Class 47/0 No. 47278 "Vasidae", in Railfreight petroleum livery, passes Willington Power Station on 4th May 1989 with a Southbound oil tanks working, while Class 58 No. 58022, in Railfreight red-stripe livery, shunts empty MGR wagons in the power station yard. In 1999 both locomotives were withdrawn from service and the power station closed, but No. 58022 survived, and in 2017 is at Peak Rail Rowsley for use in the intended new construction of Ivatt LMS diesel No. 10000.
John Neave       

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