4th July 2003

Pathfinder Tours
The Merseyside Express 2

Locos Used 90032 & Steam: 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
Stock Used 5275+4902+5009+1863+3098+3148+3107+1692+3140+3122+21272+ (2)

Route:
1Z61 : Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
1Z62 : London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco Route
90032 Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Allerton - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley &  Northampton (1)) - London Euston
6201 London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) Was booked via Weedon.
(2) Support coach (35465?) also in formation when 6201 was on the train.


6201 'Princess Elizabeth' approaches Northampton (photo: Gary Thornton)

Sources : Duncan Jennings & Nick Roberts

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Gareth Kelly)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Liverpool Lime Street 08.10d 22.39a 195.79
1.31 Edge Hill 08/14 22/34 194.48
5.55 Allerton 08/20 22/25 190.24
10.50 Ditton Jn 08/24 22/20 185.29
13.19 Runcorn 08.27a ~ 08.29d 22.14a ~ 22.16d 182.60
19.30 Weaver Jn 08/37 22/04 176.49
26.66 Winsford SB 08/43 21/56 169.13
35.52 Crewe 08.55a ~ 08.58d 21.03a ~ 21.41d 160.27
43.58 Madeley 09/08 20/43 152.21
54.60 Norton Bridge 09/15 20/34 141.19
60.09 Stafford 09/20 20/30 135.70
66.44 Colwich 09/26 20/13 129.35
77.29 Lichfield TV 09/33 19/57 118.50
83.40 Tamworth LL 09/37 19w00 ~ 19w50 112.39
96.42 Nuneaton 09/48 18c29 ~ 18c30 99.37
111.12 Rugby 10c05 ~ 10c07 18/07 84.67
- Long Buckby - 17/56 75.37
- Northampton - 16w45 ~ 17w44 65.68
123.76 Weedon 10/17 - -
137.05 Hanslope Jn 10/25 16/35 56.47
143.67 Milton Keynes Central 10/30 16/29 49.65
147.06 Bletchley 10/33 16c23 ~ 16c24 46.46
155.36 Ledburn Jn 10/41 16/14 38.16
161.79 Tring 10/46 16/07 31.53
176.17 Watford Junction 10/55 15/50 17.35
182.22 Harrow & Wealdstone 11/02 15/43 11.30
185.48 Wembley Central 11/05 15/38 8.04
188.29 Willesden WL Jn 11/07 15/35 5.23
192.16 Camden Jn 11/12 15/31 1.36
193.52 Euston 11.16a 15.27d 0.00


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