Fastline
Fastline is a railway freight operator. It is part of Jarvis plc.
They operate a fleet of Class 56 and Class 66 locomotives. The class 56s cost £500,000 each to refurbish. Their base is at Doncaster, Yorkshire. A fourth and a fifth Class 56 (56311 & 56312) are hired in from Hanson Traction Ltd. The company's main operation was 4O90, a container train to Thamesport on the Isle of Grain, which operated in the afternoon/evening, and returned in the early hours of the next morning, usually utilising Class 56 locomotives. They also run several coal flows including from Hatfield to Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, using the Class 66s and a new build of coal hoppers. Since the end of Fastline's container traffic flows from Doncaster to the Isle of Grain, the class 56s are due to be used on Fastline's coal flows.
Coal flows run by Fastline include:
Coal from Daw Mill to Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station Power Station
Coal from Hatfield Colliery to Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station Power Station
Coal from Daw Mill to Cottam Power Station
Coal from Immingham to Ironbridge Power Station
Fleet Details
| Number | Class | Livery | Introduced | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56301 | 56 | Fastline Grey | 2005 | Stored Doncaster Roberts Road |
| 56302 | 56 | Fastline Grey | 2005 | Stored Doncaster Roberts Road |
| 56303 | 56 | Fastline Grey | 2005 | ? |
| 66301 | 66 | Fastline Grey | 2008 | Operational |
| 66302 | 66 | Fastline Grey | 2008 | Operational |
| 66303 | 66 | Fastline Grey | 2008 | Operational |
| 66304 | 66 | Fastline Grey | 2008 | Operational |
| 66305 | 66 | Fastline Grey | 2008 | Operational |