Redeployed
70007 worked 6D49, the 05:23 stone train from Tunstead Sidings to Luton Crescent Road, past Rippins Crossing, near Rotherby, on the morning of 26 March 2026. Since the Freightliner / Heavy Haul Rail split the Class 70s, previously the favoured power for container trains from Southampton, have been redeployed onto stone traffic from the Peak District.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 26-D-1273
camera : Nikon Z50ii
lens : 24-70mm f/4
focal length : 58.0 mm (87mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/800 sec
aperture : f/8.0
ISO : 180 ISO
original : Digital: 20MP NEF
camera on pole : Yes
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : 70.007
Train : 6D49, 05:23 Tunstead Sidings - Luton Crescent Road stone
Location : Rippins Crossing, Hoby, E of Brooksby
Line : 047 Leicester - Peterborough
Country : United Kingdom
Date & Time : 26/03/2026 08:40
