The Colas Rail Freight Gallery

Images taken of Colas Rail Fright Locomotives operating Trains in the Taunton area.

10th December 2025 Having delivered two Network Rail drift ploughs back to Fairwater Yard on the night of the 9th December, Colas Class 56 locomotives returned north to their depot on the 10th December 2025. No.56113 and No. 56302 'PECO The Railway Modeller 2016 40 Years' catch the low winter sunlight at Fordgate operating as 0Z58 10:04 Taunton - Coleham LMD light engine. (Photo: Paul Wilkins)

10th December 2025 Having deposited Network Rail drift ploughs ADB965208 and ADB965209 on the head shunts at either end of Fairwater Yard on the 10th December 2025, the Colas Class 56 locomotives are pictured waiting to depart light engine from 40 Steps. No.56113 (which had run around No. 56302 'PECO The Railway Modeller 2016 40 Years' in Fairwater Yard) departed light engine as 0Z58 10:04 Taunton - Coleham LMD. (Photo: Adam Hiscock)

10th December 2025 Colas Class 56 No.56113 pushes Network Rail drift plough ADB965209 into the west end head shunt at Fairwater Yard on the 10th December 2025. (Photo: Adam Hiscock)

25th November 2025 Colas Rail - Plasser & Theurer USP5000 Ballast Regulator DR77910 heads north through Taunton on the 25th November 2025. The Ballast Regulator was operating 6Q10 09:37 Hackney Yard - Leominster. (Photo: Paul Clarke)

10th November 2025 A very clean Colas Rail DR77910, a Plasser & Theurer USP 5000-RT ballast regulator heads south from Cogload Junction working 6Q10 10:14 Westerleigh to Taunton loco sidings on Monday, 11th November 2025. (Photo: S A Ginn)

27th October 2025 Colas Rail Freight Class 70 No.70807 passes Bathpool on the 27th October 2025, the loco was operating 6F04 11:15 Westbury - Bristol East Junction with empty JNA Falcon wagons for loading. The train operated via Taunton to change direction before returning to Bristol. (Photo: Phil Izzard)

26th September 2025 Colas Rail Freight Class 37 No.37116 is picuted paused in Platform 5 at Taunton on the 26th September 2025. No.37116 was operating a Network Rail Test Train as 3Q13 20:28 Exeter Riverside - Reading Triangle Sidings. (Photo: Shaun Mockridge)

5th September 2025 The countries last remaining mainline registered split headcode Class 37 No. 37057 'Barbara Arbon' visited Taunton late on Friday 5th September 2025. The loco as operating in top and tail formation with No. 37419 'Carl Haviland 1954-2012' as 3Q62 20:38 Exeter Riverside - Derby RTC with a Network Rail test train. Owing to a points failure at Tiverton Loop the train made an unscheduled stop at Taunton to allow a passenger service to pass. (Photo: Phil Izzard)

3rd September 2025 Colas Rail Freight Class 70/8 No.70807 is pictured powering up through Platform 4 at Taunton on the 3rd September 2025. The Class 70 had operated an overnight ballast drop into Cornwall starting the previous night as 6C45 17:09 (Mon) Westbury - Westbury via Penzance, returning north through Taunton at 08:30 on the Tuesday morning. (Photo: Matt Powell)

2nd September 2025 Colas Rail Freight Class 67 No. 67023 'Stella' made a rare light engine foary south to Devon on the 2nd September 2025. Looking rather bedaggled and in need a trip to the day spa 'Stella' passes through Platform 3 at Taunton operating as 0Z67 14:00 Westbury - Newton Abbot, later retruning light engine to Westbury route learning run. (Photo: Paul Clarke)

24th August 2025 Colas Rail Freight operated a Network Rail, Rail Delivery Train south through Taunton on Sunday 24th August 2025. Colas provided their first Class 70 (built in and delievered from Turkey) No.70801 to haul the loaded long welded rail train as 6C97 13:33 Westbury - Largin Junction where the train unloaded rail overnight. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

22nd August 2025 Having been delayed during its operating diagram on the 22nd August 2025. The Colas Rail operated, Network Rail test train passes Cogload Junction operating 40 minutes behind schedule. Colas No.43274 leads Network Rail No. 43013 'Mark Carne CBE' north in a breif glimpse of evening sunlight as 1Z18 15:39 Paington - Taunton via Bristol East Depot. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

25th July 2025 Having completed shunting duties at Fairwater Yard extracting Network Rail drift ploughs for road transport to Wolverton, Class 70 No.70806 is pictured on the 25th July 2025. The loco then departed as 0Z72 12:44 Fairwater Yard - Westbury light engine. (Photo: Phil Izzard)

25th July 2025 Colas Class 70/8 No.70806 returns into Fairwater Yard having extracted Network Rail ZZA Drift Plough ADB 965223 from the western head shunt on the 25th July 2025. The plough was then loaded onto a lorry for transport to Wolverton. (Photo: Phil Izzard)

24th July 2025 No.37405 passes No.37116 on the Goods Reception. The plan was for No.37116 to collect another snow plough from the blocks on Road 7 but with no Network Rail staff on site this movement couldn't be carried out on the 24th July 2025 and was left to the next day. - Taken by trained and qualified personnel (Photo: Jason Prole)

27th June 2025 GWR Hitachi IET No.802105 rounds the curve at Cogload Junction on Friday 27th June 2025, the nine-car IET was operating 1C88 16:03 London Paddington - Penzance. Waiting on the Bristol flyover Colas Tamper DR73924 operating 6J39 11:54 Rugby Depot - Crediton Sidings in preparation for overnight weekend tamping work. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

27th June 2025 GWR Hitachi IET No.802105 rounds the curve at Cogload Junction on Friday 27th June 2025, the nine-car IET was operating 1C88 16:03 London Paddington - Penzance. Waiting on the Bristol flyover Colas Tamper DR73924 operating 6J39 11:54 Rugby Depot - Crediton Sidings in preparation for overnight weekend tamping work. (Photo: Adam Hiscock)

20th May 2025 On hire from GBRf to Colas Rail Freight, Class 59/0 No. 59003 'Yeoman Highlander' is pictured passing Cogload Junction in the early morning on the 20th May 2025. The loco was operating 6C40 23:26 (Mon) Westbury - Westbury via Exeter Riverside having carried out an overnight ballast drop in Somerset and Devon. (Photo: Ian Draper)

12th April 2025 With a movement the following day back to Derby having been cancelled Colas Rail Class 37/6 No.37610 hauling the Network Rail Ultrasonic Test Train returned to Derby on Saturday 12th April 2025. The consist included Network Rail vehicles 96604, 977986, 977985, 999602 with DBSO 9708 trailing at the rear. The colourful train is captured passing the Relyon bedding factory on the outskirts of Wellington running as the 3Z37 12:02 Exeter Riverside to Derby RTC. (Photo: S A Ginn)

12th April 2025 The Network Rail Ultrasonic Test train returned to Derby RTC on Saturday 12th April 2025. The train was hauled by No.37610 which carries a non standard take on a former British Rail livery. 3Z37 12:02 Exeter Riverside - Derby RTC was brought to a stand at Norton Fitzwarren with police at the scene following reports of a female walking alongside the track between Silk Mills and Norton Fitzwarren. Local enthusiasts gathered for the passing of the Class 37 confirmed to the police that no one had been seen during the 40 minutes they had been waiting. The Class 37 was allowed to continue after speaking with the signaller and the search for the women continued. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

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