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Line-up at Crewe, 9 April (Steve Morris)
STEAM SPECIAL SPECIAL - 9 APRIL
This site is dedicated to all our regular contributors and
supporters, and especially the rail staff of North Wales.
Edition of 09 April 2005
team Special
Here's a selection of pictures of 'The Irish Mail' Ashford (Kent) -
Holyhead charter of 9 April. 50 031 Hood and 50 049
Defiance brought the
train into Crewe (Warren Desmond)
Arrival in Platform 12, 50 minutes late. The train was delayed by 30
minutes at Bromley South due to "points failure". Having missed its
path it was 40 minutes late by Watford and was then diverted via the
Northampton loop. Thanks to Rob Thomas, a passenger on the
train, for sending this delay information. (Picture by Steve
Morris)
The steam loco for the Coast run, 6233 Duchess of Sutherland
contrasts with a pair of Virgin 57/3s (Steve
Morris)
Two crewe portraits by Steve Morris. Our best wishes to both of
you!
Departure from Crewe - 60 minutes late (Steve Morris)
Contrary to reports we had received beforehand, the 50s did not stay on
the rear of the train: instead 'Police' liveried 47 829 acted
as train heating unit.
The two 50s shunted into the sidings for their return working. (Steve
Morris)
Duchess of Sutherland speeds through Abergele with the 1Z87
0452 Ashford-Holyhead at 12:16
(Larry Goddard). Eleswhere in the country attention was focused
on the human Duchess of Cornwall.
Road works and speed calming police cameras on the adjacent A55 were
not required as the traffic slowed down noticeably while the steam
train was in view! (Larry Goddard)
6233 'makes a disgraceful mess' at a wet and windy Llandudno Junction. (Gwyn
Williams)
Unfortunately, the weaher along the Coast was not kind. Alan Crawshaw
writes from Bangor: 'My fingers were almost too cold to depress the
shutter as 6233 arrived 40 minutes late at wet and cold Bangor. Some
passengers alighted for the coach trip to Caernarfon while the rest
were in for a few hours in Holyhead...
Platform end photographers pack away their gear as 47 829 disappears
into Belmont tunnel. I'm sure the passengers will have appreciated the
heating it provided. (Alan Crawshaw)
Passing Rhosneigr Golf Club on Anglesey (Mark Lloyd Davies)
The return train left Holyhead an hour late but some time was recovered
at Llandudno Junction at the water-stop. The 1Z88 Holyhead-Tunbridge
was making good speed at Abergele - 'Shot at 800ASA in poor light...
thank goodness for digital!' writes Larry Goddard.
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