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MONTHLY REPORTS
JUNE 2016 - PAGE ONE
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Shrewsbury station and I had arrived from Crewe aboard 158830, running from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff. The train was packed to the roof and, if the air conditioning was working, it clearly wasn't! The heat and humidity was excruciating and, of course, there were no windows to open - disgraceful ARRIVA Wales, you should be ashamed and apologise to all the young children who were clearly suffering. 05/06/2016
Shrewsbury has a magnificent station. 05/06/2016
Inside as well. 05/06/2016
The foot bridge is looking to be in need of some TLC and I thought it looked dangerously decrepit until I saw people walking across it. I'm not sure it serves the station. 05/06/2016
45699 "Galatea" arrived with The Cambrian Coast Express, a four day, Steam Dreams charter.
Today it was bound for Pwllheli but diesel hauled. 05/06/2016
The Jubilee came off the train and returned to Carnforth with a stop-off at Crewe Heritage Centre. It had stopped on the curve in the station and beyond the reach of cameras so I went into the town to catch it leaving. 05/06/2016
The Castle. 05/06/2016
Due to various restrictions on the Cambrian Coast line it was necessary to have the train hauled by a Network Rail locomotive, 97304 "John Tiley". 05/06/2016
The NR locomotive was ably assisted by WCRC class 37 number 37516 "Loch Laidon". 05/06/2016
Class 170 units were parked up for the weekend. 05/06/2016
Super Voyager 221111 passed though on an ecs working. 05/06/2016
On the approach to Crewe, 92014 and 92033 were parked up. 05/06/2016
My return journey was by 175001 which was also packed to the roof with the end vestibules full of people and luggage. The food trolley was unable to pass down the train and was serving from the rear vestibule. Fortunately the air conditioning was working. The ride in the 175 was far superior to the 158 which sounded clapped out. 05/06/2016
57307 "Lady Penelope" was waiting for work. 05/06/2016
Because Northern Trains only run Crewe-Manchester trains every two hours on Sundays I had time to spare hanging around Crewe station. Having seen that the Jubilee was parked on the Heritage Centre, I was pleased to see it move forward and an orange clad person standing at the ground frame by the HC. The ground frame is used to release stock from the HC and eventually "Galatea" edged out onto the up line, reversed and entered the station UDL. 05/06/2016
Waiting to leave for Carnforth. 05/06/2016
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