29. 0Z60 light engines-04.06.21

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In preparation for charter duties the following day an interesting light engine move took place. A pair of GBRf light engines passing through Roade cutting was worth a walk out from home especially as one of them was coming up to fifty-five years old!

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325012, 325001 & 325002, 16.21 Willesden PRDC-Sheildmuir (1S96, 16L), Roade cutting 
 The daily 1S96 Royal Mail train passes through Roade cutting. Today's 16.21 Willesden Park Royal depot to Sheildmuir (in the southern suburbs of Glasgow) is being worked by 325012, 325001 and 325002. 
 Keywords: 325012 325001 325002 16.21 Willesden PRDC-Sheildmuir 1S96 Roade cutting Royal Mail
50049 & 66737, 15.06 Kidderminster SVR-Stewart's Lane (0Z60, 2E), Roade cutting 
 A duo of GBRf motive power that is decades apart sweep through Roade cutting in a welcome burst of afternoon sunshine. 66737 'Lesia' dates from 2003 whilst 50049 'Defiance' from 1968 but both look equally smart in their GBRf liveries. The two locomotives were heading south as the 15.06 Kidderminster to Stewert's Lane 0Z60 working in order to take up charter duties the following day. 
 Keywords: 50049 66737 15.06 Kidderminster SVR-Stewart's Lane 0Z60 Roade cutting GBRf Defiance 	Lesia
66737 & 50049, 15.06 Kidderminster SVR-Stewart's Lane (0Z60, 2E), Roade cutting 
 From this reverse view of the 0Z60 15.06 Kidderminster SVR to Stewert's Lane light engine move there appears to be a strange optical illusion making the bulk of 50049 'Defiance' appear larger than that of the far more modern 66737 'Lesia'. The GBRf compatriots are seen passing south through Roade cutting on a sunny afternoon. Apologies for not getting the framing quite right by pressing the shutter a millisecond too late; going away shots are always more tricky to take! In addition, I do not tend to depend on the camera's rapid burst mode rather than using my eye-brain-finger coordination skills! 
 Keywords: 66737 50049 15.06 Kidderminster SVR-Stewart's Lane 0Z60 Roade cutting Lesia Defiance GBRf

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