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The Rail-Net tour 2003
Stafford Station
Monday, 11th August, 2003

I had arranged before hand to meet up with a few other alt.binaries.pictures.rail (ABPR) photographers at Stafford this day. As it turned out there were quite a few of us there that day.
So as it says on the trolley, Welcome to Stafford Station.
Welcome to Stafford
221119 Virgin Voyager 221119 pauses on a northbound service
87000 A class 87 awaits it's northbound departure
221105 221105 provides the backdrop for first APBR'er Wilson Adams aka the Rain Maker
221105 221105 and another unidentified voyager pass
325013 Royal mail 325013 heads south
82136 Virgin West Coast MkIII DVT 82136 arrives
390026 Virgin StagecoachPendolino 390026 on the 1A58 Manchester - Euston service
390026 Virgin StagecoachPendolino 390026 on the 1A58 Manchester - Euston service
82119 82119 leads
90002 90002 south bound and past the long lens of ABPR's John Jebb
82143 A Virgin train manager rests against 82143
00000 More ABPR'ers from left to right John Jebb, Andy Slater, Steve Jones and "Kika" Matt.
66058 With 390021 pausing during it's test run in the background 66058 runs light engine south
66058 66058 provided some interest for Steve Jones, being a Lickey Banker the extra detail at the front required a shot
390000 Soon to be the norm on Virgin West Coast Services. Pendolinos abound
390000 Soon to be the norm on Virgin West Coast Services. Pendolinos abound
87017 Iron Duke87017 "Iron duke" pauses before heading south on a Euston service
87017 Iron Duke87017 "Iron duke" pauses before heading south on a Euston service
175107 Blue and pink First North Western 175107 provides a break from the Virgin red.
43067 43067s driver waits before taking his train south
87001 StephensonBR blue 87001 departs to the south

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