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66038

Class 66

Videos featuring 66038

This video captures railway scenes from Newport and Cardiff in March 2006, highlighting a variety of locomotives and services. It includes footage of Class 09, Class 37, Class 47, Class 50, Class 60, and Class 66 locomotives operating on different services, including freight and passenger trains. The Virgin Trains stock is noted as passing through with freight and later used on the Valley lines. Operators such as EWS, Freightliner, and Virgin Trains are mentioned, along with locations in Newport, Cardiff Central, and Rhymney.
This video captures a rare moment from the Fleetwood branch in its final years of freight operations, showing a Class 56 locomotive hauling loaded vinyl chloride tanks at Thornton in 1996. The train is heading south towards Poulton-le-Fylde and the national network. At that time, European Vinyls operated chemical trains between Barry Docks and the Burn Naze plant, with these block tank trains being among the last remaining freight services on the branch before operations ceased entirely by 1999.
This video features railway operations at Longport, including activity at a land recovery site and the Electro Motive Depot. Locomotives such as 66791, 66790, 56081, 56303, 60014, and 66044 are shown in action. The footage includes a Colas-hired locomotive arriving from Crewe, with ballast being reclaimed for reuse. At the depot, 66790 is seen departing on a service to Bescot Up Engineers Sidings, while other locomotives and a DB Cargo unit are also present.
This video captures train activity at Tonbridge and surrounding areas, featuring multiple rail vehicles including classes 375 and 377, as well as class 465 units. Several locations are identified, including Charing Cross, Dover Priory, Hastings, Hither Green, New Cross, Tunbridge Wells, and Tonbridge West Yard. Operators associated with the footage include Colas, GBRF, Network Rail, Southeastern, and Southern. Headcodes observed in the video include 2A24, 2A28, 2W32, and 6J06.
It features a variety of locomotives, including classes 150, 47, 56, 57, 58, and 66, though specific operators are not identified in the metadata. The footage provides a glimpse into rail freight operations during that period. Some details may be limited due to missing information in the record.
A video captures freight trains at Cardiff Central Station before a disruption occurs due to severe flooding, causing signal failures and halting services between Cardiff, Ebbw Vale, and Newport. The footage includes several Class 66 locomotives operated by EWS. The incident left the filmmaker stranded, requiring alternative transport arrangements. The recording also features a Class 90 locomotive with headcode 1E21.