37605 & 37602 pass Kennington on 27 November 2015 with the 5Z37 10:11 Eastleigh to Derby ECS, prior to working the following day's Pathfinder Tours 1Z47 06:18 Derby to Chichester 'Jolly Marketeer' railtour. The locos worked down from Crewe the previous day light engine. They are slowing down on the approach to Kennington Goods Loop, where the train was held for half an hour. This kind of long distance empty stock working is a symptom of today's impoverished and privatised railway, and is certainly not very environmentally friendly, when the locos effectively cover three times more mileage than is strictly necessary. All because the locos, stock and start point are all in different places! Note the steel piles for the massively delayed electrification project. |