21st July 2019

Railway Touring Company
The North Wales Coast Express

Locos Used 37685 'Loch Arkaig' & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used 17025+9392+4905+5035+1860+99352+99351+99127+1961+99350+99125

Route :
1Z75 : Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street
1Z76 : Liverpool Lime Street to Holyhead
1Z77 : Holyhead to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco(s) Route
37685 (1) Crewe - Winsford - Weaver Jn - Runcorn - Liverpool South Parkway - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street
45690 Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Liverpool South Parkway - Runcorn - Halton Jn - Frodsham - Helsby - Chester - Prestatyn - Rhyl - Colwyn Bay - Llandudno Junction - Bangor - Holyhead
45690 Holyhead - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) 45690 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Class 37 Data

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 09.36d [P11] [DF] 09.36   - -
Crewe Coal Yard 09/40 09/39   - -
Winsford 09/47 09/47   - -
Hartford Jn 09/52½ 09/52   - -
Acton Bridge 09/54½ 09/54   - -
Weaver Jn 09/56½ 09/56   - -
Halton Jn 10/02 10/01   - -
Runcorn 10.06a ~ 10.09d [P2] 10.04 ~ 10.08   - -
Ditton East Jn 10/14 [DF] 10/12   - -
Liverpool South Parkway 10.21a ~ 10.24d [P2] 10.19 ~ 10.20   - -
Wavertree Jn 10/30 10/29   - -
Edge Hill SB 10/32 10/31   - -
Edge Hill 10/32½ [P4] 10/32   - -
Crown Street Jn 10/34½ 10/33   - -
Liverpool Lime Street 10.37a ~ 10.55d [P6] 10.37 ~ 10.54   22.24a [P6] 22.24
Crown Street Jn 10/58 [UF] 10/57   22/21 22/21
Edge Hill 10/59½ [P3] 11/00 [P3]   22/19 [P4] 22/20
Edge Hill SB 11/00 11/01   22/18 22/19
Wavertree Jn 11/03 11/02   22/16 [DF] 22/16
Liverpool South Parkway 11/08 [P1] 11/06   22.04a ~ 22.09d [P4] 22.03 ~ ?
Ditton East Jn 11/13 11/11   21/55 [DS] 21/52
Runcorn 11.18a ~ 11.33d [P1] 11.15 ~ 11.18   21.47a ~ 21.50d [P2] 21.43 ~ 21.46
Halton Jn 11/36½ 11/23   21/42 21/41
Frodsham Jn 11/41 11/27   21/37 21/37
Frodsham 11w44 ~ 12w04 [P1] ?   21w11 ~ 21w33 [P2] ?
Helsby 12/09 [P1] 12/01   21/06 [P2] 21/05
Mickle Trafford 12/17 12/09   20/59 20/58
Chester 12.23a ~ 12.26d [P4] 12.16 ~ 12.25   20.34a ~ 20.50d [P4] 20.30 ~ 20.50
Chester South Jn 12/27 [DM] 12/26   20/31½ [UF] 20/28
Saltney Jn 12/29 12/29   20/29½ 20/23
Shotton 12/35½ 12/34   20/21 20/16
Flint 12/40½ 12/38   20/16 20/12
Mostyn East Jn 12/48 12/44   20/08½ 20/06
Prestatyn 12/55 12/50   20/01½ 20/00
Rhyl 12/59½ 12/55   19/57½ [P1] 19/56
Abergele & Pensarn 13/04 13/00   19/52½ 19/52
Colwyn Bay 13/10 ?   19/45½ ?
Llandudno Junction 13w15a ~ 13w35d [P1] 13.13 ~ 13.38 [P1]   19w06a ~ 19w40d [P1] 18.59 ~ 19.40 [P1]
Penmaenmawr 13/43 ?   18/53 ?
Bangor 13.55a ~ 13.57d [P2] 13.57 ~ 14.00   18.37a ~ 18.40d [P1] 18.32 ~ 18.40
Menai Bridge 14/02 ?   18/31 ?
Llanfairpwll 14/05 ?   18/28 ?
Gaerwen 14/09 ?   18/25 ?
Valley 14/25 ?   18/08 ?
Holyhead 14.37a [P1] 14.45   18.00d [P1] 18.00


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

0Z76 : (37685) : Liverpool Lime Street to Edge Hill

Location Booked
Liverpool Lime Street 11.01d [P6]
Crown Street Jn 11/03
Edge Hill 11/05
Edge Hill SB 11.07 ~ 11.16
Edge Hill Down Wapping 11.19 ~ 11.22
Edge Hill Gullet Sidings 11.25a

0Z77 : (45690) : Holyhead - Valley - Holyhead
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Holyhead 15.31d
Valley 15.39 ~ 15.41
Valley Nuclear Electric 15.49 ~ 16.52
Valley 17.00 ~ 17.02
Holyhead 17.10a

0Z77 : (37685) : Edge Hill to Liverpool Lime Street

Location Booked
Edge Hill Gullet Sidings 22.12d
Edge Hill Down Wapping 22.17 ~ 22.20
Edge Hill SB 22.23 ~ 22.27
Edge Hill 22/29
Crown Street Jn 22/30
Liverpool Lime Street 22.33a [P6]

5Z77 : (37685 with 45690 on rear) : Liverpool Lime Street to Carnforth

Location Booked
Liverpool Lime Street 23.10d [P6]
Crown Street Jn 23/12
Edge Hill 23.15 ~ 23.17
Edge Hill SB 23/18
Bootle Branch Jn 23/20
Olive Mount Jn 23/21
Roby 23/26
Huyton 23/30
St Helens Central 23/43
Springs Branch Jn 23/56
Wigan South Jn 23/58
Wigan North Western 00.01 ~ 00.06
Balshaw Lane 00/18
Euxton Jn 00/21
Ribble Jn 00/27
Preston 00/28
Fylde Jn 00/29
Garstang & Catteral 00/39
Lancaster 00/50
Morecambe South Jn 00/52
Carnforth North Jn 00/57
Carnforth 00.58 ~ 02.28
Carnforth H.S. 02.30 ~ 02.40
Carnforth Steamtown 02.50a


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