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Friday 2nd May 2014:
2V27 1315 Coryton to Radyr: 153362
2C29 1334 Radyr to Coryton: 143602
2P55 1300 Bargoed to Penarth: 150217
1W16 1110 Milford Haven to Manchester Piccadilly: 175107
1B28 1145 London Paddington to Swansea: 43172/43029
2P57 1317 Bargoed to Penarth: 143606/142069
2F40 1247 Treherbert to Cardiff Central: 142082/143610
1V39 1030 Manchester Piccadilly to Milford Haven: 175005
1F14 1023 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central: 158960
2Y49 1252 Aberdare to Barry Island: 142072/143607
1L65 1355 Cardiff Central to London Paddington: 43160/43040 (running in reverse formation)
2M34 1325 Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil: 142085/143623
2C79 1415 Newport to Taunton: 150232
1B31 1215 London Paddington to Cardiff Central: 43012/43030
1S51 1224 Plymouth to Glasgow Central: 43285/43378
1V54 0632 Dundee to Plymouth: 43304/43301
1B37 1315 London Paddington to Cardiff Central: 43197/43181
2M98 1227 Southampton Central to Great Malvern: 150248
2U28 1808 Taunton to Newport: 150921
2K39 1844 Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads: 150263
2C89 1900 Cardiff Central to Taunton: 150123
1M85 1950 Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street: 170639
1V14 1710 Nottingham to Cardiff Central: 170115
1F37 2030 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour: 158951

Monday 5th May 2014:
2V33 1445 Coryton to Radyr: 153353
2C35 1504 Radyr to Coryton: 143609
2P65 1432 Bargoed to Penarth: 150257
1F25 1530 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour: 158958

Tuesday 6th May 2014:
1F11 1030 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour: 158956
1B12 0815 London Paddington to Cardiff Central: 43160/43040
1V04 0704 Nottingham to Cardiff Central: 170114/170112
2N11 1048 Newport to Ebbw Vale Parkway: 158830
1M37 1100 Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly: 221123
2R98 1553 Bristol Parkway to Bath Spa: 150249
1F20 1323 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central: 158961
2A44 1542 Bridgend to Aberdare: 150245

As always, services in red indicate what services I caught :)

Apologies also for how poor yesterday and today were; this was due to a quick journey and tight connections respectively.
 
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During enginnering work between Gillingham / Rainham and Faversham on Saturday 5th April 2014 there were two 4-car class 375 Electrostars (I didn't get the unit numbers as I was on my way to Italy :p) on the Sheerness Branch which is unusual as 466s usually operate on the line. It turns out that no 466s were available to operate on the line as no 466s could get to Sittingbourne from Slade Green or Gillingham because of the engineering work and there were no 466s at Faversham either.
 

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The trains I saw when going to Hastings from Ore to collect some prebooked tickets and got a nice photo of a 313 at Hastings! :D

171 725
1G17 0832 Brighton - Ashford International

171 726
2G16 0853 Ashford International - Hastings

313 204
2D11 0752 Brighton - Ore
2D80 0949 Ore - Hastings
2D15 0956 Hastings - Ore
2D14 1016 Ore - Brighton

377 144
1F04 0747 London Victoria - Hastings
1F21 0956 Hastings - London Victoria

377 102
2D17 0853 Brighton - Ore
 

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Well I've finally caught up with reading posts on here, and I'm up way earlier than I expected today so I'm taking advantage of the opportunity to get my observations typed up! Gonna take a while as I've got to refer to RTT a fair bit so bear with me. In case anyone's wondering how come I was able to make such early morning observations, Monday's day out followed a 'norm' night out in Hereford, which finished around 0300 and I was booked out of Hereford at 0526.

5th May 2014

43037+43143 0642 Hereford-London Paddington
66079 2319p Margam-Dee Marsh
150213 0526 Hereford-Barry Island
158958 0554 Bristol Temple Meads-Cardiff Central
158841 0620 Cardiff Central-Cheltenham Spa
43136+43190 0527 Swansea-London Paddington
165116 0703 Banbury-London Paddington
165117 0842 London Paddington-Reading, 1718 Reading-London Paddington
165114 0831 Oxford-London Paddington
166201 0848 Oxford-London Paddington
165107 0857 London Paddington-Oxford
165136 0807 Oxford-London Paddington, 1012 London Paddington-Reading, 1257 London Paddington-Oxford
165109 0927 London Paddington-Oxford
360201 0933 London Paddington-Heathrow T123, 1027 Heathrow T123-London Paddington, 1757 Heathrow T123-London Paddington
166218 0918 Reading-London Paddington
360202 0957 Heathrow T123-L
ondon Paddington
360204 1003 London Paddington-Heathrow T123, 1733 London Paddington-Heathrow T123
165124 0948 Reading-London Paddington, 1712 London Paddington-Reading

165110 1048 Reading-London Paddington, 1612 London Paddington-Reading
66170 1047 Hayes and Harlington Tarmac Sidings-Moreton-on-Lugg (Tarmac)
47237 on ECS charter stock heading west, noted passing Burnham at 1117
165112 1042 London Paddington-Reading
165134 Marlow branch services
166204 1318 Reading-London Paddington, 1637 Oxford-London Paddington
166211 1349 Reading-London Paddington, 1457 London Paddington-Oxford, 1912 London Paddington-Reading
165127 Henley branch services
165101 1448 Oxford-London Paddington
165104 1607 Oxford-London Paddington, 1812 London Paddington-Reading, 1948 Reading-London Paddington
43069+43005 1645 London Paddington-Carmarthen
43181+43197 1433 Plymouth-London Paddington
165111 1649 London Paddington-Oxford
166202 1627 London Paddington-Oxford
221135 1740 Reading-Newcastle
43004+43129 1701 Oxford-London Paddington
43003+43137 1703 London Paddington-Plymouth
166217 1734 Reading-Gatwick Airport

Pairs of 332s noted in the late afternoon (approx. 1755-1900) on Heathrow Express services: 332013+332005, 332004+332007, 332002+332006, 332009+332011, 332010+332008. Didn't note their exact workings I'm afraid!

Pairs of HST power cars noted, aside from those already listed above (you might have guessed I was having a very busy day so didn't have time to note passing times or whatever to get exact service details, so these will have to do!): 43135+43024, 43022+43079, 43179+43181, 43127+43155, 43033+43183, 43151+43032

District line stock noted in use at Ealing Broadway: 7068, 7084, 7034, 7059, 7053, 7102, 7068, 7113, 7046

165105 1757 London Paddington-Oxford
165137 1819 London Paddington-Greenford, 1846 Greenford-London Paddington, 1915 London Paddington-Greenford, 1946 Greenford-London Paddington
165128 1816 Greenford-London Paddington, 1849 London Paddington-Greenford, 1916 Greenford-London Paddington, 1945 London Paddington-Greenford, 2016 Greenford-London Paddington
166219 1850 London Paddington-Oxford
166212+165136 2012 London Paddington-Reading
166216 2027 London Paddington-Oxford
165119 Windsor and Eton Central branch services
165103 2048 London Paddington-Oxford

Hammersmith and City line stock noted in use on Paddington approaches (en-route into/out of PAD on various evening services): 21400+21399, 21314+21313, 21410+21409, 21375+21376

Note that for ease of reading I've split the day's lot into a few paragraphs, it would be a major strain on the eyes otherwise!

6th May 2014

166204 1018 Reading-London Paddington
165130+166205 0927 London Paddington-Oxford (166205 detached at Reading)
165111 0950 London Paddington-Moreton-in-Marsh
180108 0826 Worcester Foregate Street-London Paddington
43154+43028 1000 London Paddington-Paignton
165128 0937 Oxford-London Paddington
165112 1048 Reading-London Paddington
43155+43127 1006 London Paddington-Penzance
43042+43176 0758 Swansea-London Paddington
150002 1040 Reading-Basingstoke (was still there when I was leaving Reading at almost 1044, apparently it didn't leave until 1047)
220030 0946 Southampton Central-Newcastle
43087+43193 1015 London Paddington-Cardiff Central
158889 1138 Swindon-Cheltenham Spa
150216 1215 Newport-Taunton (started at Newport vice Cardiff Central due to major engineering works)
175103 0908 Milford Haven-Manchester Piccadilly
170113 0910 Nottingham-Cardiff Central
43135+43024 1314 Hereford-London Paddington

Pairs of HST power cars otherwise noted: 43146+43026, 43122+43190

That took about an hour and a half to process, took about 3 notepad files on my phone to keep note of it all, if I'd noted passing times etc of the 332s and HSTs it would have been even worse!
 

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Monday 5th May

2Z76 1515 Springburn to Springburn: 320314
2J65 1518 Falkirk Grahamston to Glasgow Queen St: 156434
2V45 1519 Springburn to Dalmuir: 318260
2J44 1527 Glasgow Queen St to Falkirk Grahamston: 170427
2J85 1548 Cumbernauld to Glasgow Queen St: 158726
2V47 1549 Springburn to Dalmuir: 320320
2J90 1557 Glasgow Queen St to Cumbernauld: 156434
2Z77 1615 Springburn to Springburn: 320314
2V49 1619 Springburn to Dalmuir: 334032

The Springburn-Springburn train was a driver route knowledge service for the timetable change on the 18th with trains running through from Dalmuir to Cumbernauld reversing at Springburn
 
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Some observations from FCC & SE trains land today

1114 St Albans - Sutton 319218 & 319215*
1004 Brighton - Bedford 377505 & 377514 (terminated at City Thameslink)
1107 Sutton - Bedford 319456 & 319453
1102 Sevenoaks - Kentish Town 319380 & 319006
1040 Bedford - Brighton 319431 & 319442 (terminated at Blackfriars)
1054 Bedford - Brighton 319450
1034 Brighton - Bedford 319449 & 319216
1114 Luton - Sutton 319381 & 319368
1156 Kentish Town - Sevenoaks 319428
1138 Sutton - st Albans 319372
1034 Brighton - Bedford 319437 & 319425
1107 Brighton - Bedford 377504&513
1137 Sutton - Luton 319374 & 319384
1144 St Albans - Sutton 319005 & 319370
1132 Sevenoaks - Kentish Town 319366 & 319010
1123 Bedford - Brighton 377503 & 377519
1134 Brighton - Bedford 377511 & 518 (started from Blackfriars @ 1247)
1226 Kentish Town - Sevenoaks 319460 & 319444
1208 Sutton - St Albans 319004
1144 Luton - Sutton 319436 & 319011
1140 Bedford - Brighton 377507 & 377516*
1254 London Cannon Street - Slade Green 465932
1256 London Charing Cross – Gravesend 465005
1257 London Cannon Street - Dartford 465045/465235
1300 London Cannon Street - Hayes 465152
1233 Orpington - London Cannon Street 376013
1204 Brighton - Bedford 319448
1238 Barnehurst- London Cannon Street 465021
1300 London Charing Cross - Tunbridge W 375816/377621
1302 London Charing Cross - Dartford 376020/376026
1231 Dartford - London Cannon Street 465162/465015
1154 Bedford- Brighton 377522
1307 London Cannon Street - Barnehurst 465250
1238 Hayes - London Charing Cross 465047
1306 London Charing Cross - Sevenoaks 465166/465169
1310 London Cannon Street - Crayford 465182
1213 Woolwich Arsenal - London Cannon Street 465018
1221 Tunbridge Wells - London Charing Cross 465906/466035/465904
1310 London Charing Cross - Dover & Canterbury West 375626/375704
1309 London Charing Cross - Gillingham 465019
1207 Brighton – Bedford 377502/377506
1317 London Cannon Street - Slade Green 465043
1245 Slade Green - London Cannon Street 376019
1236 Sevenoaks – London Charing x 465030
1315 London Charing Cross - Hastings 375805
1320 London Cannon Street - Orpington 376013
1317 London Charing Cross – Hayes 465190
1250 Hayes - London Cannon Street 465179
1232 Gravesend - London Charing Cross 465153
1324 London Cannon Street - Slade Green 465021
1150 Hastings - London Charing Cross 375829
1248 Crayford - London Cannon Street 465248
1327 London Cannon Street - Dartford 465015/465162
1252 Dartford - London Charing Cross 465194
1303 Orpington - London Cannon Street 376015
1326 London Charing Cross - Gravesend 465176*\465041
1234 Brighton - Bedford 319433
 
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2F68 1717 Treherbert to Cardiff Central: 150235 (Techniquest!) :lol:

Two reactions immediately come to mind there, the first:

*Goes off ranting and raving that I was only going to break when it was getting to Llwynypia* :lol:

The second, well it involved a hand gesture...;):lol:

I can't wait to get that infernal thing underlined in the book, although that said 150105 will re-replace it as the bane of my life! :lol:
 
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Two reactions immediately come to mind there, the first:

*Goes off ranting and raving that I was only going to break when it was getting to Llwynypia* :lol:

The second, well it involved a hand gesture...;):lol:

I can't wait to get that infernal thing underlined in the book, although that said 150105 will re-replace it as the bane of my life! :lol:

:lol: :lol:

I have no idea what has happened to 150105; apparently it's been at Tyseley for about two years!
 

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I have no idea what has happened to 150105; apparently it's been at Tyseley for about two years!

Your right. Every time I pass on the train to Birmingham (Moor Street) it is sat there and you can easily get the number.
 

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Only 3 Diagrams for Radyr to Coryton not 4

Oh, I always thought there was four.

Oh wait, I know why. 2A60 1842 Bridgend to Aberdare is booked for a pair of Pacers. Upon arrival at Cardiff Central, they split. Only the first unit continues onto Aberdare. The rear unit then forms 2C51 1951 Cardiff Central to Coryton.

Earlier in the day, I thought it was two Pacers and two 153s.

As for sightings today, just ONE from me today as I've been in work all day. Pathetic I know.

It was 175116 on 1B92 2015 Cardiff Central to Milford Haven.

I was hoping it was going to be a double 175, which it normally is, but not today sadly! Most disappointed as double 175s are rare these days!
 
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:lol: :lol:

I have no idea what has happened to 150105; apparently it's been at Tyseley for about two years!

It was in use the other week on the Hereford route, when I was last going to Cardiff it was out and I was really annoyed I didn't think to check it before going to Cardiff but hey!

No more sightings from me for a while I'm afraid as I'm not due out on the rails until the 19th. No idea where yet either as I've not actually got on with booking it yet!
 

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It was in use the other week on the Hereford route, when I was last going to Cardiff it was out and I was really annoyed I didn't think to check it before going to Cardiff but hey!

Ah that's annoying!

Monday 12th May 2014:
1L08 0452 Swansea to London Paddington: 43138/43134
1W48 0502 Carmarthen to Manchester Piccadilly: 175011
1L24 0622 Swansea to London Paddington: 43042/43020
2C03 0653 Taffs Well to Coryton: 142073
1V31 0454 Crewe to Milford Haven: 175008
2N05 0747 Newport to Ebbw Vale Parkway: 150280
2D02 0600 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway: 150106
1M25 0700 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly: 220028
1B05 0645 London Paddington to Swansea: 43025/43179
1M69 1900 Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly: 221121
1V63 1607 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads: 220006 or 220008 (was going so fast I couldn't see!)
1F28 1623 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central: 158798
2A60 1842 Bridgend to Aberdare: 143610/143604 (with the set detaching at Cardiff)
2C51 1951 Cardiff Central to Coryton: 143604 (from detached portion above)
 

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2L07 1336 Larkhall to Dalmuir & 2L14 1501 Dalmuir to Larkhall - 318263
2L12 1431 Dalmuir to Larkhall - 318259 Citizens' Network
2E57 1356 Airdrie to Balloch - 318255
2E60 1423 Balloch to Airdrie - 318252
2L09 1406 Larkhall to Dalmuir - 320306
1Z68 0712 Inverness to Fort William - 44871/45407 The Lancashire Fusilier (Realtime Trains said this was diesel powered.)
1Y34 1010 Mallaig to Glasgow Queen Street - 156456/156485
Location: Singer
Not a bad 45 minutes at all, if I do say so myself. Would have been even better if the North Blyth to Fort William Alcan freight working was also running, but you can't win them all.
 

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66160: 4o76 16:45 birch coppice exchange-soton w docks
66515 6m28 18:16 hinksey sdgs- bescot up engineers sdgs
67012/82302 1h27 18:15 london marylebone- kidderminster
70015 4m99 15:18 trafford park-southampton
67017/82301 1h07 18:47 london marylebone- kidderminster
67013/82303 5e90 19:40 birmingham moor street- wembley TMD
31465/9702 17:54 3q40 derby RTC- didcot TC network rail
66711/20901/20314 732r 11:47 old dalby-west ruislip LUL depot gbrf
66076 4e70 16:40 soton- wakefeild europort
70001 4m98
70804 0v46
 

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The Colas Hoo - Whitemoor passed Ely at 14.20 last Monday (12th May) double headed - 66846 with 70802.
Is this the first time a 708** has been up here?

(Hope this is the right thread this time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
 

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Unfortunately, as one of the regular posters on this thread, I smashed my phone last night, which has all of my sightings on! Yesterday I had a heck of a lot of sightings which I was going to upload. Luckily my phone is insured so I'll receive a replacement fairly soon, although I just hope that I haven't lost any of my personal data!
 

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A number of sightings from the Cheshire area today

Liverpool lime street

0717 Birmingham International - Liverpool Lime St 350267
0707 London Euston - Liverpool Lime St. 390153
0922 Liverpool Lime St - Scarborough 185133
0815 Manchester Oxford Road - Liverpool Lime St 150138
0639 Nottingham - Liverpool Lime St 158864 &158777
0927 Liverpool Lime St-Manchester Oxford Road 142003&142064
0822 Stalybridge - Liverpool Lime St 142049 & 150150
0730 Walsall - Liverpool Lime St 350231
0934 Liverpool Lime St- Birmingham New Street 350267
0931 Liverpool Lime St-Wigan North Western 150134
0946 Liverpool Lime St-Stalybridge 156452
0947 Liverpool Lime St-London Euston 390153
0955 Liverpool Lime St-Manchester Oxford Road 150138
0952 Liverpool Lime St-Norwich 158864 & 158777
0957 Liverpool Lime St-Blackpool North 156472
1004 Liverpool Lime St - Birmingham New Street 350231

Bidston

1032 Bidston - Wrexham Central 150208
1132 Bidston - Wrexham Central 150258

Mersey rail

2N16 1008 New Brighton - new Brighton 508139
2W14 0951 West Kirby -West Kirby 508108
2W15 1006 West Kirby - West Kirby 507009
2W16 1021 West Kirby - West Kirby 507011
2W17 1036 West Kirby - West Kirby 507024
2W18 1051 West Kirby - West Kirby 507030
2N20 1108 New Brighton - new Brighton 508139
2c20 1101 Chester -Rock Ferry 507032
2C21 1115 Chester - Rock Ferry 508137

crewe

1350 Crewe -Manchester Piccadilly 323225
1210 London Euston - Chester 221110
1240 Chester - London Euston 221115
1301 Birmingham New Street - Liverpool Lime Street 350241
1242 Derby-Crewe 158773
1304 Manchester Piccadilly - Crewe
1051 Edinburgh - London Euston 390009
1402 Crewe - London Euston 350128
1407 Crewe -Derby 158773
1408 (1330 Manchester Piccadilly) Crewe - Tenby 175115
1143 London Euston-Glasgow Central 221109

Chester
1308 Birmingham Int - Holyhead 158831&158832
1328 Holyhead - Birmingham int
1540 Chester -London euston

Crewe

1109 Milford haven -Manchester Piccadilly 175004
1510 221117 London euston -Chester
1601 Birmingham NewSt - Liverpool lime st 350231
1400 Glasgow Central - London Euston 350125
1702 Crewe - London euston 350116
1707 Crewe - derby 158773
1630 Manchester Piccadilly -Milford haven 175113
1540 London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly 390127
1720 Crewe -Shrewsbury 153323
1634 Liverpool -Birmingham 350261
1655 Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston 390156
1441 Cardiff Central -Manchester Piccadilly 175009
1733 Crewe -Manchester Piccadilly 323229
1639 Chester - London Euston 221113
1440 Glasgow -euston 390135
1700 Warrington Mail - Willesden PRDC 325012 & 325008
1607 London euston - Liverpool lime st 390107
1704 Liverpool lime street -Birmingham new st 350119
1750 Crewe -Manchester Piccadilly 323228
1701 Birmingham new. St - Liverpool lime st 350261
1451 Edinburgh - London euston 390050
1630 London euston -Glasgow Central 390040
1802 Crewe -London euston 350122
1642 derby -Crewe 153319 & 153355
1807 Crewe -derby 153355
1610 London Euston -Chester 221102
1727 Manchester Piccadilly -Bournemouth 221122
1543 London euston - Galsgow Central 390136
1640 London euston - Manchester Piccadilly 390005
1633 London euston - Prestin 221106
1734 Liverpool -Birmingham new st 350267
1747 Liverpool lime st - London euston 390013
1546 London euston -Crewe 350120
1755 Manchester Piccadilly -London euston
1309 Milford Haven - Manchester Piccadilly 175003
1540 Glasgow Central -London euston 390045
1707 London euston -Liverpool lime street 390115
1804 Liverpool lime st -Birmingham new st 350231
1622 Willesden PRDC -Shieldmuir 325001, 325005, 325011
1710 London euston -Chester & Holyhead 2211142, 221108
1801 Birmingham - Liverpool lime st 350251
1902 Crewe -Northampton 350120
1850 Crewe -Manchester Piccadilly 150274
1907 Crewe -derby 158856
1643 London euston -Edinburgh 221115 & 221143
1830 Manchester Piccadilly -Carmarthen 175009
1825 Shrewsbury -Crewe 153323
1740 London euston - Manchester Piccadilly 390043
1834 Liverpool lime st -Birmingham new st 350129
1733 Euston -Liverpool lime st 390044
1847 Liverpool lime st -London euston 390107
 

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The Colas Hoo - Whitemoor passed Ely at 14.20 last Monday (12th May) double headed - 66846 with 70802.
Is this the first time a 708** has been up here?

(Hope this is the right thread this time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Hi Percy Main, yes you are indeed on the correct thread for this sort of thing :)

I really couldn't comment on 70/8s, I have absolutely no gen on what they do, although I was flabbergasted when I read the other day that Colas are getting some 37s! :shock: <D

DanTrainMan185: Ouch! I've got a damaged screen myself so I know the feeling. Shouldn't have affected your data on your phone though, I use my phone a LOT too for noting my observations. Much easier than digging out the notebook sometimes!
 

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Hi Percy Main, yes you are indeed on the correct thread for this sort of thing :)



I really couldn't comment on 70/8s, I have absolutely no gen on what they do, although I was flabbergasted when I read the other day that Colas are getting some 37s! :shock: <D


They own four (37116/175/219/421), all of which are stored at Washwood Heath. As they were bought out of preservation, they should all be operational (219 recently appeared at the Mid Norfolk Railway diesel gala). And they still carry heritage colours (Mainline blue on 116 and 219, BR Blue Large logo on 175, and Regional Railways on 175), but for how long?

As for the 70/8s, I've not heard much on them operating in the Whitemoor area. I believe the Hoo-Whitemoor is dominated by 66/8s. The 70/8s seem to work out of Eastleigh, working services to Westbury and Bescot
 

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Sorry for the delay. Here is the rest.
0V46 19:00 Bescot-Westbury: 70804
1H92 20:15 Birmingham Snow Hill-London Marylebone: 168219
1O94 17:32 Newcastle-Southampton Central: 220020
1G70 19:45 London Marylebone-Birmingham Snow Hill: 168003

Wednesday 14.5.14 passing Stratford-Upon-Avon Parkway in the car.

2D40 Stourbridge Junction-Stratford-Upon-Avon: 172334

2W84 16:03 Stratford-Upon-Avon-Stourbridge Junction: 172214+172217

Thursday 15.5.14 War Memorial Park

650F 13:30 Rugby D.E.D-Banbury Tamper Sidings: 73936
6M50 07:55 Westbury-Bescot: 70806
1M46 11:45 Bournemouth-Manchester Piccadilly: 220034
1O18 12:27 Manchester Piccadilly-Bournemouth: 220016
6M48 10:34 Southampton-Halewood: 66149

I hope to have more observations soon!
 
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