NORTH WALES COAST etc. CREWE - CHESTER - BANGOR - HOLYHEAD APRIL 2002 - PART TWO

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37797 appeared off the WCML around 15.00 hrs running South. 18/4/2002

It ran through the station and on towards the virtual quarry. 18/4/2002

The "up" Royal Scot stops at Crewe en route from Glasgow to London Euston but the down train passes North at around 80 mph - I wonder why? Today the usual class 87 or 90 was missing and class 86 number 86226 "Charles Rennie Mackintosh" was in charge at the rear. 18/4/2002

47782 appeared to have been dumped near to the diesel depot headshunt. 18/4/2002

90018 "Vrachtverbinding" was waiting for the call near the diesel depot. 18/4/2002

In the yard itself, dead, was 37669. 18/4/2002

There were more Voyagers than you could shake a stick at today. This is 220007 leading 220005 heading North. We are witnessing the death of the passenger locomotive here! 18/4/2002

43196 in the distance is leading 43194 with the 13.43 Holyhead-London. 18/4/2002

6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" crossing over the West Coast Main Line as it leaves the Stoke-on-Trent line to gain access to Crewe's platform 12. The train was a Derby-Blackpool special operated by PAST TIME RAIL LIMITED. Click the photo for more... 13/4/2002

On the diesel depot yard, 37797 towed a very dead 37706 onto the headshunt and then into the depot itself. 797 later rejoined 37110 at the pumps. 13/4/2002

37706 in tow. 13/4/2002