8th March 1997

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The West Coast Deltic Pioneer

Loco Used Class 55 D9000

Route : 1T55 throughout

Loco Route
D9000 London Euston - (via WCML) - Crewe - Sandbach - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly
D9000 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Macclesfield - Stoke-on-Trent - Norton Bridge - Stafford - (via WCML & Northampton) - London Euston

Notes :
This was the first ever production Deltic departure from Euston station! During layover at Manchester most tour participants headed for the East Lancashire Railway for their Deltic Weekend - featuring 55002, 55015 & 55019 - when was the last time you could experience haulage behind FOUR different Deltics on the same day?

Source : Gary Thornton (on train throughout)

Photo Review
(all photos: Gary Thornton)


Euston - the first ever production Deltic departure is about to take place.


55002 at Rawtenstall on the ELR. Not strictly part of the tour but as the
vast majority of tour participants headed there and it was the first time since
1981 that it was possible to have four different Deltics for haulage in the
same day then I think it's worth including some views from the ELR event.


55015 'Tulyar', also at Rawtenstall.


D9019 'Royal Highland Fusilier' at Ramsbottom.


 


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton & Nigel Rollings)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Euston 07.26d 07.27   21.40a 21.23 378.58
5.65 Willesden WL Jn 07/33 07/39   21/22 21/14 373.35
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 07/39 07/47   21/10 21/10 367.28
17.35 Watford Junction 07.45a ~ 07.47d 07.53 ~ 07.54   20.54a ~ 20.55d 21.00 ~ 21.01 361.23
31.53 Tring 08/03 08/07   20/41 20/48 347.05
38.16 Ledburn Jn 08/09 08/14   20/35 20/44 340.42
46.46 Bletchley 08/17 08/21   20/28 20/38 332.12
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 08.23a ~ 08.25d 08.24 ~ 08.26   20.21a ~ 20.23d 20.31 ~ 20.33 328.73
? Hanslope Jn 08/38 08/40   20/13 20/22 322.11
- Northampton   20/00 20/09 312.70
- Long Buckby   19/54 20/01 303.21
69.56 Weedon 08/48 08/52  
82.40 Rugby 09c09a ~ 09c11d 09.07 ~ 09.12   19/43 19/50 293.71
97.10 Nuneaton 09.23a ~ 09.26d 09.25 ~ 09.28   19.25a ~ 19.27d 19.29 ~ 19.32 279.21
110.12 Tamworth LL 09/38 09/44   19/14 19/18 266.19
116.23 Lichfield TV 09/43 09/49   19/09 19/13 260.08
121.31 Armitage 09/47 09/52   19/05 19/10 255.00
127.08 Colwich Jn 09/51 09/55   19/01 19/06 249.23
133.43 Stafford 09/56 10/01   18c53a ~ 18c55d 18.51 ~ 18.58 242.68
138.72 Norton Bridge 10/00 10/04   18/47 18/43 237.39

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
149.74 Madeley 10/10 10/11
156.16 Basford Hall Jn 10/17 10/14
158.00 Crewe 10c21a ~ 10c28d 10.19 ~ 10.28
158.76 Sydney Bridge Jn 10/30 10/31
162.50 Sandbach 10/36 10/35
171.50 Chelford Loop 10*47a ~ 11*02d 10/43
175.21 Alderley Edge 11/07 10/45
176.65 Wilmslow 11/09 10/47
180.60 Cheadle Hulme 11/18 10/51
182.36 Edgeley Jn No.1 11/20 10/53
183.01 Stockport 11/22 10/54
183.56 Heaton Norris Jn 11/23 10/55
186.46 Slade Lane Jn 11/26 10/58
188.13 Ardwick Jn 11/31 11/01
188.71 Manchester Piccadilly 11.34a ~ 17.45d 11.03 ~ 17.45
189.49 Ardwick Jn 17/48 17/48
191.16 Slade Lane Jn 17/50 17/51
194.06 Heaton Norris Jn 17/52 17/54
194.61 Stockport 17/54 17/56
195.26 Edgeley Jn No.1 17/55 17/57
197.02 Cheadle Hulme 17/57 17/59
206.58 Macclesfield 18/08 18/09
214.50 Congleton 18/15 18/16
220.24 Kidsgrove 18/20 18/20
226.55 Stoke-on-Trent 18/29 18/27
227.11 Stoke Jn 18/30 18/28
233.63 Stone 18/40 18/37

Timings continue in first table.

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