TRIP 449

Hitchin and 66/7s

15th January 2011

Pictures taken by Chris Weeks.

77904 is seen at Hemel Hampstead and 91125 calls at Peterborough.

Aspin, Hemel Hempstead (view)**

Road/Rail: Aspin Foundations: RRV09 (940720-4) - Colmar T10000FS 8534, (85) (940638-8) - Mecalac 14MBX 030797, 90 (940628-9) EW03NHD - Mecalac 14MBX 030829, (91) (940021-7) KC03PYX - Mecalac Access 030833/03, 129 (940073-8) - Liebherr A900 CZW 37728. Readypower: FR1316 (942063-7) - LH Access Technology Skyboom 2 110689. Trailers: Aspin Foundations: ASPRT02 (Difuria), 57 (040006-7), 73 (040016-?), 75(040017-4), 76 (040018-2), 77 (040020-8), 78 (040021-6), 79 (040022-4), 101 (040008-?), 102 (040009-1), 103 (040010-9), 127, 128 (010129-3). Small Plant: Geismer steel EGO 5E Trolleys: (901023-0) - 0003/06, (901030-5) - 0010/06, MPP13741 (901027-1) - 0012/06. Trailers: TTG 0003/06, (011382-7), (011389-2), (011445-2). Passing: Diesel: 66503 "The RAILWAY MAGAZINE". EMU: 350106/111/118/120/123 350124/125/127/129/232/236/248/249/252/254/257/259/261/265. 377204/212 377214. 390001/002/012/013/016/021/022/028/039/042/044/045/050/053. Track Machine: 77904 (stabled).

Hitchin NR (view)**
Track Machine: 77327. Road/Rail: AE55MZG (979051-8) - Mercedes-Benz Unimog U400 with Access Platform 207414. Passing: HST: 43295/309/313. Diesel: 66720 "Metronet Pathfinder". Electric. 91107/121/124/128. DMU: 180101. EMU: 365506/507/512/513 "Henley Depot"/515/518/519/520/521/522/525/527/531/537/538/540/541. Carriage: Mk4: 12538.

Hitchin OTPD (view)**
Diesel: 56301/302 (Both assumed). Track machines: 72203/206/208, 73107, 73238 "Brian Langley"/256/265/268/269/271, 73310/316/321, 73403/404/413 73415/423/426/427, 73601, 75203, 77320/321/326/329/330/331, 78225/233, 81514/515.

Note: It is strongly believed 73420 was also seen on the day, this conclusion being drawn after the visit.

Foxton Station (2 minutes, viewed from level crossing)
EMU: 365518/522/529.

Bannolds, Fen Drayton (visit)
Carriages: Mk1: 15626, 24458.

A big thank you to Michael Attle for arranging & hosting a superb visit.

Wellingborough Yard (view).
Wagons: 380701/702/704/705/707/708/709/710. Passing: HST: 43047/058. DEMU: 222008.

Whitemoor Yard, March (view)
Diesel: 08934, 66015/023/069/095/144/151/158/167/180/702 "Blue Lightning"/715. Track machine: 76323.

Electromotive Engineering depot, Near March station (view)
Diesel: 66704 "Colchester Power Signalbox". Passing: DMU: 170109/636.

Peterborough GBRF depot (view)
Diesel: 66405/716/721"Harry Beck"/723"Chinook"/728.

Compound on the approach road to Peterborough GBRF depot (view).
Road/Rail: Quattro: 205 (911140-0) - JCB JZ140 1137031/05, 215 (911152-5) - Komatsu PC138 4615, 282 (914002-9) - Caterpillar D3G CFC000698.

Peterborough Station (45 mins)**
HST: 43206/318. Electric: 91125. DMU: 170202/639, 180101/109. EMU: 365509 365511/514 "Captain George Vancouver". Carriages: Mk4: 10306, 11286/315 11415, 12226/309/409/442/515. DVT: 82224.

Peterborough EWS depot and station yard area (view)**
Diesel: 66119/172 "PAUL MELLENEY". Snowploughs: 965232/233.

** = Not seen by entire party.