The Incredible Freightliner Story From Containers to Coal Trains

This video features the long-established Freightliner, a company which has grown from deep-sea container operator to multi-purpose freight mover in the period under review.

By making full use of modern motive power and developing it to suit specific requirements, Freightliner's operations have become surprisingly varied and widespread, and truly nation-wide.

Programme sections include:

00:00 - 04:40 Freightliner Class 70 arrival and Traction Review

04|:41 - 21:47 Freightliner Container Traffic
Classes 47, 57, 66, 86, 70 and 90, filmed at numerous locations on the core routes to Southampton, Felixstowe and Coatbridge.

21:48 - 28:05 Freightliner Network Rail Contracts
The West Coast Main Line upgrade, and Britain's longest train, the High Output Ballast Cleaner, with top and tailed class 66s.

28:06 - 31:46 Freightliner Cement Workings
With both 66/5s and 66/6s.

31:47 - 35:31 Freightliner Depots
Ipswich, Southampton & Leeds Midland Road.

35:32 - 38:59 Household Waste Trains - The Binliners
Including the hired-in class 47/8s for the Calvert bins.

39:00 - 40:52 Freightliner Oil

40:53 - 45:25 Freightliner Potash Stone And Ballast
From Penmaenmawr, Mountsorrel and Bardon Hill, as well as a one-off working from Bury St. Edmunds to Hirwaun.

45:26 - 51:14 Freightliner Felixstowe Terminal
A close-up look at this busy container port and its rail operations.

51:15 - 54:47 Freightliner Car trains & Scrap Trains

54:48 - 01:00:27 Freightliner Stock Moves
Including the removal of Southern slam-door units for scrap and the movement of redundant wagons.

01:00:28 - 01:03:56 Freightliner Newport Invasion
Class 66s being unloaded off the delivery ships at Newport Docks

01:03:57 - 01:13:48 Freightliner Coal And Coke
The imports flow from East Coast ports to the Aire Valley, the Anglo-Scottish traffic and class 70 trials.

Simply reading that list shows how varied and interesting Freightliner's work has become.

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