NORTH WEST DRAGS

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North West Drags

Photo: 47747 at Preston on a Euston bound train diverted via Manchester (© Tim Moss)

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The SUNDAY'S ONLY Virgin West Coast trains, were dragged by Class 47's away from the West Coast Main Line between Crewe and Liverpool or Preston from 21st October 2001 until 6th January 2002.

Preston-Crewe workings were diverted via Styal or Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly, to Bolton and onto Preston.
Some were diverted via Denton and Manchester Victoria.
Liverpool workings were diverted via Styal or Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly (or occasionally Manchester Victoria), then via Newton-Le-Willows (Chat Moss) to Liverpool.

MILAGE:

PRESTON-CREWE
61.75miles via Piccadilly and Styal
62.25miles via Piccadilly and Stockport
xx.xx miles via Manchester Victoria
LIVERPOOL-CREWE
63.25miles via Piccadilly and Styal
63.75miles via Piccadilly and Stockport
xx.xx miles via Manchester Victoria

PRESTON-CREWE DRAGS

(Liverpool-Crewe are further down the page)

Southbound

Northbound

PRESTON
depart
CREWE
arrive
CREWE
depart
PRESTON
arrive

1A42 08:50 10:27 1P57 11:43 13:22

1A51 12:25 14:08 1S63 13:10 14:42

1A62 14:08 15:54 1S83 15:54 17:26

1M64 15:40 17:15 1S86 17:59 19:42

1M35 16:32 17:57 1S90 18:50 20:19

1M31 17:23 18:59 1S94 20:01 21:24

1A82 18:09 19:33 1C22 20:57 22:28

1M34 18:50 20:27 1P25 22:09 23:38

1M38 20:14 21:54 1P26 23:03 00:28

LIVERPOOL-CREWE DRAGS

Southbound

Northbound

LIVERPOOL
depart
CREWE
arrive
CREWE
depart
LIVERPOOL
arrive

1A33 08:25 09:55 1F13 10:53 12:20

1A44 10:10 11:44 1F15 12:50 14:37

1A55 11:55 13:22 1F17 14:51 16:20

1A57 13:40 15:25 1F18 16:43 18:20

1A60 15:10 16:39 1F19 17:30 18:58

1A67 16:10 17:39 1F20 18:32 19:59

1A72 17:10 18:30 1F21 19:30 20:55

1A79 18:10 19:39 1F22 20:29 22:00

1A84 19:10 20:33 1F23 21:37 23:20

1A87 20:10 21:40 1F24 23:46 01:10

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