Railway Herald
Class 47/4 No. 47524 is pictured at the leading end of an eight coach special train with sister locomotive No. 47814 at the rear as it awaits clearance from the power station at Willington, Derbyshire on 26th March 1994. The special is a Branch Line Society charter 'The Trent Power' that started at 08:55 from Derby and incorporated in its itinerary the following locations: Staythorpe Power Station, Stanton Ironworks sidings, Castle Donington Power Station, Willington Power station, the Melbourne Junction to Sinfin branch line, Nadins Opencast loading point, Drakelow C Power Station and Anglesea Oil Terminal Sidings prior to returning to Derby. Passing on the main line is a Immingham bound train of discharged bogie oil tanks hauled by Class 37/4 No. 37419 and Class 37/5 No. 37506.
John Tuffs
