Rail Centres - Wolverhampton

12th July 2003

Wolverhampton, with its canals and 'post-industrial' landscape, offers plenty of potential for railway photography. My visit in July 2003 coincided with engineering work on the WCML which resulted in services to and from Euston being 'dragged' by Virgin '57s and hired-in '47s. Class 47s were also working Birmingham-Holyhead services while Arriva struggled with its new DMU fleet. The day was blessed with sun, and was rounded off nicely by a journey back to Bristol in a VXC HST!
UPDATED 24 JANUARY '09.

47743 'Atlantic College' dragging a DVT set and Class 87 on a working to Euston. 12/07/03 1023x767 Buy Print	57308+87031 at Wolverhampton with the 13:50 from Euston to Wolverhampton. 12/07/03 1023x767 Buy Print	57302+86247 at Wolverhampton with ECS off the 12:50 ex-Euston. 12/07/03. 1023x767 Buy Print	47830+87008 at Wolverhampton with stock for the 15:19 to Euston. 1022x767 Buy Print
57308 leading ECS for the 14:19 to Euston. How much neater the 57/3s looked without the hideous Dellner coupling systems! 1022x748 Buy Print	57302 taking ECS from Oxley to Wolverhampton for the 16:19 to Euston. 12 Jul 03 1024x759 Buy Print