32. Trip to Liverpool-25.05.17

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A work trip to Liverpool with my boss involved travelling up via train to Liverpool South Parkway and then a local trip on Merseyrail to Sandhills. After collecting a car, we drove back to Northamptonshire.
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66127, 01.28 London Gateway-Trafford Park (4L56), Northampton station In the early morning light 66127 passes through Northampton station with the overnight 4L56 01.28 London Gateway to Trafford Park Freightliner. The picture is taken from one of Northampton's newly refurbished north facing bay platforms. Keywords: 66127 01.28 London Gateway-Trafford Park 4L56 Northampton station
350238, LM 06.35 Northampton-Crewe (2U21, 2L), Northampton station A study of practicality rather than beauty! These Desiros have been a totally successful design but one that will win no prizes for their aesthetic appeal. In its London Midland livery, 350238 sits in one of the bay platforms to leave with the 06.35 to Crewe. My boss and I took this train as far as Stafford travelling via the Trent Valley. Keywords: 350238, LM 06.35 Northampton-Crewe (2U21, 2L), Northampton station
221129, XC 07.07 Manchester Piccadilly-Bristol Temple Meads (1V45, 2E), Stafford station The early morning brightness had given way to very overcast and dull weather by the time we got to Stafford. Here, 221129 arrives at Stafford with the 07.07 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads. I could think of better ways to make this cross-country 1V45 journey rather than in a Voyager. I find them cramped, noisy and all too often, hopelessly over-crowded. Keywords: 221129 1V45 Stafford station
221135, XC 07.31 Birmingham New Street-Manchester-Piccadilly (1H17, RT), Stafford station 221135 pauses at Stafford working the 07.31 Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly. This is a relatively short Cross Country working that travels under the wires for the whole of its 81 mile journey, I have to question the merits of running a diesel unit on this working? Keywords: 221135 1H17 Stafford station
350246, LM 07.01 Walsall-Liverpool-Lime Street (1F33, 3L), Stafford station 350246 arrives at Stafford station with the 07.01 Walsall to Liverpool Lime Street. We travelled on this 1F33 London Midland service as far as Liverpool South Parkway. Keywords: 350246 1F33 Stafford station
Allerton Junction Signal Box (BR, 1960) Allerton Junction signal box is seen from the linking footbridge at Liverpool South Parkway station. This is a standard British Railways designed box dating from 1960. It's built at a busy junction just west of what is now Liverpool South Parkway station. It is likely that this will be decommissioned, along with the few remaining Merseyside boxes, when the re-modelling at Lime Street is completed next year. Keywords: Allerton Junction Signal Box
507010, ME 09.06 Hunts Cross-Southport (2S13, RT), Liverpool South Parkway station Veteran Mersey Rail EMU 507010 arrives at Liverpool South Parkway station with the 09.06 Hunt's Cross to Southport working. My boss and I took this train right under Liverpool city centre as far as Sandhills station. Keywords: 507010 2S13 Liverpool South Parkway station
507018, ME 09.05 Ormskirk-Liverpool Central (2G30, 2L), Sandhills station The elevated station at Sandhills serves the commercial district located in the old dockland area to the north of Liverpool city centre. It was a pretty bleak station up to when it was virtually re-bulit from the bottom up opening again in 2008. 507018 waits to depart with the 09.05 Ormskirk to Liverpool Central. Keywords: 507018 2G30 Sandhills station
Tickets, Northampton-Sandhills Our tickets from Northampton to Sandhills, just under £26 is not so bad considering that we arrived at our destination by 09.30!

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