Since my previous visit in 2018, the Class 142 Pacers are gone, and the Class 175s have been hastily removed from traffic under a dark cloud. The Class 156s, built 1987-89, look smart enough, but apparently they have corrosion issues, rather like the slightly older class 150s, built from 1985..
Northern 150114 coming off the viaduct with 2H03 13:20 Manchester Piccadilly - Hazel Grove.
156415 on the rear of 2B30 13:51 Manchester Piccadilly - Buxton.
156424 passing Stockport No.2 signal box leading 2H02 12:20 Manchester Piccadilly -Hazel Grove
Salisbury's missing 158/8! EMR Nottingham allocated 158889 arriving as 1L13 13:51 Liverpool Lime Street - Norwich. Now on a direct lease from Porterbrook to EMR.
