TRIP 386

LEICESTERSHIRE

25/06/05

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31130 at Shakerstone 47244 Shackerstone

Market Harborough Station 

Meridians; 220013/018. Track Machine; 73943. Road/Rail: QTS Group; SJ53 CTX - JCB 3185 Tractor.

Welland Valley Vintage Traction Club, Market Harborough 

Preserved Steam Loco: 3ft gauge; MW 1675/06 Dsm.

Aggregate Industries, Croft 

Industrial Diesel Locos; RR 10256/66, 7 H037 - EEV D1201/67 (on hire from P.208), H006 - HE 6294/65(In use, on hire from p.245). 

Note; TH 257V/75 has now gone to RMS Locotec to be stripped down. It will either then be re-built or scrapped dependant on which is more cost effective.

Hemington Small Holdings, Ryecroft Road, Hemington 

Grounded Body: LMS; U/I CCT. Note; Carried Dimension plate 30'5" x 8'9".

Conkers, Moira 

Preserved Diesel Loco: 2ft gauge; "Conkachoo" - SL 2121/2001 (Steam Outline, In traffic).

Roy Etherington, Shackerstone 

Preserved Battery Electric Locos: 2ft; CE 5961C/72 (Frame Only, ex p.251), B015 - CE 5940A/72 (ex p.251), CE 403.5 (ex p.251). 1ft 6in; CE 5965B/73, 263001 - CE 5882/71 (Wheels missing, ex p.191).

Battlefield Line, Shackerstone 

Preserved Steam Locos; "Linda" - WB 2648/41, "Waleswood" - HC 750/06 (Dsm, Boiler away), RSHN 7537/49 (Dsm, Boiler away), "Lamport No.3" - WB 2670/42, S 9599/56, "Sir Gomer" - P 1859/32, P 2130/51 Dsm. Preserved Diesel Locos; RH 263001/49, D2867 - YE 2850/61, 11215 - RSHN 7864/56 + DC 2577/56, RH 281271/50 (ex p.225),47244 - BT 683/65 (ex EWS), 7 - RH 235513/45 reb Shackerstone/2000, 36 2016 - EE 3011/61 + RSHD 8263/61, 5 "Rusty" - MR 9921/59, 73114 - EE 3582/66 + VF E352/66 (ex Fragonset), 08168 - Dar/56 (ex p.121), 31130 "Calder Hall Power Station" - BT 147/59, 03170 - Sdn/60, 5518 - BT 89/58, 33019 "Griffon" - BRCW DEL 126/60 (ex Fragonset), 37227 - EE 3421/64 + VF D821/64 (ex p.55/57), 73105 - EE 3573/65 + VF E343/65 (ex Fragonset), 45015 - Derby/60. Preserved DMU; 51131, 51321, 54289, 55005, 59496. Preserved Carriages: SR; 220, Army 47660 (PMVY 1312), U/I PMVY in maroon (either 1333 or 2158). LMS; 31359. BR Mark1; 1104 (RF 301), 977084 (RKB 1505), 1816, 6351 (FO 3050), 977450 (FO 3087), 4918, 977971 (TSO 4939), 4989, 977972 (FK 13318), 977973 (FK 13341), 24006, 24458, 977982 (SK 25729), 975459 (BSK 34136), 34953, 81227, 81428, 93701 (GUV 86701), 94142. BR Mark 2; 5174, 6060, 9384. BR Mark 3; 10708. Preserved Cranes; DS199 - Grafton 1618/17, Coles 14751/c55, 81356 - T&H 1639/51. Preserved Small Plant; 91620. 

Notes; 

1) There was a Bruff Road/Railer present. It comprised of parts from various machines, as follows; Chassis from 519, Body from 520, Cab from 518, Engine from 515. 

2) BR Mark 2 5175 has now been sold to the Foxfield Railway. 

3) BR Mark 2 5174 is a recent arrival from Barrow Hill. 

4) BR Mark 1 21031 has now moved to the Great Central Railway, Loughborough. 

5) BR Mark 1 80893 was due to have arrived here, but has not yet left Old Oak Common. Due date not known.

Battlefield Line, Market Bosworth 

Preserved Diesel Locos; "Hotwheels" - AB 422/58, 03180 - Sdn/62, RH 480690/62 (ex p.55), 890445 - GECT 5402/75 (ex p.55), EES 8431/63, AB 594/74 (ex p.187), D2310 - RSHN 8169/60 + DC 2691/60, 08576 - Crewe/59 (ex EWS), 12083 - Derby/50, 44 - HE 6684/68. Preserved Carriage: SR; U/I PMVY in green(either 1333 or 2158).

Paul Martin, Witherley 

Preserved Steam Loco: 2ft gauge; "Sybil Mary" - HE 921/06 Dsm.

Nuneaton Station 

57306/308/309. Pendolinos; 390003/005/011/013/015/024/025 390026/044/049/050. DMU; 158788/796, 170111/504. Track Machines; 73415/419.