RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted August 8, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2013 Here's a video of Jim heading for Liverpool docks 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted August 8, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2013 Here's a few shots I took around Cornwall in 2010. First up is a couple of shots I took of 66603 on the 13/09/10 arriving at Moorswater with the Westbury cement train. These are some of my favourite shots of Class 66's. I should have a look on the storage disk at the series of photos I took on that day. It was quite a sight to see a Class 66 hidden in amongst the trees awaiting the PCA's to be emptied. Lastly a photo I waited ages to take and unfortunately it was a really sunny day at Trevisco dries with the sun in the west making the shot difficult. Here we see 66093 running around her train ready to take a train of china clay to Fowey on the 27/08/10. Cheers, Mark 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 That freightliner 66 was so close to the wall at one point!! wonder he didnt scrape the paint off!! Nice photos .... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted August 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2013 That freightliner 66 was so close to the wall at one point!! wonder he didnt scrape the paint off!! Nice photos .... Yes, it's a tight squeeze. The loco is about as far into to the dries complex as is possible owing to the curvature of the track work. There's a sign on the wall near this point telling drivers of Class 66's how far they can go. Shunting of the wagons into the unloading bays is done by a County tractor with buffing bar and couplings. I'll look out the other shots I took down at Moorswater. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Sounds like 66 506 might be a gonna, or at least need some serious attention.... my mate relieved me on it at 9am this morning with 6Y54 down at St.Albans, as he approached Luton it (literally) went bang and spewed oil everywhere! Luckily the train is top 'n' tailed so he's dragging the whole shebang down to Cricklewood to run round it before schlepping back to Toton. It was a bit smokey when I got off it but then they're all like that these days.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Aye, The other day, I watched a bloke ignore a 66/5 on a liner at South Moreton (lovely shot in full sun) 'cos it wasn't a Class 70.............. Take the mundane 'cos one day it won't be (the first 66's have been here 15 years already) and at least it's still a freight with a loco on the front................. Watch the dash for the last FGW HST's in service Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Another interesting day at Barnetby station,66722...... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted August 16, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2013 A not brilliant photo of a very difficult train to photograph, it was spasmodic and unreliable, frequently not running and if it did it often ran very late - when it was dark. Helsby 18 June 2001 66045 heads 6F12, 20:42 Ellesmere Port West End - Garston loaded car train 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted August 16, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2013 Some more Cornish action. Here's 66093 with a train of loaded CDA's at Golant in June 2010. Cheers, Mark 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 17, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2013 A couple from today's open day at DRS Kingmoor. 66432 having a wash and 66434 flying high Cheers, Mick 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Midland road yesterday afternoon SGJ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Wednesday night just gone!! lots of "66 action" at Barnetby station..... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted August 18, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2013 Could have put one of these in the 'tugs' thread but as there were more 66's than the one 60 here they are. Anyway decided to go to Brocklesby Junction for the light engine movement on Saturday from immingham to Doncaster alas only two locos in the consist but one was a 60 and the other was the 'infamous' "Beast" 66606! I think it is an interesting backdrop with the refinery of Immingham in the background and the junction where the freight meets the main line from Cleethorpes to Barnetby. 66051 on iron ores waits for 153319/153311 Cleethorpes to Lincoln Having been cleared 66051 moves off to take the wrong road through the disused station before transferring across to the correct road and then onto the slow road to Barnetby. Earlier than scheduled the two arrive. Sometimes there can be half a dozen or so in line but the most I have seen is four. So as said above 60079 pulled by that celebrity loco Beast 66606 and once more they have to wait before entering the junction but this time for Freightliner's 66529 on coal empties to Immingham. The pair are then cleared for the slow road. So having seen what I went for I was just about to call it a day when GBRF's 66729 appeared light engine from Immingham as well. Well it would be rude not to! Just to show that we are in deepest rural Lincolnshire where the farmers aren't that rich. Regards Chris 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Very nice photos Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 The Blue DRS livery locos are starting to look out of place now on Midland Road, Maybe they should be candidates for power haul livery 66419 taken 25/8/2013 419 and 519 next to each other 25/08/2013 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Two for the price of one, with a crop from a long telephoto: Quite like the smoke and heat haze. Rotherham last week (again - must get out and about more) 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 EWS 66027 on network rail working,Crewe "Basford Hall"....... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted August 26, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2013 Carlisle today Not notice such buildup of crud on the roof of these before. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2013 Carlisle today Not notice such buildup of crud on the roof of these before. Looks like they started to load the wagons before the wagons got under the loader................... Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Early morning at Banbury North... Waiting for the road just north of Stourbridge Jcn... Waiting for the road on the goods lines at Worcester... On the fuel point at Bardon Hill... Basford Hall Yard, Crewe... Loading up at Stud Farm (Cliffe Hill) Quarry... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted August 26, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2013 Carlisle today Not notice such buildup of crud on the roof of these before. That's one hell of a pigeon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted August 26, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2013 Here's FL 66602 looking some what rather tatty on what I think is the Earles cement train earlier this evening. It's seen crossing from the slow on to the up fast at Harrowden Junction just north of Wellingborough. Cheers, Mark 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cold-ash Posted August 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2013 66089 tucked away at Didcot. Taken from the Didcot Railway Centre. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Had 66 604 on last night's 6V14 Stud Farm - Westbury, took a few pics inside and out (between sips of tea...!) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Hi folks, I must admit 66s have grown on me over the years and I have come to quite like them. A bit more variety would be nice, but at least they are "proper" locos. Anyway, here are a few shots from me. First up, a few taken during the Kingmoor Open Day 2011... A magically levitating 66 426... DRS 66413... 66427 up close and personal... A couple of debranded 66s, recently acquired by DRS at the time... And in 2010, Fastline 66434, again at Kingmoor... Cheers Dave 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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