14th July 2024

Railway Touring Company
The North Wales Coast Express

Locos Used 47802 & steam: 44871
Stock Used 35508+9493+6115+6724+3395+3431+3326+1961+3352+3392

Route :
1Z80 : Liverpool Lime Street to Llandudno
1Z82 : Llandudno to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco(s) Route
44871 (1) Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Broad Green - Rainhill - St Helens Junction - Earlestown - Winwick Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Runcorn East - Frodsham - Helsby - Chester - Saltney Jn - Prestatyn - Rhyl - Colwyn Bay - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno
44871 (1) Llandudno - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) This tour was originally advertised to run to Holyhead and return.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 10.02d [P10] [UF] 10.02   20.36a [P10] 20.30
Crown Street Jn 10/04½ 10/05   20/27 [DS] 20/26
Edge Hill 10/06 [P3] [SL] 10/06   20/23 [P2] 20/25
Former Edge Hill SB 10/06½ 10/07   20/22 [SL] 20/24
Bootle Branch Jn 10/08 10/08   20/20½ 20/23
Olive Mount Jn 10/10½ 10/09   20/19½ 20/22
Broad Green 10.11a ~ 10.14d 10.10 ~ 10.13   20.17a ~ 20.19d 20.18 ~ 20.20
Roby 10/15½ [FL] 10/16   20/13 20/15
Huyton 10/17½ 10/17   20/11 [P1] [FL] 20/14
Rainhill 10/21 10/20   20/05 20/11
St Helens Junction 10/24 [P1] 10/23   20/01 [P2] 20/08
Earlestown 10/28 [P3] 10/28   19/52 [P3] 20/03
Winwick Jn 10/32 [US] 10/32   19/45 20/00
Dallam Jn 10/35 10/36   19/42 19/56
Warrington Bank Quay 10.50a ~ 10.52d [P1] [OL] 10.38 ~ 10.49   19.36a ~ 19.39d [P3] 19.52 ~ 19.55
Walton Old Jn 10/56 ?   - -
Acton Grange Jn 10/58 10/54   19/32 [DM] 19/49
Runcorn East 11/01½ [P1] 10/57   19/28 [P2] 19/46
Frodsham Jn 11/04 10/58   19/26 19/43
Frodsham 11w06 ~ 11w14 11.00 ~ ?   19w12 ~ 19w25 ? ~ 19.42
Helsby 11/17 [P1] 11/20 [P1]   19/09 [P2] 19/08
Mickle Trafford 11/23 11/24   19/04 18/58
Chester 11.31a ~ 11.36d [P3] [DM] 11.34 ~ 11.38   18.43a ~ 18.51d [P4] 18.38 ~ 18.51
Chester South Jn 11/38 11/40   18/41 [UF] 18/36
Saltney Jn 11/40 11/42   18/39 18/33
Shotton 11/46½ 11/48   18/31½ 18/27
Flint 11/51 11/52   18/27 18/22
Mostyn East Jn 11/58 11/59   18/20 18/15
Prestatyn 12/05 12/05   18/13 18/08
Rhyl 12/09 [P2] 12/10   18/09 [P1] 18/05
Abergele & Pensarn 12/13½ 12/14   18/04½ 18/00
Colwyn Bay 12/19½ ?   17/58½ 17/54
Llandudno Junction 12/24 [P3] 12/26   17.50 ~ 17.53 [P1] 17/49
Deganwy 12/28½ ?   17/46 ?
Llandudno 12.35a [P3] 12.37   17.40d [P3] 17.40


Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z79 : (47802 with 44871 on rear) : Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street

Location Booked
Crewe Down Refuge Siding 08.24d
Crewe 08.27 ~ 08.54 [UDL]
Crewe Coal Yard 08/58
Winsford 09/05
Hartford Jn 09/10
Acton Bridge 09/12
Weaver Jn 09/14
Halton Jn 09/20
Runcorn 09/23
Ditton East Jn 09/26
Liverpool South Parkway 09/33
Wavertree Jn 09/37
Former Edge Hill SB 09/38
Edge Hill 09/39
Crown Street Jn 09/40
Liverpool Lime Street 09.48a [P10]

5Z81 : (47802 with 44871 on rear) : Llandudno to Chester North Jn
5Z81 : (44871 with 47802 on rear) : Chester North Jn to Chester
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Llandudno 12.54d [P3]
Deganwy 13/00
Llandudno Junction 13/04
Colwyn Bay 13/09
Abergele & Pensarn 13/15
Rhyl 13/20
Prestatyn 13/24
Mostyn East Jn 13/31
Flint 13/38
Shotton 13/43
Saltney Jn 13/51
Chester South Jn 13/53
Chester North Jn 13.57 ~ 14.12
Chester 14.16a [DT]

5Z82 : (47802 with 44871 on rear) : Chester to Llandudno

Location Booked
Chester 15.06d [DT]
Chester South Jn 15/08
Saltney Jn 15/10
Shotton 15/16
Flint 15/21
Mostyn East Jn 15/28
Prestatyn 15/35
Rhyl 15/39
Abergele & Pensarn 15/43
Colwyn Bay 15/49
Llandudno Junction 15/54
Deganwy 15/58
Llandudno 16.04a [P3]

5Z83 : (47802 with 44871 on rear) : Liverpool Lime Street to Carnforth

Location Booked
Liverpool Lime Street 20.46d [P10]
Crown Street Jn 20/48
Edge Hill 20/49
Former Edge Hill SB 20/50
Bootle Branch Jn 20/51
Olive Mount Jn 20/52
Roby 20/55
Huyton 20/56
St Helens Central 21/04
Springs Branch Jn 21/14
Wigan South Jn 21/15
Wigan North Western 21/16 [P5]
Balshaw Lane 21/24
Euxton Jn 21/27
Ribble Jn 21/34
Preston 21c36 ~ 21c45 [P6]
Fylde Jn 21/46
Barton & Broughton 21/51
Garstang & Catteral 21/57
Lancaster 22/10
Morecambe South Jn 22/12
Carnforth South Jn 22/20
Carnforth North Jn 22.22 ~ 00.39 [GL1]
Carnforth 00.42 ~ 01.42
Carnforth H.S. 01.44 ~ 01.54
Carnforth Steamtown 02.05a


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