6th September 2025

UK Railtours
The Industria Ditat

Locos Used 60087 'Ingleborough' & 57303
Stock Used 9525+12021+12064+12091+10413+10229+11090+11078+11095

Route :
1Z14 : Watford Junction to Ditton Reception Headshunt
1Z15 : Ditton Reception Headshunt to Widnes Transport Tech
1Z16 : Widnes Transport Tech to Llandudno Junction TC
1Z17 : Llandudno Junction TC to Watford Junction

Loco(s) Route
57303 Watford Junction - Tring - Bletchley - Bletchley Relief No.1 - Milton Keynes Central - Northampton - Rugby - Nuneaton - Tamworth Low Level - Stafford - Crewe Basford Hall Jn - Crewe Independent Lines - Crewe Coal Yard - Winsford - Acton Bridge - Weaver Jn - Runcorn - Ditton East Jn - Ditton Reception Sidings
57303 (1) Ditton Reception Sidings - Ditton Reception Headshunt (1 loco + 1¼ coaches onto Headshunt = approx 5 loco lengths from EoL)
60087 (2) Ditton Reception Headshunt - Ditton Reception Sidings - Ditton (O'Connor) GBRf (Widnes Intermodal) (NR Limit 18m13ch)
57303 (1) Ditton (O'Connor) GBRf (Widnes Intermodal) - Ditton Reception Sidings - Alstom Widnes (Arr/Dep Line)
60087 (2) Alstom Widnes - Ditton Reception Sidings - Ditton East Jn - Arpley Jn - Latchford Sidings
57303 (1) Latchford Sidings - Arpley Jn - Walton Old Jn - Acton Grange Jn - Weaver Jn - Acton Bridge - Hartford Jn - Hartford CLC Jn - Greenbank - Northwich
60087 (2) Northwich - Hartford CLC Jn - Mickle Trafford - Chester - Saltney Jn - Flint - Mostyn Up/Dn Goods Loop - Rhyl - Colwyn Bay - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno Jn Sig.LJ.260
57303 (1) Llandudno Jn Sig.LJ.260 - Llandudno Jn T.C. (GBRf)
60087 (2) Llandudno Jn T.C. (GBRf) - Llandudno Jn Sig.LJ.70
57303 (1) Llandudno Jn Sig.LJ.70 - Llandudno Junction - Colwyn Bay - Rhyl - Flint - Saltney Jn - Chester
57303 Chester - Crewe Steel Works - Crewe Independent Lines - (reverse of outward route) - Milton Keynes Central - Bletchley - Tring - Watford Junction

Notes: 
(1) 60087 on rear.
(2) 57303 on rear.
(3) Tour name comes from the Latin meaning "Industry Enriches", which is the town motto of Widnes.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Watford Junction 06.13d [P9] [SL] 06.13 [P9]   21.55a [P7] 21.55 [P7] 467.33
?
 Watford North Jn 06/14 06/14 [US-DS]   21/54 ?
?
8.06
 Bourne End Jn 06/21 [SL] 06/21½ [DS]
 
 21/46 [FL] ?
459.27
 ?
 Tring South Jn ? [DS-RL] 06/30 [DS-RL]   ? [UF] ?
?
14.16
 Tring 06.28 ~ 06.28 [P4] [RL] 06/30½ [P4]
 
 21/42 [P2] [FL] 21/42½ [UF] [P2]
453.17
14.46
 Tring North Jn 06/29½ [RL-DS-UF-DF] 06/31½ [RL-DS-UF-DF]   ? [UF]  ? ?
20.01
 Ledburn Jn 06/37½ [DF-DS] 06/37 [DF-DS]
 
 21/34½ [UF] 21/38 [UF]
447.32
?
 Water Eaton Road Jn 06/44½ [DS-US] 06/45½ [DS-US]   - - -
29.20
 Bletchley 06/45 [P4] [RL] 06/46 [P4] [US-BR1]
 
 21/28 [P2] [FL] ? 
438.18
29.46
 Bletchley Relief 1 06.46 ~ 06.46 [BL1] 06/47 [BR1]   - - -
30.18
 Denbigh Hall South Jn 06/48 [SL] 06/49 [DS]   21/27 ? -
 ?
 Milton Keynes South Jn ? 06/51½ [DS]   ? [MKRF-UF] 21/27 [MKRF-UF]
?
32.31
 Milton Keynes Central 06.52½a ~ 06.55½d [P3] [SL] 06.52½ ~ 06.55 [P3]   21.20a ~ 21.24d [P5] [FL] 21.24½ ~ 21.26½ [P5]
435.02
 ?
 Milton Keynes North Jn ? 06/55½ [DS]   ? [UF-MKRF] 21/23 [UF-MKRF]
?
39.13
 Hanslope Jn 07/02 [SL] 07/02 [DS]   21/14½ [FL] 21/16½ [US-UF]
428.20
43.78
 Courteenhall Jn 07/06 07/05½ [DS]   21/09½ 21/11½
423.35
48.34
 Northampton 07.13a ~ 07.19d [P2] 07.12 ~ 07.18½ [P2]   20.53a ~ 21.04d [P3] 21.00 ~ 21.03½ [P3]
418.79
58.03
 Long Buckby 07/30½ [P2] 07/33 [P2]   20/42½ [P1] 20/42 [P1]
409.30
63.50
 Daventry North Jn 07/35½ 07/38   20/37½ 20/37
403.71
66.20
 Hillmorton Jn 07/42½ [DNL] 07/41   20/34 20/34 [US]
401.13
67.32
 Rugby 07.45½a ~ 07.48½d [P1] [FL] 07.43½ ~ 07.49 [P1]   20.22a ~ 20.31d [P6] [UNL] 20.21 ~ 20.31½ [P6]
400.01
68.10
 Rugby Trent Valley Jn 07/50½ [SL] 07/51   20/20 [SL] 20/17½
399.22
69.18
 Newbold Jn 07/52½ 07/53 [DTVF-DTVS]   20/19 [UTVS] 20/15 [UTVS]
?
72.64
 Brinklow 07/56 [DTVS-DTV] 07/56½   20/15½ ? ?
80.01
 Attleborough South Jn 08/01 [DTV-DTVF] 08/03   20/08½ ? ?
 ?
 Nuneaton South Jn ? [DTVF-DTVS] 08/06 [DTVF-DTVS]   20/07 [UTVS] 20/01 [UTVS]
?
82.02
 Nuneaton 08.03a ~ 08.06d [P2] [SL] 08.07 ~ 08.09 [P2]   20.03a ~ 20.06d [P5] [SL] 19.59 ~ 20.00½ [P5]
385.31
 ?
 Nuneaton North Jn ? [DTVS] 08/09½ [DTVS]   ? [UTVF-UTVS] 19/58 [UTVF-UTVS]
?
 ?
 Ashby Jn 08/07½ [DTVS] 08/10½ [DTVS]   20/00 [UTVS-UTVF] 19/55½ [UTVS-UTVF]
384.49
94.02
 Amington Jn 08/18½ [DTVS] 08/20 [DTVS]   19/43½ [UTVS] 19/42 [UTVS]
373.31
94.73
 Tamworth 08.20½a ~ 08.24½d [P1] [SL] 08.22 ~ 08.24 [P1]   19.37½a ~ 19.40½ [P2] 19.38 ~ 19.40 [P2]
372.40
101.62
 Lichfield North Jn 08/31½ [DTVS] 08/31½ [DTVS]   19/30½ [UTVS] 19/30½ [UTVS]
365.51
109.31
 Rugeley North Jn 08/37½ [DTVS] 08/37 [DTVS]   19/24½ [UTVS] 19/24½ [UTVS]
357.64
 ?
 Colwich South Jn ? 08.39½ ~ 08.44   ? ?
?
111.77
 Colwich 08/45½ [DnStf] 08/46½   19/21½ [UpStf-UTVS] 19/23 [UpStf-UTVS]
355.36
114.21
 Milford & Brocton 08/47½ [DnStf-DSS] 08/49 [DnStf-DSS]   - - -
117.76
 Stafford Trent Valley Jn 08/51 [DSS] 08/53½   19/13 [USF] 19/15½
?
 ?
 Stafford South Jn 08/51½ [DSS] 08/54½   19/12½ [USS-USF] 19/15 [USS-USF]
349.13
118.35
 Stafford 08.52½a ~ 08.54½d [P5] [SL] 08.55 ~ 08.58½ [P5]   19.08½a ~ 19.11½d [P4] 19.12 ~ 19.14 [P4]
348.78
 ?
 Little Bridgeford Jn 09/00 [DS] 09/04 [DS]   19/02 19/07
344.79
123.47
 Searchlight Lane Jn 09/01½ [DS] 09/05   - - -
134.66
 Madeley (Staffs) 09/11½ [SL] 09/14   18/50 [SL] 18/57 [US]
332.47
141.08
 Crewe Basford Hall Jn 09/21½ [DFI] 09.21½ ~ 09.26½ [DFI]   18/42 [SL] 18/49 [DS-2ndX-US]
326.21
-
 Crewe Sig.IL3016/9043 - -   18/39 18/45½
326.18
141.65
 Crewe Sig.IL3017/5021 09/26 [DFI] 09/34   - - -
142.13
 Sorting Sidings North S.B. 09/26½ 09/34½   18/36½ 18/43
325.21
142.44
 Crewe Sig.IL3031/5033 09/29 [DFI] 09/37½   - - -
 -
 Crewe Sig.3018/5022 - -   18/36 [UFI] 18/42½
324.62
142.61
 Salop Goods Jn S.B. 09/29½ 09/38   18/33 18/41½
324.53

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
143.58
 Crewe Coal Yard 09/34½ [SL] 09/45 [DF]
150.31
 Winsford 09/45½ [FL] 09/51½
155.46
 Hartford Jn 09/51 09/56½ [DF]
157.28
 Acton Bridge 09/52½ 09/58 [P3]
159.43
 Weaver Jn 09/55 09/59½
164.14
 Halton Jn 09/58½ 10/07
165.30
 Runcorn 10.00½a ~ 10.03½d [P2] 10.12 ~ 10.13 [P2]
167.50
 Ditton East Jn 10/07 10/19
167.68
 Ditton Reception Sidings 10L08 ~ 10L28 10L22 ~ 10L33 [Recp.3]
168.28
 Ditton Reception Headshunt 10.31 ~ 10.50 10.36 ~ 10.39
168.46
 Ditton Reception Sidings 10/53 10/42½ [Recp.3]
168.63
 Ditton (O'Connor) GBRf 10.57 ~ 11.07 10.49 ~ 10.55½
169.01
 Ditton Reception Sidings 11/11 11.04 ~ 11.05 [Recp.1]
169.31
 Widnes Transport Tech (Alstom) 11.20 ~ 11.45 11.08 ~ 11.34 [Arr/Dep]
169.61
 Ditton Reception Sidings 11/55 11.36½ ~ 11.38½ [Recp.1]
169.70
 Ditton East Jn 11/57 11/40
173.29
 Fiddlers Ferry S.B. 12/07 11/51
?
 Crosfield's Crossing ? 11.56 ~ 12.02
176.72
 Arpley Jn 12/15 12/06
177.67
 Latchford Sidings 12.17 ~ 12.37 12.08½ ~ 12.15 [Mainline Sdg]
178.62
 Arpley Jn 12/39 12/40
179.50
 Walton Old Jn 12/42 [OL] 12.42½ ~ 12.45½
180.60
 Acton Grange Jn 12/49 [FL] 12/51 [UM]
186.06
 Weaver Jn 13/00½ [FL] 13/02
188.38
 Acton Bridge 13/03½ [SL] 13/04½ [P1] [US]
190.26
 Hartford Jn 13/06½ 13/08
191.14
 Hartford C.L.C. Jn 13/09½ 13/12
191.77
 Greenbank 13/11 13/13½ [P1]
194.05
 Northwich 13.17 ~ 13.30 13.22 ~ 13.31 [Dn/Up Gds]
196.13
 Greenbank 13/34½ 13/38½ [P2]
196.71
 Hartford C.L.C. Jn 13/36 13/40
204.67
 Mouldsworth 13/44½ 13/49 [P2]
209.26
 Mickle Trafford 13/50½ 13/55
212.05
 Chester 13*55 ~ 14*05 [P4] [UFL] 14p00 ~ 14p05 [P4]
212.41
 Chester South Jn 14/06 14/07
214.08
 Saltney Jn 14/08 14/09
219.71
 Shotton 14/14½ [P2] 14/15 [P2]
224.71
 Flint 14/19 14/19½ [P2]
231.36
 Mostyn East Jn 14/27 [GL] 14/29 [DH-UH-UMGL]
231.54
 Mostyn Up Goods Loop 14.29 ~ 14.29 [UMGL] 14/30 [UMGL]
232.17
 Mostyn West Jn 14/31 14/31½ [UMGL-UH-DH]
238.37
 Prestatyn 14/40 [P2] 14/38½ [P2]
242.02
 Rhyl 14/44 14/42½ [DM]
246.24
 Abergele & Pensarn 14/48½ [P1] 14/46½ [P2]
252.31
 Colwyn Bay 14/55 [P1] 14/53 [P1]
256.33
 Llandudno Junction 15.01a ~ 15.06d [P3] 14.58½ ~ 15.06 [P3]
256.55
 Llandudno Jn Sig.LJ.260 15.07 ~ 15.15 15.08 ~ 15.10 [DM]
257.21
 Llandudno Jn T.C. (GBRf) 15.18 ~ 16.10 15.22½ ~ 16.07½
257.61
 Llandudno Jn Sig.LJ.69 16*12 ~ 16*16 16.14½ ~ 16.15½
257.70
 Llandudno Jn Sig.LJ.70 16.19 ~ 16.24 16.20 ~ 16.25 [UM]
258.05
 Llandudno Junction 16.27a ~ 16.45d [P3] 16.27 ~ 16.45 [P3]
262.07
 Colwyn Bay 16/50½ [P2] 16/50 [P2]
268.14
 Abergele & Pensarn 16/56½ [P2] 16/57 [P1]
272.36
 Rhyl 17/01 [P1] 17/03 [P1]
276.01
 Prestatyn 17/05 [P3] 17/08 [P1]
 ?
 Mostyn West Jn ? [UH] 17/14 [UH]
283.02
 Mostyn East Jn 17/12 [UH] 17/15 [UH]
289.77
 Flint 17/19 17/22 [P1]
294.77
 Shotton 17/23½ [P1] 17/27 [P1]
300.35
 Saltney Jn 17/32½ 17/33½
 ?
 Roodee Jn 17/35½ [SL] 17/36 [US]
302.77
 Chester South Jn 17/37 [UFL] 17/37½ [US-UF]
 ?
 Chester West Jn ? 17/39½ [UF-P3b-P3a]
303.33
 Chester 17.40a ~ 18.10d [P3] 17L40½ ~ 18L12 [P3a]
313.78
 Beeston Castle & T.S.B. 18/21½ 18/21
323.03
 Crewe Steel Works 18/29 18/32½
324.11
 Crewe Sig.CE.142 18/30 [IL] 18/36

Timings continue in first table
Mileages taken from tour brochure.


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z14 : (57303 + tour stock) : Wembley Receptions 1-7 to Watford Junction
5Z17 : (57303 + tour stock) : Watford Junction to Wembley Receptions 1-7

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Wembley Receptions 1-7 05+47d [2]   22+19a [4]
Wembley Central 05/52 [P5] [SL]   22/14 [P6]
North Wembley Jn ?   22/09½ [SL]
Harrow & Wealdstone 05/57 [P5] [SL]   22/07½ [P4] [FL]
Watford Junction 06+03a [P9]   22+00d [P7] [FL]


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