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COACHES
SHED TALK
Correct to July25, 2019
Allocations
11507/12newly deliveredHQ/EAHQ
12719/20/21/34/35/36newly
delivered HQ/EAHQ
12807/12newly deliveredHQ/EAHQ
15214 newlydelivered HQ/ESHQ
40118LA/EFHQ-HQ/SBXH
40707/13/55 LA/EFHQ-HQ/SCEC
40808 LA/EFHQ-HQ/SBXH
40901/03LA/EFHQ-HQ/SBXH
41059 LA/EFHQ-HQ/SBXH
41089 LA/EFHQ-HQ/SCEC
41138 LA/EFHQ-HQ/SCEC
41162/82/87LA/EFHQ-HQ/SBXH
42062/67/68LA/EFHQ-HQ/SCEC
42169/73LA/EFHQ-HQ/SBXH
42213/21/60/84LA/EFHQ-HQ/SCEC
42247 LA/EFHQ-HQ/SBXH
42361 LA/EFHQ-HQ/SCEC
42383 LA/EFHQ-HQ/SBXH
42501/04/05/56/69LA/EFHQ-HQ/
SCEC
44022/59LA/EFHQ-HQ/SCEC
44078 LA/EFHQ-HQ/SBXH
Renumbered
41134-40612
42285-48115
Ownership changes
First Group to Porterbrook: 40901/03,
41162
Formations
HA02: 41144+42295+42032+44039
HA21: 42276+42576+42055+40612
GW05: 48113+48114+48115+49105
Nowinpassenger traffic
15006
15104
15203
15316/24/25/26/29
Stored/stopped locations
Worksop: 10317/28,11293,11324/29,
11424/29,11998, 12204/19, 12321,
12403/25/38/47/57/62, 12319,
82229/31
Disposals
CFBooth, Rotherham: Arrival
dates:July15: 10246,12101/56,
82141/48; July16: 10226,12058,
12144,82116/20/37; July 17:
10235, 12160/63; July18: 10215/33,
12029/95. Cutdate: June28: 10232,
10523
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94 RAIL EXPRESS September 2019
David Russell
MoreMk.4 stock
MK.4 STOCK AT
put into store WORKSOP (28/07/18)
RSB –10310/312/317/328
FO –11273/293/294/424/425/
428/429/998.
FOD –11324/325/328/329.
LNER stands down moreofits hauled fleet. TSOE –12204/217-219.
TSOD –12318-322.
ANOTHER tworakes of Mk.4 coaches WorksopbehindNo. 66735six days TSO –12403/425/438/446/
have been stopped by LNER and later–the fourth set to be moved 447/457/458/462-464/519/533.
handed back to Eversholt. there. Afifth set, BN28 (comprising DVT –82216/217/226/229/231.
Set BN29 (made up of Driving Van Nos. 82217, 11428/328/273, 10310,
TrailerNo. 82231, First Open Nos. 12320/533/463/458/218) wasmoved Doncaster.No. 66727 Maritime One
11329/429/998, Kitchen Buffet from Bounds Green to Worksopby wasused forthe transfer of
Standard No. 10317, Tourist Standard No. 66764 on July27. Nos. 10325, 11292/323/423,
Open Disabled No. 12321, Tourist Set BN05, which had been out 12225/318/454-456, running as the
StandardOpen Nos. 12438/457/462 of action since June 16, surprisingly 5Z91/11.32 Worksop-Doncaster West
andTourist StandardOpen End No. returned to service during July. Yard.DVT No. 82226 and TSOD No.
12204) wastaken out of trafficonJuly7 July22saw eight coachesfrom 12318 from the set remain at Worksop
and, following de-branding, departed for set BN23 depart Worksopfor Wabtec, (see above forfull list). E
TPE MK.5 DELIVERY:
Europhoenix Type 3
No. 37601 wasused
to haul aset of newly-
delivered Mk.5 coaches
forTransPennine Express
on July16. Running
as the 5Q32/09.00
Portbury-Crewe South
Sidings, the working
is seen at Badgeworth
(Gloucestershire)
comprising Nos. 11512,
12734, 12735, 12736 and
12812 plus four barrier
vehicles. Steve King
Stored ArrivaMk.3s go forscrap in Rotherham
ARRIVATrainsUKtookthe opportunity Forexample, Restaurant Buffet at Rotherham forcutting up was:
in July to dispose of morethan half of First(RFM) No. 10235 ranwith RFM –10215/226/233/235/246,
its Mk.3coachesstored out of traffic Arriva/DB Regio as part of the SO –12029/058/095/101/144/156/
at Long Marston. Wrexham &Shropshire(WSMR)fleet, 160/163,
Someofthe vehicles had not while No.10246 wasone of anumber DVT –82116/120/137/141/148.
seenuse fora numberofyears, ofcoachesacquired afterthe collapse Arriva Mk.3vehicles still storedat
having last operated with Virgin of Cargo-D,and actedasa sparecoach Long Marston are:
Trains in 2003or2004, while others on the‘WAG’ service between Cardiff RFM –10237/242,
have been usedorweremorerecent and Holyhead fora period. FO –11033/079/097,
purchases. The list of vehicles sent to CF Booth DVT –82138/150.
IN BRIEF
SIXTH SCOTRAIL HST also be rebuilt and act as sparecars. liveried BrakeStandardOpen (BSO)
SCOTRAIL took delivery of its sixth No. 9520, arrived from Burton behind
rebuilt HSTrakeonJuly3 when set CHILTERN STOCK TO No. 66100. The ‘66’ returned north later
HA21 wasreleasedand, with power BARTONHILL the same daywith the former driver
car Nos. 43127/176, movednorth as Aprogramme of PRM (persons with trainer set (made up of Buffet First
the 5S03/03.13 Wabtec Doncaster- reduced mobility) modifications is being No. 1212, First Open Nos. 3340/86 and
Perth. The set is formed of Nos. 40612, undertaken on Chiltern Railways’Mk.3 BrakeStandardOpen No. 9504). The
42055/276/576, with No. 40612 having coach fleet at Bristol Barton Hill overthe vehicles nowoutbased at Cardiff foruse
been rebuilt from No. 41134. No. 42579 coming months. No. 50008 Thunderer by Transport forWales are: TSOs
has arrived at Wabtec by road from wasemployedtomove No. 12615 on Nos. 5961/98, 6024/54/67, 6158, and
Haymarket forsliding door conversion. July14, formingthe 5Z21/08.21 BSOs Nos. 9507/20/26.
WembleyLMD-Bristol Barton Hill.
FINAL GWR SET DVTATTENTION
DUE to arriveatWabtec, Doncaster MORE COACHES FOR GREATER Anglia DVTs arecontinuing to
around the end of Julywas another Great RHYMNEY visit Cardiff Canton forC4overhauls.
Western Railway set (OC38, made up of JULY9saw thearrival of asecond rake of July18saw No. 82126 return behind
Nos. 42003/202/264 and 44036) for RivieraTrains coaches foruse on the No. 57003 after attention, running as
rebuilding. It will emerge as GW11 in due Class 37-hauled Cardiff/Rhymney the5Z38/09.24Cardiff Canton-Norwich
course. The set is the last in the GWR services. The four vehicles, blue/grey CrownPoint. Moving the opposite way
conversion programme, although another Tourist StandardOpen (TSO) Nos. 5961, behind No. 37407 BlackpoolTower the
twocars (Nos. 42251 and 44008) will 6054 and 6158 plus Anglia Railways- next daywas No. 82112.