Sat 10.12.05, 57 314 stands idle at Holyhead where it remained until Monday 12.12.05 first working of the new timetable to Man Pic.

An alternative view - on yet another miserable Saturday.

Possibly the final RHTT arrived with the train sporting a head board.

Loco's involved were 20 301 and 37 611.

The train departs to head back along the coast.

47 847 brought a train of empty stock into Holyhead on Wednesday evening to swap over with that which has worked on the Holyhead Man Pic service.

47 847 on the run round.

Meanwhile 57308 had brought its stock from Manchester into platform 1.Once detached 47847 backed onto the empty stock to return to Crewe.

57308 stands to await its next turn of duty.

A chance visit on the back of a late evening shopping trip on 21 December found 47815 ticking over on platform 3 at Holyhead.

Released from stock.

The driver receives instructions from the shunter.

The loco runs upto the platform signal as the Man Pic loco hauled service comes in and runs into platform 1,

The Man Pic loco being 57 313.

Prepares to be released.

47815 backs onto the stock.

47815 having left the station 57313 draws slowly up to await clearance to leave platform 1.