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56049 "Robin of Templecombe 1938 - 2013" and 56113 are seen passing Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 6C37 10:30 Chirk Kronospan Colas Rail to Carlisle Yard Colas Rail on the 21st April 2024.
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D345 (40145) is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. on a typical full dull and drab winters day working 5Z45 12:58 Burton Ot Wetmore Sidings to Carnforth Steamtown on the 4th December 2022.
Stock :- 21249.
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68002 "Intrepid" is seen leading 68004 "Rapid" as they pass through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 4S43 06:23 Daventry Drs (Tesco) to Mossend Euroterminal on the 19th September 2022.
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86401 "Mons Meg" is seen passing through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 1Z86 08:15 Lancaster to London Euston on the 19th September 2022.
Stock :- 9526, 6051, 5961, 6158, 6067, 6054, 1212, 3340, 3314, 3397, 3333.
**This extra capacity service is operating on behalf of Avanti West Coast and Network Rail during Operation London Bridge. It is to help transport people to London who may want to attend the funeral of the late HM Queen Elizabeth II on the 19th September 2022.**
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56302 "PECO - The Railway Modeller 2016" is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 4C31 09:01 Longport Lr Colas to Carlisle N.Y. on the 20th March 2022.
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87002 "Royal Sovereign" is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. along with 82139 (DVT) on the rear working the Inter-City "The Clansman" 1Z59 06:58 London Euston to Inverness on the 26th February 2022.
87002 will work the tour as far as Mossend Down Goods Loop where it will be replaced by 47593 and 47853 (47614).
Stock :- 11077, 11075, 11091, 10411, 11068, 11098, 11076, 11070, 10416, 82139.
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40145 (D345) and 40013 (D213) "Andania" are seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working the Class Forty Preservation Society "The Double Scotch" 1Z31 08:30 Crewe to Edinburgh on the 13th November 2021.
**47828 was on the rear of this working to provide ETH.**
Stock :- 11070, 11076, 11098, 11068, 10411, 11091, 11075, 11077, 10416, 9479.
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37423 "Spirit of the Lakes" is seen heading south through Wigan Boars Head G.F. along with 88010 "Aurora" (DIT) working 0Z37 08:48 Carlisle Kingmoor Sdg(Drs) to Crewe Gresty Bridge (Drs) on the 16th October 2021.
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66757 "West Somerset Railway" is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 6M90 05:00 Avonmouth Hanson Sdg Gbrf to Clitheroe Castle Cement Gb on the 16th October 2021.
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86401 "Mons Meg" is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. along with 57314 on the rear working the Northern Belle "Settle & Carlisle Steam Express" on the 16th October 2021.
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47614 is seen powering north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. along with 47805 "Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013" on the rear working the Statesman Rail "Settle & Carlisle Coastal Statesman" 1Z35 05:45 High Wycombe to Carlisle on the 16th October 2021.
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66097 is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 5Z66 14:15 Crewe Down Refuge Siding to Bo'ness Jn Exchange Sdg on the 19th September 2021.
Stock :- 5028, 3115, 1730, 3096, 3150, 13229, 35185, 4856, 1859, 4832.
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68013 is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 0Z68 14:28 Crewe Gresty Bridge (Drs) to Carlisle Kingmoor Sdg(Drs) on the 19th September 2021.
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195129 is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 1C57 16:30 Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness on the 18th July 2021.
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43058 is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. along with 43059 on the rear working 5Z45 16:30 Crewe H.S. to Carlisle.
Stock :- 44081, 41166, 41160, 40804, 41187.
**This was the second attempt within a couple of hours to get the Rail Charter Services set to Carlisle in readiness for the start of the Staycation Express tomorrow. The original working of 5Z44 13:40 Crewe H.S. to Carlisle terminated at Warrington Bank Quay and returned to Crewe for reasons unknown.**
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43055 is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. along with 43046 "Geoff Drury 1930 - 1999" bringing up the rear working 5Z43 07:02 Crewe H.S. to Carlisle on the 10th May 2021.
Stock :- 41176, 41108, 40802, 41059, 41182, 40801, 41169, 44078.
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319361 is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 1N81 07:36 Liverpool Lime Street to Blackpool North on the 10th May 2021.
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390132 "City of Birmingham" is seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 1S37 05:31 London Euston to Glasgow Central on the 10th May 2021.
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60067 "Dunbar" is seen heading south through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working 6F66 04:25 Shap Harrisons Qry Gbrf to Tuebrook Sdgs Gbrf on the 7th May 2021.
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37521 and 37667 are seen heading north through Wigan Boars Head G.F. working "The Orcadian" 5Z37 05:12 Crewe H.S. to Corbridge on the 7th May 2021.
Stock :- 6311, 17159, 10520, 6708, 310, 99993, 6706, 6705.
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