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Title: Eight of the class Post by: grahame on August 20, 2016, 19:54:32 Never seen this before ... at about 13:20 day, a convoy of 8 class 66 locomotives arrived in Westbury from the Trowbridge direction. Only the front one appeared to be under power. Pause briefly in the up bypass line / didn't see where they continued to as I had a Swindon service to join. Real Time Trains tells me nowt!
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/eight_66.jpg) Title: Re: Eight of the class Post by: LiskeardRich on August 20, 2016, 20:06:47 This arrived at Westbury Down TC at 1323 and departed at 1517
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H38433/2016/08/20/advanced Title: Re: Eight of the class Post by: grahame on August 20, 2016, 20:12:16 This arrived at Westbury Down TC at 1323 and departed at 1517 http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H38433/2016/08/20/advanced How on earth did I miss that? Perhaps because they arrived an hour early? Interesting move - Margam to Easteigh ... Title: Re: Eight of the class Post by: LiskeardRich on August 20, 2016, 20:14:36 I found it for you by searching Trowbridge. It reported at Trowbridge so fell into correct order for actual pass, it didn't report at Westbury for some reason.
Title: Re: Eight of the class Post by: Bmblbzzz on December 07, 2016, 09:24:59 ...a convoy of 8 class 66 locomotives arrived in Westbury from the Trowbridge direction. Only the front one appeared to be under power. ... One is bad luck, two is coincidence and three could be vandalism, but to have seven break down at once... !!!!!!!;D Title: Re: Eight of the class Post by: Puffing Billy on December 07, 2016, 09:45:30 15 spare cabs ... 2 seats in each ... obviously trialling their new passenger service.
Title: Re: Eight of the class Post by: JayMac on December 07, 2016, 10:55:25 Room for a few standees too.
Title: Re: Eight of the class Post by: grahame on December 07, 2016, 11:01:08 15 spare cabs ... 2 seats in each ... obviously trialling their new passenger service. Sadly, I suspect locos no longer required for steel / coal traffic going into storage. Now - with a few mark 3s ... Title: Re: Eight of the class Post by: PhilWakely on December 07, 2016, 11:16:58 15 spare cabs ... 2 seats in each ... obviously trialling their new passenger service. Sadly, I suspect locos no longer required for steel / coal traffic going into storage. Now - with a few mark 3s ... I'm sure I read somewhere that DB Schenker were looking to get rid of as many as 50 Class 66 locomotives Title: Re: Eight of the class Post by: eightf48544 on December 07, 2016, 13:48:11 Trouble with using them with Passenger Stock they've no ETH and a top speed of 75 mph.
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