66117 is seen at Hirwaun with 6C45, 1054 Tower Colliery to Aberthaw Power Station on 16th May 2009.

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Views of the everyday and the unusual in the UK modern rail scene taken during 2009. As ever, photographs will be catalogued in locomotive/unit number order.

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66117 is seen at Hirwaun with 6C45, 1054 Tower Colliery to Aberthaw Power Station on 16th May 2009.

66120 is seen at Baglan heading 6F76, 1013 Parc Slip to Onllwyn on 14th February 2009.

66120 at Jersey Marine with 6F76, 1013 Parc Slip to Onllwyn on 14th February 2009. The 55ft. tower - now part of an hotel complex - was built in the mid 19th century and at one time had a Camera Obscura at the top.

Not previously featured in these pages are the recently introduced Margam to Wembley and Dollands Moor workings with steel ultimately destined for mainland Europe. 66120 climbs Stormy Bank with 6Z95, 1350 Margam to Dollands Moor on 24th May 2009. The fourth (blue) wagon is one of the new General Electric hooded steel carriers built by International Railway Systems.

66124 approaches Onllwyn with 6F76, 1013 Parc Slip to Onllwyn on 21st February 2009.

66124 at Onllwyn shunting the loaded MEAs it has brought up from Parc Slip before departing with the empties for Margam on 21st February 2009.

Traces of snow can still be seen on the distant hills of the Brecon Beacons as 66124 passes through the site of Onllwyn Station with 6F81, 1350 Onllwyn to Margam empty MEAs on 21st February 2009. The (clean!) shunter's van waits on the one remaining platform.

66124 passes Neath and Brecon Junction Signal Box and the remains of Neath Riverside Station with 6F81, 1350 Onllwyn to Margam empty MEAs on 21st February 2009.

66127 and 66166 top and tail 3S61, 1901 (previous night) Margam to Margam RHTT at Llangewydd on 9th October 2009.

66117 is seen at Hirwaun with 6C45, 1054 Tower Colliery to Aberthaw Power Station on 16th May 2009.

Keywords: ews class 66 66117 hirwaun aberdare branch

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