66841/66842

[Aictos]

Just noticed 66841 and 66842 in Advenza livery heading westbound though Slough earlier about 1035, any idea where they might going or who's got them now?

Apart from that, I am having a pleasant day travelling on 165s/166s exploring the Thames Valley...

 

[matt]

They are now Colas locos.

 

[Aictos]

Ta for that, didn't know that - thought they might have gone to FGBRF or DRS...

 

[CraigS]

Ta for that, didn't know that - thought they might have gone to FGBRF or DRS...

DRS did have them, but they were numbered 66406/7 at the time. DRS also had 66408/9, which became 66843/4 with Advenza.

 

[GNERman]

of which 843 didn't even work a freight service for advenza, it was released for railcare and went straight into store at stoke...

 

[33056]

Just noticed 66841 and 66842 in Advenza livery heading westbound though Slough earlier about 1035, any idea where they might going or who's got them now?

0Z66 0930 Willesden PRDC (well Wembley Alsthom actually!) to Eastleigh Works.

 

[Crossforth]

So are they staying with Colas or are Colas just shifting them about the country?

If they are staying with Colas, what wil be the livery? :???:

 

[Aictos]

0Z66 0930 Willesden PRDC (well Wembley Alsthom actually!) to Eastleigh Works.

Ta for that,

 

[Ilove165's]

If they are staying with Colas, what wil be the livery? :???:

One would presume the Colas house colours of dayglo orange and yellow

 

[GNERman]

but then again, colas have had 56311 and 112 and they haven't been put in the colas livery, yet...

 

[matt]

56311 and 56312 are owned by Hanson traction and are only on hire to Colas.

 

[GNERman]

56311 and 56312 are owned by Hanson traction and are only on hire to Colas.

i know that, but they have been on hire for quite while, plus haven't colas now got a 73?

 

[90019]

i know that, but they have been on hire for quite while

So?

You don't just go repainting things that aren't yours, regardless of how long you've been hiring them for.

 

[GNERman]

So?

You don't just go repainting things that aren't yours, regardless of how long you've been hiring them for.

So why did companies like fm rail and cotswold rail paint locos in other liveries so quickly, apparently 56313 will be outshopped in colas livery...

 

[thefab444]

I wonder what FM Rail and Cotswold (well, Advenza) have in common?

 

[royaloak]

one of them visible outside Eastleigh works tonight in plain blue/ yellow, no operator name on the side.

 

[fgwrich]

I wonder what FM Rail and Cotswold (well, Advenza) have in common?

Hmmmm Yes...Certainly quite a few stories floating around at the moment of Mr Parcells doings and dealings with Advenza...lets just say one of them will definatly be involving a rather serious court case sooner or later...just when mr Police catch him...

As for the 2 66s...can confirm they are for Colas...And are due to be repainted in due course...