Wirral Swan Song - 15th September 2024

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'Wirral Swan Song' tour ECS approaches Hooton bay P1, looking towards Chester.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Hooton P1 at the end of line.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Announcement time.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Chester, at the extremity of P7b (the Crewe end of P7).<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Chester, at the extremity of P7b (the Crewe end of P7).<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Ellesmere Port P1, Helsby is off to the right and Hooton left. Liverpool can be reached in both directions.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Ellesmere Port towards Helsby (the semaphore starter is for Northern DMUs, when they turn up).<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]
Kirkdale Depot, the Wash Machine Line from the rear cab, looking towards Sandhills and Liverpool.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Kirkdale Depot, lots of 777s to be spotted.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Liverpool Central platform 2.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Liverpool Central platform 2.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	During the New Brighton lunch break, this is the buffer stop end of P2 (the end of line is left).<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	The BLS train manager, our beloved Fixtures Secretary Kev Adlam (left) and our Senior Ticket Examiner, member Dan Hitchens.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	West Kirby P2 with Siding 2 to the right, looking towards the end of line.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]
The brains (and brawn) behind all our recent Merseyrail tours - our member Tim Brawn who is the Merseyrail Timetable Planning Manager.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Our stewarding team on the tour (yellow hi-vis) and some of the Merseyrail staff involved, on West Kirby P2.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Young enthusiasts were out in force at West Kirby (and other places) - looking towards Liverpool.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	ack in Hooton bay P1 at the end of the 8½ hour railtour (the train had turned on the Liverpool Loop), looking towards Liverpool.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Looking the other way towards Chester, the ECS departs Hooton P1 after the tour.<br>[&copy; Tony Miles 2024]	Route details.<br>[&copy; Martyn Brailsford, et al. 2024]