Logs phots 6 june 2015 update, featuring 1983-2015
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Nottingham, 140883 thanks to Trev Rolfe
Rateable
37 duo in 37042 and 37065 in the evening Nottinghamshire sun with the excellent
DAA Butterley Bulldog tour. Expanding photo coverage shortly our full tour
feature here
Bletchley, 140484
Surrounded
by rafts of mineral trucks and Buxton stone heres Bletchley pilot 08160 at
rest. Viewed from a passing tour, Bletchley Park is behind the gronk.
Basingstoke, 260592
With
a modified front end headcode display 37072 approaches “Bas” with up LPG tanks
Millbrook, 280707
47847
approaches Millbrook with a return Nottingham – Guildford “Grannyex”. 47853 is
dor.
Old Linslade, 290515
90’s in multiple once rare are now
a regular Southern WCML site on DB turns. 90039 and 90019 head South with a
long rake of “MEA” mineral tipplers not a wagon type often seen South of Rugby
on the WCML.
Leighton Station, 290515 Fri
The
lighter evenings allow a short window to phot the flasks as they normally pass
Leighton around 2115. Unexpectedly producing 20’s heres 20309 with 20305
leading passing under the first of Leighton station’s two footbridges with the
Dungeness-Crewe flask
Bridgnorth, 300515 Sat
12099
is Bridgnorth shed pilot and looking very much a steam age beast which she is.
New in Feb 52 she was a Bletchley based machine from Jan 69 until withdrawl in
July 71. An NCB career followed mainly in South Wales. She was preserved at the SVR in March 90. See our local gronks page for more info
1062
“Western Courier” is seen running round her stock to form the to 1540
Kidderminster. This was the last of her 4 booked runs that day and all were
suitably atmospheric! “Courier” was withdrawn in Aug 74 one of the earlier
losses to BR but not to active preservation.
Birmingham Snow Hill, 040615
The 68 takeover of Chiltern
hauled ops is now complete. 68011 poses at Snow Hill after working 1G25 1045 ex
Marylebone.
Leighton Station, 050615 Fri
Classic
duo 20309 dragging a silent 37259 on the Dungeness –Crewe flasks in the last
shades of daylight.
Ledburn, 060615 Sat
Soft 6am light
greets 92018 with 1M11 2340 Glas/Edin-Euston sleeper. 92 operation on both M11
and M16 has become more solid of late
Old Linslade, 060615 thanks to Andrew Chambers
The Winter
Cumbrian Mountain expresses featured class 47/57/68 in lieu of failed 86259. More
variety today in 90029 producing.
Continental Corner, Poland thanks to “Red Cow”
Polish built
class 83 roarer of sorts EP07-174 at Zachondia with a Warsaw – Szczerin service
on May 24th 2015
Local Gen snippets
July 12th 2015 experience exotic track on a 319! Thanks to “RM”
Bedford P1 (PU 11:50) – North Sidings (rev) – Wash Road (rev) – Bedford (rev) - Carriage Sidings (rev) – Bedford (rev) - St Johns Goods Loop – (rev) – Jowett Sidings (rev) – Bedford St Johns (rev) – Bedford (rev) – West Hampstead 601 Signal (rev) –< Cauldwell Depot (rev) – Flitwick Jn US to UF – Leagrave Jn UF to US – Luton Crescent Road (rev) – Luton North Jn (rev and US to UF) – Harpenden Jn UF to US – Cricklewood South Jn US – Up Hendon – Kentish Town P3 – London Blackfriars – Herne Hill Siding (rev) – London Blackfriars P4 (rev, break 16:40 – 17:39) – Herne Hill Siding (rev) – Smithfield Carriage Sidings (rev) – City Thameslink (rev) – Kentish Town P2 – West Hampstead DCL - Radlett Jn DS to DF – Harpenden Jn DF to DS – Luton (Set Down) - Leagrave Jn DS to DF – Bedford South Jn DF to DS – Bedford P1 (SD 19:59)
Please note all timings are provisional.
FARES:
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BLS member / GTR Staff fare - Standard Class |
£75.00 |
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BLS member / GTR Staff fare - First Class |
£100.00 |
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Accompanied under
16s benefit from a £5.00 reduction in all fares whilst non-members
are subject to a £10.00 surcharge. Eversholt are to invest in a major refurbishment of the 321 fleet with the work undertaken at Doncaster. Will see improvements ie air conditioning/sealed windows/noise reduction along the lines of 321448. This could see these 1990 built units see many many more years in service. |
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The weeks that were..local gen
Saturday 23 May additional
70004 6Y61 Crewe - Denbigh Hall South
(8 FL 66s also present on works around MKC)
Sunday 24 May
319377/378/429 5M80 Bedford-Wolverton
Monday 25 May
56312 6Z34 Chaddesden-Willesden
166207 5V65 Wolverton - Reading
166203 5M65 Reading - Wolverton
70004 6Y61 Hanslope Jct - Crewe
Tuesday 26 May
86610/609 4L92 Ditton - Felixstowe
70006 4M54 Tilbury - Crewe
70001 4M56 London Gateway - Crewe
70014 4M93 Felixstowe - Lawley St
Wednesday 27 May
86610/609 4L89 Crewe - Felixstowe/4M87 Felixstowe - Trafford Pk
86607/627 4M54 Tilbury - Crewe
86610/609 4L92 Ditton - Felixstowe
56303 5Z34 Loughborough - Willesden with 82309 (on to Wembley LMD)
57315 0V42 Carnforth - Southall
90035 0A06 Crewe - Wembley with 92039/005 for export
Thursday 28 May
86637/628 4L89 Crewe - Felixstowe/4M87 Felixstowe - Trafford Pk
86610/609 4L92 Ditton - Felixstowe
66174 7X01 Derby - Wembley with class 378 coach 38423
37402 5Z02 Willesden - Derby with Caroline
56301 0Z34 Willesden - Washwood Heath
70001 4M54 Tilbury - Crewe
70020 4M56 London Gateway - Crewe
70014 4M93 Felixstowe - Lawley St
Friday 29 May
86610/609 4L92 Ditton - Felixstowe
57301 tnt 57312 1Z68 Leeds - Bletchley Northern Belle/5Z69 Bletchley - Wembley/5Z70 Wembley - Bletchley/1Z70 Bletchley - York
37059 0Z37 Norwich - Wolverton/5Z37 Wolverton - Norwich with 2 UID mk3s
70001 4M56 London Gateway - Crewe
70009 4M93 Felixstowe - Lawley St
20305/309 Dungeness flasks
Saturday 30 May
68003 0Z56 Crewe - Willesden/0Z57 Willesden - Crewe with 57304
Monday 1 June
56103 5Z34 Wembley - Loughborough with 82301
37059 5Z55 Norwich - Wolverton with 11082 & 12167 for Ilford and 12005 & 12089 for Wolverton/5Z56 Wolverton - Ilford
37667 3Z68 Derby - Euston BOR/3Q68 Euston BOR - Old Oak Common
70020 4M56 London Gateway - Crewe
70014 4M93 Felixstowe - Lawley St
Tuesday 2 June
90043 4L90 Crewe - Felixstowe with 86605 dit
37667 3Q69 Old Oak Common - Northampton
70001 4M56 London Gateway - Crewe
Wednesday 3 June
86614/637 4L89 Crewe - Felixstowe/4M87 Felixstowe - Trafford Pk
37706 0V42 Carnforth - Southall
70001 4M56 London Gateway - Crewe
70016 4M93 Felixstowe - Lawley St
70014 4L92 Ditton - Felixstowe
Thursday 4 June
86637/613 4L89 Crewe - Felixstowe/4M87 Felixstowe - Trafford Pk
86627/610 4M54 Tilbury - Crewe
70001 4L92 Ditton - Felixstowe
70020 4M56 London Gateway - Crewe
Friday 5 June
86628/609 4L89 Crewe - Felixstowe/4M87 Felixstowe - Trafford Pk
86612/622 4M54 Tilbury - Crewe
70016 4L92 Ditton - Felixstowe
70009 4M56 London Gateway - Crewe
70001 4M93 Felixstowe - Lawley St
Class 387 commissioning
387129 delivered to Lovers Walk, leaving 387101/102 out on test.
Wolverton works movements include:
Arrivals: 156402, 166203, 319377/378/429, 456007 (by road), Mk3s 12005/089, Mk3s by road including 10217/10596/12142
Departures: 166207, 319374 (to Allerton), 323240, 456001 (by road), two uid Mk3s
On this day in history- June 6th 1972
1791 later 47310 worked 6V66 Immingham – Langley tanks through Luton. The “Immingham oiler” produced many Eastern 47’s locally, a traffic that continues today as the “Langley tanks” with Colas 60 power.