TRIP 484

London Flyer

14/12/13

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Photos - Chris Weeks

Loco 9 - Schoma 6631 emerges from the Crossrail tunnel mouth at Westbourne Park.

67018 waits to depart Marylebone.

Chiltern is currently overhauling and repainting its units and 168004 is seen at Marylebone in the new silver livery.

390155 at Euston.

91101 is still in Flying Scotsman livery seen at Kings Cross.

 

This trip report varies from the traditional format. Where things are stated at locations they are stabled or stored there. All other sightings are grouped into the basic routes or services. Not everything listed was seen by all. The trip started and ended at Slough station.

 

Some names carried by Mainline Loco's and Multiple Units omitted. All items Standard Gauge unless specified. All locations are view only, often from passing trains. * = Assumed.

 

Bristol Temple Meads 

Diesel: 37682. Carriages: 9523, 9714, 999602.

 

Working services out of Paddington

Diesel: 43002/004/018/028/034/056 The Royal British Legion/063/070/078/088 /097 Environment Agency/124/131/134/135/137/140 "Depo Diesel Glandwr 1963 Dathiu 50 Mlynedd 2013"/145/147/150/154/174/177/180/190. DMU: 165101/102 165104/110/113/114/129/130/131/133/136/137, 166201/203/211/213/217/219. EMU: 332004/006, 360204. 

Note: 43140 carries the name "Landore Diesel Depot 1963 Celebrating 50 years 2013" in English on the other side.

 

Slough. 

OTM: 73935. RRV: Quattro 921 - 940721-2.

 

Southall. 

Carriage: Mk3: 10593*.

 

Plasser, West Ealing. 

OTM: 73905/931, 76304/318, 99709 128001-3.

 

Longfield Avenue RRAP. 

RRV: Quattro 127 - 940417-7.

 

Acton Yard. 

Diesel: 59206 John F Yeoman Rail Pioneer*, 66004/007/103/142/149. RRV: Quattro 516 - 911144-2. Trac SV137 - 912033-6. Wagons: 3100, 17219/235 17913, 19841/846/847/897, 320012/016/020/024/026/040/041/043/060/067.

 

Old Oak Common Depot. 

Diesel: 08483, 57602 Restormel Castle. EMU: 360201.

 

Westbourne Park. 

RRV: Amey 105894 - 912021-1 R269EJO*, Readypower FR1312 - 943021-4, Readypower FR1339 - 942092-6.

 

Westbourne Park and West Portal Site of Crossrail.

Working a spoil train: Diesel: 66739 Bluebell Railway. Wagon: 3401 and others UID. Gauge 900mm: Industrial Diesels: All 10 were seen, numbered from 1 to 10, which are Schoma 6622 - 6631 in order. Wagons: Several manriders (8,9 and two without numbers) and a variety of other types of un-numbered wagon were seen. Loco's 1,2,3 & 4 were stabled at the west end of the site. Loco's 5,7,8 & 9 were seen working trains in and/or out of the tunnel. Of the remaining loco's, 6* and 10*, one was in the maintenance tent and was driven a short distance outside of the tent prior to being worked on. The other was stabled near the tent.

 

Working services into or out of Marylebone. 

Diesel: 67018. DMU: 165003/008/009/011/013/016/026/030/036/037/038, 168002/107/214, 172103/104. Carriages: Mk3: 10274, 12616/617/618/619. DVT: 82303. Wembley Depot (Chiltern). Diesel: Scaz (01585) - RH 459518/61, 67014/023. DMU: 165019/023/024, 172102. Carriages: Mk3: 12610/613/614. DVT: 82305/306. 

 

Working services out of Euston. 

Diesel: 57304 Pride of Cheshire. DEMU: 221110/115 Polmadie Depot. EMU: 350106/112/120/241/245/255, 378206/220, 390013/130/132/137/151/155. Note: 57304 was stabled at Euston. 

 

Working services out of St Pancras International. 

Diesel: 43064/076. DEMU: 222015/017/018/019. EMU: 395006/008/014/015/029. Eurostar: 3207/18/32. Notes: 3207 and 3232 were paired. 

 

Working services out of Kings Cross. 

Diesel: 33029, 43302/313, 67028. Electric: 91101/112. DEMU: 180101/110. EMU: 313035/036/046, 365512/515/521/522/536/541. Carriages: HST: 42154, 44094. Mk4: 10307/318, 11290/298/301/319/401/419, 12200/211/307/310/400/414/415/417/434/470. DVT: 82201/207. 

Note: 33029 and 67028 were both stabled. 

 

Working services through or out of London Bridge. 

DMU: 171804. EMU: 319003/004/012/214/216/218/220/369/384/427/431/432/433/ 434/438/440/442/443/445/447/459/460, 375606/609/614/617/619/622/624/625/810/811/825/826/827/904/905/907/914/918/927, 376002/006/011/013/015/017/ 023, 377115/129/157/162/421/432/470/503/513/515/519/520/521, 455803/810//812/816/817/819/820/824/829/830/835/838/845, 465001/004/007/008/009/010/015/018/019/020/021/022/024/026/030/031/033/036/037/039/041/042/044/045/047/151/156/158/159/163/165/167/168/169/170/171/174/177/178/179/181/186/187/189/191/194/195/196/235/236/237/240/241/243/244/907/927/931/933, 466001/006/009/012/014/024/029/040. 

 

Working services out of Victoria. 

EMU: 375611 Dr William Harvey/710/713/801/815/901/910, 377102/105/111/112/ 113/114/116/117/121/124/128/130/131/133/135/148/150/152/156/158/159/160/ 164/205/213/307/309/311/401/402/403/404/408/409/412/413/414/415/416/417/ 423/428/436/438/440/443/445/447/452/460/461/462/468/469/472/605/607/608/ 614/621/622/624/625, 442401/05/07/08/15/18/20, 455802/805/806/807/810/811/ 812/821/832/833/834/836/838/841/843, 465012/028/035/050/164/172/176/182/ 192/239/250/912/913/921/926, 466037. 

 

Working services out of Waterloo. 

DMU: 159003/005/008/014/017/018/105. EMU: 444009/012/014/016/024/026/027/ 029/030/034/035/040/043, 450003/004/015/016/020/024/025/026/029/073/075/ 077/085/087/092/100/110/111/112/116/117/119/122/547/549/553/556/558/559/ 561/564/568/569, 5701/02/04/06/12/16/17/18/21/23/26/33/41/42/50, 5849/50/ 59/60/65/66/70/72, 5904/06/07/09/12/16/18/19, 456013/20, 8005/17/25/27/28. 

 

Working services through Clapham Junction (not covered elsewhere). 

EMU: 377201/202/209, 378152/219/231/234

 

East Croydon (not covered elsewhere). 

377104/122. 

 

East Croydon. 

OTM: 98217. NR Mini 4-4 Trolley: 901161-8 - M44/111*. 

 

Streatham Hill Depot. 

EMU: 377611/619. 

 

Tube Sightings: Only the lowest numbered vehicle seen in each set is given. 

Circle / Hammersmith and City / District. 2-car sets: 5517/31/38/52/57/65/70/80/91/98, 5601, 5703/05/07/20/21/28. 3-car sets: 7013/22/24/26/39/40/46/47/61/63/87/95/98, 7512. 7 car sets: 21305/309/312/335/337/339/349/351/363/371/377/380. Bakerloo. 4 car sets: 3232/63. 3 car Sets: 3431/43. Jubilee. 7 car sets: 96011/018/033/073/212. Central. 2-car sets: 91007/013/071/145/151/201/289, 92060/084/148/402/428, 93174. Metropolitan. 8 car sets: 21003/009/011/029/047/049/059/083/087/091/097, 21101/103/105/107/111/113/115.

Northern. 3 car sets: 51547/548/614.