27th March 1993

Institute of Mining Engineers
North West Railtour

Locos Used 47300 & 47821

Route :

Loco(s) Route
47821 (1) Crewe - Stafford - Nuneaton - Three Spires Jn
47300 (2) Three Spires Jn - Coventry Colliery
47821 (1) Coventry Colliery - Three Spires Jn – Coventry
47300 (2) Coventry - Stechford - Aston - Bescot - Bushbury Jn - Littleton Colliery GF
47821 (1) Littleton Colliery GF - Littleton Colliery
47300 (2) Littleton Colliery - Littleton Colliery GF - Stafford - Crewe - Chester – Talacre
47821 (1) Talacre - Point of Ayr Colliery
47300 (2) Point of Ayr Colliery – Talacre
47821 (1) Talacre - Chester - Helsby - Frodsham Jn - Halton Jn - Runcorn - ICI Folly Lane
47300 (2) ICI Folly Lane – Runcorn
47821 (1) Runcorn - Ditton - Speke Jn - Garston FLT
47300 (2) Garston FLT - Garston Jn - Allerton East Jn - Edge Hill
47821 (1) Edge Hill - Bootle Branch Jn - Edge Lane Jn - Gladstone Dock
47300 (2) Gladstone Dock - Tunnel past Regent Road LC
47821 (1) Tunnel past Regent Road LC - Seaforth FLT
47300 (2) Seaforth FLT - Edge Lane Jn - Bootle Branch Jn - Edge Hill
47821 (1) Edge Hill - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - Crewe - Stafford – Nuneaton

Notes:
(1) 47300 on rear.
(2) 47821 on rear.

Source : Janet Cottrell (joined at Nuneaton, left at Crewe) & Paul Griffin

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual
Crewe 07.18d ?
Madeley 07/29 ?
Stafford 07/42 ?
Colwich Jn 07/48 ?
Nuneaton 08.20a ~ 08.27d ??.?? ~ 08.38
Three Spires Jn 08.43a ~ 08.47d 08.50 ~ 08.51
Coventry Colliery 09.13a ~ 09.18d 09.03 ~ 09.06
Three Spires Jn 09/38 09/29
Coventry 09.44a ~ 09.53d 08.43 ~ 09.54
Stechford 10/11 10/10
Aston 10/19 10/15
Bescot 10/29 10/24
Bushbury Jn 10/40 10/38
Littleton Colliery GF 10.48a ~ 10.52d 10.47 ~ 10.49
Littleton Colliery 11.15a ~ 11.20d 11.10 ~ 11.15
Littleton Colliery GF 11/43 11/38
Stafford 11/53 11/44
Madeley 12/07 ?
Crewe 12.17a ~ 12.27d 12.08 ~ 12.27
Chester 12/5 012.49a ~ 12.54d
Holywell Jn 13/09 13/10
Talacre 13.17a ~ 13.27d 13.17 ~ 13.24
Point of Ayr Colliery 13.37a ~ 13.47d ??.?? ~ 13.38
Talacre 13.57a ~ 14.02d 13.42 ~ 13.48
Holywell Jn 14/11 13/56
Chester 14.29a ~ 14.31d 14.13 ~ 14.18
Frodsham Jn 14/45 14/37
Halton Jn 14/49 ?
Runcorn 14/51 14/50
ICI Folly Lane 15.06a ~ 15.11d 14.57 ~ 15.03
Runcorn 15.26a ~ 15.30d 15.16 ~ 15.20
Speke Jn 15/40 15/36
Garston FLT 15.54a ~ 15.58d 15.45 ~ 15.49
Allerton East Jn 16.13a ~ 16.22d 15/59
Edge Hill 16.28a ~ 16.34d 16.13 ~ 16.18
Bottle Branch Jn 16/36 ?
Regent's Road LC 16.55a ~ 16.56d 17/20
Gladstone Dock 17.06a ~ 17.10d 17.27 ~ 17.31
Seaforth Dock 17.38a ~ 17.42d 18.04 ~ 18.08
Regent's Road LC 17.59a ~ 18.00d 18.25 ~ 18.26
Edge Hill 18.30a ~ 18.37d 18.53 ~ 18.59
Runcorn 19/00 19/12
Weaver Jn 19/07 19/20
Crewe 19.24a ~ 19.27d 19.38 ~ ??.??
Stafford 19/50 ?
Nuneaton 20.22a ?


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