2023 New Haulages

[Kite159]

That's a reason for celebration, not sadness!

Not when the train to Carmarthen got cancelled, meaning a delay for the next westbound service.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

26/11

197005

That’s the full fleet of non-ERTMS 197s completed
And also the last of gettable 197s until the remaining /1s come along

 

[Kite159]

26/11:
Cleared for mileage:
710102; 710108; 710110; 710118; 710122

Just 710106 left to clear the 710/1s for 10 miles, made use of the doubles which were out today due to the kickball at the Spuds, if I had time I would have popped towards Romford to see if it was out on the Upminster services.

Also got, 450065 for renumbering from 450565 as a bonus as it wasn't showing on RTT. RTT was only showing 450001 on an Alton/Basingstoke service which joined together at Woking, so I randomly decided to take a look as I knew from looking in the morning 065 was at Farnham sidings. At least I no longer have to keep an eye out for the 450s (again).

 

[childwallblues]

28 November 2023

197108 on 0958 Liverpool South Parkway-Chester

 

[Jez]

28/11/23

197109

 

[Jez]

01/12/23

197112

 

[D841 Roebuck]

02/12/2023
802205

 

[Kite159]

2/12:
720111 (Broxbourne - Tottenham Hale)
720113 (Harlow Town - Tottenham Hale)
720121 (Shenfield - Stratford)
720122 (Stratford - Shenfield)
720124 (Tottenham Hale - Broxbourne)
720130 (Stratford - Shenfield)
720507 (Harlow Town - Stratford)
720518 (Liverpool Street - Cheshunt)
720544 (Tottenham Hale - Broxbourne)

The Lea Valley line is a pain for ten miles, a few station combos close to ten miles but not quite. Some busy trains there

3/12:
Cleared for mileage:
378209

Would have got another 378 over the line as it was on a Richmond train following 209, but I needed to bail earlier than expected due to the issues around Woking forcing an unexpected detour via Reading (and not wanting to cut it too tight for Paddington due to busy trains)

 

[childwallblues]

05/12/2023

777010 Liverpool Central LL-Hamilton Square
230009 Bidston-Wrexham Central-Bidston
777024 Liverpool Central-Sandhills

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

3/12:
Cleared for mileage:
378209

Would have got another 378 over the line as it was on a Richmond train following 209, but I needed to bail earlier than expected due to the issues around Woking forcing an unexpected detour via Reading (and not wanting to cut it too tight for Paddington due to busy trains)

378s must be very difficult indeed to rack up high miles on. They don't go far!

 

[htafc]

21/10/23

150006, 155347, 158753, 158849, 158904, 170460, 195025, 195111, 195122

02/11/23

68029 'Courageous', 150005

01/12/23

68026 'Enterprise', TP11, 158755, 158817, 158870, 158871, 185108, 185116, 195021, 331008

06/12/23

68030 'Black Douglas', TP06, 185130

 

[D6130]

Thursday 06/12/2023:

68 027 (1U80, 19 48 SCA-DEW)

68 030 (1U52, 14 28 HUD-SYB) &
(1U63, 15 50 SYB-SCA)

Probably my last chance for TPE loco-hauled services.

 

[xotGD]

Nicely done chaps, getting some Cats in the book while you can.

 

[D6130]

Friday 07/12/2023:

67 022 (1W39, 13 52 SHR-MAN)

 

[Peter Mugridge]

23/11/23

720 602
720 609

 

[Kite159]

10/12:
Cleared for mileage:
378217
378223 (Class Cleared, woohoo!)
710259 (Last of the active /2s, just 106 left, but sadly that was on a kickball special and I spotted it passing Hackney Downs ECS returning to Chingford)

LU 21497
LU 21565

A successful trip to Willesden Junction, although I might have walked fast when I saw 223 rolling in at top when I was eye-balling an Euston bound train. At least I don't need to keep an eye on the 378s and can focus on 379 & the other units when they enter service.

 

[Jez]

11/12/23

197101

 

[KT550]

12 Dec 2023

730006	West Midlands Railway op for LNR	Hemel Hempstead (HML)	Harrow & Wealdstone (HRW)	2T70 TRI-EUS
730011	West Midlands Railway op for LNR	Harrow & Wealdstone (HRW)	London Euston (EUS)	2T70 TRI-EUS
730016	West Midlands Railway op for LNR	London Euston (EUS)	Harrow & Wealdstone (HRW)	2T49 EUS-TRI
730019	West Midlands Railway op for LNR	Harrow & Wealdstone (HRW)	Berkhamsted (BKM)	2T49 EUS-TRI

Plus the following now cleared for 10+ miles:
700050, 700057
710273, 710376

 

[thomas379]

12 December
171801 - 1E29 - 10mi 16ch
377128 - 2F41 - 1mi 34ch
377413 - 1C39 - 7mi 51ch
377458 - 2F41 - 1mi 34ch
377470 - 1C39 - 7mi 51ch
450001 - 2S49 - 3mi 74ch
450046 - 2S49 - 3mi 74ch
450052 - 2L50 - 3mi 74ch
700016 - 9P35 - 7mi 69ch
707023 - 2V74 - 1mi 69ch

 

[Jez]

15/12/23

197006
197111

 

[KT550]

16 Dec 2023

800025​	Great Western Railway	Swindon (SWI)	Stonehouse (SHU)
	.
802009​	Great Western Railway	Stonehouse (SHU)	Stroud (STD)
802110​	Great Western Railway	Reading (RDG)	Swindon (SWI)

Plus the following now cleared for 10+ miles:
165122
387147

 

[Kite159]

15/12:
196004 (Worcester Foregate Street - Birmingham New Street)
196108 (Birmingham New Street - Worcester Shrub Hill)
196112 (Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton)

Cleared for mileage:
68012 [last of the Chiltern 68s to push over ten miles]

16/12:
66194
West Midland Metro Tram 54

17/12:
196001 (Worcester Foregate Street - Birmingham New Street)

Finally, opened my account with the 2 coach 196s just as they become harder with more of the 196/1s popping up on Hereford/Worcester services. 68012 was a shot in the dark as nothing was showing as allocated on RTT at the time.

 

[12LDA28C]

Cleared for mileage:
68012 [last of the Chiltern 68s to push over ten miles]

Surely a 'clearance' is 1,000 miles? At least that's a bit of a challenge. A 'proper' clearance of course is 10,000 miles. That takes some commitment.

 

[xotGD]

That takes some commitment.

And priv!

 

[12LDA28C]

And priv!

Fair point!

 

[Kite159]

19/12:
171809 (East Croydon - London Bridge) (last of the reformed 171s)

710375 (Bushey - South Hampstead)
710379 (Headstone Lane - London Euston)

730011 (London Euston - Bushey)
730012 (London Euston - Bushey)
730013 (Harrow & Wealdstone - London Euston)
730016 (London Euston - Harrow & Wealdstone)
730018 (Harrow & Wealdstone - London Euston)
730019 (London Euston - Harrow & Wealdstone)

A productive evening on the WCML with the bonus of my last 171 on a service which I could intercept before my planned moves on the 730s from Euston. All the active dual voltage 710s done, so no more Willesden festers until either 270 or 374 enter service. Bonus that 375 entered service today and I spotted 379 rolling into Euston when sitting on the 730s on a Milton Keynes service (so I could draw up a rough plan to intercept it)

 

[childwallblues]

19 December 2023

777011 from Sandhills to Ormskirk.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

20/12

710375
710379
720118
720122
720128
720134
720135
720512
720513
720533
720541
720604
720609
720610
720612

 

[12LDA28C]

21/12/23

40013 Edinburgh - Loughborough on the return Statesman charter.

First 40 on the main line for 41 years.

 

[KT550]

19 Dec 2023

150233	Great Western Railway	Teignmouth (TGM)	Paignton (PGN)
	.
159022	South Western Railway	Exeter Central (EXC)	Exeter St. Davids (EXD)
159104	South Western Railway	Axminster (AXM)	Whimple (WHM)

London Underground
11076
51583

Plus the following now cleared for 10+ miles:
159016, 159018, 159103, 159107


20 Dec 2023

43188	Great Western Railway	St. Budeaux Ferry Road (SBF)	Menheniot (MEN)
43198/43093	Great Western Railway	Plymouth (PLY)	Newton Abbot (NTA)
	.
150238	Great Western Railway	Torquay (TQY)	Marsh Barton (MBT)
	.
802002	Great Western Railway	Newton Abbot (NTA)	Totnes (TOT)
802004	Great Western Railway	Totnes (TOT)	Plymouth (PLY)

Plus the following now cleared for 10+ miles:
150244


21 Dec 2023

150202	Great Western Railway	Paignton (PGN)	Exeter St. Davids (EXD)
150234	Great Western Railway	Okehampton (OKE)	Exeter Central (EXC)
	.
158798	Great Western Railway	Barnstaple (BNP)	Crediton (CDI)
	.
159019	South Western Railway	Feniton (FNT)	Clapham Junction (CLJ)

Plus the following now cleared for 10+ miles:
159013