THE NORTH WALES COAST RAILWAY NOTICE
BOARD
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A classic picture by Larry Goddard to introduce our pictire
report on the Thomas Brassey Bicentenary special.
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Last update 21 June 2005
Thomas Brassey and the Duchess
Welcome to the second house
of the Duchess of Sutherland show: this time it's the 18 June
'Thomas Brassey bicentenary' run, this time
enivened by some passenger's eye views. Unfortunately the weather was
very unkind to photographers, with very hugh humidity and cloud cover
most of the day, but thanks to everyone who did their best to bring us
these pictures.
We'll be back with a more usual type of update in a couple of days
(after Charlie & Joanna's 20th wedding anniversary!) including all
the interesting contributions which are still in the intray. Apologies
for the slightly more than usual disorganisation in the sequencing of
these Notice Board pages lately....
Awaiting departure from Crewe (Jeffrey Albiston)
Photographers struggle for a picture at Chester (Jeffrey Albiston)
Ian Bowland writes: 'Here's a sequence of four showing the
charter crossing the A55 at Penmaenhead ...
'... and heading towards Colwyn Bay.
' I guess the high humidity contributed
to the extended trail of steam as it rounded the bay.
'Steam was still coming out of the tunnel long after the train had
disappeared.'
Llandudno Junction (Jeffrey Albiston)
The road ahead from Llandudno Junction (Jeffrey Albiston)
Westbound through Bodorgan (David Flitcroft)
On the outskirts of the town, 6233 moves off after awaiting the signal
to descend into the station. (Corrie)
Shortly after arriving in platform 2 at Holyhead; it could not get into
platform 1 because a 57 & Pendolino already using it. However 6233
did depart from Platform 1. (Glynne Henshall)
The locomotive heads off to turn on the Valley triangle. (Alec Fuller)
Best supporting actor award goes to 47 851 Traction Magazine
which travelled on the rear of the train, and carried out station pilot
duties at Holyhead. (Corrie)
Climbing the bank out of Holyhead (Jeffrey Albiston)
Emerging from Bodorgan Tunnel (David Flitcroft)
Approaching Llanfair PG (Keith Jones)
Round the curve back into Chester as the sun finally makes an
appearance (Jeffrey Albiston)