66313 Rescues 66747 On Failed Freight Train - 19th November 2025
The class 66 was at the helm of the failed Clitheroe to Avonmouth cement train which seemed to encounter problems running north the previous day.
66747 "Made in Sheffield” in its NWT colours. The "NWT" stands for Newell & Wright, the company whose livery was applied to the locomotive before its repainting into GBRf colours. That was the locomotive on the train.
66313 sent from Tuebrook at Edge Hill Liverpool to rescue and haul the cement train this morning also late running.
The official working today 66313 & 66747
6Z84 1145 Clitheroe Castle Cement Gb to Avonmouth Hanson Sdg Gbrf
Passed 1358
Running 37 late
66313 sent from Tuebrook to rescue and haul the cement train
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Filmed at Springs Branch
Filmed Wednesday 19th November 2025
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A GBRf Class 66 locomotive, 66313, is shown heading south along the West Coast Main Line and through Springs Branch near Wigan. It was sent from Edge Hill to assist another GBRf Class 66, 66747, which was involved in a failed freight train service carrying cement from Clitheroe to Avonmouth. The train had encountered issues running north the previous day and was late running on 19 November 2025. The locomotive 66747 was previously painted in NWT colours before being repainted into GBRf livery.
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