A mile north of WIlmslow is Handforth station where track replacement work was taking place on 31 January 1988. 47348 was working a ballast train at the site.
Also on the scene was 08914.
47623 at Wilmslow station on 16 February 1988 while heading south pushing a saloon coach.
A few miles from Wilmslow is Adlington, on the line from Manchester to Stoke via Macclesfield. On 5 March 1988 47513 heads through Adlington on 0703 Paddington - Manchester Piccadilly.
47331 hauls the Peak Forest - Bletchley stone train through Wilmslow on 18 March 1988.
Later the same day a few miles furth south at Chelford is 47441 on 1412 Man Picc - Cardiff.
Macclesfield on 30 April 1988 with 47197 dragging a failed HST over 70 mins late on the 1536 Man Picc - Exeter.
37430 replaces the usual class 47 on the 1412 Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff at Wilmslow, 13 May 1988.
31446 leaves Wilmslow on Sunday 3 July 1988 with the 1407 Man Picc - Birmingham.
37430 arrives at Wilmslow on 29 July 1988 with the 0550 Cardiff - Manchester Piccadilly.
The 1126 (Sun) Man Picc - Euston leaves Wilmslow behind 47432 on 30 October 1988.
87021 with the 1430 Man Picc - Euston in the winter sun on 6 December 1988.