UNITS
September 2019 RAIL EXPRESS 89
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July8,heading northovernight behind
No. 37800Cassiopeia.Itj oinsNo.
317506 there, which has been on site
since October 2018.Atotal of 27 units
aredue to be deal twith.
Meanwhile, the thirdset to be
taken off-lease No. 317663was
collectedbyNo. 66703DoncasterPSB
1981-2002on June 29 and departed
forEly Papworth, whereitj oins Nos.
317669/722.
CLASS 331 ‘CIVITY’
ANOTHER unitwasbrought across to
Doncaster from Allerton on July15,
No. 331101 being hauled via
Manchester Victoria andLeeds
(wherethe ensemblereversed)by
Nos. 47813Jack Frostand57305
Northern Princess.
The same daysaw No. 331108
app earinp asse nger service on the
Doncaster toLeeds route, the third
unit to do so (the others being Nos.
331106/110). Still on trial in the North
West wasNo. 331104, whichwas
noted operating between Preston and
Lancaster on July17.
July24saw the arrival of the first
unit fortraining on the AireValle y,
No. 331002 being movedfromAllerton
to Skiptonby Nos. 47813/815.
CLASS 333
NEWLY-refurbished No. 333010was
released from Holbeck on July21,
returning to Neville Hill sandwiched
betweenType 3s Nos. 37601 and
- The locos laterreturnedto
Holbeck with No. 333009, whichwas
undergoing itsrefurbishmentby the
end of the month.
CLASS 345‘AVENTRA’
REDUCED to seven-carformatio n,
No. 345029 entered passenger service
on thePaddin gton-Hayes&Harli ngton
route during July.
The fifth member of the Class to
be sent toWorkso pfor storage, No.
345061 arrived on July4,j oining Nos.
345023/056-058 on site. Itwasmoved
northby No. 37601Perseusas the
5Q26/09.00Old Oak Common-Worksop.
July11saw No. 345064 emerge from
Bombardier,Derby,the unit being taken
to Old Dalbyfor testingby No. 37611
Pega sus.The next day, the ‘37’worked
the 5Q73/12.14 Old Dalby-Old Oak
Common delivery run with No. 345060
in to w. The same loco also took charge
of the move of No. 345004 from Derby
to Old DalbyonJuly17, after which it
hauled No. 345062 from Old Dalbyto
Old Oak Common later that day.
Afteralengthyspell at Old Dalby,
No. 345001returnedtoBombardier,
Derb yonJuly22, No. 37601 being
provided as tractionforthe move.CLASS 350 ‘DESIRO’
NOWcarryingbase grey with green
doors, the thirdset to be so treated,
No. 350104 emergedfromLong
Marston on July13and returnedto
Northampton behind No. 57305Northern Princess.Goingint he opposite
direction that daywas No. 350115.
The same ’57’wasused towork the
5Q32/20.19Wolverton-Ardwickwith
repaired No. 350403 in towonJuly- Damaged inacolli sion withsome
stray horses near Gretna in November
2018, the set has lost itsTransPennine
Express branding.
CLASS 365 ‘NETWORKER EXPRESS’
ANOTHER pair of unitsthat had
been temporari ly usedby ScotRail
untilMarch, Nos.365519/529,were
broughtbacksouth onJuly10. Running
as th e5Q44/09.53Motherwell-Crewe
SouthYard,theywerehauled by
No. 37800Cassiopeia.This move
leavesjusttwo membersofthe class
in Scotland,Nos. 365523/525.
Oneofthe unitsstor ed at Crewe
SouthYard,No. 365541,wastaken to
Ilfor dbyNo. 37884for upgrade work
on July 11.CLASS 385 ‘HITACHI AT200’
RUNNING as the 7X09/21.02
MerchantPark Sidings-Craigentinny,
No. 385042 left the Hitachi assembly
plantforScotlan dbehind No. 67001
on July17.CLASS 387 ‘ELECTROSTAR’
THE sixth set to be sentaway for
Heathrow Expresswork is No. 387133,
whichwasmovedasthe 5Q50/10.48
Reading-IlfordbyNo. 57306Her
Majesty’sRailway Inspectorate 175on July15. It joined No. 387135 which
had been present since June 21.CLASS 397 ‘NOVA 2’
THE movement of No. 397005 from
Portbury toManchester International
on July5did not quitego to plan.
Problems with the loco (No. 37800
Cassiopeia)causedthetrain to
be initiallydelayedand No.57305
Northern Princesssubsequently
had to be added to the train at
Bushbury Junction (Wolverhampton).
It eventuallytermi nated at Crewe
runn ing morethan four hours late.
No. 397006wasdelivered on
July19, the unit’s transfer (the
5Q32/08.55Portbury-Manchester
International) being undertakenby
Nos. 47813 and 57305.CLASS 455
JULY13saw No. 455816return to
StewartsLane fromWolverton after
attention, No. 37884 being provided to
haul the unit back to its home depot.CLASS 466 ‘NETWORKER’
AFTER arriving with Nos. 466019/021,
which hadrecessed atTonbridgeYard
overnigh tafter receiving attention at
Ilford,No. 66703DoncasterPSB1981-
2002 hauled the 5X91/11.30 Slade
Green-Ilfor donJune 29 conveying Nos.
466007/025. The latter arrived back at
Slade Green on July13behind
No. 66707Sir SamFay,which then took
Nos. 466014/040 to Ilford.DELAYED DELIVERY:After
No. 37800 developed problems
whilehauling newly-delivered ‘Nova2’
set No. 397005 fromPortbury
(Bristol) toManchester on July5,
the trainwasrescuedbyNo. 57305
just north ofWolverhampton and
hauled to Crewerunningfour hours
late–seen passing Slindon
(Staffordshire).Brad Joyce