July 2010
66728 heads north through Totnes forming the: 5O66 10:00 Laira T&RSMD to Eastleigh Works. The train was formed of 7 off-lease buffet cars. (Numbers: 40736 40725 40726 40744 40738 40709 40745) The buffet cars have been displaced by smaller micro-buffets introduced by FGW on its shorter distance HST sets. 73206 & 73212 fitted with buckeye couplers were used as barrier vehicles to couple to the HST stock. This working resulted in the extremely rare sight of Class 73's in Devon. Thursday 8th July 2010.
73212 heads north through Totnes on the rear of the: 5O66 10:00 Laira T&RSMD to Eastleigh Works. The train was hauled by 66728 and consisted of 7 off-lease buffet cars. (Numbers: 40736 40725 40726 40744 40738 40709 40745) The buffet cars have been displaced by smaller micro-buffets introduced by FGW on its shorter distance HST sets. 73206 & 73212 fitted with buckeye couplers were used as barrier vehicles to couple to the HST stock. This working resulted in the extremely rare sight of Class 73's in Devon. Thursday 8th July 2010.
73212 heads north through Totnes on the rear of the: 5O66 10:00 Laira T&RSMD to Eastleigh Works. The train was hauled by 66728 and consisted of 7 off-lease buffet cars. (Numbers: 40736 40725 40726 40744 40738 40709 40745) The buffet cars have been displaced by smaller micro-buffets introduced by FGW on its shorter distance HST sets. 73206 & 73212 fitted with buckeye couplers were used as barrier vehicles to couple to the HST stock. This working resulted in the extremely rare sight of Class 73's in Devon. Thursday 8th July 2010.