The Freightliner Gallery

Images taken of Freightliner Locomotives operating Trains in the Taunton area.

2nd April 2024 Freightliner Class 66/5 No.66589 passes Creech St Michael on the 2nd April 2024 operating 6C73 12:18 Westbury - Fairwater Yard. The loco was returning at set of Network Rail HOBC wagons to Taunton. (Photo: Simon Harling)

1st March 2024 Freightliner Class 59/2 No.59203 passes Norton Fitzwarren on the 1st March 2024 returning east with empty aggregate wagons following unloading at Exeter Riverside. The loco was operating as 6C28 12:48 Exeter Riverside - Westbury Cement Works. (Photo: Phil Izzard)

18th February 2024 Freightliner Class 66/9 No.66952 powers through Creech St Michael operating 6Y43 09:31 Bathampton Junction - Westbury engineers. Having arrived late from the Bristol direction No.66952 ran around its train at Fairwater Yard (instead of continuing to Exeter Riverside Yard). Failed locomotive No.66589 remained on the rear of the consist and is pictured passing Creech St Michael running 80 minutes late. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

18th February 2024 Freightliner lost 153 minutes at Bristol Temple Meads on Sunday 18th February 2024 after No.66589 failed while working 6Y43 09:31 Bathampton Junction - Westbury engineers. The resulting delay (by removing the rear locomotive from the following 6Y42 engineers service) provided this combination at Creech St Michael. Running a mere 194 minutes behind schedule No.66952 hauls failed No.66589 south as 6Y43 09:31 Bathampton Junction - Westbury. The train was originally booked to run to Exeter Riverside to change direction but due to the late running was sent into Fairwater Yard to change direction and avoid the 60 mile round trip to Exeter to make up time. The train eventually got back to Westbury running 100 minutes late. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

18th February 2024 Operating with a short consist of track panels, Freightliner Class 66/5 locomotives are pictured passing Creech St Michael on Sunday 18th February 2024. No.66556 and No.66563 'top and tail' 6Y41 12:00 Bathampton Junction - Westbury, operating via Fairwater Yard to change direction. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

18th February 2024 Originating from the engineering work site near Bathampton and operating via Bristol, Freightliner Class 66/5 No.66551 passes Norton Fitzwarren on Sunday 18th February 2024 while operating 6Y44 08:40 Bathampton Junction - Westbury engineers. The train worked through to Exeter Riverside Yard to change direction rather than use Fairwater Yard. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

18th February 2024 Freightliner Class 66/5 No. 66506 'Crewe Regeneration' is pictured passing Creech St Michael on Sunday 18th February 2024. The loco was operating 6Y42 10:40 Bathampton Junction - Westbury engineers but was severely held up at Bristol when it was called upon to donate its rear locomotive to another failed service operating ahead of it. Running 120 minutes late passing Creech the loco ran around in Fairwater Yard managing to cut the deficit to 47 minutes late before departure towards Westbury. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

17th February 2024 Freightliner Class 66 No.66589 is pictured at 40 Steps, Taunton on Saturday 17th February 2024. The loco operated 6Y44 08:42 Westbury - Bathampton Junction in connection with weekend engineering on the Bathampton Route. The loco is pictured waiting to depart Fairwater Yard having around its train. -Image Taken by Trained and Qualified Personnel - (Photo: Jason Prole)

11th January 2024 Freightliner 'Powerhaul' Class 66/4 No.66416 is pictured in Fairwater Yard on the 11th January 2024. After the use of the Network Rail HOBC over the Christmas period the sets have been moved away from Taunton again. No.66416 is pictured ready to depart with 6C84 08:40 Fairwater Yard - Westbury Yard with the final set to be moved from Fairwater Yard. (Photo: Jason Prole)

29th December 2023 Ocean Network Express pink-liveried Class 66/5 No. 66587 'AS ONE, WE CAN' was engaged in two days of route learning/ driver training on the 28th and 29th December. The loco is pictured passing Creech St Michael light engine operating as 0C51 11:20 Reading - Exeter Riverside. (Photo: Phil Izzard)

27th December 2023 Operating in truly atrocious conditions during Storm Gerrit on Wednesday 27th December 2023, Freightliner return west to Taunton. No.66546 passes Creech St Michael operating 6Z42 11:38 Theale Loop - Fairwater Yard with an empty HOBC set in tow. A second set followed later in the day under the cover of darkness. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

23rd December 2023 In preparation for Christmas engineering works in the Slough area, Freightliner moved three Class 66 locomotives from Bristol to Taunton on the 23th November 2023. No.66536 is pictured leading No.66546 and No.66567 through Bathpool as 0Z72 10:32 Stoke Gifford - Fairwater Yard light engine move. (Photo: Phil Izzard)

15th December 2023 Freightliner Class 66 No.66525 arrived back in Fairwater Yard on the 15th December 2023. The locomotive hauled 6Z73 12:20 Westbury - Fairwater Yard with a rake of Network Rail MFS wagons. The loco operated via Bristol Temple Meads in order to turn the set. A second set is due to arrive on Thursday 21st ahead of being used for a Christmas Engineering relay in the Slough area. Image taken by trained and qualified personnel. (Photo: Jason Prole)

28th November 2023 Freightliner Class 66/5 No. 66597 'Viridor' arrives into Platform 2 at Taunton on Tuesday 28th November 2034 running light engine. No. 66597 'Viridor' was operating 0V66 09:30 Westbury - Fairwater Yard. (Photo: Paul Clarke)

6th November 2023 Freightliner Class 66/5 No. 66587 'AS ONE, WE CAN' is pictured in Platform 1 at Taunton on the 6th November. The loco arrived light engine as 0Y25 20:10 Westbury Yard - Taunton on the 5th November 2023 where it spent the night in Platform 1 before proceeding to Fairwater Yard to act as the shunt loco. (Photo: Jason Prole)

17th October 2023 Freightliner Class 66 No.66555 (affectionally nicknamed 'Subaru') is pictured paused at Taunton on the 17th October 2023. No.66555 was operating 6Y97 04:55 Cambourne - Westbury, which operated via Penzance with the long welded rail delivery train in tow returning from a rail drop in Cornwall the previous night. (Photo: Jason Prole)

13th October 2023 On a damp Friday afternoon Freightliner Class 66/6 No. 66614 '1916 Poppy 2016' passes through Creech St Michael on Friday 13th October 2023. The loco was returning east as 6C28 15:57 Exeter Riverside - Whatley Quarry aggregate empties. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

1st October 2023 With current Network Rail High Output Ballast Cleaning operations shut down. Freightliner Class 66 No.66531 is pictured stabled in Fairwater Yard on the 1st October 2023. (Photo: Jeff Treece)

22nd September 2023 Freightliner Class 66 No.66531 (and No.66511 out of sight) are pictured in Fairwater Yard on the 22nd September 2023. The pair having arrived back in 'top and tail' formation with 6X37 06:19 Heywood Road Junction - Fairwater Yard. This was the last shift for the Hight Output Ballast Cleaner for the foreseeable future. 6X37 arrived three and a half hours early after the job was cancelled on site due to the failure of a Ballast Regulator. Image taken by trained and qualified personnel. (Photo: Jason Prole)

22nd September 2023 Freightliner Class 66 No.66511 (and No.66531 out of sight) are pictured in Fairwater Yard on the 22nd September 2023. The pair having arrived back in 'top and tail' formation with 6X37 06:19 Heywood Road Junction - Fairwater Yard. This was the last shift for the Hight Output Ballast Cleaner for the foreseeable future. 6X37 arrived three and a half hours early after the job was cancelled on site due to the failure of a Ballast Regulator. Image taken by trained and qualified personnel. (Photo: Jason Prole)

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