First Class 70 over Coalville branch Uncategorized by railsistem@gmail.com - June 1, 20190 THE freight-only Coalville line in Leicestershire has seen the passage of its first Class 70. No. 70802 became the first of the class over the line on April 1 when it was used on a Westbury to Stud Farm working to collect ballast. Colas is understood to have just taken over this working for Network Rail from GB Railfreight, so opens up the prospect for more Class 70s on the line. The first working of a Class 70 on the Coalville branch on April 1 saw Colas No. 70802 working train 6M40, the 11.56 Westbury-Stud Farm ballast empties, seen passing Bagworth. PICTURES. DAVE EATON However, the passage of the first Class 88 over the line on November 26, 2018 was unrecorded – No. 88005 being used on a Stud Farm to Crewe Gresty Bridge route-learning trip. Read more News and Features in the May 2019 issue of The RM –on sale now! Enjoy more of The Railway Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe. Share this: Comments comments Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Related Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Google Plus Share Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share Send email Mail