47749 'Atlantic College' reverses in the headshunt at Holyhead after arriving on 1D65 1030 from Crewe (06/02/2004)
Having completed its run-round, 47749 waits to depart Holyhead with the return 1K67 1248 to Crewe (06/02/2004)
47757 'Capability Brown' awaits departure from Carlisle with the SuO 1M64 1204 Glasgow-Euston, which it had taken over for the diversionary leg to Preston via the S&C (08/02/2004)
History in the making as 47757 departs Carlisle with 1M64. The loco failed at Blackburn on its way back north from Preston later that evening with 1S86, and never worked again (08/02/2004)
47790 is seen here on arrival at Holyhead with the following day's 1D65 1030 from Crewe (09/02/2004)
47790 is pictured agin at Crewe later that afternoon with 1D75 1527 to Holyhead (09/02/2004)
47790 calls at Chester with 1D75 1527 Crewe-Holyhead (09/02/2004)
47805 pauses at Wrexham with an additional 1Z48 1004 Crewe-Cardiff (via Chester) Arriva Trains Wales service in connection with an international rugby fixture in the Welsh Capital (14/02/2004)
Another look at 47805 whilst waiting time at Wrexham with 1Z48. This train had been a small 'plus' at Crewe off 47750 on the incoming 1K57 from Holyhead (14/02/2004)
Now leased to Freightliner Heavy Haul, the former Virgin XC machine is pictured on arrival at Cardiff with 1Z48 (14/02/2004)
47750 arrives at Chester with 5H44 empty stock from Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe via Middlewich off the morning Bangor-Manchester turn. The loco was declared a failure, here, and 47776 summoned to take the train forward (16/02/2004)
47776 'Respected' is seen here about to attach to the errant '750 on 5H44 at Chester. These scenes were recorded as I made a premature return home after '790 had earlier been caped on arrival at Crewe with 1K57. Just another day on the 'Coast'... (16/02/2
Clearly now the property of someone else, the former Virgin 47843 'Vulcan' and unique 'police'-liveried 47829 are seen here at Crewe (20/02/2004)
Another former Virgin machine, 47750 is seen here on arrival at Holyhead with 1D65 1030 from Crewe (23/02/2004)
Having been uncoupled from 1D65, 47750 reverses in the Platform 3 headshunt at Holyhead before working the return 1K67 1248 to Crewe (23/02/2004)
Very much still a Virgin locomotive, 47851 'Traction Magazine' was visible on arrival back at Crewe later that afternoon (23/02/2004)
Keeping with the theme, former celebrity duo 47840 'North Star' and 47826 Springburn' were both to be found on standby duty at Crewe at the end of the week (27/02/2004)
Not had a motion on the 'Coast' for at least a week, so here's 47749 at Bangor with 1D65 1030 Crewe-Holyhead, which had just been caped due to dragging brakes (28/02/2004)
A picturesque scene of general chaos in the snow at Bangor... 47749 'Atlantic Collge' blocks the down platform having failed on 1D65 1030 Crewe-Holyhead, whilst a Holyhead-bound '158' has just arrived at the rear of the errant train to allow some less-tha
In order to free the 'down' platform, 47749 repositioned the stock off 1D65 into the 'up' through road. The loco was stored four days later following a recurrence of the same brake problems... (28/02/2004)
Undeterred by the previous Saturday's shenanigans, I was back for more a couple of days later... 47776 'Respected' arrives at Prestatyn with 1K57 0745 Holyhead-Crewe (01/03/2004)
After a pleasantly uneventful day, 47776 makes a spirited departure from Chester with 1D75 1527 Crewe-Holyhead later that afternoon (01/03/2004)
47750 awaits departure from Crewe with 1D75 1530 to Holyhead (06/03/2004)
In the knowledge that 47816 should work one of two diverted Virgin trains via the G&SW, I'd set off on a 200+ mile drive to Glasgow in the hope that it would do the second one! Lucky me arrived at Central station to find the former Great Western machine a
