5th October 2004

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Portmeirion from Liverpool / Chester)

Loco(s) Used ?????
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z76 : Liverpool Lime Street to Bangor
1Z97 : Bangor to Holyhead to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco(s) Route
????? Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Huyton - St Helens Junction - Earlestown - Winwick Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Acton Grange Jn - Frodsham Jn - Helsby - Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction
????? Llandudno Junction - Bleanau Ffestiniog
????? Bangor - Holyhead
????? Holyead - Bangor - Rhyl - Chester - Helsby - Frodsham Jn - Acton Grange Jn - (?via Walton Old Jn?) - Warrington Bank Quay - Winwick Jn - Earlestown - St Helens Junction - Huyton - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 08.42d 08.43 21.37a 21.29
Edge Hill 08/47 08/47 21/33 21/25
Bootle Branch Jn 08/48 ? 21/32 ?
Huyton 08/54 08/57 21/24 21/20
Rainhill 08/58 ? 21/20 ?
St Helens Junction 09/01 09/08 21/17 21/13
Earlestown 09/04 09/14 21/14 21/09
Winwick Jn 09/10 09/17 21/11 21/05
Warrington Bank Quay 09/15 09/29 21/06 21/02
Walton Old Jn 21/03 ?
Acton Grange Jn 09/17 09/31 21/01 20/59
Frodsham Jn 09/25 ? 20/55 ?
Helsby 09/31 09/42 20/50 20/51
Mickle Trafford Jn 09/37 ? 20/46 ?
Chester 09.51a ~ 09.56d 09/58 20.35a ~ 20.40d ??.?? ~ 20.41
Chester South Jn 09/57 ? 20/33 ?
Saltney Jn 10/00 10/01 20/32 20/29
Rockliffe Hall 10/09 ? 20/19 ?
Holywell Jn 10/16 10/18 20/14 20/17
Rhyl 10/28 10/32 20/04 20/07
Colwyn Bay 10/38 ? 19/56 ?
Llandudno Junction 10.44a ~ 11.24d 10.49 ~ 11.22 19/52 19/54

 

Location Booked Actual
Tal-y-Cafn 11.34a ~ 11.36d ?
Llanrwst North 11.47a ~ 12.22d 11.43 ~ 12.32
Bleanau Ffestiniog 12.59a 13.09
Bangor 18.18d 18.18
Menai Bridge 18/22 ?
Llanfairpwll 18/25 ?
Gaerwen Jn 18/28 ?
Valley 18/40 ?
Holyhead 18.49a ~ 19.09d 18.51 ~ 19.11
Valley 19/15 ?
Gaerwen Jn 19/27 ?
Llanfairpwll 19/30 ?
Menai Bridge 19/32 ?
Bangor 19/36 19/36
Penmaenmawr 19/45 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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