Red Pen 2014 - your new haulages

[ValleyLines142]

Now I'm on my commute home, I have time to post the data earlier mentioned!

Requirements by TOC, as of 27/08/2014:

ATW: 1

Haha we all know what this one is!

 

[12CSVT]

New haulages for August

Diesel locos - 08503, 66753
Unfortunately three railtours within the space of a week brought five duds for haulage (60039, 60040, 60059, 60079, 66001)

EMU - 350372, 350374, 350401, 350409 (just need 350402 to clear the 350/4s)
377701 to 377708 (entire 377/7 subclass)

Metrolink M5000s - 3067, 3074, 3084, 3085 (now had all M5000s up to 3085 except 3075)

London Underground S7 stock - 21415 + 21416, 21421 + 21422, 21425 + 21426, 21427 + 21428

 

[jnjkerbin]

Jeepers, that's impressive! As detailed in my post the other day, I'm a LONG way off clearing the Southeastern lot!

Makes sense I suppose when it's my local TOC! If you saw my coverage of, say, Northern or ATW, you'd be saying Jeepers for quite different reasons!

 

[43167]

Yesterday at GCR: 66753, 27112 & 14901

Saturday: 68005, thats 1 of the kettles at Embsay, not the new DRS loco of the same number.

 

[Techniquest]

Now I'm on my commute home, I have time to post the data earlier mentioned!

Requirements by TOC, as of 27/08/2014:

ATW: 1

Haha we all know what this one is!

Yes indeed, can't be many people on the forum unaware 150235 is my last ATW 150 to get! Might, just MIGHT, be coming down to Cardiff on the 8th (vice Great Escape) just to get the infernal thing found!
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121020, 172101, 172104 and the rest are 165/0s of various sticky digits

Thanks for saying. The main reason I have so much chiltern stuff is I won't travel on the 165s unless very necessary. The way I mean is that the only 165s I have traveled on are a pair of Chiltern ones from Leamington Spa to Warwick Parkway. Well done at getting all of the 67s on the route!

Cheers, although I don't count the 67s as part of the Chiltern fleet.

Why not travel on 165s, they're surprisingly hellfire on the Midlands runs, unlike Princes Risborough to Aylesbury...

 

[FQ]

Might, just MIGHT, be coming down to Cardiff on the 8th (vice Great Escape) just to get the infernal thing found, although I know it will be either stabled or up in North Wales.

Fixed that!

 

[Techniquest]

Jeepers, that's impressive! As detailed in my post the other day, I'm a LONG way off clearing the Southeastern lot!

Makes sense I suppose when it's my local TOC! If you saw my coverage of, say, Northern or ATW, you'd be saying Jeepers for quite different reasons!

Fair point, ATW, FGW and LM have been my local TOCs for quite the long time so it stands to reason my fleet requirements with them are low!
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Might, just MIGHT, be coming down to Cardiff on the 8th (vice Great Escape) just to get the infernal thing found, although I know it will be either stabled or up in North Wales.

Fixed that!

It's true though, if I do fester in Cardiff for it it won't turn up!

 

[FQ]

Why not travel on 165s, they're surprisingly hellfire on the Midlands runs, unlike Princes Risborough to Aylesbury...

They sound horrible for one, and the name me and a old of the bods down at Leamington Spa call them is 'noisy buggers' (mind the language) as they are so darn loud! Also they look foul and there interior is pretty foul, compared to the MK3s of 168s.
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Fair point, ATW, FGW and LM have been my local TOCs for quite the long time so it stands to reason my fleet requirements with them are low!

How did you clear XC/HT then?

 

[Keith Jarrett]

August 2014 Haulage Report
August came and went it seems in almost a flash but that was probably because I was out and about so much trying to scratch outright winners and find all those units still needed for 10 miles. I achieved some significant milestones such as clearing the 377s for the fourth time and finding both of my last 450s. Without any further ado, here are the notable entries from the August haulage log.

1-Aug-14
August started with a day trip to Liverpool with the primary aim of photographing Merseyrail units and particularly hunting down the very elusive 508111 (The Beatles Story) which was also needed for a ride. While 508111 did not appear, Virgin were at least kind enough to provide winning Pendolinos to and from Liverpool. Further trips to Liverpool are in the embryonic stages of planning as there’s still four winners there as well as a stack of ten-milers. Another bonus was a new shack (Bootle Oriel Road)
390006 New, cleared for 100 miles
390152 New, cleared for 100 miles
507024 Cleared for 10 miles
507029 New
508124 Cleared for 10 miles
508130 New, cleared for 10 miles
508131 New
2009ts 11060 Cleared for 10 miles

4-Aug-14
Nothing special really apart from clearing my 377s for no less than the 4th time. First time was the original build for Southern, then again with the 377/5s for Thameslink. A few months back I managed to get all the 377/6s and now the last 377/7 came my way.
375607 Cleared for 10 miles
375707 Cleared for 10 miles
377708 New (class cleared, 4th time around)

6-Aug-14
375621 Cleared for 10 miles
465931 First time as 465/9

7-Aug-14
377515 Cleared for 10 miles
465923 First time as 465/9
S-7 21424 Cleared for 1 mile

8-Aug-14
The second long distance trip of the month and it’s only the 8th. This time Manchester was on my radar with 142s the number one target although there were several distractions along the way which reduced the time available for grabbing those four wheeled “nodding donkeys”. Also holding a Cheshire Day Ranger restricted my ability to travel at will throughout Greater Manchester. Another trip to Manchester will be had before the year is out to further knock the numbers down. But it was not all bad as Virgin excelled themselves again by offering up two winning Pendolinos including my penultimate nine-car unit (390005 being the odd man out for anyone who’s interested). One notable hit was 153385 having last encountered this 25 years ago when it was part of 155335. The shack count also went up with the scoring of Alsager and Wilmslow.
142040 New, cleared for 10 miles
142048 New
142060 Cleared for 10 miles
142063 Cleared for 10 miles
150114 Cleared for 10 miles
153379 Cleared for 10 miles
153383 Cleared for 10 miles
153385 New, cleared for 10 miles
158862 New
170302 Cleared for 10 miles
220010 New, cleared for 10 miles
221142 New as 5car unit, cleared for 100 miles
323225 Cleared for 10 miles
323226 New
323226 Cleared for 10 miles
323229 New
323236 New
323237 New
350127 New
350374 New, cleared for 10 miles
350405 New, cleared for 10 miles
350407 New, cleared for 10 miles
390047 New, cleared for 100 miles
390135 New as 390/1
2009ts 11020 New

9-Aug-14
The other half was off to see friends in Sussex so I was free to wander at will but I stayed within London, mainly photographing debranded FCC units at Kings Cross but those required 313s were just too tempting as was a spin to Potters Bar with317345. Just a pity that a totally dud 321 was provided for the return leg!
8028 Cleared for 10 miles
8030 Cleared for 10 miles
313028 Cleared for 10 miles
313031 Cleared for 10 miles
313055 Cleared for 10 miles
313061 Cleared for 10 miles
313062 Cleared for 10 miles
317345 Cleared for 10 miles
377518 Cleared for 10 miles
2009ts 11021 Cleared for 10 miles

11-Aug-14
377469 Cleared for 10 miles

12-Aug-14
375817 Cleared for 10 miles
376031 Cleared for 10 miles
465929 First time as 465/9

13-Aug-14
377703 Cleared for 10 miles

18-Aug-14
376024 Cleared for 10 miles
377706 Cleared for 10 miles
377707 Cleared for 10 miles
378136 Cleared for 10 miles
465902 First time as 465/9

19-Aug-14
I thought that it was about time to bag some of those 458/8s so a lunchtime soiree out to Putney was the order of the day.
377705 Cleared for 10 miles
458831 New
458833 New
458834 New
458835 New
S-7 21425 New
S-7 21426 New

21-Aug-14
Having a free afternoon but needing to stay south of the Thames, I targeted my Class 171 needs. Only four winners to go now!
8024 Cleared for 10 miles
171725 New, cleared for 10 miles
171729 New, cleared for 10 miles
377442 Cleared for 10 miles
377454 Cleared for 10 miles
378143 Cleared for 10 miles
378152 Cleared for 10 miles
378219 New as 378/2, cleared for 10 miles
465915 First time as 465/9

22-Aug-14
A photographic trip to Eastleigh courtesy of a South West Trains Free Weekend Travel ticket came with the health warning to my accomplice “If I see any of my required SWT units, I’ll be off for a short spin”. I might have expected to get one but two was beyond expectation leaving me with just one each of classes 158/8 and 450 to go.
158881 New
444045 Cleared for 100 miles
450120 New

23-Aug-14
Having dispatched the other half off to see her sisters and buoyed by the success of a previous trip to Great Northern land, I scooted off to Kings Cross with the camera trying to get more debranded FCC units. I did not expect to score half of my 313s needed for 10 miles and all bar two of the outright winning 365s. Both of the others (518 and 540) were active but inaccessible.
313037 Cleared for 10 miles
313038 Cleared for 10 miles
313042 Cleared for 10 miles
313044 Cleared for 10 miles
313053 Cleared for 10 miles
313060 Cleared for 10 miles
365503 New
365513 New
365515 New
365527 New
365538 New

26-Aug-14
377708 Cleared for 10 miles

29-Aug-14
With the success of the previous Friday at Eastleigh in driving out those last few outright winners on SWT, I ventured forth hoping to get either my last 158/8 or my last 450 with the priority being the 158 (885 for the record). I hatched a plan to cover all the known 158 workings and do things such as taking a look at the green 456s on the Guildford to Ascot route. As I left Waterloo on the 08:50 to Salisbury, I passed 450120 arriving. A check of Realtime Trains indicated the 09:15 to Haselmere might be a good bet for 120’s next working (and it was!). With 450s out of the way, my attentions turned to seeking out 158885 but it was obviously having an off day. But there were other bonuses such as getting my last two 159s over 10 miles and falling into 5913 for only my second run with it since the famous altercation with a cement mixer. 159021 made a welcome return to the haulage log – its last appearance was 21 years ago! Add in two new shacks (Ash Vale & Brookwood) to give me a good outcome for the day. Those SWT Free Weekend Travel tickets are really value for money.
5913 Cleared for 10 miles
158881 Cleared for 10 miles
159021 Cleared for 10 miles
159105 Cleared for 10 miles (all 159 now cleared for 10 miles)
444003 Cleared for 10 miles
444012 Cleared for 100 miles
444043 Cleared for 10 miles
450117 New, Class cleared
450563 1st time as 450/5

30-Aug-14
A third free Saturday in a month, whatever next? This all came up at short notice so West Yorkshire was the best available option for a full day trip as prices to Manchester were above acceptable levels. Hoping for a few Heaton allocated 142s to be chugging around Leeds, I headed north (in the event I saw only two). The Sheffields were all 144 although a 150 came out later on. Admittedly, I was a little constrained by wanting to do all of the lines through Brighouse since I had no record of doing the track previously but as was to be expected, West Yorkshire is not as productive as say Manchester. There were far more 15x units around than I remember from previous Saturday visits. OK I plucked a few winners but it was really 142/144s that I went for. The two 155s deserve a special mention as they were both last recorded over 25 years ago when they were winners! Three shacks, Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge & Horsforth, completed the day’s tally.
142091 New
144008 Cleared for 10 miles
144015 New, cleared for 10 miles
144019 Cleared for 10 miles
150136 Cleared for 10 miles
150150 New, cleared for 10 miles
150224 Cleared for 10 miles
150272 Cleared for 10 miles
150277 Cleared for 10 miles
153316 New
155344 Cleared for 10 miles
155346 Cleared for 10 miles
158756 New, cleared for 10 miles
158787 New
180101 New, cleared for 10 miles
185136 New, cleared for 10 miles
185145 New
2009ts 11077 Cleared for 10 miles
2009ts 11078 Cleared for 10 miles

So was August a good month? Definitely “yes” if only because of 46 outright winners and two more classes cleared (377 and 450) with another class cleared for 10 miles. Realistically, I do not expect to clear any more classes this year despite a few being in with a shout. Nevertheless, watch this space!

 

[andyb2706]

Well I have definately got the bit betwen my teeth with my Northern fleet and am knocking them off at a steady pace at the moment, however I begin first with a bash on the East Lancs railway.

31st August
WD 132
D1501

1st September
142030 (NO)
142046 (NO)
142062 (NO)
150137 (NO)
150223 (NO)
155347 (NO)
156421 (NO)
156440 (NO)
156482 (NO)
158752 (NO)
158756 (NO)
323235 (NO) - my last Northern Rail 323
390013 (VT)
3032 (MET)
3071 (MET)

So, now down to needing 179 Northern Rail fleet, until the 319's come on stream and that number will go up again!!

 

[TEW]

5th August
458532
Total(YTD):380

 

[FQ]

4th of September,

175102 (Crewe-Manchester Piccadilly)
185137 (Manchester Piccadilly-Doncaster)
390156 (Stockport-Crewe)

3 winners 4 dud.

 

[Techniquest]

They sound horrible for one, and the name me and a old of the bods down at Leamington Spa call them is 'noisy buggers' (mind the language) as they are so darn loud! Also they look foul and there interior is pretty foul, compared to the MK3s of 168s.

They're not usually that much noisier than a 168 in my experience, I've heard noisier! I like the noise personally.

How did you clear XC/HT then?

It's not like I've never travelled anywhere else apart from my own area! It took me a long time to clear the XC fleet, then having to re-clear the fleet when the XC power cars got re-numbered. HT got cleared after they went exclusively 180, and all their 180s were done way back when FGW had the entire fleet to themselves. The 222s are added to EMT's fleet since that's where they've been for years.

I think my numbers for LM need changing as I might have missed the LM 321s in my counts.
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So was August a good month? Definitely “yes” if only because of 46 outright winners and two more classes cleared (377 and 450) with another class cleared for 10 miles. Realistically, I do not expect to clear any more classes this year despite a few being in with a shout. Nevertheless, watch this space!

Judging by the rest of the post (oh, and I must mention I loved the 'health warning' you mentioned on your trip to Eastleigh! ), which I've cut out, it was a mighty fine month for you!

Well jealous!
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So, now down to needing 179 Northern Rail fleet, until the 319's come on stream and that number will go up again!!

Coming down nicely

Northern's not due to get that many 319s so the count'll not go up too high! Plus they'll be easier to find as you're not going to find them on a Blackpool South to Colne (for example) after all are you?

 

[33056]

Two more this weekend: 20312 and 92028

 

[37038]

Two more this weekend: 20312 and 92028

Just to please you some more, 92038 was driven in tandem with 92028 south of Rugby Hopefully you were onboard for weekend winner No 3!

Thanks

 

[noddy1878]

After a trip on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway over the weekend I picked up two Class 101 coaches 50170 and 51188.

Great little line and can't believe it had been nearly 3 years since i last went on it (especially as my father in law lives 5 minutes walk from it!).

 

[andyb2706]

Onwards and upwards with my Northern fleet. Spent a good day last Thursday in the Leeds area bashing a few more Northern Rail units of my requirement list. Came away with needing just one 144 for sighting (144013) and one 333 for haulage (333012).

4th Septemeber
3083 (MET)
185102 (TPE)
185129 (TPE)
142025 (NO)
144001 (NO)
144023 (NO)
150141 (NO)
150210 (NO)
321901 (NO)
333003 (NO)
333005 (NO)
333007 (NO)
333009 (NO)
333010 (NO)
333011 (NO)
333016 (NO)

So, that is another 13 Northern units off leaving 166 left . Next three trips planned but I am leaving Northern alone for a while. Later this week I have a two day trip to the SVR. Hopefully a few new LM trains for me as well as new locos on the SVR.

The week after a two day trip to Cardiff followed by the week after that a two day trip to Edinburgh trying to knock off quite a few ATW and SR units. May be able to fit a few single days out in between but will have to wait and see on that.

Another 5 new stations to add to my list: Outwood, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Frizinghall, Menston and Bingley. Question on station bagging, if anyone of you can help. I do station bagging as stations that I have actually stood on, is this the normal method or am I making it really hard on myself?

 

[43167]

Sunday 7th: 92028, 92038, 455904 Vic-line stock: 11047/048

 

[33056]

Just to please you some more, 92038 was driven in tandem with 92028 south of Rugby Hopefully you were onboard for weekend winner No 3!

I most definitely was on board south of Rugby, however 92038 and both EDs were not required. The former was had in December 2005 (and had worked a tour prior to that) though the EDs were a welcome re-aquaintance from December 2003 (109) and one trip between Victoria and Gatwick in October 1997 (207)

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Here's my August list of haulage gains:

2nd:

21405/6 ( S7 )


4th:

3850 ( steam )

25308
4956
4909
4346
9227
4876 ( all carriages )


11th:

4936 ( steam )

25323
35257
5002
4875
4814
4260 ( all carriages )

It is possible that I might have previously bashed some of those Mk1s in the 49xx / 50xx sequence but right now I haven't got the time to check back through 20 or so issues of the Combined Volume...

 

[Techniquest]

Question on station bagging, if anyone of you can help. I do station bagging as stations that I have actually stood on, is this the normal method or am I making it really hard on myself?

Same for me, but like everything else in the hobby you make your own rules! I was debating whether to change my rule on stations, as it would be simply so much easier. However it wouldn't be as much fun!

As for my own red penning lately...

8th September 2014

150105 (last LM DMU to get!)
321411
321412
321414
321415 (now only need 321416 of the LM fleet but that was parked on Bletchley CS all day)
350232
350234
350244
350245
350247
350253
350256
350261
350266
350267 (now down to just 3 more 350/2s to get!)

Stations wise, new ones were Park Street, Kings Langley, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Cheddington, Leighton Buzzard and Aspley Guise.

I'm very pleased with that result, fair dos! All the details of the trip will be in the trip report, due to be typed up this weekend

 

[ValleyLines142]

As for my own red penning lately...

8th September 2014

150105 (last LM DMU to get!)
321411
321412
321414
321415 (now only need 321416 of the LM fleet but that was parked on Bletchley CS all day)
350232
350234
350244
350245
350247
350253
350256
350261
350266
350267 (now down to just 3 more 350/2s to get!)

Ooh have you got 150105 at last?!

 

[Techniquest]

Ooh have you got 150105 at last?!

Yes 150105 is FINALLY done. Of course, there's that one with ATW to get yet still

 

[43167]

Today: 150113, 390156, 507029

Shack attack: Brunswick, Aigburth & Neston

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Yes 150105 is FINALLY done. Of course, there's that one with ATW to get yet still

Which line was it on Bedford-Bletchley or Hereford. I need 107 & 109 and have a Great Escape voucher for Thursday.

 

[craig87034]

few recent scoops for me
465002
465043
Kettle 73129 on the Arley fill in move on Saturday
92028
92038
73207
159107
159013
159021

 

[Techniquest]

Shack attack

Love that term, I must remember to use it. Of course, you'll be credited in the trip report that I first use it in

Which line was it on Bedford-Bletchley or Hereford. I need 107 & 109 and have a Great Escape voucher for Thursday.

150105 was working 1731 Bletchley to Bedford (153366 was on the other diagram FYI) yesterday, 8th September 2014.

150109 was stabled on Bletchley CS all day (well, all afternoon/evening) so I'm guessing 107 was either on TS or Hereford services yesterday. Do bear in mind the 150 diagram is often a 170 vice 150, depending on 150 availability.

Hope the above helps!

 

[ValleyLines142]

Yes 150105 is FINALLY done. Of course, there's that one with ATW to get yet still

Oh fantastic! Well done. Will keep an eye out for 150235 for you!

 

[FQ]

From today (10/9/14)

172345
172340

And the shacks

Wilmcote
Stratford Parkway

 

[Techniquest]

Oh fantastic! Well done. Will keep an eye out for 150235 for you!

Thank you

Aye you keep doing that and keep reminding me

 

[childwallblues]

Trip to Carlisle on Tuesday produced two new winners for haulage.

Scotrail 156512 on Carlisle to Haltwhistle and
Northern 153328 on Carlisle to Dalston. This was my last Northern Rail unit to ride. However this has now gone back to one with the arrival at Allerton Depot this afternoon of 319363.

100 miles club - 350405 (127.04 miles) and 150224 (102.46 miles).