86214 Sans Pareil passes Levenshulme on 10 March 1997 with the 1G55 10:17 Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street Virgin CrossCountry service. My reason for visiting this spot was to get a picture of  90002 Mission Impossible, which had just been outshopped in the then brand new Virgin livery, as they had just acquired the franchise for the West Coast Mainline.