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M51901/M52059 at Manchester Victoria

Platform 14 West with the 12:00 to Blackburn.

 

I've included observations of the day from my notes here.

At Manchester Victoria:

Manchester to Bury services were in the hands of: 65454/77175, 65456/77177,

65458/77179 and 65459/77180

93546/84441 Platform 17

M51785/M53072/92224/92178 left Platform 10 leaving 93559/93188

55980/55980/55971/55981 (former Class

127s M51633/M51635/M51597/M51612)

From Red Bank Carriage Sidings heading

west

M54225/M53942/M51917/M54212 with the

10:15 to Blackpool North Platform 13

31277 light engine west

M53941/M54259 with the 09:00 from

Southport Platform 12

E51499/E51433 with the 08:41 from

Leeds and 10:20 to Southport Platform

14 West

M52041/M59540/M51930 with the 08:55

from Blackpool North Platform 13.

Formed the 10:40 return

M54346/M51194 with the 09:23 from

Chester Platform 12. To Platform 11 Middle

for the 10:42 return

47580 County of Essex on 92042/13581

13466/5278/3052/5342/5344/5281/9421

with the 07:10 Newcastle to Liverpool

Lime Street Platform 11

M53516/M53442 with the 09:20 from

Southport Platform 16. Then to Platform

11 East for the 11:10 return

47459 on 92183/13415/5306/5284/6528/

3608/3600 with the 10:05 Liverpool Lime

Street to Scarborough Platform 12

45129 on 84261/13453/5182/5126/6505

5397/3601/3121 with the 08:20 Newcastle

to Llandudno Platform 11

M52067/M59812/M51840 with the 11:55

to York Platform 14 East

M54276/M51422 with the 10:40 from

Liverpool Lime Street Platform 13. To

Platform 11 Middle for the 11:50 return

45108 on 5406/5388/5275/5347/3050

3607/13476/92160 with the 09:21 Bangor

to Newcastle Platform 12

47098 on bogie tanks west

M53311/M59117/M53322 with the 10:55

from Blackpool North Platform 13. Worked

the 12:49 return

M53206/M54058 with the 11:21 from

Chester Platform 12. To Platform 11 Middle

for the 12:42 return

E53227/E54070 with the 13:11 to Leeds

Platform 6

M54259/M53941 with the 13:20 to Kirkby

Platform 13

M52057/M51940 with the 13:10 to

Southport Platform 12

45150 light engine to stabling point

47538 Python on 92176/13451/5390/5343

5399/5313/3094/3605 on the 10:55

Scarborough to Holyhead Platform 11

M53971/M54504 with the 12:40 from M51901/M52059 at Manchester Victoria

Platform 14 West with the 12:00 to Blackburn.

 

I've included observations of the day from my notes here.

At Manchester Victoria:

Manchester to Bury services were in the hands of: 65454/77175, 65456/77177,

65458/77179 and 65459/77180

93546/84441 Platform 17

M51785/M53072/92224/92178 left Platform 10 leaving 93559/93188

55980/55980/55971/55981 (former Class

127s M51633/M51635/M51597/M51612)

From Red Bank Carriage Sidings heading

west

M54225/M53942/M51917/M54212 with the

10:15 to Blackpool North Platform 13

31277 light engine west

M53941/M54259 with the 09:00 from

Southport Platform 12

E51499/E51433 with the 08:41 from

Leeds and 10:20 to Southport Platform

14 West

M52041/M59540/M51930 with the 08:55

from Blackpool North Platform 13.

Formed the 10:40 return

M54346/M51194 with the 09:23 from

Chester Platform 12. To Platform 11 Middle

for the 10:42 return

47580 County of Essex on 92042/13581

13466/5278/3052/5342/5344/5281/9421

with the 07:10 Newcastle to Liverpool

Lime Street Platform 11

M53516/M53442 with the 09:20 from

Southport Platform 16. Then to Platform

11 East for the 11:10 return

47459 on 92183/13415/5306/5284/6528/

3608/3600 with the 10:05 Liverpool Lime

Street to Scarborough Platform 12

45129 on 84261/13453/5182/5126/6505

5397/3601/3121 with the 08:20 Newcastle

to Llandudno Platform 11

M52067/M59812/M51840 with the 11:55

to York Platform 14 East

M54276/M51422 with the 10:40 from

Liverpool Lime Street Platform 13. To

Platform 11 Middle for the 11:50 return

45108 on 5406/5388/5275/5347/3050

3607/13476/92160 with the 09:21 Bangor

to Newcastle Platform 12

47098 on bogie tanks west

M53311/M59117/M53322 with the 10:55

from Blackpool North Platform 13. Worked

the 12:49 return

M53206/M54058 with the 11:21 from

Chester Platform 12. To Platform 11 Middle

for the 12:42 return

E53227/E54070 with the 13:11 to Leeds

Platform 6

M54259/M53941 with the 13:20 to Kirkby

Platform 13

M52057/M51940 with the 13:10 to

Southport Platform 12

45150 light engine to stabling point

47538 Python on 92176/13451/5390/5343

5399/5313/3094/3605 on the 10:55

Scarborough to Holyhead Platform 11

M53971/M54504 with the 12:40 from

Liverpool Lime Street Platform 12

M54488/M51905 with the 13:50 to

Liverpool Lime Street Platform 11 East

E53137/E54218 with the 13:55 to York

Platform 14 East

E51499/E51433 with the 14:20 to

Southport Platform 15 West

47486 on 93383/93149/93475/93912/

93316/93422 via Platform 16 to Red Bank

Carriage Sidings

M54346/M51194 with the 13:21 from Chester Platform 12. To Platform 11 Middle

for the 14:42 return

E51812/E59697/E51842 with the 14:55 to

York Platform 14 East

47612 Titan on 93598/93980/93206

93983/93963/93944/93959/93434/93869

93358/93268/93828/93246/93953/93113

93111/93392/93688/93096/93584/93169

To Red Bank Carriage Sidings via Platform

16

45114 on 3071/5384/5195/5298/5268/13463/80988 with the 14:05 Liverpool

Lime Street to Scarborough Platform 12

M53944/M54501 with the 15:10 to Kirkby

Platform 11 East

45066 on 93899/93477/93486/93780

84056/93369/93519/80812/93413/93494

 

I had 47565 on 5840/5821/17166/5753/

5822/1864/5824/5829/17162/5839 travelled

in/5835 with the 11:15 Edinburgh/11:10

Glasgow Central to Harwich Parkeston

Quay Platform 16 to Sheffield Platform 2

 

47225 was seen on bogie tanks at

Collyhurst Street

 

The accident damaged remains of Mk2a

5227 was in the headshunt from the Down

Loop at Edale. This was one of the 4 coaches that formed the 18:33 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly on the night of 9th March 1986 hauled by 31436 that collided with 45014 The Cheshire Regiment at

Chinley North Junction. The coach was

broken up on site by Mayer Newman in August 1986

 

At Sheffield were the following:

45126 on the Down Station Siding

08543 on the Up Station Siding No1

37040/37023 on 2 2 axle tanks and a SPA

wagon on the Up Station Siding No2

E53021/E54017 with the 16:20 to New

Mills Central Platform 6a

E53035/E54035 with the 16:21 to

Doncaster Platform 5b

31222 light engine south Platform 6

E51284/E54442 with the 16:38 to Retford

Platform 3a

47472 on 6063/5703/5734/13598/1947/

5853/5873/6458/92081 with the 08:55

Penzance to Newcastle Platform 5

20098 onto Shrewsbury RoadLIP

31463 on 19019/5111/5171/17066 with the

15:41 Manchester Piccadilly to Hull Platform 1b

E53023/E54021 with the 16:40 to York

Platform 4b

E53044/E54014 with the 16:40 to

Chesterfield Platform 8a

E51430/E51502 with the 16:44 to Leeds via

Barnsley Platform 4a

47186 on 93812/93805/80730/80710/93946

93109/93516/84026 south Platform 6

43040/41059/41060/40733/42336/42115/

42116/42117/44042/43104 County of

Cleveland with the 14:10 from London St

Pancras Platform 5 and 17:25 return

20098 on E53001/E54039/E54036/E53033

from Shrewsbury RoadLIP to Platform 1a then north

47522 on 17040/5200/5112/5104 with the

15:10 Hull to Manchester Piccadilly Platform

8

 

I had 45135 3rd Carabinier on 21247

(travelled in)/18873/18795/18853/84106

with the 17:10 to Nottingham Platform 7

 

At Chesterfield:

43085 City of Bradford/44023/42118/42071

42070/42069/40744/41048/41047/43114, the latter shut down the with the 15:20

London St Pancras to Sheffield

and finally 56086 passed south on the Up Barrow Hill with a mgr train

Monday 28th April 1986

An improved version of an earlier upload

 

A great day out with so much variety

 

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Uploaded on July 21, 2026
Taken on April 28, 1986