Tractors in the South East

Wednesday, 01st June, 2005

With European Passenger Services running driver training / refresher runs using class 37s hauling Eurostar sets on the cards a trip to Kent was made. Sadly the planned traction was 3 locos for the day but one of the 37s multiple working equipment was out of action, so I had to make do with two - shame!


		375620 passes Overbridge Farm

		To keep drivers up to speed with traction knowledge Eurostar organised some training runs with pairs of it's 37s hauling a dead Eurostar set. Here 37603 leads 37 and set past Overbridge Farm

		Heritage traction day at Dollands Moor EPS 37s and 56051 and 56058 Grids bound for France. A total ned pole shot but what a collection!

		Trashing out of Sandling Station the EPS tractor pair head back to North Pole

		Trashing out of Sandling Station the EPS tractor pair head back to North Pole

		A Eurostar slows to pass Dollands Moor yard and enter the Channel tunnel
	With the EPS Tractors heading back to London it was time to visit Dungeness to see what the locos did all day.
		20309 and 37606 stand in the DRS compound at Dungeness

		With the power station in the background 20309 and 37606 stand in the DRS compound at Dungeness

		20309 and 37606 pause at Lydd Town whilst the second man opens the crossing gates

		The second man opens the crossing gates at Lydd Town and it's all done by hand.

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