Another recent addition to the Colas fleet is 66575, now sporting unbranded Freightliner green with just the addition of a small Colas badge it is seen about to pass through Patchway on the 19th of June 2011 with 6Z78 Margam - Dollands Moor loaded steel
Due to engineering work between Bristol Parkway and Westerleigh Junction on Sunday the 26th of June 2011 6Z78 Margam - Dollands Moor loaded steel was diverted via Bath, seen here passing Filton Abbey Wood is 66576 with its 19 IHA's in tow
Now on long term hire to Colas Rail 66576 climbs the hill at Cattybrook on its first revenue earning run for the company with 6O78 Llanwern - Dollands Moor on the 9th of June 2011, now sporting plain Freightliner green and a small Colas badge above each number on the cab sides and a very noticeable patch where the name plate 'Hamburg Sud Advantage' has been removed, in the not to distant future this loco will be renumbered 66849 and probably receive a repaint into Colas colours
66745 + 66742 pair up to make a pretty rare afternoon Westbound trip through Pilning forming 6Z78 Dollands Moor - Llanwern on the 13th of September 2011, at the current time the steel flows operated to the Continent by Colas are very unpredictable at best with often no movement for over a week, so to capture this inward working in such good light was certainly a bonus
Under a very threatening sky 66745 powers 6Z78 Margam - Dollands Moor through Patchway on the 17th of July 2011, this loco is the former 66844 and was renumbered just a couple of weeks ago and is now showing on TOPS lists as in a GBRf pool, a very confusing scene on the 'shed' front at present with many locos changing number, operator and livery, things dont stay the same for long in this game!
66841 dodges the late afternoon shadows as it passes Patchway with 6O78 Margam - Dollands Moor on the 24th of May 2011, with the entire Colas fleet due to pass over to GBRf in the near future it really is a case of get them while you can
Looking like new as its so clean 66841 passes Patchway on the 23rd of April 2011 with 6V78 Dollands Moor - Margam empty steel
66841 climbs the incline at Pilning with 6O55 Llanwern - Dollands Moor on the 11th of January 2011
66842 pauses at Water Orton when heading from Rugby - Washwood Heath on the 15th of July 2010 while the driver asks one of the local 'spotters' to go and get him a bag of chips which he will pick up on his return in the other direction with a couple of Colas 47's
66842 passes Brondesbury with 7Z98 Dollands Moor - Dagenham 'Transfesa blue train' on the 26th of February 2010, this working is now back in the hands of DB Schenker operation
66843 approaches Patchway with 6Z78 Margam - Dollands Moor loaded steel on the 11th of April 2011, this is the first revenue earning service operated by Colas Rail to leave Margam after several training runs with a light engine in the week previous, this is by far the best shed livery there is but how much longer will it last?
66844 powers its way through Pilning with 6O78 Llanwern - Dollands Moor on the 10th of March 2011
66845 heads light engine through Stoke Hammond as 0Z66 Ashford - Carlisle on the 24th of March 2011