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NEWS & EVENTS Extended News from around the Network
Steam ban & diesel substitutions inc 20s on Shakespeares – 37/47s to Holyhead – 66 734 in purple livery – Ascot specials with 67s – Sleeper movements – 92 on specials and unit moves – Stock moves with COLAS 37 & 47773 – 33s on Dorset Coast Explorer – 47s on English Riviera Expresses – Northern Belles – 47 & 37 specials to Weymouth – Saltburn special – West Coast Railway ecs moves – 50 007 & 50 049 on Devon Pullman & Hadrian Hoover – Elizabeth Line opens – GBRF 69s on freight and stock moves – X Country HST in Inter City livery – Locomotive Services Inter City liveried HST & the ‘Blue Pullman’ – test trains – DRS and Rail Live events with a range of stock – Caroline inspection saloon – 37s to Kyle – Convoys to Swanage Diesel Gala and Severn Valley Railway – DC Rail 56 on Hoo route learner – 56 to Middleton Towers – GBRF Grids on stock moves – Weedkilling train in West Wales – 91 moves to Newport Docks for scrap – D213 ‘Andania’ on special – Freight News and 60062 new livery – 70s on Jarrow tanks – DRS 37s – new Freight flows – 58s to Scarborough – PLUS MUCH MORE.
Class 20s on Tour Chopper Topper to Gloucester and Shrewsbury – 20s on the Shakespeares – 20s on ‘Jolly Fisherman’ to Skegness.
Lineside Locations -Tutbury on the Crewe to Stenson Jcn line.
Heritage Action featuring the Gwili Railway, – The Llanelli & Mynydd Maur Railway, the Severn Valley with the Class 17, D4, 50 035, 50 007, D1015, 31 477, 40 106, 33 012, 46 045 , 68 003m 73 136, 73 107 and 69 005 ‘Eastleigh’. – D8110 – West Somerset Diesel Gala – Bluebell diesel services – 55 019 ‘Royal Highland Fusilier on the Gloucs Warwks.
In the Eden Valley – the Warcop based railway in action
Traffic over the Settle & Carlisle – featuring freight with Class 66, Class 68, Class 47, Class 37 and Class 70 haulage at Appleby, Kirkby Stephen, Garsdale, Ais Gill and Hellifield in the summer. Also includes HSTs.
Cambrian & Central Wales Haulage – The return of freight traffic through Machynlleth with 37 haulage. Cambrian Coast special to Pwllheli – 37 special from Llandrindod Wells, Weedkilling 37s over Central Wales line and Network Rail test train.
Anglian Class 317 Finale – 317s for scrap and the last day of 317s on the Liverpool Street to Hertford East line with 317 508 and 317 343 on the very last workings.
Approx 110 minutes.
