4th - 6th October 1985

F & W Tours
The Eireann Counties Crusader 2

Locos Used 47497, 47622 & 50030
IE: 029 & 186

Route :
UK portions : 1Z75 throughout

Date Loco Route
04/10 50030 Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Weston-Super-Mare - Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westeleigh Jn - Charfield - Gloucester
04/10 50030 Gloucester - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton Jn - Church Road Jn - Birmingham New Street
04/10 47622 Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Crewe - Chester
04/10 47622 Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction - Bangor - Holyhead
05/10 186 Dun Laoghaire - Dublin Connolly - Mullingar - Westport
05/10 186 Westport - Claremorris
05/10 029 Claremorris - Tuam - Athenry - Galway
05/10 029 Galway - Athlone - Portarlington - Dublin Connolly - Dun Laoghaire
06/10 47497 Holyhead - Llandudno Junction - Rhyl - Chester - Crewe
06/10 47497 Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly - Eccles - Astley - Parkside Jn - Lowton Jn - Golborne Jn - Wigan North Western - Preston - Poulton-le-Fylde - Blackpool North
06/10 47497 Blackpool North - (reverse of outward route) (1) - Crewe - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Rugeley - Walsall - Bescot - Perry Barr North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street
06/10 50030 Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester
06/10 50030 Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) Except used the Goods Lines under the WCML between Springs Branch and Bamfurlong Jn.


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.

Sources : Richard Szwejkowski (joined/left train at Taunton),
Stew Robertson, Clive Barlow, Paul Steane & Paul Green

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Clive Barlow)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Plymouth 17.35d 20.38a 221.18
6.65 Hemerdon 17/45 20/28 215.30
16.15 Brent 17/55 20/17 206.00
23.12 Totnes 18.03a ~ 18.05d 20.06a ~ 20.07d 199.03
31.69 Newton Abbot 18.18a ~ 18.20d 19.46a ~ 19.54d 190.26
41.41 Dawlish Warren 18/31 19/36 180.54
52.03 Exeter St Davids 18.43a ~ 18.46d 19.20a ~ 19.26d 170.12
71.75 Whiteball 19/03 19/03 150.20
82.63 Taunton 19.14a ~ 19.16d 18.46a ~ 18.48d 139.32
94.28 Bridgwater 19/27 18/33 127.67
107.71 Uphill Jn 19/40 18/22 114.24
109.43 Weston-super-Mare 19.43a ~ 19.45d 18.14a ~ 18.19d 112.52
111.65 Worle Jn 19/49 18/11 110.30
128.40 Bristol Temple Meads 20.16a ~ 20.22d 17.45a ~ 17.55d 93.55
133.10 Filton Jn 20/30 17/35 89.05
134.29 Bristol Parkway 20.32a ~ 20.34d 17.31a ~ 17.33d 87.66
137.79 Westerleigh Jn 20/40 17/25 83.16
146.12 Charfield 20/47 17/13 75.06
159.37 Standish Jn 20/56 17/04 61.61
165.47 Gloucester Yard Jn 21/05 16/58 55.51
166.48 Gloucester 21.07a ~ 21.20d 16.42a ~ 16.56d 54.50
173.08 Cheltenham Spa 21.28a ~ 21.30d 16.30a ~ 16.32d 48.10
180.19 Ashchurch 21/38 16/24 40.79
191.06 Abbotswood Jn 21/46 16/12 30.12
195.00 Worcester Shrub Hill 21.52a ~ 21.54d 16.05a ~ 16.07d 26.18
200.59 Droitwich Spa 22/05 15/58 20.39
204.74 Stoke Works Jn 22/11 15/52 16.24
207.07 Bromsgrove 22/14 15/50 14.11
209.60 Blackwell 22/18 15/48 11.38
? Barnt Green ? 15/47 10.48
215.40 Kings Norton Jn 22/26 15/40 5.58
219.61 Church Road Jn 22/33 15/33 1.37
221.18
0.00		 Birmingham New Street 22L36a ~ 22L46d 15L14a ~ 15L30d 145.44
0.00
2.01 Soho South Jn 22/52 15/09 143.43
- Perry Barr North Jn - 15/03 140.52
- Bescot - 14/58 136.15
- Pleck Jn - 14/55 135.28
- Walsall - 14/53 134.41
- Rycroft Jn - 14/51 133.71
- Hednesford - 14/28 124.59
- Rugeley - 14/12 119.19
- Colwich - 14/08 116.33
3.59 Galton Jn 22/54 - -
7.24 Dudley Port 22/57 - -
12.64 Wolverhampton 23/04 - -
14.38 Bushbury Jn 23/07 - -
28.15 Stafford 23/23 14/03 109.78
33.44 Norton Bridge 23/28 13/57 104.49
44.46 Madeley 23/38 13/47 93.74
- Crewe 23/38 13.35d 85.39
  SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE
52.54 Crewe 23.51a ~ 23.57d 03.05a 85.39
73.62 Chester 00/21 02/24 84.42
90.48 Holywell Jn 00/40 01/59 67.56
103.60 Rhyl 00/51 01/48 54.44
118.12 Llandudno Junction 01p10a ~ 01p20d 01/34 40.12
133.43 Bangor 01/39 01/28 24.61
139.61 Gaerwen 01/50 01/20 18.43
158.24 Holyhead 02.10a ~ 03.15d 00.15a ~ 01.00d 0.00
FERRY Dun Laoghaire 06.45a 20.45d FERRY

 

Location Booked
Dun Laoghaire 07.38d
Dublin Connolly 07.53a ~ 07.56d
Maynooth 08/25
Hill of Down 08/54
Mullingar 09/15
Moate 09x32a ~ 09x33d
Athlone Midland 09.47a ~ 09.50d
Castlerea 10/33
Claremorris 11/07
Castlebar 11/25
Westport 11p40a ~ 12p10d
Castlebar 12/26
Balla 12/37
Claremorris 12p46a ~ 12p56d
Tuam 13p30a ~ 13p40d
Athenry 14p12a ~ 14p30d
Galway 14L50a ~ 16L10d
Athenry 16p26a ~ 16p35d
Ballinasloe 17/02
Athlone Southern 17/19
Clara 17/37
Tullamore 17/46
Portarlington 18/05
Kildare 18/17
Inchicore 18/44
Dublin Connolly 19.00a ~ 19.01d
Dun Laoghaire 19.15a

Timings continue in first table.

continued from 1st table:

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
105.50 Crewe 03.25d 13.30a 85.39
110.18 Sandbach 03/32 13/18 80.71
124.33 Wilmslow 03/45 13/05 66.56
128.27 Cheadle Hulme 03/51 13/02 62.62
130.49 Stockport 03/55 12/59 60.40
134.14 Slade Lane Jn 03/59 12/52 56.75
136.33 Manchester Piccadilly 04c03a ~ 04c05d 12c46a ~ 12c48d 54.56
136.76 Oxford Road 04/07 12/44 54.13
137.35 Castlefield Jn 04/10 12/41 53.54
137.76 Ordsall Lane Jn 04/14 12/37 53.13
140.55 Eccles 04/19 12/28 50.34
145.60 Astley 04/24 12/23 45.29
151.58 Parkside Jn 04/30 12/17 39.31
152.09 Lowton Jn 04/32 12/15 39.00
152.36 Golborne Jn 04/33 12/14 38.53
158.30 Wigan North Western 04/42 11/58 32.59
166.01 Balshaw Lane Jn 04/59 11/41 25.08
168.04 Euxton Jn 05/01 11/39 23.05
173.40 Preston 05c16a ~ 05c18d 11c30a ~ 11c32d 17.49
181.69 Kirkham North Jn 05/30 11/13 9.20
187.71 Poulton-le-Fylde 05/37 11/06 3.18
191.09 Blackpool North 05.48a 11.00d 0.00


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