RailAdventure Power Cars

[ExRes]

What are they collecting?

Reported elsewhere that it's 769959


43423 & 43467 and 43465 & 43484 worked 0501 5Q88 Eastriggs MOD to Long Marston hauling 769959 with 2 NVAs and 1548 5M89 to Kings Norton OTPD with the NVAs

 

[Deepgreen]

Also don't forget the Waterloo-Penzance via Basingstoke blockade busters for FGW about a decade or so ago.

Indeed - at Hersham.

 

[ExRes]

HNRC Swietelsky hire ins 20302 & 20311 worked 0600 0M84 Worksop Down Yard to Crewe for RA driver training

43423 & 43467 worked 0640 5K85 Kings Norton OTPD to Crewe TMD (E) with 2 NVAs

43423 & 43467 and 20302 & 20311 worked 1225 5Q88 Crewe TMD (E) to Long Marston hauling 769006 with 2 NVAs and 1830 5M89 to Kings Norton OTPD



** Updated Thursday 15th May **


20302 & 20311 worked 1300 0E25 Kings Norton OTPD to Newark Shunt Siding Northgate



** Updated Friday 16th May **


20302 & 20311 worked 0850 0D37 Newark Shunt Siding Northgate to Doncaster Wood Yard, 1222 6X39 to Burton OT Wetmore Sidings hauling a ballast feeder top and tail and 1728 0E26 to Worksop Up Reception

43423 & 43467 and 43465 & 43484 are at Kings Norton OTPD and 43468 & 43480 at the Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival



** Updated Sunday 18th May **


43468 & 43480 working 1455 0G87 Kidderminster SVR to Kings Norton OTPD



** Updated Monday 19th May **


43423 & 43467 and 43468 & 43480 worked 0725 5S04 Kings Norton OTPD to Eastriggs MOD with NVAs 96602 & 96607



** Updated Tuesday 20th May **


43423 & 43467 and 43468 & 43480 worked 0501 5Q88 Eastriggs MOD to Long Marston hauling 769922 and NVAs and 1547 5M89 to Kings Norton OTPD

 

[ExRes]

43423 & 43467 worked 0600 0E25 Kings Norton OTPD to Gascoigne Wood Sidings

43468 & 43480 worked 0745 0D25 Kings Norton OTPD to Loughborough Brush

 

[Iskra]

43423 & 43467 working 0600 0E25 Kings Norton OTPD to Gascoigne Wood Sidings 1020 6Z26 1428 6B27 1732 0G19

43468 & 43480 working 0745 0D25 Kings Norton OTPD to Loughborough Brush 1145 5D26 1741 0G87

What are they moving from Gascoigne Wood to Tyseley please?

 

[ExRes]

What are they moving from Gascoigne Wood to Tyseley please?

RailAdventure facebook showing a couple of, or a twin? well used yellow plant lowmac type wagons, obviously for specialist use

 

[Iskra]

RailAdventure facebook showing a couple of, or a twin? well used yellow plant lowmac type wagons, obviously for specialist use

Thanks

 

[ExRes]

What are they moving from Gascoigne Wood to Tyseley please?

I'm informed that they are KWA 'Bogie Excavator & Container Well Wagons' also described as 'Warwells' used for carrying bulldozers/excavators and have been in storage for many years

 

[Iskra]

43423 & 43467 working 1020 6Z26 Gascoigne Wood Sidings to Tyseleley LMD hauling 2 KWA wagons 1428 6B27 1732 0G19

43468 & 43480 working 1145 5D26 1741 0G87

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I'm informed that they are KWA 'Bogie Excavator & Container Well Wagons' also described as 'Warwells' used for carrying bulldozers/excavators and have been in storage for many years

Interesting! Thanks

 

[ExRes]

43423 & 43467 worked 1020 6Z26 Gascoigne Wood Sidings to Tyseley LMD hauling 2 KWA wagons 95623 & 95624 where 95264 was dropped off, 1428 6B27 to Bletchley Up & Down Goods with KWA 95623 and 1732 0G19 to Kings Norton OTPD

43468 & 43480 worked 1145 5D26 Loughborough Brush to Butterley MRC with Mk3 42111 (thanks @fgwrich ) and 1741 0G87 to Kings Norton OTPD

 

[fgwrich]

43468 + 42111 + 43480 working 1145 5D26 Loughborough Brush to Butterley MRC 1741 0G87

Updated.

 

[50002Superb]

Passed me at Derby

 

[5562]

Interesting workings today. Would both power cars be working or one switched out or just idling?

 

[ExRes]

HNRC Swietelsky hire ins 20302 & 20311 worked 1200 0O20 Worksop Down Reception to Dollands Moor Sidings to collect 2110 6Q23 and 555016 & 555035

 

[BRX]

HNRC Swietelsky hire ins 20302 & 20311 working 1200 0O20 Worksop Down Reception to Dollands Moor Sidings for 2110 6Q23

In South London this evening:

On their way to pick up a 555 I believe. They will return tonight but after dark sadly.

 

[ExRes]

In South London this evening:

On their way to pick up a 555 I believe. They will return tonight but after dark sadly.

Thanks, should look good with some nice yellow 555s, maybe they'll throw off daytime light at 2300


43423 & 43467 worked 1140 0M10 Kings Norton OTPD to Rugby Depot Access Line and 1531 6A11 to Wembley HS hauling Colas Tamper DR73907

 

[Class15]

Here are the 20s passing Upper Holloway heading towards Harringay Park Jn to reverse.

 

[DanNCL]

43423 & 43467 worked 1140 0M10 Kings Norton OTPD to Rugby Depot Access Line and 1531 6A11 to Wembley HS hauling a Tamper

Suspect they’ll now stay at Wembley to take the 555s on to Pelaw tomorrow.

 

[BRX]

Thanks, should look good with some nice yellow 555s, maybe they'll throw off daytime light at 2300

 

[ExRes]

Suspect they’ll now stay at Wembley to take the 555s on to Pelaw tomorrow.

20302 & 20311 working 2110 6Q23 Dollands Moor Sidings to Wembley Receptions 1-7 with 555016 & 555035, strangely the Friday schedules for the barrier return are on RTT but still no sign of the Wembley to Pelaw trip tomorrow

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Great effort @BRX I definitely think the orange and yellow need some buffing up though to give a level playing field .....



** Updated Thursday 29th May **


43423 & 43467 worked 0620 6Q34 Wembley Receptions 1-7 to York Holgate Siding GBRf hauling 555016 & 555035 with the barriers and 20302 & 20311 on the rear, the 20s were removed at West Holmes Junction and worked 1200 0D20 to Worksop Down Reception, 43423 & 43467 then worked 2051 6Q35 York Holgate to Pelaw Junction with the 555s



** Updated Friday 30th May **


43423 & 43467 worked 0438 6Q42 Pelaw Junction to Wembley Receptions 1-7 and 1726 6Q43 to Dollands Moor Sidings with the barriers collecting DR73907 from Wembley then 2111 0Q44 to Wembley HS

 

[BRX]

43s & barriers (and a tamping machine) back to Dollands Moor this evening.

 

[ExRes]

43423 & 43467 worked 1233 0G19 Wembley HS to Kings Norton OTPD



** Updated Monday 2nd June **


43465 & 43484 worked 0640 0J81 Kings Norton OTPD to Castleton Hopwood Gf and 1333 0Q82 to Kidderminster SVR hauling 45108 & 50015



** Updated Tuesday 3rd June **


43465 & 43484 worked 1008 0Q83 Kidderminster SVR to Bishops Lydeard hauling 45108, 50015 & D1015 for the West Somerset Railway Summer Diesel Festival, the power cars will be on display at the Williton Diesel Depot

 

[RailwayRookie]

The oracle's here wouldn't happen to know if there's still power cars at the Mid Norfolk that are heading to the NYMR diesel gala early next week?

 

[LA50041]

The oracle's here wouldn't happen to know if there's still power cars at the Mid Norfolk that are heading to the NYMR diesel gala early next week?

nothing at mid Norfolk at the moment. According to TOPS
43468/43480 are at Kings Norton
43465/43484 are at Bishops Lydeard
43423/43467 ate on 0G19 Wembley - Kings Norton

 

[RailwayRookie]

nothing at mid Norfolk at the moment. According to TOPS
43468/43480 are at Kings Norton
43465/43484 are at Bishops Lydeard
43423/43467 ate on 0G19 Wembley - Kings Norton

Interesting, thank you for the info.

 

[ExRes]

Interesting, thank you for the info.

RTT currently have

Monday - 0850 0Z10 Kings Norton OTPD to Mid Norfolk Railway

Tuesday - 0650 5Z11 Mid Norfolk to Inverkeithing Yard and 0926 0Z33 Mid Norfolk Railway to Barrow Hill LIP & 1520 0Q34 Barrow Hill LIP to Grosmont

Also on Monday 1242 0Q84 Bishops Lydeard to Kidderminster SVR, then Tuesdays 0655 0Q85 to Castleton Hopwood and 1333 0G86 to Kings Norton

 

[RailwayRookie]

RTT currently have

Monday - 0850 0Z10 Kings Norton OTPD to Mid Norfolk Railway

Tuesday - 0650 5Z11 Mid Norfolk to Inverkeithing Yard and 0926 0Z33 Mid Norfolk Railway to Barrow Hill LIP & 1520 0Q34 Barrow Hill LIP to Grosmont

Also on Monday 1242 0Q84 Bishops Lydeard to Kidderminster SVR, then Tuesdays 0655 0Q85 to Castleton Hopwood and 1333 0G86 to Kings Norton

That explains it, 0Z33 was the pathing I had a sniff of initially

 

[ExRes]

43468 & 43480 worked 0850 0Z10 Kings Norton OTPD to Mid Norfolk Railway Sidings

43465 & 43484 worked 1242 0Q84 Bishops Lydeard to Kidderminster SVR hauling 50015, 45108 & D1015

 

[Suraggu]

43480 + 45001 + 44021 + 43468 allocated to 5Z11 Mid Norfolk Railway - Inverkeithing Yard.

Realtime Trains | 5Z11 0650 Mid-norfolk Railway Siding to Inverkeithing Yard | 10/06/2025

Real-time train running information for 5Z11 0650 departure from Mid-norfolk Railway Siding to Inverkeithing Yard on 10/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Then tomorrow looking at the schedules in the black box show it’s off to Kyle Of Lochalsh & Stromeferry.

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 working 0655 0Q85 Kidderminster SVR to Castleton Hopwood Gf hauling 45108 & 50015 and 1333 0G86


* scheduled Wednesday 0640 0Z46 Kings Norton to Princes Risborough ACE, 1035 0Z47 to Northallerton Wensleydale & 1942 0Z48 to Keighley & WVR reportedly 47714 & 47715