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Uploaded by on Dec 14, 2010

Tuesday 14th December 2010.
2x GLVs hauling 73 206, 73 212 and 66 718 ALL on power with a diverted 4E19 'Gypsum' container train passing Maidstone West southbound at 17:08. Possibly the first ever container on the Medway Valley Line

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  • get that sent to locomaster profiles

  • @darrelhendrie will do at some point hopefully

  • I know. I was just relaxing with the staff, and 4E19 popped up at Strood

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  • @465fan No need to be sarcastic, I was just replying to the person who asked whether the videoer knew what he was filming - possibly the last thing you would expect to see unless they knew someone in our Control or just extremely lucky. Quite a circuit to get it home though, there's no other way i can think of without changing ends.

  • @1974kelvo Well done. Ta for stating obvious. It failed near Sevenoaks, and in order to get it back to Tonbridge for the night, it ran via Grove Park / Lee / Dartford / Strood / Maidstone

  • The 66 driver reported "unable to get traction power". No doubt he left the engine running so that its compressor would maintain main res. And power the cab heaters!

  • yes, that is probably the best working of the year :p

  • A freight would be unusual on the Medway Valley anyway, 4Exx would indicate a freight heading for the Eastern Region and this was heading the wrong way (De-icers are 6Xxx I think). Didn't notice whether the EDs were on electric but suspect they were with 3200hp on electric compared to 1200hp on diesel? 2x ED = 1x 66. Just glad someone caught it.

  • Was wondering whether the vid person knew in advance what he was filming. Might have been oh deicers, oh deicers and ed, omg deicers and ed and 66, omg omg deicers ed 66 and freight :)

  • 66 718 failed - EDs providing traction power and dragging the 66 + load, all being driven from the GLVs. Proper Southern flexibility!!

  • @HSTPaul slightly wrong - the 66 is just turned on - its not being used to take power

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