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12th September, 2025
The Blue Pullman HST will be passing through Scotland this Saturday (13th September) as it heads to Inverness.
Departing Rugby at 07:13, the HST will pass through Nuneaton (07:25), Tamworth (07:49), Lichfield Trent Valley (07:59), Stafford (08:17), Crewe (08:41), Warrington Bank Quay (09:02), Wigan North Western (09:15), Preston (09:31), Lancaster (10:23), Penrith North Lakes (11:08), Carlisle (11:57), Wishaw (13:47), Lenzie (15:01), Stirling (15:49), Perth (16:25), Pitlochry (17:07), Dalwhinnie (18:03) and Inverness at 19:43.
Blue Pullman HST to pass through Scotland this Saturday
The Blue Pullman HST will be passing through Scotland this Saturday (13th September) as it heads to Inverness.
Departing Rugby at 07:13, the HST will pass through Nuneaton (07:25), Tamworth (07:49), Lichfield Trent Valley (07:59), Stafford (08:17), Crewe (08:41), Warrington Bank Quay (09:02), Wigan North Western (09:15), Preston (09:31), Lancaster (10:23), Penrith North Lakes (11:08), Carlisle (11:57), Wishaw (13:47), Lenzie (15:01), Stirling (15:49), Perth (16:25), Pitlochry (17:07), Dalwhinnie (18:03) and Inverness at 19:43.
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03179 in Network Southeast livery
Next month. Class 03 0-6-0 diesel shunter No. 03179, which once worked on the Isle of Wight, will be returning to the island after eight years of painstaking restoration.
Former Island 03 class shunter 03179 has been restored at a site in Northamptonshire, and now awaits final testing and finishing touches to the livery before being ready for operational service.
An agreement has been reached for it to join the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (IWSR) for an initial ten-year period.
Built at Swindon works in 1962 as D2179, it was renumbered under TOPS as 03179 and worked on the mainland until 1987, when Class 03 locomotives started being withdrawn by British Rail.
It was then transferred to the Isle of Wight for hauling engineering trains.
While on the Isle of Wight, 03179 was repainted into Network South East’s iconic livery of red, white and blue, and continued working on the Island until 1988 when it was sold and transported back to the mainland, where it continued service with private mainline operators.
In 2016, it required a full overhaul and was finally withdrawn and disposed of, having been the last Class 03 in active service.
No. 03179 fills an important gap in the Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s collection and provides a much-needed and suitable diesel locomotive to maintain operations during the hot and dry spells when there is a serious risk of disruption through not being able to operate steam locomotives.
Thanks to the railway’s friends and sponsors ‘Wightlink’, 03179 will return to the Isle of Wight during October.
Over the weekend of 29th/30th November, 03179 will appear at the Island Locos Gala and Festive Ales event in partnership with South Western Railway’s Island Line.
As well as 03179, other locomotives at the gala will include diesel shunter D2554 / 05 001 Nuclear Fred, Terrier Class 0-6-0 steam locomotive W8 Freshwater, and Adams 02 Class 0-4-4 steam locomotive W24 Calbourne.
Class 03 locomotives can also be found in service with the Swindon and Cricklade Railway and the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
Former island shunter returns to the Isle of Wight
03179 in Network Southeast livery
Next month. Class 03 0-6-0 diesel shunter No. 03179, which once worked on the Isle of Wight, will be returning to the island after eight years of painstaking restoration.
Former Island 03 class shunter 03179 has been restored at a site in Northamptonshire, and now awaits final testing and finishing touches to the livery before being ready for operational service.
An agreement has been reached for it to join the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (IWSR) for an initial ten-year period.
Built at Swindon works in 1962 as D2179, it was renumbered under TOPS as 03179 and worked on the mainland until 1987, when Class 03 locomotives started being withdrawn by British Rail.
It was then transferred to the Isle of Wight for hauling engineering trains.
While on the Isle of Wight, 03179 was repainted into Network South East’s iconic livery of red, white and blue, and continued working on the Island until 1988 when it was sold and transported back to the mainland, where it continued service with private mainline operators.
In 2016, it required a full overhaul and was finally withdrawn and disposed of, having been the last Class 03 in active service.
No. 03179 fills an important gap in the Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s collection and provides a much-needed and suitable diesel locomotive to maintain operations during the hot and dry spells when there is a serious risk of disruption through not being able to operate steam locomotives.
Thanks to the railway’s friends and sponsors ‘Wightlink’, 03179 will return to the Isle of Wight during October.
Over the weekend of 29th/30th November, 03179 will appear at the Island Locos Gala and Festive Ales event in partnership with South Western Railway’s Island Line.
As well as 03179, other locomotives at the gala will include diesel shunter D2554 / 05 001 Nuclear Fred, Terrier Class 0-6-0 steam locomotive W8 Freshwater, and Adams 02 Class 0-4-4 steam locomotive W24 Calbourne.
Class 03 locomotives can also be found in service with the Swindon and Cricklade Railway and the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
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