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Picture of the Day 1 June 2008 A4 Pacific No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley passes Newark Northgate powering train 1Z53 York to London King's Cross `The Cathedrals Express`on Saturday 31. May 2008. |
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Picture of the Day 2 June 2008 The ever popular EWS Class 37/4s Nos. 37401 and 37417 are seen at Blaeneau Ffestiniog on 31 May 2008 on railtour duty, alongside Ffestiniog Railway Dafydd Lloyd George, showing just how close the standard and narrow gauge trains operate. |
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Picture of the Day 4 June 2008 Taken at Toddington on 31 May 2008 this view shows Bulleid West Country No. 34007 Wadebridge arriving with the 09.50 freight from Winchcombe and passing over the token to the signal box operator, while 3440 City of Truro awaits impatiently for its turn of action on the line. |
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Picture of the Day 5 June 2008 Cotswold Rail-liveried Class 47 No. 47828 is seen powering train 6Z95 from Thomsons scrapyard in Stockton to Cardiff Tidal on 4 June2008. The train is viewed running about an hour before schedule at Stoke Works between Birmingham and Cheltenham. |
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Picture of the Day 6 June 2008 Network Rail operated Class 31s Nos. 31190 and 31459 power test train 1Q08 on a roundabout trip from Ipswich on 5 June 2008. The train is seen passing Kirby Cross. |
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Picture of the Day 9 June 2008 Over the weekend of 7/8 June 2008 the Motorail Logistics site at Long Marston was opened to the public with an excellent display of stored and withdrawn Class 86 and 87 locos, together with a handful of other classes. The highlight of the show was the superbly restored Class 87 No. 87002 Royal Sovereign owned by The AC Loco Group, which was displayed outside the main shed alongside NSE-liveried Class 86 No. 86401. No. 87002 is booked to be hauled from Long Maston to Crewe on Friday 13 June for testing at Crewe Electric depot before performing a main line trial to Carlisle at the end of the month. Now fitted with all modern safety requirements the loco will then return to full main line operation hired to GBRf for use on the Royal Mail flow over the West Coast Main Line. |
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Picture of the Day 10 June 2008 On Tuesday 10 June 2008, The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Severn Valley Railway to officially mark the reopening of the preserved railway after massive flood damage last year. The Royal Train transported the couple to the railway, Class 67s Nos. 67005/006 powered the train over the National Network, with 'King' No. 6024 taking over the train for the run over the Severn Valley Railway. The historic working of No. 6024 powering the full Royal Train is seen approaching Bewdley. |
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Picture of the Day 11 June 2008 As a welcome break from the usual views of passenger and freight train, a convoy returning from the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is seen passing Northway, south of Worcester, on 10 June 2008, running as 0Z73 04.22 Crewe Gresty Bridge to Bishops Lydeard formed of DRS Nos. 20313 and 20310 hauling Nos. D7672, 20110 and D6737 from the South Devon Railway. |
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Picture of the Day 12 June 2008 On 11 June 2008, Advenza Class 57 No. 57006 hauled First Great Western powercar No. 43009 and Barrier 6336 as train 5Z46 the 12.45 Landore to Brush Traction. The train is seen passing Defford, Worcestershire. |
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Picture of the Day 13 June 2008 EWS No. 66008, hauling just re-instated Class 37/4 No. 37422 and 66122 pass Shawford forming the 6M44 12.29 Eastleigh Yard to Wembley on 13 June 2008. The Class 37 had just been released from Eastleigh after an exam and was being tripped to Wembley for use on a railtour (with 37401) on Saturday. |
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Picture of the Day 15 June 2008 An excellent 'Mixed Traffic' gala weekend was held on the West Somerset Railway between 13-15 June 2008. The event saw the lines own diesel fleet operate alongside 'Warship' No. D832 from the East Lancs Railway and various locos from the South Devon Railways's diesel fleet. One of the headline events on the middle day was the 18.00 goods from Bishops Lydeard to Williton, which was powered by the lines Class 25 No. D7523 and several unfitted wagons. Coupled behind the Class 25 was 'Warship' No. D832 which had previously experienced engine trouble and was being returned to Williton depot. The train is seen passing Watersmeet between Bishops Lydeard and Crowcombe Heathfield. |
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Picture of the Day 16 June 2008 Network Rail/Serco-operated Class 31s Nos. 31190 and 31454 are seen passing by Cloddymoor Bridge at Cheltenham on 16 June 2008 with one vehicle test train 2Z08 from the RTC Derby to Landore depot. |
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Picture of the Day 18 June 2008 Arriva Trains Wales Class 158 No. 158820 arrives at Gloucester on 18 June 2008 forming a stopping service from Cheltenham to Maesteg. Colin J. Marsden |
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Picture of the Day 19 June 2008 Now Its Class 57s for the Grand Central service! From 16 June 2008 VT Class 57/3s have been used top and tail on the Sunderland - York shuttles, until a sufficient number of GCs own HSTs are available. Nos. 57301 and 57308 are seen powering train 5Z25 from Tyne Yard to York at Ouston Junction on Wednesday 18 June 2008 . |
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Picture of the Day 20 June 2008 The usual number of loco-hauled charters have visited Ascot this year for the annual Ascot race meeting. The largest number of trains operated on Thursday 19 June 2008 for Ladies day. The 'Stobart Pullman' was the highlight which formed train 1Z94, 08.14 Victoria to Ascot via Reading, and is seen on the approaches to Bracknell at Amen Crossing (now closed) powered by No. 47832. On the rear of the train was No. 47717. |
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Picture of the Day 21 June 2008 Now back in front line action after receiving attention at Eastleigh, Class 37/4 No. 37422 Cardiff Canton is seen powering train 6K66, the 06.00 Achnasheen to Millerhill ballast working on 20 June 2008. The train is seen emerging from the train shed at Perth station. |
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Picture of the Day 22 June 2008 Over the weekend of 21/22 June 2008 Mercia Charters organized the ACTS Class 58 farewell tour through the South and West part of the Netherlands, as the Class 58 fleet is going out of service with ACTS and will return to EWS in England. On Saturday 21 June, the train is seen passing Utrecht Overvecht station powered by ACTS 5811. On the rear is ACTS No. 1254. |
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Picture of the Day 23 June 2008 The official re-launch of the First Great Western sleeper service between Penzance and London Paddington was held at Penzance on 23 June 2008. The entire coaching stock fleet and the four Class 57/6s have recently received a major £2m refit, with all hauled stock and two of the loco fleet now sporting the latest FGW Dynamic Lines livery. To mark the event a special daytime run of the sleeper service was operated, departing from Penzance at 15.10 to Plymouth to show guests, media and fund holders the stock and service provided. Power for the show train was provided by No. 57605 with No. 57602 on the rear. The demonstration train is seen at Plymouth. |
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Picture of the Day 24 June 2008 The 3ft. 6in. gauge Great Orme Tramway (Welsh: Tramffordd y Gogarth) in Llandudno was originally opened on 31 July 1902. It is the only cable-hauled tramway still operating on British public roads, and is one of only three surviving systems in the world. On Monday 23 June 2008, Tramcar No. 5 ascends the steep (1:3.8!) incline along Old Road at the start of its journey from Victoria Station to Halfway Station. |
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Picture of the Day 25 June 2008 The first three of five Class 66s for Fastline Freight have now been delivered to the UK via Newport Docks. The three Nos. 66301, 66304 and 66305 were hauled on 24 June 2008 by DRS No. 66414 from Newport to Crewe for commissioning and entry into service. No. 66301 is seen on the rear of the transit move passing Cheltenham. |
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Picture of the Day 26 June 2008 EWS Class 67 No. 67022 passes Wyke Champflower on 25 June 2008 with train 2Z31, the 12.46 Swindon to Taunton extra in connection with the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. Sister loco No. 67026 is dead on the rear. |
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Picture of the Day 27 June 2008 Colas Rail Class 47s Nos. 47749 and 47727 are seen powering engineering train 6Z47, the 10.05 West Ealing Plasser Sidings to Eastleigh East Yard on 27 June 2008. The train is seen near Virginia Water, having just taken the Byfleet branch off the main Waterloo to Reading via Ascot line at Virginia Water. |
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Picture of the Day 28 June 2008 Virgin trains started their 'blockade runners' on 28 June 2008, with pairs of Voyagers working unusually through the Chilterns, linking the Midlands with London Euston during engineering work in the Rugby area. An early afternoon up working is seen at Beaconsfield with a pair of 221s - somewhat longer than the usual Turbo formations seen on this route. |
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Picture of the Day 29 June 2008 Black 5 No. 45407 is recorded just departing Meadowhall Interchange powering train 1Z18 the `Worth Valley Anniversary Express` from Stockport to Keighley and return charter on Sunday 29. June 2008. |
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Picture of the Day 30 June 2008 GWR No. 5542 exits Greet tunnel and is nicely framed as it approaches Winchcombe station on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway on 29 June 2008. |
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