TWO new high-quality charter sets from the Locomotive Services Limited stable both took to the tracks on December 12 to create a double debut.
Both trains had been deferred from November because of coronavirus restrictions.
First off the blocks was LSL’s pristine InterCity rakeworking a‘Royal Scot’launch train from London Euston to Glasgow Central, hauled by Class 90 No.90002 Wolf of Badenoch. The‘90’had seven Mk3 carriages and a DVT in tow, meaning its task was relatively easy,especially as the number of passengers was limited to maintain social distancing.
It startedfrom Euston at 07.13, and after station calls at Milton Keynes and Rugby, Nuneaton wasleft with an 11-minute time deficit.The special later followed a Daventry to Mossend intermodal through the Lake District and Cumbria, resulting in it being 22min late at Carlisle, before finally arriving in Glasgow at 12.57, 18min late.