Railway Herald
Direct Rail Services Class 47/4 No. 47805 'John Scott 12.5.45-22.5.12' is powering train 5Z53, 14:14 Derby to Crewe CS empty coaching stock along the North Staffs route near Willington, Derbyshire on Sunday 14th July 2013. The train, comprising of eleven umber and cream-liveried Northern Belle carriages returning to their home base with Class 47/4 No. 47501 â??The Craftsmanâ?? trailing at the rear, had been provided for a Northern Belle excursion from Nottingham to Oxenholme Lake District on the previous day. In the background, five redundant cooling towers of the former Willington Power Station that was de-commissioned in 1999, are visible.
John Tuffs
