12th March 1994

Regional Railways North West
The Jolly JA's

Locos Used 31421, 31455, 73002 & 73006
'Castell Conwy', 'Linda' & 'Merrdin Emmrys'
Stock Used BR : 4875+4873+4876+4866+13227+35452+4917+4854+4880
FR : 101+119+103+116+110+118+22+26+WHR+20+19+17+18

Route :

Loco(s) Route
31421 + 31455 Crewe - (1) - Chester
73002 + 73006 Chester - Llandudno Junction
31421 + 31455 Llandudno Junction - Blaenau Ffestiniog
Merrdin Emmrys Blaenau Ffestiniog - Porthmadog
Castell Conwy + Linda Porthmadog - Blaenau Ffestiniog
31421 + 31455 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno Junction
31421 + 31455 Llandudno Junction - Chester - Warrington Bank Quay - Manchester Victoria - Stockport - Crewe

Notes :
(1) Train was booked to run via Stockport & Manchester Victoria but ran direct from Crewe to Chester due to a late start. Passengers joining at Stockport/Manchester/Warrington were sent by service trains to join tour.

Source : David Russell (Joined at Chester/left at Stockport)
Stock used : Dave Burbridge

Timings (Booked only)
(from Ian Dobson)

M.C
 Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00
 Crewe 08.15d   20.25a 161.38
4.50
 Sandbach 08/23   20/15 156.68
17.21
 Alderley Edge 08/36   20/05 144.17
18.65
 Wilmslow 08.39a ~ 08.40d   20.00a ~ 20.02d 142.53
22.59
 Cheadle Hulme 08/45   19/55 138.59
24.36
 Edgeley No.1 08/47   19/52 137.02
25.00
 Stockport 08.49a ~ 08.50d   19.49a ~ 19.51d 136.38
25.62
 Heaton Norris Jn 08/52   19/47 135.56
28.27
 Denton Jn 08/58   19/40 133.11
30.71
 Ashton Moss North Jn 09/03   19/35 130.47
34.53
 Philips Park No.1 09/08   19/31 126.65
35.07
 Miles Platting 09/09   19/29 126.31
36.43
 Manchester Victoria 09.13a ~ 09.15d   19.22a ~ 19.24d 124.75
36.75
 Deal Street 09/16   19/20 124.43
37.49
 Ordsall Lane Jn 09/18   19/17 123.69
40.25
 Eccles 09/22   19/10 121.10
45.33
 Astley 09/27   19/06 116.05
53.19
 Earlestown 09/36   18/57 108.19
54.58
 Winwick Jn 09/39   18/55 106.60
58.11
 Warrington Bank Quay 09.43a ~ 09.44d   18.48a ~ 18.50d 103.27
59.78
 Acton Grange Jn 09/48   18/44 101.40
65.08
 Frodsham Jn 09/54   18/37 96.30
68.63
 Helsby 09/59   18/32 92.55
73.40
 Mickle Trafford 10/04   18/25 87.78
76.03
 Chester 10L11a ~ 10L35d   18.15a ~ 18.20d 85.35
78.04
 Saltney Jn 10/39   18/11 83.34
86.01
 Rockliffe Hall 10/47   18/03 75.37
92.79
 Holywell Jn 10/53   17/58 68.39
106.11
 Rhyl 11/07   17/46 55.27
116.48
 Colwyn Bay 11/20   17/37 44.70
120.42
 Llandudno Junction 11L24a ~ 12.20d   16.57a ~ 17.32d 40.76
131.34
 North Llanwrst 12.40a ~ 12.45d   16.33a ~ 16.38d 30.04
147.68
 Blaenau Ffestiniog 13.20a ~ 13.26d   15.55a ~ 16.00d 13.50
161.38
 Porthmadog 14.25a   14.50d 0.00


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