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59005 'Kenneth J. Painter' takes its Yeoman aggregates train through Stratford E.London on June 9th 2003. Although the class 59s look superficially similar to class 66s, they are serious heavy freight locos with different GM engines designed specifically for the very heavy nature of their traffic. They have been in the UK since around the mid-1980s and this loco is one of the original five. One of these, 59003, is of course now in Germany with F=ma Heavy Haul Power International. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

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59001 'Yeoman Endeavour' takes its aggregates train through Stratford on a sunny day in October 2003. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

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Foster Yeoman/Mendip Rail Class 59/0. 59002 'Alan J Day' is seen passing through Stratford with an unidentified stone/aggregates train on Thursday 16th April 1998 at 12:35. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk).

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59002 passing Reading. This locomotive is owned by Yeoman but operated by EWS. Photo by Mike Arm (arm@iname.com)

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Class 59. 59002 'Alan J Day' is seen passing stratford on 9-sept-97. Photo: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk).

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Foster Yeoman Class 59 59003 'Yeoman Highlander' stands at Foster Yeoman's Merehead depot during the depot open day held there during the late 1980's. Photo: Scott Aitken, Scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk) Website: http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/aos/photography

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59004 heads south of the river Thames at Kensington Olympia on May 29th 2003. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection (Jampics) m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com