Railway Herald
Direct Rail Services Class 47/4 No. 47802 'Pride of Cumbria' is pictured passing Willington Crossing, shortly after taking the North Staffs route at North Stafford Junction, Derbyshire on Sunday 19th May 2013 with an empty coaching stock movement 5Z53, 14:52 Derby to Crewe CS, which comprised of a 'Northern Belle' rake of coaches in Pullman umber and brown livery. No. 47790 'Galloway Princess' (out of view) trailed at the rear of the train that was almost an hour ahead of its scheduled time. In the background the redundant cooling towers of the former Willington Power Station are visible at the rear of the train. The locomotives and coaching stock had been used on rail tours over the previous two days that had started at Leicester and Nottingham respectively.
John Tuffs
