43277 & 43290 at Wigan North Western - 16th August 2023

43277 "Safety Task Force" and 43290 are seen heading south along the west coast main line and through Wigan North Wales on the morning of Wednesday 16th August 2023.

The HST set was working the network rail test train south from Slateford near Edinburgh to Crewe were the train does head back to Derby having gone north yesterday and also completed a Scottish circuit.

The STF was established in 2019 and was set up with three main aims, to get rid of unassisted lookout working, make sure all line blocks are protected and for all work on track to meet the 019 standard. As a result of the hard work of the Safety Task Force team across the company, it’s now safer to work on track.

Since the inception of the STF, the team have all but removed lookout warning systems from the railway. To do this, they introduced and have reviewed four million maintenance scheduled tasks to see how they can be achieved with safer access to the track.

The official working today 1Q26 0752 Slateford Depot to Crewe Up & Dn Pottery Lp

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Filmed at Wigan North Western
Filmed Wednesday 16th August 2023

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