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VIDEO TRACK ISSUE 217

NEWS & EVENTS
Extended News from around the Network
West Coast Cromptons over Shap – 87 002 on the Capital Scot to Carlisle – 37 610 on Midland Main Line – Harry Needles 37 to Carmarthen – 37 test train to Norfolk – Diverted freight – End of Dalston tanks – Farewell specials of Class 323s and movements of 323s to Wolverton & Long Marston – Merseyrail 507/508 special in September – 86 259 on Cumbrian Coast Express – ‘Sugar Loaf & Stormy Push Pull’ tour – ‘Capital Tractors Positioning’ tour – West Coast 47s on tour – GBRF Staff Train to Cardiff – Loco Servicies 57 on ‘Christmas White Rose’ and th ‘Chester Christmas Market’ – Class 40 ‘Aureol’ on the ‘Christmas Cracker’ – 47 773 on Polar Expresses – Northern Belle stock move – Cambrian Coast Express to Pwllheli with Network Rail 37s – 150 Units at Liverpool Line Street – Convoys inc Class 68s on the move from Long Marston – 58 023 move to Severn Valley Railway – 196 Civity Units to Tyseley – Ex Trans Pennine stock move to Wolverton – Eastern Rail Services stock to Norfolk – 17 JHA Wagons to Attercliffe for scrap – Class 50 ‘Thunderer’ on engineering move – end of 325 Units on mail duties – 47 712 on Push Pull special to Edinburgh – Class 91s – PLUS MUCH MORE.

Heritage Action – Bluebell Railways diesel gala with 33 111 and VEP set, D6851, D8188 and D9551 – Dean Forest Railway Diesel Gala with visiting Class 37s – West Somerset Railway – Severn Valley Railways Gala including 58 023, 25 252, Castle Class HST set and 50 035 – The Llangollen Railways DMU weekend with a variety of units.

Freight Hotspots. Chesterfield Past & Present with film from the 1980s with ‘Peaks’, Class 37s, Class 20s and Class 37s. A variety of traffic is shown in the present day. Toton and its depot and main line. Plus the Settle and Carlisle and the West Coast Main Line.

Chester to Shrewsbury. The line from Chester through Godbowen to Shrewsbury with Class 56s and Class 67s on passenger duties plus archive film from the 1980s. Freight is also featured.

Locations Time Forgot. Melton Mowbray in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s plus the present day with frieght traffic including Class 57s for Old Dalby.

New Year at York with a variety of traffic in and around the station over the New Year holiday.

Joint Action featuring the line through Sleaford to Peterborough including views of the early days of HSTs.

RHTT Duties A round up of the Autumns leaf clearing duties with Class 37s, 56s, 68s, 66s and 73s.

Running time approx 110 minutes