6th March 2022

Branch Line Society
Batteries Not Included

EMUs Used 508140 (formed: 64731+71522+64688) & 508141 (formed: 64689+71523+64732)

Route :
2T57 : Liverpool South Parkway to Chester
2T58 : Chester to Southport

EMU(s) Route
64732 leading Liverpool South Parkway - Liverpool Central
64731 leading Liverpool Central - Liverpool Central Reversing Siding
64732 leading Liverpool Central Reversing Siding - Liverpool Central - Stock Interchange Line - Hoylake
64731 leading Hoylake - Bidston Stabling Siding
64732 leading Bidston Stabling Siding - Bidston
64731 leading Bidston - Birkenhead North TMD (No 5 Road Halfway into Shed)
64732 leading Birkenhead North TMD - New Brighton Wall Siding
64731 leading New Brighton Wall Siding - Signal 606
64732 leading Signal 606 - New Brighton [P1]
64731 leading New Brighton - Liverpool Lime Street Low Level - Birkenhead Central Signal 717
64732 leading Birkenhead Central Signal 717 - Birkenhead Central Carriage Sidings [No 1 Road]
64731 leading Birkenhead Central Carriage Sidings - Rock Ferry Bay [P4]
64732 leading Rock Ferry Bay [P4] - Rock Ferry Signal 722
64731 leading Rock Ferry Signal 722 - Rock Ferry [P2] - Hooton [P3] - Hooton South Jn
64732 leading Hooton South Jn - Hooton Bay [P1]
64731 leading Hooton Bay [P1] - Chester [P7a]
64732 leading Chester [P7a] - Hooton [P2] - Stock Interchange Line - Liverpool Central
64731 leading Liverpool Central - Hall Road Wallside Siding
64732 leading Hall Road Wallside Siding - Hall Road - Marsh Lane Crossover
64731 leading Marsh Lane Crossover - Southport
64732 leading Southport - Southport Carriage Sidings [No 10 Road]
64731 leading Southport Carriage Sidings - Southport
64732 leading Southport - Sandhills
64731 leading Sandhills - Kirkdale Depot [South Run Round Line - No.1 Road]
64732 leading Kirkdale Depot [No.1 Road - South Run Round Line]
64731 leading Kirkdale Depot - Town Green
64732 leading Town Green - Aintree
64731 leading Aintree - Maghull
64732 leading Maghull - Sandhills - Liverpool Central - Liverpool South Parkway - Hunts Cross
64731 leading Hunts Cross - Liverpool South Parkway - Liverpool Central - Southport

Notes: 
(1) BLS in partnership with Merseyrail raising funds for James' Place.

Source : Alan Sheppard (joined/left the tour at Liverpool South Parkway)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00
 Liverpool South Parkway 08.47d [P5] 08.47 [P5]
5.45
 Liverpool Central (Northern) 08.57a ~ 09.02d [P2] 08.58 ~ 09.01½ [P2]
5.63
 Liverpool Central Reversing Sdg 09.03 ~ 09.07 09.04 ~ 09.07½ [Rev Sdg]
6.01
 Liverpool Central (Northern) 09/08 [P1] 09/09½ [P2]
6.23
 Paradise Jn 09/09½ 09/11
6.44
 James Street 09*13 ~ 09*19 [P2] 09.14½ ~ 09.18½ [P2]
7.59
 Hamilton Square 09/22 [P3] 09/20½ [P3]
9.66
 Birkenhead North 09.26a ~ 09.28d [P3] 09.25½ ~ 09.27½ [P3]
10.31
 Bidston East Jn 09/29 09/29
10.66
 Bidston 09/30 [P2] 09/29½ [P2]
15.18
 Hoylake 09.37 ~ 09.41 [P2] 09.37 ~ 09.42½ [P2]
19.50
 Bidston 09/50 [P1] 09/50 [P1]
19.59
 Bidston Sidings 09.52 ~ 10.00 09.52 ~ 10.00 [Sdg]
19.68
 Bidston 10.02 ~ 10.06 [P2] 10.01½ ~ 10.03½ [P2]
20.23
 Bidston East Jn 10/07 10/05
20.52
 Birkenhead North E.M.U.D. 10.10 ~ 10.25 [Road 5] 10.11½ ~ 10.17½ [Road 5]
21.01
 Bidston East Jn 10/28 10.21 ~ 10.25½
23.59
 New Brighton Wall Siding 10.34 ~ 10.44 10.33½ ~ 10.39 [Wall]
?
 New Brighton Sig.606 / 1653 10.46 ~ 10.51 10.40½ ~ 10.42
24.13
 New Brighton 10.52a ~ 11.14d [P2] 10.44 ~ 11.14 [P1]
26.71
 Bidston East Jn 11/19 11/19
 ?
 Birkenhead North 11*21 ~ 11*23 [P1] 11.22 ~ 11.22½ [P1]
28.39
 Hamilton Square 11/30 [P1] 11/29
30.58
 James Street 11/33 [P1] 11/31 [P1]
31.01
 Moorfields 11/34 [P3] 11/32½
31.48
 Liverpool Lime Street LL 11/36 [PA] 11/35
32.10
 Liverpool Central (Wirral) 11/37 [P3] 11/36
32.47
 James Street 11/39 [P3] 11/39 [P3]
33.62
 Hamilton Square 11/41½ [P2] 11/42½ [P2]
34.24
 Birkenhead Central 11/43 [P2] 11/44½ [P2]
34.38
 Birkenhead Central Sig.717 11.44 ~ 11.48 11.45 ~ 11.45½
34.57
 Birkenhead Central C.S. 11.50 ~ 12.00 11.48 ~ 11.59½ [CS1]
35.74
 Rock Ferry 12.06a ~ 12.16d [P4] 12.05½ ~ 12.17 [P4]
36.09
 Rock Ferry Sig.722 12.17½ ~ 12.20½ 12.18½ ~ 12.19
36.24
 Rock Ferry 12/22 [P2] 12/20½ [P2]
40.14
 Hooton 12/32 [P3] 12/35 [P3]
41.79
 Hooton South Jn (sig.256) 12.34 ~ 12.38 12.37 ~ 12.37½ [Dn Helsby]
49.67
 Hooton 12.41 ~ 12.50 [P1] 12.39 ~ 12.49 [P1]
65.05
 Chester North Jn 13/00 12.59 ~ 13.01
65.43
 Chester 13.03 ~ 13.13 [P7a] 13.03 ~ 13.13½ [P7a]
 ?
 Chester North Jn 13/15 13/15
 ?
 Hooton 13/24 [P2] 13/25½ [P2]
79.06
 Rock Ferry 13/33 [P2] 13.34 ~ 13.34½ [P2]
 ?
 Birkenhead Central 13c38 ~ 13c40 [P1] 13c38½ ~ 13c40 [P1]
 ?
 Hamilton Square 13/44 [P1] 13.43½ ~ 13.44 [P1]
 ?
 James Street 13/46 [P2] 13/47½ [P2]
82.16
 Paradise Jn 13/50 13/50½
82.46
 Liverpool Central (Northern) 13.52 ~ 13.57 [P1] 13.52 ~ 14.00 [P1]
83.14
 Moorfields 13/59 [P2] 14/02
84.56
 Sandhills 14/04 [P2] 14.06 ~ 14.07 [P2]
88.43
 Waterloo (Merseyside) 14/15 [P2] 14/18 [P2]
90.37
 Hall Road 14/20 [P2] 14.23 ~ 14.23½ [P2]
90.65
 Hall Road Wall Siding 14.21 ~ 14.31 14.27½ ~ 14.30½ [Wall]
91.13
 Hall Road 14*32 ~ 14*34 14/33½ [P2]
 ?
 Blundellsands & Crosby 14/36 [P1] 14/35 [P1]
 ?
 Waterloo (Merseyside) 14/38 [P1] 14/37 [P1]
 ?
 Seaforth & Litherland 14/40 [P1] 14/38½ [P1]
94.55
 Marsh Lane x-o 14.42 ~ 14.47 [P1] 14.40½ ~ 14.41½
 ?
 Seaforth & Litherland 14/49 [P2] 14/43 [P2]
 ?
 Waterloo (Merseyside) 14/51 [P2] 14/45½ [P2]
98.17
 Hall Road 14/54 [P2] 14p49½ ~ 14p54 [P2]
102.17
 Formby 15/00 [P2] 14/58
108.25
 Birkdale 15/09 [P2] 15/09½
109.38
 Southport 15.14a ~ 15.50d [P3] 15.13 ~ 15.51 [P3]
109.68
 Southport C.H.S. 15.55 ~ 16.00 [Road 10] 15.54½ ~ 15.58 [Road 10]
110.18
 Southport 16.05 ~ 16.10 [P2] 16.00 ~ 16.10 [P3]
 ?
 Birkdale 16/13 [P1] 16.14½ ~ 16.15 [P1]
 ?
 Formby 16/20 [P1] 16/23 [P1]
 ?
 Hall Road 16/27 [P1] 16/27½ [P1]
 ?
 Waterloo (Merseyside) 16/30 [P1] 16/30½ [P1]
127.20
 Sandhills 16.41 ~ 16.46 [P1] 16.40½ ~ 16.43 [P1]
 ?
 Kirkdale C.S. 16.49 ~ 16.51 ~ 17.00 [No.1 Rd]
128.09
 Kirkdale C.S. ? 17.01½ ~ 17.03 [SRR]
 ?
 Kirkdale C.S. ~ 17.07 17.06½ ~ 17.09 [North Exit]
129.07
 Walton Jn 17/12 17/11½
133.16
 Maghull 17/17 [P2] 17/17 [P2]
135.75
 Town Green 17.20 ~ 17.30 [P2] 17.22 ~ 17.26 [P2]
 ?
 Maghull 17/34 [P1] ?
141.14
 Aintree 17.38 ~ 17.45 [P1] 17.37 ~ 17.37½ [P1]
143.54
 Maghull 17.49 ~ 17.56 [P2] 17.42 ~ 17.54 [P2]
 ?
 Aintree 18/00 [P1] 17/59½ [P1]
 ?
 Walton Jn 18/04 18/03
 ?
 Kirkdale 18/06 [P1] 18/06 [P1]
149.50
 Sandhills 18.10a ~ 18.12d [P1] 18.10½ ~ 18.12 [P1]
 ?
 Moorfields 18/15 [P1] 18/15½ [P1]
151.60
 Liverpool Central (Northern) 18.17a ~ 18.22d [P1] 18.17½ ~ 18.21 [P1]
157.25
 Liverpool South Parkway 18.32a ~ 18.45d [P5] 18.33½ ~ 18.44 [P5]
157.69
 Hunts Cross West Jn 18/46 [UDE] 18/46
158.65
 Hunts Cross 18.49 ~ 18.53 [P2] 18.50 ~ 18.54 [P2]
 ?
 Hunts Cross West Jn 18/55 18/56
160.25
 Liverpool South Parkway 18.57a ~ 18.58d [P6] 18.58 ~ 18.59½ [P6]
165.70
 Liverpool Central (Northern) 19.07a ~ 19.08d [P2] 19.10 ~ 19.11½ [P2]
 ?
 Moorfields 19/11 [P2] 19/13½ [P2]
 ?
 Sandhills 19/14 [P2] 19/16½ [P2]
 ?
 Waterloo (Merseyside) 19/21 [P2] 19/23 [P2]
 ?
 Hall Road 19/24 [P2] 19/25½ [P2]
 ?
 Formby 19/30 [P2] 19/30 [P2]
 ?
 Birkdale 19/39 [P2] 19/39½ [P2]
 ?
 Southport 19.45a [P1] 19.43

Mileages taken from Tour Brochure (including the mistake at Hooton).

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5T57 : Southport to Liverpool South Parkway

Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Southport 07+49 [P1] 07+48 [P2]
Birkdale 07/52 [P1] 07/52 [P1]
Formby 07/59 [P1] 08/01 [P1]
Hall Road 08/06 [P1] 08/06 [P1]
Waterloo (Merseyside) 08/09 [P1] 08/08½ [P1]
Sandhills 08+17 ~ 08+19 [P1] 08+15 ~ 08+17 [P1]
Moorfields 08/22 [P1] 08/20 [P1]
Liverpool Central (Northern) 08+24 ~ 08+26 [P1] 08+22 ~ 08+25 [P1]
Liverpool South Parkway 08+34a [P5] 08+33½ [P5]


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