Sunday 8 December 2013

Nothing much to report

Sunday, 8 December 2013

Only the yellow DVT 82111 and one of the industrial diesel shunters outside today.

Sunday 17 November 2013

Chiltern Railways 168004

Sunday, 17 November 2013 @ 11:15

Chiltern's Mainline liveried 168004 was keeping 08645 company today.

Sunday 10 November 2013

70018

Sunday, 10 November 2013 @ 11:50

Only 70018 keeping Sprite, George Toms and DVT 82111 company today.

Tuesday 5 November 2013

66606

Saturday, 2 November 2013 @ 09:20

Freightliner's 66606 (several panels removed) with 70018 and FGw's 08645.

Saturday 19 October 2013

66518

Thursday, 17 October 2013 @ 12:25

First Great Western 08645 and Freightliner's 66518 were outside today with yellow DVT 82111.

Sunday 6 October 2013

08645

Sunday, 6 October 2013 @ 11:25

On its own today - First Great Western's 08645 Mike Baggott.

Friday 27 September 2013

Chiltern Railways Class 168

Friday, 27 September 2013 @ 12:15

Chiltern Railways Mainline liveried 168216 was outside today awaiting its 18:05 departure to Wembley. Keeping it company was Freightliner's 70015.

Friday 13 September 2013

70018

Friday, 13 September 2013 @ 12:35

Yesterday's arrival, 70016 was still outside today together with 66507.

Wednesday 11 September 2013

66515

Wednesday, 11 September 2013 @ 13:00

The end of 66515 was visible near the Javelin and Network Rail DVT.

[66515 left on Thursday 12 September behind 66952]

Friday 30 August 2013

Class 66/5s

Thursday, 29 August 2013 @ 12:55

After an arrival from Crewe, there were three Freightliner Class 66s visible:

66514, 66543 and 66562.

Sunday 18 August 2013

66508

Sunday 18 August 2013 @ 11:20

Freightliner's 66508 outside with the usual suspects today.

Saturday 10 August 2013

Little to report

Saturday 10 August 2013 @ 15:30

Very little of note today. Just the Javelin driving car, DVT 82111 and the two industrials, Sprite and George Toms.

Sunday 28 July 2013

66558

Sunday, 28 July 2013 @ 15:25

Freightliner's 66558 had joined 73204 and Javelin car 39016.


Thursday 25 July 2013

73204 / 395001

Thursday, 25 July 2013 @12:10

Not much has changed, 73204, DVT 82111 and 39016 from Javelin 395001.

Saturday 13 July 2013

73204

Saturday, 13 July 2013 @ 14:30

Not much today,  just 73204, DVT 82111 and 39016 from Javelin 395001.

Wednesday 10 July 2013

395001

Wednesday, 10 July 2013 @ 14:45

Left to right were:

73204, 66507, Network Rail DVT 82111, Sprite, 66506 and PDTSO 39016 from 395001.
In their usual locations were 92045, 92046 and Eurostar powercar 3308. 

Sunday 7 July 2013

66749

Sunday, 7 July 2013 @ 12:35

73204 and 08645 were in the same positions as previously reported.

66749 and two GBRf Biomass wagons were towards the right hand side. Realtime Trains  http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk  has a departure at 0930 on Monday 8 July heading for Ironbridge P.S. via Leicester, Nuneaton, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

Thursday 4 July 2013

08645

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

FGW's 08645 was trying to hide behind 73204 today.

Monday 1 July 2013

73204

Monday, 1 July 2913 @ 13:00

Just 73204 to be seen outside along with the long term residents behind the office block.

( Missed 66749 which had arrived early morning from Doncaster and had already been transported to the GCR at Quorn) 

Tuesday 11 June 2013

66538 & 66539 - One in, one out

Tuesday, 11 June 2013 @ 12:25

Blue class 50, 50044 was still sitting on the left hand side across the field. 66539 had just arrived from Crewe and was parked, with the cab visible, behind the 50.

66538 then moved towards the mainline gate ready to depart for Crewe at 12:46.

Thursday 30 May 2013

70006 & 66506

Thursday, 30 May 2013

13:15
On view this afternoon were blue 50044 and yellow DVT 82111 together with newly arrived from Crewe, 66506 and 70006. Two unidentified Freightliner 66s could be seen between the gaps.

13:35
The two locomotives mentioned above moved out of hiding and round to the mainline gate. They were 66537 and 66509.

Tuesday 28 May 2013

50044

Tuesday, 28 May 2013 @ 12:55

Across a very wet field today from left to right were:

50044, DVT 82111, 66509 and 73204.

Tuesday 21 May 2013

70018

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

70018, with 66568 in tow, left the Brush at lunchtime today, bound for Crewe via Leicester.

Saturday 18 May 2013

Greater Anglia - 170207

Saturday, 18 May 2013

Greater Anglia's, 1 liveried, 170207 arrived in Loughborough from Norwich just after noon and was in the Brush around 12:25 p.m..

Tuesday 14 May 2013

Chiltern 67012

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 @ 13:00

A good selection of stock across the field today:

Chiltern 67012 A Shropshire Lad, with a Chiltern coach and DVT; 66537, 73204 Janice and 66538.

Sunday 12 May 2013

First Great Western 150

Sunday, 12 May 2013

The Realtimetrains website shows a unit movement out of the Brush to Reading at 10:30 on Monday 13 May. Presumably this will be the FGW 150 going home. (subject to the move not being cancelled!)



http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced?location=Loughborough+Brush&date=13%2F05%2F2013&tocs=All&timespan=4&show_schedules=11&schedule_type=2&show_wtt=1&show_var=1&show_stp=1&show_can=1

Sunday 5 May 2013

73204

Sunday, 5 May 2013 @ 13:00

Across the field today were 73204 Janice and the FGW 150.

Saturday 27 April 2013

70018

Saturday, 27 April 2013

Just 70018 and the FGW 150 outside this afternoon.

Thursday 25 April 2013

70018

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 @ 10:00

One end of 70018 was visible together with an unidentified Freightliner 66/5 and red liveried 6wDH "Earl of Yarborough" (RFSK 336V/1991).

Sunday 21 April 2013

73204

Sunday, 21 April 2013

Only 73204 visible from the layby today.

Tuesday 16 April 2013

Red Industrial Shunter & 73204

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 @ 13:00

More variety on view across the field today:
Chiltern DVT 82302
Two thirds of FGW's 150002
FGW Class 08, 08645
GBRf 73204
Brush's industrials, George Toms and Sprite
Hunslet badged 6w diesel shunter in red livery, Earl of Yarborough

Behind the office block the noses of what is assumed to be 92045, 92046 and Eurostar powercar 3308 were visible.

Sunday 7 April 2013

DMUs

Sunday, 7 April 2013 @ 16:30

First Great Western 150002 and Greater Anglia 170203 together with 08645 were visible across the field this afternoon.

Friday 5 April 2013

A mixed bag

Friday, 5 April 2013 @ 13:00

A good selection on view this lunchtime:
08645, 70018, 66540, Sprite, George Toms, an unidentified Network Rail DVT and newly arrived Greater Anglia's 1 liveried 170203.

Monday 18 March 2013

Greater Anglia 170201

Monday, 18 March 2013

After only a short stay, 170201 left the Brush this afternoon bound for Norwich.

Friday 15 March 2013

Greater Anglia 170

Friday, 15 March 2013 @13:30

No sign of 73204 or 70099 across the field today. The FGW 3 car Class 150 together with the resident industrial shunters and a Network Rail liveried DVT could be seen.

At the gate from the mainline was Greater Anglia's 170201 having just arrived from Norwich Crown Point.

Thursday 14 March 2013

70099

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Outside today were 70099 and 73204

Sunday 10 March 2013

73204

Sunday, 10 March 2013

GBRf  73204 was clearly visible this afternoon.

Thursday 28 February 2013

Greater Anglia 170

Thursday, 28 February 2013 @ 12:30

The FGW Class 150 is still present but has been joined by a Greater Anglia Class 170 which apparently arrived on Saturday, 23 February. Any ideas as to the identity?

(170205 was seen heading east on Friday afternoon - possibly this unit ex-Brush)

The field is still very wet.

Friday 22 February 2013

First Great Western DMU

Friday, 22 February 2013 @ 15:00

First Great Western Class 150, 3-car DMU No. 150002 was outside this afternoon together with assorted Class 460 cars and a pair of DVTs.

Visible but not identifiable was a FL 66/5 (anyone know this one?).

Sprite was busy shunting and George Toms was parked up.

The field is still extremely wet!!

Monday 7 January 2013

73209

Monday, 7 January 2013 @ 11:00

73209 was outside together with at least 5 Gatwick driving cars. The usual residents sit behind the portakabin block i.e. 56009, 92045/46 and Eurostar power car 3308.