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The steel flow from South Wales to Maubeuge (France) and to Broekman (Holland) stopped running through the Channel tunnel at the end of November 2015. The flow to Maubeuge was cancelled as the cold mill which produced this material was mothballed as part of the Tata Steel strip downsizing programme. Instead Maubeuge is supplied from Tata Steels Limuiden plant (Holland). 2 grades of steel were also supplied by Tata Steel to Broekman Group to make oil drums. With one grade being sourced from elsewhere the remaining 700 tonnes per week of the second grade was not sufficient to run a block train.

66012 works from Margam to Dollands Moor on 11 September 2014. 66012 (works number 968702-012) was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division, London, Ontario, Canada in 1998 and unloaded from the Heavy Lift Ship MV "Fairmast" on 29 October 1998.

According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were; Margam Terminal Complex..........1000..................0952....................8E Margam Moors Junction................1005..................1000.....................5E Stormy................................................1014...................1013.......................1E Bridgend [BGN] 2............................1020..................1017 1/2................2E Pontyclun [PYC]...............................1033..................1030.....................3E Cardiff Central [CDF] M..................1057..................1055 1/2................1E Marshfield..........................................1108...................1108......................RT Ebbw Junction..................................1113.....................1112........................1E Newport [NWP] URL........................1116....................1115........................1E Maindee West Junction.................1118....................1116.......................2E Llanwern West Junction................1122...................1122......................RT Llanwern Exchange Sidings.........1137/1237..........1136/1231.............6E Llanwern Steelworks East.............1247...................1242 1/2...............4E Severn Tunnel Junction [STJ] 4...1300..................1300 3/4..............RT Severn Tunnel West.......................1301...................1303.....................2L Severn Tunnel East.........................1307...................1308 3/4...............1L Pilning [PIL] 1.....................................1310...................1312 1/4................2L Patchway [PWY] 1............................1319 1/2.............1320 3/4...............1L Bristol Parkway [BPW] 3.................1322..................1323 1/4................1L Westerleigh Junction.....................1328 1/2............1329 3/4...............1L Chipping Sodbury UDG.................1335 1/2/1342..N/R/1341..............RT Badmington......................................1350..................1349 1/4...............RT Hullavington UGL............................1400/1416.........N/R/1355 1/2....20E Little Somerford...............................1424 1/2............1401 1/2.............23E Wootton Bassett Junction.............1437...................1407 1/2............29E Rushey Platt......................................1443 1/2............1414 1/4.............29E Swindon [SWI] UML.........................1445...................1416 1/2.............28E Highworth Junction........................1449/1515.........N/R/1417 3/4....57E Uffington (Oxfordshire) U...............1529..................1428 3/4...........60E Challow..............................................1532..................1430..................62E Wantage Road..................................1537/1557.........1434/1434 1/2..82E Didcot Parkway [DID] 4..................1609/1614.........1606 1/4/1612......1E Didcot East Junction.......................1616...................1612 1/2................3E Moreton Cutting...............................1617 1/2.............1613 1/2................3E Cholsey [CHO] 4..............................1621...................1619 1/4.................1E Goring & Streatley [GOR] 4...........1625..................1623.....................2E Pangbourne [PAN] 2.......................1629..................1626 3/4...............1E Tilehurst [TLH] 4...............................1632..................1631......................RT Tilehurst East Junction...................1632 1/2............1631 3/4...............RT Reading West Junction..................1634...................1633 3/4..............RT Reading [RDG] 15.............................1635..................1636 1/4................1L Kennet Bridge Junction.................1636 1/2............1638 1/4................1L Twyford [TWY] 4..............................1643 1/2............1644 1/2................1L Ruscombe.........................................1645..................1645 3/4..............RT Maidenhead West...........................1651 1/2.............1651 3/4...............RT Maidenhead [MAI] 4........................1651 1/2.............1652 1/2................1L Maidenhead East.............................1652..................1653.....................RT Taplow [TAP] 4.................................1654..................1655......................1L Burnham [BNM] 2............................1655 1/2............1656 3/4...............1L Slough West......................................1658..................1658 3/4..............RT Slough [SLO] 5.................................1659..................1700......................1L Dolphin Junction.............................1701 1/2.............1701 1/2................RT Langley [LNY] 4................................1703 1/2............1704 1/4................1L Iver [IVR].............................................1706..................1708......................1L Heathrow Airport Junction............1713....................1714 1/4.................1L Hayes & Harlington [HAY] 4..........1713 1/2.............1715 1/4.................1L Southall West Junction..................1716....................1716 1/4................RT Southall [STL] 4................................1718....................1719.......................1L Southall East Junction....................1719 1/2.............1719......................RT Hanwell Bridge Loop LP................1721/1735..........1719 1/4/1736.......1L Ealing Broadway [EAL]...................1741....................1742......................1L Acton West........................................1742 1/2............1744 1/2...............2L Acton Main Line [AML] DG............1749/1751..........1745/1747 1/4......3E Acton Wells Junction......................1757...................1754 1/4...............2E Mitre Bridge Junction[XMB]..........1811....................1806 1/2...............4E North Pole Signal Vc818................1812...................1808 1/2...............3E North Pole Junction........................1812 1/2.............1808.....................4E Shepherds Bush [SPB] 1.................1815...................1812 3/4...............2E Kensington Olympia [KPA] 3.........1816...................1815......................RT West Brompton [WBP] 3................1819...................1819 1/2................RT Imperial Wharf [IMW] 1....................1820 1/2............1822 1/4................1L Latchmere Junction........................1823 1/2............1825 1/2...............2L Factory Junction..............................1839/1845........N/R/1839.............5E Voltaire Road Junction [XVJ]........1846 1/2............1845 1/2................1E Brixton [BRX].....................................1850..................1851.......................1L Herne Hill [HNH] 3...........................1852..................1853 1/4................1L Kent House [KTH] 3........................1859..................1901 1/2................2L Beckenham Junction [BKJ] 3........1900 1/2............1903.....................2L Shortlands Junction[XOR].............1902 1/2............1904......................1L Shortlands [SRT]..............................1903 1/2............1905 1/4...............2L Bromley South [BMS] 3..................1905 1/2............1906 1/4...............RT Bickley Junction[XLY].....................1910...................1911 1/2..................1L Petts Wood Junction[XPE]............1913....................1913......................RT Orpington [ORP] 3...........................1915 1/2.............1916 1/4................RT Chelsfield [CLD]...............................1918...................1919.......................1L Sevenoaks [SEV] 3..........................1929..................1929 1/2...............RT Tonbridge [TON] DF.......................1937...................1938......................1L Paddock Wood [PDW] DM............1943...................1943 3/4..............RT Headcorn [HCN] DM.......................1954..................1954.....................RT Ashford International [AFK] 6.......2010..................2006 1/2.............3E