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Walsden: After taking a circuitous route from Liverpool Biomass Terminal though Cheshire and Greater Manchester to avoid the requirement to climb Miles Platting Bank, 66786 rolls down from Summit Tunnel towards Walsden on 30th December 2025. The wagon immediately behind the locomotive was painted gold along with 66301 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the train’s destination, Drax Power Station.

Manchester and Leeds Railway
Malcolm Chattwood [30/12/2025]


Shaw Crossing: View east at Shaw Crossing (in middle distance) looking to Stirling. Stirling Castle is top left in the haze with the Wallace Monument extreme top left.

Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
Ewan Crawford [07/03/2024]


Larbert: 47644 passing Larbert, with the Euston to Inverness 'Clansman', on 20th May 1988.

Scottish Central Railway
Roger Geach [20/05/1988]