Freightliner

In late afternoon sunshine Shanks liveried 66522 makes a colourful sight on a coal train at Barnetby on 07/05/07.
66501-525
66501, 66502, 66504, 66505, 66506, 66508, 66509, 66510, 66511, 66512, 66513, 66514, 66516, 66517, 66518, 66519, 66522, 66524, 66525.

66538 reverses into platform 3 at Ipswich in a shunting move to reach the stabling point on 17/04/07.
66526-549
66528, 66529, 66531, 66532, 66533, 66534, 66535, 66536, 66538, 66539, 66540, 66541, 66542, 66543, 66544, 66545, 66546, 66547, 66548, 66549.

Old and new - 66550, built Nov 2001, passes semaphore signals that were built considerably earlier than that! (02/01/07)
66550
Built: Nov 2001.
Pool: DFHG (Heavy Haul)
Based: Leeds Midland Road.

66568 runs on to the fueling point at Ipswich on 17/04/07.
66551-575
66551, 66552, 66553, 66554, 66556, 66557, 66559, 66560, 66566, 66567, 66568, 66569, 66570, 66571, 66572, 66574. (555/558/562/565 have their own separate collections now).

A close up of 66555 as it threads across the points at Doncaster on 03/02/07.
66555
Built: Oct 2002.
Pool: DFHG (Heavy Haul)
Based: Leeds Midland Road.

66562 approaches Barnetby on the final leg of its journey into Immingham with empty coal hoppers (24/02/07).
66562
Built: Nov 2002.
Pool: DFHG (Heavy Haul)
Based: Leeds Midland Road.

66589 takes charge of a long solid wall of containers as it heads south through Cholsey towards Reading in a welcome burst of sunshine (25/06/08). Just 15 mins before this was taken there was a torrential downpour - see the photo of 66578 at the same location!
66576-599
66576, 66577, 66579, 66580, 66581, 66582, 66583, 66584, 66585, 66587, 66589, 66590, 66591, 66597 (578 has its own collection now.)

Just 4 months old - 66624 rounds the curve behind Warrington's Arpley yard with a loaded coal train on 30/05/07.
66601-625
66601, 66602, 66603, 66605, 66606, 66607, 66608, 66610, 66612, 66613, 66614, 66616, 66617, 66618, 66619, 66620, 66622, 66623, 66624, 66625 (615 has its own collection).

66615 returns to Nuneaton a short while after running over the flyover tracks, light engine again, during a brief burst of sunshine (21/02/07).
66615
Built: Nov 2003.
Pool: DFHG (Heavy Haul).
Based: Freightliner Crewe Diesel.

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