26th November 1983

F & W Tours
The Cheshire Cheeser

Locos Used 25042, 25161, 40192, 45055, 47471 & 50021

Route : 1Z36 throughout

Loco(s) Route
50021 Plymouth – Exeter – Taunton – Weston-Super-Mare – Bristol Temple Meads
45055 Bristol Temple Meads – Bristol Parkway –Cheltenham – Worcester Shrub Hill – Droitwich – Stourbridge Junction – Galton Jn – Soho North Jn – Perry Barr North Jn – Bescot – Bushbury Jn – Stafford – Stone – Stoke-on-Trent – Crewe – Sandbach – Middlewich – Northwich South Jn Northwich West Jn – Hartford CLC Jn – Hartford LNW Jn – Weaver Jn – Ditton – Edge Hill – Liverpool Lime Street
25161 + 25042 Liverpool Lime Street – Edge Hill – Ditton – Arpley Jn
40192 Arpley Jn – Acton Grange Jn – Frodsham Jn – Helsby – Mickle Trafford – Dee Marsh Jn – Bidston – Birkenhead North – Green Lane Jn – (via MD&HB line) - Rock Ferry – Hooton – Mouldsworth – Green Bank – Northwich West Jn - Northwich South Jn – Sandbach – Crewe
45055 Crewe – Stafford – Bushbury Jn – Bescot – Aston – Birmingham New Street – Kings Norton – Bromsgrove – Worcester Shrub Hill – Cheltenham –Bristol Parkway – Bristol Temple Meads
47471 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Sources : Ian Monkton (joined/left the train at Bristol Temple Meads),
Jeremy Sleightholm (joined/left the train at Exeter St Davids)
& Kevin Driscoll (joined at Liverpool Lime Street/left at Warrington Arpley)

Timings (Booked Only)
 (from Jeremy Sleightholm, Kevin Driscoll & Ian Umpleby)

Location Booked Actual
Plymouth 04.00d ?
Exeter St Davids 05.10 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 06.10 ?
Stafford 09.33 ?
Liverpool Lime Street 11.30a ~ 11.45d ??.?? ~ 12.52
Ditton 12/00 ?
Widnes No.7 12/05 ?
Arpley Jn 12.15a ~ 12.25d 14.04 ~ ??.??
Walton Old Jn 12/30 ?
Mickle Trafford 12/43 ?
Dee Marsh 13/28 ?
Bidston 13/54 ?
Bidston East Jn 13/56 ?
Birkenhead North No.2 13/58 ?
Green Lane Jn 14c58 ~ 15c10 ?
Rock Ferry 15/15 ?
Hooton 15/25 ?
West Cheshire Jn 15/40 ?
Mouldsworth 15/50 ?
Crewe 16.34a ~ 16.44d ?
Stafford 17.27 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 19.28 ?
Exeter St Davids 21.47 00.31 ~ ??.??
Plymouth 23.10a ?


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