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Tractors in the South East
Wednesday, 01st June, 2005

With European Passenger Services running driver training / refresher runs using class 37s hauling Eurostar sets on the cards a trip to Kent was made. Sadly the planned traction was 3 locos for the day but one of the 37s multiple working equipment was out of action, so I had to make do with two - shame!
375620 375620 passes Overbridge Farm
37603 To keep drivers up to speed with traction knowledge Eurostar organised some training runs with pairs of it's 37s hauling a dead Eurostar set. Here 37603 leads 37 and set past Overbridge Farm
56081 Heritage traction day at Dollands Moor EPS 37s and 56051 and 56058 Grids bound for France.
A total ned pole shot but what a collection!
37601 Trashing out of Sandling Station the EPS tractor pair head back to North Pole
37601 Trashing out of Sandling Station the EPS tractor pair head back to North Pole
373007 A Eurostar slows to pass Dollands Moor yard and enter the Channel tunnel

With the EPS Tractors heading back to London it was time to visit Dungeness to see what the locos did all day.
20309 20309 and 37606 stand in the DRS compound at Dungeness
20309 With the power station in the background 20309 and 37606 stand in the DRS compound at Dungeness
20309 20309 and 37606 pause at Lydd Town whilst the second man opens the crossing gates
20309 The second man opens the crossing gates at Lydd Town and it's all done by hand.

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