Sleeper on the M42!

[edwin_m]

Observed going north on the M42 somewhere near Birmingham Airport, one Mk3 sleeper on a low loader. INTERCITY livery with a coating of green algae on the lower bodyside. Including bogies I think, but I only got a brief glance as I was driving the other way.

Anyone know where from and to?

 

[fgwrich]

Given the area you've described, it sounds very much like it could be one of the additional FGW purchases for the Night Riviera, being moved from Long Marston over to Kilmarnock Works. I've known about an extra addition to the fleet for a while, but thought it had already been moved - one has been seen moving from Wolverton last year but Kilmarnock are doing most of the FGW Mk3 work now.

 

[Brian Aylott]

Given the area you've described, it sounds very much like it could be one of the additional FGW purchases for the Night Riviera, being moved from Long Marston over to Kilmarnock Works. I've known about an extra addition to the fleet for a while, but thought it had already been moved - one has been seen moving from Wolverton last year but Kilmarnock are doing most of the FGW Mk3 work now.

Wrong - 10540 and 6 others going/gone to Booths for cut
Brian

 

[fgwrich]

Apologies, the FGW ones were moved last summer. I wasn't aware there were many more left at Long Marston.