Chopper delivered...
20903 (HNRS) brought south by road from Glasgow Works completed its transfer to Long Marston late this afternoon.

87022...
With an exam due which has not been authorised 87022 (GBAC) is to be handed back to Porterbrook by GBRf. Whether it will be replaced is looking very doubtful as it and 87028 were facing retirement at the end of the year anyway when the non fitment of OTMR deadline comes into force.

MTU...
43149 (EFPC) has been released from re-engineering at Brush Traction being hauled westwards today by 47813. 43238 (IECP) was released from Loughborough on the 29th swapping places with 43116 (IECP) which has been admitted for its upgrade. 43072 was utilised as the 'escort' power car for the GNER swap. Not previously noted was the admission for re-engineering on or around the 22nd of 43160 (EFPC) latterly in use with 43089 on the Hitachi test train.

LaFarge ballast...
To date two 1300 ton trainloads of ballast have been delivered to LaFarge at Hope from Mountsorrel with 20901 and 20905 (both HNRL) being utilised on these deliveries. There is to be a change to the delivery pattern with two loads per week being run for a fortnight on Wednesday and Friday nights which is due to commence in two weeks time. After this it is envisaged that no deliveries will be required for about a month before deliveries resume. 

Chopper on the road...
20903 (HNRS) has been collected from Glasgow Works and, Long Marston bound, is on its way south by road.

Euroshed 245...
66245 (WBEN) left Toton yesterday afternoon behind 66145 to Bescot for onward forwarding to France.

MTU...
43037 (EFPC) is the latest entry into Brush Traction for re-engineering being taken to Loughborough today by 47813.

37351...
Although there had earlier been an indication that 37351 (WNSO), currently awaiting removal from Crewe DMD, may be the subject of a preservation bid - the Straspey Railway being mentioned in several circles - it would now appear that the former 37002 isn't sold on and that currently a potentially one way trip to Stockton is on the cards.

Eurosheds...
66072 (WBEN) has been released from modifications at Toton being noted yesterday being hauled through Water Orton en route to Wembley thence to France. The EWS European Class 66 pool has been increased again with 66179 and 66231 being reallocated to WBEN.

Re-registrations...
A number of locomotives have been re-registered on the system, nearly all are connected with Goodman's / Traditional Traction although 37423 undergoing repairs at Loughborough is also now back on the system. Re-registered, all to HQ and MBDL, are 08411 08460 08511 08683 08881 08896 08915 08927 20035 20063 20137 20139 20228 37423 and 73129. Interestingly, slipping into pedantic mode, 73129 now finds itself allocated to the private owner diesel locomotive pool, technically feasible it being an electro-diesel, but in the past the MBEL pool has been used for Class 73s.

FAMT...
37679, recently delivered into preservation at the Northampton & Lamport Railway, now has its own pool code as FAMT, the former Trainload Freight Aggregates Tinsley fleet pool code, has been resurrected for it and recoded to Private Owner 37679...

Other pool notes...
Railcare at Springburn and Wolverton have new pools coded RCZH and RCZN respectively replacing ARZH and ARZN meanwhile Traditional Traction have created a pool coded TTLS which has had 08484 and 47484 reallocated to it. Alstom have created a pool coded ATZZ (locomotives for disposal?) to which 08887 currently dumped at Longsight has been reallocated to.

47375...
Or the new livery being applied to 47375 (CRRH) at Barrow Hill may be the new colour scheme for 'Advenza Freight' as is now being implied...

5Z47...
47237and 47802 (both XHNC) ran from Heaton to Oxley as planned today with the DRS Mk3 stock which had been used for the GC training runs over the past fortnight.

MTU...
43127 (EFPC) has been released from re-engineering at Brush Traction being collected from Loughborough by 47813 today whilst fresh from re-commissioning at Landore 43091 (EFPC) has been noted in traffic this morning.

Another 47 for DRS...?
It has been noted that 47375 (CRRH) at Barrow Hill has been repainted into deep blue with yellow ends to the same spec as the DRS colour scheme. This development would indicate that the future for this machine may now be with DRS however until some decals are applied and / or there is a pool transfer from the Cotswold Rail CRRH pool the situation remains speculative.

1Z43 / 1Z44...
The DRS powered Grand Central training runs between Sunderland and Kings Cross ended on the 24th, a week earlier than initially envisaged. Further details about this and the launch of the Grand Central service can be viewed in a news update on the Grand Central website.

13/08/07 Monday: 47501 & 47802, Sunderland to Conington (Peterborough) and return
14/08/07 Tuesday: No run due to problems with 47501
15/08/07 Wednesday: 47237 & 47802, Sunderland to Kings Cross and return
16/08/07 Thursday: 47237 & 47802, Sunderland to Kings Cross and return
17/08/07 Friday: 47237 & 47802, Sunderland to Kings Cross and return
18/08/07 Saturday: 47237 & 47802, Sunderland to York and return

20/08/07 Monday: 47237 & 47802, Sunderland to Kings Cross and return
21/08/07 Tuesday: 47237 & 47802, Sunderland to Peterborough and return
22/08/07 Wednesday: 47237 & 47802, Sunderland to Kings Cross and return
23/08/07 Thursday: 47237 & 47802, Sunderland to York and return
24/08/07 Friday: 47237 & 47802, Sunderland to Kings Cross and return

There is an ECS working from Heaton to Oxley pencilled in for the 28th. Provisional selected timings (subject to confirmation / change) for this 5Z47 are; Heaton 08:00, Newcastle 08:11, Sunderland 09:02, Hartlepool 09:30, Thirsk 10:27, York 10:49, Castleford 11:28, Wakefield 11:42, Huddersfield 12:08, Stalybridge 12:27, Stockport 13:08, Congleton 13:29, Stoke 13:43, Stafford 14:00, Oxley 14:26.

Disposal...
At Stockton the demolition of 47302 (DHLT), stored from the DFLM pool in December 2001, has been completed, RIP.

57001...
Out of use for the over six months now 57001 (DFTZ) was noted being tripped across from Crewe Basford Hall to Crewe LNWR today having been brought to Crewe from Stoke on the 22nd escorted by 47811 and 66574.

The plot thickens part 1...
Although 73104 (MRLS) reached Trecwn the other day it didn't gain access to the former MoD site and had to go with the low loader to Bridgend where a shunter was to be collected. 73104 was subsequently deposited at the Ford plant at Bridgend swapping places with the Class 08 (thought to be WSXX allocated 08701 / Tyne 100) which was being removed elsewhere.

The plot thickens part 2...
Further to yesterday's note about 92038 being reallocated to the WZGF pool it has been advised that this locomotive was removed from store at Crewe EMD earlier in the month being despatched through the tunnel to France on or around the 8th. It was sighted stabled near the depot at Cheriton on the 12th.

MTU...
43005 (EFPC) has been admitted into Brush Traction for re-engineering. Having being initially hauled to Gloucester by 33202 it was later transferred to Loughborough behind 47813. 47714 was also in the consist to Loughborough. Not previously mentioned was the release of 43030 (EFPC) on the 21st which was hauled to Landore by 47703.

DRS news...
57011 (XHHP) has made its mainline debut with DRS running north today from Crewe to Carlisle with 37218 in tow whilst 47712 (XHHP) has been hauled from Carlisle to Derby for attention, most likely including cosmetics, at RVEL, Derby RTC. Haulage from Kingmoor was provided by 37515.

EWS tender list...
Another batch of locomotives, all Class 37s this time, have been put up for sale by EWS. The list of locomotives being offered for sale comprises 37047 37057 37065 37109 37114 37174 37308 37375 37379 37403 37513 37519 37676 37677 37682 37694 37708 and 37887. Consequently all 18 have been reallocated to the WNZX pool.

Seco 47s...
47749 47750 and 47791 have all been re-registered to the MBDL pool and are showing as owned by Seco-Rail thus confirming their acquirement of 47750 at Kingsbury.

WZGF 92...
SNCF owned 92038 currently in store at Crewe EMD has (most curiously) been reallocated from WNWX to the WZGF (Class 56 European Hire Contract) pool.

33202...
Fresh from re-painting in BR blue on the South Devon Railway 33202 (CRRH) has been released back into traffic.

73s on the road, update...
For Ty Croes, Anglesey, North Wales read Trecwn, South Wales. Same country... just the wrong end of it.

Anyway whilst 73139 (MRLS) has been deposited at Barrow Hill 73104 (MRLS) has been transported out to the former MoD base at Trecwn near Fishguard in South Wales. It has been indicated that more Mainline Rail / Nemesis Rail / ECT locomotives and stock will be heading this way in due course, some by road and some by rail as there is a mainline connection to the former MoD base at Trecwn.

HNRC 20s...
20901 and 20905 (both HNRL) were deployed on the LaFarge ballast working between Hope and Mountsorrel overnight on the 20th / 21st (Monday / Tuesday) but not on the second night (Tuesday / Wednesday 21st / 22nd) as enough stone, 1300 tons has been mentioned, was brought onto the worksite in the first trainload. It should be noted that the Monday / Tuesday nights diagram for this train to run between Hope and Mountsorrel (details posted 16/08/07) is being run as required and is totally dependent on the requirement for stone at the worksite at LaFarge. The train working between Hope and Mountsorrel may therefore run one night only, both nights or not at all each week. The empty wagons are booked to return to Crewe from Hope on Wednesdays, a Class 66 is diagrammed for this, so Freightliner, who incidentally are providing crew resources for this venture, can deploy the wagons to other work.

73s on the road...
73104 and 73139 (both MRLS) have been extracted from the Mid Hants Railway by road. 73104 which is understood to be Anglesey bound, an old MoD facility at Ty Croes has been mentioned (more details anyone?), was noted in the Newbury area around lunchtime en route whilst 73139 which is headed for Barrow Hill was sighted on the M1 late afternoon part way through its journey.

Disposal...
At Thomson's the demolition of 37705 has been completed and attention has now turned to 47302. 37705 was stored from the WKGN pool in December 1999, RIP.

47150...
There is talk of a gala appearance being the reason behind this development but although initial indications were that 47150 (DHLT) was to be for spares at Crewe when tripped across to Basford Hall from LNWR recently quite the opposite has happened as besides having undergone some mechanical attention it is being attended to cosmetically.

47501...
Stopped since last week 47501 (XHNC) has been despatched to Loughborough for attention at Brush Traction being hauled south from Kingmoor by 66420 this morning.

31306 / 31308...
The mention on the 17th that the remains of these two had been finished off at Old Oak Common should, it transpires, have read that they are in the process of being finished off.

WBEN expansion...
The Euroshed pool has been increased to 41 with the reallocation to WBEN of 66202 66203 and 66247.

47358...
Following an overnight stop off en route to Stockton 47358 (DHLT) was deposited at Thomson's this morning.

73104 & 73139...
Moved by 33208 from Alton to Ropley last night it has been indicated that 73104 and 73139 (both MRLS) are being readied to leave the Mid Hants Railway.

08536...
Due to on going redevelopment at Derby Etches Park 08536 (HISE) can now be found outside the old weighbridge building, the inside of which has been its home for quite some time now.

MTU...
43020 and 43152 (both EFPC) have been hauled up from Gloucester to Loughborough by 47813 today for admission into the MTU re-engineering program at Brush Traction.

47358...
En route to Stockton by road 47358 (DHLT) has been on the move again being noted heading north on the A1 late afternoon.

Kingsbury Gronk...
The shunter that has recently been deposited at Kingsbury has been identified as 08414, one of the two due to come over from Goodman's.

LaFarge...
20901 and 20905 (both HNRL) are now out stationed at LaFarge, Hope ready for the commencement of the stone haulage contract, and will be based here for the duration. Can everyone please note that visits to the LaFarge site by the general public are not allowed, especially at the current time with all the redevelopment work in progress. Those who travelled on the Barrow Hill to Hope Class 20 shuttles last month will have seen, and appreciate, the extent of the work being undertaken.

47791...
En route to Eastleigh Works 47791 is now located in Eastleigh Yard.

Shunter notes...
08495 (WSNE) latterly in use in the Carlisle area has been shipped down by road to Plymouth displacing 09013 (WSGW) which has turned up at Toton on a low loader. 08844 (WRWM) has been returned to Bescot from Daventry swapping places with 08709 (WSWM)

1Z43...
The Grand Central / DRS trainer only ran through to York this morning before returning north to Sunderland. 47237 and 47802, which have been through to London three times this week, are still the train locomotives.

47358...
Noted yesterday evening near Winchester traversing the M3 then this afternoon in the Loughborough area on the M1 47358 (DHLT) is indeed on its way north to Stockton and is likely to be spending the weekend at Langley Mill.

31306 & 31308...
Although their demise at Old Oak Common was recorded late December 2006 the remains of 31306 and 31308, frames on bogies, have now been finished off.

Work in progress...
Admitted into the cutting area at Stockton yesterday the demolition of 37705 was at an advanced stage by this afternoon.

Thornaby...
37055 (WNXX) and 37683 (WNSO) have been moved into the former Carriage & Wagon workshop and under cover leaving just 60012 and 60050 (both WNTS) along with 977941 (former DMU vehicle 55012) outside.

Euroshed...
66190 (WBEN) left Toton this afternoon in the consist of a Bescot bound service behind 66060.

Fastline Gronk...
08527 (HNRL) in hire to Fastline at Doncaster has been repainted into Fastline colours but has yet to receive any branding.

MTU...
The transfer of 43040 (EFPC) from Loughborough to Landore yesterday was completed with 47828 providing traction from Gloucester. 43020 and 43152 (both EFPC), noted in the sidings at Gloucester recently, may well be the next admissions to Brush Traction for re-engineering.

Registry...
Several Class 08s; 08511 08541 08695 08720 08807 08881 08883, two Class 37s; 37518 and 37803 along with four Class 47s; 47739 47742 47785 and 47791 have been de-registered from the system, all had been allocated to the WNSO pool. Privately owned 47732 47770 and 47773, all currently at Tyseley, have been re-registered or reallocated to TM, the depot code for Tyseley Museum, and the MBDL pool.

47358...
Reported to have left Southampton this afternoon by road a rather tidy 47358 (DHLT) is on its way from Maritime to Stockton.

Disposals...
A couple of very belated disposals to report, their fate has only recently been confirmed. Former RMS spares machines 08113 and 08413 were disposed of to Morley Waste Traders of Leeds and the cutting of these two was completed during April / May 2007. 08113 was stored from Cardiff Canton back in March 1984 whilst 08413 was stored from Tinsley and the DASY pool in December 1996, RIP.

MTU...
43040 (EFPC) has been released from Loughborough following re-engineering, haulage to Gloucester today for forwarding to Landore being facilitated by 47703, meanwhile 43029 (EFPC) has been returned to service from re-commissioning at Landore being noted in traffic yesterday.

Kingsbury 08...
Another Class 08 has turned up at Kingsbury. Although as yet unidentified there is a strong possibility that it is either 08414 or 08946 from Goodman's, Sutton Coldfield.

Stone 20s...
The Mountsorrel to Hope / LaFarge ballast workings utilising a pair of HNRC Class 20s have been scheduled to commence running next week. Unfortunately though they have been timed to run during the night, Monday and Tuesday only.

6Z91 Hope to Mountsorrel
Hope 22:27, Dore 22:46, Chesterfield 23:03, Alfreton 23:21, Langley Mill 23:30, Toton 23:42 - 00:13, Trent 00:19, Loughborough 00:33, Humberstone Rd (run round) 01:01 - 01:21, Syston South 01:28, Mountsorrel 01:37

6Z98 Mountsorrel to Hope
Mountsorrel 03:51, Loughborough 03:57, Trent 04:07, Toton 04:19, Langley Mill 04:34, Alfreton 04:42, Chesterfield 04:52, Dore 05:22, Hope 05:42

57009...
Noted outside LNWR at Crewe today, 57009 (XHHP) in unbranded DRS blue.

1Z43 / 1Z44...
The DRS powered Grand central training runs made it through from Sunderland to Kings Cross and back today. 47237 handled the morning southbound run whilst 47802 hauled the return.

47791...
Following on from yesterday's report and the arrival of 47791 (WNSO) at Eastleigh which, it transpires, was still on its trailer overnight last night being unloaded at Eastleigh Stone Terminal this morning.

08881...
Latterly at Goodman's, Sutton Coldfield 08881 (WNSO) has turned up at Wembley for tyre turning.

Bulgarian 87s...
Further testing has been carried out in Bulgaria including the hauling of a 1000 ton train by 87019 from the sea port at Burgas to Pirdop in the mountains. There are further tests to be carried out utilising 87012 and 87019.

Crewe Diesel...
47736 47746 and 47759 (all WNSO) can now be found outside at Crewe DMD, piped up ready for transfer around to the EMD.

47791...
The transfer of 47791 (WNSO) to Eastleigh has taken place today being noted in the Newbury area mid afternoon en route south from Sutton Coldfield. Having being deposited at Eastleigh Stone Terminal it has been tripped to Eastleigh Yard to await forwarding into the nearby Works. The trailer that brought 47791 south is to go to Southampton to collect one of the Stockton bound Class 47s from Maritime. Accordingly 47309 and 47358 (both DHLT) have recently been moved back on to Maritime depot from the Redbridge head shunt line ready for collection and 47358 is to be the first of these two to be taken north to Thomson's.

37505...
Secured for preservation and removed from Thomson's at Stockton by road 37505 has been deposited at Warcop (Eden Valley Railway).

Metrolink developments...
08623 (WSWM) has returned to the Metrolink but this time it can be found on the northern section having being deposited at Bury whilst the defective 08993 (WSEM) has been taken away to Doncaster Carr. Another arrival in the past few days is 60052 (WCBN) which has taken over 'super-shunter' duties from former resident 60083. 60s are now cleared to run through on the Metrolink system as far as Collyhurst Tunnels, not far from Manchester Victoria.

1Z43 / 1Z44...
Cancelled today due to a traction motor failure on 47501 which has been removed to Kingmoor for attention, 47237 being provided as its replacement.

MTU...
43031 (EFPC) has been hauled to Loughborough today for re-engineering, 47703 being provided for its transfer.

Eastleigh bound 47s...
47791 (WNSO) has spent the weekend at Goodman's yard near Sutton Coldfield awaiting forwarding to Eastleigh where in due course it is anticipated that it will be joined by another Class 47 from Kingsbury. All indications point towards 47750 as having being secured from EMR by Seco-Rail.

Disposal...
At Kingsbury the demolition of the shell of 31421, stored from Crewe's LWNW pool in March 1997, has been carried out , RIP.

1Z43...
Today's inaugural Grand Central / DRS training run between Sunderland and London utilising 47501 and 47802 didn't go quite to plan with a delayed departure from the North East, local 'scrap merchants' helping themselves to the copper from the signalling cables being cited as the reason for the delay, it was some 50 minutes down on schedule at York on the morning southbound run. The late running 1Z43 didn't make it through to London as it was eventually terminated for a reversal at Connington, south of Peterborough, to allow the return 1Z44 working to pick up its booked path back north. The train encountered further problems at Tallington, just to the north of Peterborough when a minor underframe fire on 47501 had to be attended to before continuing on to Sunderland slightly behind schedule.

MTU...
43139 and 43182 (both EFPC) have been noted back in traffic following re-commissioning at Landore, 43139 being recorded in service today, 43182 yesterday.

Crewe Diesel clearance...
Preparations have been underway to remove some of the locomotives currently stored in and around Crewe DMD around to Crewe EMD for forwarding elsewhere by road or further storage. Not all locomotives currently on the DMD are to go though and it is understood that 37420 56077 and 58022 are to remain there, possibly to move inside. Those likely to be transferring round to the EMD are 37294 (WNXX) 37351 (WNSO) 37426 (WNXX) 37520 (WNSO) 47736 47746 47759 47783 and 47784 (all WNSO) of which 47736 47759 47783 and 47784 are up for re-sale by Hull's, 47746 is for preservation as potentially is 37351 which is believed to have been sold on by Thomson's. 37520 is Stockton bound whilst 37294 and 37426 are still EWS property.

Blue slug...
33202 (CRRH) has arrived at the South Devon Railway where it is to undergo cosmetic attention including a repaint into BR blue. As the Devon Diesel are to assist the results should be good...

43091...
The transfer of 43091 (EFPC) from Loughborough to Landore via an overnight stop over at Gloucester was completed this morning behind 47810.

Paint...
Two Class 47s being prepared for a return to the mainline have been noted re-painted recently. 47787 (MBDL) at Carnforth has been out shopped in WCRC Maroon colours vice EWS whilst one of the Seco 47s at Eastleigh Works, either 47727 or 47749, has been spied in Seco-Rail colours sporting yellow and orange body-sides with various 'hard hat' logos applied. A long range photograph of this development can be viewed at http://trains.kirwin.fotopic.net/p43970361.html

Kingmoor...
37688 (XHNC) has entered the fray with DRS being noted in the Preston area last night with 66406 en route to Crewe.

MTU...
Re-engineered 43091 (EFPC) has been collected from Brush Traction, haulage from Loughborough to Gloucester for forwarding to Landore tomorrow being provided by 47828.

Grand Central training runs...
Starting next week and running Monday to Saturday inclusive between Sunderland and London Kings Cross staff training runs for the forthcoming Grand Central operation are to commence utilising DRS Class 47s and stock in top and tail mode. 47501 and 47802 have run from Oxley to Heaton with the stock today ready for the commencement of these training runs on Monday. The booked diagrams Monday to Friday inclusive and selected timings are...

5Z43: 08:00 Heaton to Sunderland ECS
Heaton 08:00, Newcastle 08:11-08:33, Sunderland 09:02

1Z43: 09:06 Sunderland to London Kings X
Sunderland 09:06, Hartlepool 09:30, Thirsk 10:27, York 10:49, Doncaster 11:22, Newark 11:50, Peterborough 12:25, Hitchin 13:11, London Kings X 13:38

1Z44: 14:01 London Kings X to Sunderland
London Kings X 14:01, Hitchin 14:34, Peterborough 15:05, Newark 15:38, Doncaster 16:22, York 16:57, Thirsk 17:22, Hartlepool 18:08, Sunderland 18:38

5Z44: 18:43 Sunderland to Heaton ECS
Sunderland 18:43, Newcastle 19:04, Heaton 19:15

Saturday's timings are as above except 5Z43 departs Heaton at 08:08 but arrives at Sunderland at 08:54, 1Z43 leaves Sunderland at 08:59 and is due to arrive at Kings X at 13:40. 1Z44, the return to Sunderland, is timed for a 14:02 departure from Kings X and returns to Sunderland at 18:50. The ECS to Heaton leaves Sunderland at 18:55.

A press release regarding this operation has been circulated...

MS gets his 47 back...?
It is understood that 47488 (SRLS) has been sold on again with indications that the ECT / Nemesis / Mainline Rail group are acquiring it.

Crewe transfer...
86602 and 86623 (both DHLT) have been tripped across from Crewe Basford Hall to Crewe LNWR.

More Tugs for B exams at Toton...
66127 has hauled 60022 and 60036 (both WNTR) from Immingham to Toton. Both are booked to receive B exams.

Disposal...
At Thomson's, Stockton the scrapping of 47279 (DHLT), stored from Freightliner's DFLH pool in December 2003, has been completed, RIP.

Thornaby run down...
As part of the gradual running down of facilities at Thornaby most of the stored locomotives on site have been moved inside. As far as can be deduced from various reports only 37055 37683 60012 and 60050 are now visible outside the depot buildings.

Tug swap...
60078, stopped at Toton since suffering its rather serious engine failure a few days ago, has now been stored WNTR swapping places with 60041 which has been reinstated to the WCBN pool from store at Toton.

Last 47 off Saltley...
47791 (WNSO) has been removed from Saltley by road, extraction taking place shortly before 11am. Although ultimately Eastleigh bound it appears that 47791 has been taken to the haulier's yard, probably Heanor, pending transfer south later.

One should really keep the database up to date...
...especially if about to start highlighting what hasn't been de-registered when it was disposed of. Anyway, a couple of amendments to yesterday's 'ghosts in the machine' list in that 37131 has been added as this was re-registered to the HNRS pool prior to it being stripped and disposed of whilst 47628 is removed as it has been deleted from the records being de-registered from SDXL in February 2007.

47302...
Having stopped over at Heanor, Langley Mill over the weekend 47302 (DHLT) was on the move again last night, north to Stockton for delivery to TJ Thomson being noted both on the M18 around 19:00 then later heading north up the A1 on a low loader en route. Of the Class 47s purchased from Freightliner the delivery of 47302 leaves just 47309 and 47358 (both DHLT) at Southampton and 47370 (DHLT) at Ipswich to be collected.

Other locomotives on the road...
73134 (NRLS) has been deposited at the Weardale Railway following tyre turning at Tyseley meanwhile transport for 47791 (WNSO) which appears to have been sold on, had arrived at Saltley by early evening to facilitate its removal. It turns out that 47791 is not to go to Kingsbury as would be anticipated, but to Eastleigh, which indicates another purchase by Seco-Rail.

EWS 90s...
90027 has been stored WNTR at Crewe EMD swapping places with 90039 which has been reinstated to WEFE from store at Crewe EMD.

Disposal...
The demolition of 47780, stored from Crewe's WHCD pool in April 2003, has been completed, only its bogies and cabs with nothing in between remain at Kingsbury, RIP.

Spares donor...
47150 (DHLT) has been tripped across from Crewe LNWR to Basford Hall to provide spares for Freightliner's remaining operational Class 47s; 47811 47816 47830 and 47841.

Ghosts in the machine...
A periodical round up of which locomotives, although now broken up, are still showing as extant on 'the system'...

Class 01
01556 MBDL Cut 10/04 TJ Thomson, Stockton
01559 MBDL Cut 05/07 TJ Thomson, Stockton

Class 08
08642 DHLT Cut 06/06 CF Booth, Rotherham

Class 31
31102 QETS Cut 04/07 EMR, Kingsbury
31200 QETS Cut 06/07 CF Booth, Rotherham
31319 QETS Cut 06/07 CF Booth, Rotherham

Class 33
33023 MBDL Cut 11/05 HNRC, Kingsbury

Class 37
37010 HNRS Cut 07/07 CF Booth, Rotherham
37131 HNRS Cut 04/07 CF Booth, Rotherham
37509 WNYX Cut 08/05 Somebody, Cardiff Canton
37803 WNSO Cut 07/07 EMR, Kingsbury

Class 47
47742 WNSO Cut 05/07 EMR, Kingsbury
47780 SDXL Cut 08/07 EMR Kingsbury

Class 86
86603 DHLT Cut 11/05 CF Booth, Rotherham
86606 DHLT Cut 06/07 Ron Hull Jr, Rotherham
86611 DHLT Cut 02/05 HNRC, Crewe Works
86615 DHLT Cut 07/07 Ron Hull Jr, Rotherham
86620 DHLT Cut 06/07 Ron Hull Jr, Rotherham

Ex Metrolink Gronks...
08623 (WSWM) and 08802 (WRWM) latterly in action in the Altrincham area on the Manchester Metrolink have been removed to Doncaster by road.

Skoda on a lorry...
Following a derailment at Tilbury on the 3rd 90041 (DFLC) has been recovered and removed north to Crewe by road being noted en route via the M25 early evening.

Disposal...
The demolition of 31427, stored from Bescot and the WMAN pool in February 1999, has been completed at Booth's, Rotherham, RIP.

MTU...
43142 (EFPC) has been admitted into Brush Traction for re-engineering, haulage to Loughborough being provided by 47828 this morning. 43091 (EFPC) is ready for collection.

Arriva power cars...
Subject to developments between now and when the Arriva XC franchise and the redeployment of HST sets on regular cross country diagrams comes into being it has been indicated that the ten power cars to be allocated to Arriva use are provisionally to be six from Midland Mainline (IMLP allocated) along with the the four remaining Porterbrook stored examples (SBXL allocated) 43101 and 43103 currently at Loughborough, 43121 and 43157 at Wabtec. Obviously the deployment of 43103 and 43121 to the Arriva XC job implies that the plan to resurrect two power cars for use by Hull Trains, 43103 and 43121 had been earmarked, is at best on the back burner, possibly now abandoned altogether.

31113...
HNRC have advised that the procurement of 31113, currently residing on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway, has been completed and consideration is being given to returning it to mainline operational condition with a view to spot hire work.

Heanor 47...
47302 (DHLT) has, it transpires, been taken to Heanor at Langley Mill for the weekend whilst en route by road from Crewe to Stockton.

Disposals...
At Kingsbury in recent days the scrapping of 37211 has been finished off and the demolition of 08926 has been undertaken. 08926 was stored from Allerton and the DAAN pool back in November 1996 whilst 37211 was stored from Toton and the WKBN pool in January 1999, RIP.

Work in progress...
At Thomson's, Stockton the demolition of 47279 is still in progress, signs of component recovery going on evidently slowing things a little, whilst at EMR attention has turned to 47780 now that 37211 and 08926 have been broken up. At Booth's, Rotherham a start has been made on 31427.

37667...
Barrow Hill resident 37667 has been reinstated to the DRS XHHP pool from HNRS.

Eurosheds...
66022 and 66245 (both WBEN) are back from France being noted in convoy with 60041 and 60038 this morning en route to Bescot for forwarding to Toton.

47302...
Stockton bound 47302 (DHLT) was removed from Crewe Basford Hall by road yesterday and spent the night on a low loader parked in the lay by at Junction 16 on the M6. If it hasn't been taken north to Thomson's during today then there is a possibility that it may have been taken to Heanor at Langley Mill for the weekend.

Wilton 08s...
08502, one of the two Class 08s purchased by HNRC from ICI at Wilton, has been transported to Barrow Hill by road. 08503 is set to follow.

MTU...
43069 and 43140 (both EFPC) have been repleased from Brush Traction being hauled away to Landore today by 47828 meanwhile 43186 (EFPC) has been noted back in service following re-commissioning at Landore.

Stockton 47s...
Further to yesterday's note about the movement of another Class 47 to Thomson's, Stockton it transpires that it was 47197 that has been moved up by road from Crewe Basford Hall in the past couple of days being noted en route from Crewe to Stockton by road via the M1 on the 31st, It was deposited at Thomson's yesterday. 47302 (DHLT) was put into position at Basford Hall this afternoon in readiness for removal from Crewe to Stockton by road.

MTU...
43028 and 43138 (both EFPC) have been hauled to Brush Traction for re-engineering. Haulage for the transfer to Loughborough today being provided by 47828.

ECT 73 on the move...
Nemesis Rail operated 73134 (NRLS) was brought up by road from Meldon yesterday, noted heading north on the M5 early evening, to Tyseley for tyre turning. Ultimately 73134 is destined to go to the Weardale Railway.

Tugs transfer to Toton...
60004 and 60010 (both WNTR) have been hauled from Immingham to Toton, 66124 being provided for traction.

Another Freightliner 47 to Stockton...
A third ex Freightliner Class 47, 47302 as far as can be ascertained, has been transported up from Crewe Basford Hall to Thomson's, Stockton.

MTU...
43182 (EFPC) has been released from re-engineering at Brush Traction being hauled away to Landore today by 47828 meanwhile 43069 and 43140 (both EFPC) have been 'spannered' and are ready for collection.

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