Electric Freight Trains Gallery
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Description
As soon as the electrification to Ipswich opened in 1985, electric haulage of inter-regional container traffic to and from Ipswich, via the West Coast Main Line and London, began. Class 86 locos working in pairs were soon joined by Class 90's working solo. Liveries have ranged from the Intercity "Raspberry Ripple" through Freightliner grey to the current Freightliner green, but the latter transition has been slow and grey/green pairings are still common.
Showing 22 items:
01 - Intercity 'Raspberry Ripple' 86s (1)
02 - Intercity 'Raspberry Ripple' 86s (2)
03 - Two grey 86s (1)
04 - Two grey 86s (2)
05 - Two grey 86s and a Class 47
06 - Grey and green 86s (1)
07 - Grey and green 86s (2)
08 - Green 86, grey 86, green 66
09 - Green F/L and red RES 86s
10 - Two green 86s
11 - The solitary 86/5
12 - 'Raspberry Ripple' Class 90
13 - RfD Class 90
14 - Grey F/L Class 90 (1)
15 - Grey F/L Class 90 (2)
16 - Grey F/L Class 90 (3)
17 - Two grey 90s
18 - Green Class 90 (1)
19 - Green Class 90 (2)
20 - Green Class 90 (3)
21 - Class 86/6 working solo
22 - Green Triple-header
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- Update on liveries in the Colchester area on
13th August 2008
As predicted, we are now in a period of mixed liveries on the London-Norwich service. At present there appears still to be only one complete passenger set but at least 3 locos in the full NXEA grey/white. All the rest of the stock has acquired the broad white stripe below the windows bearing the branding 'national express' at one end and 'East Anglia' at the other. There still seems to be shortage of NXEA Class 90 locos, as both 90035 and 90036, bearing different versions of EWS livery, were active in mid-August. So far only one 360 unit has the full livery but at least two have been seen with the white stripe etc. A number of 321 units have received the white stripe treatment in place of the former green stripe below the windows. Meanwhile the 170 units continue in 'one' slate grey complete with rainbow end panels. - National Express E.A. replaces 'one' on
13th August 2008
From February 27th 'one' Railway was re-branded as 'National Express East Anglia' (NXEA). Inevitably this heralds yet another change in livery, so soon after slate blue had become universal on the Norwich line rolling stock. For the launch a complete train set was turned out in grey and white, a combination likely to dazzle bystanders in sunny weather and look drearily dull under under leaden skies. A similarly attired 360 unit has been seen at work, but so far the 170 units remain unchanged. As far as the Norwich stock is concerned, an interim measure has been the removal of the rainbow end panels from most locos & vehicles, and the addition of a broad white stripe bearing the NXEA branding. Trains of mixed liveries are once again appearing.