class 66 working cardiff - taunton skips

[anthony263]

Been sent a email saying that dbs are to use a class 66 to work top & tail with a 67 tommorw (monday) due to dbs having no spare class 67s to cover for 67025 which is having tyre turning.

this might be good if anyone wants to get a run behind a class 66 on a passenger service.

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

http://scott2007.fotopic.net/c1745192.html

 

[Royston Vasey]

Cool. Is this the first time a 66 has hauled a passenger service I wonder? Excluding charters and rescues that is...

 

[matt]

A 66 has appeared on the FGW trip once before

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

A 66 has appeared on the FGW trip once before

Plug time!

http://scott2007.fotopic.net/p56019788.html

Cool. Is this the first time a 66 has hauled a passenger service I wonder? Excluding charters and rescues that is...

No, just having a chat with a mate. When 66014 went out on the coast vice some 37/4. First 66 passenger train that (Charter or not!

 

[Royston Vasey]

Plug time!

http://scott2007.fotopic.net/p56019788.html



No, just having a chat with a mate. When 66014 went out on the coast vice some 37/4. First 66 passenger train that (Charter or not!

Interesting, that's a non-ETH loco on a passenger working in January... can't have been much fun unless there was something on the other end!

 

[matt]

There was a 67 on the other end.

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

There was a 67 on the other end.

Oh ok then. Blatant plug

http://scott2007.fotopic.net/p56019784.html

 

[Royston Vasey]

Oh ok then. Blatant plug

http://scott2007.fotopic.net/p56019784.html

Ah, didn't look any furthe...... I mean I was giving you the chance to plug your photos even more!

 

[martyn29]

is it going to happen any more this week?

 

[mumrar]

is it going to happen any more this week?

The failed loco was 67025, but now 016 has been working since Tuesday

 

[TEW]

67025 only required tire turning so unlikely to be out for too long either, 005 will come off the set when the Royal Train next runs.

 

[Aictos]

Is the 66 still in use?

 

[TEW]

No, 67016 is now in use with 67005.

 

[TGVDUDE]

bashed this, was epic, also great horns at cardiff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDBi14tyH2c

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

bashed this, was epic, also great horns at cardiff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDBi14tyH2c

You're welcome Always aim to please.

Although I wasn't the driver.

 

[TGVDUDE]

really?, well thank you for the show!

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

really?, well thank you for the show!

Don't want people getting the wrong end of the stick, I wasn't the driver but I was in someway responsible for the horn, it was meant to scare a mate...

 

[anthony263]

U lot may want to keep an eye out on friday as rumours are now growing that DBS class 37's may be used on the cardiff - taunton diagram on friday and on the last Bristol - Weymouth loco hauled on saturday

 

[TGVDUDE]

U lot may want to keep an eye out on friday as rumours are now growing that DBS class 37's may be used on the cardiff - taunton diagram on friday and on the last Bristol - Weymouth loco hauled on saturday

this was true:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja9NvyAXlAM

was hellfire!