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Cab ride from Stratford Yard 2001 before the Olympics

Channel: Mike Wilcock. Rails in Wales.
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Nick and I were invited to have a cab ride in 66706 from Stratford Yard to Cambridge.
Leaving Cardiff at the crack of dawn we met the team and made a 3 hr video of the whole trip. This is just an extract showing the yard 15 yrs ago. All gone now !
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A cab ride is shown in this video, featuring a train departing from Stratford to Cambridge. The footage captures the Stratford Yard area around 15 years prior to the Olympics. The train involved is identified as 66706, with another locomotive, 66025, also present. No operator is explicitly named in the metadata, though several historical railway operators are listed. The video provides a glimpse into past rail operations and infrastructure, highlighting changes over time.

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  • Platform ID F4RzaT54A-I
  • Views 14,155
  • Date published 28 Jul 2012 03:55
  • Date added 18 Jun 2026 11:01
  • Locomotives 2
  • Headcodes 0
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