RMweb Gold 4630 Posted February 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2019 A couple of Freightliner 66s putting in an appearance on the Standedge line on 4th February 2019. PowerHaul liveried 66414 approaching Heaton Lodge East Junction with 6E06, 10.10 Crewe Basford Hall to Hunslet Yard. 66617 rounds the curve from Heaton Lodge Junction at Colne Bridge heading towards Huddersfield with the regular Monday working of empty cement bogie hoppers - 6M22, Hunslet Tilcon to Tunstead Sidings. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Louch Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Couple of early morning 'low light' shots from Campbell Road bridge last week. North Hampshire got a lot more of the 'white stuff' later on Friday! 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Louch Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Nipped over to Eastleigh at lunchtime to see 180112 on 5Q54 Eastleigh TRSMD to Bounds Green and was fortunate to photo a couple of 66s passing the unit. Unit looked smart BTW! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted February 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2019 Still wearing its original livery, DBC 66106 accelerates across Heaton Lodge Junction and takes the 'Up Lancashire and Yorkshire' line with 6M16, 07.25 Wilton EFW Terminal to Knowsley Freight Terminal, empty binliner on 5th February... ... and accelerates up to line speed. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted February 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2019 Freightliner 66951makes light work of 6E06, 10.23 Crewe Basford Hall to Hunslet Yard, at Mirfield East Junction on 11th February 2019. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdlcs Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 On 11/02/2019 at 22:57, 4630 said: Freightliner 66951makes light work of 6E06, 10.23 Crewe Basford Hall to Hunslet Yard, at Mirfield East Junction on 11th February 2019. Veering off-topic for this thread: That is a lot of rail off-cuts in the picture. Presumably has been some work done there recently. Surprised that they were chopped into short(ish) pieces but not collected during the possession. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted February 14, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) On 13/02/2019 at 10:52, dvdlcs said: Veering off-topic for this thread: That is a lot of rail off-cuts in the picture. Presumably has been some work done there recently. Surprised that they were chopped into short(ish) pieces but not collected during the possession. There has been track work recently in the area. The window to complete engineering work along this stretch of line is very short each night. I would guess that the rails that have been replaced have been chopped ready for easier collection when there's a longer engineering possession arranged. Hopefully the following gives some context to the traffic variety and frequency on the line currently. I'm unsure if you're familiar with the lines through the Calder Valley (apologies in advance if you are) so by way of explanation reading from left to right on my photo the three lines are the; Up Huddersfield Slow Up Huddersfield Fast Down Huddersfield The visible point work, part of Mirfield East Junction, is the 40 mph connection between the two Up Huddersfield lines. Out of view, immediately behind where I'm standing, is the other part of Mirfield East Junction which is a connection between the Down Huddersfield and Up Huddersfield Fast. This then forms a section of reversible line for 3/4 mile until Thornhill LNW Junction, where one pair of lines diverge towards Healey Mills and Wakefield Kirkgate, and another pair of lines continue via Dewsbury to Leeds. Hopefully this Google satellite view link will add to the above; https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6710028,-1.6729124,421m/data=!3m1!1e3 These are busy lines as they form one of the (few) routes from east to west across the Pennines. Day time passenger services are provided by; TransPennine Express via Huddersfield (generally 5-6 per hour in each direction) Northern via Huddersfield and also Brighouse (generally 4 per hour in each direction) Grand Central via Brighouse (4 each way per day but weighted in the Down direction in the AM and Up direction in the PM) That's the Monday to Saturday service pattern. Sundays are a little quieter, but not much. It's also worth mentioning that TransPennine Express operate passenger services throughout the night; http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/MIR/2019/02/14/0001-0800?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt&toc=TP There are also a smattering of empty coaching stock and light locomotive workings during the day. Freight traffic is heavier now than probably at any time in the past 10 years or so. The line is the only route used by the biomass trains from Liverpool Biomass Terminal to Drax power station. At this time of year there are generally 5 (occasionally 6) loaded services per day Monday - Saturday and the corresponding return empties. These services are lengthy trains and eastbound (ie loaded) are timed for loads of 2,400 tonnes. To illustrate, here's a video of GBRf 66768 with an empty biomass working; GBRf 66768 Usually there are two day-time paths for loaded and empty biomass workings, with the remainder going over night. There are also day time and night time paths for the following regular freight; binliners from Liverpool to Wilton (usually 1 or 2 loaded per day timed for 2,000 tonnes, plus return empties) aggregate from Arcow quarry to sites around Manchester (several times per week timed for 2,400 tonnes, plus return empties) bitumen tanks from Lindsey Oil Refinery to Preston Docks (usually 3-4 times per week timed for 1,760 tonnes, plus return empties) There are other irregular flows too. It will be interesting to see how the line is re-engineered when the TransPennine Route Upgrade actually starts along this stretch. Quadrupling and electrification are in the current plans I understand. Edited February 22, 2019 by 4630 Video added. 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3109 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Took this one in 2012, loco was travelling from Basford Hall to Leeds Midland Road. This was a regular job on a Saturday at the time, used to work a liner back from Stourton with a different engine. The branded livery is now defunct, so hopefully this will be of use to someone. 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted February 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2019 Diss 18 February 2019 66780 on 6P41, 09:57, Harwich Refinery CRLS SLVS - North Walsham GBRF (12:48) - empty condensate tanks (18 TEA) 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 A couple of 66 hauled services passing the engineering works to double a short section of the Felixstowe branch to the west of Trimley station - taken in the vicinity of Keepers Lane, Trimley, 14 Feb 2019. 66 520 66 740 66 722 "Sir Edward Watkin" on the climb out of Felixstowe North Terminal on Tuesday 19th Feb 2019 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) The Wilton to Knowsley at Crows Nest Junction, Hindley, Nr. Wigan. 66 174. Passing at precisely 2.05pm. 21-2-19. Only five minutes late according to the info' i had read. I'll try and make it a regular weekly visit to see these trains from now on, i would have preferred to see a '60' on it though! Edited February 21, 2019 by Owd Bob 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold AlexS Posted February 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2019 I found this sitting in the up relief line in Totnes the other day. What I thought was interesting was a red lantern actually in the cab. At the other end of this one wagon train was a Colas class 70. Don’t see either of these locos down here very often, though I stand to be corrected, obviously 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris37422 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 DB Liveried 66135 leads the 6E26 10:55 Knowsley Freight Terminal to Wilton Efw Terminal 'Binliner' through Acton Bridge on a sunny Friday 15th February 2019. I seem to recall that 66135 was the subject of Bachmann's original release of the Class 66 in EWS livery back in 2005? Regards 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 22-Feb' '19. 2.01pm. 66 174, passing through Daisy Hill Station on the Wilton-Knowsley binliner. Most of the workings last week seemed to be cancelled, anyone know why or when they will return? Typical i start spotting again at my nearest station after a 20 years absence and they stop running! Daisy Hill is having its platforms lengthened at the mo' so access for decent pics' is bad. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Tues' 5-3-19. 2.00pm. The Knowsley bin-liner rides again! I'll just presume it runs as required. 66192. Passes Crow Nest Junc' Hindley, on the line from Manchester to Wigan, the lines to and from Bolton are on the bottom and to the left. Edited March 7, 2019 by Owd Bob 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusselBridge2017 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Saturday at Hereford, a resting Dee March to South Wales train.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusselBridge2017 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Fiddlers Ferry sacks Dee Marsh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusselBridge2017 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Opps here it is.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 04/03/2019 at 11:46, Owd Bob said: 22-Feb' '19. 2.01pm. 66 174, passing through Daisy Hill Station on the Wilton-Knowsley binliner. Most of the workings last week seemed to be cancelled, anyone know why or when they will return? Typical i start spotting again at my nearest station after a 20 years absence and they stop running! Daisy Hill is having its platforms lengthened at the mo' so access for decent pics' is bad. Gets around a bit , was on llanwern - swindon steel on Monday . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Had realy good catch up on photos here!! some realy impressive photos taken.. cheers neil.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60091 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Hexham today, 11-03-19 66742 - MOD Longtown to Dawsons freight terminal, Middlesbrough. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 To Day at Doncaster 66784 cottam ps to ferrybridge ps gypsum working rolling through the center road 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 EWS liveried 66 076 on the Wilton - Knowsley bin-liner. Tues' 12th March '19. 2.06pm. Crow Nest Junc' Hindley. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 66075 on a scunny to eastleigh welded rail train today at milllane chesterfield 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted March 24, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2019 A long way from its namesake, 66757 West Somerset Railway rumbles through Huddersfield (West Yorkshire) on 24th March 2019 with 4M10, the Sundays only 13.32 Doncaster Down Decoy to Peak Forest Cemex, empty bogie hoppers. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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