13th November 1993

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Speaking Clock

Locos Used 20075, 20187, 47705 & 86204
Stock Used 5378+5293+5379+5304+9431+13225+5322+5393+5353+5291

Route : 1T15 throughout

Loco(s) Route
86204 London Euston - (WCML via Weedon) - Crewe
20075 + 20187 (1) Crewe - Chester
47705 (2) Chester - Mickle Trafford Jn - Helsby - Frodsham Jn - Halton Jn - Runcorn Jn - Runcorn Folly Lane
20075 + 20187 (1) Runcorn Folly Lane - Runcorn Jn
47705 (2) Runcorn Jn - Ditton
20075 + 20187 (1) Ditton - Carterhouse Jn - Fiddlers Ferry - Arpley Jn - Latchford Sidings
47705 (2) Latchford Sidings - Arpley Jn - Walton Old Jn - Acton Grange Jn - Weaver Jn - Acton Bridge - Hartford LNW Jn - Hartford CLC Jn - Northwich West Jn - Northwich South Jn - Middlewich - Sandbach - (3) - Crewe
20075 + 20187 (1) Crewe - Winsford - Weaver Jn - Runcorn - Ditton - Speke Jn - Garston FLT (4)
47705 (2) Garston FLT - Garston Church Road - Garston Jn - Allerton - Wavertree Jn - Edge Hill
20075 + 20187 (1) Edge Hill - Regent Road LC - Seaforth Container Terminal
47705 (2) Seaforth Container Terminal - Regent Road LC - Edge Hill
20075 + 20187 (1) Edge Hill - Huyton - St Helens Central - Ince Moss Jn - Bamfurlong Jn - Winwick Jn - (via WCML) - Crewe
86204 Crewe - (WCML) - Rugby - Northampton - Milton Keynes Central - (via WCML) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 47705 on rear.
(2) 20075 + 20187 on rear.
(3) Was advertised to traverse the "Up Manchester Loop", but didn't.
(4) At Garston FLT the train reached a brake van which had been placed at the buffers of the Freightliner holding siding.

The tour was originally advertised to go to Silverdale Colliery, Latchford Sidings, Garston Freightliner Terminal Holding Siding, Crown Street No.5 Tunnel and Seaforth Container Terminal in that order. Silverdale & Crown Street were decreed unsuitable for passenger trains so Folly Lane, Northwich to Sandbach & the Frodsham Curve were put in as replacements.

Sources : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Milton Keynes Central) & Alan Sheppard.

Photo Review


The choppers at Crewe (photo: Gary Thornton)


86204 with the second tour headboard - simply '....precisely' (photo: Gary Thornton)


Gary Thornton's ticket.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Addison, Alan Sheppard & Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Euston 07.15d ?   21.56a ? 497.79
5.23 Willesden WL Jn 07/21 ?   21/48 ? 492.56
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 07/25 ?   21/44 ? 486.49
17.35 Watford Junction 07.30a  ~ 07.32d ?   21.34a  ~ 21.35d ? 480.44
31.53 Tring 07/42 ?   21/21 ? 466.26
38.16 Ledburn Jn 07/46 ?   21/17 ? 459.63
46.46 Bletchley 07/52 ?   21/12 ? 451.33
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 07.55a  ~ 07.57d 07.56 ~ 07.58   21.07a  ~ 21.08d 21.16 ~ ??.?? 448.14
56.47 Hanslope Jn 08/03 08/07   21/02 21/07 441.32
- Northampton   20/53 20/57 432.11
- Long Buckby   20/44 20/47 422.42
69.56 Weedon 08/11 08/17  
82.40 Rugby 08.35a  ~ 08.37d 08.43 ~ 08.44   20.34a  ~ 20.35d 20.35 ~ 20.37 413.12
97.10 Nuneaton 08/49 08/55   20/21 20.19a ~ 20.22d 398.42
110.12 Tamworth Low Level 08/57 09/03   20/13 20/10 385.40
116.23 Lichfield Trent Valley 09/01 09/07   20/09 20/06 379.29
121.31 Armitage 09/04 ?   20/06 20/03 374.21
127.08 Colwich Jn 09/07 09/13   20/02 ? 368.44
133.43 Stafford 09.14a  ~ 09.15d 09.20 ~ 09.24   19.55a  ~ 19.56d 19.52 ~ 19.53 362.09
138.72 Norton Bridge 09/27 09/29   19/50 19/47 356.60
149.74 Madeley Jn 09/41 09/38   19/43 19/41 345.58
158.00 Crewe 09L53a  ~ 10L23d 09.43 ~ 10.21   19L06a ~ 19L36d 19.15 ~ 19.33 337.52
159.41 Crewe Steel Works 10/26 10/25  
168.60 Beeston Castle Signal Box 10/34 10/34  
179.10 Chester (U&DM) 10.48a  ~ 11.10d 10.48 ~ 11.07  
181.63 Mickle Trafford Jn 11/15 11/15  
186.40 Helsby 11/20 11/22  
190.11 Frodsham Jn 11/25 11/26  
191.65 Halton Jn 11/31 11/31  
192.72 Runcorn Jn 11/34 11/38  
193.62 Runcorn Folly Lane 11.44a  ~ 11.54d 11.43 ~ 12.07  
194.52 Runcorn Jn 12.04a ~ 12.09d 12.14 ~ 12.16  
197.24 Ditton 1214a  ~  1219d 12.25 ~ 12.29  
199.66 Carterhouse Jn 12/24 12/39  
201.48 Fiddlers Ferry 12/28 12/41  
205.11 Arpley Jn 12/35 12.52a ~ 12.52d  
206.08 Latchford Sidings 12.37a  ~ 12.47d 12.59 ~ 13.03  
207.05 Arpley Jn 12/49 13.09a ~ 13.09d  
207.73 Walton Old Jn 12/52 13.10a ~ 13.10d  
208.77 Acton Grange Jn 12/58 13.15a ~ 13.22d  
214.01 Weaver Jn 13/03 13/31  
216.63 Acton Bridge 13/06 13/35  
218.46 Hartford LNW Jn 13/10 13/40  
219.31 Hartford CLC Jn 13/11 13/41  
221.44 Northwich West Jn 13/14 13/48  
221.73 Northwich South Jn 13/15 13/49  
230.43 Sandbach 13/50 14/16  
234.61 Up Manchester 13.59a  ~ 14.14d 14/42  
235.13 Crewe 14.16a  ~ 14.27d 14.44 ~ 14.52  
243.79 Winsford Signal Box 14/37 15/06   18/49 ? 328.66
252.33 Weaver Jn 14/42 15/17   18/43 18/55 320.32
- Acton Grange Jn   18/35 18/50 315.28
257.46 Runcorn 14/48 15/22  
260.15 Ditton 14/50 15/24  
264.05 Speke Jn 14/58 15/29  
265.25 Garston Church Road 15/02 15/35  
265.40 Garston FLT 15.05a  ~ 15.15d 15.40 ~ 15.42  
265.55 Garston Church Road 15/18 15/47  
266.03 Garston Jn 15/19 15/48  
266.48 Allerton 15/22 15/50  
269.71 Wavertree Jn 15/26 15.58a ~ 16.01d  
270.72 Edge Hill 15.29a  ~  1539d 16.07a ~ 16.18d  
277.04 Regent Road Level Crossing 16/09 16/46  
278.43 Seaforth Container Terminal 16.29a  ~ 16.38d 17.00 ~ 17.03  
280.02 Regent Road Level Crossing 16/57 17/15  
280.56 Bootle Jn 16/59 17/17  
285.47 Bootle Branch Jn 17/14 17/35  
286.14 Edge Hill 17.16a  ~ 17.51d 17.38 ~ 17.44  
286.61 Bootle Branch Jn 17/52 17/45  
290.33 Huyton 17/57 17/53  
296.19 St Helens Central 18/04 18/05  
303.05 Ince Moss Jn 18/15 18/18  
303.65 Bamfurlong Jn 18/18 ?  
307.55 Golborne Jn 18/23 18/22  
310.55 Winwick Jn 18/26 ?  
313.41 Warrington Bank Quay 18c29a 18.36   18c31d 18.44 313.41


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