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a last minute item from Martin Duff
a last minute item from Martin Duff
Evening Keith,
Rather off piste I appreciate, however wanted to share the event with you all the same. This morning Class 37 No. 37025 "Inverness TMD" which is normally resident at Bo'ness, has been hired to Colas Rail this week. Recently out-shopped in BR large logo blue, the loco worked into South Wales via Lydney this morning. It was hauled by 50007 "Hercules", on 0Z35 from Washwood to Barry. The small convoy arrived in Cardiff just after 11.00, waiting on the Down Main line for a crew relief, and a handful of trains to pass before moving off at 11.19. After arrival at Barry, the 50 went back light - noted passing Chepstow at 13.32. A real case of third time lucky this - after two abortive solo runs earlier this week. This loco bowled me out in June 1998 (and here's the Cornish connection) when it hauled a Summer Saturday Virgin HST to Newquay, forward from Plymouth. Myself and Tony Wright had been at Newquay on the Midland Main Line HST from Manchester, and the up working was late. We got back to Par, and boarded a DMU to Truro - little did we know the 37 + HST was out round the corner waiting to cross to the branch! My response when I found out, was unprintable ... This is a family friendly site after all. Regards, Martin Many thanks Martin
Rather off piste I appreciate, however wanted to share the event with you all the same. This morning Class 37 No. 37025 "Inverness TMD" which is normally resident at Bo'ness, has been hired to Colas Rail this week. Recently out-shopped in BR large logo blue, the loco worked into South Wales via Lydney this morning. It was hauled by 50007 "Hercules", on 0Z35 from Washwood to Barry. The small convoy arrived in Cardiff just after 11.00, waiting on the Down Main line for a crew relief, and a handful of trains to pass before moving off at 11.19. After arrival at Barry, the 50 went back light - noted passing Chepstow at 13.32. A real case of third time lucky this - after two abortive solo runs earlier this week. This loco bowled me out in June 1998 (and here's the Cornish connection) when it hauled a Summer Saturday Virgin HST to Newquay, forward from Plymouth. Myself and Tony Wright had been at Newquay on the Midland Main Line HST from Manchester, and the up working was late. We got back to Par, and boarded a DMU to Truro - little did we know the 37 + HST was out round the corner waiting to cross to the branch! My response when I found out, was unprintable ... This is a family friendly site after all. Regards, Martin Many thanks Martin
50 007 Hercules looking immaculate hauls the 37 into Cardiff today 21st January 2016 Copyright Martin Duff
- and here is 37 025 also looking immaculate today 21st January 2016 Copyright Martin Duff
Two more from the late John Fill
A couple of unusual black and whites taken from our Severn Explorer Charter train by the late John Fill.
It's Cowley Bridge ahead as 50 002 Superb, hauling our 1986 Severn Explorer charter is about to pop under the bridge. Note the signalbox peeping under the bridge. Copyright the late John Fill
A quite 'superb' picture of 'Superb' on our railtour at Worcester Shrub Hill hauling the Severn Explorer 17th May 86 picture by the late John Fill