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Boxing Day Freight?

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Anyone know if there will be any Freight on Boxing Day in Merseyside? i know theres no Passenger Service but was not sure on Freight.
 
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I'm pretty sure the Buxton - Northwich stone trains used to run on Boxing Day in past years, but not for a long time.

(I seem to recall photographing one at Navigation Road in the mid-80s.



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6Gman said:
I'm pretty sure the Buxton - Northwich stone trains used to run on Boxing Day in past years, but not for a long time.

(I seem to recall photographing one at Navigation Road in the mid-80s.



Yes, I am sad!)
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They used to run with the original ICI wagons dating from the 1930's. The wagons were scrapped sometime a go (although two survive at Butterley) and the service has now finished completely.
 
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