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Tuesday 21/05/19

PUBLICATION TIME/S - 05:30 (Wed)

NEWS, STOCK CHANGES
Second GB60 into GB colours, DBC fleet changes, ICM37 released from Derby, GB47s with 46010 from the Valley, power cars repaints/round up

FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 04:55 (Wed)

JOURNAL
37407 on another training outing 0Z49 from Cliffe Hill back to Crewe, 37402 & 37423 RTC bound as 0Z37 from Norwich, 37402 & 975025 on a jolly around the east midlands 2Z02 from Derby to Derby, 90009 light engine 0Z21 from Crewe to Norwich Crown Point, McIntosh Centurion 0-4-4T 419 heading south on a low loader on the M1...

REPORTAGE
Stock transfers - 37608 hauling 345023 5Q58 from LNWR at Crewe to Old Dalby, 66767 20901 & 20905 with LU stock 7X08 from Derby Litchurch Lane to Banbury for West Ruislip, 57316 & 57314 running 5Z60 from Carnforth to Scarborough...

VIEW
88002 & 88009 passing High Scales and Low Gill with the 4S43 Daventry to Mossend intermodal

Monday 20/05/19

PUBLICATION TIME/S - 05:45 (Tue)

NEWS
Traction from the Valley

FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 05:45 (Tue)

JOURNAL
Norwich in 90 launched...

REPORTAGE
Event - the Severn Valley Railway's diesel gala

VIEW
56090 & 70804 passing Newcastle with the 6S31 Doncaster to Millerhill engineers

Saturday/Sunday 18/05/19-19/05/19

PUBLICATION TIME/S - 20:50 (Sun)

NEWS, STOCK CHANGES, LISTS & LOCATIONS, STATS
DRS fleet changes, Maritime Intermodal 4 into traffic

FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 20:37 (Sun)

FOCUS
The final day of full size HST sets operating for GWR into/from Paddington...

JOURNAL
56091 & 56103 working 6Z56 6Z51 6Z09 & 0Z56, 56094 & 56096 with four empty log carriers, 6Z56 from Carlisle Yard to Doncaster Roberts Road, 800102 at Kings Cross with 1A12 from Hull/prior to returning north as 1D11 to Leeds, 170515 working the final Fridays only 1V30 Birmingham New Street to Gloucester via Worcester Shrub Hill...

REPORTAGE
Tours and charters - 37405 & 37409 working the EACH Express 3, 67004 & 67021with the Belmond Pullman being utilised for the Andy Perry Hospice Fundraiser tour from Horsham via Brentford to Surbiton, 66723 & 66779 working the Welsh Dragon tour, 61306 & 47802 with the final leg/day of the the nine day Highlands & Islands tour, 70000 ascending Shap with the Lakelander tour, 45690 ascending Shap working the steam section of the Cumbrian Mountain Express to Carlisle, 7029 & 47773 working the Cotswold Explorer, 47832 & 47854 with the Stratford Flyer III tour running between Newcastle and Stratford on Avon, 37669 at Mallaig with the return afternoon Jacobite working to Fort William...

VIEW
08442 'going back to nature' at Eastleigh

Thursday/Friday 16/05/19-17/05/19

PUBLICATION TIME/S - 18:00 18:35 (Fri) 04:20 (Sat)

NEWS
Another orange Class 66, a third stripped out Class 56 a Longport, shunter movements - corrections/new, errant 70808 on the move again

FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 04:20 (Sat)

JOURNAL
37402 working 5Z37 from Eastleigh Works to Norwich with the stock for the following day's DRS Class 37 short set farewell tour, 47813 with saloon 6320 from the Midland Railway Centre to Derby, then at/departing Derby with a Rail Operations Group jolly to Barrow Hill, 47853 & 45231 Carlisle bound from Crewe for tour duties, 25904 on hold at Reid Freight. Longton, 57304 & 68023 at Crewe after 57304 had been sent to recover 3C91 following the failure of 68023, 43162 & 43071 at Paddington after arrival with one of only two HST diagrams into Paddington, 43093 & 43188 with a Penzance to Paddington working then 43009 leading a Paddington to Plymouth service through Edington, 90041 & 90042 powering with 90045 & 90048 inside on the late running Coatbridge to Daventry intermodal, 73119 & 73128 hauling LT45029 & 12 2Z82 from Eastleigh Works to West Ruislip, 66001 with 755418 755326 & 755418 on transfer 5Q99 from Ripple Lane to Norwich Crown Point, 975025 being propelled by 37409 2Z02 from Exeter St Davids to Kensington Olympia, Class 230s have entered full service on the Bedford/Bletchley - 230003 arriving at Millbrook then 230004 at Lidlington...

REPORTAGE
Moving stock - 47593 with Mk2 3188 'Cadair Idris' 5Z48 from Burton to Crewe DMD, 37608 & 57305 moving brand new 710105 5Q58 from Derby Litchurch Lane to Old Dalby, 20905 20901 & 66767 with LU set 521/522 on transfer 7X08 from Derby Litchurch Lane to Banbury, restored steam - 48305 the newly restored 8F on its first public outings at last weekends GCR Goods Galore event...

VIEW
66779 at Hook with the 6Y48 Eastleigh Yard to Hoo Junction engineers

TIMES
18/05/19 The Cumbrian Mountain Express
18/05/19 The Welsh Dragon
18/05/19 The Lakelander
18/05/19 Horsham-Brentford-Surbiton
18/05/19 The Cotswold Explorer
18/05/19 Each Explorer III
22/05/19 The Stratford Flyer III
23/05/19 Northern Belle
23/05/19 The Cathedrals Express
23/05/19 Worcester Evening Diner
24/05/19 Northern Belle