30/11/05
09105 (WSGW) which had been struggling along on one operational traction motor has been moved up from South Wales to Crewe EMD for assessment.

The bin beckons...
EWS have pre-assigned four operational locomotives for store in December, one Class 37 and three Class 60s. All are due to go on the 10th (see below) although as the last day of the Rhymney's is on the 10th it is anticipated that 37425 will last until at least the morning after. 37419 (WKCK) had been expected to be an early casualty due to its accumulated hours however it has recently received a B exam at Margam and dispensation to run beyond the former hours limit of 10,800. Due to be stored on December 10th are...

37425 (WKCK) assigned N ONE at Margam
60024 (WCAN) assigned B ONE at Toton
60027 (WCBN) assigned B ONE at Thornaby
60093 (WCAN) assigned B ONE at Toton

Power Cars to move again...?
No times are currently available but reports suggest that there is a transfer move, being handled by Freightliner, from Reading DMU depot to Landore pencilled in for December 2nd. The consist is most likely to be stored First Group power cars.

29/11/05
08480 (WZTS) at Toton has been repainted in what could be described as reverse EWS livery. Where normally there would be red it is now yellow whilst the bodyside band is in EWS red. It is understood that 08480, which normally lives in the wagon shops adjacent to Toton Yard, is to be the pilot locomotive for the sleeper coach refurbishment program to be carried out at Toton.
08994 (WNTR) has been noted in traffic in the Doncaster area.
31558 (SDXL) at Tyseley is to be moved by road to Hull's Rotherham for disposal shortly whilst Booth's bound 37242 is ready to leave Barrow Hill. It is being traded for 37178 currently at Booth's yard following transfer north from Eastleigh.
43154 sidelined at Derby has been stored SBXL.
60069 (WCAN) damaged slightly in a shunting incident during a recent engineering possession, it was run into during a shunting manoeuvre, has arrived at Toton for assessment.
86232 86234 and 86260 (all SAXL) have been hauled north from Crown Point to Immingham Railfreight Terminal today by 66199. Their removal from Norwich leaves the site without a Class 86 presence for the first time since 1987 and electrification of the lines out of Norwich.

Disposal...
The grounded remains of 86603 stored from Crewe's DFNC pool back in September 1999 have been disposed of at Booth's Rotherham, RIP.

More Meridian...
The next MML HST diagram to go over to a Class 222 becomes a Meridian from the 5th...

Monday to Friday...
1C07 0638 Derby - St Pancras, 1F14 0925 St Pancras - Sheffield, 1C33 1227 Sheffield - St Pancras, 1F38 1525 St Pancras - Sheffield, 1C57 1827 Sheffield - St Pancras, 1F64 2125 St Pancras - Sheffield.

Saturday...
1B17 0930 Nottingham - St Pancras, 1D22 1155 St Pancras - Nottingham, 1B37 1430 Nottingham - St Pancras, 1D42 1655 St Pancras - Nottingham, 1B57 1930 Nottingham - St Pancras, 1D61 2135 St Pancras - Nottingham.

27/11/05
31123 going to Booth's for disposal had been delivered by the 25th following its transfer north from Toddington by road.
43086 and 43159 (both SBXL) latterly in store at Neville Hill have been moved to Long Marston.
66215 (WNTS) at Toton has been back to Derby again for weighing. Whilst the locomotive is apparently ready for despatch to France it is understood that some paperwork issues are still outstanding and the most recent estimates as to when it will be going abroad range from any day now to mid December.

WCRC 33s...
Following its failure at Hest Bank on the 24th 33207 didn't go to Crewe as had been anticipated but was returned to Carnforth for attention. It was out again the following day on test between Carnforth and Preston with 57601. 33025 returned to Carnforth on the 25th from Stockport via Crewe where it collected 37197.

Cotswold Rail Choppers...
The mention of 20096 and 20905 being hired to Network Rail via Cotswold Rail has turned out to be a non starter however they have been hired to Cotswold and, having made their way from Crewe to Gloucester, are to be engaged in driver training duties with Cotswold Rail who have a new freight flow coming on stream in a few weeks time.

Clarifications...
Regarding the report that 37074 has been finished off at Booth's this was incorrect as its remains, frame on bogies only, are still with us whilst the semi cut carcass of 37711 is still extant at Kingsbury so this has been re-listed. It has been established however that the demolition of 37384, recently moved to Kingsbury from Brush Loughborough, is well underway.

24/11/05
08775 (WNTR) from store at Doncaster Carr has been moved up to and returned to use at Goole replacing 09106 (WSEM) which has been sent south, most probably to Doncaster Carr, for attention.
31123 stripped for spares at Toddington is understood to have been removed from the Gloucestershire-Warwickshire Railway by road today. It is destined to go to Booth's Rotherham for disposal.
86218 86235 and 86246 (all SAXL) have been dragged from Norwich Crown Point to Immingham for further storage at the Railfreight Terminal, 67023 being provided for today's transfer. 86246 has been de-named as have 86232 and 86234 (both also SAXL) still at Norwich.

Got Ploughs…?
With the forecast arrival of heavy snow across the country there have been developments with several locomotives fitted with snowploughs. 20096 and 20905, have been leased to Network Rail from HNRC via Cotswold Rail and for operational reasons have both been reallocated to the CREL pool. WCRC have returned 33025 and 33207 to traffic. Whilst 33025 is still in DRS colours 33207 has been repainted in WCRC maroon, both are still allocated to the XHSS storage pool. 33025 has made its way to Stockport to cover the Hope Valley but 33207 which is to go to Bristol failed at Hest Bank near Lancaster shortly after leaving Carnforth. 57601 has been despatched to rescue 33207 and (at 20:00) it was planned to take the 33 to Crewe for attention before continuing its journey south. 47854 (MBDL) has been despatched north to Inverness.

23/11/05
08561 sidelined at Temple Mills, 08738 at Carlisle Currock and 08913 at Motherwell have been stored WNXX whilst 09107 from store at Motherwell has been reinstated to WRSC and returned to use at Deanside Transit.
37023 and 37051 at Brush Loughborough have been reallocated from WNSO to XHSS, the DRS storage pool.
60050 has been reinstated to WCAN from store at Toton replacing 60088 sidelined at Toton with engine problems which has been stored WNTS. The reinstatement of 60050 from the WNTR 'strategic reserve' pool leaves just three Class 60s allocated now, 60070 60081 and 60098, none of which are realistically returnable to traffic at short notice.

Disposal…
08880 withdrawn from Tinsley's FSNT pool back in July 1996 has been disposed of at Norton's Liverpool, RIP.

22/11/05
08534 08906 and 47757 (all WNSO) have been transported to Thomson’s Stockton in the last few days. Whilst 08534 and 08906 were noted on the move south from Motherwell by road via the M74 on the 18th 47757 was shipped across from Carlisle Upperby yesterday being observed on a low loader heading south on the A1 near Durham during the evening.
60081 (WNTS) continues to get shunted around at Toton, its back at the front of the shed, however it has been established that repairs are not on the cards and it has been yielding spares for the repair of 60041.

Rhymney 04/12, revised…
A revised diagram for the Rhymney line on December 4th has been loaded in the downloads section. Although the timings remain the same the allocated traction has been amended so that one diagram will be a pair of EWS Class 37s, another will be an EWS Class 37 paired with the Fifty Fund Class 50 whilst the third diagram will be handled by the WCRC Class 33 and Class 47 combination.

Booth’s…
37074, which has lingered as frame and bogies for the last couple of weeks, has been finished off as has 86426 which is no more than a pile of bits now. The demolition of the grounded body shell of 86603 has begun and attention has turned to 56121 which has had its body sides cut away.

Toton update…
GWR green 60081 (WNTR) has been put back outside to the rear of the shed, evidently repairs are not on the cards for this one at the current time, whilst 66215 (WNTS) admitted to the paint shop a couple of days ago is only being buffed up and waxed as opposed to being repainted prior to its despatch to France.

GBRf hire in 73136…
Due to 73209 being sidelined at St Leonard’s for mechanical attention GBRf have hired in privately owned but mainline registered 73136. On the 18th it ran from Stewarts Lane to Hoo Junction and onto hire with GBRf before spending the weekend on engineering duties with 73204.

19/11/05

18/11/05
37384 has, sometime in the last day or two, been moved across by road from Brush Loughborough to Kingsbury for disposal.

17/11/05
08480 (WZTS) usually to be found in or around the wagon repair depot at Toton has been moved onto the main depot for attention.
20189 (MBDL) which was removed from the Weardale Railway sometime in the last few days has turned up at Wabtec Doncaster where it is to undergo a bogie lift for a traction motor change and wheelset attention.
43078 (SBXL) is located at Craigentinny near Edinburgh. It was noted a few days ago stood near the depot minus its power unit, a clue no doubt, as to why it was put to store yesterday.

16/11/05
43078 latterly in use with GNER has been stopped and stored SBXL. Its current location is unknown at the moment.
60015 from store at Toton has been reinstated to WCBN exchanging places with 60041 which is now stored WNTS at Toton.

15/11/05
56045 (RCJA) undergoing overhaul at Brush Loughborough has been repainted in ‘Fastline’ livery which is described as being very similar to the old DCE ‘Dutch’ grey and yellow colour scheme except that the upper yellow band is replaced by black.
56066 (WNSO) was unloaded at Derby RTC this afternoon on arrival from Wigan CRDC. Bogie-less It has been dumped to undergo component recovery.
73208 (IVGA) has made its way north to Derby today where it is to undergo fitment of OTMR equipment.
90030 from store at Crewe EMD has been reinstated to the WEFE pool.

14/11/05
20073 has been transported by road from Smalmstown to Barrow Hill via a stopover at Heanor’s yard near Nottingham. It has been sent to Barrow Hill for spares recovery before ultimately being forwarded elsewhere for breaking up.
37013 has been removed from Brush Loughborough and transported to Kingsbury for disposal. 37384 is expected to follow shortly.
56066 (WNSO) is on the move by road from Wigan CRDC thus bringing the ‘great clearout’ to an end. Removed from the CRDC early evening it has been established that 56066 is to go to the RTC Derby for final component recovery before being despatched to Hull’s Rotherham for scrap.
56128 (WNSO) at Toton and recently inside for a FTR (fitness to run) exam has emerged from the shed but it is not ready for collection as problems have been encountered.

12/11/05
08786 (WNTS) latterly in store at Wembley has at some point been relocated to Temple Mills.
37510 still awaiting collection from Barrow Hill by DRS has been reallocated from HNRS to their XHSS storage pool.
73208 (still IVGA) currently receiving attention at St Leonards is to make a trip to Derby RTC (FM Rail) to be fitted with OTMR before returning to St Leonards and repainting.
87001 (SBXL) the second Class 87 into preservation eventually made it to York and the NRM at about 18:30 yesterday evening.

11/11/05
08768 (WNSO) has been moved by road from Motherwell to Thomson’s Stockton being noted near Darlington late yesterday afternoon en route.
37051 (WNSO) from Temple Mills has been moved up to Brush Loughborough by road being noted heading north on the M1 near Luton early this morning.
37100 (WNSO) has been extracted from Tyne Yard by road and has, after encountering a few problems en route, been deposited at Thomson’s Stockton.
37905 (WNSO) was removed from Immingham, via Immingham Docks, by road yesterday and has been transferred to Booth’s Rotherham.
47778 has arrived at Kingsbury again. Although taken there last week after extraction and transfer south from Wigan CRDC by road it transpires that it was not unloaded at the time and has spent the last few days in a nearby haulier's yard.

10/11/05
43070 and 43087 (both CRRH) have run from Tyseley to York today for display at this weekend’s event at the NRM. Whilst 43070 has been out-shopped in CR Silver 43087 has been adorned in the Hornby house colours of red with yellow lining and writing. Cotswold Rail’s 47813 has also arrived at York and will be utilised to shunt 87001 into the museum tomorrow after it arrives from Willesden for hand over to the NRM and into preservation. The move of 87001 which is now repainted BR blue and has been reunited with its Royal Scot nameplate on at least one side is being undertaken using Advenza personnel and it is due to leave Wembley at 10:00 running north via the North London lines then the ECML to York.
56066 (WNSO) is being prepared for removal from Wigan CRDC however as no cranes are on site a quite complex jacking operation to get it onto its transport for removal was underway mid afternoon.
90029 (WNTR) has been returned to store at Crewe EMD following its stint on hire to VTXC however 90030 (WNTR) at Crewe EMD is booked to undertake a test run shortly.

09/11/05
31411 (SDXL) is now at Hull’s Rotherham for disposal having made the trip north from Barrow Hill by road this afternoon.
37013 and 37384 scheduled to leave Brush at some point are now not Beeston bound and a decision is yet to be finalised as to where they are to go to for disposal on despatch from Loughborough.
37023 (WNSO) has been removed from Old Oak Common by road and transported to Brush Loughborough where it is to be joined by 37051 from Temple Mills and 37688 from Healey Mills.
37248 (MBDL) was collected from Margam today as planned but not by an FM Rail locomotive as had been indicated, West Coast utilising their 47851 to haul 37248 and three coaches (brake runners) north to Carnforth.
47150 from store at LNWR Crewe has been reinstated returning to the DFLH pool from DHLT.
60014 has been stored WNTS at Thornaby swapping places with 60057 which is reinstated to WCAN from WNTS and store at Thornaby.
66215 (WNTS) was for some reason hauled from Toton to Derby and back this afternoon in top and tail mode sandwiched between 67029 and 66068.

08/11/05
31411 (SDXL) awaiting removal from Barrow Hill is still on site, local road works have delayed its transfer out to Hull’s Rotherham by road.
37023 (WNSO) is still at Old Oak Common, its transport failing to materialise today, whilst 37248 (MBDL) due to leave Margam tomorrow has been parked in the nearby Knuckle yard to await collection.
47575 (RTLS) may see action at this weekend’s Sulzer theme gala on the East Lancashire Railway if it can be restored to full working order in time.
56128 (WNSO) at Toton is being prepared for transfer to Barrow Hill by rail. Currently due for collection sometime next week by HNRC duo 20096 and 20905 it is planned to restore 56128 into the large logo blue colour scheme.

07/11/05
08775 (WNTR) from Temple Mills has been moved up to Doncaster Carr.
37013 and 37384 at Brush are undergoing final stripping in preparation for removal from Loughborough. A one way trip to Beeston for these two is looking most likely.
47575 (RTLS) has been on the move again being dragged from Crewe to the East Lancashire Railway this afternoon behind 40145. 47575 therefore takes the slot at Bury vacated by 47769 recently despatched to Barrow Hill for mechanical attention.
60012 has been stored WNTS at Thornaby swapping places with 60054 which is reinstated to WCBN from store at Thornaby.
66215 (WNTS) at Toton being prepared for despatch to France is showing ‘transfer’ which may indicate that movement is pending.
90029 (WNTR) from store at Crewe EMD has been returned to traffic. Hired to WEFE but still allocated to the WNTR storage pool 90029 was in action on the Birmingham to Manchester Voyager relief circuit today.

05/11/05
08460 (WZTS) has been removed from Warrington to Allerton.
31411 (SDXL) at Barrow Hill has been loaded onto a trailer and awaits removal to Hull’s Rotherham for disposal.

04/11/05
37711 and 37715 (both WNSO) were extracted from Wigan CRDC yesterday evening and along with 47778 (WNSO), an earlier extraction yesterday, have been transported to Kingsbury. These removals from Wigan leave just Fragonset’s wagon bound 56066 on site which, now the cranes have been and gone, appears to have missed the boat.
47150 (DHLT) has been moved across from Basford Hall to Crewe LNWR and is showing ‘special tests’. Is a return on the cards?
47576 (WNSO) and 86603 (DHLT) have arrived at Booth’s Rotherham. Both locomotives, devoid of bogies, have consequently been offloaded directly into the cutting area.
56063 (WNSO) has joined 56131 at Brush Loughborough following transfer by road from Immingham. Further to yesterday’s speculation regarding their future it has been ascertained that these two along with 56044 have been sold on by Booth’s to a third party so if, again as speculated, they end up being / or are now Jarvis machines then evidently a further transfer of ownership has taken place.
56115 (WZGF) was despatched from Wembley to Dollands Moor then through the tunnel to France this morning. 56115 thus becomes the 49th and last locomotive to France for the LGV East contract. Hired to Seco, TSO and predominantly Fertis, following the export of 56078 and 58046 on September 9th 2004, below is a review of what went through the tunnel and when during the last fifteen months...

September 2004: 56069 56078 56118 58046
October 2004: 56038 56059 56060 56087 56090 56117 58004 58007 58015 58027 58032 58033 58034 58035 58047
November 2004: 58009 58040 58049 58050
December 2004: None
January 2005: None
February 2005: None
March 2005: None
April 2005: 56096 56105
May 2005: 56018 56032 56049 56065 56106 58016
June 2005: 56031 56051 56058 56091 58010 58011
July 2005: 56081 56094 56095 58021
August 2005: 56071 58018
September 2005: 56007 56074
October 2005: 56104
November 2005: 56103 56113 56115

03/11/05
08737 from Allerton which, it transpires, was moved over to Yorkshire about a week ago by road has been reinstated to the WREM pool at Deepcar. It has also been repainted into EWS colours.
31417 (SDXL) was removed from Barrow Hill to Hull’s Rotherham by road yesterday for disposal whilst 31411 (also SDXL) is being prepared to follow.
43089 (SBXL) has been hauled from Neville Hill to Brush Loughborough this afternoon, 47851 and 57601 providing transport in top and tail mode, whilst at Brush 43196 has been reinstated to the QCAR pool confirming it is an additional power can for the NMT operation.
47575 (now RTLS) was moved from Barrow Hill to Crewe this morning in convoy with 47847 47848 20096 and 20905. The two 47/8s have been fitted with multiple working and this was being tested en route.
56103 (WZGF) and 56113 (still WZTS) were hauled from Wembley Yard to Dollands Moor this morning by 92014 before being despatched through the tunnel to France whilst 56115 (WZGF) has been moved up from Eastleigh to Wembley Yard this afternoon behind 66134 on a late running 6M44 from Eastleigh Yard. It has now been confirmed that 56037 (WZGF) at Old Oak Common has been rejected from the export program so the imminent despatch of 56115 to France will be the last one to go.
56131 (WNSO) from Immingham has been delivered to Brush Loughborough whilst another 56 is expected from Immingham tomorrow. As regards their future this is understood to be subject to contractual bits and pieces so its too early to say whether they will be joining 56045 and 56124 in the overhaul bays but they appear to be in the hands of Jarvis now and its looking favourable.
92005 from store at Crewe EMD has been reinstated to the WTAE pool exchanging places with 92041 which is now stored WNTS at Crewe EMD.

02/11/05
08567 (WNYX) and 08954 (WNXX) have been removed from Warrington by road to Allerton. Whilst 08567 was collected yesterday 08954 went this morning and 08460 (WZTS) is expected to follow having also being placed in position for removal.
37178 (WNSO) has completed its move from Eastleigh to Booth’s Rotherham by road.
43089 has been stored SBXL at Neville Hill, quite probably connected with the entry into traffic with MML this morning of 222003, whilst 43123 (FGXP) was returned to Landore from St Philips Marsh about a week ago.
56103 (WZGF) and 56113 (WZTS) both in Fertis livery, have been moved from Old Oak Common to Wembley to await transfer through the tunnel to France. The preparation of 56113 for France, it was removed from the WZGF pool to WZTS in July having being deemed unsuitable, would indicate that it has been deemed suitable for export after all and is quite probably replacing 56037 (WZGF) at Old Oak Common in the program.
56115 (WZGF) at Eastleigh was to have been conveyed to Wembley today but its transfer has been deferred until tomorrow. It is booked for movement from Eastleigh to Wembley via the 12:30 6M44 service to Wembley Yard.

01/11/05
56098 (WNSO) has been removed from Immingham and following collection from the docks transported by road to the Northampton & Lamport Railway and into preservation. Further removals from Immingham are expected to be taking place in the days to come possibly including 56044 56063 and 56131 which understood to have been sold on by Booth’s and are not now Rotherham bound.
60026 (WNTS) was moved overnight from Peterborough to Toton thus completing its transfer from Hither Green.

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