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NEWS AND EVENTS
Extended News from around the Network.
COLAS 60 056 in traffic – COLAS 60s take over Dalston Oil – Class 60s on steel & Departmental – COLAS 37s on Test Trains – Test Train to South Wales – 47 818 on Midland Main Line – Last coal duties to Thoresby Colliery – Colas 70s on Oil duties – Class 37s on North Norfolk & South Devon Railways – Cumbrian Coast Class 37 loco hauled duties with DVTs – 31 601 on coaching stock moves to Leicester and Wembley – 86 702 move to Willesden – Class 166 moves to Long Marston plus open day – Class 56s on stock moves from Eastleigh – Class 56 piloting ‘Tornado’ – Class 56 on Calvert freight – Bicester Chord opening – Royal Scotsman – Special to Skegness – Class 68s and 90 specials on East Coast Main Line – Bournemouth Flyer with Class 37s – Class 20s on Pathfinder tour in West Country – Class 73s on ‘Castaway Crawler’ – Class 47s on steam specials – KRUPPS locos on Eurostar move to Temple Mills – Class 73 freight to Peterborough – Class 08 at Chasewater Steam Gala- HSTs with Great Western Livery – 37 022 to Norwich – Class 73s and 92s in convoy – COLAS 60s and 70s on engineering traffic – Class 08 and Class 800 at Old Dalby – Class 57 on Pembroke Coast express – Rugby Specials to Cardiff with 67 and 57s – New signalling at Stafford – 67 022 on ‘One Wales’ – Freight on ‘Joint’ line – Severn Valley Gala inc 55 019, D1015, D1062, D7076 and 50 035 – RHTT stock move to Stowmarket – COLAS 56s on RHTT stock move – 50 007 and 50 017 on 6e07 Boston Steel – PLUS MUCH MORE.
CLASS 60s on OIL DB Schenker Class 60s on oil traffic in South Wales, on Humberside and in the Midlands on a variety of duties – COLAS 60s on Dalston Tanks, Rectory Junction tanks, on the Midland Main Line and the East Coast Main Line, on a variety of duties.
WIRES OR NO WIRES? An update on the Midland electrification with scenes around Sharnbrook, Wellingborough, Loughborough and Trent Junctions with a variety of traffic.
BEFORE THE WIRES A survey of the lines in and around Bristol before the coming of the overhead catenary. A wide range of freight traffic is shown at Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol Parkway and Patchway along with passenger traffic. A record of a major railway location in the pre electrification era. Also includes film from the days of loco haulage with Virgin 47s in a variety of liveries.
BORDERS RAILWAY The opening of the Borders Railway, or former Waverley Route from Edinburgh to Tweedbank. Includes scenes on the climb to Falahill Summit along with Class 67s on the opening train and subsequent specials.
TAIL LAMP The first RHTT trains of the season.
FEATURING – RARE WORKINGS – FREIGHT NEWS – LOCO CONVOYS – HOOVERS ON THE BOSTON STEEL – FREIGHT ACTION – BORDERS RAILWAY OPENING TRAIN – SPECIAL TRAINS INCLUDING CLASS 20s IN THE WEST COUNTRY
