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While waiting for 89001 on its test run from Crewe to Tebay and back - 90006 & 90015 on 4S60 from London Gateway to Coatbridge, passing Beckfoot, Oxenhope and Docker 18/03/26
Various (3 pictures)

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SITE UPDATED
Friday March 20, 2026 16:55
SECTIONS/PAGES UPDATED
Friday 20/03/26

PUBLICATION TIME/S
16:50 Initial Publication

NEWS & INFORMATION
Shunters on the move round up
47355 note
37423 & 37611 name/reunited with its name at Colwick

PHOTO NEWS
66848 with two empty log carriers on transfer from Carlisle New Yard to Crewe EMD

INTERNAL OPERATIONS
37424 out-based at Sittingbourne for training runs
68024 propelling set CH03 from Leamington Spa to Eastleigh TRSMD
222005 operating 5M01 from Polmadie to Preston
93005 in Leeds and passing Temple Hirst Junction with a Yorkshire area driver training diagram
222002 operating a Lumo trainer from Crewe to Barton under Needwood

STOCK CONTROL
68011 & 68012 bringing redundant Chiltern Mk3 stock from Wembley LMD to Nemesis Rail at Burton then running light to Crewe
93008 & 93009 with the two barriers used for the ScotRail stock move returning south to Derby RTC
165039 ECS from Doncaster to Banbury
47810 with barriers 6394 & 6393 and MK2 9513 running from Crewe HS to Great Yarmouth CHS

PORTFOLIO
Images from between March 5th and March 14th 2026

RETRO
60099 on aggregates workings in Westbury during 2003 (and for comparison 2026)

VIEW
66108 at Beckfoot heading south with 4M35 from Mossend to Seaforth

DATA & REFERENCE
Fleet Status database updated - 16:44

Tuesday/Wednesday 17/03/26-18/03/26

PUBLICATION TIME/S
11:30 (Wed) Initial Publication
12:15 (Wed) Republished - initial news item (66537) for Wednesday added
23:55 (Wed) Republished - additional news items (66419 66537 & 89001)
01:15 (Thu) Republished - additional photo news items (69002 70809 & 455712), additional stock control items (20007/20205 37218 57306 68024 & 93008/93009)

NEWS & INFORMATION
89001 on test between Crewe and Tebay
66537 in HHR livery released from Loughborough/running to Midland Road
66419 gets the HHR treatment
DBC fleet changes
HHR fleet change
Recent heritage traction movements by road
Class 69s notes and fleet survey
56051 takes its place at Newark

PHOTO NEWS
69002 working 6E86 from Middleton Towers to Monk Bretton again
70809 bringing DR79105 into Rugby from Reading455712 & 455732 at Clapham Junction operating ECS then in service
43044 & 43190 with part of 483009 in the sidings at Stoke Cockshute
220027 the second Class 220 into Cross Country livery operating 1M29 from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly

STOCK CONTROL
20205 & 20007 running cab to cab collecting 220028 from Derby Litchurch Lane
37218 taking 466001 & 465920 to Kingsbury for disposal
57306 collecting 701055 from Eastleigh
68024 powering 5M69 to Leamington Spa
93008 & 93009 bringing ScotRail stock to Hamilton from Inverness
93009 & 93008 heading north with two barrier coaches working 5Q02 from Carlisle to Inverness CSD
37501 with 730231 on transfer from Gascoigne Wood to Bletchley TMD
Eastleigh bound 800103 in Kings Cross and Reading

LOCO MOVEMENTS
Several light engine/loco convoys operated on the 16th

NUNNERY CASTLE & BRAUNTON
37409 hauling 5029 34046 from Crewe HS to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

PORTFOLIO
Images from between March 2nd and March 16th 2026

RETRO
58008 near Culham with a Didcot bound MGR working during 1989

VIEW
66174 on 6C03 from Brentford Town Severnside at Ashley Hill

DATA & REFERENCE
Fleet Status database updated - 23:54 (Wed)
Stock changes section updated

 

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