South Wales Main Line

The main line from the Seven Tunnel to West Wales has seen a fair bit of loco hauled passenger trains recently as well as a fair amouth of freight

During the short lived return of 37669 and 37670 they are seen here passing Severn Tunnel Junction working 6C02 towards Newport - 03/04/2006	60084 'Cross Fell' 6V35 Lackenby-Llanwern past Severn Tunnel Junction still in full Transrail livery - 17/06/2006	60082 leads 6V40 Lackenby-Llanwern past Severn Tunnel Junction - 17/06/2006	66210 is seen passing Seven Tunnel Junction with a scrap train for South Wales - 17/06/2006
66208 is seen working a late 6V05 past Seven Tunnel Junction - 04/08/2006	60059 is seen working 6B13 Robeston-Westerleigh east at Seven Tunnel Junction - 11/08/2009	60013 is seen working 6B13 Robeston-Westerleigh west at Undy - 25/07/2009	A return of 60 haulage to 6B13 - 60096 is seen passing Undy heading east with 6B13 Robeston-Westerleigh - 13/04/2010
47815 with 1Z51 Cardiff Gloucester is seen at Magor - 17/03/2007	66105 is seen leading 7C79 Park Slip-Westbury over Bishton Flyover - 19/6/2008	66153 is seen leading a enterprise east at Somerton, Newport - 24/09/2009	60073 is seen working a steel train through Newport - Summer 2002
60043 is seen heading west with an unknown coal working through Newport - 26/11/2005	47854 leaves Newport with a shuttle to Cardiff - 04/03/2006	47847 is seen here in afternoon light leaving Newport with a 'shuttle' service to Cardiff Central with 47805 on the rear - 04/03/2006	37669 and 37670 are seen outside Newport with 6C02 Bristol-Newport empty steel waiting to enter Newport ADJ Yard (taken from passing HST) - 03/04/2006
47839 leads the first ECS for the days Newport-Cardiff shuttles (5N02) past Coedkernew with 47815 on the rear - 20/05/2006	47847 passing Coedkernew with a saturday relief extra 1Z10 09:15 Crewe-Cardiff (via Chester) - 19/11/2005	47853 passing Coedkernew with a saturday relief extra 1V75 09:15 Crewe-Cardiff - 19/11/2005	47847 seen again at Coedkernew this time on a shuttle service as it leads the first Newport-Cardiff shuttle of the day - 11/03/2006
Still in ex Virgin livery is 47805 which is seen here passing Coedkernew with the first ECS move of the day for the Newport-Cardiff shuttles - 11/03/2006	37406 is seen working 1Z37 to Gloucester past Coedkernew - 04/11/2006	37410 is seen leading 2Z37 past Coedkernew returning from Gloucester - 04/11/2006	37410 is seen leading 2Z53 Gloucester-Cardiff at Coedkernew - 04/11/2006
50031 is seen leading ECS 5N11 the first ECS for the days Newport-Cardiff shuttles past Coedkernew - 04/11/2006	50049 looks smart in nice morning light passing Coedkernew working 2N11 the first shuttle of the day back to Cardiff - 04/11/2006	67023 with a Crewe-Cardiff service is seen overtaking 50049 leading a Newport-Cardiff shuttle at Coedkernew (who says locohauleds are dead in the UK!?) - 04/11/2006	37406 is seen leading a slightly late 2Z75 Bridgend-Cardiff shuttle past Miskin if it has been on time it would of been in half sun - 11/11/2006
60030 is seen working 6B13 Robeston-Westerleigh past Coedknernew - 14/04/2007	60065 is seen working a late 6B33 Theale-Robeston west at Coedkernew - 21/04/2009	37422 and 37410 are seen leading 1Z37 past into Miskin - 14/04/2007	37670 and 37401 are seen leading 1Z51 Mossley Hill-Cardiff past Misken - 02/05/2009
The first Arriva working of a 50 on a service passenger train to Fishguard is seen here near Burry Port working 1B96 Cardiff-Fishguard with 50049 running as 50012 - 24/06/2006	50049 leads 1B96 Cardiff Fishguard near Burry Port for the final time in 2006 with the sun almost on the front due to being retimed via the VOG and being about 20 late at this point - 09/09/2006	50049 returns in nice afternoon light for the final time of 2006 as it passes St. Ishmael working 1B97 - 09/09/2006

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