There's so much info around nowadays, in terms of both loco allocations and train running, that it's not often you're taken by surprise
at the lineside. But that's what happened here. A trip to Streetly hadn't been very productive. RTT was also playing up, not updating
running times from about 14:00, so there was no definitive info on train movements beyond random gen posts. It was perhaps only the
lack of early success that made me hang on for 4G63 Bescot - Hams Hall, although we were only expecting the regular DBS 66. When a train
was heard approaching at 15:20 we had no idea what it was, and it was a genuine surprise to see 60054 appear at the head of 4G63. Class
60s are not unknown on container trains, but they're pretty rare. This one was relatively easy to use a 60 on, an out and back with one
driver, and no 75mph running required.
