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87014 "Knight
of the Thistle" arrived in platform 11 with a London
- Liverpool train. 24/11/2000 |
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While "Plastic Hippo"
number 175008 was ready to leave with the 15.53 Crewe-Chester,
156441 was loading for Holyhead. 24/11/2000 |
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37413 departed from platform
12 on 1T50 the 15.30 Crewe-Holyhead..... |
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....and snaked off through
the Crewe steelwork to gain the Chester line. 24/11/2000 |
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Menial task for a royal
47 as "Prince William" shunts oil tanks at Crewe
Diesel Depot. 23/11/2000 |
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AC electric number 86207
"City of Lichfield" took out a Virgin train
with about a dozen people on board. 23/11/2000 |
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A Serco test train was
parked in platform 5 and left with 47739 "Resourceful"
at the head and..... |
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......47793 "Saint
Augustine" at the rear. 23/11/2000 |
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A montage of 37413 which
arrived on time with 1K57, the 7.49 Holyhead- Crewe. Picture
1 shows the train arriving and the inset shows where the nameplate
has been literally ripped off the side of the locomotive. Presumably
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After discharging its
passengers, 37413 drew up to the signal at the south end of platform
12 to await permission to proceed. |
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Right of way given and
the 37/4 left for the carriage sidings, not much smoke from a
resurrected locomotive! 23/11/2000 |
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156542 formed the 10.23
Crewe-Chester train. 23/11/2000 |
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Dusk at Bangor station
and 37421 is ready to leave with 1K73 the 15.58 Holyhead-Crewe.
20/11/2000 |
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37428 "The Royal
Scotsman" arrived at Crewe on the 7.49 Holyhead-Crewe.
This locomotive was recently reported to have suffered a flashover
on its main generator. 18/11/2000 |
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RES liveried Class 47
number 47736 "Cambridge Traction and Rolling Stock Depot"
was in charge of the 10.28 rugby special to Cardiff. 18/11/2000 |
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37401 "Mary Queen
of Scots" was hauling the 8.53 Holyhead - Birmingham.
18/11/2000 |
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A three car Class 101
number 101663 was on a Manchester to Chester train via Crewe.
This train has to reverse, South of the station, to gain the
Chester line. Two cars on this set have engines to provide extra
power. 18/11/2000 |
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Quite a surprise was
to see 37426 arrive on the 10.07 Birmingham - Holyhead which
is scheduled for a DMU. 18/11/2000 |
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37429 "Eisteddfod
Genedlaethol" appeared to be spare on the Diesel Depot
yard. 18/11/2000 |
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37426+37429 "Eisteddfod
Genedlaethol" on Crewe Diesel Depot with a standard gauge
0-4-0 in the foreground. 17/11/2000 |
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The Crewe end of the
North Wales Coast route and 37401 "Mary Queen of Scots"
on full bore, passes the Bentley factory with the 15.30 Crewe-Holyhead.
The train was running to time. 16/11/2000 |
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The train races away
into the Cheshire countryside and the setting sun, growling in
the way to which the 37's are prone. Blood curdling stuff and
very depressing when you consider that in a few weeks time some
of these machines could be in the scrapyard! 16/11/2000 |
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43198+43078 entering
platform 12 at Crewe with the 08.38 London Euston-Holyhead. 15/11/2000 |
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37421 entering Crewe
station with stock for 1T50 the 15.30 Crewe-Holyhead in appalling
weather. 14/11/2000 |
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Passing by to collect
a fairly good crowd. 14/11/2000 |
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Sat on the centre road
was Freightliner 66511 with a Serco coach and some kind of track
maintenance wagons (anybody??). The locomotive has clearly suffered
a bashing to its cab side (see inset). 14/11/2000 |
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Something to do with
ballast at a guess! 14/11/2000 |
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