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Mid Cheshire Line

by British Rail

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As an aeroplane takes to the skies from nearby Manchester Airport, unique liveried 60066 powers the loaded limestone 6F05 working from Tunstead to Lostock through a glorious Mobberley on the 9th July '17.
GBRf 73961 'Alison' & 73964 'Jeanette' thump through a sun drenched Mobberley as they head a 1Q41 Derby RTC to Crewe CS test train on the 3rd July '17. The train is booked to cover the Merseyrail network before heading back to Derby as 1Q45 on Friday.
GBRf owned 66714 'Cromer Lifeboat' catches the last of the day's rays as it goes through the gears on the heavily loaded 6E24 Liverpool BT to Drax PS as Mr Horse keeps guard of his Ashley field on the 9th May.
With a light dusting of stone, 60044 'Dowlow' hauls a fully loaded and matching rake of x22 MMA box wagons through Ashley on the 6F07 Peak Forest to Dallam on the 3rd May.
GBRf 66716 'Locomotive & Carriage Institution' glides the empty biomass 4M51 Drax to Liverpool BT through a sunny Ashley on Monday 1st May.
More stock-piled coal from Ferrybridge PS to Fiddlers Ferry saw 66559 hauling the loaded 6F12 through a sun drenched Ashley on a glorious 26th April afternoon.
Sporting the old EWS livery, 66083 glides through a sun drenched Ashley as it works the heavy Peak Forest to Warrington Dallam on the 7th April.
I was somewhat fortunate to catch 40345 heading the 1Z48 Buxton to Bury Bolton St at Mobberley as the day's final slivers of sun poked through the cloud on the 30th September.
GBRf owned 66738 'Huddersfield Town' thunders through Ashley on the 4M51 empty biomass working from Drax to Liverpool BT on the 6th June.
With a light dusting of stone, recently repainted 66017 hauls a fully loaded and matching rake of x22 MMA box wagons through Ashley on the 6F07 Peak Forest to Dallam on the 4th Aug '17.
Still looking very clean after a recent paint in to the Colas livery, 37254 'Cardiff Canton' brings up the rear of the 3Q92 Crewe CS to Derby RTC measurement train at Ashley on the 4th Aug '17.
A second helping of 60066 at Mobberley was too good an opportunity to miss in wonderful evening light. The unique liveried 'Tug' is seen hauling the loaded 6F05 Peak Forest to Lostock Works on the 4th August '17.
60059 'Swinden Dalesman' throbs through a sunny Mobberley on the 8th Aug '18 as it hauls the loaded Tunstead to Lostock Works limestone working.
Former DRS owned, plain blue 37607 growls through Ashley as it trails the 3Q92 Crewe CS to Crewe CS circular on the 10th Aug '18.
Sheds on the move! 66597 'Viridor' leads 66622, 66623 'Bill Bolsover' and 66620 through Mobberley on the 0K99 Earles Sidings to Crewe Basford Hall move on the 31st Aug '18.
Making a welcome return to the area, 60066 throbs through Mobberley as it leads the 6F05 Peak Forest to Lostock limestone working on the 31st Aug '18.
On the final day of Summer, 56078 reverberates through Mobberley on the 6G56 York Thrall Europa to Coleham RHTT positioning move on the 31st Aug '18. Autumn draws ever closer!!
60039 'Dove Holes' goes through the gears as it rounds the curve at Plumley as the 'tug' heads the 6H02 Arpley to Tunstead empties on the 2nd Feb '19.
The driver at the helm of plain DB liveried 60010 begins to turn up the revs as he leads the 6H02 Arpley to Tunstead empties towards Plumley on the 25th March ‘19.
Still masquerading in Colas livery, 60002 'Tempest' sweeps through Plumley on the 6E09 Liverpool BT to Drax on the 25th March '19.
The plain DB red carried by 60010 gleams in the morning Cheshire sun as it throbs past the peg and signal box at Plumley West whilst leading the 6H02 Arpley to Tunstead empty stone working on the 12th April ‘19.
66704 ‘Colchester Power Signalbox’ catches the last of the day’s sun as it powers through Ashley on the 3rd July ‘19 whilst leading the 6E24 Liverpool to Drax PS.
73951 'Malcolm Brinded' leads the 1Q41 Derby RTC to Crewe CS test train through a sunny Mobberley with classmate 73952 'Janis Kong' trailing.
A superb sounding 60017 takes charge of a well loaded 6F05 comprising of a rake of Brunner Mond hoppers from Tunstead to Lostock Works at a gloriously sunny Mobberley.