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Three days in South Wales on a 1Z10 outing, main aim to bag some of the last coal workings on the freight only line to Cwm Bargoed; in fact, last coal anywhere in Wales for that matter.
Pete and I had missed the only working the previous day by a matter of a minute. So returning on the Friday, we were determined not to miss out again.
66089 climbs the grade up the valley near Bedlinog, with resplendent autumnal hues on show line-side. She was working 4V01, the 23:44 Earles Sidings to Cwmbargoed, Friday 28.10.22
1Z10 - Cat 1
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66089 lifts coal empties from Hope Cement works up the final few miles to the coal washery at Cwmbargoed, climbing steadily up through the steep sided old mining village of Bedlinog. Here the train is around halfway up the Taff Bargoed, its destination will be right at the head of the valley. The train has had a long journey, setting off at 23:44 the previous night from the cement works in the Peak District as train 4V01, its destination will be reached at 13:20. In just under two and a half hours the train will be loaded and on its way back to the Cement works. This may be a long journey, but many see the end has passed for UK mined coal. This is a valid point, on this autumnal day the temperatures reached eighteen degrees celcius. But so long as we build, we will use cement. And coal is used in its production. Where should it come from and how should it get here, in a bulk carrier from a huge hole in another continent whilst the corporates concerned wave carbon neutral flags in the air?
October the 28th 2022.
66089 crossing Carlisle Bridge on the approach to Lancaster Castle station with 6K27, the 14.43 Carlisle - Crewe engineers on Wed 19th May 2021.
Note: a sagging wire in front of the loco removed in PS.
The token exchange has been made and 66089 gets rolling again at Rainford with 6E26 Knowsley to Wilton binliner.
Class 66089 seen idling through helpston with 4L38 1140 east mids gateway tml DBC to Felixstowe central DBC. Also note the loco showing the taillights
DB Cargo Class 66/0 No. 66089 climbs the grade up the valley near Bedlinog working 4V01, the 23:44 Earles Sidings – Cwmbargoed Opencast Colliery empty coal wagons on Friday 28th October 2022.
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Not the class 60 we`d hoped for....
66089 passes Barrow on Trent whilst hauling 6E54, Kingsbury - Humber tanks, 3 April 2017
66089 passes Searchlight Lane whilst working 6G71 Cliffe Vale-Bescot china clay empties, 7 February 2017
This is the only daylight freight train on this line per week.
Just before a heavy downpour 66089 hauls the Walsall Freight Terminal to Dowlow Sidings eastbound through Barrow upon Trent on September 26th 2019.
Freightliner's #66545 powers her way through Barnetby station and approaches Wrawby Junction leading an eastbound coal train while #66089 waits for a path east with a train of coal destined for the steel works in Scunthorpe on the morning of Friday the 7th of September 2012.
I spent a few years living in and around Stockport while working at Mirrlees, leaving the area in 1973, but with a little time to spare while waiting to change trains I had a nostalgic stroll around an managed to grab this shot while the 636O 10.41 Knowsley Freight Terminal to Wilton Efw Terminal was crossing the viaduct behind DB 66089.
There have been changes. I think the large building on the right used to be a Co-op department store
Finding some brightness along the coastline during an eternally wet early summer, 66089 curves past Burnmouth just a couple of miles inside the Scottish Border with 4E96, the 09:00 Mossend Euroterminal to Tees Dock intermodal. June the 13th 2024. Needless to say, less than half a mile inland and the ceiling of grey was profound, giving to frequent heavy showers preceding constant rain.
66089 powers past Welney Road Crossing near Manea, with the 4L38 1057 East Midlands Gateway to Felixstowe Central - 23/09/2021.
I dragged Lorraine over here on our wedding anniversary to see 66004 'I Am A Climate Hero', which had worked this train the day before. Sadly, the locomotive had been removed from the train overnight & this turned up instead! Never mind. I'm sure I will catch up with 66004 soon.
The 6E26 Knowsley - Wilton binliner accelerates away from dropping off the single line token at Rainford Junction.
Rob and Peter contemplate the going away shot.
66089 powers up past Welney Road Crossing near Manea, with the 4L38 1057 East Midlands Gateway to Felixstowe Central - 24/09/2021.
Still no 'I'm A Climate Hero' on this train. I didn't know at the time, but I would finally have success with that locomotive the very next month.
DB Class 66089 waits for the relief driver to arrive to take 66089 onwards working 4M78 Soton W Docks Berth 109 to Trafford Park Euro Term. - 12/7/2021.
A couple of minutes prior to this shot I'd photographed 59101 going the other way in stunning, full strength, winter sunrise lighting. Naturally when 66089 came into view around Crofton curve with 6Z53, the 05:13 Tytherington - Appleford, the sun partly hid itself behind the few clouds anywhere near it. 2 minutes later the lighting was back to what it had been and didn't dip again for the whole day
Taken with the aid of a pole
Looking towards Hunt Cliff where 66089 glides past with the 15.49 Skinningrove - Tees Yard empty steel train on Wed 16th October 2019.
There was a cool light show emanating from Cardiff's Principality Stadium as 66089 passes with 6H29 17:47 Margam Terminal Complex to Llanwern Exchange Sidings. 1Z10 Cat 2.
DB Cargo Shed 66089 approaches Tamworth High Level in a rain shower hauling the 12.43pm Walsall Freight Terminal - Dowlow Briggs Sidings (6M82).
Most sensible folk are staying under the shelters keeping dry, including a few railfans who have migrated from the Low level station to see this and another freight pass on the High Level lines. It's great to see those red box wagons in action - they definitely brighten up the scene for the snapper.
This will be the last upload for a while ahead of a digital detox.
1.26pm, 24th April 2018
Retaining original EWS livery and branding, scabby 66089 approaches Hawkeridge Jcn with 10 yellow autoballasters forming a 6W02 06.41 Southall West Jcn-Westbury yard (via Bristol !) on 21/05/23.
66089 negotiates Haughley Junction in charge of the 4L38 10.57 East Mids Gateway Tml Dbc - Felixstowe Central Dbc on the 23 September 2021.
Taken with the assistance of a pole.
While DB continues to make inroads repainting its fleet of Class 66's into house colours, several examples still adorn the EWS livery from delivery. One such scruffy locomotive, 66089, heads west through March, Cambridgeshire on the 8th August 2022. The GM machine is hauling a rake of empty MMA wagons from Chesterton Sidings to Toton North Yard.
Well folks, the first sighting of this working in daylight is usually around April, as it travels through Rutland and Northants around 06.30 most mornings.
Luckily I tracked it today, and there may have been a problem with the Lickey Banker as it lost over two hours at Bromsgrove.
So, there were 51 steel coils on the 6M94 Margam - Corby train on this day - pity it was not a red loco though.
The sunflowers were not as pretty as they were back in the autumn of 2021 (see below), but at least they acted as 'markers' and I found the lens cap that I dropped in the field back then.
The sky started to clear soon after the train had passed, so I waited a while to capture it and replaced it with something a little more pleasing on the eye.
66089 eases its way past the derelict Guibal Fan House on Hunt Cliff, with the 13.40 Tees Yard - Skinningrove loaded steel train on Wed 16th October 2019.
In some drizzle, Knowsley - Wilton service comes off the single line at Rainford Junction, the driver of the 66 stopping short of the boarded crossing, allowing the signal man to come over to his side for the token exchange.
DB 66089 passing through Melton Mowbray at speed with the 670M 1034 Corby B.S.C. to Margam empty steel carriers. Normally this train waits in the loop for the Crosscountry passenger to pass, but was running a few minutes late and was allowed to run ahead. Caught me out!
DB 66 089 passing the oilseed rape fields at Condover with 6M85 Margam to Carlisle empty lime containers
EWS Class 66 No 66089 passes Barrow-upon-Soar with the 1055 East Midlands Gateway TML DCC to Felixstowe Central DBC on 6th Februay 2023 (Copyright Robin Stewart-Smith - All Rights Reserved)
Was hoping for the green one but sadly that got replaced by a normal EWS 66089. Seen at Brentingby working the 4L38 1057 East Midlands Gateway - Felixstowe 23/9/21.
DB Cargo Class 66 66089 working 6k27 1443 Carlisle Yard - Crewe Basford Yard,passing Hincaster near Kendal on 15/04/2019
66089 hammers past Welney Road Crossing near Manea, with the 4L38 1057 East Midlands Gateway to Felixstowe Central - 12/08/2022.
I had hoped that 'I'm A Climate Hero' would be on this train, but sadly not to be.
The dreaded lineside vegetation is now starting to cause problems at my favourite spot on this section of line & I must admit, I'm getting rather depressed with this ever increasing problem for a ground level photographer like me. I will never switch to pole photography. I know it's popular with other railway photographers & I love to see their work, but I'm not tempted to try it myself. Thankfully, there are still some locations where I can take some decent shots from the ground. However, if the number of viable ground level spots continue to dwindle, I will probably pack the railway photography in & concentrate on landscape.