Advenza Brush Class 47, 47375, failed whilst hauling a scrap train between Lancaster and Preston on 250209 and was dragged to Preston to await a tow home. After two days Cotswold liveried 47810 took the loco, five wagons and two old coaches away but came to a halt at the Up Fast signal by Farington Curve Junction for around ten minutes before getting slowly underway again. In over thirty years of visiting the junction this was the first time I had seen a train halted at this particular signal. (Update - 47375 didn't recover from this failure and was sold to Booths at Rotherham for scrap being transfered there on 260309, although it was later reprieved and is now (Oct 14) reported bound for further work in Hungary with three other Brush Type 4s.)

Location: Farington Curve Junction

Original line: North Union Railway

Photographer: Mark Bartlett

Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett

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Date: 27/02/2009

Image number: 22665

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