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New Trans Pennine 185102 approaches Deansgate
on a test run from Longsight to Barrow on 12th January 2006. |
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220027 pauses for a signal check while passing
through Manchester's Deansgate station on 12th January 2006. In the background
is the 47 storey Beetham Tower under construction and due for completion
later in the year. |
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Midland Meridians 222009 & 222020 leave
Derby with the 15:20 departure to St Pancras on 6th October 2004. |
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All 3 UK tilting train types in one pic! 390046
approaches Crewe with the 05:32 Carlisle - Euston, while 221119 departs with
the 07:03 Birmingham New Street - Glasgow Central, both passing the APT parked
in the Heritage Centre on 13th July 2004. |
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31549 and 31602 top and tail the 10:20
Manchester Victoria - Blackpool North on May 3rd 2004 at Wingates shortly
after departure from Bolton. |
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57303 tows 87025 on the diverted 10:20
Northampton - Preston past Wingates near Bolton on Sunday 26th October 2003. |
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37405 and 37408 Loch Rannoch top'n tail the
09:49 Leeds - Carlisle shortly after leaving Rise Hill Tunnel on the Settle
& Carlisle on 18th October 2003. |
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Virgin HST set formed with power cars 43122
& 43123 is a dot in the landscape seen just north of Blackrod forming a
Longsight - Preston ECS before working a diverted Sunday 12:25 Preston to
Euston service on 5th October 2003. This picture is taken from Rivington Pike
on Winter Hill near Horwich. The village immediately behind the train is
Blackrod, with the factory in middle distance being the Heinz facility at Kitt
Green, near Wigan , while Liverpool is on the horizon with both cathedrals
visible on the skyline. |
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86233 Alstom Heritage pulls into Crewe during
its last week of operation while working the 11:25 Euston - Lancaster on 24th
September 2003. |
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Porterbrook liveried 87002 departs from Wigan
North Western with the 14:20 Glasgow Central - London Euston on 20th July
2003. |
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Serco HST lead by 43014 pausing for a brief
signal check at Crewe is passed by 90012 bound for Manchester at 15:50 on on
13th June 2003. |
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Following the repaint of 87001 into BR blue,
the loco's first working was the 12:00 London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
and 16:52 return on 16th May 2003. It is seen here at the buffer stops at
Manchester Piccadilly in the company of 221115, an Arriva Trains Northern
Class 155 and First North Western's green Class 101 shortly before departure
on the return working. |
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87001 stands at the buffer stops at Manchester
Piccadilly shortly before departure on the 16:50 to London Euston on 16th May
2003. |
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Freshly outshopped in new Midland Mainline
livery in preparation for Manchester - St Pancras services, 43089 departs
Crewe on 15th May 2003 with 06:54 Blackpool North - Birmingham International. |
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56078 and 56006 pull away from a stop in the
loop at Springs Branch with 6K05 Carlisle - Basford Hall Engineers train on
13th May 2003, about to be overtaken by a southbound WCML service with two
Class 90s at the rear. |
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47787 departs Crewe with 14:00 Holyhead -
Birmingham New Street on 12th May 2003. |
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Royal Train 47 Prince William No 47798 passes
Wingates north of Bolton with the Northern Belle bound for Barrow on 10th May
2003. |
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47635 runs through Crewe with 5H45 ECS from
Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly to form the 17:19 Manchester - Holyhead, while
47770 stands in a bay platform with EWS observation saloon between route
learning duties from Crewe to Stoke and 390012 pauses in Platform 1 on a
training run on 11th April 2003. |
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37203 makes an on time departure from Knowsley
at 10:57 with 6E33 to Immingham on 2nd April 2003. |
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57304 pulls away from a signal check at Blea
Moor with the diverted 12:16 Glasgow - Euston on 23rd March 2003. |
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221110 climbs towards Shap at Greenholme on
15th March 2003. |
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390013 approaches Crewe with a Stafford -
Manchester training run on 19th November 2002. |
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390012 on a demonstration and training run from
Euston is surrounded at Stafford by an unidentified HST and 220016 pausing for
a signal check on 20th January 2003. |
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Heritage liveried 86233 passes Bamfurlong,
south of Wigan with the 08:04 Birmingham - Edinburgh on 29th June 2002. |
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390001 pulls into Crewe on the morning of 19th
June 2002 with a Manchester - Stafford test run. This was the third day of
daytime test running on this route. |
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47741 passes Deane Clough on the outskirts of
Bolton with the 08:38 Glasgow - Penzance on 30th March 2002. |
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47818 approaches Manchester Oxford Road with
the 08:38 Glasgow - Penzance on 6th April 2002. |
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47817 approaches Manchester Piccadilly with
08:40 Glasgow - Penzance on 1st March 2002. |
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47841 pulls out of Manchester Piccadilly with
empty stock on 6th April 2002. |
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Electrostar 357042 passes Shadwell on 17th
April 2002. |
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47831 Bolton Wanderer leaves Bolton with the
diverted 09:12 Preston - Euston on 12th May 2002. |
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47848 Newton Abbot Festival of Transport passes
Chew Moor between Bolton and Wigan with the 08:36 Birmingham New St - Preston
on 5th May 2002. |
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47854 Womens Royal Voluntary Service passes
Horwich with the 08:40 Glasgow - Paignton on 1st June 2002. |
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Police liveried 47829 nears Blackrod with the
15:35 Bristol Temple Meads - Edinburgh on 7th May 2002. |
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Class 460 Unit 03 passes through Clapham
Junction with the 12:30 Victoria - Gatwick on 17th April 2002. |
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Newly repainted into Govia South Central
livery 455841 departs from Clapham Junction on 17th April 2002. |
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73201 passes through Clapham Junction with the
12:15 Victoria - Gatwick on 17th April 2002. |
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47750 Atlas heads away from Manchester with
09:10 Paddington - Edinburgh on Sunday 7th April 2002 diverted via Chat Moss
and Parkside Jct. |
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Eurostar 3304 passes Colton Junction shortly
after departure from York with the 11:03 to Kings Cross on 29th March 2002. |
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Green heritage liveried 47851 arrives at Crewe
with the 15:10 Liverpool Lime St - Poole on 27th February 2002. |
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Class 458 Junipers 8009 & 8007 forming the
10:26 Waterloo - Guilford pass Vauxhall on 4th December 2001. |
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Virgin Voyagers 220003 & 220019 arrive at
Crewe with the 07:35 Blackpool North - Portsmouth on 9th November 2001. |
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Eurostar 3223, 4-VEP 3414 and Class 455 5865
approach Vauxhall simultaneously on 4th December 2001. |
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DRS 37609 passes Winwick Junction with
northbound tanks on 28th August 2001. |
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86249 departs from Manchester Piccadilly with
the 13:09 to Birmingham International on 28th August 2001. |
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101680 awaits departure from Manchester
Piccadilly with the 12:43 to Sheffield on 28th August 2001. |
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Coradias 175106 & 175014 stand at
Manchester Oxford Road on 28th August 2001. |
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156402 heads away from Manchester, near Old
Trafford, while Manchester Metrolink tram 2001 departs Pomona Station on the
extension to Eccles on 4th March 2001. |
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308153 stands at Ilkley while 333004 departs
for Bradford Forster Square on 24th February 2001. |
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308153 arrives at Ilkley on 24th February 2001. |
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Central Trains Turbostar 170633 leaves Crewe
for Stansted Airport with the 11:25 from Liverpool Lime Street on 9th February
2001. |
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First North Western Coradia 175005 arrives at
Crewe with a Manchester Airport bound train on 13th February 2001. |
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66171 passes Winwick Junction with southbound
containers on 5th August 2000. |
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37408 approaches Greenfield alongside the Dee
estuary on 8th June 1996. |
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508119 & 508135 are about to enter the
tunnel section in Liverpool on 3rd May 1993 with a train for Hunts Cross. |
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37506 & 37512 pass Stanhope on 10th April
1993 with the Weardale Explorer railtour to Eastgate. |
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North of London Eurostar 3302 approaches
Stockport on the return of a test run from North Pole to Longsight on 3rd July
1998. |
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91010 waits departure from London Kings Cross
blunt end first on 14th May 1998. |
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Heathrow Express 332012 stands at London
Paddington on 29th July 1998. |
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365523 arrives at London Kings Cross on 14th
May 1998. |
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465006 arrives at London Victoria on 7th May
1998. |
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60012 heads
south at Birkett with coal bound for Drax on 13th March 1999. |
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20305 & 20301 pass Winwick Junction near
Warrington on 11th July 1997 with the Penrith - Cricklewood milk train run by
DRS for a number of months during 1997. |
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Eurostar power car 3006 sits at Waterloo
International before departing for Brussels on a shadow training service
before full commercial introduction on 15th September 1994. |
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37401 passes Badicaul heading away from Kyle of
Lochalsh with the Royal Scotsman luxury train on 1st September 1990. |
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Regional Railways
liveried 37414 & Royal Scotsman liveried 37428 pass the site of Garsdale
Water troughs on the Settle & Carlisle with a Southport - Edinburgh
charter on 5th December 1998. |
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60033 passes
New Mills South Junction with stone empties from Ashburys on 29th April
1999. |
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73203 is seen
near Gatwick Airport on 13th September 1991 |
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56011 reaches
the bottom of Miles Platting bank on the final approach to Manchester Victoria
with a westbound coal train on the evening of 30th April 1999. |
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37409 rounds
the Horseshoe Curve on 4th September 1990 with the daily freight from Fort
William |
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60068 Charles Darwin approaches
the summit at Ais Gill on the Settle & Carlisle with a southbound coal
train just minutes before the sun sunk behind the hills on 5th December
1998. |
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92012 passes Winwick Junction,
north of Warrington, with the 10:20 Mossend - Wembley on 9th January 1999. |
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158756 passes
Diggle with the 09:56 Scarborough - Liverpool Lime Street on 16th February
1991. |
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37031 approaches the summit
at Copy Pit with the 07:15 Sheffield - Blackpool North on 27th July 1985. |
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The unexpected debut for
Class 58 in Devon occurred on 1st September 1984 when 58002 rescued the
failed HST forming 12:10 Liverpool - Penzance. The combination is seen
here along the sea wall at Dawlish. |
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319048 emerges from the
then newly reopened Snow Hill tunnel into Farringdon Station on 18th February
1989. |
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37415 awaits
departure with the 20:27 to Manchester Victoria at Blackpool North on 26th
October 1991. |
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37428 crosses the viaduct at Penrhyndeudraeth
with the 09:40 Pwllheli - Euston on 17th June 1989. |
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87020 heads south near
Grayrigg on 9th February 1991. |
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50007 & 50050 make their last
run in BR service on the 50 Terminator railtour seen at Horse Cove, Dawlish
on 26th March 1994. |
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60070 rounds the curve out of Great
Rocks Tunnel at Wye Dale with the 08:20 Tunstead - Hindlow on 16th August
1997. |
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Under the backdrop
of the Howgill Fells, 90022 passes through the Lune Valley with the 14:30
London Euston - Glasgow Central on 20th April 1989. |
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DRS class 20s 20303/301/302
pass St Bees with the return of the Cumbrian Coaster railtour on 1st June
1996. |
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325015 passes Hairdrigg
with the 13:22 Shieldmuir - London on 15th April 1998. |
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37421 approaches Llandudno
Junction from Conwy on 24th May 1997. |
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60007 is seen at Buxworth
cutting with the 10:39 Bletchley - Peak Forest empties on 16th August 1997. |
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37057/37074 & 37194
head the 09:40 Oakleigh - Tunstead past Peak Forest around 3 hours late
on 5th August 1997. |
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73006 & 73002 pass
Rhyl with a Regional Railways North West sponsored railtour from Crewe
to Llandudno Junction on12th March 1994. |
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ARC Class 59104 passes
Greenholme with a Carnforth - Mossend test run on 29th July 1991. |
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60006 passes Garsdale on
a driver training run from Carlisle on 30th August 1990. |
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National Power liveried
59205 approaches the site of Teigi halt on the branch to Trawsfynydd Power
Station with the Hertfordshire Railtours Roman Nose on 18th April 1998. |
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92037 passes Rowell near
Milnthorpe with 6M27 14:48 Mossend - Bescot on 12th June 1998. |
