Saturday 28 May 2016

Ballast Cleaner in the light at Romsey, 26th May 2016


 66953 arriving at Romsey with 6Y19 17:08 Fairwater Yard - Billingshurst for the scheduled crew change.

The train creeps into the station - it is very long.

The first four vehicles were autoballasters including HQAH 380161 inner vehicle, built by Wabtec at Doncaster in 2001.

DR92269 (left) is a YDA MFS-D Materials Handling Train Hopper Wagon within the MOBC (Medium Output Ballast Cleaner) train.

DR76324 is the ballast cleaner itselfm a ZWA RM 95 RT, with hopper trains to each side.

66553 on the rear of the train.