I had a ulterior motive for leaving the Cement Works at lunch time, namely the hope that 66711 would again feature on the afternoon GBRf intermodal to the east coast.
With gray 66747 inside, it is seen here passing Egleton at the west end of Rutland Water on 4L20, 12.35 Hams Hall - Harwich.
Whilst the empty flats at the front of the train are regretabIe, I was very fortunate here with the cloud shadow clearing seconds before pressing the shutter!
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I popped out locally this afternoon just as the weather had started to deteriorate!
Here 66621 leads 6L87, 12.34 Earles - West Thurrock cement.
Unfortunately 66709 running again on 4L22 came in full dull.
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Shortly after 90042, but on the up fast, came this pair with 4M25, 06.06 Mossend - DIRFT.
A pitiful loading, and in any case no-one ever gets a master shot around 14.00 at the end of June!
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Shortly after 19.30 the dynamic duo returned north, thankfully with a decent load and without being bowled!
90036 & 90024 on 4S47, 19.13 DIRFT - Mossend.
Anyone contemplating coming here should be aware that the trackside vegetation is close to taking out the down slow - I'm on my steps on the footbridge - and that crossing the field to get here is quite difficult with shoulder high crops obscuring the footpath.
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Unusually for this working, the train loco 66709 was switched on Thursday evening at Felixstowe for another celebrity 66711 - the same loco usually working all week.
This is 4L22, 14.35 Hams Hall - Felixstowe, well loaded as is often the case.
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