Track Renewals - Creech St Michael - December 2005

Images taken of the December 2005 Track Renewals which saw the three day closure of the mainline at Creech St Michael.

29th December 2005 EWS Class 66 No.66038 is pictured in the snow at Creech St Michael on the 29th December 2005. The loco had arrived overnight from Westbury with a loaded train of fresh ballast. It then operated 6W59 23:59 (Thu) Bridgwater - Fairwater Yard where it spent the night dropping ballast onto the freshly relayed track at Creech St Michael. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

29th December 2005 Hydrex Road Railer and Engineers make their final checks of the track relay at Creech St Michael on the 28th December 2005. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

28th December 2005 EWS Class 66 No.66210 is illuminated at Creech St Michael on the 28th December 2005. The loco arrived with No.66180 leading while operating 6W57 12:08 Exeter Riverside - Taunton engineers, which then proceeded forward to the Creech St Michael blockade. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

28th December 2005 Workmen load timber packing lengths onto OBA wagons to allow new concrete sleepers to be unloaded from 6W57 12:08 Exeter Riverside - Taunton (formed of No.66180 and No.66210) on the 28th December 2005. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

28th December 2005 EWS Class 66 No.66180 is pictured at Creech St Michael on on the 28th December 2005. The loco arrived in 'top and tail' formation with No.66210 operating 6W57 12:08 Exeter Riverside - Taunton, which then worked forward to the Creech St Michael blockade. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

28th December 2005 Network Rail contractors begin to release straps from wagons on 6W57 to allow the new concrete sleepers to be lifted into position. No.66180 and No.66210 (pictured at the rear of the train) arrived via 6W57 12:08 Exeter Riverside - Taunton engineers on the 28thj December 2005. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

28th December 2005 EWS Class 66 No.66180 and No.66210 arrive into Creech St Michael on the 28th December 2005 having operated 6W57 12:08 Exeter Riverside - Taunton. The train of loaded sleepers then proceeded forward into the Creech St Michael blockade. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

28th December 2005 EWS Class 66 No.66001 is pictured at Creech St Michael on the 28th December 2005. The loco operated a rake of loaded MRA side tippers as 6W56 11:54 Fairwater Yard - Taunton (before engineering the blockade to reach Creech St Michael), once unloaded the loco operated 6W56 21:00 Bridgwater - Westbury leaving Creech at around 14:50. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

28th December 2005 Catching the low winter sunlight, engineers continue to unload MRA side tippers at Creech St Michael on the 28th December 2005. No.66001 can be seen in the head of the train having operated 6W56 11:54 Fairwater Yard - Taunton before proceeding to the Creech St Michael worksite. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

28th December 2005 After a heavy overnight frost on the 28th December 2005, in the background Class 66 No.66001 is pictured with MRA side tippers, which later departed as 6W56 21:00 Bridgwater - Westbury. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

28th December 2005 The glow of Taunton is seen in the background on the evening of the 28th December 2005. With sleepers now laid the site awaits rail and ballast to be put into position. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

28th December 2005 After a heavy overnight frost on the 28th December 2005, the freshly packed ballast can be seen in the village of Creech St Michael on the down mainline. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

27th December 2005 EWS Class 66 No.66188 waits to depart Cogload Junction on the 27th December 2005. The loco departed operating as 6W51 16:00 Bridgwater - Westbury engineers, Bridgwater being the exit point of the engineering blockade. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

27th December 2005 On Boxing Day 26th December 2005 rail workers prepare trackwork for renewal. EWS Class 66 No.66188 arrived operating 6W51 19:51 Westbury - Taunton in top and tail formation with No.66174. The pair then returned to Creech St Michael entering the engineering blockade. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

27th December 2005 On Boxing Day 26th December 2005 rail workers prepare trackwork for renewal. EWS Class 66 No.66188 arrived operating 6W51 19:51 Westbury - Taunton in top and tail formation with No.66174. The pair then returned to Creech St Michael entering the engineering blockade. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

27th December 2005 EWS liveried Class 59/2 No.59205 exits from an engineering blockade on the 27th December 2005 at Cogload Junction. The locomotive formed the 6W52 17:00 Bridgwater - Westbury and arrived/ departed from the work site which was located between Cogload Junction and Creech St Michael. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

27th December 2005 Engineers load spoil into waiting JNA 'Falcon' wagons at Creech St Michael on the 27th December. No.59202 is pictured at the head of the train having arrived on the 26th December 2005 operating 6W53 21:08 Westbury - Taunton with No.66001. No.59202 later departed as 6W53 19:10 Bridgwater - Westbury. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

27th December 2005 EWS Class 59/2 No. 59202 'Alan Meadows Taylor - MD Mendip Rail Limited' is pictured between Creech St Michael and Cogload Junction on the 27th December 2005. The loco later formed 6W52 19:10 Bridgwater - Westbury once it had been loaded with spoil from the Creech St Michael worksite. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

27th December 2005 EWS Class 59/2 No.59202 is pictured between Creech St Michael and Cogload Junction on the 27th December 2005. The loco later formed 6W52 19:10 Bridgwater - Westbury once it had been loaded with spoil from the Creech St Michael worksite. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

27th December 2005 EWS Class 59/2 No.59202 is pictured between Creech St Michael and Cogload Junction on the 27th December 2005. The loco later formed 6W52 19:10 Bridgwater - Westbury once it had been loaded with spoil from the Creech St Michael worksite. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

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