Having seen the southbound 4M27 in the hands of a

very capable Class 88 Andy and I were fully expecting to see the balancing 4S44 12.16 Daventry to Mossend service (for Tesco) also being electric hauled as is normally the case. With availability obviously an issue, DRS have substituted two Class 66s to operate the train, seen passing through Atherstone. 66126 and 66122 would both be powering the train as with just one diesel the service could not keep up to the timings demanded by a Class 88 particularly when it came to Shap and Beatock.