28/02/09
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27/02/09: 47145 has been moved at Gloucester. |
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27/02/09: Alternative end of 47145. |
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27/02/09: 47760 at Hirst Wood, Saltaire, working 5Z77 1054 Carnforth-Barnetby. |
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27/02/09: Slightly later, still on 5Z77, 47760 at Leeds. |
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28/02/09: 47773 at South Wigston on 1Z58 Birmingham New Street-York. |
26/02/09
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26/02/09: 47701 arrived at Meldon Quarry on 25th February 2009, the following day it was seen there shunting. |
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26/02/09: 47375 stabled at Preston, after failing and being rescued by 57303 yesterday. |
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25/02/09: 47810 in Doncaster West Yard. |
25/02/09
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25/02/09: A very welcome return for 47798! Seen working 0Z48 route learner from Crewe to Carnforth, passing through Acton Bridge . |
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24/02/09: 47712 stands at York, stabled with 86902 and 86901. |
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23/02/09: 47375 arrives at Carlisle. |
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23/02/09: 47375 at Carlisle on a Kilmarnock to Carlisle move. |
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23/02/09: 47375 runs round its train at Carlisle before heading to Carlisle Kingmoor. 375 was unlucky after this, suffering a minor derailment in Kingmoor yard and then failing on 25th on the continuation of this move to the south. |
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23/02/09: 47727 passes through Bescot. |
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22/02/09: 47804 leads the Bedford-Carnforth ECS at Bradwell, north of Milton Keynes Central, before reversal which would give 760 the lead in the journey home. |
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22/02/09: 47760 leads 5Z33 Bedford-Carnforth at Lidlington. |
23/02/09
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22/02/09: 47375 at York working 5Z43 0830 Derby-Kilmarnock. |
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21/02/09: 47804 with 47760 in tow arrive at Loughborough on 1Z30 to Carlisle. |
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21/02/09: 47804 and 47760 between Beeston North Junction and Lenton South Junction on 1Z30. |
22/02/09
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15/02/09: 47854 stabled at Carlisle after its failure last week. It returned to Carnforth after rescue by 47760. |
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18/02/09: 47716 at Gloucester. |
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18/02/09: Also at Gloucester, 47810 and 47375. |
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19/02/09: 47760 at Carnforth, preparing for weekend tour use. |
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19/02/09: 47810 passes Willington running as 0Z50 0746 Gloucester Horton Road to Doncaster West Yard. |
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21/02/09: 47787 passes through Shawford running ECS to Portsmouth Harbour for a steam charter to London Waterloo hauled by 34067 'Tangmere'. |
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21/02/09: 47787 on the rear of an ECS from Clapham Yard to Kensington Olympia, seen at Clapham Junction. |
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21/02/09: 47787 on the rear of the 1725 Waterloo-Portsmouth Harbour return, on departure from Waterloo (nice to see daylight again at 1725 in the evening). |
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21/02/09: 47804 leads 47760 at Lenton South Junction, avoiding Toton (route closed) on 1Z30 0624 Bedford-Carlisle. |
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21/02/09: Another shot showing 47760 closer to the camera, and Lenton South Junction. |
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21/02/09: 47804 and 47760 again. |
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21/02/09: 47804 with 47760 in tow crossing Ribblehead Viaduct. |
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21/02/09: 47804 at Carlisle. |
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21/02/09: 47760 on the south end for the return to Bedford, also at Carlisle. |
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22/02/09: 47760 stabled at Bedford St Johns before returning to Carnforth. |
18/02/09
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17/02/09: 47727 at Rugby on another trip out. |
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17/02/09: 47769 (with 47805) at Crewe, it was reported here a while ago about the Virgn branding having been covered, but I'm not sure if a photo was shown, so here's one anyway. |
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17/02/09: Also at Crewe still and photographable from the station are 47848 with 47815, and 37294 which has been moved out from the shed. |
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17/02/09: 47830, the serviceable one at Basford Hall, appears to have been parked up with the demic engines. Has anyone seen this in the main yard, or moving lately? |
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17/02/09: 47832 at Gresty Bridge. |
16/02/09
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14/02/09: 47854 was failed at Grantham on 1Z23 0650 Huntingdon-Carlisle, shown here at Grantham awaiting for 47760 to be removed from the rear of the train. |
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14/02/09: After the rare failure of a WCRC 47, 760 prepares to attach to 854 to work the train forward to Carlisle, with a stop off at Hellifield to attach 47804 to the rear mark 1 vehicle. |
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14/02/09: 47760 with 47854 at Retford on 1Z23. |
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14/02/09: 47854 in tow behind 47760, 1Z23 was 72 minutes late at this point. |
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14/02/09: 47760 arrives at Carlisle on 1Z23 with 854 in tow. |
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14/02/09: 47760 with 47854 after arrival. |
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14/02/09: Alternative Carlisle shot. |
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14/02/09: 47804 had been assisting with power from the rear to help 47760 along the S&C, on arrival at Carlisle though the brakes were smoking well. |
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14/02/09: Inspection of 804's bogies. |
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14/02/09: 47804 at Carlisle. |
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14/02/09: 47804 waiting to work the 1Z24 return. |
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14/02/09: 47804 at Doncaster on 1Z24 which it hauled throughout. |
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15/02/09: 47760 passing through Leeds hauling the homeward-bound ECS, 5Z26 1203 Peterborough-Carnforth Steamtown. |
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15/02/09: 47804 on the rear, at Leeds. |
14/02/09
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13/02/09: 47760 stabled in Doncaster West Yard prior to a Saturday charter. It had been with 47854, which was not attached to this formation or present in the station area at the time. |
13/02/09
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11/02/09: 47540 at Sinderby has a bit of an uncertain future, it is due to move away by road on Saturday 14th February. |
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11/02/09: Another view of 47540 at Sinderby. |
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11/02/09: 47739, stabled in Tonbridge Yard. |
11/02/09
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10/02/09: 47832 stabled between duties at Peterborough, seen from a passing train. |
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11/02/09: 47832 again, this time on the back of driveable saloon Caroline and 37423. 832 was presumably just hitching a lift, it cannot operate in multiple with the 37. |
08/02/09
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07/02/09: 47832 passes West Markham, south of Retford, heading north up the ECML light engine. |
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04/02/09: Another former FGW machine but with a less prosperous existence is 47811 at Dagenham Dock - seen with its engine running but not seen moving. It, like its predecessor 841 (which moved to DRS after failure), has never been reported as being seen shunting at Dagenham, but presumably does so reasonably regularly as per 830 at Basford Hall. |
04/02/09
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04/02/09: 47375 hauled a '5C99' from Westbury to Old Oak Common after a class 57 suffered damage after hitting a tree, 375 seen at Thatcham heading for London. |
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04/02/09: 47145 at Gloucester. |
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04/02/09: 47237 at Gloucester. |
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04/02/09: Presumably still owned by Nemesis Rail, 47716 at Gloucester. |
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04/02/09: 47716 at Gloucester. |
03/02/09
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03/02/09: 47712 passing through Carlisle at 0956 working 4Z43 0945 Carlisle Kingmoor-Haverton Hill. |
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03/02/09: Alternative angle of 47712 passing through Carlisle on 4Z43. |
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02/02/09: 47848 with 47815 (left) and 47805 with 47769 left during their winter break at the former Crewe DMD. |
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02/02/09: 47805 and 47769 at Crewe. |
02/02/09
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02/02/09: 47972 at Carnforth, seen from the station. |
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01/02/09: The repaint of 47292, progressing at Ruddington. |
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24/01/09: 47787, on a short trip, arrives at Folkestone Harbour for the first of two times on Saturday 24/01/09. |
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24/01/09: 47787 at Folkestone Harbour, it was at the Harbour end of a steam charter which was mainly hauled by 34067 'Tangmere'. |
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24/01/09: 787 leaving Folkestone Harbour on the rear of the first trip. |
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24/01/09: 787 arrives back into Folkestone Harbour on the second and final trip down the hill. |
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24/01/09: After the second trip, 787 was hauled back up the hill and then reversed at Folkestone. It worked the charter as far as Ashford International. |
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