Less than 6 months after crossing the Atlantic, GE Class 70 loco 70005 passes Alloa while working a Freightliner Heavy Haul coal train to Longannet power station. Though not to everyone's taste, t... (more)
Class 66s are so quiet, this one nearly caught me out, depite being on full power and working up the steep gradient. Fortunately, it was only doing around 30mph so I had time to set this shot up
The Settle and Carlisle is known as The Long Drag, and watching this 2000ish ton coal train slowly slog past Birkett Common, I could see why. Kirkby Stephen station is just out of site in the back... (more)