29th August 2004

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Dinner Excursion from Liverpool / Chester)

Locos Used 67005 & 67014
Stock Used ?????

Route: 1Z67 (throughout?)

Loco(s) Route
????? 18.40 Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Huyton - St Helens Junction - Earlestown - Winwick Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - ?Walton Old Jn? - Acton Grange Jn - Frodsham Jn - Helsby - Chester - Saltney Jn - Wrexham General - Shrewsbury - Wellington - (via Oxley chord) - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Crewe - Chester
????? Chester - Helsby - Frodsham Jn - Acton Grange Jn - ?Walton Old Jn? - Warrington Bank Quay - Winwick Jn - Earlestown - St Helens Junction - Huyton - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) Loco & route confirmation (via Walton Old Jn?) required.

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 18.40d 18.41   23.49a 00.05
Edge Hill 18/44 18/44   23/45 00/02
Bootle Branch Jn 18/45 ?   23/43 ?
Huyton 18/54 18/51   23/38 23/56
Rainhill 18/57 ?   23/35 ?
St Helens Junction 19/01 19/00   23/33 23/49
Earlestown 19/06 ?   23/29 ?
Winwick Jn 19/13 19/24   23/27 23/41
Dallam Jn 19/16 ?   ? ?
Warrington Bank Quay 19/17 19/29   23/22 23/38
Walton Old Jn 19/19 ?   23/20 ?
Acton Grange Jn 19/21 19/31   23/18 23/36
Frodsham Jn 19/26 ?   23/12 ?
Helsby 19/30 19/52   23/07 23/28
Mickle Trafford Jn 19/37 ?   23/03 ?
Chester 19.44a ~ 19.49d 20.06 ~ 20.14   22.35a ~ 22.58d 22.57 ~ 23.16

 

Location Booked Actual
Chester South Jn 19/50 ?
Saltney Jn 19/52 20/17
Wrexham General 20/05 20/30
Gobowen 20/18 20/43
Shrewsbury 20.39a ~ 20.42d 21/05
Wellington 20/58 21/19
Madeley Jn 21/07 ?
Cosford 21/14 ?
Oxley SB GL 21/22 ?
Oxley (Stafford Road Jn) 21/25 ?
Bushbury Jn 21/32 21/51
Stafford 21/42 22/02
Norton Bridge 21/48 22/07
Madeley 21/59 22/17
Basford Hall Jn 22/07 22/22
Crewe 22.10a ~ 22.12d 22.26 ~ 22.35
Crewe Steel Works 22/15 ?
Beeston Castle & T SB 22/24 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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