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Network Rail FEA-W fleet close to completion

A FURTHER 60 new wagons have arrived in the UK, in three batches, as part of the NR/Wascosa/GBRf contract.

On September 1, ‘EDs’ Nos. 73128 and 73136 were tasked with moving FEA-W module flats Nos. 81 70 4524 171/172/181/184/196/ 198-201/203/206-215 as a 4Z94 10.30 Dollands Moor to Eastleigh Yard. A second group of 20 FEAs, also set up in ‘Tench’ configuration, passed through the Channel Tunnel in the middle of October, No. 66735 collecting them on the 15th. The 6Z66 07.02 to Eastleigh was formed of Nos. 81

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