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Preserved Deltic locomotive D9000 "Royal Scots Grey" was regularly hired by Virgin Trains
to work scheduled passenger trains. It is seen here at Settle Junction, with the 07.38 Glasgow Central to
Bournemouth, diverted from the West Coast Main Line because of engineering works. |
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60006 "Scunthorpe Ironmaster", in British Steel livery, passes through Wilmslow station with a
northbound freight on 4 March 1999. |
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Midland Mainline obtained a number of Class 170 Turbostar units in order to increase service frequencies
from the summer 1999 timetable change. Before that date, 170108 is seen at St Pancras prior to working the
16.15 to Derby on 5 April. The Class 170s did not stay with MML for long - they have now obtained
the Class 222 'Meridian' units in their place. |
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Built in 1960 for services out of London Liverpool Street, a few Class 305 units survived until January
2002 on Edinburgh - North Berwick services. 305501 is departing from North Berwick on 28 August, as the
12.20 to Edinburgh. |