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Porterbrook's website states that the equipment round the loop is "Siemens SICAT X". Some people are talking about Furrer+Frey stuff - think that was just on display at their stand during the recent Rail Live trade show, and is not in use on the loop?

A fair assumption based on the December/January work, but in the last couple of weeks a compound/access has been cleared at Pill Monmouth Road where the road-rail vehicle (RRV) and trailers are currently based. The current RRV is operated by "QTS Group" who specialise vegetation clearance...

This is the list I currently have: 03179 Isle of Wight 08825 ("97808") Chinnor & Princes Risborough 50017 Great Central Railway 50026 Eastleigh Works 50027 Watercress Line 73128 GB Railfreight 53437 (L708) East Lancashire Railway 51942 (L233) Mid Norfolk Railway...

The renewal of the crossing/tarmac happened over the Christmas period. Caught some of the action on 28th...

The white & blue (and orange) you mention was an adapted livery based on that of the machines' original owners - First Engineering - white, purple and green. https://www.ontrackplant.com/photo/73916 https://www.ontrackplant.com/photo/dr73916-1 Since ~2015 Swietelsky/SBRail's livery for both new...

1) no. Balfour Beatty have two Drain Trains, both consisting of two container flats with various modules on. Until the acquisition of the 20s, both drain trains worked within "Plasser TRAMM" machines, or sometimes between two "Plasser Dynamic Track Stabiliser" machines*. The set currently...

"Could they?" Yes, technically. Here is a standard explaining what their limitations are... https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards-catalogue/CatalogueItem/cop0037-iss-3 It includes a list of every machine authorised to haul/rescue trains

Sounds like it could possibly be 78154 from 321434 which has left Yarmouth for a filming contract.

398006 was in the shed at Taffs Wells depot on Thursday, taking the total there up to three. Not sure when it arrived- maybe Tuesday or Wednesday?

Very minor correction - these (and other recent Stadler/Vossloh/CAF rail vehicles) are coming through "Royal Portbury Dock", not "Avonmouth". (Both part of the wider "Bristol Port" but important to differentiate)

This is an O&K MC700N, recently used on Crossrail construction based out of Plumstead since 2016. Sold at an auction in October.

321448 (this was the one pictured at Lackenby) was scrapped at Booths in late 2021/early 2022. 321437 (think this was also earmarked for the project?) scrapped at Booths in July 2021.

there's also a lot of information on trainlogger beyond the tiny snippet you posted - reading all of the comments on its record and looking at the recent sightings/photos would indicate that it's still at Long Marston

i believe that is the case. Also think "327 000-2" should actually also be "327 001-2"

Looks like 331102 was photod at Edge Hill on Friday 17th - presumaby part of the shipment I mention in my 10 Aug post with 195103 https://flic.kr/p/2abEP7z

Some new carriages have been visible at Portbury since Monday. There seems to be at least 3, maybe more - it's hard to tell from the M5 over ridge whilst moving!

You're correct - The open day picture was at Crewe IEMD in October 1994; amongst which seven brand new 92s were on display and the three spruced up 90s. The Freightconnection show the locos were repainted for was in 1992.

Meanwhile, further into South Wales, the unpowered half of an old Geismar multi-purpose vehicle is used by Colas Rail for similar purpose on the log trains between Briton Ferry and Baglan sidings. Haven't seen a photo of it in action though.

There was a Derby-Bletchley delivery run last night (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R03313/2016/09/01/advanced) - does anyone know if it was 387135 or 387137 (or both?) please? Thanks!

A few updates since SprinterGuy's article, this is the current position: 58012 - Battlefield Line 58016 - Leicester 58022 - Peak Rail (underframe to be used for this LMS10000 thing) 58023 - Battlefield Line 58048 - Battlefield Line