Steam Movement through Chester

[The Prisoner]

My offices look onto the line at Chester Racecourse, and on random days of the week different steam trains are passing heading towards Wales at around 1035. Happened yesterday and two days last week, also the 23rd Jan (videoed it that date) and various dates since the start of the year.

We have had 70000 Britannia and what looked like a King or Castle class yesterday (?) hauling four-six MKII coaches and a 47/57 on the back (line is around 200m away and through some trees!).

I think from Real Time Trains the service yesterday was 579U Crewe to Shrewsbury via Wrexham empty coaching movement for Locomotive Services? Any ideas why? It is showing on RTT today as well with the same departure time and as 5P45 going from Crewe to Telford Central via Wrexham but is not running.

Can anyone shed any light?

 

[AndrewE]

You need to bookmark this webpage:
http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs19.htm
It doesn't have everything (Like running-in turns from the Crewe operation) but it's a good start

 

[The Prisoner]

You need to bookmark this webpage:
http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs19.htm
It doesn't have everything (Like running-in turns from the Crewe operation) but it's a good start

Thanks. Can see the runs seem to be for crew training.

 

[nat67]

It could be 'Black Five' 45231 which also ran yesterday.

 

[blackfive460]

You need to bookmark this webpage:
http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs19.htm
It doesn't have everything (Like running-in turns from the Crewe operation) but it's a good start

For steam ECS and LE moves this (http://www.uksteam.info/tours/lem19.htm) will give you some idea but your best bet to see if something is actually running is RTT (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced) and search for the appropriate train operator LSL, WCRC, etc.