Report compiled from notes taken by John Dicks, Pete Dix, Mike Godfrey, Terry Godfrey and Mike Crew courtesy of wwrail.net and https://freightmasterinteractive.uk
 
This trip broke into two basic factions. One visiting Liverpool and Birmingham, the other visiting Manchester and Liverpool
 
10/02/2024 (Group 1)
 
Crewe Salop Goods Jn
Loco  08.59 88010 4S43 Daventry-Mossend
 
Crewe
Loco 09.31 67015 1W13 Cardiff Central-Manchester Piccadilly  Dmu Sets  153362
170502 170532  197014  Emu Sets  331028  350105/125 350261/265  390117
 
Wilmslow
Dmu Set  197006
 
Passing Longsight Depot
Locos  68026 Enterprise/032 Destroyer  Emu Set  397010
 
Piccadilly Gardens 10.45 to 12.30.
Trams    3002/003/005/010/013/014/015/022/024/025/027/030/031/032/033/040/041/045/047/052/056/057/058/062/063/064/067/070/073/076/077/078/083/096/100/102//103/113/
116/ 119/120/124/125/129/131/144
Note  A total of 117 trams were observed

Manchester Piccadilly 1035-1135
Locos  67015 82216  66568 4K51 Trafford Park – Crewe Basford Hall  Dmu Sets  150108/ 111/123/127/128/142/149  156409/420  158812/852/854/889  185117/126/134/139/ 140/143/148  195005  195106/113  197015/111/115  221122/136  Emu Sets  323223/ 224/225/226/230/231/238  331016/020/024/029  331102/104  390010/045/047  390141 397008/009  Tram  3036
 
Market Street
Tram  3011
 
Shudehill
Tram  3071
 
Manchester Victoria 1208-1540
Locos  11.10 66723 4M36 Drax-Liverpool Bulk Terminal: 66763 6H56 Hope Street Peakstone – Peak Forest  Dmu Sets  150114/133/136 150224/225  156406/411/461  158755/784/792/ 797/902/904  185102/105/106/110/123/ 126/128/138/148  195002/003/004/008/010/ 011/014/015/016/023 195101/117/ 121/125  IET  802205/06/10/14/16/17
 
Shudehill
Tram 3123
 
Market Street
Trams  3009/063/089/112
 
Manchester Piccadilly 1550-1806
Dmu Sets  150107/115/118  156403/404/422/426  158774/777/806/857  185105/107/112/120/ 121/131/133/135/137/138/144/145/149/150/151  195110  197002/014/046/111/112 Demu Sets  220012/220026  221134/138/139  Emu Sets  323227/232  331018/022/023/ 025/028  331101/105/110  390005/128/134/137  397005
 
Market Street-St. Peter’s Square
Trams  3066/095/105
 
St. Peter’s Square
Trams  3050/054/055/077
 
St. Peter’s Square-Deansgate Castlefield
Trams  3020/126
 
Manchester Science and Industry Museum
A very disappointing visit.  The railway section was closed for refurbishment. It will not re-open until 2025.
 
Deansgate Station
Dmu Sets 150120  156464  158773/785/788  158810  185102/110/128  197050  197120 (first day in service), Emu Sets  311023/025/027  331110/112  397003  Trams  3070/088/ 3097
 
Deansgate Castlefield-Cornbrook
Tram  3099
 
Cornbrook
Dmu Sets  150120/122  156414/464  158785/788/865  185104/117  Trams  3001/004/006/ 007/008/010/011/012/018/019/021/022/024/026/028/029/030/034/036/037/038/039/
040/042/043/045/046/048/049/051/053/054/055/057/058/059/060/061/064/067/068/ 069/070/072/074/075/076/077/078/079/081/082/084/087/088/092/093/094/095/097/
101/102/104/105/106/108/109/110/116/122/124/127/128/130/132/133/134/135/137/ 139/140/143/147
 
10/02/2024 (Group 2)
Crewe Station
Dmu Set  197014  Emu Sets  350405  390011 City of Lichfield
(Note – We overtook a Tesco container train hauled by 88010
 
Alstom Factory, Widnes
Indutrial Locos  08454/721
 
Garston Area
Locos  08939 (Industrial)  66732 GBRf The First Decade 1999 – 2009 John Smith MD on an intermodal duty. We could only see the containers – the wagons were too low to see.
 
Liverpool South Parkway Station
Dmu Set  156401  Emu Sets  507001/021 Red Rum
 
Passing Allerton Depot
Emu Sets  323234  331012  331101/103/106 Proud to be Northern/109   Bi Mode  769458
 
Hunts Cross Station
Dmu  195118
 
Liverpool Central Sation
Emu Set  777016
 
Sandhills Station
Emu Set  777012
 
Bank Hall Station
Emu Set  507029
 
Waterloo Station
Emu Set  507007
 
Ainsdale Station
Emu Set  777021
 
Southport Station & S.P.
Emu Sets  507002/016 Merseyrail – Celebrating the first ten years 2003 – 2013/017  777005/020/030
 
Sandhills Station
Emu Sets  507011  777012/016/017  777140
 
Kirkdale Station and view of Depot
Emu Sets  777003/006/007/010/017/018/021/031/032/035  777144
 
Sandhills Station
Emu Set  777150
 
Liverpool Central Station
Emu Sets  507021  777024/026
 
Passing Birkenhead North Depot
Dmu Set  230007  Emu Sets  777036/049
 
West Kirby Station
Emu Set  507011
 
Hoylake Station
Emu Set  777034
 
Conway Park Station
Emu Set  777028
 
Hamilton Square Station
Emu Sets  507024  777009/023
 
Birkenhead Central Station
Emu Set  777026
 
Rock Ferry Station
Emu Set  777036
 
Bromborough Station
Emu Set  777030
 
Hooton Station
Emu Set  777015
 
Passing Chester Depot
Dmu Sets  197011/017/045
 
Chester Station
Dmu Sets  150128/149/150  158823/827/841  195003/016  197002/009/011/042/050  197103/108/111/112/117/120  Demu Sets  221103/111/118  Emu Sets  390116 City of Bangor 777001/009/013/014/015/023
 
Passing Crewe Heritage Centre
Locos  43018/081  91120  Coach  11214  APT  49006  DVT  82119  Wagon  210462
 
Crewe Station
Emu Sets  350125  390013 Blackpool Belle
 
Old Parcels Depot, Crewe  (Alongside the Station)
Coaches   6352, 6353 & E1883
 
11/02/2024 (Group 1)
 
Passing Crewe Electric Depot
Locos  67011  92007/016/031
 
Chester:
Dmu Sets  150118/149  158820/833/836  195101  197005/042/050  197106/120
Emu Sets  777013/23
 
Passing Chester Depot
Dmu Sets  ; 197001/017/02/043/047/049/051  197111
 
En Route to Hamilton Square:
Emu Sets  777009/36
 
Hamilton Square:
Emu Sets  777014/24/26
 
Birkenhead North depot:
Demu Sets  230007/008  Emu Sets  777015/34/49
 
West Kirby:
Emu Set  777004
 
Moorfields:
Emu Sets  777012/150
 
Kirkdale:
Emu Sets  777007/11/16/17/18/22/24/25/028//31/140/144/146/148
 
Southport:
Emu Sets  777005/20/021/30/32
 
Sandhills:
Emu Set  777019
 
Note
Class 507 EMU’s observed in various locations whilst traveling around the Merseyrail area,
507001/3/7/10/11/17/20/21/23/28/29/31/33. No 508’s were seen during the day.
 
11/02/2024  (Group 1)
 
Crewe Station
Dmu Sets  158826/830  Emu Sets  321341  350242 350368  On Track Plant  DR73942
 
Passing Crewe Heritage Centre
Locos  03073  37108  43018 43081  82118  91120
 
Passing Crewe Electric Depot
Locos  67011  92007/016/031
 
Chester Station
Dmu Sets  150118/149 158820/833/836  195101  197005/042/050  197106/109/120
Emu Sets  777013 777023
 
Passing Chester Depot
Dmu Sets 197001/017/020/043/047/049/051  197111
 
Hooton
Emu Set  777036
 
Bromborough Rake
Emu Set  777019
 
Rock Ferry
Emu Set  507028
 
Hamilton Square
Emu Sets  507010/023/033  777014/023/024/026/036
 
Conway Park
Emu Set  507020
 
Birkenhead North
Emu Set  777015
 
Passing Birkenhead North TMD
Demu Sets  230007/008  Emu Sets  777034/049
 
West Kirby
Emu Sets  507011/033  777004
 
Moorfields
Emu Set  777150*
 
Kirkdale Depot
Emu Sets  507017  777007/011/016/017/018/022/024/025/028/031  777144/146/148
 
Kirkdale 
Emu Sets  777001/012  777140/150
 
Sandhills
Emu Sets  507029  777019
 
Moorfields
Emu Sets  507010 777023
 
Liverpool Lime Street 1320-1533
Dmu Sets  150120/128  185104/127/142  195118  197050  197112  Emu Sets   331011/017/ 30  Emu Sets  331102/112 350125/244/371/372  390008/121/151  IET  802202/09/11/16
 
Tuebrook Sidings
Locos  60087/096  66723
 
Garston
Loco  08939
 
Widnes
Locos  08454/721  On Track Plant  DR73930
 
Ditton FLT
Loco  66779
 
Crewe
Locos  16.08-16.12 67015 1V18 Manchester Piccadilly-Swansea:  16.33-16.36 66426 0Z23 Carlisle Kingmoor DRS-Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD:  16.53-17.31 66781 6G54 Hazel Grove-Bescot  Dmu Sets  150253/258  158818/8823/833  197004/009  Demu Set  221104  Emu Sets  323232  350121/125/126 350242/244 350404  390040050 390103/107/112/121/124/ 134/148/153/154/157
  
Class 507 EMU’s observed in various locations whilst traveling around the Merseyrail area,
507001/3/7/10/11/17/20/21/23/28/29/31/33. No 508’s were seen during the day.
 
11/02/2024 (Group 2)
 
Longbridge Station
Dmu Set  170110  Demu Sets  220017/021  221125  Emu Sets  323201*/202*/203 Aston/204 Selly Oak/207 Bournville/215 Gravelly Hill
Note * These units had their names removed
 
Kings Norton Yard
Locos  20142/189
 
Birmingham New Street Station
Dmu Sets  158830  196004/012  196110  Demu Sets  220012  221140  Emu Sets  323201/202/218 Lichfield City  350114/129  350244/249  350377  350407  390045  390123
 
Passing Soho Depot
Emu Sets  730007/011/030/031
 
Wolverhampton Station
Emu Sets  350264  350322  390141
 
Passing Oxley Depot
Emu Sets  730205/206/210/212  IET  805002/006/007/009
 
Bilbrook Station
Dmu Sets  158810/833/836  196102/109
Note  If you are caught in the one hour wait for the return train there is a branch of Subway in the garage by the road overbridge. One hour does not seem so long using this facility.
 
Birmingham New Street Station
Dmu Set  196104  Demu Sets  220002  221134  Emu Set  390114 City of Manchester
 
Grand Central Station
Tram  43
 
Corporation Street Station
Tram  45
 
St. Chads Station
Tram  47
 
Snow Hill Lay Over Siding
Dmu sets  172219  172342
 
Winson Green Station
Tram  53
 
West Bromwich Station
Tram  49
 
Blake Lake Station
Tram  58
 
Wednesbury Great Western Street Station
Depot  (Viewed)
Trams  17/18/19/42/54/56/57
Station
Trams  43/44/45/47/48/49/52/53/55
 
Birmingham New Street Station
Dmu Set  196101 Charles Darwin  Emu Sets  323213 Sutton Coldfield/217 Chester Road/242 Alvechurch
 
Longbridge Station
Dmu Set 196101 Charles Darwin