TRIP  Easter Anglia 317 02-05/04/99

02/04/99

Steam Traction Ltd, c/o Webb Truck Equipment, Acton 

Preserved Steam Locos: 1524mm; 794 - TK 350/25, (1008) - LO 157/48, 1016 - TK 946/55, 1060 - LO 172/54, 1077 - Jung 11787/53, 1134 - TK 531/46, 1144 - TK 571/48, 1157 - Frichs 403/49. 

Note; These Locos are due to move to various other sites in the very near future.

The Mid Suffolk Light Railway, Brockford Station 

Preserved Steam Loco; HC 1604/28. Preserved Diesel Loco; RH 304470/51 (Ex p.82, via p.165). Preserved Carriages: G.E.R; 13 (Body Only on Brake Van U/Frame), 140 (Body Only on Brake Van U/Frame), 278 (Body Only), 287 (Body Only), 382 (Body Only), 1266 (Body Only on Wagon U/Frame). N.E.R; 131 (Body Only). Note; LMS Horse Box Body 42598 has now been scrapped.

Ipswich London Road Yard 

Track Machines: 73801, 78208 OOU.

Ipswich Upper Yard 

D3760 (08593). Internal User; 042154.

Ipswich Loco Sidings 

08642, 47157/197/270/290/295/308/323/330/358/376, 57001, 86604/608/609/623/634/638, 90148.

Ipswich Station 

DMU; 150255, 153322/335. EMU; 321362.

Ipswich WRD (view) 

Internal Users; 042219(ex Departmental ADE 320580)/220/223.

Felixstowe Dock & Railway Company 

Industrial; HO200 "Colonel Tomline" D3489 Dar/58.

Wickham Rail Engineering Ltd (ex Sail & Steam Ltd), Brightlingsea 

Preserved Steam Locos; 92134 - Crewe/57 Dsm, 2871 CHR 2871/51. Preserved Carriages: G.W.R; 079030 (U/I 6whl Milk Tank). L.S.W.R; 17 (Body Only). L.M.S; 37221 (Body Only). 

Note; Loco CHR 2944/52 is undergoing restoration in the WRE Ltds workshop in Thorrington. This location was visited but the loco was not visible.

Thorrington Station 

EMU; 321328.

Colchester Town Station 

EMU; 312706.

03/04/99

S.B.S. Spares Ltd, Sproughton, Ipswich 

Industrial; "Youngs Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co" HC D607/50 OOU.

Maningtree Station 

EMU; 321348.

Carless Solvents Ltd, Parkeston 

Preserved Steam Loco; No.35 - RSHN 7803/54. Road/Rail; NNM 73511/79, S&H/Whc 4001/66 Dsm.

Parkeston Quay Yard 

08865, 09010, 58032. Internal Users; 041363 (Assumed), 041676 (Grounded), 060773 (Assumed).

East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel & Wakes Colne 

Preserved Steam Locos; "William Murdoch" - P 2100/49 (Ex p.137), No.11 - AB 1047/05, WB 2542/36 Dsm, "Coventry No.1" - NBH 24564/39 (On Loan from p.31), 54 "Pen Green" - RSHN 7031/41, "Belvoir" - AB 2350/54, "Jeffrey" - P 2039/43, AB 1865/26 (Ex p.149, via p.137). Preserved Diesel Locos; (08772) - Derby/60, 11249 "Mavis" - RSHD 8097/60 + DC 2656/60, D2063 "Sally" - Don/59, No.2 (D2280) - RSHD 8098/60 (Ex p.129), 37003 - EE 2866/60 + VF D582/60 (Ex B.R.), "John Peel" - AB 333/38, D2267 "Ford No.1" - RSHD 7897/58 + DC 2611/58(Ex p.129), 7 - JF 4220039/65. Preserved Wire Electric; KS 1269/12. Preserved Petrol Loco; MR 2029/20. Wickham Trolleys; A34W - Wkm 8501/60 (Ex p.180), TR37 - Wkm 6896/54, PWM 2830 - Wkm 5008/49, LNER 338 - Wkm 626/34 (Ex p.152), A37W - Wkm 8502/60 (Ex p.175), (RT960232) - U/I Wkm DsmT, Wkm 1583/34 DsmT. Cranes; Grafton 1569/14, Taylor & Hubbard 1184/30. Preserved DMU; 50599, 51568, 52053, 53628 (Ex p.137), 54223 (Ex p.137), 56491. Preserved Carriages: GWR; 765. SR; 1152, 1439. LMS; 379. GER; 19, 23 (Body Only), 308 (Body Only), 553, 704 (Body Only), 041418 (TK 2155). MSLR; 373. LNER; 4069, 23953, 24082, 43556. BR; 3779, 21027, 24959, DB975496 (BSK 34004), 43157, 81295. Internal Users; 024493, 041993. 

Notes:- 

1) Loco 69621 "A.J.Hill" was away at Swanage for the summer. 

2) "Coventry No.1" was in steam parading as "Thomas The Tank Engine". 

3) DMUs 51568 + 52053 + 53628 + 54223 were doing shuttles. 

4) Great Eastern Railway Saloon No.37 had recently left the Railway for an unknown location in the Leeds area.

Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham 

Preserved Steam Locos; WD 190 - HE 3790/52, "Jupiter" - RSHN 7671/50, AB 2199/45, 45163 - AW 1204/35 Dsm, 35010 - Elh/42 (Ex p.148), AE 1875/21 Dsm, No.40 - RSHN 7765/54, VF 5309/45 Dsm, 45293 - AW 1348/36 Dsm (Ex p.138). Preserved Diesel Locos; YD No.43 - RH 221639/43, FH 3147/47, Unilock 2109/80 (Ex p.33), "Henry" - Lake & Elliot/c24, 31210 - BT 234/60, RH 281266/50 (Ex p.153), D2184 - Sdn/62, AB 349/41. Wickham Trolleys; Wkm 1946/35, U/I Wkm DsmT (Ex p.154, see note 3). Crane; Grafton 2837/52. Snowplough; U/I "Schools Class Tender" plough, ex Woolwich. Preserved DMU/Railcars; 51138, 51151, 51669, 51849, 55033, 59501, 79976, 79978. Preserved Carriages: SR; 2105. LMS; 31281. NLR; U/I 4 Wheel 5 Compartment Body (See note 4). GER; 1019. GNR; DE320878 (3168 Underframe only used as Crane Runner), 041475 (TK 2440). LNER; 43571. Pullman; "Hermoine" (194), "Aquila" (305). BR,Mark 1; 1809, 4512, 4628, 4810, 7939 (CK 15939), 15981, 15984, 25697, 34623, 35169, 80318, 80785, 80792, 84507 (BG 81507), 041911 (Fish 87885), 94434, 94536, 94737, 94889, 96347. BR,Mark 3; 10511. 

Notes:- 

1) WD 190 (HE 3790/52) was in steam. 

2) AC Cars 79978 was also in use on shuttles. 

3) U/I Wkm DsmT is one from Wkm 1521/34 or Wkm 1522/34 (Ex North Norfolk Railway). 

4) It is uncertain if this body is actually GER 207 and not of North London Railway origin. The Railway vowed to look into it deeper and resolve its "True Identity".

Eastern Counties Railway Carriage & Wagon Works, Ridgewell Airfield 

Preserved Carriages: GER; 167 (Body Only), 1346 (Parts Only), 1565 (Parts Only).

Glendale Forge, Monk Street 

Preserved Locos: 2ft gauge; "Rocket" - Group 4, Birmingham/70, 145 - Chance 76-50145-24/76, RH 393327/56 (Frame Only).

Audley End Miniature Railway 

Preserved Carriage: BR; 3984.

Balfour Beatty Rail Plant, Colchester 

Departmental; DS70192. Track Machines; 73203 OOU, 73228, 73434, 75101, 81318. Internal User; 041923.

04/04/99

Mangapps Farm Railway Museum, Burnham on Crouch 

Preserved Steam Locos; "Minnie" - FW 358/1878, "Toto" - AB 1619/19 (New), "Demelza" - WB 3061/54, "Brookfield" - WB 2613/40. Preserved Diesel Locos; D2325 - RSHD 8184/61 + DC 2706/61, "Elland No.1" - HC D1153/59, D2089 - Don/60, 03399 - Don/61, Army 226 "Bilsa" - VF 5261/45 + DC 2180/45, 11104 - VF D78/48 + DC 2252/48. Road/Rail; S & H 7502/66. Cranes; ADB 47 - CS 7571/42, U/I Booths Diesel crane. Preserved DMU; 56287, 59664. Preserved Tube Stock; 22624 (DM 01x1xx). Preserved Carriages: GWR; 2009. LSWR; 3187 (BTK 1282). SECR; TDS70165 (PMVY 155, Body Only). SR; 083572 (B 219, Body Only), 273. GCR; 957. GER; 33 (Body Only), 51 (Underframe only used under bodies of GER 692 & 2098), 63875 (No.76 Body Only on underframe of LNER BZ 70692), 347 (Body Only), 472 (Body Only). GNR; 3178. LNER; 86056 (BT 3641), 99852 (RB 24079), 42972, DE320803 (T 61684). BR; 13324, 43264 (BS 53049), 87888 (Body Only), 041838 (CCTY 94109). Internal Users; 041311, 041485 (Grounded), 041978. 

Note:- "Brookfield" was being fired during the visit for steaming that day.

G.A.Feldwick, Wickford 

Preserved Locos: 2ft; L 42494/56 (Ex p.87), L 3916/31, FH 3983/62. Note:- MR 7374/39 & MR 8640/41 are still in store elsewhere.

Sharpes Autos, Rawreth 

Preserved Steam Loco; 139 "Beatty" - HL 3240/17.

Mick Northfield, Essex Railway Traction Group, Sutton Hall, Rochford 

Preserved DMU; 56317. 

Note:- 

1) Mick owns the following stored items:- a) Tube Stock 3016, 54256 stored at The Pump House, Walthamstow. b) Tube Stock 3908, 4929 stored at Hainault Underground Depot. c) Tube Stock 22624 at Mangapps Farm. 

2) All the above items are scheduled to move to a purpose built Museum in Brentwood later this year.

Southend Pier Railway 

Preserved Diesel Railcars; "Sir John Betjeman" - SL SE4/86, "Sir William Heygate" - SL SE4/86. Note:- The adjacent Railway Museum was closed. It opens May - October only.

Shoeburyness Station 

EMU; 317307/392.

Shoeburyness EMU Sidings (Part Visit) 

EMU; 310064/087/085/088/094, 312/728/729/791/794/796, 317302/303/312. Small Plant; PL061.

Balfour Beatty Ltd, Leigh On Sea 

Road/Rail; K780 GRR, L975 MTV.

BP Oil Co Ltd, Coryton Bulk Terminal

 Industrials; AB 506-1/65 Reb 89, AB 506-2/65 Reb 89, TH 291V/80, "Hamble Le Rice" - TH 294V/81 (Ex p.87).

Engineering Services Ltd, Horndon on the Hill 

Industrial; No.57 - RR 10214/64 (Ex p.175).

Van Omeren Tank Terminal, West Thurrock 

Industrial; RSHD/WB 8343/63 OOU.

Total Pipeline Solutions, Victoria Road, Brentwood 

Industrial: 2ft gauge; HE 9334/94 (On Hire from p.60).

05/04/99

Epping & Ongar Railway Holdings Ltd, Chipping Ongar 

Preserved DMU; 51342, 51384, 51655, 51677. Preserved Carriages; 22324, 22634 Both ex Finland.

Ongar Railway Preservation Society, "The Bushes", Magdalen Laver Preserved Carriages: GER; 63892 (6 wheel composite No.247, Body Only), 63905 (6 wheel composite No.307, Body Only).

Stondon Hall Farm, Stondon Massey 

Industrials; No.1 - RH 437632/60, No.2 - RH 457303/63. Note:- 1) Both locos were OOU 2) RH 512463/65 has gone to The Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne. 3) RH 512842/65 has gone to an unknown location.

The Rugby Group Plc, Barrington Cement Works 

Industrials; 15 - TH 127V/63 Reb TH 240V/72, 6 "Elizabeth No.198" - RH 421436/58 (Ex p.45), 18 - S 10035/60, 17 - S 10040/60, 8 - RH 499436/63, 7 - RH 499435/63, 170/501 "Yorkshire Water Authority Southern Division No.2" - RH 434774/61 Dsm.

M.Drage, New Buildings Farm, Heydon 

Preserved Steam Locos; "Newcastle" - MW 1532/01, K 5469/33, AB 1219/10. Wickham Trolley; 960236 - Wkm 1519/34. Preserved Carriages: GER; 13 (Body Only), 514 (Body Only). GNR; U/I 6wheel 3 compartment Passenger Brake. MSLR; U/I 6 wheel 5 compartment 3rd.

Letchworth EMU Sidings 

EMU; 313026/028/030/035/059/060. Passing: EMU; 365538.

Hitchin Machine Depot 

Departmental; DB975199. Track Machines; 73107, 72435, 75203 (New), 76304, 77318, 78422, 78423, 89004, 89104, 89204. Small Plant; HCT 004.

Adtranz, Aylesbury Depot (view) 

DMU; 168003, 58455 (1 car only from set 168005). Departmental; 977858. Internal User; 061174.

Aylesbury South Sidings 

DMU; 165007/011/015/034, 168005 (less centre car 58455, see above).

MOD Bicester (Part visit) 

MOD Locos; MOD 2144 "Western Waggoner" - Sdn/61, MOD 9129 "Rex" - BD 3745/76, MOD 9125 - BD 3741/76 DsmT (8EL p.265), ARMY 429 - RH 466618/61, ARMY 432 - RH 466623/62. Preserved Loco; 50026 (Indomitable) - EE 3796/68. Preserved Carriages: LSWR; WGT 8800 (Dining Saloon No.72). SR; 041682 (PMVY 1313, Body Only), 041683 (PMVY 1414, Body Only). BR; WGP 8805 (RU 1965), WGP 8806 (TSO 4754), 80665.

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