85. The final day of November-30.11.23

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Being off work and it being a superb final day of November I thought I would go out for a lunchtime walk to coincide with a couple of passing freights.
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66798, 06.53 Dollands Moor-DIRFT (6M45, 3E), Roade cutting Having photographed 66798 'Justine Langton' for the first time just five days previously working the 6M45 06.53 Dollands Moor to Daventry 'water train' here it is again on the same working! This time the GBRf locomotive is catching some winter. sunshine passing through Rode's impressive one point five-mile long cutting. Keywords: 66798 06.53 Dollands Moor-DIRFT 6M45 Roade cutting Justine Langton
66525, 09.52 Lawley Street-Felixstowe North (4L99, 3E), Roade cutting Freightliner's 66592 plods up the steady rising gradient from Northampton through Roade cutting. The driver of the locomotive will be looking to pick up speed as the line begins to level out as he guides the 4L99 09.52 Lawley Street to Felixstowe south towards Milton Keynes and London. Keywords: 66525 09.52 Lawley Street-Felixstowe North 4L99 Roade cutting Freightliner
Class 805, 10.58 Crewe-London Euston (5Q71, 1E), Roade cutting Testing of the bi-mode Class 805s, which are due to enter service anytime now, is well underway with daily return runs from London to Crewe. This particular unbranded example in its as-built grey paint will remain unidentified working the 5Q71 10.58 Crewe to Euston. Another example had just headed north but my camera was not poised which was already AWC painted and branded looking ready to go and replace the Voyagers. Keywords: Class 805 10.58 Crewe-London Euston 5Q71 Roade cutting
66510, 07.50 Felixstowe North-Lawley Street (4M94, 200L), Roade cutting At this point in its journey, the 07.50 Felixstowe to Lawley Street 4M94 Freightliner was running almost to time as it passed through Roade cutting led by 66510. Unfortunately, close to its destination just past Water Orton at Castle Bromwich Junction, something went badly wrong with eventual arrival being over three hours late! Keywords: 66510 07.50 Felixstowe North-Lawley Street 4M94 Roade cutting Freightliner
66770, 09.28 Dagenham Docks-Garston (6X43, 25E), Hyde Road bridge Even by lunchtime with three weeks until the shortest day, the sun is not high enough in the sky to illuminate the depths of Roade Cutting. 66770 leads the 6X43 Ford car train under Roade's Hyde Road bridge taking all manner of cars and vans north from Dagenham, where they are imported from Europe, to their distribution centre at Garston. Keywords: 66770 09.28 Dagenham Docks-Garston 6X43 Hyde Road bridge GBRf

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