PREPARING THE WAY: Between October 30 and November 1, a series of Freightliner locomotive movements took place, originating at the operator’s Southampton Maritime Terminal for route learning ahead of planned new aggregate traffic between Westbury and Crawley New Yard. The trains will be pathed via the Coastway West route, with the Arun Valley line, which was also included in the itinerary, as a diversionary route. Class 66 No. 66501 Japan 2001 is pictured passing through Goring-on-Sea station on the outward (Southampton Maritime-Crawley New Yard) leg of the first run on October 30.
JOHN VAUGHAN