With 6S70 Lynemouth-Ayr comprising a rake of empty HTA bogie hoppers, 66016 slows for a signal check the other side of Hexham station. (Aug-'06)
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The sun reflects off 66033 passes behind a crop irrigation thingy in Farmer Giles' field as it heads South with a loaded Anglo Scottish MGR working. (July-'06)
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A Wednesday only working on the ECML is 6M85 Bathgate-Doncaster Yard empty car carriers which go North loaded on a Tuesday night. 66049 seen here heading away from Alnmouth. (July-'06)
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A regular performer on banking duties up the Lickey incline on the Birmingham-Bristol main line, 66055 takes a break from this working 6E30 Dalzell-Lackenby steel empties passing Buston Barns. Note the extra headlight for added visibility at night. (Aug-'06)
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66063 approaches North Blyth with the Saturday morning Alcan wagons for loading with Alumina. (Feb-'08)
66065 passes underneath the attractive semaphore signal gantry at Prudhoe light engine heading to Carlisle. (
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66066 departs Crewe with a Northbound steel train. (Feb-'06)
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6S58 Lackenby-Dalzell loaded steel got stuck behind a small landslip at East Linton forcing single line working. 37406 and 417 were to be used to drag the train back to a suitable point to enable 6S58 to cross onto the up line. However, this was not needed and the 66 continued right line, seen here passing Spital. (Sep-'06)
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The Tyne Valley is a busy route in terms of freight traffic - predominantly coal - with at least one train an hour slotted in between the passenger services. Here 66076 leads a trainload of empty traditional HAA coal hoppers.
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Heading North approaching Alnmouth station, 66093 with a trainload of empty traditional HAA MGR hoppers. The driver was wearing what looked like heavy duty ear defenders! (Aug-'06)
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66100 heads south just outside Alnmouth station with an Anglo Scottish coal flow, this time in HTA bogie hopper wagons. (July-'06)
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66103, a Scottish based, RETB fitted machine, crosses the crossing at Marcheys House with 6N32 Lynemouth-North Blyth with tanks for loading with Alumina at the railhead. (Aug-'06)
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