60.010 climbed away from Great Rocks Junction with 6F05, the 16:10 stone train from Tunstead Sidings to Lostock Works, on 29 March 2019. Lostock Works uses the limestone and salt to produce sodium carbonate (soda ash) using the Solvay process. Sodium carbonate has many uses, from baking to glass and paper making to drain cleaning.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 19-D-0590
camera : Nikon D610
lens : 70-200mm f/2.8
focal length : 110.0 mm
shutter : 1/800 sec
aperture : f/8.0
ISO : 400 ISO
original : Digital: 24MP NEF
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : 60.010
Train : 6F05, 16:10 Tunstead Sidings - Lostock Works stone