This photo collection actually starts at Chester where a 101 is seen resting
in the evening sun on 5 July 1999.
Manchester Piccadilly in the evening rush hour of 13 December 1999with three class 101s working to Marple and New Mills
A class 101 waits to head back to Manchester in falling snow at New Mills Central, 13 December 1999.
15 December 1999 with a unit in the sidings at New Mills Central.
Some class 101s were strengthened to 3 cars, such as this one leaving Manchester Piccadilly on the evening of 20 June 2000.
A former Scottish unit in Strathclyde PTE colours at New Mills Central on 1 November 2000 working a Manchester - Sheffield train.
A class 101 makes a typically smokey departure from New Mills Central, 1 November 2000.
On the same day another unit at New Mills Central having arrived from Manchester.
The celebrity green unit at Manchester Piccadilly on 30 May 2001.
Not a great photo but included as it shows a convoy of 3 empty class 101s leaving Piccadilly for Longsight depot in the evening of 15 July 2003 having completed their day's work.
The class 101 farewell railtour seen passing through Manchester Oxford Road, 21 December 2003 heading for Morecambe and Barrow.
Almost the end, 2 units at Manchester Piccadilly in the evening of 22 December 2003.
The last day, and one
of the final class 101 services. The green unit stands at New Mills Central
on Christmas Eve 2003 having arrived on the 1755 from Manchester.