CREWE - CHESTER -- BANGOR - HOLYHEAD  MONTHLY REPORTS APRIL 2012 - PAGE THREE

Calveley in Cheshire and 150282 heads for Chester on the Crewe-Chester shuttle. 14/04/2012

The reason for being at Calveley was 70000 "Britannia" on "The Cathedrals Express" running from Euston to Chester. The train is entering the site of the old station. 14/04/2012

On the rear was 67028. 14/04/2012

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Crewe station and 37409 was at rest in bay platform 8.13/04/2012

Signs for the ill-fated Virgin scheme still hang and this one was illuminated. 13/04/2012

153320 entered bay platform 7. 13/04/2012

Star of the show today was 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" running light from Carnforth to Southall. This engine holds a particular interest for me because it was the last steam locomotive I saw running under BR control. It was leaving Manchester Exchange on a special at the end of steam. The station had been closed to non-ticket holders because there were so many people on the platforms. Having spent many years train spotting on the Victoria/Exchange stations I knew a different way in and got to see the "Brit" charging out of the station.13/04/2012

Entering platform 12 to take on water. 13/04/2012

Oiling up. 13/04/2012

Dogbox of many colours leaving for Derby. 13/04/2012

86638 leads 86614 into bay platform 7. 13/04/2012

Dead on time 70013 drew forward to the end of platform 12 but was held for some time awaiting a path. 13/04/2012

Meanwhile 67015 "David J. Lloyd" passed through heading South. 13/04/2012

At last it was time to be off. 13/04/2012

70013 was the third of four main-line steam locomotives to pass through Crewe in 5 days - brilliant. 13/04/2012