AUGUST saw the closure of the Freightliner stabling and fuelling point alongside Ipswich station, with all of Freightliner’s maintenance activities now concentrated at the new Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) in Ipswich Yard.
Slightly surprisingly, the presence of two Class 08s has been maintained at the site following the latest exchange of shunters for exams, with No. 08691 arriving from Burton Wetmore