Mega day of freight at Stafford 01/08/24 Featuring 43050, 43059, 69009, 56049 and much more

Always one of the best spots for freight on the WCML is Stafford and today was no exception. This video features 43050 heading back to Crewe after getting a repaint at Eastleigh, mega tones off of 56049 and also my first ever class 69 being 69009 'Western Consort'
Stafford 01/08/24:
66428 6G94 Basford Hall yard (fl) - Bescot up engineers sidings
66727 4S57 Hams Hall GBRf - Mossend euroterminal GBRf
730218 2Q24 Crewe - Nuneaton
66782 4H61 Small Heath lafarge GBRf - Hindlow GBRf
66728 6G92 Tunstead sidings GBRf - Small Heath lafarge GBRf
68018 4S44 Daventry - Coatbridge (DRS)
66303 4M16 Southampton W Docks (GBRf) - Ditton (O'connor) GBRf
70803 6K88 Bradwell up sidings colas - Basford Hall yard (fl)
56049+66848 0Z48 Westbury up T.C. - Longport F.D.
70803 6K88 Bradwell up sidings colas - Basford Hall yard (fl)
805001 3G92 Crewe - Oxley car M.D.
70803 6K88 Bradwell up sidings colas - Basford Hall yard (fl)
69009 5M95 Widnes Transport Tech - Leicester L.I.P.
66713 6X43 Dagenham Dock reception GBRf - Garston car terminal GBRf
66528 4M81 Felixstowe North F.L.T. - Garston F.L.T.
325012+325005 1S24 Willesden prdc - Sheildmuir mail terminal
43050+43059 5Z33 Eastleigh Arlington (zg) - Crewe H.S.
66175 4L56 Trafford park euroterminal - London gateway DB cargo

[@theretrocrowe]

Brilliant video mate, I was at Tamworth this day and saw many of these moves myself, including the HST. Great to see 43050 back and nicely repainted

[@bptrains]

43050 does look great in her new livery, those new nameplates were also a nice surprise