I was confused. Standing on platform 1 at Coventry I could see a Pendolino on platform 3, but heard the engine of a 66. It was 66544, running late with the 4M50 from Southampton to Basford Hall (which ran via Nuneaton). A note in my anorak pocket tells me it was carrying twenty-six 40 foot containers and six 20 foot containers, one of which was a framed tank. Notice how the framing in the foreground puts the lie to Coventry being built of concrete. It's definitely not more than 99%.
Location: Coventry
Original line: London and Birmingham Railway
Operator: Freightliner
Photographer: Ken Strachan
Contact photographer: Ken Strachan
Date: 05/06/2025
Image number: 92989
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