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25/03/13 - Key highlights for week commencing 3rd March 2013: The key highlights for this week included 90019 being declared a failure at Edinburgh prior to working 1M16. In addition, 90004 was at Crewe for a planned overhaul.

25/03/13 - Key highlights for week commencing 10th March 2013: The key highlights for this week included 90018 working the first railtour of 2013 involving a class 90 and driver training using FL90s on the ECML continued.

25/03/13 - Key highlights for week commencing 17th March 2013: The key highlights for this week included DB using 90s between Edinburgh and Tweedmouth for crew training and 90048 ran into trouble at Stafford which was rescued.

25/03/13 - Two operating incidents on GEML impact on Greater Anglia services: There were two operating incidents today with the key one being the dewirement of the OHLE near Ipswich resulting in the line being closed for hours.

29/03/13 - West Coast sleepers diverted via Gospel Oak & East Coast Mainline: Owing to engineering work on the WCML, the sleepers were routed via the ECML and Gospel Oak which saw several class 90s in action from DB.

30/3/13 - 66031 drags 90036 between Newark & Retford on diverted sleeper train: Owing to electrical supply issues in the Newark area, 90036 needed to be topped by 66031 on sleeper train 1S26 from Newark to Retford.

30/3/13 - 90029 works Royal Mail train between Shieldmuir & Willesden via ECML: Owing to the WCML being shut & the requirement of extra mail trains, DB used 90029 to drag 3*325 units on 1M80 via the East Coast Mainline.

30/3/13 - 90039 works Royal Mail train between Willesden & Shieldmuir via ECML: Owing to the WCML being shut & the requirement of extra mail trains, DB used 90039 between Willesden & Shieldmuir which was topped by 60079 in part.

31/03/13 - West Coast sleepers diverted via Gospel Oak & East Coast Mainline: Owing to engineering work on the WCML, the sleepers were routed via the ECML and Gospel Oak which saw several class 90s in action from DB.

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