Yesterday: Swansea to Cardiff

[StormCraft]

We were on the motorway travelling back and forth between Llanelli and Newport In Wales. We got caught in a jam twice, and on both occasions it was the same thing:

There were 3 diesel engines being moved on flatbeds with 'abnormal load' vans on a single lane. I don't know about class's, dates etc. But they were these shapes / types etc:

Just wondering If anyone knew there story? We got overtaken by them 20 minutes after we popped into a petrol station.

 

[anthony263]

Could be the class 37's from margam depot perhaps?

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

Did it look like this?

http://scott2007.fotopic.net/p48868922.html

If so, it would've been Class 37s moving from Margam. They've just been sold in the latest tender issued by DBS. Most have gone to Booths.

 

[StormCraft]

They did, one of them didn't, but 2 of the 3 looked in a horrid state. Margam has a depot?

 

[2030720310]

Did it look like this?

http://scott2007.fotopic.net/p48868922.html

If so, it would've been Class 37s moving from Margam. They've just been sold in the latest tender issued by DBS. Most have gone to Booths.

Crikey has 37670 regained a faded EWS livery and gone for scrap?

 

[royaloak]

Would have been either-
37415 EWS, 37684 EWS, 37890 Freight Grey or 37896 Freight Grey, hope that helps, might get some more info in a day or 2.

 

[TGVDUDE]

One of the tractors that moved was in loadHaul wasn't it?

 

[royaloak]

One of the tractors that moved was in loadHaul wasn't it?

That was 37698 moved last week with 37428 to Booths at Rotherham left 17/12 arrived 18/12, both now "set aside" in the yard for possible resale.
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Would have been either-
37415 EWS, 37684 EWS, 37890 Freight Grey or 37896 Freight Grey, hope that helps, might get some more info in a day or 2.

UPDATE-
was 37684, to go to Booths, Rotherham and 37890, 37896 to go to Hulls, Rotherham, all 3 are currently sat in Allelys yard, Studley until after the holidays.

 

[TGVDUDE]

That was 37698 moved last week with 37428 to Booths at Rotherham left 17/12 arrived 18/12, both now "set aside" in the yard for possible resale.

oh okay, cool, thanks you seem to answer all my questions :A