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Picture of the Day 1 August 2009 The final 'Desiro' Class 350/2 unit No. 350267 entered service with London Midland on Friday 31 July 2009, working the 07.32 (2W59) Northampton to London Euston service. Later on in its first day, the new unit stands at Euston with the 19.13 (1N27) service to Northampton. The unit entered service without having run any previous test runs, and covered 662 miles of trouble free running on its first day. A true credit to the Siemens Desiro product line. John Binch |
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Picture of the Day 2 August 2009 With Weymouth & Portland in the background and the obvious scar that the new Weymouth relief road is leaving on the left of picture, GBRf Class 73s Nos. 73204 and 73141 head towards Bincombe Tunnel with the 1Z93 16.38 Weymouth to Waterloo charte on 1 August 2009. |
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Picture of the Day 3 August 2009 Chiltern Railways Class 168 ‘Clubman’ unit No. 168005 approaches Tyseley on the afternoon of Sunday 2 August 2009, with the 14.20 London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill service. The ticket office at Tyseley station was badly damaged following a robbery of 5 July 2009 and has not reopened since. |
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Picture of the Day 4 August 2009 Making what is thought to be only the second appearance of a Class 57/3 in the Eastleigh area No. 57302 Virgil Tracey approaches Eastleigh station on 4 August 2009 hauling off-lease Class 321 sets Nos. 321429 and 321407 as train 5O21 the 09.21 Bletchley to Eastleigh. However, the train is reported to have started from Wembley Royal Mail terminal after the '321s' worked south from Bletchley under their own power the previous evening. The Class 321s have been displaced by the recent full introduction of Class 350/2 Desiro sets on London Midland services and will be stored at Eastleigh. |
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Picture of the Day 5 August 2009 Porterbrook-owned, Advenza Freight-operated Class 66/8 No. 66841 passes Manea on 31 July 2009 powering the Sheerness to Stockton empty scrap wagons which, on this occasion, were recessed at March for onward transit the following day. |
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Picture of the Day 6 August 2009 Flagship locomotive of the Northampton and Lamport Railway (NLR), Class 45 No. 45118 The Royal Artilleryman, has left the railway for RVEL Derby for the repair of vandalism damage sustained whilst on the NLR. The photographer reports that It is highly unlikely that the locomotive will return to the NLR because of ongoing concern with vandalism and lack of secure facilities on the railway. |
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Picture of the Day 7 August 2009 The 3’ 6’’ gauge Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno differs from most other funicular railways in the world in that the cars are permanently attached to the cable, with their speed being controlled by engine drivers in the winding house building. The only other such system like it to also operate on public streets is the Elevador da Bica line in Lisbon, Portugal. On 6 August 2009, cars Nos. 6 and 7 pass at the crossing loop between Halfway (visible in the distance) and Summit stations on the upper section of the line. |
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Picture of the Day 8 August 2009 A change of country for todays Picture of the Day - Bavaria - it shows DBs Class 218 diesel-hydraulic No. 218 471 1 passing Sontheim (Schwab) on 1 August 2009, working train RE32684, the 15.51 Munchen to Memmingen |
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Picture of the Day 10 August 2009 DBS Class 66/0 No. 66186 passes near the village of Mickleton between Moreton-in-Marsh and Honeybourne on 7 August 2009 powering a Network Rail ballast train. |
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Picture of the Day 11 August 2009 On Friday 7 August 2009, two East Midlands Trains Class 153 units Nos. 153374 and 153302 pause in the former Midland Railway environs of Newark Castle station with the 17.28 Lincoln Central to Leicester service. |
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Picture of the Day 12 August 2009 The mid-week 'Fellsman' from Lancaster to Carlisle on 12 August 2009 was powered by 5690 Leander. Operated by WCRC and formed of company stock the train is seen near Bamber Bridge. |
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Picture of the Day 13 August 2009 The Railway Centre is always keen to support some of the more progressive photography. This image of LNWR 2-4-0 Precedent No. 790 Hardwicke is an excellent example of what can be done with a little thought. It shows the loco at the NRM York being turned on the turntable. Our photographer placed his camera in manual mode on a tripod and placed it on the turntable bed, opened the shutter for 30s at f22 with the recording speed set to 100ISO and let his tripod take a ride!. The result is quite stunning. |
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Picture of the Day 14 August 2009 Freshly overhauled and repainted at Eastleigh Works, DRS Class 37/0 No. 37059 and Class 37/6 No. 37608 operated a stock move from Eastleigh Works to Crewe on 13 August formed of three of the newly formed 'Ocean Liner' passenger set. The train is seen passing Pangbourne heading south on the GW main line running around three hours late. |
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Picture of the Day 15 August 2009 Network Rail yellow-liveried Class 31s Nos. 31233 and 31465 'top and tail' the 5Z06 Bristol Temple Meads to Eastleigh Structure Gauging Train, seen approaching Millbrook station on 12 August 2009. |
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Picture of the Day 16 August 2009 Yet another restored Class 56 will soon return to traffic on the main line with Hanson Rail - No. 56114 - it is seen being hauled by No. 56311 through Wichnor on 14 August 2009 running as 0Z57 from Wansford on the Nene Valley Railway to Washwood Heath where final painting, fitting OTMR and main line certification will take place. No. 56114 will be renumbered to 56314. |
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Picture of the Day 17 August 2009 A DRS/Rail Blue Charter operated from Chesterfield to Paignton and return on Saturday 15 August 2009. The train was powered by DRS Class 47s Nos. 47802 and 47501, the returning train is seen approaching Aller, west of Newton Abbot. After departure from Paignton a number of problems were experienced with the leading loco and this was removed at Exeter St Davids, With No. 47501 working train forward on its own. The defective Class 47 was stabled on Exeter DMU depot until 17 August when it was collected by Class 37/4 No. 37423 and returned to Crewe for repair.. |
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Picture of the Day 19 August 2009 On Tuesday 18 August 2009 DRS Class 37 No. 37218 leads the new Radio Survey Test Train 3 comprised of vehicles 5981, 1256, 977997 and 9481 with 37602 on the rear out of Patchway Tunnel forming the 1Z12 Bristol to Cardiff and Newport area branches before heading to Aberystwyth overnight. |
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Picture of the Day 20 August 2009 20 August 2009 was the annual Dawlish Air Show, part of Dawlish Carnival Week This year saw around 100,000 people visit the town to see an outstanding air show featuring some 10 helicopter and fixed wing air displays. The highlight of the show was the Avro Vulcan flying in formation with the Red Arrows. First Great Western provided a number of extra trains on the Exeter to Newton Abbot corridor, with an HST and loco-hauled set operating shuttle services. The loco hauled train was formed of five Mk2s top and tailed by Class 67s Nos. 67005 and 67025. The first 'up' loco-hauled working, the 12.15 Newton Abbot to Exeter is seen approaching Dawlish, with huge crowds already lining the sea wall. |
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Picture of the Day 21 August 2009 With 15 minutes to go before departure time, the guard of Class 150/1 unit No. 150019 forming the 14.00 service to Dorridge takes a break at the picturesque Great Malvern station on Thursday 20 August 2009. |
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Picture of the Day 22 August 2009 66152 Southampton Docks with 395027. |
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Picture of the Day 24 August 2009 Fairburn tank, No. 42085 is seen in action at the Great Central between Quorn and Rothley with a demonstration Travelling Post Office (TPO) train during the railways Mail by Rail weekend gala on 26 July 2009. |
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Picture of the Day 25 August 2009 On an overcast morning, Freightliner Class 66/6 No. 66602 hauls a special working - 6Z20 from Taunton Fairwater to Doncaster formed of concrete sleepers. The train is seen passing Ashchurch on 11 August 2009. |
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Picture of the Day 26 August 2009 On Wednesday 26 August 2009, DBS Class 60 No. 60039 powered train 6T90 from Thingley Junction sidings to High Marnham, delivering rail for use on Network Rail's new test track. It is seen on a wet afternoon, after unloading, leaving Thoresby colliery junction and heading for Doncaster. |
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Picture of the Day 27 August 2009 Doing its best to look like a steam engine, West Coast Railway Co Class 47/7 No. 47787 roars past Northway, south of Worcester, on 27 August 2009, as the WCRC-operated 'The English Riviera Statesman', 1Z93 06.10 Nottingham to Kingswear train. Run by The Statesman Land Cruise Company, 47760 was on the rear This train operated in conjunction with the Dartmouth Royal Regatta. |
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Picture of the Day 28 August 2009 The first visit of a Class 60 to the South Western Mainline for around five months or so took place on 28 August 2009, and with so few '60s' now in traffic this was a rare event. Although currently showing listed as 'non-operational' No. 60039 is seen approaching Winchester powering train 6O26, the 10.20 Oxford Hinksey Yard to Eastleigh Yard engineers train. |
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Picture of the Day 29 August 2009 Loadhaul liveried Class 60 No. 60059 is seen 'dead in tow', after failing on 27 August 2009. Piloted by Class 60 No. 66060, the pair lead train 6B33, the Theale to Robeston emtpy Murco tanks and are seen passing Shrivenham, near Swindon. |
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Picture of the Day 30 August 2009 A slightly different view of a Class 159! Set No. 159006 is viewed approaching Buckhorn Weston tunnel near Gillingham (Dorset) forming the 10.20 Yeovil Junction to London Waterloo service on 27 August 2009. |
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Picture of the Day 31 August 2009 The Manchester Transport Museum Society at the Heaton Park Tramway have painted former Leeds City Transport tram car No. 6 in a special ‘Wartime’ grey livery with ‘LCT Per Way Dept.’ branding for the 2009 summer season. On August Bank Holiday Monday 31 Augus 2009t, the tram rounds the curve towards Museum Halt with a service from Lakeside. |
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