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Slipping and Sparks! Tractors 37503 + 520 away from Hereford on 6M75 mixed freight

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One of many fantastic displays from the 6M75 ADJ (Newport) - Warrington mixed freight. This time see's 37503 and 520 in the EWS livery worn by many locos of this time, with its usual booked driver change at Hereford. The locos were turned off on arrival and then are seen thrashing and sparks from the wheels as they slip away for the north. 37503 survives with us today residing at the Wensleydale Railway after a time in preservation. 37520 was stored in 2002, and eventually cut up in 2007. This shot was filmed 14/5/2001.
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A mixed freight train operating under headcode 6M75 is shown with locomotives 37503 and 37520 in EWS livery. The footage captures the locos slipping and producing sparks as they depart from Hereford, following a driver change. The train was en route from Newport to Warrington. Both locomotives were in service during this period, with 37503 later preserved at the Wensleydale Railway and 37520 eventually scrapped in 2007.

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  • Platform ID KewJNXOw8OY
  • Views 14,377
  • Date published 17 Apr 2020 13:59
  • Date added 28 Apr 2026 18:15
  • Recorded 14 May 2001
  • Locomotives 2
  • Headcodes 1
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