2. Railways

Manchester Piccadilly between trains

During a journey break enroute from Fife to Dorset, on 6/5/10, for the Swanage Railway Diesel Gala and Beer Festival I spent a few hours between trains at Manchester's Piccadilly station. After the gala I made the same journey north again with a few more hours on the platform at Piccadilly on 10/5/10.
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    Another busy scene in the station throat. Pendolino 390048 approaches slowly from London with 1H26 1300 off Euston. 185104 runs in with 1P42 1435 from Manchester Airport to Middlesborough. The second Desiro unit is 185148 rostered to 1B79 1228 Cleethorpes to Manchester Airport.
    Having arrived from the nearby airport, the driver has changed ends and the two vehicle class 170 unit, 170307, departs back out of Piccadilly station bound for Cleethorpes on the East coast. The service is 1B82 1455 off the airport.
    I am very confident I have identified this working correctly as I am amazed that Northern Trains would employ a 125mph capable unit on a class 2 working that could be handled by a Pacer or Sprinter unit. However Adelante 180103 slips away from the through platforms with 2H03, 1423 from Preston to Hazel Grove. I can only assume it is a fill in turn.