“Derby County” meets “John Smith” on the waste Lea Road 23/4/2026

A Class 66 locomotive, numbered 66729, is seen operating a freight train on the Gainsborough Lea Road section of track. The train is heading from Doncaster Iport to London Gateway with 57 containers and runs under headcode 4L19. It meets another Class 66 locomotive, numbered 66732, which is working a waste train from Renwick Road Biffa to Doncaster Down Decoy with 24 VTG blue waste wagons, running under headcode 6E57. The event took place on Lea Road on 23 April 2026.

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