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VIDEO TRACK ISSUE 223 – SUMMER 2026
NEWS & EVENTS
Extended News from around the Network
The Royal Train on tour with 67 haulage – Class 99s on test runs – the Hastings Unit on tour – HST Castle set to Derby – HST tour with ‘Summer Riviera’ – Rail Adventure set to Cricklewood – Special Trains and Excursions including ‘Royal Windsor Statesman’ – ‘English Riviera Express’ – Class 37 on ‘Shakespeare Express’ – Loco Services 47s to Portsmouth – Class 50, 20 and 31 haulage on ‘West Midlands Deviator’ – ‘Yorkvic Discovery’ Railtour – test trains – Class 810s on test runs – London Underground stock move to Doncaster – Tyseleys 37 240 in action – COLAS 56s on ‘The Slate Miner’ to Blaneau along with 47 haulage – Class 56s on engineering moves – Freight diversions – ‘Britannic Explorer’ with 37 haulage to Pwllheli – Rail 200 train – 20s on ‘Worksop Whistler’ – 47 367 on main line move – Class 89 ‘Avocet’ on main line – Class 93 in service – Class 60 action with COLAS and DCR examples – Bluebell Railway with 33 108 and the Hastings Unit – Llangollen Railway DMUs – PLUS MUCH MORE.
North of the Border 45 118 ‘The Royal Artilleryman’ on the ‘Oban Peak’ – 37s on Dundee to Stranraer charter.plus an interesting freight.
Class 153s featuring these BR veterans on the Cumbrian Coast in 1992 and along the Central Wales Line plus a test working.
Along the Welsh Marches Loco haulage with Class 67s along the Welsh Borders route through Craven Arms and Hereford to Abergavenny. Several members of the class are featured. Test train duties and a variety of freight are also shown. In addition we look back at the days of loco haulage with Class 37s in 1989 along with freight.
East Coast Traction with observations in and around Finsbury Park featuring freight and passenger traffic. A Rail Adventure HST in shown on trial duties to and from Kings Cross in addition to Class 91s and emus.
Along the West Coast Main Line – a variety of traffic at Cheddington and along the main line to Hemel Hempstead. Class 90s, Class 99s on liner duties, Class 37s on stock movements, Class 47s on more stock movements
Veteran Traction – with Mazey Day specials to the West Country with double headed 37s, Class 37s on a Cathedrals Express and a Class 47 special at the enclave of semaphore signalling and signal box at Ledbury.
