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According to a piece in the July 2024 issue of Modern Railways on page 13, ”The initial one-year lease on the ‘221s’ ends in July, but GC is discussing an extension for a further 12 months…”

It should be 802213 on these workings (5Q28-5Q36) which started at Malton this morning as it worked to there from Heaton T&RSMD yesterday as 5Q16 via Doncaster, to stable overnight. Interesting that it's working back to Heaton this afternoon as 5Q14 via the Calder Valley and Halifax, Bradford...

5Q33 Gascoigne Wood Sidings to Longsight TMD has run today. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K08095/2024-01-15/detailed

As far as diesel push-pull is concerned, since the mid-1960s with BR(S) TC stock and class 33/1s. Agreed about the flaw - the execution. Which no doubt a few rolling stock designers and engineers have some thoughts about.

Indeed. I'd headed out to photograph it and on arrival at my chosen spot just east of Huddersfield noticed that after an on-time departure from MAN it appeared to be at Gorton a long time. It's now been there 90 minutes and counting.

Hello all. I know that yesterday (24th August 2022) 5Z85, Gascoigne Wood Sidings to Longsight Carriage Maintenance Depot, was worked by 68023, but could someone in the know ID the CAF Mark 5 TP set that was hauled by the 68? Many thanks.

Yes, at that time the Lymington line was an hourly shuttle. Probably worth adding that prior to the dedicated reversible single line to the former Lymington Junction being opened in October 1978 (and the consequent closure of Lymington Junction and Brockenhurst ‘B’ signal boxes), the arrival of...

I don’t have my copies of the Working Time Table and Carriage Working Notices available right now, but if IIRC the HAP for the Lymington line worked in each morning from Eastleigh (Monday-Friday). I’m not sure about Saturday and Sundays as, during my time in the area in the 1970s and 80s, the...

Batley Crossing, originally called "Lady Anne's Crossing, between Morley and Batley on the line from Leeds to Huddersfield dates from 1878. That's beaten by a few years by Knaresborough, which dates from 1873.

Interesting. Might be a co-incidence but the local authority, New Forest District Council, gave outline planning approval yesterday for the development of 1,500 new homes and commercial property on the site of the former Fawley Power Station. I wonder if the consortium leading the almost £1bn...

First early morning run as 5Z20/21 was on Tuesday 18th February and it also worked 19th-21st. It ran as 3Z80/81, to much earlier timings, on 27th and then back to 5Z20/21 on the 28th. The first evening run of 5Z22/23 was on Wednesday 26th with a further run on the 27th. 800210 did the honours...

5S04, 08.06 Ferme Park Reception - Craigentinny T&RSMD

No it's a large set of sidings formerly used in connection with the mine complex in the Selby area. I wouldn't describe it as 'warm storage' - except in the sense that they'll soon feel a warm gas axe, of course. Cold storage prior to movement to whichever scrapper has the contract for that unit.

142057(leading)+142048+142053. Seen at Sowerby Bridge.

I'm sure it's cropped up in previous discussions as reputedly the largest town by population on the network without any direct train service to/from London.