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73213 running light through Kensington Olympia 16/04/24 while operating 0Z73 from and back to Tonbridge West Yard "completing a circumnavigation of London via two turn backs at Willesden
South West Sidings from both directions..."
A Harris

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SITE UPDATED
Tuesday April 23, 2024 06:22
SECTIONS/PAGES UPDATED
Monday 22/04/24

PUBLICATION TIME/S - 06:20 (Tue)

NEWS
LISTS/LOCATIONS
Class 90s leaving Crewe for disposal, 66552 being prepared for export

FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 06:12 (Tue)

JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS - 69002 & 69001 on 6E85, 37508 & 37612 on Derby RTC, double Grids on 6J37, 68017 & 68034 on the Bridgwater flasks, 56090 & 56096 working 6C80 through Sheffield, 69004 working 6N71 between Doncaster and Tyne, 56105 on the Sinfin/Grangemouth diagram, 66725 & 66719 passing Felinfran with 3Q98, 70815 with a re-timed 6E43 Preston to Haverton working

REPORTAGE
TOURING - 1001 traversing London, 47712 & 47828 on the Settle & Carlisle Circular, 61306 & 47805 operating the Horsham and Chichester to Bath and Bristol tour, 67006 on the Belmond Pullman, 66746 taking the Royal Scotsman to Boat of Garten, 97304 & 97302 in Shrewsbury on the Cambrian Coast Express, 34046 & 47828 in Yorkshire with the White Rose to York, 43047 & 43055 working the Settle to Carlisle and Coastal Pullman jolly
GB16 - Views from day three to day nine (between 15/04/24 and 21/04/24) of the Great Briton XVI nine day steam tour (and nine day drag of 47802!) of the UK
CLAN LINE - 35028 on a loaded test run passing through Gillingham

PORTFOLIO
Images from between April 8th and April 19th 2024

VIEW
66101 at Powderham leading an Exeter Riverside Yard to St. Blazey clay working

Sunday 21/04/24

PUBLICATION TIME/S - 06:50 (Mon)

NEWS
BB Choppers debut/return to BH, Toton notes

FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 06:29 (Mon)

JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS - 66748 on the Tonbridge/Llandudno Junction diagram, 66110 after replacing 66004 on 6H55, 66720 & 66731 operating 3Q00 through Colchester, 70811 runs to Midland Road, 68005 & 68006 hauling a diverted 4Z45 through Burton

REPORTAGE
CARDIFF CANTON, BARROW HILL, LEEDS & WISHAW - Class 67s on Canton, 01562 and two sixteen wheelers on Barrow Hill, three workings in the Leeds suburbs, two shunting devices and 47484 at Wishaw

PORTFOLIO
Images from between April 8th and April 19th 2024

VIEW
66764 stabled at the head of an engineers train at Toton

Friday 19/04/24

PUBLICATION TIME/S - 15:05 (Fri) 06:10 (Sat)

NEWS
STOCK CHANGES, LISTS/LOCATIONS, STATS
37508 returns to the mainline, the BB 20s, GBTG additions, DB loco sales notes, 31108 on a lorry

FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 08:11

JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS - 66791 visiting the lathe at St Philips Marsh, 37057 on the Derby/Toton wagon transfer, 66099 & 92011 to Wembley via 0A06 from Crewe, 69005 on 6N71, 56090 on the Preston Docks/Haverton tanks diagram, 66725 & 66719 on a weed management set in Taff Vale Sidings, 60047 running round 6E09 at Milford Junction, 57305 hauling 92006 to Loughborough

REPORTAGE
STOCK CONTROL - 37611 transferring Class 387s between Ilford and Reading, 69011 taking 720101 to Willesden, 47749 collecting 701029 from Bicester/taking 701530 to Bicester, 37884 taking 730214 to Old Dalby, 47805 on a pre-tour positioning run to Southall
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD, THE BRIGG LINE, THE S&C ROUTE & PORT TALBOT - Three shunters at Barton, engineers workings on the Brigg line, 66430 & 70815 traversing the S&C, track renewal at Port Talbot

PORTFOLIO
Images from between April 9th and April 13th 2024

VIEW
60055 passing the signalbox at Edale with 6Z82 from Peak Forest to Brandon

 

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