26th May 2021

With the ready supply of DB Cargo Class 90s out of Crewe IEMD due to Grand Central's demise, DB have opted to increase the number of different services 90s are hauling, starting with a trial on 4X40 Shell /BP tanker service from Warrington  bank Quay to Wembley sidings, seen passing Rose Heath to the south. Meanwhile Malcolm rail 90024 out on test but failed just south of Rose Heath station.

Note:

In the real world, there is a place near Lockerbie where Malcolm Logistics DB66/DB90 services pass each other. A couple of months ago when there were six Skodas at Mossend, those being Multimodal (90019), Bumblebee3 (90020), Bumblebee2 (90029), Jack (90036), Christine (90037) and Backbone (90039), there was a 90 on both 4M30 (Southbound Early) and 4M25 (Southbound Late) services from Mossend (Grangemouth) to Daventry and they actually passed each other in the early hours of the second day - the northbound 90 then was on 4S49 as the later southbound 4M25 was not that long into the journey to Daventry. I am not aware this has ever been caught on camera. I use Rose Heath as the fictitious place where this occurs.

For those who aren't aware, it's common place for Class 66s to be used to cover 90s on 4M25 and they mainly do 4M30 - hopefully DB will get the 90s to a place where they are operational on both services as was the case a few months ago.