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EMU No. 331109 bound forDoncaster via Thirsk and HexhamonJuly27; SPECTRUM
West Yard. Thunderer’s firstuse on amain-line
On July19, Nos.47813and passengertrain since November 23,
57305had charge of the 5Q32/08.55 1991. The homewardjourney was LOCOMOTIVES Pride: 700155
Portbury-Manchester International TPE routed overthe Settle &Carlisle line to BR Green: 08737 (D3905) Renatus: 321330
stock move (with EMUNo. 397006) Leedsthence Doncaster,Sheffieldand Caledonian Sleeper: 92006 South Western Railway: 159017
whennoted at Cheltenhamsoonafter back to Derbyarrivingthereat21.22. DB Cargored: 66077 Transport forWales: 158828/32,
midday, albeit running almost an hour Maritime blue: 66162 175002
late.5Q32eventually terminated CLASS56 Newell &Wright Container Services: White with green doors:
at Crewe. BOTH DCR‘Grids’Nos.56091 and 66747 350104/08/15/23
56103 handled passengertrains ScotRailInterCity: 43037, 43124
CLASS 50 during theEast Lancashire Railway’s COACHES
AGBRailfreight staff charter on July6 gala weekendonJuly4-6.Neither UNITS Blue: 6181
had ‘Hoovers’Nos. 50007+50049 in locomotivesaw much further activity Azuma: 800203/04 GWRgreen: 48115
charge as the1Z50/07.15Motherwell- untilJuly29when theydouble-headed Northern: 150130, 150273, 155344, Pullman: 3362
Scarborough and return. The following 19 empty KEA/JNA hoppers as the 156441, 158867, 158905, 333014 ScotRailInterCity: 40612, 42055,
daythe pair poweredthe 10.05 6Z55/12.30Chaddesden-Carlisle Pendolino revised: 390134/35/36 42276, 42576
Motherwell-Birmingham NewStreet Kingmoor overthe Settle &Carlisleline,
(also 1Z50), heading south via Berwick- leaving Settle Junction at 16.40. nights withNos.56105 and 56096 in Road andDoncaster beforebeing
on-Tweedand York. Engineering work at Glasgow charge of 6K41 on July 3. The latter attached behindNo. 66722 that
No.50008 Thunderer wasgiven a QueenStreet station brought members pairwerenotedagain on July5and evening to go forwardfromHexthorpe
runout on July23, takingarailvacuum of the class into the main station at July18. on the 6M43/20.14 Selby(Potter
machineeastasthe 6X50/10.10 the beginning of the month, possibly No. 56098 (GBGD)returnedtoPeak Group)-Peak Forest, where No. 56098
Leicester-Whitemoor.Having forthe very firsttime.For example, Forest early on July5,following avisit rejoined classmate No.56081 on
successfullycompleted that job, Nos. 56094and 56302 arrivedaround to Leicester depot. The previous day shunting duties at the quarry.
No. 50008 ‘top and tailed’with 01.00 on July2with the 6K40/23.53 the Class 56 had partnered No. 66727 The Colas Railfreightexamples
No. 67002 on the 1Z08/07.57 Derby- from Millerhill Yard,and similar trains on the4Z27/12.55 HotchleyHill- have continued to makesporadic
Carlisle Branch LineSociety tour ranoneachofthe followingthree Middlesbrough between Humberstone appearancesonthe 6S31/09.43 ❯
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