Despite the dull i made an effort to capture the diverted Colas Steel on the B&H. Here 66846 hauls the 6O78 08:15 Llanwern - Dollands Moor, rounding the curve at speed at Crofton. (04-12-2011)
66847 is seen at Callow Hill near Brinkworth, with the late running 6Z78 09:50 Llanwern - Dollands Moor, loaded steel. This is the 2nd Saturday running this has been booked for the early morning slot, let's hope it sticks to it for a while longer, long enough to get sunny shots anyway. (05-11-2011)
66847 (ex 66574 FL) is seen passing Highworth Junction, Swindon with the 6Z78 09:50 Llanwern - Dollands Moor, loaded steel. Normally this working would run late afternoon/evening meaning any shot in this area would be backlit. Today was a rare early start from Llanwern so it prompted me to go for it giving a chance for the sun to be on the nose, in this picture..just. (29-10-2011)
A Colas 66 on hire to DB Schenker! Over the weekend of 8th & 9th October DBS hired in several Colas 66's for weekend engineering works which took place in the Bristol area. Here 66744 is seen near Wootton Bassett on the approach to Swindon running 190 minutes late with the 6W99 09:00 Bristol East Junction - Swindon Transfer Yard. (09-10-2011)
66745 & 66742 haul the 6Z78 11:46 Dollands Moor - Llanwern steel working passing Denchworth just after 4pm. Also managed to get a 2nd shot at Baulking. (13-09-2011)
My 2nd attempt of this train after capturing it at Denchworth was here at Baulking shortly after departing Challow loop. 66745 & 66742 sounding quite impressive with obviously a heavy load pass in nice late afternoon sun with the 6Z78 Dollands Moor - Llanwern, steel. (13-09-2011)
66745 (ex 66844) is seen at Shrivenham with the delayed 6V78 06:45 Dollands Moor - Margam Yard, empty covered steel wagons. (19-07-2011)
66745, ex 66844, ex DRS 66409, now in the hands of GBRf but on hire back to Colas Rail. (I think i have that right, please get in contact if i'm wrong) It's getting rather confussing now. Anyhow newly numbered 66745 enters the loop at Highworth Junction, Swindon with the 6Z78 Margam - Dollands Moor loaded Steel. (17-07-2011)
A colourful combination here as 66844 & 66843 pass the rape seed field near the site of Knighton Crossing, just to the west of Uffington with the 6Z78 07:00 Dollands Moor - Llanwern, hauling 32 steel hood wagons in tow. (25-04-2011)
On a dull winters afternoon, 66845 brightens up the picture with it's fairly recent repaint hauling the 6O55 Llanwern - Dollands Moor passing the site of Shrivenham station.This train ran via Kemble due to engineering works at Severn Tunnel. The Fat Dog pub can be seen as well as my silver car just above the cab roof. (23-01-2011)
66844 approaches Kemble with the diverted 6o55 Llanwern - Dlloands Moor steel train. (09-01-2011)
This working was meant to have run the day before by 47727 but failed en route to collect the OTP. So the job was handed to 66841 and is seen here at Swindon just about to take the Kemble line after a run round at the station. The train is the 7Z02 Chipping Sodbury - Rugby, consisting of Track Ballast machine 77335. (26-02-2011)