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A NEW Avanti service, the 07.01 Lancaster-Euston via Birmingham, started on September 7. On September 8, this service was operated by Class 390 No. 390114 City of Manchester.
CLASS 91 No. 91101 was observed at Colton Junction on August 17 in charge of the 09.05 King's Cross-York service and the 12.02 return to King's Cross.
THE final Class 91 Anglo-Scottish service was scheduled to be operated on Friday, September 4, when Class 91 No. 91109 Sir Bobby Robson headed the 08.00 King's CrossEdinburgh and propelled the 13.30 Edinburgh-King's Cross return, marking the end of Class 91 s north of York. However, three days later, on Monday, September 7, the 07.08 from Peterborough to Edinburgh, which should have originated at King's Cross at 06.15 but was re-scheduled because of signal failure, and the corresponding southbound 12.00 Edinburgh to King's Cross, were powered by un-named No. 91124.
Use of a pole has provided an elevated view ofTransPennine No. 68022 Resolution arriving at Scarborough with the 06.54 from Liverpool Lime Street on September 5.
MICK ATKIN
Nine minutes into a journey to the capital, GWR IET bi-modes Nos. 800002 and 800007 approach Oldfield Park station through the distinctive railway architecture of the city of Bath, working 1 A 16 10.30 Bristol Temple Meads-London Paddington September 1. Just visible in the distance is opposite direction traffic -'Turbo' No. 166205 working the 08.23 Portsmouth Harbour-Cardiff Central.
STEPHEN GINN
CLASS 57 Nos. 57306 Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate 175, 57602 Restormel Castle and 57605 Totnes Castle were noted at Reading Train Care Depot from a passing train on Saturday, August 1.
THE stock for the 23.45 London Paddington-Penzance was seen at platform 1 on Wednesday, August 12.
Class 57 No. 57306 was at the rear of the train, having worked in the empty stock from Reading Traincare Depot, while No. 57604 Pendennis Castle was at the head of the train, which was formed of 17173+ 12100+ 10225+ 10616+ 10594.
It is reported that early on the same day, No. 57605 failed at Chippenham while working the 21.45/1A50 PenzancePaddington. No. 57604 had to be dispatched from Reading to rescue the train, which terminated at Reading as a result.
It is understood the 'Night Riviera' became a sleeper service again with effect from Monday, August 24, when a limited number of berths were available.
OBSERVATIONS of the Marlow branch on August 12, saw two-car Class 165 No. 165125 working the 15.34 from Maidenhead to Marlow and the 16.00 back to Maidenhead. Later, the unit was seen forming the 17.47 Marlow-Bourne End and 17.58 return. At this time, three-car unit No. 165112 was working the 17.44 MaidenheadBourne End and18.00 from Bourne End to Maidenhead.
CLASS 319 No. 319425- destined for conversion to Class 769 - was moved from Crewe to Brush Loughborough on August 14 by Class 57 No. 57312. Class 319 No. 319422 was top-andtailed by Class 57 No. 57312 and Class 47 No. 47813 while working from Castle Donington to Wolverton on September 1.
CLASS 755 No. 755418 has been out of traffic since last November. On August 12 it was towed by Class 37 No. 37884 from Crown Point to Cold hams Lane, Cambridge.
TWO further Class 317 units - Nos. 317660+317668 - were moved from llford to Ely for storage on August 14 by Class 37 No. 37884.
THE new Class 720 units continue to be delivered from Litchurch Lane, with No. 720542 being moved to Wolverton on August 14 by Class 47 Nos. 47739+47727.
This was followed by No. 720543 on the same route on August 26, moved by Nos. 47727+47749.
The next delivery was No. 720544 to Old Dalby hauled by Nos. 47727+47739 on September 4. Four days later the same Class 47s took No. 720541 to Old Dalby.
CLASS 745 units are undergoing tyre turning at either Homsey or Bounds Green. To reach Homsey from Crown Point involves a complex route via Crown Point to Liverpool Street, then to Cambridge, and then back to Homsey.
No. 745007 made the journey on August 18. This was followed on August 25 when No. 745004 made the same journey, both returning by the same route.
Units being treated at Bounds Green went direct from Crown Point: No. 75541 O went south on September 1, returning north on September 4.
TWO further former Northern Class 322 units - Nos. 322482+322484- were moved from Doncaster Belmont to Clacton on August 23 by Class 37 No. 37800.
ROG Class 47 No. 47812 was noted at 08.20 at Ipswich on August 27 in the process of being attached to Class 745 No. 745006, which had failed at platform 4 earlier in the morning and was blocking access.