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Reported today on WNXX that the eight power cars have been transferred from the SCXL pool to newly created HHPC


****Updated Thursday 6th May****


DCR 60028 collected 2 Habfis/IWB Dellner fitted wagons and 3 Sfps/IGB brakeforce wagons from Wembley Receptions today and transferred them to Willesden DC Sidings
 
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Well imagine my surprise to see this pull in at the almost never used Fareham bay platform just now!
 

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I guess its run down from Eastleigh. Strange colour scheme. Until yesterday I didn't realise there was a buffer stop at that platform.
 
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I did a quick Google and apparently this is super-power for towing new multiple units for delivery - or so says this article:

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2021/0...re-livery-class-31-and-50-will-join-them.html

RailAdventure has signed a new partnership deal with Hanson & Hall Rail Services, and, at the same time, has purchased eight Class 43 locomotives, which will run back to back to operate domestic services.

RailAdventure, based in Munich, has been involved in delivering new trains from Europe to the UK, such as the new Merseyrail Class 777 trains.

Alex Dworaczek, Managing Director of RailAdventure GmbH, said: “We always want to accompany the development of our customers and are now proud to be able to offer the highest quality and most flexible solutions from our own source for the British domestic market. In addition, the local proximity to the production sites is important to us.
Since being founded three years ago, Hanson and Hall have been supporting operators in the UK and as part of its expansion plans has partnered with RailAdventure. Hanson and Hall will now operate under “Hanson & Hall Part of the RailAdventure Group”.

Jason Hall, Managing Director of Hanson & Hall, said: “This is a really exciting time for us as we increase the scale our service offerings. Through the combined experience of Rail Adventure and our company, the UK rail industry and its suppliers are about to receive a much-needed step change in service levels, and I am thrilled we have such fantastic partners backing us during the next stages of our growth”. Hanson and Hall’s Class 50 and 31 locomotives will both wear the RailAdventure livery in the future, according to the operator. For the expansion of the fleet, RailAdventure says it relies on tried and tested equipment, using locomotives that are independent of any manufacturer or operating company. With regards to this, Alex Dworaczek states: “What we want to avoid is, for example, using a current product of a locomotive manufacturer to transport the prototype of another competing company, which can lead to conflicts of interest with our customers.”
Eight HST power cars have been purchased from a UK Leasing Company, these being: 43296, 43308, 43423, 43465, 43467, 43468, 43480 and 43484. The former two, 43296 and 43308, have been purchased for spares.

Six power cars will double up to form three double locomotives and will be fitted with translator technology to allow for controlling the brakes of towed multiple units.
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route101 said:
I guess its run down from Eastleigh. Strange colour scheme. Until yesterday I didn't realise there was a buffer stop at that platform.
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Why is it a strange colour scheme? It’s RailAdventure’s standard livery.
 
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Why is it a strange colour scheme? It’s RailAdventure’s standard livery.
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Presumably referring to the lack of yellow.

Are those the ex-Grand Central power cars?
 
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43480 has been reported as carrying two stickers on the front between the light clusters, white squares with two red triangles, one inverted above the other, I have to say it's a new one on me, anyone have any idea on their meaning?
 
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Standard tail signal on the Continent (except France, obvs....). Bit naughty to have stickers, rather than boards. What happens when that car is leading?
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There appear to be a number of changes made in the last few weeks with the overall position

RailAdventure UK Ltd is now the new name of SLC Operations Ltd from 9th August with Alexander Dworaczek appointed as a director

Dworaczek no longer a director of Hanson & Hall from 29th June

The power cars are currently listed as

43296 - Eastleigh - parts donor
43308 - Eastleigh - parts donor
43423 - Eastleigh - stored
43465 - Kings Norton OTPD - available - RailAdventure livery
43467 - Eastleigh - stored
43468 - Eastleigh - available? - RailAdventure livery
43480 - Eastleigh - stored - RailAdventure livery
43484 - Kings Norton OTPD - available - RailAdventure livery
 
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ExRes said:
There appear to be a number of changes made in the last few weeks with the overall position

RailAdventure UK Ltd is now the new name of SLC Operations Ltd from 9th August with Alexander Dworaczek appointed as a director

Dworaczek no longer a director of Hanson & Hall from 29th June

The power cars are currently listed as

43296 - Eastleigh - parts donor
43308 - Eastleigh - parts donor
43423 - Eastleigh - stored
43465 - Kings Norton OTPD - available - RailAdventure livery
43467 - Eastleigh - stored
43468 - Eastleigh - available? - RailAdventure livery
43480 - Eastleigh - stored - RailAdventure livery
43484 - Kings Norton OTPD - available - RailAdventure livery
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It had been noted that the Power Cars had been running minus H+H branding recently so something had been a foot. I wonder how long until the 50 receives another repaint.
 
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Have these actually turned a wheel in revenue earning service yet? Seems a good idea but not one taken up yet.
 
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43465 & 43484 worked 0935 0Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Toton North Yard, 1317 6X43 to Burton OT Wetmore Sidings and 1539 0Z44 back to Kings Norton
 
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Bob Price said:
Have these actually turned a wheel in revenue earning service yet? Seems a good idea but not one taken up yet.
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I think a few posts back may go in part to explain what’s happened with them so far. I’m sure RA would like to have them in revenue earning service by now, but there seemed to be shall we say, issues with their UK traction provider.

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43465 & 43484 worked 0935 0Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Toton North Yard, 1317 6X43 to Burton OT Wetmore Sidings and 1539 0Z44 back to Kings Norton
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The move from Toton conveyed a HBOC? Ballast Feeder to be worked on at Burton.
 
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The other liveried pair out today on test, 43468 & 43480 on 0957 0Z20 Eastleigh Arlington to Eastlleigh via Fareham, 1115 0Z21 to Fareham, 1146 0Z22 & 1243 0Z23 Fareham return via Eastleigh and 1352 0Z24 to Eastleigh Arlington
 
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Just an update:

Currently in RailAdventure/Hanson & Hall Livery:
43 465, 43 468, 43 480 and 43 484

Currently in Virgin East Coast livery:
43 296 and 43 308

Currently in East Midlands Trains Blue livery:
43 423 and 43 467
 
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43465 & 43484 out today on 1231 6Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Worcester TC hauling the two RailAdventure barrier vans then 1432 6Z44 to Humberstone Road and 1732 6Z45 to Tyseley Steam Trust
 
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43468 & 43480 on 1302 0Z43 Eastleigh Arlington to Tyseley Steam Trust to join 465 & 484

43423 & 467 remain stored at Eastleigh along with spares donors 296 & 308

The two barrier vans are at Tyseley Steam Trust, one brake force wagon at Kings Norton OTPD and two at Leicester LIP



** Updated Tuesday 11th October **


43465 & 43484 worked 1006 0Z43 Tyseley LMD to Burton OT Wetmore Sidings, 1225 6X43 to Toton North Yard and 1437 0Z44 to Tyseley Steam Trust



** Updated Wednesday 12th October **


43465 & 43484 worked 1003 6Z43 Tyseley Steam Trust to Humberstone Road and 1247 6Z46 return with the barrier vans
 
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