29th April 1967

R.C.T.S. (Merseyside Branch)
The Wrexham, Mold & Connah's Quay Railway Rail Tour

Locos Used 42616, 42647, 48697 & 92058

Route : 1Z50 throughout

Loco(s) Route
92058 Crewe - Sandbach - Middlewich - (via Northwich chord) - Hartford & Greenbank - Moldsworth Jn - West Cheshire Jn - Ellesmere Port - Hooton
42616 + 42647 Hooton - Chester - Saltney Jn - Mold Jn - Kinnerton - Rhydymwyn
42616 + 42647 Rhydymwyn - Hope Jn
42616 + 42647 Hope Jn - Caergwrle - Wrexham Exchange
48697 Wrexham Exchange - Wrexham Central
42616 + 42647 Wrexham Central - Wrexhan North Jn
48697 Wrexham North Jn - Croes Newydd North Fork Jn - Brymbo West
48697 Brymbo West - Wrexham General
48697 Wrexham General - Ruabon - Llangollen Goods
48697 Llangollen Goods - Wrexham General
42616 + 42647 Wrexham General - Brymbo Jn - Buckley Jn - Shotton, Upton - Bidston Yard (2)
92058 Bidston Yard - Heswall - Neston North - Dee Marsh Jn - Chester - Mouldsworth Jn - Delamere - Hartford - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe

Notes :
(1) This tour, run to belatedly celebrate the 100th anniversary of the W.M & C.Q. Rly, commenced with seven coaches, but had one removed at Bidston Yard after three hot boxes were discovered on the offending vehicle! Because of this delay the intended route via New Brighton was changed, with a straight run back to Crewe instead, minimising the lateness to only thirty minutes.
(2) Was booked to reverse at New Brighton but did not due to late running.

Sources : David Hills, The Bluebell Railway Museum, Steve Armitage, David Wignall & David Cull

Photo Review


92058 during the morning photo-stop at Delamere (photo: David Cull)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson & The Bluebell Railway Museum & David Wignall)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Crewe 09.15d 09.16
0.66 Sydney Bridge 09/18 09/19
04.48 Sandbach 09/28 09/30
8.28 Middlewich 09/38 09/39
13.19 Northwich Sandbach South Jn 09/50 09/51
13.47 Northwich Sandbach West Jn 09/55 09/55
20.64 Delamere 10p20a ~ 10p20d 10.12 ~ 10.22
23.56 Mouldsworth Jn 10/26 10/29
27.51 Helsby West Cheshire Jn 10/34 10/39
35.70 Hooton 10L51a ~ 11L01d 10.52 ~ 11.04
43.48 Chester No.5 11c13 ~ 11c15 11.17~ 11.18
43.63 Chester No.6 11/17 [SL] 11/19
46.43 Mold Jn No.1 11/23 11.24 ~ 11.26
52.78 Hope Jn 11/50 11/42
56.45 Mold 12/04 11/56
59.56 Rhydymwyn 12.15a ~ 12.45d 12.05 ~ 12.48
62.67 Mold 12/56 13/00
66.34 Hope Jn 13/10 13.11 ~ 13.27
66.66 Penyffordd 13/12 13/29
69.33 Caergwrle Castle & Wells 13/21 13/34
72.20 Gwersyllt, Brymbo Jn 13/31 13/38
73.56 Wrexham Exchange 13/35 ?
74.25 Wrexham Central 13w39a ~ 13w55d 14.00 ~ 14.10
74.74 Wrexham Exchange 14L00a ~ 14L13d ?
75.20 Wrexham North Jn 14/16 14.13 ~ 14.32
75.41 Wrexham General 14/19 14/33
75.66 Croes Newydd North Fork 14/21 14/35
76.06 Croes Newydd East Fork 14/23 14/36
78.21 Broughton Crossing Jn 14/30 ?
78.75 Brymbo East 14/33 14/49
79.21 Brymbo Middle 14.36a ~ 14.50d 14.51 ~ 15.02
79.47 Brymbo East 14/53 ?
80.21 Broughton Crossing Jn 14/56 15/07
82.36 Croes Newydd East Fork 15/03 15/13
82.53 Croes Newydd North Fork 15/05 15.15 ~ 15.32
87.43 Ruabon South Box 15/14 15/44
93.61 Llangollen Goods Jn 15.30a ~ 16.00d 15.57 ~ 16.12
99.79 Ruabon South Box 16/15 16/27
105.16 Wrexham General 16.24a ~ 16.27d 16.36 ~ 16.51
105.37 Wrexham North Jn 16L29 ~ 16L40 16/51
105.63 Wrexham Exchange Box 16/42 16/52
107.19 Gwersyllt Brymbo Jn 16/46 ?
114.00 Buckley Jn 17/06 17/16
118.68 Dee Marsh Jn 17/20 17/33
125.10 Neston North 17/30 17/39
136.34 New Brighton 17.55a ~ 18.20d CANX
139.11 Bidston Dee Jn 18/30 18.04 ~ 18.13
148.58 Neston North 18.50a ~ 19.00d 19.28 ~ 19.37
153.30 Dee Marsh East Jn 19c08 ~ 19c10 19.46 ~ 19.47
158.52 Chester Liverpool Road West Jn 19.20a ~ 19.28d 19.58 ~ 20.05
166.08 Mouldsworth Jn 19/43 20/18
176.17 Northwich Sandbach West Jn 20/02 20/33
181.36 Middlewich 20/15 20/49
185.16 Sandbach 20/26 ?
188.78 Sydney Bridge 20/36 ?
189.64 Crewe 20.39a 21.09


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