6th March 1999

Steamy Affairs
The North Wales Venturer

Locos Used 47747, 47785 & steam: 6024
Stock USed load 12 (load 13 when steam hauled)

Route :
1Z42 : Cleethorpes to Holyhead
1Z43 : Holyhead to Cleethorpes

Locos Route
47747 Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Habrough - Barnetby - Market Rasen - Lincoln Central - Boultham Jn - Newark Castle - Nottingham - Trent - Sheet Stores Jn - Stenson Jn - Uttoxeter - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Alsager - Crewe
6024 Crewe - Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction
47785 landudno Junction - Holyhead
6024 Holyhead - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
?47747? Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Cleethorpes

Notes :
(1) Confirmation of motive power back from Crewe to Cleethorpes is required.


6024 passing Besston Castle heading westwards (photo: John Cowlishaw)

Source : Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Rob Wells)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cleethorpes 05.16d 05.18   22.55a 22.36
Grimsby Town 05.22a ~ 05.24d ?   22.47a ~ 22.49d ?
Habrough 05/32 ?   22/39 ?
Brocklesby 05/38 05/41   22/19 22/07
Barnetby 05.44a ~ 05.46d ?   22.10a ~ 22.12d ?
Wrawby Jn 05/47 05/53   22/08 21/56
Holton le Moor 05/57 06/03   21/57 21/48
Market Rasen 06/03 ?   21/43 ?
Langworth 06/11 ?   21/35 ?
Pelham Street 06/20 ?   21/28 ?
Lincoln Central 06.21a ~ 06.23d 06.29 ~ 06.33   21.25a ~ 21.27d 21.24 ~ 21.27
West Holmes Jn 06/27 ?   21/22 ?
Boultham Jn 06/28 ?   21/21 ?
Newark Crossing East Jn 06/49 ?   21/01 ?
Newark Crossing 07/02 06/52   20/59 20/58
Newark Castle 07/05 06/55   20/56 20/56
Netherfield Jn 07/22 07/15   20/40 20/41
Nottingham 07.26a ~ 07.28d 07.21 ~ 07.37   20.31a ~ 20.33d 20.30 ~ 20.37
Mansfield Jn 07/29 ?   20/29 ?
Trent 07/35 07/46   20/23 20/16
Sheet Stores Jn 07/45 ?   20/21 ?
Stenson Jn 07/45 ?   19/55 ?
North Stafford Jn 08/15 ?   19/55 ?
Tutbury & Hatfield 08/24 08/18   19/46 19/46
Uttoxeter 08/31 ?   19/36 ?
Caverswall 08/45 ?   19/24 ?
Longton 08/50 08/46   19/21 19/22
Stoke-on-Trent Jn 08/53 08/48   19/18 19/17
Stoke-on-Trent 09/00 08/50   19/17 19/17
Kidsgrove 09/10 09/00   19/09 19/08
Alsager 09/20 09/02   19/02 19/03
Barthomley Jn 09/26 09/05   18/59 19/00
North Stafford Jn 09/29 ?   18/55 ?
Crewe 09L33a ~ 10L04d 09.24 ~ 10.04   18L30a ~ 18L53d 18.29 ~ 18.54
Crewe Steel Works SB 10/09 ?   18/24 ?
Beeston Castle & T SB 10/19 ?   18/14 ?
Chester 10.32a ~ 10.58d 10.33 ~ 10.59   17.58a ~ 18.00d 17.55 ~ 18.01
Chester South Jn 11/01 ?   17/52 ?
Saltney Jn 11/03 ?   17/50 17/50
Rockliffe Hall 11/11 ?   17/42 ?
Holywell Jn 11/18 11/19   17/35 17/36
Rhyl 11/33 11/31   17/19 17/19
Colwyn Bay 11/45 ?   17/06 ?
Llandudno Junction 11L52a ~ 12L37d 11.46 ~ 12.37   16.12a ~ 16.58d 16.27 ~ 16.58
Penmaenmawr 12/47 ?   16/00 ?
Bangor 13/00 12/55   15/48 16/08
Menai Bridge 13/04 ?   15/44 ?
Llanfair PG 13/06 ?   15/40 ?
Gaerwen Jn 13/09 ?   15/37 ?
Valley 13/22 ?   15/21 ?
Holyhead 13.30a 13.43   15.12d 15.35


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