2 Direct rail services class 66 locomotives pass Settle junction with a rail head treatment train pressure washing leaf mulch from the rail head
31/10/2015 Settle junction Direct rail Services Class 66 locomotives 66303 + 66422 working the 1621 Carlisle Kingmoor - Carlisle Kingmoor railhead treatment train via Settle - Blackburn-Preston-Barrow-Carnforth-Windermere-Carlisle-Preston-Blackburn-Skipton-Carnforth-Settle Jn-Carlisle. This train is out for 20 hours each day in the autumn (apart from Saturday night) washing leaf mulch from the rail head on lines in Cumbria, Lancashire & Yorkshire ensuring that trains can grip the rails during the leaf fall season.
Size: 4843px × 3649px
Location: B6480, Settle BD24 9LF, UK
Photo credit: © Robert Lancaster / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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