Image 66533, 02.57 Felixstowe North-Garston FLT (4M45) on the down fast, Victoria Bridge
66533, 02.57 Felixstowe North-Garston FLT (4M45) on the down fast, Victoria Bridge
66533, 02.57 Felixstowe North-Garston FLT (4M45) on the down fast, Victoria Bridge Due to the closure of the loop line between Northampton and Rugby because of an 'incident' signallers at control had to make some rapid decisions. As freights were already pouring into the area from all directions, they had to keep them moving with nowhere suitable to loop them all. So, in an unusual step, they pathed the various freights in between normal service trains on the up and down fast Weedon lines. 66533 'Senator Express' hauling the 02.57 Felixstowe to North Garston Freightliner was one of the freights that was permitted to take the down fast at its maximum speed of 70mph. This meant that various Pendolinos, with a permitted line speed of 110mph, were stacked up behind it running on cautions all the way to Rugby. Most carried these consequential delays all the way to their destinations. Keywords: 66533 02.57 Felixstowe North-Garston FLT 4M45 Victoria Bridge
66533, 02.57 Felixstowe North-Garston FLT (4M45) on the down fast, Victoria Bridge Due to the closure of the loop line between Northampton and Rugby because of an 'incident' signallers at control had to make some rapid decisions. As freights were already pouring into the area from all directions, they had to keep them moving with nowhere suitable to loop them all. So, in an unusual step, they pathed the various freights in between normal service trains on the up and down fast Weedon lines. 66533 'Senator Express' hauling the 02.57 Felixstowe to North Garston Freightliner was one of the freights that was permitted to take the down fast at its maximum speed of 70mph. This meant that various Pendolinos, with a permitted line speed of 110mph, were stacked up behind it running on cautions all the way to Rugby. Most carried these consequential delays all the way to their destinations. Keywords: 66533 02.57 Felixstowe North-Garston FLT 4M45 Victoria Bridge


Due to the closure of the loop line between Northampton

and Rugby because of an 'incident' signallers at control had to make some rapid decisions. As freights were already pouring into the area from all directions, they had to keep them moving with nowhere suitable to loop them all. So, in an unusual step, they pathed the various freights in between normal service trains on the up and down fast Weedon lines. 66533 'Senator Express' hauling the 02.57 Felixstowe to North Garston Freightliner was one of the freights that was permitted to take the down fast at its maximum speed of 70mph. This meant that various Pendolinos, with a permitted line speed of 110mph, were stacked up behind it running on cautions all the way to Rugby. Most carried these consequential delays all the way to their destinations.