Newport area
A view of Llanwern steelworks with two class 37's in view.
Picture taken 23 April 1990.
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Later the same afternoon, an empty iron ore train hauled by 37 718 and 37712 seen passing a class 108
DMU at Gaer Junction, Newport.
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45 144 is seen arriving at Newport station on 9 August 1986. I seem to recall that this was a Portsmouth train and if
this was the case, there would be a loco change at Bristol.
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The Bishton Flyover is situated five miles east of Newport and carries the up relief line over the fast lines. On 23 April 1990,
an unidentified class 37 is seen heading towards Severn Tunnel with a train of bogie bolster wagons.
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33 203 is pictured on 10 August 1987 between Newport and Severn Tunnel. The train is one of the regular Cardiff to Portsmouth
workings which were usually hauled by class 33's at this time.
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37 147 at Severn Tunnel Junction, about 10 miles to the east of Newport, on 10 August 1987 when there was still a busy freight yard
there, together with a large stabling point. I think the loaded ballast train would
probably have come from Tidenham, a nearby quarry which was served by a short branch from Chepstow.
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