1st Oct 2011

Back lit and uniform. DB Schenker Class 66 no. 66031 powers the 4C68 Aberthaw to Avonmouth empty HTA bogie coal hoppers down the up main, for another load for the hungry power station. Of course, writing this in 2021 we all know now that Aberthaw has since closed, and indeed, coal traffic on Britain's railways is very close to ending for good.