| Even without the Iron Ore and Coal trains serving Llanwern, there was still a rich variety of trains to be seen at Newport in the not to distant past. The following images were all taken on 3rd July 2002 |
60006 'Scunthorpe Ironmaster' crosses the River Usk and heads L/E to Llanwern. This loco later went round Maindee East Jn with a steel train for either Round Oak or Dee Marsh Buy Print |
66541 works the 4O51 Wentloog-Southampton Maritime 'Liner Buy Print |
Adalente's were introduced on some Cardiff-Paddington services as seen here Buy Print |
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60099 heads past Maindee Jn with a set of empties from Llanwern to Newport Docks Buy Print |
A right old mix on this Swansea-Paddington HST sees the new 'FIRST' Group livery and the soon to be phased out G.W. 'Fag Packet' livery Buy Print |
60083 'Mountsorrel' works steel empties over the River Usk Buy Print |
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66056 works the Parc Slip-Westbury Cement Terminal loaded MGRs Buy Print |
60099 returns back over the River with a loaded slab train from Newport Docks-Llanwern Buy Print |
60095 is seen in unbranded triple Grey livery working the 6B41 Westbury-Alex Dk Jn engineers train which loaded to 18 Salmon wagons with track panels Buy Print |
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60014 'Alexander Fleming' heads L/E to Godfrey Road stabling point Buy Print |
60002 works a loaded Coil and slab train towards Llanwern Buy Print |
66185 and 125 pass Alexandra Dock Jn yard on a L/E move from Cardiff Canton to Godfrey Road Buy Print |
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60095 crawls out of ADJ Yd with the return 6C41 service to Westbury conveying 14 Seacows loaded with ballast Buy Print |
66090 passes Newport station with the 7B47 from Machen Quarry Buy Print |
66056 is seen on its return from Westbury with empties for Swansea. Note the MEAs at the front of the formation Buy Print |
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60036 'GEFCO' passes Newport with a loaded coil train in the late afternoon sunshine Buy Print |
60056 'William Beveridge' heads a Handsworth-Cardiff Tidal scrap train away from a crew change at Newport Buy Print |
60026 heads 6E30 Margam-Hartlepool coils through Newport Buy Print |
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The only 37 i saw that day passed on the 6B21 tanks from Didcot Power station to Cardiff Tidal Buy Print |
56s were also in the minority on this day, 56091 'Stanton' sat on Godfrey Rd all day then worked L/E to ADJ to collect the 6M75 enterprise to Warrington as seen here Buy Print |
As the shadows lengthen in the evening sun, 67024 re-starts its Willesden PRDC to Swansea van train Buy Print |
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The last train that was seen was well worth it!! 56069 'Wolverhampton Steel Terminal' passes Newport on the 7E10 Swansea to Immingham loaded MGRs Buy Print |
