| August's East Anglian photographs.
The month started and ended with notable silver visitors. Early in the month, newly repainted Cotswold 87007 paid a return visit to Crown Point and then spent a day working between Norwich and Willesden swapping DVTs. Network Rail got themselves into a bit of a mess diagramming a track recording train to Felixstowe with top and tailed 67s - which are banned from the branch! After half a day with the train sitting in Ipswich Yard, Cotswold came to the rescue and provided 47813 and 47316 to work the train along the branch. Interestingly DRS 37s seem to have become the regular motive power for this train on branch lines around the country, perhaps we will see them in Suffolk. DRS have been running all over the entire East Anglian system with a pair of 20s on weedkilling trains. Mostly these were late at night, but one evening an earlier schedule allowed them to be captured in fading light at Manningtree. The pair were stopped on the main line for a Harwich train to cross in front of them, a perfect rendition of a 'Duet for turbochargers' by English Electric when they pulled away brought back a few memories! Finally, Network Rail were back with the track recording train at the end of the month, silver EWS pet loco 67029 leading as it careered through Manningtree at what seemed to be a very optimistic speed for a facing junction... |
Newly repainted in Cotswold livery, 87007 returns to the GEML with OZ87 Oxley to Crown Point light engine movement, Brantham. 1002x666 2005_08_001.jpg |
90045 on the 4S88 Felixstowe to Coatbridge freightliner train, Brantham. 1002x666 2005_08_003.jpg |
The sun is out at 90047 nears journey's end with the 4L75 MX Trafford Park to Felixstowe, now a regular class 90 duty. 1002x666 2005_08_005.jpg |
90001 at Brantham with the 1P55 17:30 Norwich to Liverpool Street 'one' Anglia service. 1002x666 2005_08_006.jpg |
Cotswold Railways 87007 with a pair of Mk3 DVTs 82125 & 82104 and 90004 in tow on a working from Crown Point to Willesden. 1002x666 2005_08_007.jpg |
87007 runs through Ipswich station with Mk3 DVTs 82105 & 82136 returning from Willesden to Norwich Crown Point. 1002x666 2005_08_010.jpg |
Mk3 DVTs 82105 & 82136 are hauled by Cotswold Railways 87007 through Ipswich station from Willesden to Norwich Crown Point. 1002x666 2005_08_012.jpg |
Freightliner green 90041 stands on the headshunt at Ipswich station. 1002x666 2005_08_013.jpg |
66514 passes Levington with a rather short 4L95 MX Ditton to Felixstowe North service. 1002x666 2005_08_014.jpg |
156418 in 'one' branded Central Trains livery with the lunchtime Ipswich to Felixstowe service. 1002x666 2005_08_016.jpg |
47316 'Cam Peak' approaches Levington with the Serco / Network Rail inspection train, 47813 is on the rear end. 1002x666 2005_08_018.jpg |
47813 returns with the Serco / Network Rail train at Felixstowe Road by the Shepherd and Dog pub. 1002x666 2005_08_019.jpg |
