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22A · Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 125 Location: Between 31F & 34E

Simple number queries please folks;

Fleet Status on WNXX lists 01561 "Kathryn" in blue & silver livery and 01562 "Black Beast" in black livery at Croft Quarry.
This site however lists the Croft pair as 01562 and 01572.
Has "Kathryn" been scrapped and replaced or merely renumbered please?
If 01572 is a replacement, any idea of the livery please?

Similarly at T J Thompson's WNXX lists 01554 "Helen" in green and 01555 "James" in red livery.
Here 01554 has disappeared, 01555 is still there, but has now been joined by 01567, 68 & 69.

concrete bob · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: 015XX

crazylegsbob · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 295 Location: teesside

has he had a look at my photos at tj thompsons,

pretty sure there are some green ones there but i dont know the numbers and to be honest i was not looking at the ind shunters ,

paying more attention to the 350,s getting scrapped,

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr358/crazylegsbob/P2070029.jpg
http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr358/crazylegsbob/P2070026.jpg
http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr358/crazylegsbob/P2070023.jpg
regards crazylegsbob. Cool

njhayllar · Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 61

It would appear that:
01568 has been renumbered 01554
01572 has been renumbered 01561

On a different subject what is the id of 01599? Some sources suggest a "ghost" loco for TOPS training purposes, others mention D9529 (which also carries number 14029). 01599 has, according to TOPS, recently been transferred from pool MBDL to WFMU! Can any one help. Any information on TOPS would be very useful.

NJH

concrete bob · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:35 pm Post subject:

According to my source Norm, 01599 is at Toton, arriving there at 10:50, on the 26th March.

That was taken from TOPS, so make of that what you will. Bit strange really, going to Toton Confused

njhayllar · Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 61

Thanks Steve. According to a TOPS list seen on 20 March, the current location of 01599 was Toton TMD! Until there is positive id of a loco perhaps we should treat this as a "ghost" number.

Norman Hayllar

Juanjo · Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 70

Been doing a bit of t'internet research into the 01/5s.

I'm led to believe the green loco in this pic is 01555, formerly named James, at Thomson's, but has been out of use for about three years (thanks to CLB for the pic)
http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr358/crazylegsbob/P2070023.jpg

Also at Thomson's, all in green, are 01567 Elizabeth (red nameplate), 01568 (formerly 01554) Helen (red nameplate) and 01569 Emma (black nameplate).

Pretty certain 01599 is Class 14 D9529, seen at Bardon Hill quarry in January

I'm not aware of any renumberings surrounding 01561 - and can't find any record of an 01572.

01562 was in white, with blue solebar/skirt in April 2007.
http://www.uklocos.com/dieselpics/th257-Croft%2013-04-07.jpg (Not my pic)
Also, apparently now carries the name Chug, rather than Black Beast.

HTH someone

22A · Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 125 Location: Between 31F & 34E

Juanjo · Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 70

410 isn't an 01/5.
It's a former North British-built Army loco, and still carries its Army number.

The other at Snailwell, I believe, is Ruston no 468048 - again not an 01/5.

Suggest you try www.uklocos.com - has an excellent searchable database for industrial shunters, including 01/5s.
It includes latest sightings so you can see how up to date it is. However, searching under location can be difficult - eg Long Marston is actually filed as Motorail Logistics and Snailwell is under European Metal Recycling.

22A · Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 125 Location: Between 31F & 34E

Thanks for the link, but it didn't answer another query I have.
April last year I travelled to Canterbury and passing by Ashford, there was a load of PW wagons and amongst them were a pair of industrial shunters. I'm sorry I've lost my notes, so cannot describe them too well, but one was in mock SE&CR licery.
Presumably they would need to be in the 015XX range if they were to move under their own power on NR metals?

Juanjo · Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 70

Can't help with both, but the SE&CR shunter is now at Booths
http://dan43004.fotopic.net/p45764158.html (again not my pic)

Search for number 426 on UKloco and it brings it up, plus history of where it's been.

But believe both were restricted to private tracks and therefore not NR registered.