Just as the setting sun sinks into high cloud near the horizon, 70001 Powerhaul passes Barby Nortoft with the 4M93 14:13 Felixstowe North to Lawley Street freightliner on 21 April 2010. A regular working for this aesthetically challenged loco class, with 70001 being used virtually exclusively.

70003 passes Gossington on 5 March 2010 with the 4Z70 08:53 Rugeley Power Station to Stoke Gifford coal empties. Running on time and sounding impressive, 70003 is obviously in much better health here than its classmate 70002 was three days previously when it failed on the same working. On that occasion it had to be rescued by 66585. Unfortunately these much vaunted locomotives have so far not proved to be as stunningly reliable as promised. Let's hope things improve soon!