175011 departs from Rhyl with a Holyhead-Manchester Piccadilly service.

158822 at Pwllhelli on August 3 2009. Note the new livery and variation to the front windows.

175107, with an unidentified class mate at the rear, departs from Llandudno Junction with the 1127 Crewe-Holyhead.

An unidentified Class 221 Supervoyager passes Old Colwyn with Virgin Trains' 1055 Holyhead-London Euston service on August 2 2009.

Two unidentified Class 158s forming the 1020 Holyhead-Cardiff Central pass Old Colwyn on August 2.

175110 on a Camarthen-Man. Piccadilly service leaves Crewe.

175114 arrives at Crewe from Manchester Piccadilly.

158823 departs from Wrexham General with the 0715 Holyhead-Birmingham Int'l. on June 2 2009.

175006 at Holyhead, about to depart with the 1423 Holyhead-Cardiff Central on May 9.

158840 and unidentified 158 at rear at Shrewsbury on May 8 2009.

175113 stil in FGW colours on a Holyhead service. This must be one of the last units in this livery now.

158835 approaches Wrexham General with the 0715 Holyhead-Birmingham International on May 5 2009.

150217 approaches Wrexham Central with a service from Bidston.

Not much to see at Wrexham General on Easter Day April 12, except 150250 in the bay platform area!

175108 arrives at Wrexham General with the 0720 Cardiff Central-Holyhead on March 31 2009.

142009 approaches Wrexham General on its way south from Crewe-Exeter, the second FGW 142 pacer to be seen in the area on this day.

Reverse angle on 142001 as it heads off up the single line between Wrexham and Saltney Jct., bound for Crewe.

142001 leaves Wrexham on an Exeter St. Davids-Crewe move.

175003 arrives in Wrexham with the 1238 Holyhead-Maesteg on March 11.

150227 shut down in platform 3 at Wrexham General, with a lengthy wait to form the 2049 Wrexham General-Shrewsbury.

150252 forms the 2052 Wrexham General-Shrewsbury service. This is supposed to connect to the incoming Virgin service from London-if it turns up on time!!

175001 passes Hafod-y-Bwch with the 0720 Cardiff Central-Holyhead.

175002 passes Hafod-yiBwch with the 0930 Chester-Birmingham New Street on a wintry February 2.

Contrast between Arriva livery (175105) and FGW livery (175112). Soon, the entire Class 175 fleet will carry the Arriva livery.

175110 waits at Chester with a service to Manchester Piccadilly.

175109 awaits the road at Shrewsbury, fresh from its repaint into Arriva Livery.

142004 pauses at Chester on its way to Newton Heath, one of several Class 142s returning to Northern Rail operations for the new timetable.

Some Merseyrai; units are adorned with livery for Liverpool's Capital of Culture Year. This is NOT one of them!! Unique livery on 508110!!!

175102, still in FGW livery-but not much longer-waits at Chester with the 1720 Manchester Piccadily-Llandudno.

175004 on a sunny winters afternoon at Bangor, with the 1335 Holyhead-Crewe.

158838 enters Bangor with the 1235 Holyhead-Cardiff Central.

175010 arrives at Bangor with the 1140 Holyhead-Crewe.

221108 Ernest Shackleton at Chester. Note the blue marker on the coupler, indicating the set has been re-formed.

175010 at Chester waiting to leave for Crewe.

175107, still in FGW livery-but not much longer-waits to run into platform 3 with a Manchester Piccadilly-Llandudno service.

175114 leaves Chester with the 1044 Llandudno-Manchester Piccadilly.