Description
VIDEO TRACK 214
NEWS & EVENTS Extended News from around the Network
Final RHTT duties with Class 56s, 37s, and 66s around the network – GBRF 47s on stock movements – Locomotive Services 37s on stock movements including to Eastleigh – Freight News around the network – D9000 ‘Royal Scots Grey’ on Edinburgh Christmas Market on East Coast Main Line – Class 69s on Freight – Specials in the lead up to Christmas and in the New Year with a range of traction including Class 37s on tours to the North East – Santa specials on the lead up to Christmas – Class 20s on the main line – Special trains in the New Year – DRS Class 37s – Engineering Traffic – Scotrail 47712 on tour in East Anglia – D1015 ‘Western Champion’ on freight – Grids over Shap – Main Line 20s on ‘Polar Express’ and stock moves to South Wales – End of 319s in passenger service – Loco convoys including ex DRS 37s to Leicester – Rail Adventure HSTs – West Coast 47s and 57s on tour – Last run for 60040 and end of DB 60s – ‘Festive Midland Ian’ tour with 60 024 – 93 002 arrives in UK – Class 60s and 56s to Quainton Railhead – 33s on ‘West Coast Crompton’ railtour – 807 002 on test – PLUS MUCH MORE.
Heritage Action – D6700 on oil tanks on the Great Central Railway and working with brake tender plus a van train – ‘Iris’ DMU on the GC – The East Lancashire Diesel Gala with 25 279, 40 012 ‘Aureol, Class 24 D5054, a Class 144 ‘Pacer’ Unit, Gloucester and Cravens Units DMU – Ecclesbourne & Swanage Galas – Severn Valley Diesel Day with a variety of traction
London Traction Variety featuring a range of action from a number of London ‘hotspots’ including the North London Line, Clapham Junction, Willesden, Gospel Oak and Kensington Olympia. Includes special trains and freight with Class 60s, 69s, 66s, 90s, 73s and 59s on engineering traffic, stone and Freightliner and Intermodal traffic. Plus Santa specials with Locomotive Services 47 haulage. Archive from the 1990s is also featured to show ‘past and present’.
Cross Country Traffic. The line from Peterborough to Syston Junction to the north of Leicester and through Melton Mowbray and Oakham plus over Harringworth Viaduct and through Corby. Test Trains, stock movements and freight are shown in action along with the steam age signalling and signal boxes. A range of traction is featured plus archive of the lines in the post steam age with Class 31s and 20s.
Cumbrian Winter with freight during Januarys snowfall plus Class 56s on timber traffic.
Main Line Veterans locomotives from the era of British Railways still in action in recent months! Includes Class 37s, Class 47s, Class 20s, Class 56s, Class 50s and 47s at a variety of locations with freight, special trains and stock movements. Includes 56 081, 56 098, 56 301 and D345 on the ‘Winchester Christmas Excursion’
RUNNING TIME ONE HOUR 50 MINUTES
