RAIL37 MONTHLY REPORTS NORTH WALES COAST etc. CREWE - CHESTER - BANGOR - HOLYHEAD APRIL 2004 - PART TWO

April 1

86609 attached to the front of a Serco test train. Parked near the WCML was a class 47, unusual at Crewe these days, waiting to run round the train. 27/4/2004

47197 running round to attach to the rear of the Serco test train. 27/4/2004

43153+43094 unusually arriving at Crewe's platform 6 with the 08.40 London-Holyhead. 27/4/2004

67011 bashes North with mail vans and 90038 attached to the rear. Platform gossip indicates that it is a crew training run in preparation for a reintroduction of mail traffic between London and Warrington! 27/4/2004

43121 leading 43084 on the 09.26 Holyhead-London. 27/4/2004

47750 on Crewe Diesel Depot. 27/4/2004

Ugly 57304 "Gordon Tracy" on standby at Crewe 27/4/2004

Ancient. Disused bays at Crewe........

...and modern - "Dinas Bangor". 27/4/2004

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Conwy Station and 57601 passes under the arch with the Green Express railtour from Skegness to Bangor. 24/4/2004

The train stopped at Conwy to discharge many of its passengers as driver Frank Santrian looks back to check his stock. 24/4/2004

The locomotive livery matches the Pullman colour quite well. 24/4/2004

After a few minutes wait the train set off for Bangor.......

......with 47854 attached to the rear. 24/4/2004

Off into the tunnel. 24/4/2004

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