Although DB had lost the Mendip stone contract to Freightliner at the end of 2019 it wasn't long before the demands of HS2 construction brought them back. 66171 worked up the grade from Pewsey with 6Z25, an 09:16 Westbury Up Reception to Acton TC stone train, on 15 June 2022. The train, formed of Mendip Rail wagons, would have been tripped from one of the Mendip quarries to Westbury by a Freightliner loco.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 22-D-2285
camera : Nikon D610
lens : 70-200mm f/2.8
focal length : 78.0 mm
shutter : 1/800 sec
aperture : f/8.0
ISO : 280 ISO
original : Digital: 24MP NEF
SUBJECT DATA
Loco : 66.171
Train : 6Z25, 09:16 Westbury Up Reception - Acton T.C. stone