Northern Belle Around Greater Manchester Sat 19th/Sun 20th August 2017

So this weekend seen 57301 + Northern Belle + 57303 work around Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Cheshire first was Saturday 19th August where the Belle worked 5Z72 Kidderminster SVR to Manchester Victoria Via Stafford, Crewe, Stockport , Denton 301 lead up to Victoria where the Belle would turn around to form 1Z72 Manchester Victoria to Edinburgh where 303 would lead Via Rochdale, Hebden Bridge, Leeds, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh 

57303 at Castleton(Manchester) Saturday 19th August 2017 - Phillip Davies 

57301 at Castleton(Manchester) Saturday 19th August 2017 - Phillip Davies

On the way back it formed 1Z74 Edinburgh to Manchester Victoria Via Newcastle, York, Leeds, Huddersfield, Stalybridge, Ashton 

Then would form 5Z74 Manchester Victoria to Crewe HS Via Denton, Stockport, Wilmslow, Crewe 

On to Sunday 20th August 2017 where the Belle would form 5Z56 Crewe HS to Chester where 57303 would lead to Liverpool Lime Street on the 1Z57 Chester to Manchester Piccadilly from Liverpool Lime Street 57301 would lead back to Liverpool Via Manchester, Shrewsbury and Chester from Lime Street on the return 57303 would take lead Via South Parkway, Wavetree and Eccles and into Manchester Piccadilly where it would form 5Z57 Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe HS where 57301/57303 come off and 68016/68030 would replace them for onwards jobs down in London  

57303 at Manchester Piccadilly Sunday 20th August 2017 - Phillip Davies 

57301 at Manchester Piccadilly Sunday 20th August 2017 

There will an special report from OOC111 celebrating 111 Years of Old Oak Common as our team are out of area next week and week after there might only be Phil reporting though September 

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