22. League Cup footex charters-16.03.25

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As has become customary, the railways step up when there are big football events on at Wembley. The first silverware of the year up for grabs is the EFL Cup (the Carabao Cup) with Liverpool playing Newcastle United. Newcastle chartered a train from the Northeast with two trains coming from Merseyside and passing near to my home within and hour of each other.
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86259 & 86401, 10.11 Liverpool South Parkway-Wembley Central (1Z35, 1E), Roade cutting The first of two footex charters to psss along the WCML runs through Roade cutting operated by WCR. The 1Z35 10.11 Liverpool South Parkway to Wembley Central is led by regular performer 86259 'Les Ross/Peter Pan'. On the rear is 86401 'Mons Meg' that would leave the train back to Merseyside later in the day following the playing of the English Football League Cup. Whilst I have many pictures of 86259 these are moe commonly taken in the mornings hauling the northbound Cumbrian Mountain/Coast Express charters so it's nice to see it hauling a different train. Keywords: 86259 86401 10.11 Liverpool South Parkway-Wembley Central 1Z35 Roade cutting Les Ross Peter Pan Mons Megg
86401 & 86259, 10.11 Liverpool South Parkway-Wembley Central (1Z35, 1E), Roade cutting Since retirement from its contract work for Caledonian Sleeper in 2019 86401 'Mons Meg' has been acquired by West Coast Railways but still wears the livery of the former. It sees some use with WCR such as on football charter work as seen here at the rear of the 10.11 Liverpool South Parkway to Wembley Central. The 1Z35 is seen passing through Roade cutting which is carrying hopeful Liverpool fans to Wembley for the 2025 English Football League (Carabou) Cup final against Newcastle. On the day they were to return to Merseyside being beaten 2-1 by United. Keywords: 86401 86259 10.11 Liverpool South Parkway-Wembley Central 1Z35 Roade cutting Mons Meg Peter Pan Les Ross
87002 & 47805, 10.12 Liverpool Lime Street-Wembley Central (1Z31, 3L), Hyde Road bridge Within thirty minutes of the previous up footex heading to Wembley the second passes. This time, operated by LSL, it is utilising a smart set of Mk. 1 stock led by 87002 'Royal Sovereign'. The 10.12 Liverpool Lime Street to Wembley Central is seen passing through Roade taken from Hyde Road bridge. Unfortunately, the Liverpool fans on board were to be disappointed with their team being well-beaten 2-1 by a far superior Newcastle United. Keywords: 87002 47805 10.12 Liverpool Lime Street-Wembley Central 1Z31 Hyde Road bridge Royal Sovereign
47805 & 87002, 10.12 Liverpool Lime Street-Wembley Central (1Z31, 3L), Hyde Road bridge Dead in tow on the rear of the 1Z31 10.12 Liverpool Lime Street to Wembley Central footex charter 47805 ‘Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013’ is seen passing through Roade on the up slow line. At the front, 87002 'Royal Sovereign' is leading the charter taking Liverpool supporters to Wembley for their team's League Cup final with Newcastle. By the time that 47805 was to lead the train back in the evening, the Liverpool fans would be disappointed that their team lost 2-1 to Newcastle. Keywords: 47805 87002 10.12 Liverpool Lime Street-Wembley Central 1Z31 Hyde Road bridge Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013

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