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The Fall & Rise of the 60's ( was The End of the Tugs?)


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3 minutes ago, newbryford said:

 

46?? 😉

 

Thanks Mick.  Fat fingers and should've gone to Specsavers.  

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*I think* this may be the first working of a Class 60 to/from Arcow quarry - and possibly the first 60 on HYA/IIA shorty hoppers. (BICBW)

 

6E38 Arcow-Hunslet pass Settle 2/2/24

 

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GBRf 60056 rumbles westwards along the Calder Valley line at Bradley Hall farm on 24th February 2024 with 6M36, Drax Power Station to Liverpool Biomass Terminal, empty biomass hoppers.

 

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On a cool and misty 2nd April 2024, GBRf 60076 Dunbar rumbles towards Brighouse with 6M34, Drax Power Station to Tuebrook Sidings, discharged biomass hoppers.

 

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A throwback to the heady days of 2019, uploaded to Flickr a couple of days back.

Two Tugs at Westbury

At the time, with a trio of 60s working in the area, this wasn't a particularly unusual sight, you just needed to time it right. 60044 in the background has been run round and is ready to depart for the quarries (I think it's 6V62 Southampton - Whatley) and 60039 is stabled after a day's shunting the yard. Despite most of the overhauled 60s looking the same when they left Toton, by this time there was quite a few little variations, such as the branding. 60044 has had the Schenker removed, leaving a small DB logo, whereas 60039 has been rebranded with a DB large logo. 60024 was the other 60 working off Westbury and the quarries, in what turned out to be their swansong in the area. Sadly, something never to he repeated.

 

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GBRf 60047 Scafell Pike heading west along the Calder Valley towards Brighouse in the early evening on 17th April 2024 with 6M09, Drax Power Station to Tuebrook Sidings, empty IIA-D biomass hoppers.

 

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And with no more 'Tugs' in South Wales, this is what it has come down to...................

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66114 & 66047 with today's (Thursday 18th. April, 2024) 6B13 05:00 Robeston - Westerleigh (Puma) pass Cardiff Central at 09:40

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4 hours ago, Gilbert said:

Still appearing here...empties to Tytherington

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Indeed, here's Tug 46 going the other way with a loaded Tytherington train this morning. Woke up early and couldn't get back to sleep so made the most of the sun. I didn't expect to have to scrape the ice off the car today!

60046 6Z51 Keynsham

DC Rail's 60046 approaches Keynsham working 6Z51 Tytherington - Appleford. Not something I do often, but a telegraph wire has been edited out.

 

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On 18/04/2024 at 23:06, Steadfast said:

Indeed, here's Tug 46 going the other way with a loaded Tytherington train this morning. Woke up early and couldn't get back to sleep so made the most of the sun. I didn't expect to have to scrape the ice off the car today!

 

DC Rail's 60046 approaches Keynsham working 6Z51 Tytherington - Appleford. Not something I do often, but a telegraph wire has been edited out.

 

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Location on one of my dog walks!

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