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Cambridge regains a pilot

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Sam Hewitt

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13th April 2017

After an absence of many years, the university city has a shunter presence once again at Coldhams Lane TMD as RSS gains another new contract. IN a surprise development, a Class 08 has returned to Cambridge for the first time in many years following the award of a new contract to Railway Support Services (RSS). Although…
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FIRST ‘345’ TO LIVERPOOL STREET

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Sam Hewitt

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13th April 2017

Further training and testing from Ilford has been taking place using No. 345002. During the early part of February, the unit operated in the early hours between Shenfield and Stratford. February 15 saw it venture out in the daytime for the first time, working the 3Z20/10.05 Ilford-Liverpool Street, thus making its first appearance at the…
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More ‘700s’ introduced on Thameslink

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Sam Hewitt

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13th April 2017

Class 377 and 387 units are displaced as more Siemens-built ‘Desiro City’ sets enter service. THE number of weekday Class 700 diagrams on Thameslink was increased to 26 during February, comprising 15 Class 700/0 and 11 Class 700/1. Over 30 units are now in service. January 25 saw the final delivery of the month take…
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Colas Class 67s ready for service

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Sam Hewitt

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13th April 2017

FEBRUARY saw DB Cargo complete work on returning Nos. 67023 and 67027 to operational status ready for their new life with Colas Rail. While No. 67027 was already at Toton, it was joined by its classmate on February 6, No. 66127 hauling it across from Crewe Electric along with Nos. 66056, 67007 and stored No.…
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‘WHISTLER’ BACK AT BURY

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Sam Hewitt

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13th April 2017

The Class 40 Preservation Society’s split-box Type 4 No. 40135 was returned from Derby to its base at the East Lancashire Railway on February 17 after being repainted into BR blue livery at Loram. The loco was hauled by centre-headcode classmate No. 40145, pictured en route at Chevin near Belper in Derbyshire. No. 40135 was…
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ELECTRIC ‘FOOTEX’

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Sam Hewitt

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13th April 2017

London football fans had some Class 90 haulage along the West Coast Main Line on February 11, when Tottenham Hotspur supporters chartered a train from Euston to Liverpool South Parkway for their team’s visit to play Liverpool at Anfield. No. 90037 is pictured working the 1Z90/11.52 ex-Euston through Runcorn, which had classmate No. 90035 at…
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UK Railtours targets Goole Docks

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Sam Hewitt

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7th April 2017

FROM OUR ARCHIVES Forgotten Tracks tour visits rare East Yorkshire lines THE Forgotten Tracks series of charter trains, arranged by UK Railtours, visits some lines relatively frequently while other trips are more ‘one off’ events. Its offering on November 14 – the ‘Galloping Goolie’ – fell into the latter category, travelling over some bits of…
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New locomotives delivered to UK

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Sam Hewitt

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6th April 2017

Both Colas Rail and Direct Rail Services have new machinery to commission as a Class 70 and five Class 88s arrive. SIX newly-built locomotives touched down on UK rails within three days of each other as February turned to March, bringing new motive power for both Colas Rail and Direct Rail Services. It was Colas…
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Bluebell 4-VEP to go main line

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Sam Hewitt

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6th April 2017

AN appeal to raise £25,000 towards returning the Bluebell Railway’s 4-VEP No. 3417 to the main line has been launched by the unit’s custodians, the Southern Electric Traction Group. The group, which is largely comprised of railway staff based at Wimbledon and elsewhere in the former NSE region, has been looking after the unit for…
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‘Western’ appeal is successful

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Sam Hewitt

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6th April 2017

£50,000 has been raised by the DTG to fund a new power unit to get No. D1015 back on the main line. THE Diesel Traction Group has closed its appeal to raise £50,000 to return No. D1015 Western Champion to twin power unit operation after sufficient funds were raised in less than a month. The…
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