MONTHLY REPORTS

CREWE - CHESTER - BANGOR - HOLYHEAD  NOVEMBER 2014 - PAGE FOUR

Colas liveried Plasser & Theurer tamper. 22/11/2014

"Bittern", having taken its train onto the Chester triangle to reverse, pulled down onto the sidings behind the station. 22/11/2014

A4 front end. 22/11/2014

An A4 pacific in full Winter Sun. 22/11/2014

Well almost full Sun, unfortunately there was a badly positioned high-rise crane in the city casting its shadow onto the engine. 22/11/2014

Reversing and positioning the A4 took quite a while so I missed my planned return to Crewe. 22/11/2014

Missing the shuttle proved fortunate because shortly after it left a Rail Head Treatment Train (RHTT) passed through the station en route for Crewe. An extremely grubby 97303 was in charge. 22/11/2014

Somewhat cleaner, 97304 was on the rear. 22/11/2014

A plaque on the side of the A4 reads "In 2013 this locomotive undertook three 90mph runs to honour Mallard's world speed record of 1938". 22/11/2014

The pacific detached from its train to reverse behind where it had a rendezvous with a coal vehicle. 22/11/2014

Coaling up. 22/11/2014

175003 waited to leave for Manchester. 22/11/2014

My journey back to Crewe took the form of Euston-bound "double-heading" Voyagers, 221116 and 221103. 22/11/2014

At Crewe it was noticeable that the majority of Pendolinos were travelling with their coupling covers either missing or open. 22/11/2014

My ride home in the form of 323237 was parked up to keep free platform 1 from where the Crewe-Manchester service normally arrived and departed. 22/11/2014