TRIP 460

Manchester Flyer

14th January 2012

DSC01324 Ayres Road Tram depot contained 3034, 3018 & 3035 ahead of their respective rows.JPG (2477704 bytes) DSC01338 9036 - Wkm 8196 on loan from Marsh Trackwork was outside MOSI.JPG (2418163 bytes) DSC01349 3 PENDER has been sectioned at MOSI to allow people to see the inner workings.JPG (2213666 bytes)
DSC01374 3016 heads through Deansgate-Castlefield with a Victoria working. The old BR station can be seen in the background.JPG (2348119 bytes) DSC01379 150148 awaits its next duty alongside 175007 at Picadilly.JPG (1910784 bytes) DSC01382 66199 on a light engine movement approaches Manchester Picadilly.JPG (1898231 bytes)

All photographs by Chris Weeks

Top Row
Ayres Road Tram depot contained 3034, 3018 & 3035 ahead of their respective rows
9036 - Wkm 8196 on loan from Marsh Track work was outside MOSI
3 PENDER has been sectioned at MOSI to allow people to see the inner workings

Bottom Row
3016 heads through Deansgate-Castlefield with a Victoria working. The old BR station can be seen in the background.
150148 awaits its next duty alongside 175007 at Piccadilly
66199 on a light engine movement approaches Manchester Piccadilly

Sightings by C Weeks, accompanied at various times by B Beal, P Carpenter, D Griffiths, J Griffiths, M Lear, R Morris, R Perry and S Reeve.

On M5 near Jnc 2 going southbound on a low loader.
R/R: AP Webb: 047 (970051-7) - O&K MH 5S Super-Railer 315527.

Bescot Yard (view from M6).
Diesel: 56091*/115*/117*. Also reported was 66003**.

Altrincham Station.
DMU: 150112/119. Trams: 1004/25, 2005/06.

En Route to Old Trafford via Trafford Bar.
Trams: 1010/11/16/24/26, 3001.

Ayres Road Tram Depot (view).
Trams stabled: 3012/18/20/23/26/28/29/31/32/33/34/35/36/40/41/43/45/46. R/R: Brecknell Willis: Q62LDV - Mercedes-Benz Unimog Modular 152791. Quattro (Leased to Pod-Trak Ltd): Genies: PTL125, PTL126, PTL127, PTL128.
Passing Trams: 1005, 3001/14.

Firswood Station.
Trams: 3004/16.

En Route to Cornbrook.
1001/02/18.

Cornbrook Station.
DMU: 142084, 156426, 185102/122.
Trams: 1003/04/09/14/15/17"BURY HOSPICE"/19/20"LANCASHIRE FUSILIER"/21/22"POPPY APPEAL"/23. 2001/02/04/05. 3004/06/07/08/09/10/14/15/17.

En Route to Abraham Moss.
In service: 1011/16/25, 2006, 3001/04/08/09/16.

Manchester Victoria
DMU: 142038, 150141

Queens Road Tram Depot, Cheetham Hill1006, 3003/05/24/25/38/47.
R Morris reported Diesel: GECT 5862/91 RFSK V337/91 was visible later.

En Route to Manchester Victoria.
DMU: 155345. Trams: 1001/02, 2001/03, 3007.

Manchester Victoria
DMU: 142033/036/038, 150203/211/228/277, 155344.
Trams: 1003/04/05/08/09/18/19/22, 2005, 3004/07/14/16.

Salford Central.
DMU: 150117/269.

Salford Crescent.
DMU: 142033/040, 150226/269, 156423, 185148.

Deansgate.
DMU: 150143, 156468.

Deansgate-Castlefield.
Tram: 3007.

Museum of Science and Industry (visit).
Gauge 5ft 6": Steam: No.3157 - VF 2759/11. Gauge 4ft 8.5": Steam: PLANET - MSI/92, (NOVELTY) - ScienceMus/29, No.3 "AGECROFT No.1" - RSHN 7416/48 ex p209. Diesel: D2868 - YE 2851/61 ex p61, 06003 (D2420 97804) - AB 435/59 ex p61. Electric: 1505 (27001) "ARIADNE" - Gorton 1066/54. Battery Electric: "CEGB BOLTON" Reg 258/45 - EE 1378/44 Bg 3217/44. Gauge 3ft 6": Steam: 2352 - BP 6639/30. Gauge 3ft: Steam: No.3 "PENDER" - BP 1255/1873 sectioned. Carriages: Gauge 4ft 8.5": L&Y: (247 45017 5902) 10825. MB: 1 b/o on chassis of wagon 555829. Replicas: 7, 8. Wickham Trolley: 9036 - Wkm 8196/58. Wickham Trailer: 9036T. Wagons: GCR 2703, 97217, 182568, 782903, 783709, 950344, 4wl Marsh Trackwork steel open.
Notes: The worksplate carried by No.3157 says VF 3064/11.
The cab of Electric 76039 (26039) is also on display with the name HECTOR.

Castefield-Deansgate Station
Trams: 1018/25, 2003, 3009/10/15/16.

Deansgate Station.
DMUS: 150137.

En Route to Manchester Picadilly.
DMU: 185104/120/131. EMU: 323225.

Manchester Piccadilly.
Diesel: 66199/726"SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY". DMU: 142007/009/011/014/037/044 142045/046/047/058/063, 150111/137/146/148, 156423/452/468/482/487/488/489 158770/774/777/813/824/858/862/865, 170306/307/308, 175007/104/107/109, 185101/105/108/111/112/117/121/122/128/129/134/141/143/147/150. DEMU: 220011/025, 221124. EMU: 323223/224/226/227/228/229/230/231/232/233/234 323235/238, 390016"Virgin Champion"/017"Virgin Prince"/021"Virgin Dream"/037"Virgin Difference"/039"Virgin Quest".

Manchester Oxford Road.
DMU: 156420. EMU: 323225.

Castefield-Deansgate Station.
Trams: 1004/10/19.

En Route to Altricham.
1011/16/17"Bury Hospice"/18, 3009/16.
Ayres Road Depot: 3020/26/28/32/43/45.

Between Altrincham and Navigation Road.
DMU: 142044, 150144. Trams: 1001/02/03/09/22"Poppy Appeal"/23/25, 2003/06, 3001.

Summary of Haulage/Route:
Altrincham to Trafford Bar 2005, Trafford Bar to Old Trafford 1010, Firswood to Cornbrook 3016, Cornbrook to Abraham Moss 1020 "Lancashire Fusilier", Abraham Moss to Manchester Victoria 2003, Manchester Victoria to Salford Crescent 142036, Salford Crescent to Deansgate 156423, Deansgate to Manchester Picadilly and return 150137, Deansgate-Castlefield to Altrincham 1010, Altrincham to Navigation Road 1023, Navigation Road to Altrincham 1009, Altrincham to Navigation Road 150144.

* assumed
** not seen by all