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« 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!

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« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2016, 20:06:47 »

This arrived at Westbury Down TC(resolve) at 1323 and departed at 1517

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H38433/2016/08/20/advanced
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« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2016, 20:12:16 »

This arrived at Westbury Down TC(resolve) 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 ...
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« Reply #3 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.
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« Reply #4 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... !!!!!!!

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« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2016, 09:45:30 »

15 spare cabs ... 2 seats in each ... obviously trialling their new passenger service.
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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2016, 10:55:25 »

Room for a few standees too.
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« Reply #7 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 ...
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« Reply #8 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» (Deutsche Bahn - German State Railway - about) Schenker were looking to get rid of as many as 50 Class 66 locomotives
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« Reply #9 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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