DB Schenker Class 60 No. 60062 'Stainless Pioneer' experienced traction problems while in-charge of 6V98, 23:44 Lindsey Oil Refinery to Westerleigh Murco loaded oil trainin the early hours of Friday 23rd January 2015 and necessitated the train being terminated at Landor Street Junction, Birmingham. DB Schenker Class 66/0 No. 66059 (which is one of the Lickey banking locomotives) was summoned to assist and return the loaded train and errant locomotive to Lindsey later the same morning. The train, working as special working 6Z41, 10:45 Landor Street Junction to Lindsey Oil Refinery, is seen just north of Clay Mills Junction, Burton-on-Trent with with No. 66059 leading the train comprising of 27 loaded oil tankers and the errant No. 60062 dead-in-train at the rear.
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