English: Black Douglas to the rescue Yet another photo of Crewe station, but this shows that each picture can tell a story... The 08.55 Holyhead to Euston would have been hauled by a diesel loco as far as Crewe (it still is, as the line through north Wales remains unelectrified). 86227 attached to the train to haul it on to London, but there must have been a problem with the loco, as a few minutes later the front loco shown here, 87030 "Black Douglas" was then sent to remove the class 86 before returnin to take the train forwards. Result - 15 minutes delay. Such a scene is much less likely today, when the 'Pendolino' trains have a power car at each end.