Power scene

CLASS 20

TYPE 1 No. 20189 had a run out on October 12 when ‘tailing’ the 1Z71/08.27 Dorridge-Chester Vintage Trains charter, which was hauled by steam locomotive No. 7029 Clun Castle and routed via Stafford and Crewe on the outward leg and back via Wrexham, Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.

Earlier in the month, on October 2, another privately-owned Type 1 No. 20227 ‘top and tailed’ Class 4 2-6-0 No. 76084 on a ‘fish and chip’ special running on the national network between Sheringham and Cromer. Four days later the same pair handled the 1Z10/16.00 Sheringham-Cromer and the 1Z11/16.50 return.

Another turn of events saw Nos. 20007+20205 running light from Leicester to Bristol on October 30, ready to assist No. 57305 with a stock move to Crewe the following day.

Having taken over from classmates Nos. 20118+20132 on the transfer of spoil between Basford Hall Yard and Pinnox Branch, Longport at the end of September, ‘standard’ blue Type 1s Nos. 20096+20107 handled more than a dozen trips between the two points (loaded and empty) until the final run on October 4, when the latter pair hauled the 6Z38/20.45 from Crewe Basford Hall. A rare trip for Nos. 20118+20132 followed on October 18, however, when the duo ran light from Longport to work the 6Z21/12.19 Ellesmere Port West Yard to Garston Yard conveying two IVA vans previously in store. After passing Frodsham Junction at 12.52, 6Z21 took the low-level line to pass beneath Warrington Bank Quay station.

Nos. 20311 and 20314 commenced the railhead treatment programme in Yorkshire at the beginning of October and worked together until the final leg (the 3S15/19.42 Bridlington-York Works) on October 9. Next day, the DRS pairing of Nos. 20302 and 20303 took out the 3S11/04.15 York Works-Sheffield, yet No. 20314 accompanied No. 20302 between October 17 and 23, allowing No. 20303 to rejoin its stable companion the following day. Meanwhile, having travelled