MERLIN 27
88005 & 68018 HEXHAM 2904 DNC-
ELECTRIC, DIESEL, NUCLEAR & MECHANICAL
5400hp DRS Class 88 Electro - diesel 88005 'Minerva' pilots 3800hp DRS Class 68 diesel 68018 'Vigilant' at the head of the 2 wagon 6M60 13:40 Seaton-On-Tees Nuclear Electric to Sellafield British Nuclear Fuels Ltd nuclear waste working as it passes beneath the NER mechanically operated signalbox at Hexham on 29th March 2023. The grade II listed signalbox is an NER type N5 overhead opened in 1896 and is fitted with a 60 lever frame.
88005 & 68018 HEXHAM 2904 DNC-
ELECTRIC, DIESEL, NUCLEAR & MECHANICAL
5400hp DRS Class 88 Electro - diesel 88005 'Minerva' pilots 3800hp DRS Class 68 diesel 68018 'Vigilant' at the head of the 2 wagon 6M60 13:40 Seaton-On-Tees Nuclear Electric to Sellafield British Nuclear Fuels Ltd nuclear waste working as it passes beneath the NER mechanically operated signalbox at Hexham on 29th March 2023. The grade II listed signalbox is an NER type N5 overhead opened in 1896 and is fitted with a 60 lever frame.