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Some recent shots from Derbyshire & Leicestershire:

 

Freightliner Powerhaul 66504 pulls up to the exit signal on the East Midlands Gateway exit/arrival line, which joins the freight-only Stenson to Sheet Stores Jn lone at Gateway West Jn. The train would reverse in Castle Donington EMDC before joining the MML near Ratcliffe Power Station, in the background of this shot...
 

Freightliner 66504 - 4L10, Gateway West Jn


Our very own 'Big Jim' was crew on 66737, as it is pictured below easing into EMG on final approach. The terminal is behind me at this spot...

 

GBRf 66737 - 4M19, EMG

 

DRS-hired, DB-owned, ex-EWS livery 66031 was caught at Barrow hauling 57307 'Lady Penelope' to Toton from Crewe. The 66 has stayed at Toton...is it the next for a repaint?

 

DRS DB 66031 & 57307 - 0Z94, Barrow

 
Finally, Halloween yesterday saw GBRf 66752 and 66761 either end of a UTU Network Rail jolly from Derby RTC to Toton and back, a short run of less than 30 or so miles. Seen at Spondon just east of Derby with a very autumnal feel...

 

GBRf 66752 & 66761 - 3Z79, Spondon

 

GBRf 66761 & 66752 - 3Z79, Spondon


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GBRf 66764 hurries past the former signal box at Hebden Bridge on 4th November 2020 with empty biomass hoppers working as 6M36, 09.54 Drax Power Station to Liverpool Biomass Terminal.

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1 minute ago, beast66606 said:

Fresh blood ...

 


Nice catch.  Good to see the latest imports beginning to get out on the network now. 

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One of the newbies earlier today.

Oooohh...shiny!

A combination of a fresh coat of paint and a very wet day, 66790, one of GBRf's former Swedish 66s, sits in Westbury Down Yard. It arrived last night on 6O31 and will work an engineer's to the Westcountry tomorrow. Just a record shot in the wet, but worth it as you never know what changes are afoot on the railway. How often do we say "I wish I had a photo of that". The cut off handrail and lack of little steps under the buffers could make access to the front tricky if it's ever run in multi or any other need to ascend the cab front! Little details for the modeller of the current scene, also the lower edge of the black lower front panel is higher than on a standard 66. This is where the Swedish ploughs and steps were fitted. It's also got the latest super bright headlights, duplicated air pipes and a load of boltheads on the roof where the air con and horns were previously mounted

 

Jo

 

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God help you if you have to couple it to another 66 with the same buffers!

 

when I picked it up from longport it took us nearly 20 minutes to get the shackle over the hook when trying to couple to 66791! 
 

just passed 66791 in Doncaster as it happens 

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Ha - I reckon we'll have the same problem with 59003 as that has the extra long Euro buffers. Easing it up is ok if there's loads of traffic with good handbrakes behind it! Worst thing is if you have one wagon to hook onto and it just slides if you try to ease up too much!

 

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GBRf 66767 kicks up a few loose leaves as it approaches Brighouse on 17th November with 4M36* empty biomass hoppers, heading back to Liverpool Biomass Terminal from Drax Power Station.

 

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*usually booked in the schedule as 6M36, but ran today as a class 4.

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Today I walked a short distance to Chellaston, to see GBRf 66791 lead the 5Q18 Soho LMD to Doncaster Works convoying WMR 323216 for an overhaul at Webtec.

 

(All photos are Flickr links)

GBRf 66791 - 5Q18, Chellaston

 

 

And a couple from Thursday/Friday of 66766 with the new East Midlands Gateway to Seaforth return working. The week just gone was the debut of this service, with Big Jim of this forum on board.

 

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GBRf 66766 - 4F62, Barrow on Trent

 

 

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GBRf 66723 'Chinook' and 66747 'Made in Sheffield' 'top and tail' EMU Translator vehicles 6376 and 6377 at Colne Bridge on 23rd November 2020, working as 5Z11, 07.35 Doncaster West Yard to Edge Hill Intercity Depot.

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66744 " Crossrail" in charge of 6H03 Carlisle-Clitheroe Cement works today.

Seen here reversing the empties into the works at Horrocksford Junction.

 

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In an earlier life (dodgy pic) - here in 2011 on 6J37 Carlisle-Chirk logs (about 7 miles south of the above pics).

Carrying 66744, but formerly Colas 66843, Advenza 66843 and DRS 66403 before that!

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A few from me from Toton on Sunday, all photos take you to Flickr for more info:

 

DB 66165, ATW 67002 - Toton


Crash damaged 66230 was visible with sheeted over cab:

 

DB 66230, 66116 - Toton

 

GBRf 66749 EWS 66144 - Toton North Yard


Maritime blue 66142 side on:

 

DB Maritime 66142 'Maritime Intermodal Three' - Toton


Repatriated 66211 lurking behind a mucky tractor:

 

DRS 37423 EWS 66211 - Toton


And one from yesterday taken at Barrow, 6D44 with 66787 leading, this shed being one of the ones GB acquired from DB:

 

GBRf 66787 - 6D44, Barrow


Some from Stenson, with Big Jim waving in the cab of 66766 on 4F62, loaded well on the first day of the second week of operation:

 

GBRf 66766 - 4F62, Stenson


Then 66725 T&T 66716 rolled through heading to Crewe with Greater Anglia 720549:

 

GBRf 66725 T&T 66716 - 6X14, Stenson


DRS 66424 can be seen waiting for the unit move to cross North Stafford Jn in the distance:

 

GBRf 66716 T&T 66725 - 6X14, Stenson

 

DRS 66424 - 4E49, Stenson


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