97302, 3S71, Machynlleth
97302 sits at Machynlleth having arrived with the 21:20 3S71 RHTT from Shrewsbury Coleham on its first night of operation during the 2016 season. The Machynlleth leg of the RHTT is the first in its long circuit covering North Wales and the Marches. It's unusual for the train to enter the platform at Mach, as the traincrew usually swap locos (when running in TnT mode) well out of public view by the tank sidings. Because 97302 worked the RHTT solo, it was necessary to enter the platform. Note the new footbridge, which though it's been completed since a while, the lifts remain out of service. The Up platform it serves (platform 1) only sees seven trains a day, whereas the Down platform (platform 2) sees 43 trains a day.
97302, 3S71, Machynlleth
97302 sits at Machynlleth having arrived with the 21:20 3S71 RHTT from Shrewsbury Coleham on its first night of operation during the 2016 season. The Machynlleth leg of the RHTT is the first in its long circuit covering North Wales and the Marches. It's unusual for the train to enter the platform at Mach, as the traincrew usually swap locos (when running in TnT mode) well out of public view by the tank sidings. Because 97302 worked the RHTT solo, it was necessary to enter the platform. Note the new footbridge, which though it's been completed since a while, the lifts remain out of service. The Up platform it serves (platform 1) only sees seven trains a day, whereas the Down platform (platform 2) sees 43 trains a day.