A Day in Wales - November 2011
Tuesday the 15th November promised to be a day of good light (according to the Met Office!), a trip to South Wales to record various freight and passenger movements was arranged. The day was quite busy with many of the booked freight flows running to time, we concentrated our efforts between Severn Tunnel Junction in the East, and Coedkernew in the West. With some reasonable spells of sunlight, the best light came in the final hour before sun down between 15:00 and 16:00. Below is a record of the days sightings. Coedkernew provided some nice Autumnal light with many differing colours from the lineside vegetation. Below is a selection of images from the day.
43031 and 43130 pass through Undy with the 1L34 07:28 Swansea - Paddington as the first sunlight of the day peaks through the low cloud.
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150244 rounds the curve at Undy with the 2U06 07:37 Weston-super-mare - Cardiff service.
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158989 passes Undy with the 1F07 08:30 Cardiff - Portsmouth.
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Arriva Trains Wales 175010 passes Coedkernew on route to Manchester.
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Newly formed 158960 passes Coedkernew with the 1F06 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff service.
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Arriva Trains Wales 150282 speeds past Coedkernew with a service to Cardiff.
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Having deprted Holyhead at 05:50 in the morning, 57314 rolls along the mainline at Coedkernew with the 1V31 to Cardiff Central.
Double Cross Country Class 170 DMU's 170523 and 170117 pass Coedkernew with a service train to Cardiff from Nottingham.
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66125 takes the empties from Aberthaw Power Station, hauling the 4C55 08:58 to Avonmouth.
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On one of many workings between Llanwern and Margam, 66016 hauls the 6H34 10:32 from Llanwern to Margam.
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66156 hauls the 6B68 09:24 Avonmouth to Aberthaw loaded coal Westbound at Coedkernew.
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60049 thunders through Coedkernew hauling the heavy and late running 6B13 05:50 Roberston - Westerleigh.
One of Arriva Trains Wales last remaining 'rancid' unrefurbished Class 158's. 158841 speeds through Coedkernew on route to Cardiff.
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66004 gets the easy job of a trip working from Newport ADJ hauling the 6B24 11:48 to Wentloog with two container flats in tow.
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A once solid Class 60 and 56 diagram, 66128 hauls the 6M86 10:50 Margam - Dee Marsh through Coedkernew.
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Arriva Trains Wales final (and rather smart) livery for thir Class 158's (It's taken long enough!!) 158837 passes Coedkernew with a Gloucester - Measteg service.
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In nice light 43134 and 43170 work 1B24 10:15 Paddington - Cardiff west through Coedkernew.
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158840 has also had the Arriva Trains Wales treatment and was working Gloucester - Measteg services for most of the day, seen here passing Bishton heading East.
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66148 6B86 13:00 Portbury - Aberthaw rolls gently through Bishton heading West to Aberthaw Power Station.
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66061 speeds through Severn Tunnel Junction with the 6Z35 12:38 Morton On Lugg - Acton Yard.
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158954 arrives into Severn Tunnel Junction with the 2U18 13:07 from Taunton to Cardiff.
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New Class 70 No.70001 'Powerhaul' storms through Severn Tunnel Junction as it hauls its load out of the Severn Tunnel on the 4V50 11:04 Millbrook - Wentloog container service.
Hot on the heals of 70001, 66059 hauls the empty 6V92 10:08 Corby - Margam through Severn Tunnel Junction.
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43071 and 43074 catch the low evening sunlight working the 1L68 14:55 from Cardiff to Paddington.
66025 takes a change of direction at Severn Tunnel Junction hauling the 4C61 10:50 Aberthaw - Avonmouth empties.
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66232 returns from a day trip to Swindon hauling the return wagons to Llanwern through Severn Tunnel Junction.
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Cola Rail Freight 66846 (former Freightliner 66573) passes Severn Tunnel Junction with the 4O78 15:42 Llanwern - Wembley steel running early.
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