Class 66 photos

[Steadfast]

24 minutes ago, smithlington smithe said:

66429 and 66430 Carlisle to Crewe Basford Hall,with a red wagon I don’t  think I’ve seen before can’t quite see what it is,either UDA or ODA?

The wooden planked one in your last shot?

That's an OBA Bass wagon, use interchangeably with the other types of Bass, OAA and OCA. Not long left for them as new bogie wagons to replace them are on order.

 

Jo

[smithlington smithe]

46 minutes ago, Steadfast said:

The wooden planked one in your last shot?

That's an OBA Bass wagon, use interchangeably with the other types of Bass, OAA and OCA. Not long left for them as new bogie wagons to replace them are on order.

 

Jo

Yes that’s the one the wood plank wagon

thanks @Steadfast 

[NickL2008]

Day off #2 and its up in the midlands this time:

 

66789 at Barrow Upon Trent with the Southampton to Doncaster
 

 

 

66797 heads through on 6D44, Bescot to Toton at Barrow upon Trent

 

NL

 

[ERIC ALLTORQUE]

Theres a 66 still in America,here on Virtual Railfan yesterday at horseshoe curve

 

 

[newbryford]

3 hours ago, ERIC ALLTORQUE said:

Theres a 66 still in America,here on Virtual Railfan yesterday at horseshoe curve

 

 

 

On it's way to Egypt apparently

[4630]

With its bodyside showing a pronounced crease where presumably it's received some unintended alterations, DB Cargo 66076 approaches Deighton, east of Huddersfield, on 15th March 2022 with 6E26, Knowsley Freight Terminal to Wilton EFW Terminal.

 

 

 

Unusually, for this week 6E26 is working to a VAR schedule through the Standedge Tunnel and along the Huddersfield line, rather than its regular routing along the Calder Valley line.

Edited April 4, 2022 by 4630
re-upload photos

[Iron Horse]

I was pretty pleased to stumble across this yesterday morning. It's booked to run past the house at around 5 in the morning and in fact is often early, now I'm not really a morning person but when it's running an hour and a half late, checked at the previous signal before the hill and the sun is rising.......priceless 

 

 

[4630]

On 4th April 2022 66773 'Pride of GB Railfreight' approaching Brighouse with 6M17, empty aggregate hoppers working from Doncaster Down Decoy Yard to Peak Forest Cemex.

 

[Steadfast]

Some recent 66s from my Flickr. Click to view them bigger!

 

Pinky and err, perky? by Steadfast Fotography, on Flickr

Freightliner's pink 66587 'As One, We Can'  sits on the Down Reception at Westbury having arrived with 20 Falcon and 20 Coalfish from Didcot East Junction as 6Y17. 66725 and 66798 are stabled to the right, having arrived earlier in the morning.

 

66136 6Z72 Dr Day's, Bristol by Steadfast Fotography, on Flickr

Seen at Dr Days Junction, 66136 has dropped down Filton Bank with the inaugural working from Llanwern to Portbury, running as 6Z72 and carrying steel slab. Looking at an online shipping website, the steel looks like it could be bound for the Netherlands. I was bit disappointed when I heard the train was formed of BYAs, thinking that it'd be nice to be able to see the commodity, particularly as it's a new service. Lo and behold, 9 of the recently converted BYAs that have lost their hoods were at the front of the train, with 13 BAAs at the rear.

 

Multi operator railway by Steadfast Fotography, on Flickr

DB's 66127 has just squealed to a stop on the Down Reception at Westbury with 6Z21 from Cricklewood. Mendip Rail have a set of Freightliner MWA boxes on hire, and this week Whatley were using them for this service, hence the different wagons to usual. 66127 will come off the train here, before the empties go forward to Whatley as 6C40, tonight being handled by 66616. GBRF 66781 (ex DB 66016) sits in the yard with 66764.

 

66781 6Z77 World's End Lane (Clay Overbridge) by Steadfast Fotography, on Flickr

An unexpected additional working, GBRf's 66781 leads 6Z77 Llanwern - Marchwood MoD past World's End Lane, near Saltford, moving Ermewa owned IHA wagons, believed to be heading for maintenance at Marchwood. Note the lack of hood on the first wagon!

 

Jo

[smithlington smithe]

66796 and 66743 with 60047 on the rear, Doncaster down decoy to Liverpool Biomass Terminal on Sunday 3/4/22 seen just after Todmorden station 

 

cheers 

 

David

[newbryford]

66708 painted in support of Ukraine.

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/04/gb-railfreight-unveils-new-livery-for-class-66-locomotive-in-support-of-ukraine.html

[vulcan product fan]

66785 on its way north through Doncaster with a empty coal services 6-4-22

[ERIC ALLTORQUE]

 

[big jim]

Already mentioned 2 posts above

 

personally I’m not keen, would have preferred a wavy flag on the side (like the cab sides) or the flag colours continuing the full length of the body, something just doesn’t look quite right where it switches to GBRf blue. 

[4630]

A few from a visit to Doncaster on 1st March 2022 which I've held off posting until now.

 

DB Cargo 66075 sneaks passed with 6D65, Scunthorpe Roxby Gullet to Rossington Colliery.

 

DB Cargo 66087 passing light locomotive as 0D08, from Wakefield Europort to Doncaster Belmont Down Yard. 

 

DRS 66431 taking the route via platform 1 with 6D73, Redcar Mineral Terminal to Doncaster Decoy Up Yard.

 

Freightliner 66505, also routed via platform 1, heads north with 6E50, Ipswich to Lindsey Oil Refinery.

 

 

 

Freightliner 66540 'Ruby' and 66503 'The RAILWAY MAGAZINE' pass light locomotives as 0L45, Leeds Balm Road to Whitemoor Yard Local Distribution Centre.

 

 

Freightliner 66536 double-headed with 66559 pass heading north with 4E23, Felixstowe North Freightliner Terminal to Leeds Freightliner Terminal.

 

Freightliner 66593 '3MG MERSEY MULTIMODAL GATEWAY' passing platform 3 heading south with a healthy load of boxes on 4L87, Leeds Freightliner Terminal to Felixstowe North Freightliner Terminal. 

 

GBRf 66783 'The Flying Dustman' heads along the Two Way Goods line with empty coal hoppers working as 4E57, Ratcliffe Power Station to Immingham Humber International Terminal.

 

GBRf 66790 uses the Two Way Goods line with 6Z77, Arcow Quarry to Doncaster Decoy Down Yard, loaded aggregate wagons.

 

 

Edited April 7, 2022 by 4630

[4630]

Out for a day trip, GBRf 66796 'The Green Progressor' approaching Heaton Lodge East Junction light locomotive with 0E10, Tuebrook Sidings to Wakefield Kirkgate.

 

 

 

As the 66 retraced the route back to Tuebrook Sidings from Wakefield Kirkgate a short time later, I presume the schedules were for driver training/route refreshing purposes.  So now working as 0M51 heading back west passing Deighton.

 

 

[jbqfc]

some from Acton 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gilbert]

At speed south of York on Good Friday.....

Edited April 16, 2022 by Gilbert

[Coach bogie]

Busy time at Neasden 5/4/22 . Late running 66169 ready to depart with spoil for Acton.

 

 

 

Meanwhile 66011 arrived with loaded JRA wagons from Cliffe.

 

 

66169 forced to reverse back into the unloading area to allow 66011 to access sidings.

 

Then 66 169 departs with loaded spoil/waste for Acton

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Mike Wiltshire

[Claude_Dreyfus]

 

 

66731 'Captain Tom' heads the 6G13 14:31 Balham - Eastleigh East Yard engineering service south from Pulborough - 16th April.

 

Separately, whist waiting for this train I was watching a buzzard gliding overhead. You can just see it on the  second picture, top left-hand corner.

[4630]

On 17th April 2022, GBRf 66725 'SUNDERLAND' was attached to the rear of the Sundays Only 6M51, Doncaster Down Decoy Yard to Liverpool Biomass Terminal.

 

 

[Coach bogie]

There is a 66 under all that grime. 66717 Good Old Boy light engine towards Teesside, Rounton Gates 13/3/22

 

Mike Wiltshire

[Coach bogie]

66187 at Welbury on yesterdays Wilton to Knowsley blue boxes.

 

Mike Wiltshire

[Gilbert]

66601 "The Hope Valley" on a relatively rare 6M36 Westbury-Tunstead bogie cement tanks seen at Keynsham 21 April 2022

[Gilbert]

66522 on 4L36 Wentloog to Felixstowe seen at Keynsham 21 April 2022