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Current allocation of 37418
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Spaceship323
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it's leased to LORAM, based at the RTC , no longer with Colas
Wyrleybart
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Steve Beniston owns other locos including 37606 which has just been repainted and numbered 37508 after having it's noses restored to Crewe 1980s refurb condition. Whether it will work for Loram isa a good question.
37418 was at the RTC earlier. Looks like it is coupled to 'Caroline'.
Townsend Hook
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It’s the regular loco for Caroline, since LORAM got the contract to operate it.
Out of interest, what other operations lie with LORAM and do they operate any further locomotives?
Information around their mainline operations seems to be quite hard to come by.
Townsend Hook
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As well as ‘Caroline’ they also operate Network Rail’s Track Recording Unit (950001) and switch and crossing inspection MPV (DR98008). They also carry out some wagon moves connected to their contract to rebody a number of Network Rail side-tipping ballast wagons with non-tipping bodies, as well as various ad-hoc movements; an example being moving a rake of preserved tank wagons from Gascoigne Wood sidings to the Dean Forest Railway with 37418 last week.
Wyrleybart
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37418 and 37606 share pool LRLO which is titled Loram Rail locos. 37418 has just completed some repairs at Derbv RTC whilst 37606 painted as 37508 is still under maintenance at Burton.
ExRes
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Thanks @Mag_seven
Not seen any pictures yet but reports that it will appear in Loram colours today which, no doubt, will cause howls of anger
co-tr-paul
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Photo on Flickr... !
Sun Chariot
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Do you have a link? I don't find it via an image search on.my browser. Thanks
Rhysdabeast
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Derby IMG08171-1
37418 with converted wagons from Derby RTC to Toton 37418s first run out in its new colours
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Some videos from YT as well
ExRes
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There are loads of pictures on Flickr simply by putting '37418' into the search box and on The Rail Scene facebook page, just follow the trail of the 'disgusted of Tunbridge Wells' comments
Sun Chariot
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That livery bears a passing resemblance to the old "Mexican Bean" 104 DMU.
If it gets partnered with "Caroline" again, I think it will look far less aappealing than large logo blue.
My Google browser had a "shocking livery filter" applied.There are loads of pictures on Flickr simply by putting '37418' into the search box and on The Rail Scene facebook page, just follow the trail of the 'disgusted of Tunbridge Wells' comments
That livery bears a passing resemblance to the old "Mexican Bean" 104 DMU.If it gets partnered with "Caroline" again, I think it will look far less aappealing than large logo blue.
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xotGD
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Whatever the livery, it sounds just as sweet.
Sun Chariot
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My 1980s teen me, spent a lot of time behind them
A personal favourite memory: Tractor 140 - notorious for the quantity of pitch black utter filth it erupted at every moment - hauled a 305 EMU around Liverpool St's branches. I was in the front seating bay.
It darkened everything as it ran round Enfield's headshunt; and it enveloped every confused passenger at each station along the Seven Sisters loop.
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