located at Didcot awaiting forwarding to Eastleigh.

Booth Roe Rotherham: 37170 37686 47328 47566 47576 56029 56050 56075 56130 73101 73106 73108 73110 73128 73129 73131 73133 73136 86210 86243 86254 86261 86416 86417 86424 and 86425
HNRC: 08601 08817
Private sale: 31465

11/05/04
20094 has been removed from the stored lists as it is now regarded as preserved, well privately owned anyway, following its transfer to the Churnet Valley Railway.
58015 (WNXX) 58017 (WFGF) and 58034 (WNXX) have been removed from Bescot to Didcot. They were being prepared, late afternoon, for forwarding to Eastleigh.
73131 (WNZX) is on the move from Old Oak Common by road having being noted heading north on the M1 this afternoon. This locomotive is recently sold by EWS and it’ll be of interest to see where it ends up. Either Fragonset at Derby or Booth Roe, Rotherham are candidates.
73205 (GBED) has been released from Fragonset Derby making its way south to Tonbridge today.
90033 (WNTR) is back into store at Crewe EMD and its hire to WEFE has been cancelled.

10/05/04 21:30
86212 86231 and 86251 (all SAXL) were hauled from Immingham Railfreight Terminal to Oxley this afternoon by 47709. 86233 remains at Immingham.

10/05/04 12:15
43154 (QCAR) undergoing repairs at Neville Hill has been painted NR Yellow whilst 47798 (WNXX) at Toton is now inside the paint shop.
58020 and 58024 (both WFGF) have been moved from Old Oak Common to Eastleigh this morning. Both have been repainted in GIF livery. Meanwhile the Bescot trio, 58015 58017 and 58034, remain at Bescot awaiting transfer to Didcot for Eastleigh.

09/05/04
08907 at Dagenham has been stored WNTR whilst 08909 at Penyffordd (near Shotton) has been stored WSXX. Both appear to still be in traffic.
09106 at Doncaster Carr has been stored WNTR, it is / was due a D exam.
47033 at Wabtec, nearing the completion of its restoration to running order for Cotswold Rail, has been reinstated to CREL.
58015 (WNXX) 58017 (WFGF) and 58034 (WNXX) didn’t make the move to Eastleigh yesterday, as had originally been anticipated, but transfer has been arranged for the early hours of tomorrow morning. Due off Bescot at 04:25 as 0Z25 the three ‘bones’ are to be moved initially to Didcot for forwarding to Eastleigh.
87027 (IWCA) has been taken off lease at Willesden.

08482 WNTR Wembley area
08593 WNTR Warrington yards
08701 WSXX Crewe EMD pilot
08711 WNTR Toton yards
08737 WSXX Allerton depot pilot
08765 WNTR Eastleigh area
08877 WSWX Wigan CRDC pilot
08907 WNTR Dagenham
08909 WSXX Penyffordd
09005 WNTR Tyne yard
09008 WNTR Cardiff Tidal
09203 WNTR Newport area
The following are stored but available and as such probably see occasional use.
08411 WSXX Motherwell
08856 WSXX Didcot (back up for 08676)
08924 WNTR Motherwell
08927 WSXX Motherwell
09019 WNTR Harwich (back up for 08904)
09205 WNTR Peterborough (back up for 08569)

07/05/04
20094 has been removed from Glasgow works by road being noted on the M8 yesterday evening. Although unconfirmed sources suggest it may be heading for the Churnet Valley Railway.
58015 (WNXX) 58017 (WFGF) and 58034 (WNXX) have been removed from Doncaster Carr to Bescot via Toton overnight. No assignments for onward movement or clues to their eventual destination at the moment.
90033 (WNTR but hired to WEFE) is now regarded as active.

06/05/04
08485 (WSXX) was removed from Carlisle yard yesterday to Carlisle Currock by 08866 in the consist of a Carlisle yard to Currock trip working.
37612 (XHSD) latterly out of traffic with wheelset / bogie problems has, following a period located at MoD Longtown been transferred to Brush Loughborough by road.
86235 (IANA) is on its way back to Anglia from Glasgow works this evening in the consist of a southbound freight hauled by 66147.
86602 has been stored DHLT at Crewe Basford Hall.

05/05/04
37707 (WNTR) was at Bescot this afternoon en route to Warrington from Hoo whilst 37896 (WNTR) has arrived at Temple Mills.
56078 (WNTR) at Knottingley has been de-named.
90005 90006 90007 and 90011 have joined 90003 and 90004 in the IANA pool.
90033 (WNTR) appears to have been returned to Crewe EMD.

04/05/04
08711 (WNTR) has been noted in use at Toton, repairs complete and buckeye couplers fitted.
87005 and 87028 stored at Willesden and Wembley respectively have now been transferred to the SBXL pool.

03/05/04
47798 (WNXX) has been moved from Knottingley to Toton via Doncaster.

37674 WKAD Bescot B ONE
37706 WKAD Warrington B ONE
37707 WKAD In traffic, Hoo Junction, assigned B ONE at Warrington
37886 WKAD In traffic, Warrington to Castleton, assigned B ONE at Bescot
37896 WKAD In traffic, Dagenham, assigned B ONE at Temple Mills

37674 WKAD assigned B ONE at Bescot
37706 WKAD assigned N ONE at Warrington
37707 WKAD assigned B ONE at Warrington
37886 WKAD assigned B ONE at Bescot
37896 WKAD assigned B ONE at Temple Mills

02/05/04 12:50
09019 at Harwich has been stored WNTR. It is replaced by 08904 (now WSLN) recently moved up from the Plymouth area meanwhile 09203 (WNTR) latterly in storage at Cardiff Canton is being used at Llanwern.
09205 (WNTR) has turned up at Peterborough, noted there this morning.
47798 (WNXX) due for movement to the NRM is on transfer having being extracted from Ferrybridge to Knottingley.

01/05/04
09205 (WNTR) is on the move again having been noted south of Doncaster yesterday on the road ex Ferrybridge.
20311 37069 and 47802 (all XHSD) have returned to Kingmoor following their stint on the KWVR for adhesion tests.
37896 (WKAD) has been assigned for B ONE at Temple Mills. There have been indications that several Class 37s are to be switched off in the coming days.
47245 (MBDL) was taken to Carnforth yesterday by 37261. Initially 37261 took 44004 47245 and 50007 south from Barrow Hill to the MRC before running north with WCRC’s 47.
60002 (WCAT) has, oddly considering its fire damage repairs at Brush Loughborough are at an advanced stage, been allocated for store.
86238 (IANA) has joined 86209 (IANA) in the engineers sidings at Norwich, 86215 and 86227 are still active.
90006 (IANA?) was taken from Willesden to Norwich yesterday in convoy with 90003 and 90004. All three in ‘rainbow’ colours.