6th June 1959

Stephenson Locomotive Society / Manchester Locomotive Society
Merseyside Rail Tour

Locos Used 47404, 49224, 49434 & 49173
Stock Used at least 4x LMS corridor coaches (booked for 5)

Route : reporting code W600

Loco(s) Route
49173 Liverpool Riverside - Waterloo Dock
47404 + 49173 Liverpool Riverside - Waterloo Dock - Edge Hill (1)
49434 Edge Hill - Atlantic Dock Jn - Canada Dock
49224 (2) Canada Dock - Atlantic Dock Jn
49434 (3) Atlantic Dock Jn - Bootle Jn - Alexandra Dock
49224 (2) Alexandra Dock - Bootle Jn
????? (4) Bootle Jn - Marsh Lane Jn - North Mersey Branch Jn - Sefton Jn - Aintree CL Jn
????? (4) (5) Aintree CL Jn - Aintree Central
????? (4) Aintree Central - Altcar & Hillhouse
????? (4) Altcar & Hillhouse - Aintree Central
????? (4) Aintree Central - Ormskirk - Skelmersdale - Bushey Lane Jn - Randle Jn - Rainford Village - St Helens Shaw Street - Widnes South - Ditton Jn - Speke Jn - Church Road (Garston)
????? (4) (5) Church Road (Garston) - Garston Dock
49434 (only?) Garston Dock - Church Road (Garston) - Allerton Jn - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) 49173 failed at Edge Hill with a cracked cylinder.
(2) 49224 with 49434 on rear.
(3) 49434 with 49224 on rear.
(4) 49434 & 49224 but in what combination? The tour timing sheet would seem to suggest the top-n-tail running was booked to have been between Canada Dock and the reversal at Bottle Jn however it has also been given that 49224 was involved between 'Canada Dock via Altcar to at least Garston Dock, to assist with reversals' it being photographed at Alexandra Docks Station, Altcar & Garston Dock. Other photographic evidence does seem to suggest the locos were top-n-tail at
Altcar & Hillhouse and Garston Dock, though another photo at the former location shows 49434 apparently in the act of running round.
(5) Timing sheet refers to this as a propelling move however if 49224 was involved top-n-tail with 49434 throughout from Canada Dock to (at least) Garston Dock then presumably the propelling move was not needed.
(6) Advertised as the last train on the Aintree Central -
Altcar & Hillhouse, Southport &  Cheschire Lines Ext. Railway.

Sources : Bevan Price, Peter Darke, Andrew Fairholm & Mike Delamar

Photo Review


49434 is seen here at Altcar and Hillhouse, running round the train
(photo: Brian Hilton/The John Debens Collection)


From
the John Debens ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Stephen Bragg courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS) & John Debens)

Location Booked Actual
Liverpool Riverside 14.00d ?
Edge Hill 14/20 ?
Atlanta Dock Jn 14/30 ?
Canada Dock 14.27 ~ 14.50 ??.?? ~ 15.09
Atlantic Dock Jn 14.55 ~ 15.05 ?
Bootle Jn 15/08 ?
Alexandra Dock 15.13 ~ 15.25 ??.?? ~ 15.32
Bootle Jn 15.30 ~ 15.42 ?
Marsh Lane Jn 15/45 ?
North Mersey Branch Jn 15/46 ?
Sefton Jn 15/50 ?
Aintree S.A. South Jn 15/52 ?
Aintree C.L. Jn 15.53 ~ 15.55 ?
Aintree Central 16.00 ~ 16.02 ??.?? ~ 16.02
Altcar & Hillhouse 16.45 ~ 16.55 16.28 ~ ??.??
Aintree Central 17.40 ~ 17.50 17.20 ~ ??.??
Aintree C.L. Jn 17.53 ~ 18.00 ??.?? ~ 17.55
Ormskirk 18/16 ??w?? ~ 18w19
Skelmersdale ? ?
Bushey Lane Jn 18/30 18/38
Randle Jn 18/31 18/41
Rainford Village Jn 18/34 ?
Gerards Bridge Jn 18/46 ?
St Helens Shaw Street 18/48 18/54
Sutton Oak Jn 18/52 ?
Widnes South 19/06 19/12
Ditton Jn 19/10 19/15
Speke Jn 19/16 ?
Church Road (Garston) 19.25 ~ 19.30 [DGL] ?
Garston Dock (Old Pass. Station) 19.35 ~ 19.50 ??.?? ~ 19.50
Allerton Jn 19/58 ?
Edge Hill 20/04 20/10
Liverpool Lime Street 20.10a 20.15


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