Above: a DB Cargo Maritime livery class 66 on a Mendip aggregate train. As of November 2019, the Mendip rail traffic is operated by Freightliner instead.
The class 66 is the UK’s most populous diesel locomotive, used on almost every type of railfreight traffic in the UK. Class 66s are also infrequently seen on passenger railtour charters.
You shouldn’t have too much difficulty finding a class 66 train in the UK, because they’re seen on nearly every railfreight working.
All of the above operators are too seen on engineering trains up and down the country. Class 66 locomotives are also seen on RHTT trains in places, during the autumn months.
Westbury Trip Report 30/01/20 It has been 10 years since I last stood on the platforms of this popular station (although I did pass through in 2014 on a steam charter to Weymouth). The last time I stopped off was in 2010, it was a quick stop en-route to Devon on a Friday evening. Not …
Southampton Eastern Docks Freight Only Branch Line The Southampton Eastern Docks branch is a freight only line in Southampton. From St Denys, the 4 lines split in to 2 adjacent to Northam Train Depot that go to Southampton Central station, and 2 that continue south. 2 sidings next to the football stadium are used to …
Freight Trains at Dudding Hill Junction Dudding Hill Junction is on the Dudding Hill Line between Acton and Cricklewood, which is used only by freight trains. Trains run from the Midland Mainline to Cricklewood where southbound trains turn off at Brent Curve Junction, and northbound trains turn off at Cricklewood Curve Junction. From the other …
Freightliner Begins Working Mendip Stone Trains Starting tomorrow, Sunday 3rd November, DB Cargo will cease operating the Mendip stone trains with changeover to Freightliner . Following their successful contract win Freightliner will operate all trains on behalf of the Mendip rail joint venture between Aggregate Industries and Hanson. Operating out of Merehead Quarry and Whatley …
GBRf 66773 to be named this week Brighton Pride takes place this weekend, which sees GBRf’s class 66 number 66773 named “Pride of GB Railfreight”. 66773 has been undercover in the paint shop at Eastleigh Arlington for the past week. The locomotive is in standard GBRf livery, with rainbow font colour on GBRf, rainbow flags …
Freightliner 66587 Receives New Pink Livery Freightliner today announced a new livery for its class 66 locomotive number 66587. The naming ceremony took place at Southampton Docks today (Monday 10th June 2019). Freightliner 66587 was named “AS ONE WE CAN”, in OceanNetworkExp magenta livery following Freightliner’s partnership with ONE. ONE (OceanNetworkExpress) is a new global …
DB 66109 Receives New PD Ports Livery DB Cargo’s class 66 number 66109 is the latest locomotive to receive a blue livery. 66109 has recently been spotted in Tees Yard following a recent repaint into PD Ports blue livery. This follows the recent re-livery of DB Cargo’s 66005, 66047, and 66142 which have each been …
DB Cargo have announced a partnership with Maritime to increase rail freight operations between the two companies. DB Cargo have liveried two of their locomotives into Maritime livery, similar to that of GB Railfreight’s 66727, seen below. DB Cargo will be contracted to run Maritime’s rail operations out of Felixstowe and Southampton intermodal rail ports. …
Ardingly Freight Only Branch Line Ardingly is a freight only branch line to the north of Haywards Heath. The Ardingly branch once ran from Haywards Health to Horsted Keynes – now part of the Bluebell Railway heritage line. Today, Ardingly is served several times a week by Freightliner Mendip trains where aggregates from the Mendip …
