Le Havre, Rouen, Lens & Dunkerque : May 2009

 

 

Some notes from a recent tour around the above area. Only selected / interesting items have been listed. 

 

 

Thursday 14th May 09

 

Caffiers Station                      VFLI 61013 and Vossloh 732

 

Desvres                                   Exchange sidings just south of station looked rusty and as it

                                                was late in evening didn’t have time to investigate further.

                                                Y6504 meant to be here.

 

Le Havre Station Area                        Y7292/7864/8025/8247

Le Havre SP                            Surprised to find nothing here and thought all locos must be

                                                on outbound freight services that evening however the real

                                                reason became obvious on Friday morning.

 

La Soquence Triage                Y7865/8306,  60040/60097

                                                Veolia E37502/504/505 & CFTA BB4805 all on freights

 

 

Friday 15th May 09

 

Le Havre Docks                      A partial exploration revealed 60009/032/036                     

 

There is now a new stabling and servicing facility in the docks consisting of a single road inspection shed plus fuelling and sanding facilities. It is located at the Rouen end of Faisceau Alluvionnaire at the junction of Route Industielle and Route de la Plaine. I have put a maplink here :

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=49.477246,0.25719546&z=17&t=h&hl=en-GB

 

If you are on foot don’t attempt to walk it - a taxi is required!

 

New Stabling Point                22255/273/282/304   27125/162/167   60044/054

 

Gravenchon Triage                 Y8281/8461. [ Y2253 not seen in tour of extensive sidings]

 

Rouen West Docks                            

 

Took a run up Quai de Quenneport, Quai des Roches, Quai de Danemark where Rubis Tank facility, Silos Soufflet and Lecurer are located but no sign of ex SNCF locos as all these locations shunted by industrials.

Triage de l’Ouest                    ECR 66246   60074

 

Deville-les-Rouen [ Avenue de la Clairette, 76250 Deville-les-Rouen ]

 

The book “Brits Abroad” now needs updating as 08738 and 08939 [ both marked EWS International ] were found at Vallourec & Mannesman Tube factory. 64016 was in exchange sidings. The rail lines don’t appear on all maps so I have put a map link here:-

 

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=49.466363,1.0466372&z=17&t=h&hl=en-GB

 

Orleans Triage                                    Y8024

Sotteville Depot                     Not many 60’s on but highest numbered seen was 60114

Sotteville Gare                                   Y8012

Sotteville Triage                     Y8039/8188   60034/085

 

Amfreville-sur-Iton                Line ends at Georgia Pacific Paper factory. Rails rusty and

                                                hard to see into facility - no loco seen.

Evreux Gare                            75092 stabled

Flins                                        SecoRail Vosslohs 01 and 03 passing light engine

 

Saturday 16th May 09

 

Acheres Depot                                    Y7110/36/55/89/99  7290/93  7432/38/45/70/73/81/92

                                                Y7510/30/39/47/60/63/78/79/83/95  7618/20/22/30/37/39

                                                Y7641/57/60  Y7700/13/31/46/53/59/76/88  7828

                                                Y8036/56  Y8117/27/33/81/83  8221/30/44/73  8370

                                                Y8412/13/90/92   Y8521/34/41

 

                                                60015/051/079  64717/817  64719/819

                                                SecoRail Vosslohs 10 and 14 stabled in yard

                                                ETF 99.87.9.182.522-2 stabled in depot

 

Persan Beaumont                    Y7283/7881  VFLI 61011/61012 passed on a sand train

 

Creil Gare                               Y7687/8185/8423/8493

 

Breteuil Ville                          Oceal Silo fenced off but Y6330? marked UCOP here.

 

Dourges ( Delta 3 )                 Large container terminal and sidings here

 

                                                Colas-Rail 26 and 45 found at terminal reception end

                                                Colas-Rail 56, 22245, Veolia E37502/504 at rail arrival end

                                                Also stabled here were 12068 and 16506

                                                [ see Platform 5 Page 162 of latest edition ]

I have put map links here :-  both sites must be visited to see all locos : exit junction 17.1

 

R/end = http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=50.445079,2.9962487&z=15&t=h&hl=en-GB

T/end = http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=50.456538,2.9805804&z=15&t=h&hl=en-GB

 

Note :- Colas-Rail locos 27 ( CCM AT 1LL 810 ) and 40 ( CCM AT 1LL 809 ) can be found at Anor Gare where they run over the line to Mommignies Quarry. SecoRail Vosslohs are also found here.

 

 

Sunday 17th May 09

 

Lens Depot                             Y7001  Y7122/84  Y7217/38/85/96  Y7475 Y7558/87

                                                Y7606  Y7726/42  Y7800/18/36  Y8222/90  Y8345

                                                Y8414/16/20/77  Y8548  Un/identified green Y in W/shops

 

                                                ETF Vosslohs :-

                                                99.87.9.181.502-5 = 5001498

                                                99.87.9.181.503-3 = 5001546

Dunkerque Grand Synthe       ECR 66190 and 77004-5

 

Dunkerque Cite Triage           27068/077/078/094/115/120/132/148/158/165/171/175

                                                36006/016/23  75014/015/089

 

Sollac Works                          #19/54/56/66/70/71

 

Frethun                                   77002-9, 77008-6, 77012-8 plus one un/identified