Tag: EWS
Silver Bullets
by admin on May.19, 2016, under Photo Archive
EWS 66205 runs along the sea wall at Dawlish with an up Imerys ‘Silver Bullet’ china clay train on 5th April 2006. Photo credit – Mark Simpson
Enterprise on Devon viaducts
by admin on Oct.08, 2008, under Photo News
66074 is seen crossing Forder Viaduct with the 13:18 6B99 St Blazey to Newport Alexandra Dock Junction ‘Enterprise’ service.
The same train is seen again but this time at Blachford Viaduct, the consist being a variety of loaded scrap wagons, Imerys china clay tanks and bogie Cargowaggons.
Photo credits – Andrew Haill
‘Ribblehead Viaduct’ near York!
by admin on Sep.26, 2008, under Photo News
For the second day running EWS class 60 60071 ‘Ribblehead Viaduct’ was the motive power for the 6D11 17:10 Lackenby to Scunthorpe empty Steel train seen here taking the East Coast Main Line at Colton Junction near York.
An hour at Colton Junction
by admin on Sep.25, 2008, under Photo News
In original Trainload Petroleum grey livery, 60054 ‘Charles Babbage’ passes Colton Junction South with the 6N30 13:38 Scunthorpe to Lackenby steel train.
GBRf 66729 approaches Colton Junction South with the 6H90 11:35 Tyne Dock to Drax Power Station coal service.
National Express HST led by 43316 takes the East Coast Main Line at Colton Junction with a southbound service.
‘Repaint’ for ‘Royal Scotsman’
by admin on Jan.31, 2008, under Photo News
With news that the ‘patchwork quilt’ that was 37401 has been made to look even worse with possibly the worst ever ‘repaint’ into EWS maroon with yellow stripe and small stencilled cab side numbers but without logos and the yellow ends untouched, we show a couple of views of ‘401. Above the rather shabby former ‘Royal Scotsman’ approaching Shawford with the 6O26 Hinksey to Eastleigh Yard on 27th July 2006 and below at Didcot (with Mainline blue 37/0 37248 ‘Midland Railway Centre’) in happier times with full regalia and snowploughs on 13th April 2002.
