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67029 in Crewe 02/04/26 while working 5K70 from Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe CS
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SITE UPDATED
Tuesday April 07, 2026 06:55
SECTIONS/PAGES UPDATED
Monday 06/04/26

PUBLICATION TIME/S
06:55 (Tue) Initial Publication

NEWS & INFORMATION
DRS release 68018
First Class 70 carrying HHR decals spotted
HHR branding progress table
Two Gronks on the move by road
COTS Class 67s - rescuing steam and new decals on 67023

PHOTO NEWS
60095 taking 6M91 from Derby Chaddesden to Ravenhead Sidings then 6M50 from Derby Chaddesden to Wembley
GBRf Class 66s and a Class 69 in the Willesden area for engineering works between London Euston and Willesden Junction and HS2 work at the Euroterminal
Three Class 91s at Croxdale after the resumption of LNER workings between London and Newcastle using Class 91s

INTERNAL OPERATIONS
57314 patrolling the S&C after Storm Dave
37518 & 37685 running north light engines as 0Z37 from WCRC, Carnforth to Larbert North Up Goods Loop
810018 on trial runs between Darlington and Newcastle
222002 on a Lumo trainer from Central Rivers to Crewe, Preston, Milton Keynes and Stafford
222005 on a Lumo training run from Stirling to Preston

DIVERSIONS
Easter engineering works leading to freight workings running over diversionary routing and AWC Class 805s traversing the S&C route again with diverted passenger services

PORTFOLIO
Images from between March 30th and April 3rd 2026

RETRO
47211 & 47231 either end of petfood vans on the Wisbech Branch at Black Bridge during October 1987

VIEW
66601 passing through March with 6Z42 from Tunstead to Barham

DATA & REFERENCE
Fleet Status database updated - 02:59 (Tue)
Storage lists, stock changes and pool codes sections updated

Thursday/Friday 02/04/26-03/04/26

PUBLICATION TIME/S
23:55 (Fri) Republished - news item for Friday 3rd added
20:15 (Fri) Initial Publication

NEWS & INFORMATION
Freightliner fleet change
68016 despatched south
Heritage traction moves/notes - 37714 31203 & 37216
RA power cars run to Leicester

PHOTO NEWS
66751 with 6V73 from Cliffe Vale (Stoke) to Lostwithiel Down Goods Loop
66787 on the now GBRf powered 6M53 from Parkandillack to Cliffe Vale
66756 on a rescue mission to assist 66750 which had failed at Mytholmroyd on 6M37
66415 in the somewhat modernised station at Huddersfield running through light engine to Leeds Midland Road
66795 & 66693 heading for Whitemoor Yard with 6L37 from Hoo Junction

STOCK CONTROL
66790 & 66723 with a new LU set on transfer from Goole to Gascoigne Wood
37800 with 756105 & 231009 on transfer from Cardiff Canton to Holyhead
66790 with two concrete weighted barrier wagons working from March Up Yard to Doncaster Down Decoy Yard
37510 towing 730016 from Gascoigne Wood to Soho LMD
810004 & 810003 ECS from Old Dalby to London St Pancras

INTERNAL OPERATIONS
60095 on Midland Road for tyre turning
67016 on a test run to Warrington following attention at Crewe LNWR
GBRf have been undertaking training runs off Tonbridge Yard utilising Class 73s with 73128 on a run to East Grinstead and 73212 on a run to Grain

STEAM ON THE MAIN
60163 with its support coach working 5Z78 from Tyseley to Castleton/East Lancashire Railway
43467 & 43423 with 60103 and support coach on transfer from the Mid Hants Railway to Kings Norton
60163 and support coach making their way south from North Road to Tyseley
34046 & 5029 support coach BSK M35461 and 37409 in Hellifield while returning to Crewe after the KWVR gala

PORTFOLIO
Images from between March 16th and March 23rd 2026

RETRO
37238 bringing 6S93 into March at Whitemoor Junction during July 1985

VIEW
70004 working through Sleaford West with the 6M60 Boston Docks to Dowlow empties

DATA & REFERENCE
Fleet Status database updated - 23:45 (Fri)
Storage lists/locations, stock changes and stats sections updated

 

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