21st April 2012

Chester Model Railway Club
The Waverley Express

Locos Used 67005 'Queen's Messenger' & 67027 'Rising Star'
Stock Used load 12

Route :
1Z44 : Shrewsbury to Edinburgh
1Z45 : Edinburgh to Shrewsbury

Loco(s) Route
67027 (1) Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham General - Chester South Jn - Chester North Jn - Hooton
67005 (2) Hooton - Helsby - Frodsham - Runcorn East - Acton Grange Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Wigan North Western - Preston - (via WCML) - Carlisle - Beattock - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
67027 (1) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Warrington Bank Quay - Walton Old Jn - Acton Grange Jn - Runcorn East - Frodsham - Helsby - Hooton
67005 (2) Hooton - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury

Notes :
(1) 67005 on rear.
(2) 67027 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual Booked (rtn) Actual
Shrewsbury 06.40d 06.40 22.56a 22.54
Gobowen 07.03a ~ 07.15d 07.03 ~ 07.15 22.28a ~ 22.32d 22.30 ~ 22.32
Wrexham General 07.30a ~ 07.38d 07.30 ~ 07.43 22.09a ~ 22.13d 22.06 ~ 22.13
Saltney Jn 07/53 07/57 21/55 21/54
Chester South Jn 07/55 ? 21/52 ?
Chester North Jn 08/06 ? 21/50 ?
Bache 08.08a ~ 08.11d 08.06 ~ 08.11 21.45a ~ 21.48d 21.44 ~ ????
Hooton 08.24a ~ 08.52d 08.24 ~ 08.52 21.18a ~ 21.33d 21.18 ~ 21.34
Ellesmere Port 09/00 09/00 21/09 21/09
Helsby 09/10 09/09 21/03 21/02
Frodsham 09.15a ~ 09.18d ? 20.52a ~ 20.56d ?
Frodsham Jn 09/21 09/20 20/50 ?
Runcorn East 09/23 09/23 20/47 ?
Acton Grange Jn 09/28 09/27 20/38 20/35
Walton Old Jn - - 20/26 ?
Warrington Bank Quay 09.31a ~ 09.33d 09.35 ~ 09.36 20.21a ~ 20.23d 20.15 ~ 20.18
Dallam Jn 09/36 ? 20/19 ?
Winwick Jn 09/38 09/40 20/17 20/11
Springs Branch Jn 09/43 09/46 20/12 20/06
Wigan North Western 09/44 09/47 20/11 20/05
Balshaw Lane Jn 09/51 09/53 20/04 19/59
Euxton Jn 09/54 09/54 20/03 19/58
Preston 10/04 10/05 19/57 19/52
Gartstang & Catterall 10/12 10/13 19/44 19/43
Lancaster 10/23 10/24 19/35 19/32
Morecambe South Jn 10/27 10/27 19/33 19/28
Carnforth North Jn 10/30 10/31 19/30 19/24
Oxenholme 10/40 10/41 19/20 19/15
Tebay 10/52 10/52 19/11 19/06
Penrith 11/08 11/06 18/53 18/51
Carlisle 11.22a ~ 11.24d 11.20 ~ 11.23 18.20a ~ 18.33d 18.17 ~ 18.33
Gretna Jn 11/34 11/34 18/09 18/07
Lockerbie 11/49 11/49 17.45a ~ 17.52d [UPL] 17.48 ~ 17.52
Beattock 11/59 11/58 17/34 17/38
Beattock Summit 12.12a ~ 12.20d [DPL] 12.09 ~ 12.21 17.17a ~ 17.25d [UPL] 17.20 ~ 17.28
Abington 12/29 12/29 17/07 17/12
Carstairs South Jn 12/42 12/43 16/54 16/58
Carstairs East Jn 12/44 12/46 16/52 16/57
Auchengray 12/51 ? 16/49 ?
Torphin 12/57 ? 16/44 ?
Midcalder Jn 13/02 13/01 16/39 16/39
Slateford Jn 13/12 13/10 16/30 16/30
Haymarket 13/17 13/19 16/27 16/28
Princess Street Gardens 13/19 ? 16/25 16/26
Edinburgh Waverley 13.21a 13.22 16.24d 16.24

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