Today I planned to journey down some new routes. I began by going from Crewe to Stafford, changed trains and on to Rugeley. There I had to cross a footbridge for a train into Birmingham.
On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I had time to get a coffee before changing platforms for the journey to Lichfield Trent Valley. this was via Sutton Coldfield. It was was an electric train and was almost empty. At Lichfield Town station there was a good view of the Cathedral.
I then returned from Lichfield to Crewe and then onto Chester. From there I went to Manchester Picadilly via Frodsham and Warrington – another new route. The was a loco powered train. It was also a very pleasant run, the countryside being lovely. However, the journey from Manchester back to Crewe was on a train that full to overflowing.
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