Super power for the 0925 Holyhead to Crewe. 40082 and 40030 head into Chester at Saltney Junction in 1980.

Virgin Trains used to run Class 220 and 221 on West Coast Main Line and CrossCountry services. Some were transferred since Arriva take over the franchise of CrossCountry service. The remaining Cla... (more)

GWR Pannier tank No 6430 slogs up the steep climb to Berwyn Station with the first train of the day after an unusually late heavy snow fall.

Another very atmospheric photo by the late Kenneth Field showing a local train from Crewe on arrival in Chester General station hauled by class 2P 4-4-0 No 40653.

Breakfast is interrupted in mid mouthful with the passing of a Great Western Auto train

An old shot from April 1977. GWR no. 6000 King George V heads away from Chester with a returning railtour to Hereford. This loco visited the USA in August 1927 to feature in the Baltimore and Oh... (more)

47509 "Albion" meets 47540 beneath Chester No2 box at the east end of Chester station.

An old shot from 1979. Some drivers and other staff sit out in the sun outside the maintenance depot at Chester. They were watching a steam-hauled special in the station. The picture shows a long-... (more)

Working only its second railtour since the completion of restoration in July, 'Scots Guardsman' crosses the River Weaver with a Carnforth to Chester excursion. The foreground - barge, buildings an... (more)

An old shot from 1979 at Chester station. Hall Class no. 4930 Hagley Hall and Black Five no. 5000 reverse with their support coaches onto the carriages to return a main line special to Hereford. ... (more)

Chester back in October 1984. Wilson's Brewery of Manchester celebrated its Centenery by chartering Flying Scotsman to pull a special train from Manchester to Chester. Here she is backing onto the... (more)

An old shot from 1980. Ex-Great Western loco no. 6000 King George V departs from Chester with a Main line special for Hereford. The locomotive was built in June 1927. It was shipped to the United ... (more)

An old shot from 1980. Ex-Great Western loco no. 6000 King George V departs from Chester with a Main line special for Hereford. The locomotive was built in June 1927. It was shipped to the Unite... (more)

A pair of Class 25s pull a cement train from Chester to Wrexham. Both the locos and the Presflo wagons are now but a memeory, having been scrapped years ago.

An old shot from 1977. 6201 Princess Elizabeth passes a pedestrian crossing at about 50mph as it steams away from Chester heading for Hereford with a main line special.