Within ten minutes of leaving Euston D1944 (47501) 'Craftsman' that is the second locomotive here, failed and was stopped at Willesden. UK Railtours 1Z40 trip to Crewe was taking taking people to the open day being held at the Crewe Diesel Depot HQ of Locomotive Services Ltd. For those not interested in that, the train then continued on to Chester for a few hours before returning. Within an hour of the failure, D1924 (47810) 'Crewe Diesel Depot' had been removed from the rear of the train and attached to the front. Now double-headed, the train is seen in the pouring rain leaving Northampton past Wilson's Crossing forty-five minutes down with it eventually arriving at Crewe and later Chester some twenty-two minutes adrift.
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