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VIDEO TRACK 213

NEWS & EVENTS Extended News from around the Network
GBRF Hoovers on stock moves, Class47s on stock moves on the Midland Main Line – Merseyrail 507 and 508 units for scrap – Class 317 unit for store – ECS movements for railtour duties – End of the 68s on Trans Pennine duties – Class 230 bi-mode units on Borders line – D9009 ‘Alycidon’ running as 55 013 ‘The Black Watch’ on the ‘Coronation Deltic’ – Locomotive Services D9000 on the Edinburgh Christmas Market – Specials including Locomotive Services private charter to York, Belmond Pullman to Chesterfield, Statesman charter, Scotrail 47 712 on tour, Class 37s and a Class 92 on the ‘Garsdale Growller’, West Coast 47 specials – ‘Sunset EMU Tour’ with 507s and 508s around Merseyside – Test trains with HST and Class 37s plus the ‘Caroline’ saloon throughout the network – Cross Country HSTs – Class 56 on BIOMASS to Drax – 56s on freight including logs to Chirk – 37s on freight to Workington – 67s on the ‘Avon Pullman – Locomotive Services ‘Bubble Car’ in West Highlands – Locomotive Services 37 charter to Fort William – Hydro Flex 779 unit – Class 56s on East Coast Main Line – PLUS MUCH MORE.

Heritage Action – Dean Forest Railway Diesel Gala with guest locos 03 145 and 37 227 – North Norfolk Gala with freight and double headed shunter action – Gwili Railways 08 888 on hire – Railtour on Bluebell Railway – East Lancs diesel day with 40 and 37 haulage – D6566 and D6526 on the West Somerset Railway – Severn Valley Diesel Gala with ‘The Magnificent 7’ diesel hydraulics and visiting locos – Bolton and Embsay Railway diesel gala,

Leaf Busters with Autumn traction variety on the Rail Head Treatment Trains including – Class 73s working from Tonbridge, Class 56s along the Welsh Marches, Class 37s working from York to North Humberside and Harrogate, Class 66s in East Anglia, on the Midland Main Line, in the Highlands, Class 68s on the Settle & Carlisle and Class 69s in North London and to Royston.

Weardale Sprinter A Class 142 in the North East.

East Midlands Freight – Toton depot and the approaches to Toton Yard plus Stenson Junction, Burton on Trent with a range of action including – Class 60s, Class 37s, Class 70s on freight, Class 47s on stock movements, Grid movements Class 66s on a variety of traffic, Class 153 in Network Rail service and HSTs.

Southern Variety with a range of traction operating from Tonbridge Yard. Class 73s on test and RHTT duties plus Class 69s & 66s on freight plus traction in and around the Yard and surrounding lines.

HSTs. The end of Cross Countries HST fleet with Celebrity liveried 43 007 and 43 008, plus a Rail Adventure sets, a ‘Castle’ HST set on the West Somerset Railway, COLAS HST test trains plus ‘The Midland Venturer’ to St Pancras.

RUNNING TIME – 106 MINUTES