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    2026 New Haulages

    02 July 2026 197023 Liverpool South Parkway-Prestatyn 197041 Prestatyn-Chester 197022 Chester-Liverpool Lime Street
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    Stagecoach Merseyside Cheshire and South Lancashire

    According to Butimes.org the registration plate VKB708 which were on now transferred 10534 have now been fitted to Rock Ferrys 10882.
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    Arriva North West and Wales

    4725 as returned to Green Lane after its loan spell at Rhyl.
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    Stagecoach Merseyside Cheshire and South Lancashire

    With the entry into service of many of the new Metro double deckers at Gillmoss quite a number of buses are transferring or have already gone to other Stagecoach groups. These include 10811-13/16 to Oxford 10549/50/64/68-72 to South 10534/44-48 and 11110-14 to North West
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    Liverpool City Region-Bus Franchising

    Many thanks for the confirmation.
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    Childwallblues continued trip reports

    Cheshire Day Ranger 09/06/2026 0943 350369 Liverpool South Parkway-Crewe 29.96 miles 1030 197119 (+197016) Crewe-Manchester Picc 30.89 miles 1143 197011 Manchester Piccadilly-Newton-le-Willows 16.26 miles 1220 331024 (+331019) Newton-le-Willows-Liverpool Lime St 15.75 miles 1347 197003...
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    2026 New Haulages

    09 June 2026 197119 Crewe-Manchester Piccadilly 197011 Manchester Piccadilly-Newton-le-Willows
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    CAF class 197 Civity for TfW: News and updates on introduction.

    My Plan A yesterday was to take winning ride 197027 on the 0958 from Liverpool South Parkway to Abergele & Pensarn (a potential winning shack) and return with 197041. Another time maybe,
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    CAF class 197 Civity for TfW: News and updates on introduction.

    1780850519 Many thanks for your update. I passed throuh Chester on Tuesday at 1230 and noted 197105 in Platform 5 with Liverpool Lime Street as its destination. I assume that would be the swap with 158833.
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    GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered

    The slow lines up Miles Platting Bank are electrified as far as Stalybridge. The fast lines are not yet electrified.
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    CAF class 197 Civity for TfW: News and updates on introduction.

    Checking back through allocations on RTT I noted that on Tuesday IF92 0644 Llandudno Junction to Liverpool Lime Street was cancelled. The return 1D02 0847 Lime Street to Llandudno was also cancelled but restarted at Chester with 158833 bringing the unusual sight later on of a TfW Class 158 to...
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    Childwallblues continued trip reports

    Cheshire Day Ranger Ranger 02/06/2026 0932 350377 Liverpool South Pky-Liverpool Lime Street 1000 331020 (+331015) Liverpool Lime Street-Newton-le-Willows 1105 197038 Newton-le-Willows-Chester 1232 805004 Chester-Crewe 1326 807010 Crewe-Liverpool South Parkway New Sightings 99006 at Tuebrook...
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    CAF class 197 Civity for TfW: News and updates on introduction.

    The 0619 from Chester normally starts at Holyhead at 0427 but was part cancelled. Is that a boat train?
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    2026 New Sightings

    27/05/2026 197040 at Liverpool South Parkway 02/06/2026 99006 at Tuebrook Sidings, Liverpool 197038 at Newton-le-Willows
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    2026 New Haulages

    02 June 2026 197038 Newton-le-Willows-Chester 805004 Chester-Crewe 807010 Crewe-Liverpool South Parkway
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    GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered

    As far as I am aware bu I may be wrong only the slow lines on Miles Platting bank are electrified.
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    GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered

    Tonight there is a 6Z24 1929 Tuebrook Sidings to Drax running via Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge. According to RTT it has a trailing load of 800 tonnes, much less than the normal trainload. As 99006 is still at Tuebrook could this be a test up Miles Platting?
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    Avanti 805's under the wires on WCML (Euston - LIverpool)

    The service returns from Liverpool on full electric.
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    Liverpool WCML tree felling

    Due to the recent hot weather I have not been out but yasterday I visited Liverpool South Parkway Station. The men in orange suits have removed the vegetation next to the down slow and in the car park perimeter next to the track. Hopefully I will travel up towards West Allerton Station tomorrow...

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