It performed well on the day giving those on board a nice ride, punctual arrivals at all points. I enjoyed it. A good test as the load was 13 plus a (dead) class 57.
Always the masters of a big load
Motorails between Kensington Olympia could be 16 8s (MkI coaches and Carflats - which were basically MkIs with the bodies demolished)
Merehead to Acton stone trains were always exciting, a mega string of those 4-wheel ex-iron ore tippler wagons