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70001/02 Newport Docks Nov. 2009. Unique clip of 70012 on the move!

Channel: Mike Wilcock. Rails in Wales.
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Memories revisited of the launch of the first 2 class 70 at Newport Docks in November 2009. Good show with the covers lifted off by the docks crane.
Final clip of the last view we had of 70013, having been dropped inside the boat delivering her from Canada, travelling up the M4 back to Liverpool and ""return to supplier"
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This video features a rare clip of Class 70 locomotive 70012 in motion, captured at Newport Docks in November 2009. It also includes footage of 70013 being transported from Canada to Liverpool via the M4, with mentions of its return to supplier. The video highlights the launch of early Class 70 units and includes scenes of locomotives being handled by dockside cranes. Several other Class 70 locomotives are identified in the footage, though operators and specific locations beyond Newport are not detailed.

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  • Platform ID TQFEtf-sgsU
  • Views 1,000
  • Date published 1 Dec 2021 12:14
  • Date added 19 Jun 2026 05:46
  • Recorded 30 Jan 2011
  • Locomotives 6
  • Headcodes 1
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