The Loch Treig Class 66

[Solo40336]

Hi All,
Just left Stoke on a Manchester Piccadilly bound train, and noticed standing in a yard just off the line were two GBRF Class 66 cabs, torn off from the body, now obviously this has to be the 66 that derailed up in Scotland a couple of years ago, anyone know why there there? And the exact location, i had no idea where i was.

New to the forum

Thanks

 

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It is the GM facility, they are there as spares - location Longport, Stoke!the latter probably obvious as you 'had just left Stoke'?

 

[ilkestonian]

Hi All,
Just left Stoke on a Manchester Piccadilly bound train, and noticed standing in a yard just off the line were two GBRF Class 66 cabs, torn off from the body, now obviously this has to be the 66 that derailed up in Scotland a couple of years ago, anyone know why there there? And the exact location, i had no idea where i was.

New to the forum

Thanks

Can't answer your question, I'm afraid, but soon after they were moved from the crash site they appeared in the yard of a haulage company in Longton, Stoke on Trent:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilkestonian/10595917164/

They moved soon afterwards, but clearly not very far!