Gloucester, Hatton, Cossington, Barton-on Humber and Grimsby

Gloucester, Hatton, Cossington, Barton-on Humber and Grimsby - 9th/10th March 2018

This set of images in the gallery came about more because of travel to position for a photographic charter in North Lincolnshire on the 10th March. Leaving home on the Friday 9th March I traveled north to in one / two hour increments throughout the day. The first location was the south end of Haresfield Loop (in Gloucestershire) where we captured one freight and the Network Rail NMT. I then continued up the M5 and A46 to reach Hatton (located on the Chiltern Mainline just north of Leamington Spa), the small village station offers some good spots for photography both at the station itself and a short walk down the adjacent Grand Union Canal to an footbridge located at the north side of a triangular junction.
From Hatton I moved to the East Midlands visiting Cassington which is located on the busy four track Midland Mainline.
Saturday morning also provided an opportunity to kill a little bit of time before my photographic charter event, by means of a quick trip from Barton-on-Humber to Grimsby Town and back. This gallery is a motley selection of the images captured over the 9th/10th March 2018.

Haresfield Loop:

Freightliner Class 66/5 No.66534 'OOCL Express' passes Haresfield Loop on Friday 9th March while hauling the loaded 6V40 04:54 BArrow Hill - Port Talbot coal.

An Unidentified Voyager passes Haresfield on the 9th March 2018 while working the 1M29 07:02 Paignton - Manchester Piccadilly service.

Thames Turbo Class 166 No.166210 passes Haresfield on the 9th March 2018 while working the 2B90 09:18 Cheltenham - Swindon service route via Stonehouse.

Cross Country Super Voyager No.221138 passes Haresfield Loop on the 9th March working the 1V45 07:07 Manchester Piccadilly - Bristol Temple Meads service.

Network Rail's New Measurement Train formed of No.43014 anf No.43013 passes Haresfield Loop on Friday 9th March while working the 1Z18 08:13 Derby RTC - Plymouth testing diagram.

Hatton:

An Unidentified Cross Country Super Voyager curves through Hatton Station on Friday 9th March while working the 1E36 09:36 Southampton - Newcastle service.

GBRF Class 66/7 No.66772 rounds the curve into Hatton Station on Friday 9th March 2018 hauling the 6M26 08:50 Eastleigh - Mountsorrel stone empties formed of Network Rail IOA wagons.

Chiltern Railways Class 165 No.165013 arrives into Hatton station on the 9th March 2018 while working the 2L41 11:34 Birmingham Moor Street to Leamington Spa stopping service.

Freightliner Class 66/5 No.66594 passes through Hatton Station on Friday 9th March 2018 hauling the 4M55 09:02 Southampton - Lawley Street liner northwards.

Chiltern liveried Class 68 No.68013 rounds the curve having just passed through Hatton station on Friday 3rd March 2018 working the 1R25 11:00 London Marylebone - Birmingham Moor Street service.

Chiltern Railways Class 168 No.168214 approaches Hatton on Friday 3rd March 2018 while operating the 1H44 12:12 Birmingham Snow Hill - London Marylebone service.

Chiltern Railways Class 165 No.165013 passes Hatton on Friday 9th March 2018, while operating the 2R25 12:32 Leamington Spa - Birmingham Moor Street stopping service.

Chiltern Railways Class 168 No.168002 passes around the curve at Hatton on the 9th March 2018, while working the 1G27 11:40 London Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill service.

Chiltern Railways Driving Van Trailer (DVT) No.82303 approaches Hatton from the north on Friday 9th March 2018 while working the 1H45 12:55 Birmingham Moor Street - London Marylebone service with Class 68 No.68010 'Oxford Flyer' providing power from the rear of the set.

Chiltern Railways liveried Class 68 No.68010 pushes its way towards London. Pictured passing Hatton on Friday 9th March while working the 1H45 15:55 Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone.

Now part of the West Midlands Railway franchise, Class 172's No.17214 and No.172221 join the mainline at Hatton while working the 2W88 13:03 Stratford upon Avon to Stourbridge Junction stopping service on Friday 3rd March 2018.

Cossington:

East Midlands Trains HST No.43045 and No.43049 speed through Cossington on the Midland Mainline on Friday 9th March 2018 while working the 1B53 13:39 London St Pancras service.

East Midlands Trains 'Meridian' No.220014 passes Cossington on Friday 9th March 2018 while working the 1D39 13:29 London St Pancras - Nottingham service.

East Midlands Trains Class 156 No.156410 passes Cossington on Friday 9th March while working 2L73 14:26 Leicester - Lincoln stopping service.

East Midlands Trains 'Meridian' Class 222 No.222002 passes Cossington working the 1F40 13:58 London St Pancras - Nottingham service on March 9th 2018.

East Midlands Trains Class 156 No.156415 passes Cossington on Friday 9th March heading south working the 2L66 13:37 Lincoln - Leicester stopping service.

East Midlands Trains Class 222 No.222023 passes through Cossington on Friday 9th March working the 1B56 15:05 Nottingham - London St Pancras service.

East Midlands Trains 'Meridian' No.222003 speeds through Cossington on 9th March 2018 working the 1C55 14:29 Sheffield - London St Pancras.

East Midlands Trains HST No.43083 leads No.43044 north at Cossington on Friday 9th March 2018 while working the 1D42 14:15 London St Pancras - Nottingham service.

East Midlands Trains Class 222 'Meridian' No.222022 passes Cossington while working the 1F43 14:26 London St Pancras to Sheffield service on Friday 9th March 2018.

Freightliner Class 66/6 No.66610 powers through Cossington on Friday 9th March 2018 hauling the 6M91 11:13 Theale to Earles Sidings cement empties. The locomotive is also seen with the familier 'window weaping' caused by rust around the windows.

Having visited the new double tracking project near Kettering inspection Saloon 'Caroline' conveys lots of smiling Network Rail faces along the Midland Mainline at Cossington. BR Large Logo Class 37 No.37407 pushes the 2Z02 11:11 Kettering - Derby track inspection northwards on Friday 9th March 2018.

BR Large Logo Class 37 No.37407 passes Cossington on Friday 9th March pushing the 2Z02 11:11 Kettering - Derby track inspection saloon, it is seen being passed by Class 222 No.222011 while working the 14:20 London St Pancras to Nottingham service.

Barton-on-Humber & Grimsby:

Northern Class 152 No.153352 arrives into Barton on Humber on Saturday 10th March 2018 arriving with the 2F85 08:57 Cleethorpes - Barton on Humber local stopping service.

Northern Trains Class 153 No.153352 prepares to deaprt from Grimsby Town on Saturday 10th March 2018 working the 2F86 09:50 Barton-on-Humber to Cleethorpes service.

Transpennine Class 185 No.185149 deaprts from Grimsby Town on Saturday 10th March 2018 while working the 1B68 07:53 Manchester Airport - Cleethorpes service.

East Midlands Trains Class 153's No.153311 and No.153383 arrive into Grimsby Town with the 09:35 Newark North Gate - Grimsby service.

Northern Trains Class 153 No.153352 stands at Barton on Humber on Satruday 10th March 2018 while waiting to depart with the 2F88 11:50 to Cleethorpes.