NORTH
WALES COAST etc.
CREWE - CHESTER - BANGOR
- HOLYHEAD
OCTOBER
2002 - PART
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Having deposited
its stock at the LNWR carriage sheds after working the morning
FNW Holyhead-Manchester, recently painted 47773 "The
Queen Mother" is moved into parking position at
Crewe Diesel Depot. it will spend the rest of the day here before
collecting its stock to return to Manchester for the evening
return to Holyhead. 17/10/2002 |
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47370 "Andrew
A Hodgkinson" emerged from the LNWR maintenance
depot to run into bay platform 8. It then reversed to head for
Basford Hall. 17/10/2002 |
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There still appears
to be plenty of Class 47's about as two more entered the station
from the Chester line. In the lead is 47790 "Saint
David/Dewi Sant" with 47784 "Condover
Hall" in tow. Both engines went onto the diesel
depot to refuel before running into the depot buildings. 17/10/2002 |
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...and there's
more. 47812 "Pride of Eastleigh" appeared
off the Stoke line to run North and off towards Manchester. Platform
gossip indicates much route learning going on at the moment!
17/10/2002 |
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It would be a bad
day at Crewe if at least one string of Freightliner locomotives
did not transfer between Basford Hall Sidings and Crewe IEMD.
Today 86606 led 86621 and 86614 round to the maintenance depot.
17/10/2002 |
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The class 87's
are still in command of most North-South Virgin expresses before
the introduction of the Pendolino sets oust them. Here, in reversed
formation, 87034 "William Shakespeare"
leaves for London Euston. 17/10/2002 |
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Class 90's still
abound and 90023 padded around before hooking up to a selection
of AC machines in the diesel depot yard. 17/10/2002 |
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Just then two EWS
liveried class 90's shot South into the pale Autumn sunshine
with a set of mail units - I forgot to note the locomotive numbers!!
17/10/2002 |
After some delay the 9.21 Holyhead-London,
now in the form of an HST, departed some 20 minutes down. Traction
was provided by 43154 "InterCity" at the
head with 43097 (shown) trailing. 2/10/2002
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There appear to
be class 47 locomotives everywhere at the moment with very few
working. 47805 "Pride of Toton" was parked,
dead in Crewe station. 2/10/2002 |
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Pendolino 390010
"Commonwealth Games 2002" was padding
up and down, presumably between Stafford and Manchester judging
by the frequency. The unit is not in service yet. 2/10/2002 |
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37797 and 66125
were sat dead in the depot yard before 125 was started up and
moved to couple up to the 37. The 37 was also started up and
the two waltzed around the yard before leaving South. 2/10/2002 |
They then appeared in the platform
12 avoiding loop. 2/10/2002
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Before heading
North on the West Coast Main Line. 2/10/2002 |
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While all this
was going on, 37798 appeared with the Sandbach-Warrington acid
train. 2/10/2002 |
One 47 that was working was quite
a surprise in the form of 47811 clad in First Great Western livery.
Such appearances at Crewe are not unknown but not too frequent.
In tow were 90027 and 90025. 2/10/2002
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It took the two
electrics through platform 12, presumably to Basford Hall. 2/10/2002 |
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