15th April 1974

Wirral Railway Circle
The Alstonian

Loco Used 50023
Stock Used BSO+4xSO+RBK+4XSO+BSO
DMU Used 8-cars

Route : 1L81 throughout

Loco/Traction Route
50023 Crewe - Alderley Edge - Wilmslow - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Denton Jn - Ashton Moss South Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria - Windsor Bridge - Clifton Jn - Bolton - Lostock Jn - Chorley - Euxton Jn - Farington Jn - Bamber Bridge - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Carlisle
DMU Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Brampton - Haltwhistle - Alston
DMU Alston - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle - Carlisle No.3 - Gretna Jn (1) - Annan
DMU Annan - Gretna Jn - Carlisle
50023 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Euxton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) Booked reversal point was Gretna Green.

Source : Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

Miles Location Booked (out) (Actual) Booked (rtn) (actual) Miles
0 Crewe 09.03d 21.00a 444
4.5 Sandbach 09/11 20/52 439.5
17.25 Alderley Edge 09/23 20/40 427.75
18.75 Wilmslow 09/25 20/38 425.25
22.75 Cheadle Hulme 09/30 20/34 421.25
? Edgeley Jn 09/32 ? 20/32
25 Stockport 09.34a ~ 09.37d 20.28a ~ 20.30d 419
26.5 Heaton Norris Jn 09/39 20/26 417.5
30.75 Denton Jn 09/46 20/21 413.25
? Ashton Moss South Jn 09/48 20/19 ?
33 Ashton Moss North Jn 09/49 20/18 410.75
36.75 Miles Platting 09/58 20/09 407.25
38.25 Manchester Victoria 10.04a ~ 10.07d (??.?? ~ 10.14) 19.54a ~ 20.05d (20.03 ~ ??.??) 405.75
? Windsor Bridge 10/11 19/48 ?
43 Clifton Jn 10/15 19/44 400.75
49 Bolton 10.21a ~ 10.23d 19.34a ~ 19.37d 395
? Lostock Jn 10/28 19/29 ?
60.5 Chorley 10/36 19/18 383.5
? Euxton Jn 10/42 19/13 380.5

 

Miles Location Booked (Actual)
? Farington Jn 10/48
? Lostock Hall Jn 10/54
69.25 Bamber Bridge 10/56
75.25 Cherry Tree 11/03
77.25 Blackburn 11.08a ~ 11.10d
? Daisyfield Jn 11/12
? Whalley 11/22
? Clitheroe 11/27
100.75 Hellifield 11/48
104 Settle Jn 11/53
118 Blea Moor 12/11
126 Garsdale 12p20a ~ 12p30d
129 Ais Gill Summit 12/37
146.5 Appleby 12/54
176.5 Petteril Bridge Jn 13/22
177.5 Carlisle 13.25a ~ 13.35d
178.5 Petteril Bridge Jn 13/38
188.5 Brampton 13/48
200.5 Haltwhistle 14p07a ~ 14p20d
213.5 Alston 14.53a ~ 15.00d
226.5 Haltwhistle 15p30a ~ 15p46d
238.5 Brampton 16/06
248.5 Petteril Bridge Jn 16/15
249.5 Carlisle 16/18
? Carlisle No.3 16/21
258 Gretna Jn 16/41
259 Gretna Green 16.45a ~ 16.59d (??/??)
267.25 Annan DIV (??.??a ~ ??.??d)
276.5 Gretna Jn 16/53
285 Carlisle 17.05a ~ 17.30d
303 Penrith 17/54
316.5 Shap Summit 18/11
322 Tebay 18/16
335 Oxenholme 18/27
347.75 Carnforth 18/38
354 Lancaster 18/42
365.5 Garstang 18/52
375 Preston 19.02a ~ 19.06d

Timings continue in first table.

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