On Tuesday 29th April 2025 4E49 Daventry - Doncaster failed between Hamstead and Tame Bridge. The train loco was
68007, and it came to a stand just short of the motorway links overbridges, about 150 yards south of Newton Rd foot
crossing. Trapped behind were 2A23 Wolverhampton - Walsall, and a 5Z81 Wolverton - Toton special consisting of
66102 and a single royal brake coach (2920). The failure occurred just after 12:40, and the train wasn't moved
until 16:22. There were no Walsall line passenger trains for a period of around four hours as a result. Despite the
breakdown occurring about one mile from Bescot the rescue loco came from Crewe. 68006 was despatched from Gresty
Lane, leaving a little after 14:00. It reached Bescot at 15:15, but didn't set off to the failed train until 15:50.
Here it is running wrong line over Newton Rd foot crossing at 15:51. As mentioned above it took a further 30 mins
until the line was cleared.
