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MOST of the Class 66s stored during August to undergo preparations for RHTT duties were reinstated in mid-September, Nos. 66003/19/51,66115/20/21/33/37/88 and 66200 joining the reactivated and appropriate WBRT pool. Also returned to use but in normal traffic pools were Nos. 66001 and 66176, as were Nos. 60017 and 67007, both of which had been absent since early summer. However, new additions to the WQAA stored pool are Nos. 66039 and 66145.

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