17th October 1954

R.C.T.S. (Lancashire Branch)
Liverpool & West Lancashire Rail Tour

Loco Used at least 42664
Stock Used 5x LMS corridor coaches

Route :

Loco Route
????? Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Allerton - Hunts Cross - Gateacre - Fazakerley North Jn - Langton Dock
????? Langton Dock - Fazakerley North Jn - Huskisson Goods
????? Huskisson Goods - Fazakerley North Jn - Aintree Central - Aintree Jn - Maghull
????? Maghull - Aintree Sefton Arms - Sefton Jn - North Mersey Branch Jn - Bootle Oriel Road - Bootle Jn - Edge Lane Jn - Olive Mount Jn - Huyton - St Helens Shaw Street - Gerards Bridge Jn - Randle Jn - Rainford Jn
????? Rainford Jn - Randle Jn - Gerards Bridge Jn - St Helens Shaw Street
????? St Helens Shaw Street - Gerards Bridge Jn - Carr Mill Jn
????? Carr Mill Jn - Sutton Oak Jn - Clock Face - Appleton - Widnes - Ditton Jn - Speke Jn - Allerton - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Peter Darke has a photo in his collection showing 42664 (bunker-first) at Langton Dock - was it used throughout?


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Source : David Davis, Peter Darke & John Debens

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Liverpool Lime Street 11.40d
1.31 Edge Hill 11/47
5.55 Allerton 11/58
7.08 Hunts Cross 12/02
8.07 Halewood North 12/06
9.23 Gateacre 12/11
15.63 Fazakerley North Jn 12/22
18.04 Langton Dock 12.25a ~ 12.35d
20.25 Fazakerley North Jn 12/45
23.16 Huskisson Goods 13.00a ~ 13.15d
26.07 Fazakerley North Jn 13/25
28.35 Aintree Jn 13.32 ~ 13.34
30.59 Maghull 13.42a ~ 13.55d
33.21 Aintree Sefton Arms 14/02
33.66 Sefton Jn 14/05
35.26 North Mersey Branch Jn 14/11
36.22 Marsh Lane 14/13
37.61 Bootle Jn 14.19 ~ 14.20
42.00 Edge Lane Jn 14/31
42.52 Olive Mount Jn 14/33
46.07 Huyton Jn 14/42
51.23 St Helens Shaw Street 14/54
56.64 Rainford Jn 15.11 ~ 15.20
62.75 St Helens Shaw Street 15.37 ~ 15.49
64.46 Carr Mill Jn 15.55 ~ 16.10
67.30 Sutton Oak Jn 16/20
73.10 Widnes 16/38
74.58 Ditton Jn 16/41
84.01 Edge Hill 16/55
85.32 Liverpool Lime Street 17.00a


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