Class 66 photos

phil_sutters · May 19, 2023

One found lurking in an old file - possibly overlooked as the front end is out of focus, but what is a bit of fuzz among friends/66 fans? Handy it has the big numbers on the side as the little ones on the front aren't legible.

Edited May 19, 2023 by phil_sutters

beaumoc · May 19, 2023

66743 heads the royal Scotsman into Carrbridge on the 01.09.2018

Steadfast · May 19, 2023

It's 66s galore at Stoke Gifford. Freightliner's 66509, 66542, 66547 and 66567 sit in the yard awaiting their next turn of duty, while 66107 sits in the Down Loop at Bristol Parkway with 6A12 Tytherington - Quainton Railhead, a train that runs most Saturdays. 6/5/23

Jo

3.6k · May 21, 2023

Shortly after sunset on 20th May 2023 Freightliner 66413 Lest We Forget hurries through Brighouse with a set of autoballasters working 6Y30, Doncaster Up Decoy to Bradley Wood Junction, via a reversal at Blackburn.

Edited May 21, 2023 by 4630

jollysmart · May 21, 2023

66 118 passes the undergrowth to platform 4. at Barnetby with another train of iron ore, Immingham B.S.C. Ore Tml to Santon F.O.T. 21/05/23.

rob D2 · May 21, 2023

On 19/05/2023 at 23:28, Steadfast said:

It's 66s galore at Stoke Gifford. Freightliner's 66509, 66542, 66547 and 66567 sit in the yard awaiting their next turn of duty, while 66107 sits in the Down Loop at Bristol Parkway with 6A12 Tytherington - Quainton Railhead, a train that runs most Saturdays. 6/5/23

Jo

I could never quite work out why FL have a depot there. They have a bit of container traffic locally but not enough I’d have thought to have so many engines there ?

Steadfast · May 21, 2023

1 hour ago, rob D2 said:

I could never quite work out why FL have a depot there. They have a bit of container traffic locally but not enough I’d have thought to have so many engines there ?

It was busy back in the coal days, serving Avonmouth, Portbury etc. Also often saw the green and white aggregate hoppers there.

Since taking over Mendips, they seem to stable sets here bound for Avonmouth and Machen loading, as well as sets for the Tarmac contract that sees loading in places like Moreton on Lugg and Port Talbot. East Usk seems to have similar usage.

The picture was taken on a Saturday, most locos were on empty sets ready for Sunday night/ Monday, but may also have gone to Westbury or Hinksey for ballasts. There's a fair number of 0Y workings between Westbury and Stoke Gifford before and after ballast trains, though sometimes the locos for ballasts come of Mendip stuff.

From what I could tell, my train ex Tytherington was the only loaded one, and that was only waiting time in the loop.

Jo

Edited May 21, 2023 by Steadfast