13:09 Carlisle Yard - Chirk logs

Colas Rail have taken delivery of several ex DBS Class 60 locomotives,which are slowly emerging onto the network,following a full refurbishment.Here is newly painted 60076 passing Barnwood,Glouces... (more)

60021 is seen leading 6V62 Tilbury-Llanwern west at Denchworth being overtaken by a HST - 12/11/2014

66850 working 6J37 Carlisle Yard to Chirk loaded Timber running over the Settle - Carlisle route at Greengate,Wharton near Kirkby Stephen

A rare visitor West of Newton Abbot, Colas Rail 70802 heads a long welded rail train through the closed station at South Brent returning from a track renewal in Cornwall. The remains of South Bren... (more)

On Sunday 19th October 2014, track renewal work took place through platform 2 at Paignton. During the early evening, Colas Rail DR73935 is seen sat on the south level crossing before tamping the l... (more)

A pair of Colas Rail class 37 locos,37219 and 37175,pass Gloucester during a Barry Docks to Kings Norton (Birmingham) move.The locos are still going strong,despite having been in main line service... (more)

47727 heads a Washwood Heath to Boston train of empty steel carriers at Barrow on Trent, 8th Feb 2014.

Colas Rail log train (empty) en route from Chirk to Teigngrace seen on the Somerset Levels south of Weston-super-Mare.

Colas Rail Freight is almost certainly a contender for the most interesting locomotive fleet in the UK. As well as more modern locos including a number of class 66's and new class 70's the company... (more)

56105 approaches Helsby junction working 6J37 12:02 Carlisle - Chirk logs.

A Tyne Yard (Newcastle) to Cardiff working passes Churchdown behind one of the new Colas Rail class 70 locomotives.

A pair of Colas 47s haul a Class 37 and Class 50 along the Sheet Stores to Stenson Junction freight line. The locos are travelling from Butterley to Washwood Heath for overhaul and eventual return... (more)

In low winter sun 60091 heads east along the Stenson Junction to Sheet Stores freight line in Derbyshire with a tanker train from Kingsbury to Lindsey Oil Refinery.

Two class 57 are working the Colas Rail Carlisle to Chirk Kronospan timber on the scenic Settle and Carlisle line.