90039 & 90021 Passes Springs Branch - 02nd May 2026
Both are now working for Freightliner but here are still in former employees DB special liveries. Leading the train is 90039 wearing DB Cargo Backbone Livery and named "The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport" and branding "I am the Backbone of the Economy". Sat behind was 90021 in the Malcolm Group livery, having been named "Donald Malcolm" in honor of the company's founder.
The pair of 90s weds working the usual Daventry to Grangemouth container train which was pretty full running 2 late here.
Article on 90039 livery.
https://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/metanavi/uk-news/new-loco-i-am-the-backbone-of-the-economy-6098420
Article on 90021 livery.https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/04/class-90-locomotive-unveiled-in-malcolm-group-livery.html
The official working today 90039 & 90021
4S49 1104 Daventry Int Rft Recep Fl to Grangemouth Flt
Passed 1345
Running 2 late
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Filmed at Springs Branch
Filmed Saturday 2nd May 2026
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A pair of Class 90 locomotives, 90039 and 90021, are seen operating on the West Coast Main Line and through Springs Branch on a humid afternoon in May 2026. Both are working for Freightliner but retain former DB special liveries. 90039 is named "The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport" in DB Cargo Backbone livery, while 90021 wears Malcolm Group livery, named after the company’s founder, Donald Malcolm. The locomotives are part of a container train running between Daventry and Grangemouth. No location details are provided in the metadata.
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