Direct Rail Services class 66 locomotives in the countryside with a Network Rail Railhead treatment train ( RHTT ) dealing with autumn leaves

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01/10/2020 Long Strumble (north of Armathwaite) DRS class 66 locomotives 66430 + 66301 Kingmoor TMD (tail) working train 3J11 1621 Carlisle Kingmoor - Carlisle Kingmoor RHTT via Settle - Blackburn-Preston-Barrow-Carnforth-Windermere-Carlisle-Preston-Blackburn-Skipton-Carnforth-Settle Jn-Carlisle This train uses a high pressure water jet to wash leaf mulch from the railhead enabling trains to grip better during the autumn leaf fall season. (First run of the 2020 season)

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Size: 4956px × 3025px
Location: Long Strumble, Armathwaite, Cumbria, UK
Photo credit: © Robert Lancaster / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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