221110 Sir Walter Raleigh at Wrexham General, waiting at Platform 1 to run up to Croesnewydd.

Aaargh, more Voyagers! 221110 at Wrexham General, having arrived with the 1810 from Euston. The units then run up to Croesnewydd, reverse and then go back to Chester ecs.

Chester, and 221111 Roald Admundsen, with 221108 Ernest Shackleton at the rear with the 1710 London Euston-Holyhead. The train divides here, with 221111 going to Holyhead, and 22108 back to Crewe.

From 0626-1935, Virgin operate an hourly VHF Chester-London servce. 221109 stands at Chester Platform 1 with the 1835 Chester-London Euston.

221119 at Wrexham General, with the 1810 London Euston-Wrexham.

Invasion of the Voyagers! 221109 at Crewe with the 1510 London-Euston-Chester. This is one of the VHF hourly services from the capital to Chester, leaving 10 past each hour, from 0710-2010.

57314 about to leave Shrewsbury for Holyhead. The name plate is in welsh and literally means the Welsh Gerald i.e Gerald of Wales, a 12th Century preacher and writer!!!

Portrait format-an effort made in response to a magazine request, though I don't think this is good enough. I did try though!!

221111 on another Crewe-Chester shuttle. The sign says buffet available, though it wasn't!! The train manager must have been bored, telling passengers to change at Crewe for wherever you like!

At Chester, 221112 arrives from Holyhead with the 0553 to London, coupling up to 221103 having arrived from Wrexham, thus both forming the 0735 Chester-London Euston.

221103 having arrived at Chester. It was just as cold here, too!

221103 at an icy Wrexham General with the first Virgin service to London, the 0700 to London Euston,calling at Chester, Crewe, Rugby and London Euston (arrives 0938).

221103 on Croesnewydd loop at 0620, having arrived earlier at 0545, ready to form the first Virgin Wrexham-London service.

Look, I know this isn't as interesting as the WAG express, but never the less it is a new service!! 158822 with 1V49 0515 Chester-Maesteg about to depart from Platform1

0520, and 82304 sits in the freezing bay at Wrexham General with the 0512 new service to Marylebone! The service was cancelled as the driver was off sick and no relief driver had been arranged!