6th June 2003

Pathfinder Tours
The Merseyside Express

Locos Used  90034 & steam: 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'

Route:
1Z61 : Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
1Z62 : London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco Route
90034 Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley, Weedon) - London Euston
6201 London Euston - (via WCML, Trent Valley, Northampton) - Crewe - Weaver Jn - Runcorn - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded as having run in June 4th, Malcolm Best believes this was incorrect, unless the train operated identically on both 4th and 6th June, as he was on the train and has provided scans of both tour brochure and ticket both dated Friday 6th June.

Sources : Nick Roberts & Malcolm Best

Photo Review


6201 waiting to leave Euston (photo: Malcolm Best)


Malcolm Best's ticket


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Malcolm Best)

M.C Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Liverpool Lime Street 08.10d   22.39a 195.79
1.31 Edge Hill 08/14   22/34 194.48
5.55 Allerton 08/20   22/17 190.24
10.50 Ditton Jn 08/24   22/20 185.29
13.19 Runcorn 08.28a ~ 08.29d   22.14a ~ 22.16d 182.60
19.30 Weaver Jn 08/37   22/02 176.49
26.66 Winsford SB 08/43   21/54 169.13
35.52 Crewe 08.55a ~ 08.58d   21.03a ~ 21.41d 160.27
43.58 Madeley 09/08   20/43 152.21
54.60 Norton Bridge 09/15   20/34 141.19
60.09 Stafford 09/20   20/30 135.70
66.44 Colwich 09/25   20/13 129.35
77.29 Lichfield Trent Valley 09/33   19/57 118.50
83.40 Tamworth Low Level 09/37   19w00 ~ 19w50 112.39
96.42 Nuneaton 09/48   18c29 ~ 18c30 99.37
111.12 Rugby 10c05 ~ 10c07   18/07 84.67
123.76 Weedon 10/17   - -
- Long Buckby -   17/56 75.37
- Northampton -   16w45 ~ 17w44 65.68
137.05 Hanslope Jn 10/25   16/35 56.47
143.67 Milton Keynes Central 10/30   16/29 49.65
147.06 Bletchley 10/33   16c23 ~ 16c24 46.46
155.36 Ledburn Jn 10/41   16/14 38.16
161.79 Tring 10/46   16/07 31.53
176.17 Watford Junction 10/55   15/50 17.35
182.22 Harrow & Wealdstone 11/02   15/43 11.30
185.48 Wembley Central 11/05   15/38 8.04
188.29 Willesden West London Jn 11/07   15/35 5.23
192.16 Camden Jn 11/12   15/31 1.36
193.52 Euston 11L16a   15L27d 0.00


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