Class 43081 Brel Paxman IC125 East Midlands Trains Wellingborough 2015 Photo

Class 43081 Intercity 125 HST, Wellingborough Train Station

Photo: Charles Moorhen   

East Midlands Trains high speed train Class 43081, Intercity 125 built in March 1978 and allocated to Neville Hill T&RSMD (Leeds), is seen en route north to Sheffield about to depart Wellingborough station in July 2015.

For two days in July 2008 Class 43081 carried the name Midland Valenta.  Valenta refers to the Paxman Valenta diesel engines used on 195 Intercity 125 Class 43's.

From the position that the photo was taken it appears that I had thrown health & safety, and 'no trespassing on the railway' rules to the wind and decided to stand close to the tracks.  In fact I was standing on a crossbar of a gate at the side of a car park, with my shins pressing against the upper bars.

Definitely a painful situation, but well worth the few minutes of discomfort for me to photograph a Class 43 from a different angle for the 'Along These Tracks railway blog!

News Update:

Seeing East Midlands Trains colourful livery of red, white, orange and red flashing along the railway tracks, will soon become a thing of the past.

Abellio will take over the East Midlands Trains franchise on Saturday 18th August 2019. The Class 43 HST Intercity 125 and Class 222 diesel multiple unit will gradually be phased out by brand new Hitachi trains that will be a variant of the bullet-nosed Class 800 bio-mode DMU.

The new trains will have a lavender livery and be branded with 'EMR' on both sides.

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DB Schenker Liveried Class 60017 Diesel Loco Wellingborough Station 2014

Class 60017 Loco, Wellingborough Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

DB Schenker liveried Class 60017 diesel-electric locomotive is seen here entering Wellingborough station from Bedford, hauling a freight train of petroleum tankers on the 27th June 2014.

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Nicknamed 'Tugs' by railway enthusiasts, Class 60017 was built at Brush Traction, Loughborough in October 1990.

When built, 60017 carried the name, 'Arenig Fawr', after the mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, which is situated close to the Llyn Celyn reservoir.

In October 1996 the named was removed, and a month later 60017 was renamed 'Shotton Works Centenary Year 1996'.  At time of writing (Feb 2018) 60017 carries no name.

At present (2018) 18 DB Schenker Class 60's are available for operation while the remaining 73 are in storage.

In addition to being used in the transportation of petroleum, the Class 60's are used in the movement of stone, ballast, aggregate and steel.

As well as DB Schenker (DB Cargo UK), the 100-strong class of Class 60 locomotives have been operated by British Rail, English Welsh & Scottish Railway, and Colas Rail.

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Four GBRf Class 66 Diesel Locos Through Wellingborough 2014 Photos

"Four Class 66 locomotives came along as I was about to go home"

I was at the 'London' end of platform two Wellingborough station on the 27th June 2014.  Leaning on a section of white wooden platform fencing I gazed across the nearby countryside, trying to decide whether or not to make tracks (no pun intended) for home. Then, a flicker of movement off to my left caught my attention.  

 

Looking up I saw a Class 66 diesel locomotive creeping along the freight-only line towards me.  "This will do" I thought.  "I'll grab a photo of this and then head home. 

 

GBRf Class 66717 Wellingborough           
Photo: Charles Moorhen

However, loco, GBRf  Class 66717 'Good Ol' Boy'' came closer, I realised that it was not on its own.  It was, or so I believed, double-heading with GBRf Class 66729 'Derby County'.

Great! I thought.  A good photo to end the day with.  

 

But there was more to come.

 

        GBRf  Class 66729  Wellingborough            
Photo: Charles Moorhen

In the middle of what I soon discovered was a fairly long train, GBRf Class 66738 'HUDDERSFIELD TOWN' was now passing in front of me.  "This has to be a it" I said aloud to myself.  

 

As there is a bend in the track at that location I did not have a clear view.

 

   GBRf Class 66738 Wellingborough       
Photo: Charles Moorhen

Lo and behold there was still one more Class 66 to come.  The tail-end-Charlie turned out to be, Class 66731 'Interhub GB'.

GBRf Class 66731 Wellingborough     
Photo: Charles Moorhen

In my excitement to capture all four locos, I was sure that I'd hurried the whole thing and the images would not be as good as I hoped.  

However, seeing them on the PC monitor later, I was glad that 

I'd decided to hang on at Wellingborough station for those extra few minutes.


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Class 66765 GBRF Diesel Locomotive Wellingborough 2015 Photo

Class 66765 GBRF Diesel Loco

GBRf  Class 66765 Loco
Photo: Charles Moorhen   

Class 66765 diesel locomotive in two-tone GBRf livery, and allocated to GBRf Peterborough, enters Wellingborough station on the freight-only line on the 28th July 2015, heading towards Bedford.

At the same time, East Midlands Trains Class 222 018 dmu, built between 2003 and 2005 and allocated to DY Derby Etches Park T&RSMD, enters the station alongside platform 1 heading north.

222 018 Wellingborough

Photo: Charles Moorhen

East Midlands Trains Class 222 018 DMU (above) on a previous occasion enters Wellingborough station from Kettering heading towards Bedford.

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