Class 66005 EWS Loco In The Shadows
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| Photo: Charles Moorhen |
While carrying out some night photography at Wellingborough railway station - trying to record some of its interesting architecture, I happened to be at one point in the evening's activities at the northern end of the station taking the opportunity to photograph East Midlands Trains DMU Class 222 222002 in September 2016.
As I did so I noticed out of the corner of my eye diesel locomotive a General Motors EMD EWS Class 66 locomotive slowly coming into the station heading north on the freight-only line.
Knowing I had no chance of taking a night photo of a moving Class 66 locomotive using a long exposure, I was satisfied to simply jot down the number, pick up my tripod/camera and go back to taking night photos of the station when, lo and behold, DMU Class 222002 pulled out and there stood diesel locomotive Class 66 66005 - one of 455 in operation - in a perfect pose.
I hoped and prayed that it would not move before I had a chance to set up the camera again and hit the shutter button.
As well as the above I also captured one more train that night during my night photography session - East Midlands Trains Class 43066 paused before continuing on to London St. Pancras.
Class 66005 diesel freight locomotive was built in August 1988 and allocated to Toton TMD (Notts.),
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If you would like to see more photos from this Wellingborough railway station night photography session, please click here.
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Other Class 66 locomotive blog posts you may wish to see:
Class 66013 and 66502 Pause at Night at Rugby Railway Station
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