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Recently delivered EWS/GIF Cl37’s. - Lleida, Spain.
This is a rediscovered print of 8 x class 37’s all in their shiny new GIF liveries. I recall that I went all the way out to Spain to photograph the class 37’s & 58’s that had been 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 near Lleida which was one of 2 locations the locos were serviced and stabled between duties.
What I can recall is taking this photo and being on print film I wound on and the winder of my trusty Pentax ME Super snapped!
I was gutted and didn’t even note the details of the locos in the line up!
With only 2 shots in the bag on the first day the rest of my trip was not that enjoyable as I then became the designated 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.
Recently delivered EWS/GIF Cl37’s. - Lleida, Spain.
This is a rediscovered print of 8 x class 37’s all in their shiny new GIF liveries. I recall that I went all the way out to Spain to photograph the class 37’s & 58’s that had been 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 near Lleida which was one of 2 locations the locos were serviced and stabled between duties.
What I can recall is taking this photo and being on print film I wound on and the winder of my trusty Pentax ME Super snapped!
I was gutted and didn’t even note the details of the locos in the line up!
With only 2 shots in the bag on the first day the rest of my trip was not that enjoyable as I then became the designated 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.