Hanson & Hall

[ExRes]

Reported on se gen that 17174 is the consist for 5O50, I presume 10956, which made the trip to Eastleigh on 22nd February, must have been Reading bound on 5V50

 

[ExRes]

Operating as a Hanson & Hall service DB 66106 worked todays 1522 0D66 Belmont Yard to Worksop Down Yard and 1750 0D47 to Knottingley TMD hauling Rail Engineering Solutions 47715 which is due to appear at the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Diesel Gala to be held 4th to 6th April



** Updated Saturday 22nd March **


50008 worked 0807 5V50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Reading Traincare Depot hauling Mk3 17174, 1225 5O50 return hauling Mk3 10589 and 1617 0E50 to Knottingley TMD



** Updated Tuesday 25th March **


50008 worked 0915 0M50 Knottingley TMD to Castleton North Junction and 1357 0E50 return with 45108 & 50015 as part of the round up of locos for the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Diesel Gala at which 45108, 50015, 47715 & 31108 are due to operate alongside 50008 and C&PR loco 37227



** Updated Wednesday 26th March **


50008 working 0808 0M50 Knottingley TMD to Butterley MRC with 47715, 45108 & 50015 to collect 31108 then 1400 0P50 to Princes Risborough ACE with 50008 leading 45108, 47715, 31108 & 50015

 

[ExRes]

50008 took a day out from the Gala and worked 1005 0T50 Princes Risborough ACE to Reading Traincare Depot, 1241 5O50 to Eastleigh TRSMD hauling Mk3 10217, 1617 5V50 return hauling Mk3 10589 and 1928 0P50 to Princes Risborough ACE



** Updated Tuesday 8th April **


50008 worked 1151 0E50 Princes Risborough ACE to Knottingley TMD hauling 45108, 31108 & 50015 but without the newly named 47715 'Railway Engineering Solutions - Quality Assured' which is to be based at C&PRR



** Updated Wednesday 9th April **


50008 worked 0915 0M50 Knottingley TMD to Castleton North Junction hauling 31108, 45108 & 50015 and 1356 0E50 return

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked 0738 0O50 Knottingley TMD to Eastleigh TRSMD



** Updated Saturday 19th April **


50008 worked 1307 5V50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Reading Traincare Depot hauling Mk3 10589 which was delayed at Didcot due to points failure and delayed (1806) 1655 5O50 return hauling Mk3 10612

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked 1007 5V50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Reading Traincare Depot hauling Mk3 10612 and 1415 5O50 return hauling Mk3 10594



** Updated Monday 5th May **


50008 worked 0907 0P50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Princes Risborough ACE



** Updated Tuesday 6th May **


50008 worked 0841 0O47 Princes Risborough ACE to Strawberry Hill CSD without 47715 due to a fuel leak and 1410 5W50 to Swanage with 4VEP 3417 for the Gala



** Updated Wednesday 7th May **


50008 worked 1310 0P50 Swanage to Princes Risborough ACE and 1905 0W50 return with 47715

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked 0820 5Z23 Swanage to Strawberry Hill CSD with 4VEP 3417 & 47715 then 1630 0P50 to Princes Risborough ACE with 47715



** Updated Tuesday 13th May **


50008 worked 0827 0R50 Princes Risborough ACE to West Ruislip LUL Depot GBRf and 1118 5P50 return with the LUL 4TC set

 

[FGW_DID]

Night Riviera Mk3 stock swap this Saturday 17/05

33012 should have the helm instead of the usual 50008.

5V33 12:38 Eastleigh TMD - Reading TCD

Realtime Trains | 5V33 1238 Eastleigh Trsmd to Reading Traincare Depot | 17/05/2025

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5O33 16:30 Reading TCD - Eastleigh TMD

Realtime Trains | 5O33 1643 Reading Traincare Depot to Eastleigh Trsmd | 17/05/2025

Real-time train running information for 5O33 1643 departure from Reading Traincare Depot to Eastleigh Trsmd on 17/05/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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[ExRes]

33012 worked 1505 0W33 Swanage to Eastleigh TRSMD on hire to Hanson & Hall



** Updated Saturday 17th May **


50008 worked 0835 1Z66 Princes Risborough ACE to Northampton on "The Thundering Shed" tour top and tail with DB 66126 and 1357 1Z68 return

33012 worked 1238 5V33 Eastleigh TRSMD to Reading Traincare Depot hauling Mk3 10594, 1643 5033 return hauling Mk3 10584 and 2027 0W33 to Swanage

 

[317362]

Thanks for the gen, a 33 on a GWR sleeper move ranks up there as one of the most bizarre things I've seen on the modern railway

 

[The_Train]

Thanks for the gen, a 33 on a GWR sleeper move ranks up there as one of the most bizarre things I've seen on the modern railway

What a sight to see in 2025

 

[ExRes]

A piece of news from the H&H website dated 28th April that I've only just spotted, as of 28th March Paul Willerton took over as Managing Director, he has 20+ years of railway experience and 2 years with H&H, Jason Hall will continue with the company as Operations Director. Garcia Hanson is also recorded on GOV.UK as having resigned as a Director of H&H on 28th March



** Updated Saturday 24th May **


Operating as an H&H service Freightliner 66506 worked 1928 0P66 Wembley HS to Princes Risborough ACE



** Updated Sunday 25th May **


50008 & 66506 worked 1003 1Z60 Princes Risborough ACE to Nuneaton on 'The Green Shed Tour' top and tail and 1510 1Z62 return then 66506 solo on 1913 0M66 to Wembley HS

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked 0934 5R50 Princes Risborough ACE to West Ruislip LUL Depot GBRf with the LUL 4TC set and 1153 0O50 to Eastleigh TRSMD



** Updated Friday 30th May **


Hanson & Hall operating this weekends 'Locomotion & Weardale' tour with the 125 Groups 43089 & 43159 and HST set, RTT schedules showing for -> Fridays 1000 5A43 Butterley MRC to Wembley Receptions 1-7 -> Saturdays 0526 5Z43 to London Kings Cross, 0745 1Z43 to Stanhope, 1545 1Z44 return and 2320 5Z44 to Wembley Receptions 1-7 -> Sundays 1316 3E43 to Barrow Hill LIP and 1940 5D43 to Chaddesden

** Further HST tours that H&H will be involved with are Weardale to Edinburgh 'The Edinburgh Express' on 16th August and Crewe to Norwich & Great Yarmouth 'The Retro Norfolk Broadsman' on 30th August



** Updated Saturday 31st May **


50008 worked 0857 5V50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Reading Traincare Depot hauling Mk3 10584 and 1504 5O50 return with Mk3 10225

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked 1019 5V50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Reading Traincare Depot hauling Mk3 10225 and 1447 5O50 return hauling Mk3 10534



** Updated Monday 16th June **


50008 worked 1140 0E50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Knottingley TMD

 

[ExRes]

Class 50 Alliance 50049 worked 1109 0O49 Kidderminster SVR to Eastleigh TRSMD on hire to Hanson & Hall



** Updated Saturday 28th June **


50049 worked 1255 5X50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Salisbury & 1354 5V50 to Reading Traincare Depot hauling Mk3 10534 and 1642 0G50 to Kidderminster SVR



** Updated Tuesday 1st July **


50008 worked 0742 0D50 Knottingley TMD to Worksop Down Yard and 1200 0M50 to Castleton North Junction hauling 37716 for the East Lancs Diesel Gala from 3rd to 6th July

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked late departure (1057) 0958 0D50 Castleton North Junction to Butterley MRC hauling 31108, 45108 & 37716

 

[47286Dan]

50008 working late (1057) 0958 0D50 Castleton North Junction to Butterley MRC hauling 31108, 45108 & 37716

Just confirming

50008 HVAC CSTLTNNJN 310D502F07 F BUTTERLEY N
31108 MBDL CSTLTNNJN 310D502F07 F BUTTERLEY N
37716 HNRL CSTLTNNJN 310D502F07 F BUTTERLEY N
89420 MBDL CSTLTNNJN 310D502F07 F BUTTERLEY N

89420 is the number on TOPS for 45108

Dan

 

[ExRes]

Just confirming

50008 HVAC CSTLTNNJN 310D502F07 F BUTTERLEY N
31108 MBDL CSTLTNNJN 310D502F07 F BUTTERLEY N
37716 HNRL CSTLTNNJN 310D502F07 F BUTTERLEY N
89420 MBDL CSTLTNNJN 310D502F07 F BUTTERLEY N

89420 is the number on TOPS for 45108

Dan

Thanks @47286Dan


50008 worked 1633 0E50 Butterley MRC to Barrow Hill LIP hauling 37716



** Updated Tuesday 8th July **


33012 worked 1345 0W33 Swanage to Eastleigh TRSMD, 1708 0V33 to Reading Traincare Depot and 2005 5O33 to Eastleigh TRSMD with Mk3 10590 on hire to Hanson & Hall



** Updated Wednesday 9th July **


33012 worked 1013 0Z09 Eastleigh TRSMD to Eastleigh East Yard, 1149 6Z10 to London Gateway GBRf hauling FCAs 610273 & 610274, ZOA 81621, YWA 996970, ZOA 81622, KFA 97409 & YWA 996927 then 1816 0Z10 to Wembley HS

50008 worked 1249 0P50 Barrow Hill LIP to Princes Risborough ACE



** Updated Thursday 10th July **


50008 worked 1053 5Z50 Princes Risborough ACE to Princes Risborough and 1120 1Z50 to Alton 'The Thundering Positioning Move' with the LUL 4TC set for the Mid Hants Railway Diesel Gala being held from 11th to 13th

33012 worked 1100 0W33 Wembley HS to Swanage



** Updated Monday 14th July **


50008 worked 1122 5E50 Alton to Derby Litchurch Lane with the LUL 4TC set and 1949 0P50 to Princes Risborough ACE

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked 0857 0Z50 Princes Risborough ACE to London Gateway GBRf, 1400 6Z50 to Eastleigh East Yard hauling YWA 996927, KFA 97409, ZOA 81622, YWA 996970, ZOA 81621 & FCAs 610274 & 610273 and 1857 0Z51 to Eastleigh TRSMD

 

[JonathanH]

27th September

That is the trip to Heysham Port, and back via Chorley, which sold out quickly, unlike the Kent trip in August.

 

[ExRes]

That is the trip to Heysham Port, and back via Chorley, which sold out quickly, unlike the Kent trip in August.

Thanks for the info @JonathanH I'm surprised H&H haven't updated their website, the 'Ulster Express' looks an interesting trip with only 4 coaches to make it financially viable, especially allowing for the cost of 3 locos

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked 0807 5V50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Reading Traincare Depot with Mk3 10590, 1129 5O50 return with Mk3 10563 and 1550 0E50 to Knottingley TMD terminated at Derby due to traction equipment problem



** Updated Tuesday 5th August **


50008 worked 1504 5D50 Derby Litchurch Lane to Chaddesden with the LUL 4TC set & LMS Inspection Unit 45029 and 1803 0E50 to Knottingley TMD



Excursions by Rail are advertising the 'Festive Capital Thunderer' for Saturday 6th December from Hexham to London Kings Cross to be operated by 50008 and an as yet unannounced loco with Mk3 coaches, it's claimed to be the first direct service between Hexham and London and will spend 'around' 5 hours in London

 

[47286Dan]

Morning update

50008 HVAC KNOTLYTMD 180M502C06 F CHADDESDN N

Dan

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked 0814 0M50 Knottingley TMD to Chaddesden, 1005 5Z50 to West Ruislip LUL Depot with LMS Inspection Saloon 45029 'Florence Nightingale' & the LUL 4TC set and 1630 0Z50 to Eastleigh East Yard

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked 1007 5V50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Reading Traincare Depot with Mk3 10563 and 1426 5O50 return with Mk3 10219



** Updated Wednesday 20th August **


50008 worked 1009 0R08 to West Ruislip LUL Depot Gbrf and 1354 5P50 to Princes Risborough ACE with the LUL 4TC set



** Updated Friday 22nd August **


Class 50 Alliance 50049 worked 1107 0P49 Kidderminster SVR to Princes Risborough ACE

 

[47286Dan]

Morning update

50008 HVAC PRINCRISB 731Z491623 U * BROMLEY N N
50049 CFOL PRINCRISB 731Z491623 U * BROMLEY N N
Top and tail with 4TC 76297 71163 70823 76324 inbetween

Dan

 

[ExRes]

Morning update

50008 HVAC PRINCRISB 731Z491623 U * BROMLEY N N
50049 CFOL PRINCRISB 731Z491623 U * BROMLEY N N
Top and tail with 4TC 76297 71163 70823 76324 inbetween

Dan

Thanks @47286Dan

50008 & 50049 with the LUL 4TC set for 'The Kent Conundrum' tour worked 0559 5Z49 Princes Risborough ACE to Princes Risborough, 0613 1Z49 to Bromley North, 1034 1Z50 to Margate, 1525 1Z51 to Sheerness on Sea, 1629 1Z52 to Princes Risborough and 2255 5Z52 to Princes Risborough ACE



** Updated Sunday 24th August **


Class 50 Alliance 50049 worked 1235 0K50 Princes Risborough ACE to Kidderminster SVR



** Updated Wednesday 27th August **


50008 worked 1233 5R08 Princes Risborough ACE to West Ruislip LUL Depot GBRf with the LUL 4TC set and 1457 0O50 to Eastleigh TRSMD

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked 1007 5V50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Reading Traincare Depot hauling Mk3 10219 and 1426 5O50 return with Mk3 10532



** Updated Tuesday 2nd September **


50008 worked 1109 0T08 Eastleigh TRSMD to Princes Risborough ACE



** Updated Wednesday 3rd September **


50008 worked 0802 0O47 Princes Risborough ACE to Strawberry Hill CSD hauling 47715 and 1355 5L50 to East Grinstead with 47715 and 4VEP 3417 for the Bluebell Railway Diesel Gala from 5th to 7th September



** Updated Saturday 6th September **


50008 in trouble working a Bluebell Gala service today, taken off at Kingscote and reported to have been hauled to Sheffield Park for attention, it's said to be a brake control problem affecting one cab only

 

[47286Dan]

Afternoon update

47715 MBDL EGRINSTED 875K501V08 D * STWHILLMD N
50008 HVAC EGRINSTED 875K501V08 D * STWHILLMD N

Dan

 

[ExRes]

Afternoon update

47715 MBDL EGRINSTED 875K501V08 D * STWHILLMD N
50008 HVAC EGRINSTED 875K501V08 D * STWHILLMD N

Dan

Thanks @47286Dan I think I heard the gentle purr of the 50 going over the viaduct into East Grinstead around 430ish, I read on se gen that the fault is/was affecting one cab only and that it was good to go from the Bluebell to Strawberry Hill


50008 worked 1755 5K50 East Grinstead to Strawberry Hill CSD hauling 47715 and 4VEP 3417 and 2118 0P15 to Princes Risborough ACE with 47715



** Updated Tuesday 9th September **


50008 worked 1737 0T08 Princes Risborough ACE to Eastleigh TRSMD



** Updated Saturday 13th September **


50008 worked 1007 5V50 Eastleigh TRSMD to Reading Traincare Depot hauling Mk3 10532 and 1425 0E08 to Knottingley TMD

 

[ExRes]

50008 worked delayed (1026) 0938 0P50 Knottingley TMD to Princes Risborough ACE



** Updated Wednesday 24th September **


50008 worked 1150 0R08 Princes Risborough ACE to West Ruislip LUL Depot GBRf and 1422 5P50 return with the LUL 4TC set



** Updated Friday 26th September **


DB Class 92 92011 worked 0813 0Z92 Crewe TMD (E) to DB Cargo Fan A and B Sidings

50008 worked 1353 5M50 Princes Risborough ACE to Wembley Receptions 1-7 with the LUL 4TC set



** Updated Saturday 27th September **


50008 & DB 92011 worked 0451 3Z92 Wembley Receptions 1-7 to Barking for UK Railtours 'The Ulster Express' with the LUL 4TC set, the tour was cancelled at Barking due to severe flats on the 4TC set and moved into Ripple Lane