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37426 reappeared on the
15.58 Holyhead-Crewe after its visit to South Wales. The photo
makes the gloom look worse than it really is but it is gloomy
at Crewe. 31/10/2000 |
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A fitting scene for Halloween
in the gloomy environs of Crewe's platform 11. 37426 waits for
permission to leave for the carriage sidings with empty stock
from the 15.58 from Holyhead. Included in the train was a GWR
liveried 1st Class side corridor coach which meant that over
40% of the seats were designated 1st Class. 31/10/2000 |
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Castle Class number 5029
"Nunney Castle" made an appearance on the Coast
Line on Saturday when it ran from Crewe to Holyhead and back.
More pictures and details on the Ynys Mon page. 28/10/2000 |
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The "gaslight"
glow of the aging rolling stock will not be seen for much longer
on these trains as the brightly lit Class 175's take over. 24/10/2000 |
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CREWE 24/10/2000
AND THE "POSH" ONE RETURNS..... |
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Many of the 37 operations
have now become nocturnal and the coming clock change will not
help. 37428 "The Royal Scotsman", having appeared at
Crewe on the Holyhead train earlier in the day returned, as expected,
on the 15.58 Holyhead-Crewe arriving in very poor weather. 24/10/2000 |
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With the train emptied
of passengers, 37428 took the stock to the carriage sidings for
servicing. 24/10/2000 |
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Having called at Crewe
station to see one of the few remaining 37 hauled trains, I was
surprised, to say the least, when 37428 "Great Scottish
and Western Railway Co. The Royal Scotsman" arrived
with the 12.07 Birmingham-Holyhead. This locomotive was specially
liveried to haul charter trains in the Scottish Highlands but
refused to behave itself and was transferred to other duties.24/10/2000 |
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37428 leaving platform
12 and the cursed road bridge. 24/10/2000 |
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37428 leaving for North Wales and
Holyhead. 24/10/2000 |
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Other Crewe happenings
included the arrival in Platform 11 of Class 47 number 47854
"Womens Royal Voluntary Service" with a train
of empty coaching stock. It later set off up the West Coast Main
Line. 24/10/2000 |
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"Royal" Class
47 number 47798 "Prince William" was in the
Diesel Depot yard with two rough looking Class 86 AC electric
locomotives. They were 86213 "Lancashire Witch"
and 86228 "Vulcan Heritage". The 86's were left
in the yard and the 47 disappeared South. 24/10/2000 |
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1T50 again and the 15.30
(honest) Crewe-Holyhead, behind 37401 "Mary Queen of
Scots", is just about to leave Crewe Station, Platform
12. 20/10/2000 |
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Face on shot of 37401.
20/10/2000 |
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"Driver John
Elliott" again, this time arriving with empty stock
for the 15.30 Crewe-Holyhead. This train was originally scheduled
to depart from Crewe at 15.27 as the 14.23 from Birmingham but
now starts from Crewe. 19/10/2000 |
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An "in your face"
shot of 37412 waiting to leave Crewe for Holyhead. There is a
"Llandudno" badge stuck on the locomotive's nose, doubtless
a memento of its runs along the Deganwy branch - happy days!
19/10/2000 |
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The 15.58 Holyhead-Crewe
arrived behind 37412 "Driver John Elliott" and
soon discharged its passengers into the gloom of Platform 12
at Crewe. 18.00hrs and almost dark although this will seem a
luxury in a couple of weeks time when the clocks move back 1
hour. 18/10/2000 |
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37412 casts its beam
along the wet rails at Crewe as it moves forward to run off to
the carriage sidings. 18/10/2000 |
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....and off like the
proverbial bat! |
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