North Wales Coast
May 2001
37038 at Crewe with 1V76 the 10.57
Wales & West for Pembroke Dock. The train was run to serve
the Wales V's Barbarians rugby match at the Cardiff Millennium
Stadium. 20/5/2001
View through the station clutter.
20/5/2001
The steamer now leaving.........37038 is well known for its "clag"
and today was no exception. this sequence of shots shows it leaving
platform 11 in style as it heads West towards Shrewsbury and Cardiff.
The train was announced as stopping at many of the stations en
route including Nantwich! The announced destination was Pembroke
Dock. Shot 4 shows the scene several minutes after departure.
Thanks to John Dawson for the information via Charlie Hulme's
North
Wales Coast site. 20/5/2001
I went to the North end of platform
6 to photograph the tail end of an HST unit bound for Southampton
and saw two class 175/1 units in multiple leaving bay platform
9. I have not seen this arrangement before and, as this was the
first day of the new timetable, perhaps we will see more multiple
running. Was this the new Sunday double header? Well at least
it looks like a train now - the trailing unit was 175010. 25/5/2001
Crewe Diesel Depot and 47739 "Resourceful"
left the yard to run through the rear of the station and on to
the Chester line. 19/5/2001
I was about to leave when I heard
it.....the growl. 37503 ran off the depot and onto the headshunt
before moving into the yard. 37688 is in the background. 19/5/2001
142006 with GMPT markings and
142002 in Regional Railways markings ran through the station and
appeared to run onto the Shrewsbury line. Are these the units
destined for the Valley Lines to replace the 37/4's? 19/5/2001
56062 hauls the Middlewich-Arpley
Enterprise working through Crewe station en route North. 16/5/2001
Until it was pointed out by Charlie Hulme,
I never appreciated the significance of this Cardiff bound train.
The leading unit is Wales & West's 158871 with First North
Western's 150211 coupled at the rear. The train was overfilled
with Liverpool supporters and some had to be taken off by BTP
officers. A train of 3 class 158's followed shortly to accomodate
the crowd but the first train seemed to be very full with passengers
standing (to Cardiff!). 12/5/2001
The first of the loco hauled specials
comprised 47734 "Crewe Diesel Depot" and
the newly painted "Pride of the Nation"
stock. 12/5/2001
43180 sneaked in with the 10.01
to Edinburgh with 43160 attached at the rear. 12/5/2001
A Manchester diversion arrived
behind 47828 recently repainted by Virgin and named "Severn
Valley Railway". 12/5/2001
The first of the 37 hauled specials
was behind DRS Class 37's 37612 and 37609 seen here entering platform
11 en route for cardiff and the FA Cup Final. (Liverpool won)
12/5/2001
A hurried shot of 37609 sandwiched
in the middle. 12/5/2001
There was a variety of stock on
the train and it was good to see the RR coaches back at Crewe.
12/5/2001
Later on, after much activity
on the 47 front, 37029 and 37038 arrived with the second loco
hauled special. 12/5/2001
The bright May sunshine made things
difficult due to the high light contrasts. 37029 heads the train.
12/5/2001
37038 from Bury. 12/5/2001
Preparing to leave with a green
aspect and a "W" showing on the gantry. Wales or West?
12/5/2001
The train rounded the curve in
the distance but it was the wrong colour, "Daisy" is
in green livery. 6/5/2001
Through the station and on the
approach - it's a class 150. 6/5/2001
Yup! 150142 passed beneath me
and away to the junction - where was "Daisy"? I waited
another 40 minutes but nothing appeared but I could sit and watch
the Conwy estuary forever such is its beauty. The wild life is
prolific, the colours are constantly changing and the Snowdon
Range backdrop. What else can you say? 6/5/2001
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