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Seven 66s for the price of one, plus a 444 for good measure. But can you spot them all? This was Southampton MCT yesterday afternoon.

 

Amongst this lot are (in numerical order) 66419, 66523, 66533, 66556, 66570, 66571 and 66594. Oh, and the 444 is 444011.

 

Not one of my best shots, as I was holding our border collie too, to prevent him doing a runner...

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Plenty of sheds at Peak Forest last weekend/beginning of this week. I was camping near Chapel so couldn’t resist a couple of visits to PF and one to Chapel Milton viaduct. All the below are Flickr embedded links, click for info:

 

GBRf 66795 - 6H58, Peak Forest Freightliner 66606 - 6H80, Chapel Milton

Shed-to-Head

DB 66023 & 66047 - Peak Forest

Follow the Leader DRS 66126 & 66434 - Peak Forest

 

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Jack.

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Some pics of 66761 ‘Wensleydale Railway Association 25 Years 1990-2015’ loaded cement to Avonmouth at Clitheroe this morning,tried to get it Saturday but it ended up nearly 3 hours late sat at Blackburn,not sure what the problem was,anyways….

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and 66702 ‘Blue Lightning’at Todmorden this afternoon Doncaster to Peak Forest 

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and 66082 Knowsley Freight Terminal to Wilton 

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cheers 

 

David 

 

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3 hours ago, smithlington smithe said:

Some pics of 66761 ‘Wensleydale Railway Association 25 Years 1990-2015’ loaded cement to Avonmouth at Clitheroe this morning,tried to get it Saturday but it ended up nearly 3 hours late sat at Blackburn,not sure what the problem was,anyways….

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cheers 

 

David 

 

 

Lack of ground staff to shunt the train was the local gen.

Noting that 66721 didn't last too long on the Avonmouth circuit....................

Let's see if 66724 makes the 8-10 week stints of others!

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19 hours ago, newbryford said:

 

Lack of ground staff to shunt the train was the local gen.

Noting that 66721 didn't last too long on the Avonmouth circuit....................

Let's see if 66724 makes the 8-10 week stints of others!

Thanks for the info was wondering what had happened and you were right 66721 didn’t last long.

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A few from over the past few days...

On 19th August 2021 GBRf 66767 approaching Ravensthorpe with 6Z40, Mountsorell Tilcon to Bredbury Tilcon...

 

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...On the 29th August 2021, Freightliner 66413 'Lest We Forget' passing Bradley Junction with 6E53 wagon move from Crewe Basford Hall to Hunslet Yard...

 

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...on the last day of August DB Cargo 66115 heads light locomotive through Deighton as 0Z61, Knottingley TMD to Preston via Huddersfield, Manchester Victoria and Blackburn.  Presumed to be a driver training/route refreshing trip...

 

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Also on 31st August 2021, Freightliner 66614 '1916 POPPY 2016' leads 6M49, Hunslet Tilcon to Tunstead Sidings, empty aggregate hoppers...

 

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...DB Cargo 66115 headed back through Brighouse on 31st August with 0Z62, Preston to Knottingley TMD, this time via Blackburn, Manchester Victoria and the Calder Valley...

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... and finally on the 31st August 2021, 66703 'Doncaster PSB 1981-2002' passes through Brighouse with a lengthy rake of empty JNA box wagons as 6M59, Scunthorpe Roxby Gullet to Collyhurst Street, Manchester.

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I paid my first visit to Eastleigh in many years yesterday - I used to be a frequent visitor in the early to mid 90s, but the last time I was there we still had class 58s in the wild! It was nice to see the place was still busy, with quite a bit of variety passing through.

 

In no particular order...

 

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66732 leads Cola 66847 and 849 on the 6V41 14:48 Eastleigh East Yard - Westbury service.

 

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66755 passes through with the 4Y19 12:30 Mountfield Sidings - Southampton West Docks Gypsum service.

 

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66117 heads the 09:15 Trafford Park - Southampton West Docks (Berth 109) service, having paused for a crew change in the yard.

 

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66414 draws into platform 1 with the 16:57 Southampton MCT - Crewe Basford Hall SSN service.

 

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Rather tatty 66068 leads the 09:43 Morris Cowley MAT - Southampton Eastern Docks car train beneath Campbell Road bridge

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A couple more...

 

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66764 hauls the 4M19 Southampton West Docs - East Midlands Gateway TML service north past the depot and works.

 

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66095 with the 05:51 Wakefield Europort - Southampton Western Docks intermodal.

 

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66776 pauses for a crew change on the 4M46 14:24 Southampton Western Docks - Trafford Park Euro TML

 

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66592 with the 09:31 Crewe Basford Hall SSM - Southampton MCT

 

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66095 again, with the 16:15 Southampton Western Docks - Wakefield Europort (very rapid turnaround for this loco, as it had only arrived at Southampton about 30 minutes before with the corresponding inbound service).

 

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Finally, 66622 pulls off the Romsey line with the 13:35 Merehead - Eastleigh FY Aggregate Terminal.

 

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A few from the past week...

On 1st September GBRf 66773 'Pride of GB Railfreight' on the Calder Valley line approaching Brighouse with 6M37, 11.23 Arcow Quarry to Pendleton, loaded aggregate...

 

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...on 2nd September the Huddersfield line gets a visit from DB Cargo 66115 working light engine as 0Z63, Knottingley TMD to Blackpool North.  Presumed to be for driver/route training.  The 66 worked back to Knottingley later via Preston and the Calder Valley line...

 

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...moving on to 6th September at Brighouse and DB Cargo 66034 approaching the station with 6M16, Tees New Yard to Knowsley Freight Terminal, empty binliner...

 

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...followed a short time later by recent import GBRf 66791 working 6M17, Doncaster Down Decoy Yard to Peak Forest Cemex, empty aggregate hoppers.

 

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1 hour ago, Courtybella said:

66510 on 6Y43 1430 (126 minutes early) Machen Quarry to East Usk Yard at Park Junction (Newport), South Wales 09/09/21

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That's worthy of the 'Prototype for Everything' thread - looks like it’s loaded with half inch pebbles! :scratchhead:

EDIT never mind, just got to the top of my notifications and seen you already have! :no:
 

Any idea why huge rocks are needed? Good to see Machen being used by rail.

 

Thanks,

Jack.

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31 minutes ago, Jack374 said:


That's worthy of the 'Prototype for Everything' thread - looks like it’s loaded with half inch pebbles! :scratchhead:

EDIT never mind, just got to the top of my notifications and seen you already have! :no:
 

Any idea why huge rocks are needed? Good to see Machen being used by rail.

 

Thanks,

Jack.


Their getting 2 to 3 trains a week up there now which is great news, the rocks are being taken to a embankment resilience project  in the Cardiff Valleys, recess at East Usk overnight then up there into a T3 tomorrow night.

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Some Severn Tunnel Junction action from 8 September including some locos featured a few days ago by other posters

Wentloog - Tilbury

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Tilbury Trostre

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Hayes to East Usk

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Some more pics before going back to work next week,here’s some more 66’s. 
first up 66169 at Todmorden yesterday Tees N.Y. to Knowsley 
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66756 with 66797 tucked in behind Liverpool Biomass Terminal to Drax power station 

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66749 at Hellifield today Hunslet Tilcon to Arcow Quarry 

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and a loaded train from Arcow Quarry to Bredbury Tilcon with 66730 

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cheers 

 

David

 

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