TRIP 428

Long Marston Special Visit

07/03/09

Bradshaw Plant Hire, Tewkesbury (view) * 

Road/Rail; 83 - Case 988 CGG0231310/01, 10 - Case CX135SR 0298/04, 44 - Thwaites 4-90246/95 (assumed), 65 - Thwaites 1-92679/97, 111 - Thwaites A3306/03, 39 - Case 988 CGG0232255/02, 8 - Case 988 CGG0232332/03, 12 - Case 988 CGG0232239/02. Trailers; 87 - Philmor 2038/00, 92 - Philmor 2097/01, 110 - Philmor 2231/03 (assumed), 109 - Philmor 2230/03 (assumed).

Long Marston Raceway, Long Marston Airfield * 

Preserved EMU; 70346. Preserved Carriages: BR; ADE321047 (RFO 3), 13043, 15207, 15208, 24421, 24778, 975638 (BSK 34999), 975456 (BSK 35088). 

Notes: 

1) BR coaches 34644 + 81326 have now left the site for unknown location(s). 

2) 2 x GWR Fruit D Grounded Bodies were not seen and therefore believed to have been scrapped on site since our last visit on 27/04/08.

St Modwen Properties Plc, Long Marston (visit) 

Preserved Steam Locos; "Swanscombe No.4" - HL 3719/28, Industrial Diesel Locos; TNS104 - Robel 5627-10-AG35/83, 28 - HE 7279/72, 08345 "Russell" - Derby/58 (ex p264), 08728 - Crewe/60 (ex p.264), "Fleetwood Loco Dept No.5" - HE 7161/70 (ex p.159), (08668) - Crewe/60 (carried D3492 In error, ex p.158), (08517) - Dar/58 (carried D3492 in error, ex p.158), "Emma" - HE 8902/78 (ex p.217), 63000316 "NCB Staffordshire Area No.3D - HE 7181/70 (ex p.159), X7202 "Kemira 2" - EEV D1233/68 (ex p.36), "Kylie" H013 - S 10137/62 (ex p.243), "Rachael" - HE 7003/71 (ex p.217), H021 - RR 10251/66 (ex p.243), "Susie" H014 - S 10119/62 (ex p.243), RRM22 - EEV D1231/67 (ex p.180), 08736 - Crewe/60 (ex p.264), "NCB N & D Division No.503" - HE 6614/65 (ex p.78), U/I Minilok 4wDH (ex p.356), Minilok 160/91 (ex p.356), 13 H049 - EE 2146/56 + VF D336/56 (ex p.246), HE 7276/72 (ex p.179). Preserved Diesel Locos; RH 235519/45 (assumed), "ROF Chorley 4" - JF 4220022/62, WD70047 "Mulberry" - AB 362/42. ARMY610 - S 10143/63 (ex p.92), BD 3732/77, 97653 - RH 431760/59 (frame only), RH 210481/41 Dsm, 20081 - EE 2987/61 + RSHD 8239/61 (ex DRS), 08928 - Dar/62 (ex p.56/7), 20016 - EE 2363/57 + VF D391/57 (ex DRS), D1171 - HC D1171/59 (ex p.91), ARMY 249 - VF 5258/45 + DC 2177/45 reb YEC L121/93, 20057 - EE 2963/61 + RSHD 8215/61 (ex DRS), 08827 - Derby/60 (ex p.56/157), 08813 - Derby/60 (ex EWS), 73138 - EE 3717/66 + EEV 377/66, 86401 - EE 3491/65 + EEV E337/65, 20215 - EE 3696/67 + EEV D1091/67 (ex DRS), 20032 - EE 2754/61 + RSHD 8064/59 (ex DRS), 20072 - EE 2978/61 + RSHD 8230/61 (ex DRS), 20902 - EE 2966/61 + RSHD 8218/61 (ex p.56), RR 10242/66, "Tango" - BD 3730/77, (20138) - EE 3609/66 + EEV D1008/66 (EX P.56), "Hippo" - EEV 5352/71, RR 10204/65, NBQ 27648/59, D2856 - YE 2856/61 (ex p.118), 47295 - Crewe/66 (Grounded, ex p.168), 20197 - EE 3678/67 + VF D1073/67 (ex p.41). Preserved DMUs; 51350 (new), 51352, 51366 (Grounded, assumed), 51376, 51383 (new), 51408 (new), 51909, 56271, 59505. Preserved EMUs; 70292, 70531. Preserved Wickham Trolley; Wkm 7516/56 (ex p.94). Crane; CS 34358/83. Preserved Carriages: S&BR: GWR; 060907 (4777). SR; 1427 (Body Only). LMS; 3322 (84xx). BR; 1966, 1971, 4614, 15849, 21092, 24918, 25231, 25631, 35006. AVR: BR Mark 1; 3051, 3746, 3749, 25735, 34531. BR Mark 2; 14031. Unknown: GWR; 2943, 9006 (assumed), BR; 99625 (BSK 34693), 80665. Stored Locos; 2017 37 (20088), 20903, 31301/423/437/439, 37696/898, 47746/829, 56021, 86205/212 86215/217/218/223/226/228/229/230/231/232/234/235/242 86245/246/247/251/258, 87004/009/011/013/014/017/018/020 87021/023/025/027/029/030/032/033. Stored HST Coaches; 40402/403/416/419/434/723/732, 44065/088/089. Stored Coaches; 1211/252, 3241/312 3374, 5787/789/797/815/876 5925/936/981, 6124/154/160, 6722, 9500/505, 10201/222/226 10231/233/240/250/253/259, 10596/647/681/701/710/727/731, 11005/006/011/026/042/052/058 11097, 12008/022/029/036 12045/047/058/083/087/095/101/104/134/142/144/156/158/160 12163/165, 17144/170. Stored DVTs; 82108/110/111/116/122 82123 (grounded)/124/125/128/129/131/137/140/141/142/144 82147/149. Stored Motorail Vans; 96101/602/603/604/605 96606/607/608/609. Stored Barrier Vehicles; 6356/357. Stored Departmental; 977996. Stored Railtrack Wagons: 3600/601/602/603/604/605/606/607/608/609/610/611/612 3613/614/615 (assumed)/616/617/618/619/620/621/622/623 3624/625/626/627/628/629/630/631/632/633/634/635/636 3637/638/639/640/641/642/643/644/645/646/647/648/649/650 3651/652/653/654/655/656/657/658/659/660/661/662/663/664/665/666/667/668/669/670/671/672/673/674/675/676/677/678 3679/680/681/682/683/684/685/686/687/688/689/690/691/692/693/694/695/696/697/698/699/700/701/702/703/704/705/706 3707/708/709/710/711/712/713/714/715/716/717/718/719/720/721/722/723/724/725/726/727/728/729/730/731/732/733/734 3735/736/737/738/739/740/741/742/743/744/745/746/747/748/749/750/751/752/753/754/755/756/757/758/759/760/761/762 3763/764/765/766/767/768/769/770/771/772/773/774/775/776/777/778/779/780/781/782/783/784/785/786/787/788/789/790 3791/792/793/794/795/796/797/798/799/800/801/802/803/804/805/806/807/808/809/810/811/812/813/814/815/816/817/818 3819/820/821/822/823/824/825/826/827/828/829/830/831/832/833/834/835/836/837/838/839/840/841/842/843/844/845/846 3847/848/849. 

Notes: 

1) A HUGE thank you to Tony Croft for organising this superb visit, which was graced by around 20 CARS members. 

2) All of Andrew Briddon's locos (listed on p.214) have now left the site. 

3) RH 416213 (p.215) has now been scrapped. 

4) Of the missing Stratford & Broadway locos; AB 2220 & P 1903 are at Chatham Dockyard and P 1555 has gone to Hope Farm in Kent. 

5) S&BR SR CCT 1770 has now also gone to Chatham Dockyard. 

6) It is believed that EEV D1202/67 has now gone to RMS Locotec, West Yorkshire. 

7) 01553 (Derby/50) has gone on loan to Russell Ltd, Hillington. 

8) GWR Fruit D 2336 has now gone to R.Hunt, Titley Junction Station, Herefordshire. 

9) BR Coaches 3089 + 3991 + 99629 have now gone to the Avon Valley Railway at Bitton. 

10)BR 3051 is due to go to Hardingham Station any time. 

11)RSHN 7416/48 is now at ?? Loan/permanent?? 

12)HL 2800/09 is now at ?? Loan/permanent ?? 

13)BR 15849 and 24918 are recent arrivals from Glos-Warks Railway.

Spetchley Fruit Farm, White Ladies Aston * 

Grounded Bodies: GWR; (3479) - Fruit D, U/I Fruit D, U/I Fruit D. BR; U/I Fruit D.

* = Not seen by the whole party.