A side-on view of GBRf's 92020 'Billy Stirling' standing in Wembley Yard. At present, these locomotives are the most powerful on the network but remain chronically under-utilised. This locomotive was named in 2021 in Mossend Yard as part of COP26 in Glasgow. The naming was covered in an article by Rail Advent, to quote, 'Billy Stirling is the third generation of the 151-year-old family-owned operator, Peter D. Stirling Limited. Billy successfully introduced rail involvement into the company, resulting in the Peter D. Stirling operation moved to Mossend in 1981. Under Billy's guidance, the operator continued to thrive, resulting in the MIPR of today.'
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