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37603 has been stored with worn wheelsets. The loco was transferred to Derby from Crewe during the week as it will now be donating it's power unit to 37407 as 407's power unit was found to have serious faults when it was undergoing its load bank tests.
ex DRS locomotives 47813 and 37601 are stabled in Carlisle High Wapping Sidings awaiting collection by their new owners. 47813 has been bought by Rail Operations Group, while 37601 is heading to Europhoenix. They are expected to be collected on Monday (10th April) and taken to their new owners.
I had planned to go back to Carlisle again today to travel on the loco hauled Cumbrian coast set, however I slept in and decided to do a Strathclyde daytripper instead.
I caught the following services
320310 10.50 Newton - Glasgow Central via Mount Florida
380101 11.30 Glasgow Central - Ayr (troon)
380018 12.17 Troon - Kilwinning
380020 12.50 Kilwinning - Glasgow Central
320414 13.27 Glasgow Central - Newton via Whifflet
I then headed over to Greenfaulds and saw
318254 arrive with a Dalmuir - Cumbernauld service
68017 passes through with 5G13 Motherwell TMD - Edinburgh Waverley Fife Circle ECS movement
Colas liveried 56302 passes through with 6N47 Prestwick - Grangemouth tankers
37405 made its debut on the Cumbrian Coast line yesterday (5.4.17). 405, which is usually allocated to the Anglian loco haul diagrams is sharing duties on the coast just now with 37401. Of DRS's current operational 37/4's, 422 is the only loco yet to make it's debut on the service. 37413, meanwhile has been scrapped. The photo shows 37405 at Carlisle on 6.4.17.
37/4's current locations
Number | Livery | Name | Status | Current Location |
37401 | BR Blue Logo | Mary Queen of Scots | Operational | Cumbrian Coast Diagram |
37402 | BR Blue Logo | Stephen Middlemore | Operational | Carlisle Kingmoor |
37403 | BR Blue Logo | Isle of Mull | Operational - on long term loan from Bo'ness | Crewe Gresty Bridge |
37404 | Scrapped | |||
37405 | DRS Livery | Operational | Cumbrian Coast Diagram | |
37406 | Scrapped | |||
37407 | BR Blue Logo | Under overhaul at Derby | Derby RTC | |
37408 | Scrapped | |||
37409 | DRS Livery | Lord Hinton | Operational | Carlisle Kingmoor |
37410 | Scrapped | |||
37411 | Scrapped | |||
37412 | Scrapped | |||
37413 | Scrapped | |||
37414 | Scrapped | |||
37415 | Scrapped | |||
37416 | Scrapped | |||
37417 | Scrapped | |||
37418 | BR Blue Logo | Preserved - East Lancashire Railway | Bury | |
37421 | Colas | operational | Neville Hill | |
37422 | DRS Livery | Operational | Barrowhill | |
37423 | DRS Livery | Spirit of the Lakes | Operational | Norwich |
37424 | BR Blue Logo | Avro Vulcan XH558 | Operational | Crewe Gresty Bridge |
37425 | DRS Livery | Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob | Operational | Anglia Diagram |
37426 | Scrapped | |||
37427 | Scrapped | |||
37428 | Scrapped | |||
37429 | Scrapped | |||
37430 | Scrapped | |||
37431 | Scrapped |
I decided to go back to Carlisle today as 88002 was running again today, this time with 68025 and a trainload of loaded ballast wagons on a test run from Crewe to Carlisle.
66432 passes with 6K05 Carlisle Yard - Crewe Basford Hall engineers
156438 arrives with a service from Newcastle
153307 prepares to depart with a service to Barrow in Furness
350407 arrives into Carlisle with a service from Manchester Airport - Glasgow Central whilst 153307 departs with a service to Barrow in Furness, passing ex DRS locos 37601 and 47813 which are stabled in High Wapping Sidings
66100 arrives with 6C48 Workington Docks - Carlisle Yard slurry tanks
Royal Scotsman liveried 66743 arrives with 4S27 Tyne Dock - Hunterston empty coal hoppers
142036+153315 prepare to depart Carlisle with a service to Lancaster via the Cumbrian coast
60095 heads south with 0Z60 Carlisle Yard - Toton TMD light engine move
156471 in the new Northern livery departs Carlisle with a service for Newcastle
66427 with 68004 dead in tow pass through with 0K27 Carlisle Yard - Crewe Basford Hall light engine move
158818+158851 departs with a service to Leeds while an unidentified 390 arrives with a London Euston - Glasgow Central service
66100 arrives with 6E50 Carlisle Yard - Tyne Yard engineering working
DRS liveried 37405 arrives with 2C49 Barrow in Furness - Carlisle Northern Service
Newly repainted and vynaled 156505 departs Carlisle with a Glasgow Central - Newcastle service
158860 shunts from the siding behind platform 6 into Platform 6
DRS Liveried 37405 departs with 2C34 Carlisle - Barrow in Furness Northern Service
156478 arrives with a Newcastle - Glasgow Central service
15333x + 153332 departs Carlisle with a service to Barrow
88002+68025 arrive into Carlisle with 6Z89 Crewe Basford Hall - Carlisle Yard training run
57002+57003 pass through Carlisle with 6M22 Hunterston - Sellafield flasks
I stopped off at Kingmoor on my way home from Carlisle to see if I could spot any of the new 68's and 88's and wasn't disappointed! Spotted from the Nature Reserve were:
68026: as yet unbranded (still in blue basecoat)
88007: 'Electra'
68027: as yet unbranded (still in blue basecoat)
88010: 'Aurora'
88009: 'Diana'
88006: 'Juno'
From the bridge
the same locos could be seen as well as a 2nd row behind them led by
88002: ' Prometheus' which had just returned from its test run.
unfortunately I could not ID the other 3 stabled behind 002. I was impressed by the 88 and noticed how quiet it was when 88002 pulled out of Carlisle earlier. The 88 has the same body shape as the 68 which many similarities between the 2 different classes.
I decided to head down to Carlisle for the day today, to catch 88002 on it's test run. Carlisle was very quiet freight wise with 2 freight workings and 3 light engines in 5 hours. The failure of 92032 on the China Clay working (6S94) near Grayrigg, which resulted in 88002 towing it back to Grayrigg loop caused a long delay for northbound workings in the afternoon as well. Here are my sightings:
66432 waits on the centre track with 0K05 Carlisle Yard - Crewe Basford Hall light engine working
156472 prepares to depart with a service to Barrow in Furness
142015 prepares to depart with a service to Newcastle
debranded former DRS locomotives 37601 and 47813 are seen stabled in Carlisle High Wapping sidings
57304 stabled at Carlisle
60095 waits at the signal at the end of platform 3 with 6J37 Carlisle Yard - Chirk Logs
142066 arrives with a service from Newcastle - Carlisle
158816 seen stabled at Carlisle
66100 passes through platform 3 with 6E50 Carlisle Yard - Tyne Yard engineering working
158816+158795 depart with a service to Leeds
BR Large Logo Liveried 37401 approaches Carlisle with 2C49 Barrow in Furness - Carlisle Northern Service
BR Large Logo Liveried 37401 departs Carlisle with 2C34 Carlisle - Barrow in Furness Northern Service
156514 departs Carlisle with a Glasgow Central - Newcastle service
66424 passes through Carlisle with 1Z99 Carlisle Kingmoor - Grayrigg, where it would rescue 6S94, which had failed
wearing the new First TPE livery, 350402 approaches Carlisle with a Manchester Airport - Edinburgh service
88002 passes through Carlisle with the late running 0Z89 Crewe Basford Hall - Carlisle Kingmoor test run
Tonight I saw 90040 heading south from Carstairs towards Float Viaduct with 6V15 Mossend - Didcot empty car wagons
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