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NEWS & EVENTS Extended News from around the Network
Belmond Pullmans from Victoria to Chesterfield and to Kent plus Kensington Olympia to Hinksey – 67s on ‘One Wales Express’ plus stock moves through Hereford – 67s on East Coast special to Wembley – End of season RHTT trains on GN lines, Chiltern line, Class 69s in Kent, COLAS 56s from Shrewsbury, DRS Class 37s in West Yorkshire, Harry Needles 37 on RHTT stock move and 73s in Kent – Freight and coal to West Burton power station, Class 70 in North Humberside & Class 56 to Kings Lynn – Harry Needles 37 607 in new red livery – DRS Class 57 to Eastleigh and wagon moves to Crewe – ROG operated 37s on unit moves from Worksop & Long Marston – Class 196 moves to Crewe – 37 688 on barrier vehicle movements – 57 012 moving stoneblower on MML – Riviera charter Stock moves from Southall and after CET fitting – Locomotive Services 47s – Loco convoys including Class 20s and mega 66/59 consist – Class 20s on Polar Expresses – Blue Pullman HST on charter from Holyhead and trailer and power cars to Eastleigh – Cross Country HST – HST trailers to Eastleigh with double headed 47s – HST on test train – 50049 & 50007 on ‘Beverley Christmas Carol’ – 50008 ‘Thunderer’ on ‘Shooters Swansong’ – 66 587 on DRS freight – Platinum 66 on moves to Drax – 60 055 on Isle of Grain – 60 028 to Kings Lynn – 60 015 on steel duty – 60 087 in North West – York Upgrade over New Year with diversions via avoiding line and station closure – End of the Class 315 emus – Class 56s on freight to Redcar – Class 56s on engineers – D345 on Newcastle charter – 47/57s on Northern Belles around network – ‘Shooters Swansong’ with 37418 and 50 008 – Test Trains – 47 727 on Midland Main Line – PLUS MUCH MORE.

Heritage Action Class 104 unit on East Lancs Railway – Metro Cammel Class 101 on Great Central – ‘Iris’ Derby Lightweight DMU on Great Central – 13101 on GC.

Snow featuring the West and East Coast Main Line during December’s severe cold snap, Northern Belles in snowy East Anglia with 47/57 haulage.

Class 37 action featuring 37 418 & 37 218 on freight & 37 601 & 37 611 on stock moves

Veteran Units – EMU classes in decline with 456s for scrap – Class 321 and 322s on Great Anglia Services to Clacton, Harwich and in East London – Class 357s, Class 465, Class 466, Class 376, Class 455 including units for scrap at Newport, Class 507s on Merseyside.

Around South & West London – featuring freight at Kensington Olympia, Clapham Junction and Wandsworth Road with a range of power plus a look back to the 1980s and 1990s with Class 50s, 33s, 60s, 56s & 73s. Plus 73 on test trains, Belmond Pullman 67s and 47s on Santa Specials plus West Coast 47/57 special at Victoria plus 47 593.
56 Finale – GBRFs 56 081 on Severn Valley Rlwy and 56 081 & 56 098 on last GBRF run on the 13th of March with stock moves to and from Wembley, and the Midland Main Line & North Humberside.

Running time One Hour 50 mins