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DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd's class 66 (JT42CWR) number 66213 in English, Welsh and Scottish Railway maroon livery with zigzag gold band, large number and EWS logo hauling containers mounted on flat wagons loaded with gypsum works 6O21, the additional Monday flow, from Drax Power Station to Mountfield Sidings (GBRf) East Sussex on 23 March 2015. To comply with gas emission regulations limestone (CaCO3) delivered to the power station (by other trains) is used to remove sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the flue gasses, by converting it into gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O). The waste product (gypsum) is then delivered to British Gypsum's Robertsbridge Works by train where it is used to manufacture plaster and plasterboard.

Wagons being hauled were 610281, 610232, 610094, 610093, 610339, 610123, 610268, 610267, 610172, 610171, 610353, 610354, 610248 and 610247.

It was also photographed by Tim Easter earlier on route at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/timeaster/16904706125">East Hyde</a>. 66213 (works number 968702-213) was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division, London, Ontario, Canada in 1999 and unloaded from the Heavy Lift Ship MV "Jumbo Challenger" at Newport Docks on 19 April 2000.

According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were; Drax Power Station................2145...........................2110.........................35E Drax Branch Junction............2154 1/2.....................2143..........................11E Hensall [HEL] 1.........................2156 1/2.....................2146.........................10E Whitley Bridge [WBD] 1..........2159 1/2.....................2149 1/2..................10E Sudforth Lane Signal Box.....2201 1/2.....................2152..........................9E Knottingley East Junction.....2208/2210................NoRep/2156..........14E Knottingley South Jn..............2211 1/2......................2200 1/4..................11E Haywood Junction.................2224..........................2219...........................5E Shaftholme Junction..............2226 1/2...................2220 1/4...................6E Doncaster [DON] G................2232 1/2/2252 1/2..2235 3/4/2248.......4E Hexthorpe Junction...............2258 1/2....................2253.........................5E Aldwarke Junction.................2316...........................2307 1/2....................8E Beighton Junction..................2345..........................2324 1/2................20E Renishaw Park (Flhh)...............2352..........................2329.....................22E Foxlow Junction......................2353 1/2....................2331 1/2..................21E Barrow Hill North Junction...2355 1/2....................2335 3/4.................19E Barrow Hill South Jn..............2357 1/2....................2355.........................2E Tapton Junction......................0004..........................0002..........................1E Chesterfield [CHD] 3..............0006 1/2/0010 1/2..0003/0004 1/4.......6E Chesterfield South Jn............0011 1/2......................0008.........................3E Clay Cross North Junction...0014...........................0012 1/4.....................1E Clay Cross South Jn...............0014 1/2.....................0012 1/4.....................1E Blackwell South Junction.....0024..........................0020 1/2...................3E Alfreton [ALF] 2.......................0025 1/2....................0021 1/4....................4E Pye Bridge Junction...............0027 1/2....................0023 1/4..................4E Ironville Junction.....................0028 1/2....................0024........................4E Codnor Park Junction............0029 1/2....................0025........................4E Langley Mill [LGM] 2...............0032..........................0032.........................RT Trowell Junction.....................0047..........................0038 3/4..................8E Toton Up Sidings....................0056/0623..............0047/0623..............RT Toton Junction........................0630..........................0632 3/4..................2L Meadow Lane Junction.........0632..........................0636.........................4L Trent South Junction.............0635 1/2....................0638 3/4..................3L Ratcliffe Junction....................0636 1/2....................0639 1/2...................3L East Midlands Parkway 4......0636 1/2....................0640 1/2..................3L Kegworth..................................0639..........................0643..........................3L Loughborough North Jn.......0644 1/2....................0648..........................3L Loughborough USL...............0645..........................0649..........................4L Loughborough South Jn.......0646..........................0649..........................2L Barrow upon Soar 1................0653 1/2....................0652..........................1E Mountsorrel Sidings...............0655..........................0653.........................2E Sileby Junction........................0658..........................0654 1/4...................3E Sileby [SIL] 1..............................0659..........................0654 1/4...................4E Syston North Junction...........0705..........................0659 1/4...................5E Syston East Junction.............0706 1/2....................0701...........................5E Frisby.........................................0715...........................0710...........................5E Melton Mowbray [MMO].......0719...........................0715...........................4E Whissendine L.C.....................0728..........................0721...........................7E Langham Junction..................0733...........................0725.........................8E Oakham [OKM]........................0734 1/2....................0727..........................7E Manton Junction[XMJ]...........0738 1/2....................0732.........................6E Corby Signal Mj24..................0809/0810...............NoRep/0811 1/4........1L Corby [COR] 1...........................0812...........................0813............................1L Corby North Junction............0812...........................0813 3/4.....................1L Kettering North Junction......0819/0844................NoRep/0821 3/4..22E Kettering [KET] 1......................0846..........................0827........................18E Kettering SouthJunction.......0853..........................0858..........................5L Harrowden Junction..............0906..........................0903 1/2...................2E Wellingborough [WEL] 3.......0913 1/2.....................0906 1/2...................6E Sharnbrook Junction.............0929 1/2....................0920 3/4..................8E Bedford North Junction........0936 1/2....................0929 3/4..................6E Bedford [BDM] 1......................0937 1/2....................0931...........................6E Bedford South Junction........0940/0947...............NoRep/0937............9E Flitwick Junction.....................0954 1/2....................0953 1/4....................1E Flitwick [FLT] 1..........................0955..........................0954 1/4...................RT Harlington [HLN] 1...................0959 1/2....................0959 3/4.................RT Leagrave Junction..................1006 1/2.....................1005 3/4...................RT Leagrave [LEA] 1......................1007...........................1006 3/4...................RT Luton North Junction.............1010............................1010 3/4....................RT Luton [LUT] 1............................1010 1/2......................1011 3/4.......................1L Luton Airport Parkway 1........1011 1/2.......................1012 3/4.....................1L Harpenden [HPD] 1.................1017.............................1018...........................RT Harpenden Junction..............1017 1/2......................1018 1/4.....................RT St Albans [SAC] 1.....................1022 1/2.....................1022 3/4...................RT R. Redland Roadstone...........1026 1/2.....................1026..........................RT Radlett [RDT] 1.........................1027 1/2.....................1027 1/2.....................RT Radlett Junction......................1028 1/2.....................1028..........................RT Elstree&Borehamwood.........1031............................1030 3/4...................RT Mill Hill Broadway 1.................1034 1/2.....................1034 1/4....................RT Hendon [HEN] UH..................1041 1/2......................1041 1/2.....................RT Brent Curve Junction.............1049 1/2.....................1045 1/4....................4E Acton Canal Wharf.................1118/1122....................NoRep/1110 3/4......11E Acton Wells Junction.............1124............................1119 1/4.......................4E Acton Central [ACC]...............1128............................1123 1/2......................4E Kew East Junction..................1135 1/2......................1129 3/4.....................5E New Kew Junction.................1136 1/2/1159 1/2......NoRep/1206 1/2......7L Chiswick [CHK] 1.....................1202 1/2.....................1208 3/4...................6L Barnes Bridge [BNI] 1.............1205 1/2.....................1212 1/4......................7L Barnes [BNS] 1.........................1207...........................1214 3/4.....................7L Putney [PUT] 1..........................1210 1/2......................1218 1/4......................7L Wandsworth Town 4..............1213 1/2......................1221 1/4......................7L Clapham Junction [CLJ] 3.....1216 1/2/1218 1/2......1223 3/4/1224.........5L Factory Junction.....................1228...........................1229............................1L Voltaire Road Junction..........1229...........................1230............................1L Brixton [BRX]............................1231............................1233 3/4....................2L Denmark Hill [DMK] 2............1235...........................1235...........................RT Crofton Road Junction..........1237............................1236 1/4.....................RT Peckham Rye [PMR] 4...........1237 1/2.....................1237 1/4.....................RT Nunhead [NHD] 2...................1239...........................1239...........................RT Catford [CTF]............................1243............................1243..........................RT Bellingham [BGM]...................1246 1/2.....................1246...........................RT Shortlands Junction...............1251/1255..................NoRep/1251 3/4......3E Shortlands [SRT]......................1256 1/2.....................1253 1/4....................2E Bromley South [BMS] 3.........1257 1/2.....................1256 1/4.....................1E Bickley Junction[XLY]............1300...........................1302 3/4....................2L Petts Wood Junction.............1302...........................1306...........................4L Orpington [ORP] 3..................1305...........................1311 1/4.......................6L Chelsfield [CLD]......................1307............................1314 1/4......................7L Sevenoaks [SEV] 3.................1316............................1323............................1L Tonbridge [TON] 3.................1332/1337..................1333/1335 3/4...........1E Tunbridge Wells [TBW] 2......1352 1/2.....................1348 3/4....................3E Wadhurst [WAD]......................1402...........................1358 3/4....................3E Robertsbridge [RBR]..............1412............................1409...........................3E