66's To Go Eddie!

[Coxster]

Most of us have probably seen those green 'Eddie Stobart' lorries on the motorway at some point but now the common livery is to be put on some of DRS's Class 66 locomotives! Here's a quote from The Railway Centre.

Direct Rail Services Class 66/4 No. 66411, one of the new locos recently delivered from EMDD in Canada, is to be branded in Eddie Stobart livery for operation on the new Eddie Stobart railfreight flow for Tesco due to commece in August. The painting and branding work is to be undertaken at Alstom Glasgow Works.


The new Stobart flow for Tesco, will see a daily service (Monday-Friday) from Tesco's main distribution centre in Daventry to its Scottish distribution base in Coatbridge. The trains will be formed of 26 containers all painted in a new joint Tesco/Stobart livery.


Two other DRS 66s are also expected to receive Stobart colours.

 

[HSTfan!!!]

Well this will be good to see.... Eddie Stobart did try to get a train some years back now..... there is a model of a 37 in stobart livery around iirc.

 

[bunnahabhain]

Oh dear, that must mean that Eddie spotters will start turning into Trainspotters, just another step in that little thing called evolution!

 

[6M60 SEATON FLASKS]

its going in this week

 

[60033 'Tees Steel Express']

Eddie stobbart in new liviery I hop they will be in this liviery!!!

 

[Coxster]

I wonder if it will have a girl's name like the lorries do?

 

[Lesjordans]

Where is the Alstom Glasgow Works and what stations is it near?

 

[60033 'Tees Steel Express']

Never know could have a girls name!

 

[rmt]

I wonder if it will have a girl's name like the lorries do?

According to a source of mine, it should do. Proper naming ceremony and everything.

 

[clagmonster]

Where is the Alstom Glasgow Works and what stations is it near?

Rather surprisingly it is in Glasgow. I would say, looking at Bakers the nearest station is Barnhill. See map http://www.multimap.com/map/browse....eepicon=true&zm=0&scale=10000&up.x=194&up.y=5 I suspect that the works is in the grey space below and to the left of Barnhill station,