68002 at Springs Branch - 14th September 2023

A Direct Rail Services Class 68 locomotive, numbered 68002, is shown operating along the West Coast Main Line and passing through Springs Branch near Ince, Wigan. The footage captures the train moving south on what appears to be an engineers’ service running between Shap Summit Quarry and Crewe Bas Hall. The headcode for this service is listed as 6K06. The video provides a glimpse of the locomotive in action along a section of track associated with the Crewe area.

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