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Freightliner Class 66/6 (Post 01 August 2023)
Very pro-active Company with interests in Liners/Aggregates/Coal and anything else available! 25 locomotives built in 66/6 guise.6 have been re-exported to work in Poland leaving just 19 now in the UK Fleet.
A rather rust stained 66615 with todays '6A24' the 10:18 from Whatley to Appleford loaded stone passes a nice sunny Clink on the first weekday morning since clocks reverted to GMT from BST.Hence even at just 10:54 this location is now somewhat even more backlit than previously.
..30 october 2023..
FL's 66604 makes its way through Berkley Marsh with '6A24' loaded stone,the 10:18 from Whatley going to Appleford just north of Didcot.
..26 october 2023..
Re-geared 66614 'Poppy 1916-2016' wears a kind-of interim livery for G&W with Freightliner branding in a revised font.Seen at Fairwood with '6C68' the empty boxes from Avonmouth returning to Whatley Quarry.
..5 october 2023..
A rather scabby looking 66614 'Poppy 1916-2016' named to commererate 15 workers who worked at the Tarmac Site at Buxton who lost their lives in the battle of the Somme in WW-1 approaches Clink Road Junction with '6C68' the 09:55 from Avonmouth to Whatley Quarry empties.
..26 september 2023..
66604 slows for Clink Junction as it heads to Whatley with empty JNA's from Avonmouth (09:55 off) running as '6C68'.As can be seen this location is now getting pretty much closed in by the rampant vegetation,pretty much like most other places these days!
..14 september 2023..
Less than an hour ago this entire cutting was bathed in shadowless sunshine but with Autumn now slowly creeping up on us the sun drops quite dramatically in that short time! So here is a full stretch-telephoto to catch '6V62' the 13:21 from Southampton-Up Yard to Whatley Quarry with 66604 leading in what was left of the patch of sunshine here at Clink.
..13 september 2023..
Yet another 66/6 finds it way onto the Mendip Quarry duties.This time it is 66615 seen at Clink with '6V18' the 11:17 from Allington to Whatley Quarry.
..13 september 2023..
66610 creeps over Clink Junction with '6M20' the 10:45 from Whatley to Churchyard Sidings in London.
..21 august 2023..
G&W-Tango 66605 cruises past Bratton's Lambourne Lane on the B&H with the 08:43 from East Usk Junction to West Drayton loaded stone.
..16 august 2023..
66602 passed Lambourne Lane in Bratton with '6A24' the 10:28 from Whatley to Oxford Banbury Road.
..16 august 2023..
66610 works '6V18' the 11:17 from Allington to Whatley Quarry through Berkley Marsh nr Frome.
..9 august 2023..
Re-geared 66604 slows for Clink Junction with '6C68' the 10:43 from Avonmouth the Whatley Quarry empy jna's.