News Archive: June 2004

30/06/04 18:00
37350 (MBDL) has made its move from Barrow Hill to Derby for repairs.
60045 has also been stored, WNTR at Toton.

30/06/04 14:25
37350 (MBDL) is being transported by road from Barrow Hill to Derby today. Fragonset appear to have secured the contract to repair 37350 / D6700 which was damaged in ‘the incident’ at Barrow Hill last October when it collided with 37515.
60029 and 60088 have been stored, both WNTR. 60056 appears to have been granted a reprieve as its assignment for N ONE has been removed. 60029 is still in traffic assigned to Thornaby for store whilst 60088 is at Immingham having being sidelined there since mid March.
86501 (DFGC) at Rugby has been assigned for recovery and movement to Crewe EMD by road.

29/06/04 22:50
08500 (WSXX) has turned up at Motherwell whilst 08567 (WSYX) which went to Wigan, well as far as the entrance of the CRDC anyway, has been moved on to Warrington. Entry into the CRDC by 08567s transport being successfully denied by the council’s strategically erected bollards.

29/06/04 21:25
47769 (WNZX) and 58038 (WZFH) have been shunted out of the compound at Toton and taken to the depot. 47769 which is being prepared for removal by rail, probable spares donor 58003 (WNXX) and potential Dutch duo 58038 and 58046 (both WZFH) have all been admitted to the shed.
73205 (GBED) which has been back to Derby for rectification was released today to Tonbridge.
86501 (DFGC) suffered a traction motor fire near Nuneaton last night and was dumped at Rugby this morning contemplating its future.

Shunter go round, continued…
08500 (WSXX) which was on a low loader at Toton late yesterday has been removed by road. It was last noted heading west on the M62 near Manchester in the early hours of this morning.
08714 (WNTR) has been transported, again by road, from Wolverhampton Steel Terminal to Bescot. After unloading 08567 (WSYX) was loaded and removed northwards. 08567 has since been delivered to Wigan CRDC.

Crewe DMD, the end beckons…
Insider sources indicate that the recently closed DMD at Crewe is to be demolished to make way for a car park. It has also been indicated that the heavy lift shop, sometimes referred to as the Cathedral, is to be dismantled and re-constructed at Immingham.

28/06/04
20902 completed its move to Barrow Hill this morning following a weekend lay over at Woodall Services on the M1.
47793 (WNTR) and 56069 (now WZGF see below) have been returned to Healey Mills from Knottingley.
60029 (WCAN) and 60056 (WCBN) have escaped today’s round of storage's but both are still assigned for N ONE at Thornaby. 60029 is still due for N ONE yesterday whilst 60056 is now due tomorrow.
60071 (WNTR) was moved from Thornaby to Toton yesterday. It is booked to undergo an exam and bogie change prior to reinstatement.

Class 37 reduction…
Four EWS Class 37s have been stored, all WNTR. The latest victims are 37042 at Toton with an assignment for movement to Temple Mills in place, 37174 and 37308, both at Temple Mills, and 37670 at Bescot. Only 24 left now…

F for France…
12 Class 56s and another 10 Class 58s have been added to the French pools.

Placed into WZGF, a new pool, are 56038 (Knottingley) 56049 (Thornaby) 56051 (Healey Mills) 56059 (Healey Mills) 56060 (Healey Mills) 56065 (Healey Mills) 56069 (Healey Mills) 56078 (Toton) 56081 (Healey Mills) 56087 (Immingham) 56117 (Bristol Barton Hill) and 56118 (Bristol Barton Hill).
Additional Class 58s transferred to the WZFF pool are 58015 (Eastleigh) 58016 (Eastleigh) 58032 (Healey Mills) 58033 (Old Oak Common) 58034 (Eastleigh) 58035 (Healey Mills) 58040 (Healey Mills) 58047 (Old Oak Common) 58049 (Eastleigh) and 58050 (Eastleigh).

These changes leave the French hire pool with an overall total of 57 locomotives allocated, 24 Class 37s, 12 Class 56s and 21 Class 58s.

Shunter news…
The WSLN fleet has been reduced by one following the storage of 08482 at Willesden and 08783 at Wembley, both WNTR 08798 from store at Wembley has been reinstated to WSLN from WNTR.
08561 at Bescot has been reinstated to Old Oak Common’s WSWR fleet whilst 08632 recently delivered to Wolverhampton Steel Terminal has been reinstated to WSWM displacing 08714 to store WNTR at Wolverhampton.

Going large…
Phot anyone? 50031 and 50049 have been out-shopped in large logo blue at LNWR Crewe.

27/06/04
08632 (WNTR) latterly in store at Allerton was noted at Wolverhampton Steel Terminal yesterday having just been brought south by road from Merseyside.
37308 (WKAD) might be heading for store in place of 37667 (WKAD) which has been reprieved and authorised to receive a B exam at Warrington.
59201 (WDAG) which has been at Thornaby for ages for wheelset attention has been released and is currently at Doncaster en route to Toton.
92012 (WTAE) has taken over from 92024 on ECML training duties.

26/06/04
20902 has not reached Barrow Hill yet but was noted parked up at Woodall Services on the M1 near Chesterfield late last night.
31442 (WNZX) now re-listed, was at Booth’s Rotherham this morning following transportation from the Churnet Valley Railway whilst 73110 was removed from Booth’s by road late yesterday afternoon for preservation on the Churnet Valley Railway.
43063 and 43079 (both IMRL) were hauled to Landore yesterday by 47847 for ATP work.
86261 (WNZX) whose days as an EWS open day exhibit are now well and truly over and the first of the Class 86s for movement across from Crewe EMD has been transferred to Booth’s Rotherham. It was noted on the M1 yesterday morning en route.

25/06/04
08578 has been reinstated to WSWM from store at Bescot swapping places with 08939 which has been stored WNTR.
20902 is on the move today by road from Glasgow works to Barrow Hill, last noted on the A1 near Wetherby heading south late this afternoon. 20902 is one of several locomotives secured from DRS by HNRC.

ED for a Ped…
The removal of 73110 from Booth’s Rotherham to preservation on the Churnet Valley Railway is imminent as is the transfer of 31442 from the Churnet Valley Railway to Booth’s. In the same way that 56023 was traded in part exchange for 56003, 31442 is being traded for 73110.

56057…
Although purchased from EWS by SCCD (Sandbach Car & Commercial Dismantlers) 56057 is not destined for a date with the cutting torch but will instead be passing on into preservation. Its removal from Immingham is expected to take place during July.

Shunter go round…
08389 has, following the movement of 09205 to the North East from Peterborough, been shipped across to Warrington from Thornaby and is now allocated to the WSWM pool accordingly. The arrival of 08389 at Warrington displaced 08706 (WSWM) which has been transported south by road to Bescot.

Loughborough power cars…
43086 and 43193 (both IMRL) the last of those being overhauled for Project Rio were released from Brush Loughborough today whilst 43064 (IMLP) which has been fitted with a Brush designed cooler group was released earlier this week.

24/06/04 18:35
08499 (WNTR) at Swindon, only mentioned the other day as still active, has been stood down joining dumped 08994 in Cocklebury yard. 08757 has been pressed into service in its place.
37174 (WKAD) is again assigned for store, Temple Mills on the 27th.
37670 (WKAD) is also earmarked for store, B ONE at Bescot tomorrow. 37670 had been due to undergo as B exam at Toton which appears to have been cancelled.
56023 has been delivered to Booth’s Rotherham from Ashchurch. It is therefore, for what remains of its potentially short existence, re-listed.

Disposal…
The scrapping of Load-Haul liveried 56050 at Booth’s Rotherham is as good as complete, only its frame and bogies remained earlier today. 56050 was stored from Immingham’s WGAN pool in November 1999, RIP.

24/06/04 13:20
08698 turned up at Peterborough yesterday and has been reinstated to the WSEM pool. Its arrival at Peterborough allowed for the removal north to Thornaby of 09205 (now WSNE).
33019 (SDXL) from Derby and 73105 (SDXL) from Peak Rail were delivered to the Battlefield Line yesterday, both being moved there by road.
37220 (WNXX) is now in the compound at Toton exchanging places with 58003 (WNXX) and 58046 (WZFH) which have been extracted to the depot area.
37174 (WKAD) appears to have gained a reprieve as its N ONE assignment has been cancelled.
86622 (DFNC) has been assigned for N ONE at Crewe EMD on July 10th.

Cotswold Rail 47s…
The painting of 47033 at Wabtec is complete bar a few finishing touches including the fitment of nameplates. CR estimate it should be ready for release in about two weeks.
Recently stored 47813 should, if all goes to plan, be being collected from Old Oak Common sometime next week whilst the paint for the transformation of 47818 from VT red into ONE (rainbow) colours arrives in a few days.

23/06/04
08698 (WNTR) is on the road having been removed from Toton today whilst 08700 has, following its trip to a private site in the Wigan area last night, been forwarded to the Embsay Railway near Skipton.
33019 (SDXL) has been removed from Derby RTC by road following the arrival today of 73107 / E6013 (SDXL) from Peak Rail.
47750 and 47787 (both WNXX) are now assigned for transfer to Knottingley as opposed to Wigan CRDC. 47750 remains at Llandudno Jct but 47787 has been moved across to Healey Mills from Crewe.
56003 has been extracted from Booth’s Rotherham and into preservation. Initially noted heading south on the M1 near Chesterfield today it was later sighted near its destination, MoD Ashchurch. 56023 currently at Ashchurch should be making the journey to Booth’s Rotherham by return.
90001 (IWCA) is now de-named and de-branded at Willesden, ready possibly, for an application of ONE colours.

Bones to go…?
It has been indicated that the remaining four Eastleigh bound Class 58s at Healey Mills (58004 58007 58012 & 58027) are to get on their way on the 25th.

Deltic 2…
55002 arrived at Barrow Hill at 13:10 today following transfer from Wabtec behind 66544.

Freightliner locomotives for sale…
Freightliner are to make ten Class 47s and six Class 86s available for sale: 47114 47157 47193 47258 47339 and 47353 at Crewe Basford Hall, 47205 47207 and 47334 at Southampton Maritime, 47287 at Crewe DMD, 86603 at Wigan CRDC, 86611 and 86631 at Crewe works along with 86618 86634 and 86636 at Crewe EMD.

22/06/04
08499 (WNTR) is still in use at Swindon, its replacement 08757 (WSWR) hasn’t seen use since delivery from Bescot and reinstatement. 08994 (WNTR) remains dumped in Swindon yard.
08700 has been removed from Carnforth by road. It has been established that it has been sold by HNRC to a private buyer at a non rail connected site in the Wigan area.
08735 has been reinstated to WSEM from store at Immingham swapping places with 08689 which has been stored WNTR at Immingham.
37042 (WKAD) until recently stopped for repairs at Doncaster Carr has been transferred to Toton, currently showing as suffering a loss of power fault. There have been reports that its storage assignment had been rescinded but this is still in place, B ONE at Temple Mills 27/06.

56050…
Its demolition has begun at Booth’s Rotherham.

Western Region namers remembered…
What became of the original WR named Class 47s. Many of these names were lost along the way, some even re-appearing on other locomotives. Some stayed with the locomotives throughout their working lives or have been re-applied at a later date.

D1660 City of Truro Renumbered 47076, 47625 then 47749. Currently stored WNXX at Crewe EMD.
D1661 North Star Renumbered 47077, 47613 then 47840. Currently in traffic ATLO.
D1662 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Renumbered 47484. Currently stored XHSS at Glasgow works.
D1663 Sir Daniel Gooch Renumbered 47078 then 47628. Currently stored SDXL at Barrow Hill.
D1664 GJ Churchward (initially George Jackson Churchward) Renumbered 47079 then converted to 57009. Currently in traffic DFTZ.
D1665 Titan Renumbered 47080, 47612, 47838, back to 47612 then 47779. Currently stored WNZX at Wigan CRDC.
D1666 Odin Renumbered 47081, 47606, 47842, back to 47606 then 47778. Currently stored WNXX at Wigan CRDC.
D1667 Atlas Renumbered 47082, 47626 then 47750. Currently stored WNXX at Llandudno Jct.
D1668 Orion Renumbered 47083 then 47633. Dismantled June 1994 MC Metals Glasgow.
D1669 Python Renumbered 47538 (47084 was allocated but not applied). Dismantled March 1997 MRJ Philips at Crewe works.
D1670 Mammoth Renumbered 47085. Dismantled January 2000 EWS Wigan CRDC.
D1671 Thor (1) Not renumbered. Dismantled June 1966 RS Hayes Bridgend.
D1672 Colossus Renumbered 47086, 47641 then 47767. Currently stored WNZX in Toton Training Compound.
D1673 Cyclops Renumbered 47087 then 47624. Currently stored WNZX at Wigan CRDC.
D1674 Samson Renumbered 47088, 47653, 47808, back to 47653 then 47781. Currently stored WNXX in Toton Training Compound.
D1675 Amazon Renumbered 47089. Dismantled March 1989 Coopers Metals Sheffield.
D1676 Vulcan Renumbered 47090, 47623 then 47843. Currently in traffic DFLH.
D1677 Thor (2) Renumbered 47091, 47647, 47846 then converted to 57308. Currently in traffic ATLO.

21/06/04 22:55

Another chapter is closed…
EWS have stored 47750 and 47787, both WNXX. 47750 is still at Llandudno Junction awaiting collection whilst 47787 is at Crewe. Both are earmarked for movement to Wigan CRDC. Considering that back in 1998 Ed / EWS wanted rid of the type ASAP they didn’t do too badly lasting through till 2004.

21/06/04 17:40
08523 at Crewe LNWR has been started and run successfully for the first time since its purchase by RT Rail whilst 08525 (HISL) now resplendent in Maintrain colours, has been released from overhaul at Wabtec and was returned to Neville Hill today.
47750 (WHCD) is still languishing at Llandudno.
66047 (WBAN) which had been out of use since December 2003 has been returned to operational status being noted on test off Toton in the last few days. The same cannot be said for 67001 (still WAAK) laid up at Cardiff Canton which today, celebrates one year out of traffic.

86902…?
It has been noted that 86253 currently being worked on at Barrow Hill on behalf of Network Rail has had the number 86902 chalked on it. Is this a clue to its future identity?

Rear view sheds…
The following Class 66s have been noted fitted with wing mirrors, 66056 66115 66117 66155 66139 66220 and 66239.

19/06/04

Bones moved…
58006 58010 58011 and 58018 (all WZFF) were taken south from Warrington to Eastleigh last night as planned. They departed Warrington at approximately 21:20 behind 66207 and were later noted early this morning south of Didcot behind 66062.

On the road, update…
Further to yesterday’s mention of 20135 being noted on the M5 near Bromsgrove it has been established that it is bound for Cymru Metals Llanelli.
73136, the fourth Class 73 into preservation this month, was delivered to the Kent & East Sussex Railway yesterday.

Sales…
The following sales by EWS have been advised. As always the following are not officially confirmed so subject to further developments the purchases from tender list 60 are…

Fragonset: 47744 47767 56061
HNRC: 31514 37898 47575 47634 47702 47711 47745 47766 47769 47774 47775 47777 56045 56124
Private / Preservation: 37198 37275 86401
Sandbach Car & Commercial Dismantlers: 56057

18/06/04 21:05

More for store…
37042 has been assigned for storage at Temple Mills on the 27th whilst two more Class 60s have been identified for the bin. 60029 and 60056 are assigned N ONE at Thornaby, both also due to go on the 27th.

On the road…
Latterly at Glasgow works 20135 was noted on the M5 near Bromsgrove this morning. There is a possibility that it was Kingsbury bound whilst 73136 has left Booth’s for the Kent & East Sussex Railway being noted heading south on the M1 yesterday afternoon.

18/06/04 19:10

Bones on the move…
Eastleigh bound 58006 58010 58011 and 58018 (all WZFF) were transferred from Healey Mills to Warrington last night and are due to go south in the consist of tonight’s 6O12 Carlisle to Eastleigh service from Warrington.

KWVR do…
Locomotives to Keighley for this weekend’s Diesel Gala include the East Lancashire Railway’s 24054 brought in by road from Embsay and D832 by road from the NRM, 33030 and 37259 from DRS, 31271 and 47401 from the MRC and 37670 from EWS.

Wot, no kettle…!
37261 (MBDL) has been despatched to Scotland to work the Jacobite steam service off Fort William. Normality is expected to be restored on Monday but 37261 is going to stay in the area as stand by until the latter part of next week.

18/06/04 09:05
08512 recently moved to Peterborough has been reinstated to the WSEM pool whilst 08569, the shunter it displaced for movement to Toton, has been stored WNTR.
08818 currently at MoD Bicester has been reinstated to the HNRL operational pool. Its transfer to the HNRS storage pool earlier in the month is believed to have been a clerical misunderstanding.
37174 (WKAD) is another Class 37 selected for the bin being assigned B ONE at Temple Mills on the 27th.
37515 currently at Barrow Hill has been reinstated to the HNRL operational pool, welcome back.
47750 (WHCD) still languishing at Llandudno has been assigned for movement to Wigan for storage, due there on the 20th. Of note is that the former D1667 Atlas (47750) will be joining fellow erstwhile western region namers D1665 Titan (47779) D1666 Odin (47778) and D1673 Cyclops (47624) at the CRDC where D1670 Mammoth (47085) has already been disposed of.
47813 at Old Oak Common has at last been stood down and is now in the SBXL off lease / stored pool pending developments however 47818 (IANA) is out and about again, still in VT red.

Disposal…
Long term Rotherham resident 47291 is no more, cutting being as good as completed yesterday. 47291 was stored from Tinsley’s DAST pool back in February 1996 and officially withdrawn in August 1998, RIP.

17/06/04
08512 (WSXX) latterly in store at Tyne yard until removal southwards by road a couple of days ago has turned up and entered traffic at Peterborough displacing 08569 (WSEM) which has in turn been transported to Toton.
08642 (DFLS) at Leeds Midland Rd being stripped for spares could be a candidate for disposal on site as many body panels and some internals have been removed recently.
08924 is reinstated to the WSSC pool at Motherwell swapping places with 08927 which has been stored WNTR.
60066 has been stored WNTR at Toton.

16/06/04 18:30
37515 (HNRS) is now back at Barrow Hill.
60002 still receiving attention at Toton has been reinstated to the WCBN pool.

Power car convoy…
47709 took 43099 (SBXL) 43102 (IMRL) 43121 (ICCP) and 43194 (SBXL) from Longsight to Crewe works this afternoon.

16/06/04 13:45
08512 (WSXX) was removed from Tyne yard yesterday evening, southwards by road.
47750 (WHCD) is languishing at Llandudno awaiting the inevitable.
66521 (SAXL) has been extracted from Doncaster works and moved across to Leeds Midland Rd by road.

Disposal…
Although it had been anticipated that 47291 would be next for disposal at Booth’s this remains pretty well untouched however 56075, one of the three Class 56s recently delivered, has been dismantled instead. The cutting of 56075 has taken place on the line which had until recently been utilised for wagon disposals, 31146 is behind it. 73131 which was in line behind 47291 for cutting is now back with 73106 and 73108 swapping places with 56050 which has been parked behind 47291. 56075 was stored from Immingham’s WGAN pool in October 1999, RIP.

15/06/04 21:10
37667 (WKAD) has been assigned for B ONE at Warrington on the 27th.
47704 and 73114 (both SDXL) have been removed from Peak Rail by road. 47704 has been transported to Throckmorton Airfield whilst 73114 has been taken to the Battlefield Line.

XHMW…
A new DRS pool coded XHMW for locomotives in main works undergoing long term repairs has been created. Transferred into the pool are three Class 20s, 20301 20305 and 20315, four Class 37s, 37038 37605 37606 and 37612 along with one Class 47, 47298.

20301 XHMW Brush Loughborough, faulty load regulator, out of use since May.
20305 XHMW Glasgow works, bogie change, out of use since early June.
20315 XHMW Brush Loughborough, AWS equipment, out of use since December 2003.
37038 XHMW Brush Loughborough, AWS equipment, out of use since February although hasn’t been mainline this year.
37605 XHMW Brush Loughborough, AWS equipment, out of use since December 2003.
37606 XHMW Brush Loughborough, AWS equipment, out of use since December 2003.
37612 XHMW Brush Loughborough, wheelsets, out of use since April.
47298 XHMW Glasgow works, engine repairs, out of use since October 2003.

Obviously regarding the Class 37s at Loughborough there’s more going on than simply receiving attention to their AWS equipment.

15/06/04 13:30
47750 (WHCD) caught fire at Colwyn Bay today whilst in charge of the 1D87 Crewe to Holyhead service.
86615 (DFNC) has been stopped at Crewe EMD and placed on decision whilst 86637 which was yesterday showing ‘GOOD BYEE’ on the system has been stopped and stored DHLT at Crewe Basford Hall.

Peak Rail clear out…
The removal of the stored locomotives from Peak Rail by road was due to get underway last night / this morning with Throckmorton bound 47704 being the first to be moved.

14/06/04

Grid 6 on the move…
56006 (WNSS) has made its move from Doncaster Carr to Barrow Hill via a trip to the MRC to drop off 31271. The convoy headed by 66703 initially took 31271 56006 27000 and 84001 to Butterley where the Class 31 was detached before continuing to Barrow Hill to deposit 56006 27000 and 84001.

12/06/04
43068 (ICCS) possibly on the move from Laira to Bicester was noted being taken north via road on the M5 near Taunton on the 10th.

Grid swaps…
There has been an exchange of stored locomotives between Healey Mills and Knottingley. Taken to Knottingley this morning behind 60052 were 56038 56056 and 56069 swapping places with 56051 and 56070 which have been returned to Healey Mills by 60020.

Proposed road movements…
Further to yesterday’s report it has been established that both Class 47s, 47704 and 47803, are to be extracted from Peak Rail.

DNLL...

From their web site…

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Deltic 9000 Locomotives Ltd to cease trading
On Thursday June 10th 2004, it was decided at a board meeting of Deltic 9000 Locomotives Ltd, that the company could no longer continue to trade due to the financial problems it is currently facing.
The length of time taken to resolve compensation issues connected with the fire on 9016 at Loughborough in 1999, coupled with legal action being taken against the company by the Devon Diesel Society, and other creditors no longer willing to wait to be paid, has led DNLL to put the company into voluntary liquidation.
It is believed that this is the best way forward for the creditors and shareholders of DNLL, and for the future of D9000 "Royal Scots Grey". Receivers are being appointed, and D9000 will be put up for sale in due course. Privately owned Class 50 No. 50050 "Fearless" will now pass to the care of the D400 Fund.

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...no comment.

11/06/04
08499 at Swindon has been stored WNTR swapping places with 08757 recently delivered from Bescot which has been reinstated to the WSWR pool.
08569 at Peterborough has been reinstated back to the WSEM pool but 08685 at Ayr is now stored WNTR37515 (HNRS) was taken to Toton for tyre turning following its release from Brush
Loughborough.
47818 (IANA) might be going Rainbow, sorry ONE, having being admitted to Crown Point, reportedly for a repaint.
60071 (WNTR) at Thornaby has been assigned for movement to Toton for a bogie change.
73128 has arrived at the Chasewater Railway thus becoming the third Class 73 passing into preservation this month.
86215 (IANA) has, since it was reported dumped out of use towards the beginning of the month, been undergoing attention at Norwich. It was released into to traffic but promptly failed and has been sidelined with 86209 again.

Proposed road movements…
The following proposed road movements have been reported elsewhere. These are unconfirmed but a guess as to what locomotives are being moved is in brackets.

CF Booth Rotherham to the K&ESR, Class 73 (73136)
Derby RTC to the Battlefield Line, Class 33 (either 33019 or 33046)
Glasgow works to Thornaby, Class 20 (unknown)
Peak Rail to the Battlefield line, Class 73 (one from 73105 73107 or 73114)
Peak Rail to Derby RTC (Fragonset), Class 73 (one from 73105 73107 or 73114)
Peak Rail to Throckmorton, Class 47 (either 47704 or 47803)

47308 and the other ghosts in the machine…
Following the de-registration of 47308 which was cut up in March a survey reveals that the following scrapped locomotives are still on the system…

31174 HNRS, cut July 2001 HNRC at Kingsbury
31296 WNZX, cut January 2004 R Garret at Crewe LNWR
37144 XHSS, cut October 2003 Sims Metals Beeston
37223 XHSS, cut March 2003 Sims Metals Beeston
37262 XHSS, cut February 2004 Sims Metals Beeston
37341 HNRS, cut February 2003 Booth’s Rotherham
37404 HNRS, cut January 2002 Booth’s Rotherham
47212 DHLT, cut February 2004 R Garret at Crewe LNWR
47221 HNRS, cut January 2002 HNRC at Kingsbury

10/06/04
37405 (WKAD) is back into traffic following attention at Thornaby. It was back on the Arriva S&C job today.
37515 (HNRS) has been released from repairs at Brush Loughborough and has presumably been returned to Barrow Hill whilst 37516 (WNTR) has been moved up from Peterborough to Doncaster Carr. 37675 (WNTR) had moved to Temple Mills on the 8th as suspected.
73128 bound for preservation on the Chasewater Railway has been removed from Booth’s Rotherham.

Disposal…
The cutting of 37225 at Rotherham has been completed, only its frame dumped on the ground was left of it today. 47291 has been moved up into position for scrapping and will be followed by 73131 which has been positioned behind the 47 to await processing. 37225 was stored from Toton’s WKMS pool in April 1999, RIP.

Power Cars…
Crewe works bound 43099 (SBXL) and 43102 (IMRL) were to have moved from Longsight to Crewe today but their transfer got cancelled. It has been established that 43121 (IMRL) and 43194 (SBXL) also at Longsight are awaiting transfer to Bicester where 43065 43067 43080 and 43084 (all ICCS) are currently languishing off lease awaiting transfer to store.
Not previously noted is that NR yellow 43154 (QCAR) has been at Derby Etches Park for about a week following release from repairs at Neville Hill.

IANA 90s…
The seven IANA Class 90s, 90003 90004 90005 90006 90007 90011 and 90012, are now formally allocated to Norwich as opposed to Willesden.

09/06/04
37675 (WNTR) left Hither Green yesterday under its own power, probably to Temple Mills.
92034 (WNTR) which has been languishing at Wembley for the last few days has now moved north to Crewe EMD.

56078…
Now painted grey with narrow red and blue sole bar stripes and Fertis logo’s 56078 which has been hidden away inside the paint shop at Toton was extracted to the main shed yesterday. Fertis are a French infrastructure company who are in negotiation with EWS with a view to hiring up to 40 locomotives, understood to be Class 56s and Class 58s although Class 37s haven‘t been ruled out, to work on the, to be constructed, LGV-EAST Paris to Strasbourg line. Although the hire arrangements have not yet been finalised it is understood that contractual proceedings are at a very advanced stage. The pre-emptive repainting of 56078 in Fertis colours was to have been a surprise for the Fertis people hence details not being released until today.

Thornaby 37s…
37372 (WNTR) and 37673 (WNXX) have been moved across to the front of the main shed, 37372 is due to undergo a B exam. 37405 is languishing out of use on site, its failure currently being covered by 37042 on the Arriva S&C diagram.

Eastleigh shunter notes…
Not previously recorded is that 08510 (WSXX) has been located in Eastleigh yard as opposed to Eastleigh depot since storage in March whilst 08765 (WNTR) which was active in the Eastleigh area since storage has now been stopped in Eastleigh yard. 08826 usually to be found on the East Somerset Railway was noted on the M27 near Portsmouth earlier today.

73s…
It has been established that the K&ESR are expecting to have 73136 on site for their mid July gala, removal from Booth’s Rotherham is expected to take place shortly. This being the case it is therefore assumed that 73110 is the ED destined for the Churnet Valley Railway.

08/06/04
08757 (WNTR) latterly in store at Bescot has been moved by road to Swindon. 08499 (WSWR) and 08994 (WNTR) currently at Swindon are to be moved by road to Margam in due course.
37037 has left Barrow Hill for the South Devon Railway.
37895 (WNTR) was hauled north from Didcot to Bescot yesterday evening whilst 60071 (WNTR) has been moved up to Thornaby from Doncaster.
47786 (WNXX) is inside the servicing shed at Warrington, its nameplates (Roy Castle OBE) were in the process of being removed yesterday.

07/06/04
47283 recently delivered to Kingsbury was still on its low loader this morning.
56006 (WNSS) which is thought to be Barrow Hill bound has been removed from the NRM to Doncaster.

Class 37 reduction…
EWS have reduced their Class 37 fleet by six examples, all being transferred to WNTR. The six stored are 37516 (Peterborough but awaiting transfer) 37675 (Hither Green) 37694 (Temple Mills) 37893 (Willesden Brent but awaiting transfer) 37895 (Didcot) and 37896 (Temple Mills). This reduction leaves EWS with but 28 Class 37s in traffic, none of which are from the 37/7 sub class.

Two more 60s stored…
Although it seemed as if 60071 was reprieved it, along with 60095, has been stored, both have gone WNTR. 60071 was last recorded at Doncaster Railport whilst 60095 is at Thornaby.

06/06/04
08698 (WNTR) which had seen use following storage has been retired to Toton depot whilst 08784 (WNTR) has arrived at Doncaster Carr from Tinsley.
56059 and 56071 (both WNTR) have been returned to Healey Mills from Knottingley swapping places with 47793 56051 56070 and 56133 (all WNTR) which have been moved up to Knottingley for de-fuelling from Healey Mills.

A correction…
Wires crossed, well it had been a long day, in the report about 56078 yesterday, France not Spain, is where it is headed. Further details to be released on the 9th.

05/06/04

37225…
The demolition of 37225 is well underway at Booth’s Rotherham.

47798…
Following the formal hand over of 47798 to the NRM it has been removed from the storage lists.

56078…
‘Cincuenta seis cero siete ocho’ it is (that’s supposedly Spanish for 56078) but although the new colour scheme of 56078, currently tucked away inside the paint shop at Toton, is known about, nothing more is going to be said pending finalisation of proceedings in a few days time.

Anglia Cans…
Although it was planned to reduce the AR Class 86 fleet in mid May this didn’t materialise, the IANA Class 86 fleet remains 12 strong, however, neither 86215 or 86260 have worked for the last three weeks and both are to be found dumped with 86209 alongside Norwich Crown Point depot.

Power car convoy…
Further to yesterday’s report of the four HST power cars (43099 43102 43121 and 43194) being despatched from Neville Hill it has been established that (interestingly) they were bound for Crewe works. The convoy didn’t make it though, being terminated at Longsight. As far as is known they are still there.

04/06/04 22:45
08413 has been sold and removed from Booth’s Rotherham. Its derelict remains were last noted heading north onto the M1 at Junction 34 yesterday.
37895 and 37896 (both WKAD) have been assigned for B ONE at Bescot and Temple Mills respectively on the 7th. The removal from traffic of these two and 37893 also assigned for store will render the Class 37/7 sub fleet obsolete. Other candidates for the bin include recently reinstated 37516 and 37675.

04/06/04 19:45
08578 (WSXX) latterly located at Knottingley before being removed by road on the 27th of May has turned up at Bescot.
47283 has completed its move to Kingsbury by road from Carlisle. It was noted heading south on the M6 near Keele last night.

Power cars on the move…
Four power cars running as a coupled convoy consisting of 43121 (ICCP) 43099 (SBXL) 43194 (SBXL) and 43102 (IMRL) left Neville Hill for the Crewe area this morning. It is quite likely they are ultimately Bicester bound. Meanwhile 43067 and 43084 (both ICCS) made the ECS run from Laira to Bicester today.

More EWS Class 37s for store…
Besides 37893 being assigned for store it has been indicated that a fleet reduction of about six examples is planned to take place in the next week or so. For those Class 37s currently stored but receiving attention / exams with a view to being returned to use it is understood that, in the main, these are merely being prepared early for this autumn’s sandite requirement.

03/06/04 23:45
37372 at Thornaby and 37712 at Doncaster Carr (both WNTR) have been authorised to receive B exams but 37893 (WKAD) has been assigned for B ONE at Warrington on the 7th.
43065 and 43080 (both ICCS) ran from Plymouth Laira to MoD Bicester today for store. More to follow.
47750 (WHCD) which has been suffering loss of oil problems lately disgraced itself this morning failing at Chester with the late morning inbound service from Holyhead.
60002 at Toton and 60098 (both WNTR) moved from Thornaby to Immingham today are both on repair so a return to use is in the pipeline. 60071 has been reprieved, its assignment for N ONE has been cancelled, but it is to be stopped for wheelset attention. The assignment for N ONE for 60095 still stands though.

03/06/04 07:00
47732 (WNTR) was also removed from Healey Mills to Knottingley with 56059 and 56071 the other day.
47813 (IWLA) is staying on lease with FGW for the time being as 57603 is to go back to Brush Loughborough for attention.
73129 (WNZX) has, as had been suspected, arrived at MoD Ashchurch.

Healey Mills 02/06/04…

Row 1, 10 locomotives, all waiting their turn to visit Knottingley for de-fuelling etc. 56069 56038 56056 56065 47733 47734 56070 56051 47793 and 56133.
Row 2, 17 locomotives, all de-fuelled etc. 37708 08665 56093 58032 58040 58035 56115 56060 56094 56053 56055 56072 56113 56119 56081 56095 and 47790.

On its own in the middle of the yard is 47475 whilst 56091 is on its own towards the footbridge. The eight WZFF Class 58s awaiting removal to Eastleigh are together in the middle yard: 58006 58018 58011 58010 58007 58012 58027 and 58004.

02/06/04 21:10

More Class 60s for store…
60071 and 60095 have been assigned for N ONE at Thornaby on the 6th.

Eastleigh Bones…
Following on from the resurrection of 58034 (WNXX) attention has turned to 58015 (WNXX) which has been returned to running order and has been on the load bank.
It has been indicated that up to eight further Class 58s are to be moved to Eastleigh from ‘up north’ in the next week or so. These will more than likely be the eight WZFF allocated Class 58s (58004 58006 58007 58010 58011 58012 58018 and 58027) currently located at Healey Mills.

Booth’s Rotherham…
The three Class 56s recently delivered, 56050 56075 and 56130, along with the three Class 73s generally regarded as being the worst of the bunch bought from EWS , 73106 73108 and 73131, have been moved from into the top yard joining 08413 08610 31146 37225 and 47291 which are awaiting cutting. 73110 73128 73133 and 73136 remain in the bottom yard with 56003. Of these 56003 and 73128 have been positioned near the gate which may indicate that collection and removal from the site is pending.

02/06/04 08:35
08818 whose last recorded location was Calvert has been stored HNRS.
09001 latterly stored at Tavistock Junction has been reinstated to the WSAW pool displacing 08941 to WSGW which in turn has allowed for the storage, to WNTR, of 08995, the last of the sub class in service, at Margam.
47283 is on the move again. Last located at Carlisle Upperby following removal from MoD Smalmstown it was noted two days ago at Killington Lake services on the M6 near Tebay. There have been problems with its transport and as a result it is still there today. It is assumed that 47283 is en route to Kingsbury for disposal.
60002 (WNTR) is now released from Brush Loughborough having been moved to Toton where it was observed yesterday.
73101 (WNZX) has been removed from hither Green by road, noted heading west on the M4 last night, to the Dean Forest Railway and preservation. The whereabouts of 73129, removed from Booth’s Rotherham last week by road, is still unclear although it has been suggested that it is / was destined for the MoD base at Ashchurch.
86426 and 86430, the last two 86/4s in service, have been stored, both WNXX at Crewe EMD.
92007 at Crewe EMD has been reinstated to the WTAE pool but remains out of use at Crewe. It replaces, or will be replacing, 92034 which, although still in traffic, has been transferred to WNTR.

01/06/04
47750 and 47787 (both WHCD) have returned to traffic following their brief sojourn on the scrap line at Warrington over the weekend.
47790 and 56095 (both WNTR) have been moved to Healey Mills from Knottingley exchanging places with 56059 and 56071 (also both WNTR) which have been moved from Healey Mills to Knottingley.
87027 (IWCA) has been returned to use on WCML diagrams.

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