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

Crewe steam again as 5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe" enters platform 12 with support coach. 14/06/2013

Taking on water. 14/06/2013

Parked up was recently painted 57311 "Thunderbird". 14/06/2013

47845 "Vulcan" was doing some serious shunting in the former diesel depot yard. 14/06/2013

47847 was parked up and looking rather the worse for wear. 14/06/2013

There was also the more mundane stuff. 14/06/2013

Next to arrive was 46233 "Duchess of Sutherland" looking as magnificent as ever. 14/06/2013

The Duchess arrived in a rain storm to join the Castle before they both left en route for Carnforth in preparation for a double-headed charter the next day. 14/06/2013

and still the rain came down! (Follow on page two). 14/06/2013

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A4 Pacific 60009 "Union of South Africa" heads the Railway Touring Company's charter The Cheshireman through Calveley en route for Chester, ex-Euston. The fireman added another shovel full just as the train was approaching, wonderful stuff! 06/06/2013

On the tail end was 33029 "Glen Loy". 06/06/2013