12th June 2010

Compass Tours
The Mersey Fellsman

Tour was rescheduled from 07/04/2010 to 12/06/2010 due to RMT industrial action.

Locos Used 47501, 47712 & 47802

Route :
1Z76 : Crewe to Carlisle
1Z77 : Carlisle to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
47501 (1) Crewe - (via WCML) - Weaver Jn - Runcorn - Speke Jn - Liverpool South Parkway - Edge Hill East Jn - Liverpool Lime Street
47802 (2) Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill East Jn - Huyton - St Helens Central - Garswood - Springs Branch Jn - (via WCML) - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
47712 (1) Carlisle - Currock Jn - Maryport - Workington - Whitehaven - Sellafield - Millom - Park South Jn - Barrow-in-Furness - Dalton Jn - Arnside - Carnforth - (via WCML) - Farington Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street
47802 (3) Liverpool Lime Street - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 47501 on rear.
(3) 47712 on rear.

Sources : Scott Spencer, Simon Robinson & Shaun Courtnage

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Scott Spencer & Shaun Courtnage)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 07.21d 07.31   21.29a 21.45
Crewe Coal Yard 07/23 07/33   21/27 21/41
Winsford 07.31a ~ 07.34d 07.41 ~ 07.45   21.15a ~ 21.18d 21.31 ~ 21.31
Hartford 07.40a ~ 07.43d 07.50 ~ 07.54   21.04a ~ 21.10d 21.22 ~ 21.25
Hartford Jn 07/45 07/55   21/05 21/20
Acton Bridge 07.56a ~ 07.59d 07.58 ~ 08.01   20.53a ~ 20.56d 20.58 ~ 21.04
Weaver Jn 08/03 08/04   20/49 20/54
Runcorn 08.08a ~ 08.11d 08.11 ~ 08.14   20.33a ~ 20.36d 20.29 ~ 20.32
Ditton East Jn 08/15 08/18   20/30 20/26
Liverpool South Parkway 08.21a ~ 08.24d 08.28 ~ 08.30   20.21a ~ 20.24d 20.18 ~ 20.20
Mossley Hill 08.28a ~ 08.31d 08.34 ~ 08.36   20.13a ~ 20.16d 20.10 ~ 20.14
Wavertree Jn 08/34 08/38   20/10 20/08
Edge Hill SB 08/35 ?   20/08 ?
Edge Hill 08/36 08/41   20/08 20/06
Liverpool Lime Street 08.42a ~ 09.07d 08.46 ~ 09.06   19.44a ~ 20.03d 19.40 ~ 20.02
Edge Hill 09/11 09/10   19/37 19/36
Edge Hill SB 09/12 ?   19/36 ?
Bootle Branch Jn 09/12 09/11   19/35 19/34
Olive Mount Jn 09/13 09/13   19/34 19/31
Huyton 09.19a ~ 09.20d ??.?? ~ 09.20   19.26a ~ 19.27d 19.25 ~ 19.25
Prescot 09.30a ~ 09.33d ?   19.19a ~ 19.22d ?
St Helens Central 09.38a ~ 09.41d 09.39 ~ 09.42   19.10a ~ 19.13d 19.05 ~ 19.07
Garswood 09.48a ~ 09.51d ?   19.00a ~ 19.03d ?
Springs Branch Jn 09/58 09/57   18/52 18/49
Wigan South Jn 09/59 ?   18/50 ?
Wigan North Western 10.00a ~ 10.03d 09.59 ~ 10.02   18.46a ~ 18.49d 18.43 ~ 18.46
Balshaw Lane Jn 10/13 10/12   18/38 18/35
Euxton Jn 10/15 10/14   18/37 18/33
Farington Jn 10/19 10/20   ? ?

 

Location Booked Actual
Lostock Hall Jn 10/25 10/26
Blackburn 10/39 10/40
Daisyfield Jn 10/41 10/42
Langho 10/49 ?
Clitheroe 10/58 10/58
Horrocksford Jn 10/59 ?
Hellifield 11/22 11/22
Settle Jn 11/27 11/27
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 11/37 ?
Ribblehead 11/48 ?
Blea Moor 11/51 11/50
Garsdale 12/01 ?
Kirkby Stephen 12/11 12/10
Appleby 12/22 12/20
Kirkby Thore SB 12/28 12/25
Culgaith 12/31 12/28
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 12/39 ?
Low House SB 12/46 12/44
Howe & Co Siding 12/49 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 12/56 12/54
London Road Jn 13/02 ?
Carlisle 13.05a ~ 14.47d 12.58 ~ 14.49
Currock Jn 14/53 14/53
Wigton 15/06 15/07
Maryport 15/27 ?
Workington 15/34 15/38
Parton North Jn 15/42 ?
Parton 15/47 ?
Whitehaven 15.51 ~ 15.52 15.56 ~ 15.57
St Bees 16.00 ~ 16.02 ?
Sellafield 16.14 ~ 16.15 16.17 ~ 16.18
Drigg 16/19 ?
Bootle 16/29 16/30
Millom 16/38 16/40
Foxfield 16/46 16/47
Askam 16/54 16/57
Park South Jn 16/57 17/00
Barrow-in-Furness 17/05 17/09
Dalton Jn 17/13 ?
Ulverston 17/21 17/25
Grange-over-Sands 17/33 ?
Arnside 17/38 17/41
Carnforth 18/02 18/02
Carnforth North Jn 18/03 18/02
Morecambe South Jn 18/09 18/08
Lancaster 18/11 18/10
Preston 18/31 18/27

Timings continue in first table.

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