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Class 37/58 abroad. 37703 (L25) & 58041 - Calatayud, Spain
This is a rediscovered print from and a trip I took to Spain to photograph the class 37’s & 58’s that had been hired out and repainted in the blue livery of GIF, Continental rail and sent out there to assist in the building of a new high speed route between Madrid & Barcelona.
A total of 14 heavyweight class 37/7’s and 8 class 58’s were repainted and shipped out there between 2001 and 2005.
Our first morning saw us at the depot at Calatayud which was one of 2 locations the locos were serviced and stabled between duties.
Sadly we couldn’t get round the depot and had to be happy with this view of the line of newly painted and delivered class 37’s..
What I can recall is taking this photo and as I wound on the winder of my trusty Pentax ME Super snapped!
With only 2 shots in the bag on the first day the rest of my trip was not that enjoyable as I became the driver of our little group and had to suffer watching the many freights with class 37’s on them pass me by at the locations we found between Calatayud and Zaragoza.
I cannot even be certain of the date of this image!
We did visit Zaragoza and tried to find a camera dealership that could repair or replace the winder but we were out of luck.
Copyright Ken Davies. All rights reserved.
Class 37/58 abroad. 37703 (L25) & 58041 - Calatayud, Spain
This is a rediscovered print from and a trip I took to Spain to photograph the class 37’s & 58’s that had been hired out and repainted in the blue livery of GIF, Continental rail and sent out there to assist in the building of a new high speed route between Madrid & Barcelona.
A total of 14 heavyweight class 37/7’s and 8 class 58’s were repainted and shipped out there between 2001 and 2005.
Our first morning saw us at the depot at Calatayud which was one of 2 locations the locos were serviced and stabled between duties.
Sadly we couldn’t get round the depot and had to be happy with this view of the line of newly painted and delivered class 37’s..
What I can recall is taking this photo and as I wound on the winder of my trusty Pentax ME Super snapped!
With only 2 shots in the bag on the first day the rest of my trip was not that enjoyable as I became the driver of our little group and had to suffer watching the many freights with class 37’s on them pass me by at the locations we found between Calatayud and Zaragoza.
I cannot even be certain of the date of this image!
We did visit Zaragoza and tried to find a camera dealership that could repair or replace the winder but we were out of luck.
Copyright Ken Davies. All rights reserved.