Description
A review of the traction scene of 2016
CLASS 60S – DB Schenker and COLAS Freight on log, oil and cement traffic plus 60 haulage on The Mersey Weaver – ELECTRIFICATION the North London Line plus progress on the Western Main Line & the new Bromsgrove Station – PRESERVATION VISITORS – COLAS 47 739 on Bluebell, 67 770 on Bluebell, 68 025, Network Rail 73s and DRS 37s on the on Severn Valley Railway – TEST TRAINS with COLAS 37s, Green liveried 37 057, DRS 37s, Caroline on Tour, Network Rail 73s, Class 68s. Network Rail 31s, HST and Class 150 unit – HIGH SPEED TRAINS with BR liveried 43 002 Sir Kenneth Grange – CLASS 50s on TOUR 50 007 Hercules and 50 050 on freight and on the Mid Norfolk Railway DIVERSIONS HSTs at Marylebone and West Coast diversions over Shap due to S & C closure plus Severn Tunnel Closure and diversions along Golden Valley and Gloucester. FLASK TRAFFIC – Berkeley Flasks plus others – STOCK MOVES with Bubble Car, Class 56s & 37 convoys plus stock Leicester to Barrow Hill, 47773 at Old Dalby, EMU movements with 37 884 & 37 800, Stock Moves to Wolverton, Class 50/37s with Prototype HST, Convoy to Nene Valley Gala, Class 20 movements, Convoy Severn Valley to Barrow Hill and to Bristol, 31 452 on Stoneblower – SPECIALS Including Northern Belle – Class 60 tours – Pines Express – DRS Class 37s – VSOE – Cambrian Coast 37s – Cumbrian Coast with West Coast 47s – Quantock Pullman – Yorkshire Explorer – Cheshire Cat – GBRF 15 Railtour with Class 47 and 20 haulage – LOCO HAULAGE with Wherry Lines Class 37s, Cumbrian Coast 37s, 57 603 Par to Exeter Summer Saturday service – VETERAN ELECTRICS with 86 259, 87 002 and 86 401 – HIGH SPEED TRAIN with new liveries and Prototype on Mid Norfolk and on main line moves LARGE LOGO 37 37 025 on Tour – CLASS 20s Tonbridge based 20 901 905 – EASTER HIGHLANDER with DRS 37s on tour – Hitachi 800 on test – FREIGHT inc Ipswich tanks, Coal traffic in decline and COLAS freight – SCOTTISH SPECIALS on Highland Main Line & Borders Line – INVERNESS SLEEPER with Class 73s – CLASS 68s on Specials PLUS Wherry Lines Diagram to Norwich and Lowestoft – CLASS 47 848 and 47 812 on HST moves from Kilmarnock COLAS 47 S on Boston steel – CLASS 67s on Tour – CLASS 73s on stock moves and charter to Paingnton – RHTT DUTIES around the Network with a variety ofmotive power. HASTINGS UNIT on Ardingly Branch and main line. EVENING STAR – 66 770 DB SHUNTERS for sale – CHRISTMAS SPECIALS around the network – DB SHUNTERS for sale – MEDWAY VALLEY DIVERSIONS freight on diversion- HERITAGE TRACTION ON THE MAIN LINE Deltic Alycidon, D1015 Western Campaigner, 40 145 on specials – PLUS MUCH MORE.
