class 66 convoy
class 66 convoy
About 3.35 I noticed a 'convoy' of five Freighlinter Class 66 heading towards Barton Hill and Temple Meads, whilst I was on a train bound for the Severn Beach line. Is this some sort of record?
Re: class 66 convoy
Isn't five the maximum allowed?mow wrote:About 3.35 I noticed a 'convoy' of five Freighlinter Class 66 heading towards Barton Hill and Temple Meads, whilst I was on a train bound for the Severn Beach line. Is this some sort of record?
There were just three of them between platforms 9 and 11 just after 4.10. Presumably two had uncoupled and departed.
Have wondered if the convoy had anything to do with this news story.
http://www.therailwaycentre.com/UK%20Ne ... _GBRf.html
http://www.therailwaycentre.com/UK%20Ne ... _GBRf.html
Re: class 66 convoy
There's a rather larger convoy that leaves Imingham on a Saturday - has been reported with 7 or 8 66s in it.g4mby wrote:
Isn't five the maximum allowed?
There's always a selection of "Freds" in Kingsland Road sidings opposite Barton Hill. Also, Freightliner are using Taunton's Fairwater Yard for engineering trains during the current track relaying between Weston and Taunton.mow wrote:Where would the Freightliner Class 66s be based, or serviced in Bristol? I still cannot work out where five of these beasts were heading.
Four always used to be the most I saw here but early this morning there must have been six or seven. Difficult to tell in the dark.James wrote:There's always a selection of "Freds" in Kingsland Road sidings opposite Barton Hill.mow wrote:Where would the Freightliner Class 66s be based, or serviced in Bristol? I still cannot work out where five of these beasts were heading.
