Saturdays are a good time
for 47 haulage on the coast. The 8.00 from London Euston arrives
at Crewe behind AC haulage and today it was 86260 "Driver
Wallace Oakes G.C". Here the locomotive is running
off after detachment. 20/10/2001
47737 "Resurgent"
was holding on the Chester line and, after the 86 had cleared,
it ran to connect onto the front. 20/10/2001
A few minutes later, in monsoon
weather, the train left for Holyhead. 20/10/2001
47851 arrived from Holyhead
on time with the 9.19 for London. 20/10/2001
Standing in the wings was
87018 "Lord Nelson" which attached to
the rear to propel the train South. 20/10/2001
47721 "Saint Bede"
was dragged into the Diesel depot yard by 66012 which ran round
and pushed the class 47 into the depot. 20/10/2001
57005 "Freightliner
Excellence" appeared with 86101 "Sir
William A.Stanier FRS" in tow. 86101 has recently
come back from the dead after a period of inactivity. 18/10/2001
47814 "Totnes
Castle" arriving at Crewe with the 9.19 Holyhead-London
Virgin service. The train was propelled South by 86261 "Rail
Charter Partnerships" 18/10/2001
Stranger in the camp! 4472
"Flying Scotsman" came to Crewe earlier
today with an ecs working of "Northern Belle" stock.
15/10/2001
Plenty of visible steam despite
the mild weather.
The locomotive and support
coach unhooked and, with the usual clearing of cylinders, moved
forward.
With its headlight blazing
and its distinctive (!) whistle, 4472 headed towards the Chester
line.
When opened up slightly its
double chimney produced a soft exhaust sound.
The engine ran onto the Chester
line but then reversed through the platform 12 avoiding loop
to where I know not. It did later return to enter the LNWR depot
for servicing ready for its VSOE run to York via Stoke, Derby
and Sheffield, on Wednesday 17th October..
The Middlewich acid tanks
provide a reasonable chance of class 37 haulage and today it
was 37695, seen here coming off the branch at Sandbach where
track repairs are under way on the main line. 10/10/2001
Approaching the station with
just three vehicles in tow. 10/10/2001
47770 "Reserved"
leaning on the superelevated track while entering Colwyn Bay
station with 1A63, the 13.35 Holyhead-London train. 6/10/2001
Ready to leave with the Irish
Sea in the background. 6/10/2001
Away West for Chester, Crewe
and London Euston. The diesel normally only travels as far as
Crewe where it is exchanged for AC traction. 6/10/2001
Crewe station and 47844 leaves
with the Sussex Scot, a Brighton to Edinburgh via Manchester
train. 6/10/2001
142057 arrives in platform
6 from Chester and prepares to reverse for Manchester Airport.
In the background is 43162 which trails 43100 en route for Penzance.
6/10/2001
