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Class 59/2 (After 01 August 2020)
Former National-Power Engines now owned by Genesee & Wyoming after DBS (was EWS) and stillworking mainly out of the Mendip Quarries.
'7A09' the 07:12 from Merehead going up tp Acton-TC is always a good working to picture here near Clink as the morning sunlight (08:00) is just about right for east-bound trains.Here is one of the now currently 3 remaining DB-Red 59/2's,this one being 59201.The others left are 4 & 5.
..29 july 2021..
With its 'bell-end' leading DB-Red 59201 works '6O40' the 13:35 from Merehead to Eastleigh-Agreggate Depot in its regular Fridays only slot. Pictured in the Wylye valley at Sherrington.
..23 july 2021..
59204 hauls '6M20' away from Clink Road Junction from Whatley (10:39 away) going up to Chuchyard Sidings in London.With 59202 departing to Toton a couple of days ago for its booked G&W-Orange repaint only 1,3 & 4 of the 59/2 sub series now remain in DB Red. Catch them whilst you can!
..22 july 2021..
DB-Red (But for how much longer?) 59204 passes Click Road Junction with '6C76' the 14:39 from Acton-TC to Whatley.Its only 17:00 and already the shadows are creeping across the tracks!
..21 july 2021..
G&W-Orange 59206 takes the Westbury Avoiding Line at Fairwood Junction with '7A17' the 10:24 from Merehead to Acton-TC.
..21 july 2021..
GM-59203 in Tango-Orange works '7B12' up through Berkley from Merehead going up to Wootton Bassett.
..20 july 2021..
This working ran as '6Z62' from Westbury Down Reception to Whatley Quarry.Earlier 59201 ran light engine to Westbury to collect these wagons parked there.Viewed here at 19:30 as the shadows were becoming quite long s it passes Berkley nr Frome.
..19 july 2021..
59202 still in its plain logo-less DB-Red colours come under the road bridge at Hungerford Common on the B&H for the final time with '6M20' the 10:38 from Whatley Quarry going up the churchyards Sidings in London. The next day this loco travelled to Toton from Acton to be reliveried in G&W-Orange.....So this was my final shot of it in DB-Red.....
..19 july 2021..
Running barely 5 minutes behind '6C64' and going to the same destination was '7V12' the 15:38 from Woking also heading for Merehead.The second 59/2 to get the G&W-'Tango' treatment 59203 was todays allocated loco was looking quite smart as it passed Berkley in the superb low evening lighting.
..8 july 2021..
G&W 'Tango' 59206 gets away from Clink Road Junction with the 10:38 from Whatley going up to Churchyard Sidings in London as '6M20'.Note how 'high' summer has caused massive grass growth!
..8 july 2021..
59203 in G&W colours was working '7C77' the 12:41 from Acton-TC to Merehead as it is seen passing down the Frome Avoiding Line at Styles Hill.
..2 july 2021..
With the summer lineside grasses making photography here somewhat marginal 'Tango' 59206 works '7C31' the 10:08 from Theale to Whatley emptied hoppers down the B&H on the approach to the long closed Edington & Bratton Station site.
..2 july 2021..
Ex-National Power/EWS/Schenker/DB 59201 which is currently on its third livery and soon to gain a forth (G&W-Orange) approaches Clinck Road Junction in Frome with '7C31' the 10:08 from Theale to whatley Quarry.
..30 june 2021..
The second 59/2 to get an early repaint into G&W-orange was 59203.I knew it was coming this way so a chance of picturing 2 'tango's' in one day was not to missed.This one was returning empty boxes to Merehead from Woking (15:38 away) and is viewed with Warminsters Arn Hill in the backgound.
..16 june 2021..
This working '6L21' the 13:24 from Whatley Quarry to Dagenham Dock is one of the heaviest trains of the day from either Quarry,regularly loading to in excess of 40 hoppers so it is a definite Class59 duty for sure. Here is G&W-Orange 59206 passing Fairwood's Lambert Bridge with its load load stretching way into the distance.Not quite fully lit but still a nicely lit 'Tango' shot!
..16 june 2021..
Schenker-Red but logo-less 59201 approaches Clink Road Junction with the 10:08 from Theale to Whatley Quarry '7C31'.With 2 out of 6 59/2's now in 'Tango' colours it cannot be too long before the remaining 4 red ones get a repaint?
..16 june 2021..
G&W-Orange 59203 rolls through Berkley Marsh with its short rake of empty boxes coming from Chichester (13:41 off) going down to Merehead as '7V07'.
..15 june 2021..
Here is the only local G&W loco currently in service.The other one 59203 is broken again! The train being '6C76' the 14:39 from Acton-TC to Whatley Quarry.No pair on this working today unfortunately!
..8 june 2021..
Ex-DB 59205 still in Schenker-Red runs through Fairwood with '6A74' the 08:58 from Whatley bound for Theale.Note the mess these hoppers are in these days from grafitti-morons that seem to infest Merehead Yard in the dead of night!
..2 june 2021..
59201,bell-end leading works '7C64' the 15:25 from Acton-TC to Merehead past the extensive herd of dairy cows that live in the surrounding fields in this area here at Berkley nr Frome.
..1 june 2021..
The very orange & shiny G&W's 59206 heads '7V09' the 13:41 from Chichester going down to Merehead.here passing Styles Hill Footbridge in the bright clean evening sunlight.
..27 may 2021..
'6M20' the 10:38 from Whatley to London's Churchyard Sidings was today unusually Class-59 powered. This is G&W-Orange 59203 powering up through Berkley Marsh under a virtually clear blue sky.Amazingly it was quite warm as well.A couple of days ago it was thrashing down with continuous rain and the temperature was barely into double figures!
..27 may 2021..
Decal-less 59204 heads '6C74' the 14:55 from Theale going to Whatley Quarry through Berkley nr Frome.Note the Westbury White Horse in the background which amazingly is about 7 miles away! Such is the clarity of the light this evening.
..26 may 2021..
Still in Schenker-Red but now owned by G&W/Freightliner 59205 makes it's way towards Clink Road Junction at Clink with '6C74' the 14:55 from Theale to Whatley.2 of thr 6 59/2's are now in G&W-Orange so it won't be too lomg before this one follows suit.
..19 may 2021..
Another DB-Red 59/2,this time 59204 followed 69205 less than 10 minutes later also heading for Merehead with a string of empty boxes.This time they are coming from Woking (departed at 15:38). Pictured again at Berkley Marsh as '7V12'.
..26 april 2021..
59205,0ne of the four remaining ex-DB 59/2's still in the red livery runs down through Berkley Marsh in the low evening light with '7C64' the 15:25 from Acton-TC to Merehead.
,,26 april 2021..
Todays 'FO' 13:35 from Merehead to Eastleigh loaded aggregates powers up through Dilton Marsh on the approach to the small halt there. Loco is the Orange G&W 59206 gleaming in the afternoon sunlight.
..23 april 2021..
Another example of DB/EWS's loss of dominance around Westbury was the sale of the entire 59/2 fleet to Freightliner when they totally lost control of the Mendip Stone Traffic..Hence these 59/2's being completely decal-less! Here is 59204 working '7B12' the 11:23 from Merehead to Royal Wootton Bassett as it always has done but now owned and operated by Freightliner (G&W).
..23 april 2021..
Good old local Stalwart 59206 now sporting the Orange of G&W approaches Clink at line speed as it is going straight down the Frome Avoider with '7C77' the 12:41 from Acton-TC to Merehead. Such a convenient bridge this is for me being just 200 yards from my front door.Combining a brisk walk from home with OTT track maps make picking up these west bound workings very convenient with no waiting around more than a couple of minutes!
..20 april 2021..
'7C77' the 12:41 from Acton-TC going to Merehead Quarry is seen shortly after passing Fairwood Junction nr Westbury.G&W-Orange 59206 certainly make a colourful sight in the bright clear afternoon Spring sunshine!
..19 april 2021..
Despite living just 150yards from Clink Junction this is the first time I have clapped eyes on this loco this year! Such is the power of being locked down when you do the right thing! So here is 59206 with '7C77' the 12:41 from Acton-TC going down to Merehead with a long string of empty JNA's.Viewed as usual at Clink.
..9 march 2021..
Logo-Less 59205 runs through Berkley Marsh with the morning '7C29' 06:41 from Acton-TC returning empties to Merehead.
..5 march 2021..
59201 non-bell end leading brings '6C31' the 10:08 from Theale to Whatley empty hoppers through Clink on a nice sunny and quite warm day. Roll on the end of the month when this current lock down ends!
..1 march 2021..
59201 rolls '7C29' the 06:41 from Acton-TC to Merehead empties through Berkley Marsh.The tele-shot being made necessary due to the tracks closer to the bridge here being heavily shadowed.Give it another month or so and the sun will be much higher in the skies!
.,26 february 2021..
This was a nice piece of luck! As this working '7O40' the 13:35 from Merehead to Eastleigh crept into view at about 10 mph (The loco was having quite a struggle climbing the Upton-Scud Incline) in the low late afternoon sun that had just popped out and also coinciding with an RAF Boeing-Chinook Helicoper carrying an underslung load. Bell-End leading 59201 is viewed at Arn Hill nr Warminster.
..4 december 2020..
59206 emerges into the sunshine at Clink with '7C29' the 06:41 from Acton-TC to Merehead.Once again it is the sole 59/2 working in G&W-Orange Livery as the latest incarnation 59203 is currently sidelined with defective wheelsets. ..12 november 2020..
The latest G&W-Orange recruit 59203 on its 2nd day back in service rolls past Styles Hill on the Avoiding Line at Frome.Again it was working '7C29' the 06:41 from Acton-TC to Merehead.Shame about the 800-iso lighting but that's life!
..28 october 2020..
With 59203&59206 now reliveried in G&W-Orange just 4 of this 59/2 sub-class now remain in DB-Red so picture them whilst you can! So here is logo-less DB-Red 59205 slowing for Clink Road Junction with '6C31' the 10:08 from Theale returning emptied hoppers to Whatley Quarry in th autumnal sunlight.
..19 october 2020..
The then lone G&W-Orange 59/2 59206 which is soon to be joined by 59203 in the 'Tango' livery passes Fairwood Junction with '7A17' the 10:24 from Merehead to Colnbrook-FY.
..14 october 2020..
59206 in its newish G&W-Orange colours glows in the late evening low sunlight as it passes Berkley Marsh with '7C64' the 15:25 from acton-TC to Merehead.With the evening now getting noticeably shorter these later workings from the London area will soon be running in darkness.
..17 september 2020..
'7C29' the 06:41 from Acton-TC to Merehead was again Tango-59206.Here seen at Clink going west.
..15 september 2020..
Since I saw this loco going up to Acton last evening on '7A15' I was pretty sure it would work this mornings '7C29' the 06:41 from Acton-TC to Merehead which it did.So here is 59206 still looking immaculate in G&W Orange running down through Berkley Marsh with it load of 20 hopper empties bound for Torre-Works. Nowadays since the G&W repaint its nameplate 'John F Yeoman-Rail Pioneer' has been repositioned away from the cabsides onto the main bodysides.Also the number 59206 is now displayed on all 4 cabsides instead of diagonally opposite ones.
..2 september 2020..
Finally after months under repairs at Merehead for a major engine fault G&W-Orange 59206 has re-appeared on the Mendip Stone Circuit.Its first duty was going up to Acton last evening and here it is returning next morning on '6C29' the 06:41 from Acton-TC to Merehead.It now looks immaculate c/w all the bogies etc well cleaned up.Viewed approaching Clink Road Junction. Sadly it failed again that evening working up to Acton requiring a drag forward from Bedwyn after a long delay blocking the B&H!