20's TILL I DIE!
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Hi Folks, sightings from the Tyne Valley today:
Tyne Yard
66235 66125 66033 66192 Stabled
Bardon Mill
66202+66226 Eastbound 6L66 Carlisle Yard-Tyne Yard (42 HTA's) at 14:50
http://davidpaul-photographs.fotopic.net/p26305750.html
took a shot of the whole length after they passed, looks huge!
http://davidpaul-photographs.fotopic.net/p26305752.html
The 66's past a fairly steady pace not too slow and were not making that much noise for the amount of weight being pulled, the weather was on the cold side! they never seem to do trials duing the summer!
Melkridge
We then took a trip to Melkridge at the old site of Plenmellor for the limestone,
60019 Westbound 6M46 Redcar-Carlisle yard at 15:40
http://davidpaul-photographs.fotopic.net/p26305748.html
Haydon Bridge
66235+66125 Westbound as 0M61 Tyne Yard-Carlisle Yard.
Tyne Yard
66202+66226 Stabled, as you can see the trains length is huge while in Tyne Yard the locos can just be seen in the rear of the yard on the left:
http://davidpaul-photographs.fotopic.net/p26306103.html
66224 Arrived from North 16:55
66093 Stabled
cheers
David & Paul
http://davidpaul-photographs.fotopic.net
Tyne Yard
66235 66125 66033 66192 Stabled
Bardon Mill
66202+66226 Eastbound 6L66 Carlisle Yard-Tyne Yard (42 HTA's) at 14:50
http://davidpaul-photographs.fotopic.net/p26305750.html
took a shot of the whole length after they passed, looks huge!
http://davidpaul-photographs.fotopic.net/p26305752.html
The 66's past a fairly steady pace not too slow and were not making that much noise for the amount of weight being pulled, the weather was on the cold side! they never seem to do trials duing the summer!
Melkridge
We then took a trip to Melkridge at the old site of Plenmellor for the limestone,
60019 Westbound 6M46 Redcar-Carlisle yard at 15:40
http://davidpaul-photographs.fotopic.net/p26305748.html
Haydon Bridge
66235+66125 Westbound as 0M61 Tyne Yard-Carlisle Yard.
Tyne Yard
66202+66226 Stabled, as you can see the trains length is huge while in Tyne Yard the locos can just be seen in the rear of the yard on the left:
http://davidpaul-photographs.fotopic.net/p26306103.html
66224 Arrived from North 16:55
66093 Stabled
cheers
David & Paul
http://davidpaul-photographs.fotopic.net