August2019 •TheRailway Magazine•93
HST powercar No.41001was
movedfromits base on the
GCR(N) Ruddington as 5Z50to
Leeds NevilleHill Depot on
June 29, arrivingat 11.24,
44 minutes ahead of schedule.
It is seen pausingat
Rotherham whilewaitingfor
aTransPennineManchesterto
Cleethorpes servicetopass atabout 09.30, beforecontinuing
on to Leeds behind EMTClass 43
HST powercar No.43484.
No.41001 isreceivingrepairs
to its PaxmanValenta engine,
whichfollows failureofa
cylindercompression ringat the
Keighley&Worth Valley Railway
Maygala(RMJune,p92).
GAVIN MORRISONHSTprototype powercar
receives first-classattention
THE Class 27LocomotiveGroup’s
No.27001received atte ntion
at Bo’ness priorto making an
extended visitto the SpaValley
Railway in Kent(RMJune,p93).
It is seen outside theBo’ness &
KinneilRailway’s modern motive
powerdepotat Bo’ness on
July 12,ready fordeparture, set
forthe 29th.
TheSulzerType 2stars at the
Spa Valley’s August 2-4 diesel
gala, and willremain on the Kent
line throughoutAugust.
It will return to Scotla nd af ter
the last summer bank holiday
weekend and will not appearat
anyother English railway during
its time in the south.
IANLOTHIANBo’ness &Kinneil Class27
makes long journeytoKent
Western
Cinderella
awaits
attentionat
Williton
THE Diesel&Electric
Preservation Group’s Class 52
No.D1010WesternCampaigner
is seen alone inWilliton diesel
depot,West SomersetRailway,
on June 22.
Fornearlyaquarterofa
centurythis loco, when in the
shed(completed late 1997),
has had Class 35 No.D7018for
company. However, on this day
the‘Hymek’was out‘having a
ball’working passenger trains
(RMJuly,front cover) forthe firsttimefollowing itsoverhaul.
Hopefully,the‘Western’will
not have to wait so long before
returningto traffic,with a
targetforcompletion setfor
twoyears.This follows its B-endtransmission failureatBish ops
Lydeardduring lastyear’s June
diesel gala.
It stands withanotice
attached appealingforhelp.
BOTH: PETER NICHOLSONTHEWest SomersetRailway’s June
20-22 diesel galaattrac tedmore
than 2,900 passengers despite
problems priorto the event.
Fare revenuesexceeded the
budgetby 10%.
Therewereseveral set-backs
during planning,with early guests
Class 46 No.46010 andaClass 50
havingto be cancelled because
of the introduction ofaweight
restriction.
Then, Class 31 No.31163
(running as No.97205)was
declaredafailu re shortly beforeitwasdue to arrive.
Thefinal guest listwastwo
Class 25s from theSouth Devon
Railway –Nos.D7535 and D7612;
the Growler Group’s Class 37
No.D6948; andapair of GBRf
Class 73/1s–Nos.73107Tracyand
73136 Mhairi.
However, star of the show
wasresidentClass 35‘Hymek’
No.D7018 making its passenger
hauling debutfollowing an
extensiverebuildat Willitonover
the past 24years.
It worked some trainsdouble-heading with sister
No.D7017.
This is not likelyto happen
toooften as the latter is duefor
withdrawal in the near futurefor
springreplacementand bogie
overhauls.
TheClass 37, on anextended
visit sinceApril 29,returnedto
the GloucestershireWarwickshire
Railway on July 8, butwasdelayed
en routewhen the northbound
M5 motorwaywas closedfora
fewhours because ofacaravan
turningover.WSR’sseaside diesel galasuccess
‘Peak’ and‘Deltic ’for
Nene Valley autumnevent
THE NeneValley Railway’s October11-12 diesel gala
expects visitors Class 44 No.D4GreatGablefrom
Peak LocomotiveGroup and Class 55 No.55019Royal
HighlandFusilier,courtesy of theDeltic Preservation
Society.
The‘Deltic’will also head the‘Jolly Fisherman’
fish-and-chip evening special onOctober11. This
includestworeturn runs between Wansfordand
Peterborough, and needsto be pre-booked.
No.55019 will also beavailablefordiesel driving
experienceruns at £395 per person onSeptember 4,
5, 19 and 20.ENGLISHElectric 0-6-0DH No.
D1120 of 1966David J.Cook
is beingfitted withvacuum
brakes.
Thework will be
undertakenby industrial
locomotivespecialistPete
Briddonat his Darley Dale
workshops inDerbyshire.
Thevehiclecollecting the
locofromthe Somerset &
Dorset Railway at MidsomerNortonwill deliver Class 03
No.03901foruse while
No.D1120 isaway.
The‘03’wasbuilt at
Swindon in 1960 as
No.D2128, but has been
renumberedfollowing
replacementofi ts original
Gardner engineby a
Cummins engine in 2011.
It received this identityand
BR black liveryin2014.S&DMidsomerNorton
invokeslocomotive swap
THE latest scheduleforWest
SomersetRailway dieseloperations
areasfollows.
Class 33 No.D6566August 11;
‘Hymek’No. D7018August 24; and
Class 14 No.D9526September 21.
These runto the DMU diagram,
startingat BishopsLydeard
at 11.00, providing 60 miles of
haulage.The 1940sweekend on
September 14-15 also sees some
diesel-hauled trains.Revise ddates for
WSRdieselrunning
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