Anglia Unit at Stafford yesterday

[Garry1963]

Arrived back from Liverpool to Stafford yesterday this greater Anglian train was on platform 1 not seen this before in Stafford

 

[eastdyke]

Arrived back from Liverpool to Stafford yesterday this greater Anglian train was on platform 1 not seen this before in Stafford View attachment 99384View attachment 99383

Was it this?

Realtime Trains - 5Q56 1336 Crewe to Stafford

Realtime Trains is an independent source of live realtime running information for the Great British railway network.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Which became this:

Realtime Trains - 5Q57 1438 Stafford to Crewe

Realtime Trains is an independent source of live realtime running information for the Great British railway network.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

A couple of Q paths from/to Crewe.
I have no idea of the background. Others will know!

PS
@Garry1963 you will get more views if you change the title to (something like) 'Greater Anglia unit at Stafford'

 

[RailAleFan]

I think Arriva Train Care (Crewe) run stuff back and forth between Crewe and Stafford so may have been there for maintenance or commissioning...

Quite often see random things turn up on platform 6, driver changes ends and sits there waiting for a path back.

 

[DanNCL]

It’s a new class 720 being tested on the West Coast Main Line prior to delivery. Testing of new trains built by Bombardier/Alstom in Derby is often done on this part of the West Coast Main Line.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Zooming in, it's 720 545.

 

[and37075]

It ran Monday and Tuesday this week 720545/546 both days Wembley - Crewe and rtn.