D1015 ‘Western Champion’ with ‘The Westbury Wizzo’

D1015 ‘Western Champion’ arrives into East Midlands Parkway on 1Z77 East Midlands Parkway to Cranmore
D1015 ‘Western Champion’ is seen again from a bridge just outside of the station powering away on its way to Cranmore
06/07/24

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Looks like the crews drove the wizzo as per the manual and quite right too respect for a grand old lady.

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It looks like one engine is/was running very rich, leaving a lot of soot on the roof. This was a very leisurely departure: was one engine low on power?