20th February 1988

Hertfordshire Railtours / Network SouthEast (Watford Area)
The Mersey Docker

Locos Used 45128, 47483 & 85035
Stock Used load 13

Route : 1T05 throughout

Loco Route
47483 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon) - Rugby - Coventry - Stechford - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Stone - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Macclesfield - Cheadle Hume - Stockport - Slade Lane Jn - Manchester Piccadilly - Oxford Road Jn - Cornbrook Jn - Trafford Park Freightliner Terminal (1)
45128 Trafford Park Freightliner Terminal - Trafford Park East Jn - Hyde Road Jn - Gorton Jn - Ashburys - Philips Park No 1 - Brewery Sidings - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Castleton East Jn - Rochdale - Shaw - Oldham Werneth - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Brewery Sidings - Philips Park No 1 - Ashton Moss North Jn - Ashton Moss South Jn - Denton Jn - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Northenden Jn - Skelton Jn - Deansgate Jn - Altrincham - Knutsford - Northwich - Mouldsworth - West Cheshire Jn - Ellesmere Port - Hooton - Rock Ferry - Rock Ferry North Jn - Bidston East Jn - Bidston - Dee Marsh Jn - Wrexham General - Chirk - Gobowen - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Cosford - Wolverhampton
85035 Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn- Birmingham New Street - Stechford - Coventry - Rugby - (via WCML, Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Timing sheet gave the reversal point as Football Ground Platform however Alan Costello gave it as 'Trafford Park Freightliner Terminal' and Brian Ovington as 'Trafford Park Sidings'.

Source : Alan Costello

Photo Review


The relatively rare sight of a class 47 at Euston (photo: Roger Geach)


45128 'Centaur' at Stockport (photo: Ray Pettit)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Addison, John Broderick & Brian Ovington)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Euston 07.45d ?   21.53a ? 211.67
5.65 Willesden 07/52 ?   21/45 ? 506.02
17.35 Watford Junction 08.03a ~ 08.05d ?   21.30a ~ 21.32d ? 494.32
31.53 Tring 08/19 ?   21/20 ? 480.14
46.46 Bletchley 08/32 ?   21/12 ? 465.21
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 08.36a ~ 08.38d ?   21.06a ~ 21.08d ? 462.02
56.47 Hanslope Jn 08/48 ?   20/57 ? 455.20
69.56 Weedon 08/58 ?   20/49 ? 442.11
82.40 Rugby 09.13a ~ 09.15d ?   20.36a ~ 20.38d ? 429.27
93.79 Coventry 09/27 ?   20/22 ? 417.68
109.08 Stechford 09/39 ?   20/12 ? 402.59
112.19 Proof House Jn 09/46 ?   20/09 ? 399.48
112.73 Birmingham New Street 09.48a ~ 09.54d ??.?? ~ 09.57   20.03a ~ 20.06d ? 398.74
114.74 Soho South Jn 10/00 ?   19/58 ? 396.73
116.52 Galton Jn 10/03 ?   19/56 ? 395.15
120.17 Dudley Port 10/07 ?   19/53 20/16 391.50
125.57 Wolverhampton 10.13a ~ 10.15d 10.16 ~ 10.19   19L37a ~ 19L47d 19.44 ~ 19.46 386.10

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
141.08 Stafford 10/36 10/42
146.37 Norton Bridge 10/46 10/52
150.13 Stone 10/52 10/58
156.65 Stoke Jn 11/07 ?
157.21 Stoke-on-Trent 11/09 11/09
158.37 Etruria 11/12 11/12
163.52 Kidsgrove 11/18 ?
177.18 Macclesfield 11/32 11/32
186.74 Cheadle Hulme 11/43 11/40
188.73 Edgeley Jn No.2 11/45 ?
189.15 Stockport 11/46 11/45
189.70 Heaton Norris Jn 11/50 ?
192.60 Slade Lane Jn 11/56 ?
195.05 Manchester Piccadilly 12.03a ~ 12.05d 12.06 ~ 12.09
195.48 Oxford Road Jn 12/07 ?
196.67 Cornbrook Jn 12/09 ?
197.74 Football Ground Platform 12L12a ~ 12L32d -
? Trafford Park Sidings - 12.23 ~ 12.31
198.06 Trafford Park East Jn 12/33 ?
205.38 Hyde Road Jn 12/56 12/49
206.17 Gorton Jn 12/59 12/52
207.35 Ashburys 13/01 12/59
209.60 Philips Park No.1 13/07 13/07
210.04 Brewery Sidings 13/10 13/11
210.46 Thorpes Bridge Jn 13/12 ?
216.78 Castleton East Jn 13/19 ?
218.61 Rochdale 13/22 13/32
219.19 Rochdale East Jn 13/23 ?
223.30 Shaw 13/28 13/42
227.07 Oldham Werneth 13/33 ?
228.63 Hollinwood 13/38 ?
231.14 Thorpes Bridge Jn 13/45 ?
231.56 Brewery Sidings 13/47 ?
232.00 Philips Park No.1 13/50 14/02
235.71 Ashton Moss North Jn 13/56 14/10
236.31 Ashton Moss South Jn 13/57 14/11
239.12 Denton Jn 14/06 14/16
243.22 Heaton Norris Jn 14/12 14/23
243.77 Stockport 14c14 ~ 14c16 14.26 ~ 14.35
244.19 Edgeley Jn No.2 14/18 14/37
248.06 Northenden Jn 14/27 14/48
251.48 Skelton Jn 14/32 14/53
252.01 Deansgate Jn 14/34 14/54
252.56 Altrincham 14/35 14/56
259.42 Knutsford 14/44 ?
265.55 Northwich 14/52 15/12
? Oakleigh Sidings 14/55 ?
276.11 Mouldsworth 15/10 15/32
280.02 West Cheshire Jn 15/25 15/44
284.50 Ellesmere Port 15/33 15/51
288.30 Hooton 15/49 15/58
293.66 Rock Ferry 16c00 ~ 16c02 16.08 ~ 16.29
294.02 Rock Ferry North Jn 16/05 ?
298.13 Bidston East Jn 17/19 17/08
298.48 Bidston 17c21 ~ 17c22 17.10 ~ 17.11
312.40 Dee Marsh Jn 17/40 17/44
326.10 Wrexham General 18*10 ~ 18*20 18.16 ~ 18.29
331.01 Ruabon 18/27 ?
335.22 Chirk 18/33 ?
338.26 Gobowen 18/38 18/47
356.30 Shrewsbury 18c58 ~ 19c00 19/08
366.55 Wellington 19/14 19/20
377.07 Cosford 19/25 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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