66757 nearing destination with 6G16 from Stud Farm to
Bescot Yard, passing through the station at Bescot
Stadium 05/06/24
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SITE UPDATED |
Tuesday June 11, 2024 08:44 |
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Monday 10/06/24 |
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PUBLICATION TIME/S - 18:55 (Mon) 08:45 (Tue)
NEWS
LISTS/LOCATIONS,
STATS
37424 & 37425 on the move/use, 45118 runs pathed, 69010 released
from Eastleigh, 66118 repainted, 46045 & 50033 return to the Valley
FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 08:41 (Tue)
JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS - 56049 & 70815 Colwick bound after
collecting 56051 from Midland Road, 66714 & 66309 on weed
management duties off Toton, 50008 returning to Knottingley, 66794
66561 & 66596 Whitemoor bound with 6L37
REPORTAGE
TOURING - 43468 & 43480 powering the UK Railtours Blythe &
Tyne/Beamish Open Air Museum tour, 1001 working the
Lincolnshire Poacher between Hastings and Skegness,
34046 & 57311 taking the Lakelander to Carlisle, 34067 &
57315 powering the Settle & Carlisle Steam Special, 7029
& 47773 taking the Ffestiniog Express to Blaenau
Ffestiniog
STOCK CONTROL - 20107 & 20096 taking 17159 to Landore, 69009
collecting 458412 from Widnes, 37884 & 37608 taking Class 175s to
Landore, 57305 brining Class 379s south from Worksop, 37667 moving
stock between the North Norfolk Railway, Great Yarmouth and Crewe,
43468 & 43480 taking tour stock back to Burton, 47245 & 37518
bringing stock south from Fort William, 33012 and 4TC set to
Tyseley (with 50008) then to Eastleigh, 57311 & 47805 heading back
to Crewe with tour stock from York, 37218 & 37407 with barriers
returning to Derby, 37608 taking Class 730s to Doncaster Belmont,
57306 with another Class 379 transfer from Worksop
HERITAGE TRACTION EVENTS -
D9526 20142 20189 24054 33048 D7017 43154 43155 46045 &
50033 in action during the West Somerset Railway's Summer
Diesel Festival, 25909 31207 33012 37032 37667 & 50008
working trains during the North Norfolk Railway's Diesel
Gala, revisiting the 1980s at the Midland Railway Centre,
55009 in service at the Nene Valley Railway, visiting
traction working trains at the Statfold Barn Railway during
the Summer Spectacle of Steam event, 34006 34018 34028 34053
34072 34081 & 34092 in action during the Swanage Railway
Bulleid II event
PORTFOLIO
Images from between May 20th and June 5th 2024
VIEW
68034 passing Arcow Quarry with the 6K05
Carlisle Yard to Crewe Basford Hall engineers
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Friday 07/06/24 |
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PUBLICATION TIME/S - 06:00 (Sat)
NEWS
69010 repainted, Land Recovery bought and related Class 60 notes
FLEET STATUS REFERENCE
Database Updated - 05:55 (Sat)
JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS - 66009 taking redundant wagons to Tyne,
66026 66307 & 69003 with one on working 6N71 to Tyne, 56049 &
56078 escorting 56051 to Midland Road, 37667 to the North Norfolk
Railway, 66090 & 66077 light to Margam
REPORTAGE
STOCK CONTROL - 37218 & 37407 taking 175103 to Landore/running to
Taunton, 43480 & 43468 collecting tour stock from Burton, 69009
with Class 360s on transfer between Kettering and Northampton,
37608 taking 730213 to Oxley, 57306 bringing 379001 & 379011 in
from Worksop, 37601 taking Class 387s to/from Reading TCD, 172003
ECS from Ilford
PORTFOLIO
Images from between May 28th and June 5th 2024
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Wednesday/Thursday 05/06/24-06/06/24 |
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PUBLICATION TIME/S - 19:00 (Thu) 04:25 (Fri)
NEWS
TPEX Class 68s notes/survey
JOURNAL
PHOTO NEWS - 66012 & 66079 with the diverted 6Z28 Margam
to Trostre working, GatEx Class 387s on the Southampton/Brighton
route services
REPORTAGE
STOCK CONTROL - 37218 & 37407 returning barriers to Derby, 175001
& 175105 run to Ely, 37601 hauling Class 730s between Old Dalby
and Soho, 37218 & 37407 taking Class 197s to Long Marston,
57315 & 57313 taking Belle stock to Great Yarmouth
PREPARATIONS - 68017 returning from route learning the Dungeness
branch, 56094 on an Eastleigh to Eastleigh via Westbury run
TOURING - 50008 & 33012 to the North Norfolk Railway with the Holt
Hoover jolly, 37518 then 34067 with 47746 working the Dalesman
between York and Carlisle, 57313 & 57315 to Chesterfield with the
Northern Belle,
60007 & 47810 taking the Settle & Carlisle Fellsman to
Carlisle, 40013 & 47828 to the seaside with the Bucket and
Spade Charter, 34046 & 47805 on a private charter between
Crewe and York, 67024 & 67021 in Scotland with the Belmond
Pullman on a private charter run
PORTFOLIO
Images from between May 28th and June 4th 2024
VIEW
66244 approaching Southampton Central with 4M71 from Southampton Western
Docks to Birch Coppice
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