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One of the earliest examples of the Leyland Lynx 2 with its ungainly frontal treatment, this is LX2004 which was new in November 1990 to Wrights of Wrexham and was pictured in Chester in January 1992.
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RT4548 & RF539
Preserved London Transport AEC Regent III RT4538 and AEC Regal IV RF539 in Chester.
RT4548 and RF539
A couple of the volunteer bus crews from the 2025 Chester and Wrexham running day with their charges pause in Chester.
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37407 'Loch Long' passing Ashley on the 17th July 1994 with 1N95, 08.35 Chester to Blackpool.
©Dave Peachey.
Southbound UP Manifest Train at East St. Louis, IL
Two different leasers make their way through Valley Jct. on the UP Chester Sub. with UP Train MPRPB 23. The leader is still in an SD45 carbody despite being an SD40-2 internally, trailing still in DRGW paint is a UP renumbered SD40T-2.
At the time I was kind of indifferent towards the "rent-a-wrecks". Some of them were pretty colorful, others just looked pitiful, but they sounded good and if you liked rainbow consists, the UP, and virtually any other Class 1 at the time, was the place to be. At times it was almost hard to catch a train with any railroad owned power in the consist. I'm sure the guys that nursed and limped these along every day didn't care much for them.
Why I didn't move over a hair to get the searchlight in frame, I don't know. Stupid, I guess.
Locomotives: CEFX 2796, GECX 8631
11-24-06
East St. Louis, MO
SSW 65055 - Boxcar at Gorham, IL
This old 86 foot Cotton Belt "Hy-Cube" auto parts box was in the consist for UP Train MSKPB 04 headed south at Chap onto the UP Chester Sub. from the Mt. Vernon Sub. I can't even remember the last time I saw one of these, it's been quite a while, but man they stuck out in a train. I'd imagine if any are left they're rebuilt and repainted for the restricted auto parts pools.
Rolling Stock: SSW 65055
6-4-06
Gorham, IL
150135+156401 Northern: PLUMLEY 30/10/23
2H37 1056 Chester-Manchester Piccadilly.
Pierce, Chester County Fire Service, SC, 39303-1
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Pierce, Chester County Fire Service, SC, 39303-2
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Pierce, Chester County Fire Service, SC,
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Calverley Services
Shropshire Union Canal, Chester branch
Today not be like
[polski opis niżej]
Often and often one can hear "those winters!" here. And as the years go by it looks like this is totally true. If you ski, there're still fortunately some places in Poland, you can be sure you gonna enjoy another year skiing. However in general snow becomes something that may happen but not as the phenomenon that tend to last a month or longer.
So let's come back to "those winters" when sometimes I was sick of the snow and negative temperatures outdoor. Here ET41-092 with heavy coal train passes the Southern Mazovia as the northbound train on the line no. 8 (Kraków - Warszawa). By the way, the coal share in railway transport goes down year by year. Those winters, that coal!
January 29, 2005.
Photo by Jarek / Chester
Prawda, że coraz częściej słychać "kiedyś to były zimy!"? Jeszcze od biedy pojeździć na nartach się gdzieś w kraju da, ale generalnie śnieg coraz częściej jest zjawiskiem krótkotrwałym.
Przenieśmy się więc do "tamtych zim", gdy człowiek czasem miał już serdecznie dość śniegu i mrozu. Na fotce ET42-092 z ciężkim wahadłem z węglem przemierza przecina krańce południowego Mazowsza po linii nr 8 w kierunku północnym, po minięciu stacji w Szydłowcu. Swoją drogą węgiel to też coraz mniej popularny ładunek na kolei, nawet jeśli u nas póki co się jeszcze trzyma.
29 stycznia 2005 roku, czyli to już 20 lat (za 4 tygodnie).
Fot. Jarek / Chester
Chester Diesel Depot
Chester Diesel Depot, image taken sometime in the early 1990s, before the depot was redeveloped to allow servicing of the then new Alstom Class 175 units. Of note are two stored Merseyrail units (think were 508s?) and a three car Heaton allocated 158 unit. These found their way on to North Wales Coast services from Trans Pennie workings by means of a 22:55 Liverpool Lime Street - Holyhead via Crewe service.
L2025_0007 Green Bus Line Up - Wrecsam
Line up of London Transport RF NEL539, Crosville Motor Services Bristol Lodekka 4227FM and Bristol Omnibus Company Bristol RE WHW374H at Wrexham Bus Station during the Annual Charity Bus Running Day on January 1st. This is a great event for transport enthusiasts to recover from Christmas over indulgence.
A good selection of buses run between Chester Station and Wrexham Bus Station, Wrexham and new for 2025 Wrexham to Llangollen. Most of the buses are preserved classics from the past but a few current operators join in the fun by providing a bus. No fares are charged but donations are accepted for a local Childrens' Hospice.
Well worth considering for New Year's Day 2026. I attended last year and enjoyed myself and went back this year. There was a different selection of buses this year too.
Terrace Living
Terraces overlooking the old industrial canal basin in Chester.
2021
Apartments
Converted apartments at Chester Basin
2021
Chester Basin
Large industrial area of the canal in Chester.
2021
Under The Bridge
Chester canal running underneath the railway line.
2021
37509
37509 at Chester, Saturday 24th June 1995 while working 1K61 10:23 Bangor - Crewe.
BV14FPA Air Products (C138) Scania P 320 @ Chester Road, Macclesfield on 10.12.2024
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CC09LOW (68) Cheshire Contracting - Scania @ Chester Road, Macclesfield on 10.12.2024
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DH65GGG (65) Golden Green Travel - Mercedes Tourismo @ Chester Road, Macclesfield on 10.12.2024
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EU67WWV Scania P 410 @ Chester Road, Macclesfield on 10.12.2024
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DX73TVW DX Delivery - DAF LF 190 @ Chester Road, Macclesfield on 10.12.2024
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FJ69WUX Blackheath Products - DAF LF 150 @ Chester Road, Macclesfield on 10.12.2024
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