CREWE - CHESTER -- BANGOR - HOLYHEAD  MONTHLY REPORTS JULY 2013 - PAGE ONE

Sandbach station and everything is running late due to a lightning strike on Piccadilly station, my train was running behind this freight. 23/07/2013

Arrival at Crewe and lots of men in suits on platform 6 with police everywhere. The reason, the Prime Minister, David Cameron had been visiting the VW Bentley factory to congratulate the workforce on being chosen to manufacture the forthcoming SUV. 23/07/2013

The buffers that were missing on my last visit have now been replaced. 23/07/2013

57313 entered platform 12 after having been held outside the station for some time. 23/07/2013

In tow was 34046 "Braunton" en route for Southall. 23/07/2013

Oil and water check. 23/07/2013

While awaiting the departure of the West Country pacific, 92029 left on the main line heading South. 23/07/2013

Finally. 23/07/2013