| I ventured to London on 23rd April to see some of the Freightliner 'Drags' that were taking place. Engineering work on the North London Line prevented the Electric hauled Liners from taking their booked route so they were diesel hauled between Brent and Temple Mills via the Gospel Oak and Barking line and Lea Valley line. A variety of other freights were seen during the day as can be seen by the accompanying pictures |
66539 powers through Harringay Green Lanes with 4M51 Tilbury-Daventry Buy Print |
150120 pauses at Harringay Green Lanes to let off passengers whilst en route to Gospel Oak Buy Print |
150120 has a quick turn around at Gospel Oak and heads back towards Harringay with a service for Barking. Note the Semaphore signal in the background Buy Print |
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First 'Drag' of the day was the 4L89 Coatbridge-Felixstowe Liner, worked by 66536 and 90048. Buy Print |
66136 powers a loaded stone train up the gradient and into South Tottenham station. The train is the 7L43 from Acton-Dagenham Dock Buy Print |
66578 climbs the gradient into South Tottenham station dragging 90047 and 4L41 Ditton-Felixstowe Buy Print |
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Hampstead Heath station is the setting for 66188 on an 0M56 Ripple Lane-Wembley L/E move Buy Print |
66572 coasts through Hampsted station with the 4E24 Grain-Leeds Liner Buy Print |
66536 applies the power to keep its Liner on the move. 90041 is tucked inside and will take over the journey North from Brent sidings. The train is 4M81 Felixstowe-Garston Buy Print |
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A welcome change from the procession of Liners was 66613 on a 6L60 Reading West Yd-Bow Olympic loaded stone working. The train had run the previous night up from Burngullow Buy Print |
66541 and 90045 make their way through Hampstead station at the head of 4M88 from Felixstowe-Basford Hall Buy Print |
66431 sparkles in the sun as it powers the 4M71 Tilbury-Daventry Intermodal known locally as the 'Sugarliner' as it carries boxes/containers for Tate and Lyle Buy Print |
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A suprise double header appeared in the form of 66131 and 66084 on the 6X48 Dagenham-Wembley Cartics Buy Print |
313116 approaches Hampsted Heath having just emerged from a tunnel under one of Londons most expensive areas to live Buy Print |
Still adorned with its Union Jack flag, 66705 heads L/E to Wembley from Ferme Park as 0M91 Buy Print |
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66591 and 90044 are about to leave the electrified section of the North London Line and take the route towards Upper Holloway on the GOBLIN with the 4L75 Basford Hall-Felixstowe Liner Buy Print |
66121 passes Gospel Oak with the 6Z96 Lea Interchange-Hither Green load of box wagons Buy Print |
The last 'Drag' i saw was well worth waiting for as a pair of Class 86 veterans were tucked inside 66578 with 4M87 Felixstowe-Trafford Park Liner in tow Buy Print |
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Making a change from Green sheds was 66003 on the 6M81 Tilbury Raifreight Terminal-Wembley Intermodal Buy Print |
After working an earlier Drag, 66536 hitched a lift back to Temple Mills with 66539 on the 4L57 Liner from Daventry-Tilbury Buy Print |
