(10th & ) 11th August 1991

Trainload Coal
(Motive Power Day)

Series of special workings along the North Wales Coast, with a rover ticket valid on any train.

Locos Used 20059, 20151, 37045, 37225, 56009, 56028, 56111, 56112, 58003, 58007, 58029, 58047, 60044 & 60061

Route :

Date Headcode Loco(s) Route
11/08 1T37 37045 + 37225 09.30 Crewe to Llandudno
37225 + 37045 12.07 Llandudno to Crewe
11/08 1T56 56009 + 56028 10.35 Crewe to Llandudno
13.25 Llandudno to Crewe
11/08 1T20 20151 + 20059 Chester to Crewe
20059 + 20151 11.40 Crewe to Llandudno
20151 + 20059 14.45 Llandudno to Crewe
11/08 1T60 60061 + 60044 14.30 Crewe to Llandudno
60044 + 60061 16.40 Llandudno to Crewe
11/08 1T20 20117 + 20121 16.40 Crewe - Derby
11/08 1T58 58029 + 58047 17.45 Llandudno - Derby
11/08 1T58 58003 + 58007 15.40 Crewe to Llandudno
17.45 Llandudno to Derby
11/08 1T56 56112 + 56111 17.30 Crewe to Llandudno Junction
56111 + 56112 ??.?? Llandudno Junction to Derby

Notes :
In addition, the previous evening (10/8/91), there were positioning workings also available for enthusiasts, Kevin Heath (passenger on train 1 from Derby to Stoke-on-Trent and train 2 from there to Crewe) and Richard Rooker have provided the following details;

Date Train No. Locos Route
10/08 1 60010 + 60041 16.54 Derby - Nuneaton - Stoke-on-Trent - Crewe
10/08 2 58047 + 58029 18.29 Derby - Crewe (direct routing)
10/08 3 20143 + 20214 19.55 Stoke-on-Trent - Chester

In respect of these workings on 10th August John Cassey adds; I was on train 1 from Derby being hauled by the class 60’s. The move was do the 60’s to Stoke for the 58’s to Crewe for the 20’s to Chester. However there was a farce on train 1 due to a signaling failure near Nuneaton which meant we arrived at Stoke after the 58’s had left. I remained on the 60’s to Crewe then took the 20’s to Chester. At Chester the 20’s then turned the train on the triangle and may have returned to Crewe.

Sources : Richard Hughes, Richard Rooker, Craig Sullivan, Kevin Driscoll & John Cassey

Photo Review


10/08: 60010+60041 at Derby (photo: John Cassey)


10/08: 58047+58029 at Derby (photo: John Cassey)


37225+37045 entering Llandudno Junction with 1T37 Llandudno to
Crewe (photo: John Cassey)


56009 & 56028 at Llandudno (photo: Mark Sawyer)


58007+58003 at Rhyl with 1T58 Crewe to Llandudno (photo: John Cassey)


56112+56111 at Chester with the 17.30 Crewe - Llandudno Junction
(photo: Richard Rooker)

Sources : Richard Hughes, Richard Rooker, Craig Sullivan & Kevin Driscoll

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