| Colton Jn is situated just outside York and is where the Electrified Line from Doncaster and the Lines from Milford Jn converge. This gives a wide and varied amount and type of Freight traffic as can be seen from these pictures taken on 23 July 2003 |
56049 heads the 6N30 Scunthorpe-Lackenby, seen on the approach to Colton Jn from the Doncaster direction Buy Print |
60001 takes the non electrified lines towards Milford with the 6V37 slabs from Lackenby-Llanwern Buy Print |
HH sector 66558 works the 4D07 Liner from Wilton-Leeds Buy Print |
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EWS ran several trainloads of Pipes from Stanton Gate near Toton to Tees Dock for export to the far East. This is the 6M62 empties behind 60068 |
Another train off Teesside was the 6D11 Lackenby-Scunthorpe seen here behind 56032. The loco would return L/E though with no traffic from Scunthorpe Buy Print |
Freightliner loanee 66716 is seen powering South on the 6M25 Seaham Harbour-Earles Sidings empties Buy Print |
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During the earley evening there are almost as many freights as there are passenger services. 60045 takes the 'Donny' line at Colton with the 6D43 tanks from Jarrow Buy Print |
Was hoping for another 56 on this train but the 6D80 Redcar-Scunthorpe Coke train produced a rancid 66118 Buy Print |
No prizes for guessing the location!! 56094 powers the 6E82 Healey Mills-Lackenby empties. on arrival at Teesside the Grid was stord for a short period before returning towards the end of Class 56 operation with EWS Buy Print |
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Altough it was an overcast evening for July, the sun did pop out briefly to illuminate a GNER express heading North Buy Print |
The sun accentuates the grey cloud as a Voyager speeds South on a NE/SW XC working Buy Print |
The first of 3 mail trains is seen behind 90031 with a 67 tagged on the rear. These are the Low Fell-Bristol vans and the 67 will work forward from Doncaster RMT (Royal Mail Terminal) Buy Print |
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I couldnt run across in time to see what the Headboard says but 66611 heads its Coal train towards one of the Aire Valley power stations Buy Print |
A real scoop was this shot of 47760 heading South on Vans. At the time, 67s worked 99% of the mail trains Buy Print |
60092 toils its way South with the 6V38 Lackenby-Llanwern slabs Buy Print |
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With the light fading, this speeding 90 proved difficult to I.D. The cows are unmoved as well!! Buy Print |
In very poor light at almost quarter to 9, 56090 powers North with the West Burton-Seal Sands tanks |
