Big Freight 17

Train Crazy production in conjunction with Freightmaster and Videoscene featuring 2 ½ hours of freight action around the United Kingdom during the late part of 2016 and early part of 2017. DVD begins by looking at Autumn 2016 rail heat treatment trains operating in and around mid and north Wales working out of Coleham Depot near Shrewsbury and heading to Machynlleth, Craven Arms, Wrexham, Bidston, Crewe, Chester, Bangor, and Holyhead. Then a brief visit to York was followed by a feature of freight action between Langham and Leicester on the Peterborough to Leicester Line which links the East Coast Main Line with the Midland Main Line. The next feature is of Network Rail Plain Line Pattern Recognition trains that run on an 11-day journey from Derby up through Cambrian Coast, along the Glasgow and Southern Western route, and up Highland Line before going along the branch for Kyle Of Lochalsh then returning via Carlisle, Blackpool, Preston, and Manchester. After a brief visit to Woodborough, we see freight action on the West Coast Main Line with locomotives running double-headed. Also featured are Colas Rail Freight operated class 60 diesel locomotives on a variety of freight trains. Other features include Network Rail measurement trains worked by Colas's recently acquired class 67 diesel locomotives 67023 and 67027. The new arrival of locomotives brings the program to a close.