10th April 1999

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Liver Bird

Merrymaker series

Locos Used 86417 & 86425
Stock Used 3123+3114+1679+17023+4925+5023+4986+5027

Route :
1Z39 : London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
1Z96 : Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston

Loco Route
86417 London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Weaver Jn - Runcorn - Allerton - Wavertree Jn - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street
86425 Liverpool Lime Street - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Sources : Gary Thornton, Alan Sheppard, Alan Costello & Johyn Broderick

Photo Review


Unusually heading north through platform 1, 86417 is seen at Northampton
in the morning en-route for Liverpool Lime Street (photo: Gary Thornton)


Return traction, 86425, waiting to leave Liverpool (photo: Alan Costello)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Costello & John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Euston 07.40d ?   21.39a ?
5.65 Willesden Junction 07/47 ?   21/30 ?
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 07/52 ?   21/22 ?
17.35 Watford Junction 07.58a ~ 08.00d ??.?? ~ 08.08   21.12a ~ 21.14d 21.00 ~ ??.??
31.53 Tring 08/12 08/19   20/54 20/41
38.16 Ledburn Jn 08/19 ?   20/45 20/35
46.46 Bletchley 08/28 08/36   20/38 20/28
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 08.36a ~ 08.38d 08.40 ~ 08.43   20.31a ~ 20.33d 20.25 ~ 20.26
56.47 Hanslope Jn 08/50 08/49   20/24 20/17
65.68 Northampton 09.12a ~ 09.17d 09.06 ~ 09.17 [P1]   20.14a ~ 20.15d 19.56 ~ 20.08
75.37 Long Buckby 09/28 09/28   19/59 19/55
84.67 Rugby 09/36 09/38   19/47 19.45 ~ 19.46
99.37 Nuneaton 09/48 09/48   19/38 19/34
112.39 Tamworth 09/54 09/56   19/28 19/25
118.50 Lichfield TV 10/01 10/00   19/24 19/21
123.58 Armitage 10/05 ?   19/21 19/18
129.35 Colwich 10/08 10/07   19/18 19/15
135.70 Stafford 10/17 10/22   19/13 19/10
141.19 Norton Bridge 10/23 10/26   19/10 19/06
152.21 Madeley Jn 10/30 10/32   19/00 18/58
158.43 Basford Hall Jn 10/36 10/36   18/54 ?
160.27 Crewe 10c40 ~ 10c42 10.40 ~ 10.42   18c49 ~ 18c51 19.57 ~ 18.51
167.68 Winsford 10/52 10/50   18/39 18/39
177.47 Weaver Jn 10/57 10/56   18/32 18/32
182.60 Runcorn 11/01 11/00   18/26 18/25
185.14 Ditton Jn 11/04 11/03   18/22 18/21
190.24 Allerton 11/11 11/13   18/12 18/12
193.47 Wavertree Jn 11/14 ?   18/08 18/08
194.48 Edge Hill 11/20 11/19   18/05 18/05
195.79 Liverpool Lime Street 11.29a 11.23   18.01d 18.01


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