87. The Manchester Christmas Markets-09.12.23

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A pair of Class 50s on the West Coast mainline so close to home was too good to miss even if the time of day and the weather made things very tricky! I decided a quick run down to Wolverton was probably the best place to to capture it.

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50007, outward leg of The Manchester Christmas Markets, 07.48 London Euston-Preston (1Z50, 1E), Wolverton station
In absolutely abysmal weather and the half-light of a December morning 50007 'Hercules' (masquerading as 50014 'Warspite' on the other side) makes a heck of a racket as it picks up speed through Wolverton station after its stop at Milton Keynes. It is working the outward leg of the Manchester Christmas Markets charter that actually ended up at Preston. Leaving Euston at 07.48 the train ran into a little trouble later in its journey with 50007 losing power. I really was asking a lot of the camera's abilities taking this photograph but with a little digital jiggery-pokery, a presentable image has been produced!
Keywords: 50007 The Manchester Christmas Markets 07.48 London Euston-Preston 1Z50
Wolverton station Herculies GBRf

50049, outward leg of The Manchester Christmas Markets, 07.48 London Euston-Preston (1Z50, 1E), Wolverton station
50049 'Defiance' dead-in-tow on the rear of the outward leg of The Manchester Christmas Markets charter running appropriately as 1Z50, the 07.48 London Euston to Preston. Seen here, passing Wolverton at speed, the Class 50 was not under power at this point in the journey but later on it was called upon to provide some traction to assist 50007 'Hercules' that was leading the train as it began to lose power. After being some time down due to this issue, this was all caught up on arrival at Preston.
Keywords: 50049 The Manchester Christmas Markets 07.48 London Euston-Preston 1Z50 Wolverton station Defiance GBRf

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