Heaviest freight train ever runs on UK West Coast Main Line

[John Ashworth]

Heaviest freight train ever runs on West Coast Main Line with Class 70 and 66 locomotives

This week, the heaviest freight train to ever travel on the West Coast Mainline made its debut from the Peak District to London with construction materials. The so-called Jumbo train hauled 3,600 tonnes of aggregate materials from Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry to Wembley Yard in London, a total of 203 miles. 39 wagons were hauled by a Freightliner Class 66 and Class 70, making a combined length of 590 metres...