An "O" Gauge model of 37418 "An Comunn Gaidhealach" on the Wick End layout. As the name suggests, the layout is supposed to be in the far north of Scotland.
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An "O" Gauge model of 37418 "An Comunn Gaidhealach" on the Wick End layout. As the name suggests, the layout is supposed to be in the far north of Scotland.
37418 "An Comunn Gaidhealach" stands at Thurso after arrival with a service from Inverness on 29th March 1987.
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Loram Class 37 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' at Darlington, 1 November 2024.
The previous planned operation of this train was during the summer and on a sunny day too, but sadly the loco failed on the day, so a rerun would happen! Just as expected, the rerun happened on a miserable day! In it's unique red / white livery, Loram Class 37, No 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' passes a very wet Whiston Station on 2Z01 08:49 Crewe - Liverpool LS - Manchester - Blackburn - Crewe 'inspection' tour using Saloon No 975025. 16th October 2024.
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After the Inspection Coach, 'Caroline', had been pushed on south by 'Loram Track & Maintenance Services' class lass 37, 37418, the timetable showed there was now 3 other trains of interest about to pass north and south through the station. As it was a Friday lunchtime and a day in the working week, then the liner trains to and from the south pass along the MIdland line here either coming from, or going too, the two terminals ion the Rotherham area; the Masbrough Newell & Wright Depot and/or their Depot in Tinsley Yard which also accommodates similar moves by Freightliner. In the this mosaic of 4 pictures we have at-
Upper left. Freightliner 66528, 'Madge Elliot MBE', on the 4L85, Tinsley Intermodal Term to Felixstowe North F.L.T move
Upper right. Freightliner 66528 crossing over the up main line to head north through Mexborough and Doncaster, then on south to Felixstowe.
Also in this picture, one of the 7 passenger moves, this one a Northern class 150, 150210, on the 2R25, Adwick to Sheffield service,
ready to pull into platform 3 at the station.
Lower left. Five minutes later and over on platform 1, another liner working from the south, this time GBRf with 66740, 'Sarah' on the mid-day 4L11, Masbrough Newell & Wright Depot also south to Felixstowe, but now the North(GBRf) terminal. Both this and the containers hauled by Freightliner, were long trains, getting on for around 40 I would estimate, I didn't count them this time though...
Lower right. A very close view of the containers rattling along and passed the north-bound signal, S0461, the 'S' now superfluous as all these signal are controlled from the York, 'Railway Operating Centre' just next to the station, the lit divergence 'feather' atop the signal had also changed aspect by this time. The turn-out speed across the junction onto the north-bound line through Mexborough, is 30m.p.h. for freight and 40m.p.h for passenger stock.
Swinton Interchange, passenger & freight workings, in order of passage, during the 30 minute visit!. One freight listed here, with a short rake of new rail panels and not shown here, passed south just after the 1st liner train, this was Freightliner 66565 on the regular lunchtime working, 6M73, Doncaster Up Decoy to Toton North Yard...
1P. NT. Scarborough 1J44 Sheffield 170454
2P. TP. Liverpool Lime Street 1B72 Cleethorpes 185131 185144
3P. NT. Sheffield 2R24 Adwick 150270
4P. NT. Leeds 2N10 Sheffield 158787
5P. NT. Sheffield 2N13 Leeds 1139 150001
6P. XC. Edinburgh 1V54 Plymouth 220007 220024
7F. LOR. 'Loram Rail' 'Network Rail' York Parcels Sidings 5Z06 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail)
37418, ex-D6971, 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' 975025 'Caroline'
8F FL. Tinsley Intermodal Term 4L85 Felixstowe North F.L.T. 66528 'Madge Elliot MBE'
9P. NT. Adwick 2R25 Sheffield 150210
10F. FL. Doncaster Up Decoy 6M73 Toton North Yard 66565
11F. GB. Masborough N&W(Gbrf) 4L11 Felixstowe North(Gbrf) 66740 'Sarah'
LRLO Pool 37418 works 5Z01 south through Huntingdon at bridge ECM1/152b, with 975025 in tow, on November 12th 2024.
She was built by Vulcan Foundry as D6971.
Cardiff (Canton) 18/03/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Landore 01/1974
Renumbered 37271 03/1974
Cardiff (Canton) 02/1977
Eastfield 01/1985
Renumbered 37418 11/1985
Inverness 01/1986
Named An Communn Gaidhealach at Edinburgh Waverley Station on 10/10/86,
Immingham 09/1990
Nameplates removed 3/91, reportedly at CD, and nameplates Pectinidae, with the Shell logo at the left-hand end of the nameplate, fitted on 16/3/91 at IM TMD.
Nameplates removed and renamed officially GORDON GRIGG for one day only on 11/3/92, but actually carried the plates until about 11/4/92, when they were removed and AN COMUNN GAIDHEALACH plates were refitted
Crewe Diesel 05/1993
Nameplates removed 7/93 at CD, and was named East Lancashire Railway at Bury Bolton Street Station on 22/4/94, they were removed in 12/96 but refitted in the autumn of 1999
Toton 07/1999
Motherwell 10/1999
Cardiff (Canton) 09/2001
Motherwell 02/2003
EWS Headquarters Pool 01/04/2005
Store 01/04/2005
The nameplates were removed at TO about 22/9/05
Loco sold 15/1/08 and was moved by road the same day from Toton to Allelys yard, Studley, then due to go to Barrow Hill for a bogie swap and due to move to the East Lancs. Railway about 4/08 but went directly to the ELR on 9/3/09
Had the Pectinidae, with the Shell logo at the left-hand end of the nameplate, nameplates refitted on the loco at Castlecroft MPD, Bury, ELR on 14/3/09, removed in 10/12
Headquarters Pool 09/07/2017
Moved to Barrow Hill 9/7/17, then to Boden Rail, Washwood Heath 4/12/17 and back to Barrow Hill 16/1/18
Repainted in BR large logo blue 15/11/18
Returned to Service 13/02/2019
On hire to Colas Railfreight, mainly for Network Rail test train workings, hire ended in 9/22
Original name An Communn Gaidhealach refitted at Boden Rail, Nottingham Eastcroft 11/6/20
RTC Derby 23/10/2022
Nameplates were removed when it was repainted. It returned to service on 25/1/24 without nameplates but they had been refitted by 8/2/24.
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LRLO Pool 37418 works 5Z01 south through Huntingdon at bridge ECM1/152b, with 975025 in tow, on November 12th 2024.
She was built by Vulcan Foundry as D6971.
Cardiff (Canton) 18/03/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Landore 01/1974
Renumbered 37271 03/1974
Cardiff (Canton) 02/1977
Eastfield 01/1985
Renumbered 37418 11/1985
Inverness 01/1986
Named An Communn Gaidhealach at Edinburgh Waverley Station on 10/10/86,
Immingham 09/1990
Nameplates removed 3/91, reportedly at CD, and nameplates Pectinidae, with the Shell logo at the left-hand end of the nameplate, fitted on 16/3/91 at IM TMD.
Nameplates removed and renamed officially GORDON GRIGG for one day only on 11/3/92, but actually carried the plates until about 11/4/92, when they were removed and AN COMUNN GAIDHEALACH plates were refitted
Crewe Diesel 05/1993
Nameplates removed 7/93 at CD, and was named East Lancashire Railway at Bury Bolton Street Station on 22/4/94, they were removed in 12/96 but refitted in the autumn of 1999
Toton 07/1999
Motherwell 10/1999
Cardiff (Canton) 09/2001
Motherwell 02/2003
EWS Headquarters Pool 01/04/2005
Store 01/04/2005
The nameplates were removed at TO about 22/9/05
Loco sold 15/1/08 and was moved by road the same day from Toton to Allelys yard, Studley, then due to go to Barrow Hill for a bogie swap and due to move to the East Lancs. Railway about 4/08 but went directly to the ELR on 9/3/09
Had the Pectinidae, with the Shell logo at the left-hand end of the nameplate, nameplates refitted on the loco at Castlecroft MPD, Bury, ELR on 14/3/09, removed in 10/12
Headquarters Pool 09/07/2017
Moved to Barrow Hill 9/7/17, then to Boden Rail, Washwood Heath 4/12/17 and back to Barrow Hill 16/1/18
Repainted in BR large logo blue 15/11/18
Returned to Service 13/02/2019
On hire to Colas Railfreight, mainly for Network Rail test train workings, hire ended in 9/22
Original name An Communn Gaidhealach refitted at Boden Rail, Nottingham Eastcroft 11/6/20
RTC Derby 23/10/2022
Nameplates were removed when it was repainted. It returned to service on 25/1/24 without nameplates but they had been refitted by 8/2/24.
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On a trip from Crewe, taking it to parts of the North West of England, Southern Region Inspection Saloon 975025 'Caroline' has a brief stop in Liverpool Lime Street station. Pushed and pulled by Loram Rail Class 37 loco 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach', the engine waits for the signal to clear to head east towards Manchester and Blackburn.
As the autumn colours slowly start to appear, 37418 Loram-branded An Comunn Gaidhealach dashes towards Norwich at Harford Bridge with inspection saloon 975025 Caroline, while working 2Z02 0846 Finsbury Park to Peterborough. The ensemble had worked via Ely and Brandon Down Goods Loop, and would return Up the Great Eastern Mainline as far as Colchester before reversing and heading to Peterborough via Ely.
Loram liveried class 37 37418 "An Comunn Gaidhealach" speeds towards Station Road overbridge in Churchdown, Gloucestershire with the 2Z01 Derby to Derby inspection train towing inspection saloon 975025 'Caroline'
24 September 2024
Loram Class 37 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' at Eaglescliffe, 28 June 2024.
Loram Class 37 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' and 37508 in Railfreight livery at Grosmont, 16 June 2024.
Class 37s 37508 in Railfreight livery, 37264 in BR blue livery, and Loram 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' at Grosmont MPD, 16 June 2024.
Loram Class 37 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' at Grosmont, 16 June 2024.
Loram Class 37 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' at Grosmont, 16 June 2024.
Loram Class 37 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' at Grosmont, 16 June 2024.
Loram Class 37 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' at Grosmont, 16 June 2024.
Loram Class 37 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' at Grosmont, 16 June 2024.