A visit to Sandbach
to see what is happening and...not a lot. This is 220025 charging
towards Manchester. 16/4/2005
A 158. 16/4/2005
At least this was something
pulling something. 66570 easing its load towards the crossover
which will ultimately allow the train to gain entry to the Crewe
independent lines. 16/4/2005
47840 "North
Star" parked up at Crewe. 15/4/2005
92027 passed through
en route for the IEMD. 15/4/2005
At the other end
of the station was 57307 "Lady Penelope"
with its pink nameplate! The locomotive looked very work worn.
15/4/2005
323224 diving down
into platform 1 on a Manchester-Crewe via Manchester Airport
service.....
.....and taking
the underpass on its way back to Manchester. 15/4/2005
Pendolini by the
dozen today, here, 390007 awaits departure from platform 6 while
a hippo waits to leave with the Chester shuttle. 15/4/2005
007 actually had
quite a long wait as the hippo left to be replaced by another.
390043 arrived in platform 5 en route to the capital city. 15/4/2005
Big aren't they? 15/4/2005
Unusually, the
Penmaenmawr stone train passed through the station today, en
route for the virtual quarry at Basford Sidings. 15/4/2005
Hippo 175111 leaving
platform 6, destination Manchester. I believe this service commenced
in South Wales? 15/4/2005
Pendolino 045 "Virgin
Valiant" doing a runner on the up fast. Dramatic!
15/4/2005
- BANGOR - HOLYHEAD
