Western Yeoman II

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Gary Pollard	General	I drove the Class 59s, This loco would give a helping hand on heavy trains to "shove" us out of the Quarry Ive been impressed with EMD products ever since	5/14/2022 3:15:46 PM

Gary Pollard	General	I drove the Class 59s, This loco would give a helping hand on heavy trains to "shove" us out of the Quarry Ive been impressed with EMD products ever since	5/14/2022 3:16:07 PM

Gary Pollard	General	I drove the Class 59s, This loco would give a helping hand on heavy trains to "shove" us out of the Quarry Ive been impressed with EMD products ever since	5/14/2022 3:16:08 PM

Western Yeoman II
When I returned to England for a cousins wedding I got the chance to visit the Yeoman Quarry, quite an experience! Yeoman employed a BR Class 08 along with this American built EMD SW1001. This engine was the first EMD to be exported to England. Yeoman wanted an EMD like the SD-45. They were given an SW1001 to see if they liked EMDs, they did and ordered several Class 59s and Class 66s which are built by EMD in Canada.
Date: 6/22/2008	Location: Merehead Quarry, Somerset, UK	Views: 1019	Collection Of: William Grimes
Locomotives: BR1 44(SW1001)			Author: William Grimes

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