Class 158 Route Learner Manchester Piccadilly To New Mills South Junction (Diversionary Route)

[@Thursdaym2]

Coming out of Romiley on reverse to Manchester there used to be a line to the left which ran below Bredbury station before veering left to the old Stockport Tiviot Dale station and on to Manchester Central station.

[@juliansadler6263]

For Central Trains you needed to know 150 156 158 and 170. Plus Worcester cut-off via Droitwich via Kidderminster via Camp Hill and via Sheet Stores. Not just a 158.

[@garycharles8649]

What year was this mate?

[@MrEkg98]

Yarr, it was published in 2016!

[@uk-martin4905]

MrEkg98
That is not what he asked. Judging by the class 158 First livery (seen just after leaving Man Picc) it may have been filmed in about 2004 as I remember that livery at that time, before I moved from Manchester. I hope someone can be more precise.

[@kevinkibble8342]

Mid 2000s sounds about right, when First had taken over the Transpennine express routes but they were still using Class 158s, and they had that hybrid livery.

[@limeyfox]

At 18:30 we pass an HST on a St Pancras-Manchester Picc ‘Rio’ service so that would make it 2003-04.

[@pacerchaser9434]

It's between February and December 2004; the TPE 158s have First branding (franchise start Feb 04), and most of the 142s still have First North Western branding, FNW became part of Northern in December 04