GB Railfreight locomotives 50049 "Defiance" and 50007 "Hercules" were on duty for Pathfinder Railtour's The Hadrian Hoovers railtour of the north of England.
These are the only two class 50 locomotives in GBRf's fleet and both are painted in the company's standard royal blue and gold livery.
After a very early start at Tame Bridge Parkway, the outward leg, train 1Z31, travelled via Derby, Chesterfield, York and then the Durham Coast and Tyne Valley Lines to Carlisle. The return leg, train 1Z33, travelled via the iconic Settle and Carlisle Line to Leeds, then on to Doncaster and Chesterfield before retracing its steps to Tame Bridge Parkway.
As I was on a Freedom of the North East Rover at the time, I was able to follow much of the railtour's progress across the north of England.
My video begins at York, where the train arrives double-headed with 50049 in the lead. A mass of enthusiasts had assembled awaiting the Hoovers' arrival, with some lying down on the platform to seize a few artistic photographs. Jets of hot clag sputtered upwards into the magnificent glass canopy that straddles much of York Station.
From there I repositioned to Haydon Bridge, which is actually in Northumberland! A Northern Sprinter was just ahead of 1Z31, which approached the station at walking pace under cautionary signals. The semaphores on the Tyne Valley Line make a nice accompaniment to any photograph. The signaller cleared the final signal on the approach to Haydon Bridge just before the train came to a stand, signifying that the next signal may well be at danger due to the slower stopper up ahead.
Finally, I travelled to Cononley Station which is on the Airedale Line in North Yorkshire. Cononley is the stop after Skipton, where train 1Z33 was booked to stop for a crew change. After a slight delay the train thundered through at quite a rate. I watched it disappear into the distance.
Filmed on 23rd July 2022.
Footage was captured using a Panasonic HC-VX1 (aff. link) fitted with a Rode VideoMic Go (aff. link).
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