Tatty and Tardy
With the Up Highlander (1M16) Caledonian Sleeper service delayed by over two hours due to a "technical issue" at Edinburgh it was unfortunate that it was one of Freightliner's tatty Class 90s on the front rather than a smart 92. However, Skodas hauling Mk3/Mk2 (sleeper) stock will be consigned to the history books before too long, so a photograph for posterity if nothing else.
Freightliner Class 90, 90 044, flies through Hartford with the 1M16 Inverness, Fort William and Aberdeen service to London Euston - running 125 Late at this point.
90044 had only recently returned to service (early July) after being out of action for about nine months at Basford Hall will wheelset issues. This was its first run on the Highlander in almost a year.
Tatty and Tardy
With the Up Highlander (1M16) Caledonian Sleeper service delayed by over two hours due to a "technical issue" at Edinburgh it was unfortunate that it was one of Freightliner's tatty Class 90s on the front rather than a smart 92. However, Skodas hauling Mk3/Mk2 (sleeper) stock will be consigned to the history books before too long, so a photograph for posterity if nothing else.
Freightliner Class 90, 90 044, flies through Hartford with the 1M16 Inverness, Fort William and Aberdeen service to London Euston - running 125 Late at this point.
90044 had only recently returned to service (early July) after being out of action for about nine months at Basford Hall will wheelset issues. This was its first run on the Highlander in almost a year.