Black Duchess day
at Crewe and this was the sight that met me as I arrived at the
station. As ever the Sun was in the wrong place and had the effect
of revealing the old livery under the black giving the engine
a distinct tinge of red. 24/04/2010
On the other side
the Sun was ideal, bright but not overwhelmingly so and the black
paint doesn't reflect as much as the red which presented ideal
conditions for some great shots. 24/04/2010
The train from
Lincoln arrived in platform 12 with WCR's 57601 in charge. 24/04/2010
A blast from the
Stanier hooter and 6233 moved forward in a cloud of steam. 24/04/2010
6233 ran up the
side of the WCML to wait while the class 57 left the train and
ran onto the Chester line. 24/04/2010
The Duchess reversed
onto the train. 24/04/2010
92009 had been
waiting on the WCML to enter the station and arrived during a
break in the activities. 24/04/2010
It was closely
followed by a Network Rail unit hauled by 31285.....
.....with 31465
trailing. 24/04/2010
No apologies if
this one runs off your screen, there are Stanier Pacifics and
there are other steam locomotives! 24/04/2010
Pure magic, catch
it while you can. 24/04/2010
Tacked on the rear
end was 47804. 24/04/2010
57601 was parked
up to await the return of the train from Holyhead. 24/04/2010
- BANGOR - HOLYHEAD
