Pagelist
NORTH
WALES COAST etc.
CREWE - CHESTER - BANGOR
- HOLYHEAD
AUGUST
2002 - PART
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The 9.19 Holyhead-London
leans as it enters Colwyn Bay station behind 47847 "Brian
Morrison". 6/8/2002 |
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Different liveries
as the yellow, blue and white large logo come into view contrasting
with the red and white Virgin colours. 6/8/2002 |
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A brief pause and
then the 47 pulls away for its cruise along the coast. 6/8/2002 |
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The 10.07 Birmingham-Holyhead
is scheduled to leave Colwyn Bay, Westbound, at 12.15 and there
was I stood looking towards Penmaenhead waiting for it to appear
from the tunnel. A chance glance towards the station revealed
a set of four just leaving and heading East! Moving faster than
ever before I managed these shots of the train which was double
headed and travelling the wrong way. The pilot engine was 47782
with 47750 "Atlas" dead in tow after
failing. 5/8/2002 |
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The two 47's and
stock head towards Penmaenhead tunnel with the "different"
arched footbridge traversing the A55 North Wales Expressway.
Don't you just love the North Wales Coast Line? 5/8/2002 |
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A (probable?) class
158 winding its way past Llandullas heading towards Abergele,
the station is just visible in the background. 5/8/2002 |
47784
"Condover Hall" prepares to leave Crewe
with the 8.05 London-Holyhead for the last time as a loco hauled
service. Click the picture for more. 3/8/2002
A trip to Colwyn Bay
and the opportunity to photograph the morning Holyhead-London
Virgin service. Just as we lost the 37's on the coast line, soon
we will see the last of the scheduled Virgin 47's. I hope to bring
regular sightings of these trains as they prepare to become history.
Colwyn Bay station and 175105
departs into the midsummer gloom, destination Holyhead. 1/8/2002
Minutes later 47826 "Springburn"
entered the station with the 9.19 Holyhead-London, It looks more
like November than 1st August. 1/8/2002
Rolling to a halt. The superelevation in this station
is quite dramatic. 1/8/2002
Contrasting designs, soon the
DVT's will no longer be a feature on the North Wales Coast line.
1/8/2002
"Springburn" prepares to leave
for Crewe and AC traction to London. 1/8/2002
Storming East into the gloom.
1/8/2002