BR Trains in the 1980s - The Alan Harrison Collection Pt 32 Heaton Chapel & Norris @kartwheelkarl

For more BR in the 1980s, go to    • British Rail Trains in the 1980s - The Ala...   Watch loads more railway and travel videos from around the world ‪@kartwheelkarl‬ During the summer of 1986, my good friend Alan travelled around the UK, armed with a hefty VHS camera, recording the railway scene. I'm delighted to be able to bring you the results. Part 32 of Alan's adventures begins with a shot of 47491 Horwich Enterprise dragging 87023 Velocity past the defunct signal box at Ashton Moss South Junction with a diverted Glasgow to London Euston working. Such operations were a common sight around this time, when engineering possessions forced Anglo-Scottish expresses away from the WCML. One diversion route took them through Stockport, Ashton Moss, Manchester Victoria and Bolton, with a diesel loco dragging the AC electric DiT. Alan then moves to Heaton Norris Junction, at the Northern end of Stockport Viaduct. We see 47110 and an unidentified Railfreight liveried Class 47 heading for Manchester on the slow and fast lines respectively, before another class 47 drags a Class 87 hauled northbound WCML express onto the diversionary route towards Reddish South. Next we see the unusual combination of a class 31 hauling a Inter City liveried rake of air-conditioned mk2 coaches past the magnificent LNWR warehouse at Heaton Norris. Alan then moves to Heaton Chapel Station. A class 47 heads south on the fast line as a brand new class 150/1, painted in original Provincial Sector livery, arrives with a stopping service to Manchester. A class 31/4 hurries through with a Liverpool bound service from Humberside. Next, a three car Class 108 DMU calls at the station with a service for Buxton. Still lamenting the loss of their much loved BRCW class 104s, Buxton Depot had customised some of their new allocation of 108s with white roofs and black window surrounds. Another class 47 heads south before an HST powers through the station with the daily Plymouth to Manchester Piccadilly IC125 service, the first booked daily working for these trains to the North West. A class 47 heads a dead class 86 northbound as a very much alive 86 heads for Euston. Another 108 heads for Buxton, this time with a blue class 104 centre car as part of the formation. These coaches were superb, not only because they retained a declassified, comfortable first class section right through to withdrawal, but also because of their wonderful wood panelled interiors, complete with plaques informing the passenger from where the wood had been sourced! Another class 87 heads south, followed by a 31/4 on the hourly Humberside to Liverpool service. The HST begins its long journey back to Plymouth as the 108 returns from Buxton. Finally, a class 86 heads a Manchester Pullman service bound for London Euston. Durante el verano de 1986, mi buen amigo Alan viajó por el Reino Unido, armado con una gran cámara VHS, grabando la escena del tren. Estoy encantada de poder traeros los resultados. La parte 32 de las aventuras de Alan comienza con una toma de 47491 Horwich Enterprise arrastrando a 87023 Velocity más allá de la desaparecida caja de señales en Ashton Moss South Junction con un desvío de Glasgow a London Euston en funcionamiento. Tales operaciones eran comunes en esta época, cuando las posesiones de ingeniería obligaron a los expresos anglo-escoceses a alejarse de la WCML. Una ruta de desvío los llevó a través de Stockport, Ashton Moss, Manchester Victoria y Bolton, con una locomotora diesel arrastrando el DiT eléctrico de CA. Alan luego se muda a Heaton Norris Junction, en el extremo norte del viaducto de Stockport. Vemos a 47110 y un Railfreight sin identificar Clase 47 con librea que se dirige a Manchester en las líneas lenta y rápida respectivamente, antes de que otra clase 47 arrastre un expreso WCML Clase 87 remolcado en dirección norte a la ruta de desvío hacia Reddish South. A continuación, vemos la combinación inusual de una clase 31 que transporta un rastrillo de autocares mk2 con aire acondicionado de Inter City más allá del magnífico almacén de LNWR en Heaton Norris. Alan luego se traslada a la estación Heaton Chapel. Una clase 47 se dirige hacia el sur en la línea rápida cuando una nueva clase 150/1, pintada con librea original del Sector Provincial, llega con un servicio de parada a Manchester. Una clase 31/4 se apresura con un servicio con destino a Liverpool desde Humberside. A continuación, una DMU Clase 108 de tres automóviles llama a la estación con un servicio para Buxton. Todavía lamentando la pérdida de sus amados BRCW clase 104, Buxton Depot había personalizado parte de su nueva asignación de 108 con techos blancos y marcos de ventanas negros. Otra clase 47 se dirige hacia el sur antes de que un HST atraviese la estación con el servicio diario IC125 de Plymouth a Manchester Piccadilly, el primero reservado diariamente para estos trenes al noroeste.