Milton's Running Mate, Molière
After an initial short test run for reinstated GB Railfreight Class 92, 92 020 (formerly named "Milton") around Crewe with 92 010 (formerly named "Molière") acting as the insurance loco, 92010 - which had been at the ETD for repairs - hauled the pair to Stafford as 0Z95. 010 is photographed waiting time (all 36 minutes of it) for the path to Crewe, with 020 in tow.
It was then 020's turn to ramp up the kilonewtons and finally stretch her legs - running down the WCML as 0Z96 back to Crewe at the maximum permitted speed for a light engine of 75 mph.
The run was the culmination of about two years of reinstatement work at Loughborough Brush and a further two months work at Crewe ETD by DB Cargo and Brush technicians to get her fully ready for the mainline.
Milton's Running Mate, Molière
After an initial short test run for reinstated GB Railfreight Class 92, 92 020 (formerly named "Milton") around Crewe with 92 010 (formerly named "Molière") acting as the insurance loco, 92010 - which had been at the ETD for repairs - hauled the pair to Stafford as 0Z95. 010 is photographed waiting time (all 36 minutes of it) for the path to Crewe, with 020 in tow.
It was then 020's turn to ramp up the kilonewtons and finally stretch her legs - running down the WCML as 0Z96 back to Crewe at the maximum permitted speed for a light engine of 75 mph.
The run was the culmination of about two years of reinstatement work at Loughborough Brush and a further two months work at Crewe ETD by DB Cargo and Brush technicians to get her fully ready for the mainline.