080329: Manchester area & Manchester Airport
29th March 2008
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After we left Blackpool, our next port of call before heading back home was Manchester were both myself & my Brother wanted to visit the 'Ian Allan' bookshop outside Manchester Piccadilly.

To start with, we headed out to Heald Green station, where we left the car and bought single tickets to Manchester Airport where i wanted to photograph the planes from the car park again - fat chance, i never did accomplish that due to poor visibility and instead shot buses from a great height.

We then bought two return tickets from the Airport to Piccadilly and then went to the Ian Allan bookshop, where i managed to photograph a few of First's Optare Solo's outside. Afterwards, we boarded the train back from Piccadilly and alighted at Heald Green, and headed off home.
DB004418: 185128 (Class 185 'Desiro UK') - Oper: First Trans-Pennine Express
DB004418: 185128 (Class 185 'Desiro UK') - Oper: First Trans-Pennine Express
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DB004419: 185128 (Class 185 'Desiro UK') - Oper: First Trans-Pennine Express
DB004419: 185128 (Class 185 'Desiro UK') - Oper: First Trans-Pennine Express
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DB004420: 185134 (Class 185 'Desiro UK') - Oper: First Trans-Pennine Express
DB004420: 185134 (Class 185 'Desiro UK') - Oper: First Trans-Pennine Express
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DB004421: BX07NMF (Mercedes-Benz O530G / Mercedes-Benz 'Citaro') - Oper: Manchester Airport
DB004421: BX07NMF (Mercedes-Benz O530G / Mercedes-Benz 'Citaro') - Oper: Manchester Airport
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DB004422: BX07NME (Mercedes-Benz O530G / Mercedes-Benz 'Citaro') - Oper: Manchester Airport
DB004422: BX07NME (Mercedes-Benz O530G / Mercedes-Benz 'Citaro') - Oper: Manchester Airport
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DB004423: BX07NME (Mercedes-Benz O530G / Mercedes-Benz 'Citaro') - Oper: Manchester Airport
DB004423: BX07NME (Mercedes-Benz O530G / Mercedes-Benz 'Citaro') - Oper: Manchester Airport
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DB004424: BX07NME (Mercedes-Benz O530G / Mercedes-Benz 'Citaro') - Oper: Manchester Airport
DB004424: BX07NME (Mercedes-Benz O530G / Mercedes-Benz 'Citaro') - Oper: Manchester Airport
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DB004425: SN55HSV (Alexander Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Dennis) - Oper: Manchester Airport
DB004425: SN55HSV (Alexander Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Dennis) - Oper: Manchester Airport
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DB004426: SN55HSL (Alexander Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Dennis) - Oper: Manchester Airport
DB004426: SN55HSL (Alexander Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Dennis) - Oper: Manchester Airport
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DB004427: X261OBN '2261' (Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton) - Oper: Arriva Manchester
DB004427: X261OBN '2261' (Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton) - Oper: Arriva Manchester
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DB004428: X261OBN '2261' (Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton) - Oper: Arriva Manchester
DB004428: X261OBN '2261' (Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton) - Oper: Arriva Manchester
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DB004429: MX54GZH '53150' (Optare Solo M950 / Optare) - Oper: First Manchester
DB004429: MX54GZH '53150' (Optare Solo M950 / Optare) - Oper: First Manchester
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DB004430: MX54GZD '53146' (Optare Solo M950 / Optare) - Oper: First Manchester
DB004430: MX54GZD '53146' (Optare Solo M950 / Optare) - Oper: First Manchester
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DB004431: MX54GZF '53148' (Optare Solo M950 / Optare) - Oper: First Manchester
DB004431: MX54GZF '53148' (Optare Solo M950 / Optare) - Oper: First Manchester
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