Tractacus' photos

A collection of 47s and 50s stabled at Crewe. From left to right they are; 1811 (47330/47390/57312) Unidentified 40, 1624 (47043/47566) 400 (50050), 439 (50039), 418 (50018) 442 (50042). Sun14Nov71. Scanned

Colas liveried 66848 is held at Carlisle with 6J37 Carlisle Yard to Chirk log train. The loco was originally with Freightliner as 66575. Thu3Nov11

EMU 307130 waits at Doncaster with an all stations service to Leeds. Wed8May91. Scanned

Virgin Trains 87008 - formerly named 'City of Liverpool' - at Stockport on the rear of a Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston train. Thu8Jul99. Scanned

87012 'Royal Bank of Scotland' stands at Stockport at the rear of a service from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston. The loco was originally named 'Couer de Lion'. Thu28May92. Scanned

A vintage shot at the west end of Guide Bridge, as Stratford based EE Type 3 No D6717 departs with the Boat Train from Harwich to Manchester Piccadilly, which at that time ran via Woodhead. An eastbound freight can be seen on the right, and an EM1 (Class 76) approaches in the distance. The 37 later became 37017, then 37503. 2Aug67. Scanned

In more or less the same place as the previous photo, but 20 years earlier. English Electric Type 3 No 6798 coasts through Guide Bridge with a westbound freight on Tue9Nov71. In later years this became 37098. Scanned

Just a shadow of its former self, Guide Bridge on Fri26Apr91, as 304007 rolls in with a service from Hadfield to Manchester Piccadilly. The train is running in on what used to be the freight lines, the former passenger platforms being on the right. The empty space in front of, and behind, the signalbox was the loco stabling sidings, with lines of Class 25 40 47 and 76s usually to be found. Fri26Apr91. Scanned

Standing in the shadow of the Lever Bros soap factory at Warrington Bank Quay is Virgin Trains 43153 'The English Riviera Torquay - Paignton - Brixham', with the short lived 'Virgin XC' brandings, at the rear end of a northbound service. Wed16Jul97. Scanned

A typical sight at Manchester Piccadilly in the 1980s. Large logo 47453 'Eland' arrives at Platform 14 with a Trans Pennine service to Liverpool Lime St, whilst Inter City liveried 47803 'Womens Guild' sits in Platform 13 with a rake of Mk2 air cons, possibly a Glasgow - Nottingham service. Sat13Oct90. Scanned

Eurolot is the short haul subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines. ATR42-500 SP-EDC moves out at Frankfurt. This machine had previously been with Air Littoral then Air Botswana, and now flies for the Colombian Air Force as FAC1182. Mon18Aug08

Boeing B737-500. Since delivery in 1993, this aircraft has flown with Aer Lingus, Braathens and Air France. Here we see it at Frankfurt as LZ-BOR with Bulgaria Air. It is now with Tartartstan Air as VQ-BBO. Mon18Aug08

Douglas DC-3 C-47. Delivered to the US Army Air Force in 1943 as 42-100547, it eventually passed to the Royal Thai Air Force as 547. Seen here at the RTAF Museum, Bangkok. Sat6Oct07

Built 1987-1988 by British Leyland at Workington, the 35 Class 155 two-car DMUs soon developed a habit of the doors opening whilst in motion. These problems were eventually solved, but then it was decided to convert the units into single car sets, to replace the aging Class 121 and 122 'Bubble Cars'. Class 153 was the result. Here is 155310 at Manchester Piccadilly with a service to Cardiff. This became 153310 and 153360. 7 further Class 155s were built for West Yorkshire PTE in 1988, and still remain in their original formations, and now owned by Northern Rail based at Leeds. Standing alongside is West Yorkshire liveried 158903. Thu30May91. Scanned

The former call sign for TUIfly, now changed to TUIjet. Boeing B737-800 D-AHFR at Frankfurt. Sun17Aug08

Boeing B737-200 YL-BAC of Transaero Airlines at Frankfurt. First flown in 1981, it has been dumped at Moscow Domodedovo since 2004. Mon19Aug96. Scanned

Ukraine International Boeing B737-500 UR-GAK at Frankfurt. Mon28Aug00

SP-LFB, an ATR72-200 of LOT Polish Airlines, at Frankfurt. Sat17Aug96. Scanned