Direct Rail Services class 66 locomotives at Ribblehead viaduct with a Network rail Railhead treatment train ( RHTT ) dealing with autumn leaves

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16/10/2019 Ribblehead viaduct DRS class 66 locomotives 66302 Endeavour + 66301 Kingmoor TMD hauling train 3J11 the 1609 Carlisle Kingmoor - Carlisle Kingmoor RHTT via Settle - Blackburn-Preston-Barrow-Carnforth-Windermere-Carlisle-Preston-Blackburn-Skipton-Carlisle-Whitehaven- 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.

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Size: 9038px × 3411px
Location: Ribblehead, Yorkshire, UK
Photo credit: © Robert Lancaster / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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