Intercity Class 47s at Liverpool Lime St

[125_driver]

I know that in the early 90s bath rd intercity 47s worked several trains a day from Lime St, to Dover, Paddington , Edinburgh (to preston) . The Poole and Birminghams tended to be 86 hauled. 

 

Now my question, is where would the 47s have overnighted, would it be Edge Hill, Crewe Diesel or even Longsight? 

By my calculations both the 0644 to Dover and 0907 to Edinburgh started their day at Lime St so just interested to know where the ECS would have come in from.

 

Thanks !

[adb968008]

Allerton ?

 

Crewe Diesel definitely used to have a lot of WR class 47’s about, and used them on “local” north west turns.

 

 

[TravisM]

The stock would most probably been from Edge Hill and quite possibly the Class 47 as well.  As I don’t know the area, is it possible that the loco was fuelled and replenished at Edge Hill while the stock was being cleaned?

[Steamport Southport]

Almost certainly Allerton.

 

Used to see everything there in that era, Scotrail 47s in particular for some strange reason. Occasionally NSE ones from Stratford. 

 

It was always a case of keep an eye out when going past as often there was a "cop".

 

http://www.8dassociation.btck.co.uk/AllertonDepot-8H8JAN/AllertonDepotinpictures

 

 

 

Jason

[GordonC]

On 15/01/2021 at 23:31, Steamport Southport said:

Almost certainly Allerton.

 

Used to see everything there in that era, Scotrail 47s in particular for some strange reason. Occasionally NSE ones from Stratford. 

 

It was always a case of keep an eye out when going past as often there was a "cop".

 

http://www.8dassociation.btck.co.uk/AllertonDepot-8H8JAN/AllertonDepotinpictures

 

 

 

Jason

 

Scotrail 47s would frequently use Trans-Pennine services to get home from overhaul at Crewe Works

[keefer]

Often mentioned at the time, Liverpool-Newcastle (not sure of the time) then often 17.15(?) Newcastle-Edinburgh