North Wales Coast
January 2001 Part1
An old friend returns - 37415,
a former Coastline performer, was ticking over at Crewe Diesel
Depot at noon today. I never thought we would see this one again.
12/01/2001
"Mainline" liveried
37216 ran through centre road with the Middlewich-Warrington freight.
12/01//2001
All shiny and new, 175110 waits
to depart from platform 12 with the 11.15 for Holyhead. 12/01/2001
37429 "Eisteddfod Genedlaethol"
failed again on the North Wales Coast line this morning with brake
problems (thanks to the Class
37 Group's site for the information). "Thunderbird"
loco number 47705 "Guy Fawkes" dragged the stock,
comprising 4902, 35453, 5029 and 5025 with 37429 dead at the rear,
into the platform 12 loop. Please click on the photo for more images. 11/01/2001
"Hippo" 175105 left
Crewe with the 11.15 for Holyhead. 11/01/2001
37704 came off the Manchester
line with 6F17 the Middlewich - Warrington Enterprise freight.......
.......passing through the centre
of the station in order to reverse at Basford then head North
for Warrington. 11/01/2001
37429 "Eisteddfod Genedlaethol"
appears to have survived its "B" exam and was stood,
with its engine running, at Crewe Diesel Depot refuelling point
(centre left). 9/1/2001
67004 entered platform 12, changed
the crew and left South. 9/1/2001
Another post-withdrawal performance
by a 37/4 on the Coast Line as 37421 draws into platform 11 at
Crewe. 8/1/2001
Passengers crowd onto the train
as it prepares to leave for Birmingham and (hopefully) return
to Holyhead with 1D71. Thanks to all those involved for the advance
information via Charlie Hulme's North
Wales Coast site. 8/1/2001
The Virgin service from Crewe
to Holyhead! 04/01/2001
And so we bid farewell to two
coastline friends, 37401 "Mary Queen of Scots"
and 37426 have, as expected, been transferred North to Scotland
after their stint on the North wales runs. This was my last sighting
of 426 in proud guise as it entered Crewe's platform 12 on 21st
December 2000 with 1G96, the 8.47 Holyhead-Birmingham.
For 401 it was more ignominious
as it disappeared into the gloom on 29\12\2000 running LE en route
for Trafford Park and freight duties.
My last sighting of "Queen
Mary" in service was on the final scheduled Sunday working
with the 10.00 from Holyhead to Crewe on 24th December 2000. The
train sneaked in on platform 6 which denied me a decent shot.
175010 screeched into platform
6 from Manchester Airport to form the 10.55 for Chester. 3/1/2001
37421 re appeared at platform
11 with 1D71, the 12.07 from Birmingham. Waiting at the side to
run ecs onto the Chester line was 150207+150136. 3/1/2001
37421 leaving for Chester and
Holyhead. 3/1/2001
A former coastliner number 37710
was shunting corpses 47536, 47576 and 47328 around the Diesel
Depot yard. 3/1/2001
It later towed the scrappers through
platform 11 and headed up the West Coast Mail Line, presumably
for Wigan. Judging by the smoke emitted by 37710 it could be asked
to stay at Wigan! (Actually it made it back to Crewe and was on
the Diesel Depot the next day) 3/1/2001
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