Stabled in the yard at Leeming Bar, Wenslydale Railway on the 20th June 2019 is ex Ministry of Defence 01544.

Locomotive History
01544 is a 4 wheel Diesel Hydraulic locomotive, built in 1977 by Thomas Hill (Works No. 270V) for the Defence Logistics Organisation. Numbered 252 it was originally used for shunting wagons around the Ministry of Defence’s extensive rail network. It is now owned by Harry Needle Railroad Company

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East Midlands Trains 156470 approaches Attenborough station working a late running 2N27, 09:37 Matlock – Newark Castle, 29th June 2019.

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Cross Country Bombardier Turbostar 170101 approaches Beeston working 1V07, 10:07 Nottingham – Cardiff, 3rd June 2019. Waiting on the Up Slow to follow 170101 westward is DB Cargo 60059 working 6M57, 07:15 Lindsey – Kingsbury loaded oil tanks.

Unit History
The first of many Bombardier Turbostars 170101 was delivered in 1998 and operated initially by Midland Main Line on stopping services between London St Pancras and the East Midlands. In 2004, Midland Main Line introduced new class 222 Meridian units, which displaced the Turbostars to Central Trains. Since 2008 170101 has been operated by Arriva Cross Country and is now well over twenty years old.

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Arriva Cross Country 170639 stands in platform 5 at Nottingham station waiting departure time working 1V08, 11:07 Nottingham – Cardiff, 19th June 2019.

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East Midlands Trains 222004 rounds the curves at Barrow on Soar working a service to London St Pancras, 27th June 2019

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