NORTH
WALES COAST etc.
CREWE - CHESTER - BANGOR
- HOLYHEAD
JUNE
2002 - PART
TWO |
Crewe
Diesel depot and 37670 sits in the sparse Summer sunshine. This
loco was left with the engine running for several hours, maybe
it was on test but, if not, is this practice really necessary?
14/6/2002
47757
"Restitution" arrives in Crewe's platform
12 in charge of the 10.07 Birmingham-Holyhead. Today we are riding
the rails again but only as far as Chester. Holyhead is next,
watch this space...... 14/6/2002
The run out of
Crewe and past the LNWR workshops with 6115 "Scots
Guardsman" in the background. Interestingly, 6233
"Duchess of Sutherland" and 6201 "Princess
Elizabeth" were in the LNWR yard as well. 14/6/2002
757
leaving Chester for its romp along the coast line to Holyhead.
14/6/2002
Away under the
road bridge and past the Hippo cages to the right of the line.
14/6/2002
Back
at Crewe and 08738 "Silver Fox" was taking
57002 "Freightliner Phoenix" off the pumps
and into the depot workshops. 14/6/2002
37797
was in charge of the Sandbach Acid run today. 14/6/2002
66525 towed 47150
into bay platform 8 where they reversed and ran off to Basford
Sidings. 66525 was named after Driver George Dunn who tragically
lost his life at Great Heck while driving a similar locomotive.
Such are the risks that train drivers take every working day and
one's mind automatically drifts to the idiot fringe who attack
trains regularly.
The plate reads:
In
remembrance of a dedicated engineman.
Driver Steve
(George) Dunn.
Tragically killed in the accident
at Great Heck on 28th February 2001 |
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A
RES liveried Class 47 diesel thunders through the leafy Cheshire
countryside as 47757 "Restitution" (oops!)
hauls the 10.07 Birmingham-Holyhead service through the site
of Worleston station on the Crewe-Chester line. 8/6/2002 |
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Retro
painted 47853 "RAIL Express" passes seconds
later with the 9.19 Holyhead-London. Worleston station buildings
are on the left. 8/6/2002 |