NEWS  Last Updated 01/01/03

Date Loco(s) News
01/01/03 NEWS The DRS 20's at Doncaster have all been moved to Longtown.20007 has been preserved.
18/09/02 NEWS Many of the DRS 20's at Doncaster have been moved to Longtown.
18/09/02 20007 Has been noted at the Churnet Railway - Is it preserved?
05/08/02 20206 Has been surprisingly been disposed of by DRS, remains currently at Booths in Sheffield.
05/08/02 20303+20308 Worked 3-4/8 at KWVR Diesel Gala, the ever rarer 20901 didn't turn up.
17/04/02 NEWS Several Preserved 20's are seeing use on the CTRL around Ashford, 20001/048/189/227 so far noted.
14/10 NEWS 20307 and 20310 were the DRS 20's used on the Pathfinder they actually ran from Motherwell to Carlisle via the GS&W. Apparently the last 4 EWS owned 20's have been finally sold. Details to follow.
03/08 NEWS 20301 and 20304 were the DRS 20's at this years KWVR Diesel Gala. Pathfinder has 2 tours using 20's, 01/09/01 Braidhurst Jnc-Carlisle and 24/11/01 Warrington-East Midlands.
15/7 NEWS Not much to report since last September. 20169 has made it into preservation (details to follow). DRS 20's to my knowledge have only worked one tour (14/7/01 Carlisle-Keighley and return). There is a possiblility that there might be a few more tours this year! The KWVR should see a couple this August. Other than this, the ones for sale are still for sale and there are still 79 in existence!!
19/9 NEWS All of the remaining EWS Class 20's have now been put up for sale. Some of these have been withdrawn for nearly 10 years!! However the ones offered for sale seem to be in a good condition considering!! This will not conclude the 20 story as there are still quite a few owned by DRS that have yet to turn a wheel. The current state of play sees 79 Class 20's still in existence.
19/9 NEWS Many of the advertised DRS tours with Class 20's either were cancelled or ran with different power. One such train was Pathfinders tour to Old Oak Common Open Day, instead of getting 3*20, it had 20307 and 37609 instead. DRS are currently holding fire on supplying there loco's for tours.
19/9 20904+20906 Worked the KWVR Diesel Gala. It was 20904's first passenger outing for 13 years, however im not sure whether it is 20041 or 20101, can anyone help?
21/7 20904 & 20906 Went to Toton to collect MRC loco's.
13/7 20312+37610 Were on the Bridgwater flasks.
12/7 20312+37610 Passed Warrington BQ at 18.20 on Bridgwater flasks.
30/6 20227 Was Seen at the LUL depot at West Ruislip, Very clean condition - seemed to have a nameplate,
29/6 20314+20313 Noted through Kings Norton at 17.29 on the Bridgwater flasks.
28/6 20309+20310 Bridgwater flasks.
23/6 20903/901/904/90? On a SB flask train 7E44? @ Carlisle 0835.
13/6 20302/305 Passed Lancaster at1008 on 6F20 Sellafield-Sandbach.
3/6 20302(ex-works)+20307 Departed Crewe 10.40 light towards Preston, Both nose leading!
30/5 20306/311 Noted on 7K73 Sellafield-Crewe pass SCORTON,LANCS @ 19.26.
30/5 20904+906 Noted whistling merrily south through Lancaster at 1010 on the Sellafield-Sandbach tanks.
26/5 20301/305/307/312 Passed Scorton on a Nuclear Flask train.
26/5 20314/313 Passed Warrington BQ at 1748  on the 7C4O Valley-Sellafield.
26/5 20301/305/307/312 Passed WBQ 0650 on 7C53 Crewe-Sellafield.
10/4 20902 Noted going northbound on the M6.
18/3 20313+20314 Nearly but not Quite:

These 20's were allocated the 0757 Crewe - Cardiff, 1915 return rugexes but at 11pm the night before they were replaced by 37401.

17/3 20301+20304 6C20 Sandbach-Sellafield (Acid tanks) passed Lancaster at 15:50.
13/3 203x?/3x?/904 in H/B livery. 7K73 Sellafield-Crewe Basford Hall Passed Grange-over-Sands.
8/3 20302 + 20304 Bridgewater yard.
28/1

20308+37608

Noted through Keighley heading north.
15/1 20906 Now in DRS Blue
13/1 20302/303/304/312/313 19.39 Sellafield to Carlisle flasks
Oct99

20901/902/903

At Kososvo till December.
Oct99

20016/057/066/073/081/092

All to Harry Needles freight Company.
Oct99 20087 Preserved - now at ELR Bury