Another day, another pair of the Freightliner class 86s seen from the drone on their old stamping ground crossing the River Mersey at Runcorn on their way to the docks around Liverpool.

Rapidly approaching the end of their operational lives, 2 Class 86 electric locomotives (built 1965-1966) are on the very metals they were built for on the West Coast Main Line with a container tr... (more)

86605 and 86637 pass through Rugby Station with a Felixstowe to Trafford Park container train.

Catching the low morning sun, 86632 and 86639 round the curve at Old Linslade with a Coatbridge to Felixstowe container train.

86604 leads a Felixstowe to Trafford Park container train through Rugby.

86627 and 86605 pass the container terminal at Daventry with a Felixstowe to Trafford Park container train.

86608 and 86638 pass through Brinklow with a Felixstowe to Trafford Park container train.

Veteran class 86 locomotives 86612 and 86628 head North at Easenhall with a Felixstowe to Trafford Park container train.

86637 heads a container train between Marks Tey and Kelvedon.

Veteran Freightliner Class 86s 86628 and 86627 head North at Easenhall with a Felixstowe to Trafford Park container train.

86628 and 86604 head North alongside the Oxford Canal with a Tilbury to Crewe Freightliner service.

86431 & 87020 'North Briton' bring the Mossend New Yard to Dee Marsh Junction steel coils into Warrington Bank Quay. 37902 worked the train south of here. 86431 was scrapped in March 2005 and 8702... (more)

86102 'Robert A Riddles', 86103 'Andre Chapelon' and 86430 'Scottish National Orchestra' wait at Euston for their next duties.

Is this the end for the unique 86501? It caught fire near Bletchley whilst working the 0509 Trafford Park to Felixstowe North and is seen here being dragged back clear of the running lines with th... (more)

86208 in Inter City livery contrasts with the RES (Rail Express Systems) livery parcel vans as it heads south into London.