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 NEWS & EVENTS 
Extended News from around the Network

The ‘Snow Train’ with 57 312 & 57 306 in Yellow livery – DRS ‘Snow Train’ nCOLAS 47s on passenger stock move from Eastleigh to Carlisle – Class 67s on Serco Test train – Network Rail 31s & 37s & DRS Class 37s on test trains on various routes – Loco moves to West Ruislip, Wolverton & Stowmarket – ‘Networker’ moves for overhaul – New Class 70 delivery to Crewe – North Staffs Class 33 – Class 67 on mail haulage – Class 90 West Coast specials – Diverted trains from Buxton over passenger route to Manchester with Class 66 & 60 haulage – Diverted North Walsham tanks – Class 60s on steel, departmental, oil & automotive traffic – Class 156 move to Dereham – Arriva Trains 57s route learner – 86 259 on Cumbrian Mountain Express – Chiltern line loco haulage – ‘Concrete Cow Railtour’ to Milton Keynes – ‘The Abercot Generator’ to Didcot – West Coast 37s on ‘West Highland Way’ – 60 007 on  ‘Festive Jingle Jangle’ to North West including 31 602 – PLUS MORE…

TRAFFIC PROFILE – SHREWSBURY TO CRAVEN ARMS
Freight and passenger traffic under the semaphores on the line from Shrewsbury to Craven Arms including Arriva Trains Class 57s & a wide variety of freight with coal, steel and cement workings.

NORTH WEST LONDON FREIGHT
The busy freight hotspot of Willesden with its complex of junctions connecting the Western Main Line, the Southern, the West Coast Main Line and the North London lines. Provides views of everything from departmental to freightliner workings at a variety of locations around Willesden. In contrast we also visit Dudding Hill on the freight line linking with the Midland Main Line.
          
FREIGHT PROFILE
A variety of freight. nClass 92 on a China Clay working’ the North Walsham Tanks nCOLAS timber traffic nCOLAS Class 47s on steel & engineering duties nClass 60 on oil n The ‘Tesco Express’ with 92 haulage nClass 20s on LUL stock moves nClass 20s on flask traffic nClass 31 power.

CHILTERN JUNCTION
Princes Risborough with a variety of freight and passenger traffic – Classes 67, 66, 20, 37 and a veteran green liveried ‘bubble car’.

CUMBRIAN HAULAGE
Class 37 and 47 haulage on the trial loco hauled passenger service from Carlisle to Sellafield with dramatic views of the working along the coast.

1hr 20 mins approx