88003 ‘Genesis’ leads the 4S44 12.16 Daventry (DIRFT) to Mossend intermodal working past Madeley in Staffordshire. The Class of ten locomotives have not all been named as yet but those that have carry names in homage to the EM1 and EM2 DC electric locomotives of the 1950s; a nice touch from their operator Notice the overbridge in the distance, this carries the former North Staffordshire line over the WCML that is still rail connected that was last used back in 1998 to carry coal from Silverdale colliery.
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