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60163 Tornado was unveiled in apple-green British Railways livery just before the at the National railway Museum on December 13. David Elliott/A1 Steam Locomotive Trust LibraryRead More
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Blue Anchor with the 1200
Minehead-Bishop’s Lydeard on June
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No Class 20 for Highland Tour
Spitfire Railtours’ June 18-21 ‘Highlander’ tour failed in its quest to take a Class 20 to Wick, Thurso and Kyle of Lochalsh after DRS conceded it could not provide a Type 1. Two Class 37s, 37608/610, were used instead.
The train ran from Birmingham International to Carlisle where 37608 ran round to the rear and the train top-and-tailed to Inverness via Alloa and Aberdeen.
DRS winning the contract to haul new LUL stock has meant its Class 20s are unavailable for charter traffic while they undergo tripcock modifications.
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Last refurbished EMT 158 released
The programme to completely refurbish Class 158s operated by East Midlands Trains has drawn to a close with the release of 158865 from Delta Rail at Derby. Also released has been 158864 with East Midlands branding. This was also previously in Wessex Trains colours.
The £10m scheme has seen all 25 of the company's 158s fitted with completely new interiors and repainted. The units are mainly used on Norwich-Manchester services via Nottingham and Sheffield and came from a variety of former operators, including Central Trains, TransPennine Express and Wessex. EGH
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