Spring 2007 updates
21 April 2007
A quick round up of some of Spring's OTP news.
Booths
A trip to Booth's scrapyard at the end of March showed just one item of plant remaining - 76314. Everything else has been scrapped, including a lot of machines marked as "do not cut".
One cab of 73264 also remains - in use as a small shed.
These were joined at the beginning of April by a selection of Hexthorpe's demics - 96504, 96508, 96512, 96513 and 96514. It is not yet known whether 96511 followed/will follow.
Preservation news
In a welcome change, several of Carillion's old tampers have been preserved. 73250 can now be found at the Kent & East Sussex Railway; whilst 73303 and 73315 are now at the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway.
Your comments
All comments are the opinions of their respective authors, and do not reflect the opinions of ontrackplant.com
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Martin Foster
26 April 2007, 12:33:40
The SCPV 96511 will not follow just yet.
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Vince /// OTPnet
14 June 2007, 11:22:12
Just to update this - all five of the cranes have been disposed of at Booth's. 76314 still remains...
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Antony Stubbings
28 June 2007, 18:57:26
DR73962 Was working in Nothern Ireland & stabled at Lisburn PW.Sidings 07.06.07.I was unable to get any details as I was travelling on the Belfast - Dublin Enterprise.
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Vince /// OTPnet
28 June 2007, 19:16:19
Sounds like this Antony:
DR 73926 (not sure why it was given this number! NI doesn't use TOPS??)
Not to be confused with
DR 73926 (the UK version)
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