This from Scotch Corner...
In light of the Secretary of State's comments at the Tory Party conference yesterday I wonder if the below might have informed his thinking?
The
17.40 Skegness - Carnforth has failed at Swineshead with the rear 4
coaches fouling the A17 level crossing. Both 47760 and 47500 are on the
front and neither can be got going.
Stock
is vacuum braked only and nearest dual braked loco is 47798 apparently.
Crossing blocked at 19.15 and ETA for 47798 is midnight. One network rail man plus WCRC guard having to
direct traffic
Is this, perchance, the sort of "mix-modal" that Mr McLoughlin was inveighing against?