Saturday, 1 March 2014

Colas Class 70s start to get down to work, 17th February - 1st March 2014

70805 unexpectedly rescues 4M44, upon arrival at Redbridge for Maritime, 27th February. Image by Joe Loughlin.
70805 unexpectedly rescues 4M44, East Grinstead, 27th February. Image by David Mant (more linked below).

For the Colas 70/8's based currently at Eastleigh, it is understood that the current workings include driver training.

Monday 17th February: 70801 + 56302 0Z70 10:12 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Westbury one two three four five six seven 70801 0Z70 14:48 Barton Hill - Westbury - Eastleigh
Thursday 20th February: 70803 + 70804 + 70805 0Z70 15:00 Seaforth Docks - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven eight nine ten

Monday 24th February: 
Tuesday 25th February: 70801 0Z31 14:16 Eastleigh - Westbury one two, 70801 + 56302 6Z30 17:18 Westbury - Eastleigh one two three four five, 56302 6V31 20:12 Eastleigh - Westbury
Wednesday 26th February: 70801 0Z70 09:22 Eastleigh - Acton one two three four five, 70801 + 56078 6V62 Tilbury - Llanwern one two three four five six seven eight nine ten, 70801 0Zxx 17:45 Llanwern - Eastleigh
Thursday 27th February: 70805 0Z31 14:16 Eastleigh - Westbury one two three, but preceding train 66540 4M62 14:19 Maritime - Hams Hall failed at Dean following a fire. 70805 rescued the train back to Maritime one two three four five six seven eight nine, and then proceeded 0Zxx 16:58 Maritime - Westbury, 6Z30 17:18 Westbury - Eastleigh one two three four five
Friday 28th February: 70801 0Z70 12:00 Eastleigh - Woking - Eastleigh one two three four five, 70804 6V31 16:39 Eastleigh - Westbury, 70801 + 70805 6C21 20:57 Eastleigh - Southampton UGL /Totton Yard - Tinsley Green
Saturday 1st March: 70801 + 70805 6C22 05:30 Tinsley Green - Southampton UGL - Eastleigh, 70804 parked at Westbury one two

70803 is still to work a revenue earning train.

MainlineDiesels.net has a Colas Class 70/8 tracker which reports the arrival in Liverpool of 70802 on 28th February