Having been repainted into large logo livery towards the end 2022 in anticipation of its role in the finale, 56098 waits to depart Peterborough with 1Z60 1931 to Wembley Central via Leicester, Market Harborough, Bedford and Bletchley. The 'GBRf Class 56 Farewell' tour was actually scheduled to run last September but had been re-dated twice due to industrial action and in truth it's only because the third attempt coincided with another re-dated enthusiast tour that I was able to get a ticket (14/01/2023)
There's not a cloud in the sky as Colas Rail Freight's 70808 hurries past the remains of Healey Mills Yard with the 6E32 1005 bitumen empties from Preston Docks to Lindsey Oil Refinery (17/01/2023)
60087 leads sister 60096 and a lengthy rake of empties towards Horbury Bridge with the late-running 6M36 0954 Drax Power Station - Liverpool Biomass Terminal (17/01/2023)
