10th March 1984
British Rail
Conway Crusader
Locos Used | 40029, 40047, 40122 (as D200), 50018 'Resolution' & 86317 |
Route : 1T13 throughout
Loco(s) | Route |
86317 | Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (via WCML) - Crewe - Sandbach - Holmes Chapel - Wilmslow - Stockport - Slade Lane Jn - Manchester Piccadilly |
40029 | Manchester Piccadilly - Slade Lane Jn - Stockport - Northenden Jn - Skelton Jn - Lymm - Latchford - Arpley - Acton Grange Jn - Frodsham - Helsby - Ellesmere Port - Hooton - Rock Ferry - (via MDHC, Canning Street Jn) - Bidston East Jn - Bidston Dee Jn - Heswall - Wrexham General |
40029 | Wrexham General - Chester |
40122 | Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno |
50018 | Llandudno - Llandudno Junction - Blaneau Ffestiniog (1) |
50018 + 40047 | Blaneau Ffestiniog - Llandudno Junction |
50018 | Llandudno Junction - Rhyl - Chester - Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Coventry |
Notes :
(1) Christopher Walker comments: 40047 did a shunt release at Blaenau Ffestiniog
to release 50018 for return working and it was available for passengers to stay
onboard for the shunt.
(2) Peter Finan comments: in the various Railway magazines prior to the tour the
route was listed to be; Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Northenden Jn -
Altrincham - Knutsford - Northwich - Mouldsworth - Mickle Trafford - direct to
Dee Marsh Jn but a derailment on the direct Mickle Trafford - Dee Marsh route
brought a premature end to this route & thus the tour was routed via Arpley.
Source : Peter Finan (joined/left the train at Birmingham
New Street), David Hills,
David Dockray ( joined/left the train at Crewe) & Fred Lowe
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Phil Sherringham)
M | Location | Booked |
0.00 | Coventry | 07.05d |
10¾ | Birmingham International | 07.14a ~ 07.15d |
15½ | Stechford | 07/19 |
19¼ | Birmingham New Street | 07.30a ~ 07.35d |
? | Soho South Jn | 07/40 |
? | Galton Jn | 07/41½ |
26½ | Dudley Port | 07/44½ |
32 | Wolverhampton | 07.51a ~ 07.53d |
47½ | Stafford | 08.08½a ~ 08.10d |
52¾ | Norton Bridge | 08/16 |
? | Madeley | 08/28½ |
71¾ | Crewe | 08.40a ~ 08.42d |
75½ | Sandbach | 08/49½ |
88 | Alderley Edge | 08/58½ |
93½ | Cheadle Hulme | 09/06 |
95¾ | Stockport | 09/08½ |
? | Slade Lane Jn | 09/30½ |
101¾ | Manchester Piccadilly | 09.16a ~ 09.26d |
? | Slade Lane Jn | 09/30½ |
107¾ | Stockport | 09.35a ~ 09.36d |
? | Northenden Jn | 09/46 |
? | Skelton Jn | 09/51 |
? | Sinderland Crossing | 09/55 |
126¾ | Arpley | 10/10 |
? | Acton Grange Jn | 10/18 |
134¼ | Frodsham Jn | 10/28½ |
137 | Helsby | 10/31½ |
146¼ | Hooton | 10/43 |
151¾ | Rock Ferry | 10/50 |
? | Birkenhead Green Lane Jn | 10c52 ~ 10c54 |
? | Birkenhead Canning Street North | 11/01 |
? | Birkenhead No.2 | 11/53 |
154¼ | Bidston | 11c56 ~ 11c58 |
? | Dee Marsh Jn | 12/27 |
? | Penyffordd | 12/37 |
181¾ | Wrexham | 12L49 ~ 13L00 |
? | Rossett | 13/07 |
? | Saltney Jn | 13/12 |
193¾ | Chester | 13c18a ~ 13c33d |
? | Saltney Jn | 13/37 |
? | Mold Jn | 13/39 |
? | Sandycroft | 13/42 |
? | Holywell Jn | 13/51 |
220¼ | Prestatyn | 13/59 |
223¾ | Rhyl | 14/04 |
238¼ | Llandudno Junction | 14/24 |
241¼ | Llandudno | 14.35a ~ 16.25d |
244¼ | Llandudno Junction | 16/35 |
255¾ | Llanrwst | 16*50a ~ 17*01d |
272¼ | Bleanau Ffestiniog | 17.35a ~ 17.55d |
288¾ | Llanrwst | 18/27½ |
300¼ | Llandudno Junction | 18c48a ~ 19c10d |
314¾ | Rhyl | 19/28 |
? | Holywell Jn | 19/45 |
? | Mold Jn | 19/58 |
344¼ | Chester | 20.07a ~ 20.15d |
? | Beeston Castle | 20/28 |
? | Crewe Steel Works | 20/36 |
365½ | Crewe | 20.45a ~ 20.47d |
? | Madeley | 20/57½ |
384½ | Norton Bridge | 21/07 |
390 | Stafford | 21.11½a ~ 21.13d |
405¼ | Wolverhampton | 21.32a ~ 21.34d |
410¾ | Dudley Port | 21/40½ |
? | Galton Jn | 21/44 |
? | Soho South Jn | 21/48½ |
418 | Birmingham New Street | 21.35a ~ 21.58d |
421¾ | Stechford | 22/06 |
426½ | Birmingham International | 20.11a ~ 22.13d |
437¼ | Coventry | 22.25a |