47593 & 47712 at Springs Branch - 26th May 2023
The LSL pairing were working a late running stock move from Crewe to Falkland in Scotland which is somewhere on the West Coast near Prestwick. The train would be working "Yorkshire Coast Statesman" tour from Ayr to Scarborough the following day.
The official working today 5Z59 1000 Crewe H.S. to Falkland Dgl
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Filmed at Springs Branch
Filmed Friday 26th May 2023
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Two Class 47 diesel locomotives, numbered 47593 and 47712, are shown double heading a coaching stock move along the West Coast Main Line and through Springs Branch south of Wigan. The footage was recorded on a hot morning in late May 2023. The locomotives were working a service from Crewe to Falkland, with plans for the train to operate as part of the "Yorkshire Coast Statesman" tour between Ayr and Scarborough the following day. The movement was assigned the headcode 5Z59.
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