Can anyone ID a freight train at Preston last night?

[randyrippley]

Can anyone ID this train and what it was carrying?
Freightliner set hauled by two orange class 90s passing south through Preston around 20:30 on 6th Feb
Only freight carried was around six or so white isotanks with flammable liquid labels. Tanks were spaced out along the train - at least two wagons between each. Presumably either weight restricted or to reduce fire risk
Been a long time since I saw anything like that, a whole container train dedicated to just a few hazchem tanks - any idea what the chemicals were?

 

[jfollows]

4M80 16:40 Coatbridge to Crewe Basford Hall?

Realtime Trains | 4M80 1640 Coatbridge F.L.T. to Crewe Bas Hall S.S.M. | 06/02/2024

Real-time train running information for 4M80 1640 departure from Coatbridge F.L.T. to Crewe Bas Hall S.S.M. on 06/02/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Looks like the only up freight shown at that time.
I can’t answer your other question.
Class 90?
Also http://www.class90electriclocogroup.co.uk/Freightliner 90 Diagrams_December 2023_101223.pdf

 

[randyrippley]

Thanks for the reply, yes I meant 90 not 91.

 

[8A Rail]

Yes it was 4M80, hauled by 90013 and 90048.

 

[4F89]

Caustic soda

 

[furnessvale]

Caustic soda

Is that a suggestion as to what the traffic was, or a known fact?

If the latter, it is a very interesting and encouraging development.

 

[Freightmaster]

Is that a suggestion as to what the traffic was, or a known fact?

If the latter, it is a very interesting and encouraging development.

It's not a new flow by any means - it has run in it's current (containerised) form for
several years and before that I believe it ran direct to Dalry rather that Coatbridge.

At the southern end, there is a dedicated trip working between Runcorn and Basford Hall
twice a week:

66416 4K88 Weaver Junction

A pleasant surprise for me at Weaver Junction today was the appearance of 'Powerhaul' liveried 66416 at the head of a 4K88 Runcorn Folly Lane-Crewe Basford Hall service. Traffic gain from DB?

www.flickr.com

MARK

 

[furnessvale]

It's not a new flow by any means - it has run in it's current (containerised) form for
several years and before that I believe it ran direct to Dalry rather that Coatbridge.

At the southern end, there is a dedicated trip working between Runcorn and Basford Hall
twice a week:

66416 4K88 Weaver Junction

A pleasant surprise for me at Weaver Junction today was the appearance of 'Powerhaul' liveried 66416 at the head of a 4K88 Runcorn Folly Lane-Crewe Basford Hall service. Traffic gain from DB?

www.flickr.com

MARK

Thanks for that. After posting I did think that it may just be the flow from Runcorn. It was the separate train idea that threw me. I have been used to it being with other traffic on the main Crewe Scotland leg.

I never realised it was caustic soda. At the time the main flows were lost to road some years ago, I distinctly remember the DfT claiming it was SAFER by road because trains go through towns while motorways dont! Tell that to the residents of Stockport or Birmingham!