(Photo: Brian Garrett)
Published on 17th December 2013
Freightliner Class 66/9 No.66956 passes Cogload Junction on the 18th December 2013 operating 6C84 09:19 Fairwater Yard - Westbury ballast empties for replenishment.
(Photo: Brian Garrett)
Published on 17th December 2013
Network Rail Class 950 No.950001 passes Cogload Junction on the 17th December 2013.
The specially converted test unit was operating 2Q08 05:00 Didcot - Plymouth ahead of overnight testing in Cornwall and Devon.
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Published on 17th December 2013
Colas Rail Freight Class 56 No.56113 passed through Taunton light engine on the 18th December 2013.
The loco was operating 0Z28 08:20 Westbury - Hackney Yard to collect a long welded rail train from Hackney Yard. Later in the day the loco returned north heading for Westbury hauling the long welded rail set returning to Westbury.
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(Photo: Brian Garrett)
(Photo: Nathan Williamson)
(Photo: Brian Garrett)
Published on 9th December 2013
Having spent the weekend stabled at Taunton, DCR's Class 31 No.31190 made a rare foray into into Cornwall on the 9th December 2013 to collect the Network Rail 'Swedish Rail Vac' from Par.
The loco then returned the mobile industrial hoover from Par to Eastleigh, despite running nearly 90 minutes early the loco was held in Tiverton Loop until its booked departure time. It's seen here climbing the bank amidst the surprisingly Autumnal scene operating as 6Z42 11:17 Par - Eastleigh.
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Published on 7th December 2013
Freightliner Class 66/9 No.66951 became the first locomotive to work over the newly revised/ connected head shunt from Fairwater Yard on the 7th December 2013.
Overnight engineering work saw the final section of track installed to reroute the head shunt to allow for the former head shunt to become part of the Taunton NIDR link road between Station Approach and Staplegrove. No.66951 is seen at the extremity of the northern head shunt on the 7th December
(Photo: Graham Mann (With Permission))
(Photo: Wayne Potter)
Published on 7th December 2013
DCR Class 31 No.31190 was stabled in Taunton over the weekend of the 7th & 8th December 2013.The loco was booked to work into Cornwall on Monday 9th December to collect the Network Rail 'Rail Vac' which has been carrying out ballast and drainage works in the county.
The veteran locomotive is seen stabled at Taunton between duties.
Published on 6th December 2013
DB Schneker Class 59/2 No.59201 passes Cogload Junction on the 6th December 2013.
The locomotives was operating 6C28 12:03 Exeter Riverside-Westbury aggregate empties.
(Photo: Quentin Hawkes)
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