22nd April 2017

Branch Line Society
Y Triongl Gogledd Cymru

Locos Used 47270 'Swift' & 47580 'County of Essex'
Stock Used 99722+99304+3143+99128+99318+5032+4940+4994+5035

Route :
1Z27 : Carnforth to Holyhead
1Z28 : Holyhead to Carnforth

Loco(s) Route
47270 (2) Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston - Wigan North Western - Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe Coal Yard - Up Liverpool Independent - Crewe Salop Goods Jn - Up Slow Independent - Crewe Sorting Sidings North - Up Independent - Basford Hall Jn - Madeley - Norton Bridge  - Stafford
47580 (3) Stafford - Little Bridgeford Jn - Searchlight Lane Jn - Norton Bridge Down Slow Chord - Madeley - Crewe Up & Down Loop - Chester Down & Up Goods - Chester North Jn Down Goods Loop - Hooton - Hooton Long Siding [Run Round Siding]
47270 (2) Hooton Long Siding [Run Round Siding] - Hooton - Chester North Jn - Chester South Jn Down Slow - Holywell Jn Down Goods Loop - Rhyl (4) - Abergele and Pensarn - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno
47580 (3) Llandudno - Llandudno Junction
47270 (2) Llandudno Junction - Bangor Down Main - Holyhead
47580 (3) Holyhead - Holyhead Station Approach
47270 (2) Holyhead Station Approach - Holyhead Carriage Washer
47580 (3) Holyhead Carriage Washer - Holyhead Station Approach
47270 (2) Holyhead Station Approach - Holyhead
47580 (3) Holyhead - Bangor - Llandudno Junction - Rhyl - Holywell Jn (5) - Chester West Jn - Chester Down and Up Main via crossover - Crewe Up Chester Independent - Crewe Salop Goods Jn Up Fast Independent - Crewe Sorting Sidings North - Up Through Siding - Sorting Sidings Middle - Basford Hall Jn - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford
47580 + 47270 Stafford - Little Bridgeford Jn - Searchlight Lane Jn - Norton Bridge Down Slow Chord - Madeley - Crewe Down Fast - Down Slow (Coal Yard) - Acton Grange Jn - Walton Old Jn - The Hole - Warrington Bank Quay - Wigan North Western - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth

Notes: 
(1) Branch Line Society in conjunction with the Brush Type 4 Fund raising funds for Brush Type 4 Fund, Teenage Cancer Trust & St. John's Hospice, Lancaster.
(2) 47580 on rear.
(3) 47270 on rear.
(4) Rhyl middle road not covered due to points failure.
(5) Holywell Jn [UGL] not covered due to ground staff having wrong key for points.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C

 Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
 Carnforth 05.40d [P2] 05.40 [P2]   20.51a [P2] 20.56½ [P2]
490.35
0.12
 Carnforth North Jn 05/42 05/41½ [DM-UM]   20/49 20/55
490.23
4.28
 Morecambe South Jn 05/46 05/46½   20/44 20/49½
 ?
6.20
 Lancaster 05.50a ~ 05.55d [P3] 05.52a ~ 05.55d [P3]   20.35a ~ 20.40d [P5] 20.41 ~ 20.46½ [P5]
484.15
17.69
 Garstang & Catteral 06/08 06/07   20/24 20/27
 ?
27.18
 Preston 06.20a ~ 06.25d [P7] [UGL] [FL] 06.18½ ~ 06.25½ [P4]   20.11a ~ 20.14d [P2] [FL] 20.14 ~ 20.18 [P2]
463.17
32.53
 Euxton Jn 06/32 [FL] 06/32   20/05 [FL] 20/04
 ?
34.73
 Balshaw Lane 06/34 [FL] 06/38 [UF]
 
 20/02 [FL] 20/01
?
42.28
 Wigan North Western 06/41 [P4] [FL] 06/41 [P4]
 
 19.49a ~ 19.52d [P5] [FL] 19.53 ~ 19.54½ [P5]
448.07
?
 Wigan South Jn 06/41½ [FL] 06/41½
 
 19/48 [FL] 19/52
 ?
43.44
 Springs Branch Jn 06/42 [FL] 06/42½
 
 19/47 [FL] 19/47 [DF]
 ?
48.22
 Golborne Jn 06/46 [FL] 06/46
 
 19/41 [FL] 19.36 ~ 19.43
442.13
50.49
 Winwick Jn 06/48 [FL] 06/48   19/36 [FL] 19.28 ~ 19.32
 ?
53.03
 Dallam Jn 06/50 [FL] 06/49½   19/31 19/24 [DS]
 ?
54.07
 Warrington Bank Quay 06/51 [P2] [FL] 06/50½   09/30 [DS] 19.15 ~ 19.22 [DS]
436.28
54.36
 The Hole - -   ? 19/12½
436.13

-

 Arpley Shunting Necks - -   ? ?
435.42

-

 Walton Old Jn - -   19/09 [OL] 19/08
435.40
55.74
 Acton Grange Jn 06/53 [FL] 06/54   19/04 [OL] 19/04
434.26
61.28
 Weaver Jn 06/59 [FL] 06/59   18/58 [FL] 18/57
 ?
63.60
 Acton Bridge 07/02 [SL] 07.01½ ~ 07.05   18/56 [FL] 18/55
 ?
65.42
 Hartford Jn 07*06 ~ 07*10 07.11 ~ 07.12 [US]   18/54 [FL] 18/54 [DF]
 ?
70.57
 Winsford 07/15 [FL] 07/19 [UF-US]   18/49 [FL] 18/50
 ?
77.30
 Crewe Coal Yard 07/24 [IL] 07/27 [Up Liv Ind]   18/41 [SL] 18/44 [DF-DS]
?
78.27
 Crewe Salop Goods Jn 07/29 [IL] 07/33 [Up Slow Ind]   - -

-

78.71

 Crewe S.S.N. 07/31 07/36½ [Up Ind]   - - -

-

 Crewe - -   18/39 [DF] 18/43 [DF]
412.13
79.75
 Crewe Basford Hall Jn 07/34 [SL] 07/43   18/35 [SL] 18/37
410.33
86.57
 Madeley (Staffs) 07/42 [SL] 07/51½ [US]   18/27 [SL] 18/31½
?

-

 Searchlight Lane Jn - -   18/19 [SL] 18/24

?
97.30
 Norton Bridge 07/52 [SL] 07/59   - -
-
98.46
 Little Bridgeford Jn 07/53 [SL] 08/01   18/18 18/22½
391.62
?
 Stafford North Jn ? 08/05   18/14 [SL] ?
 ?
102.55
 Stafford 07.58a ~ 08.13d [P6] [SL] 08.07 ~ 08.16½ [P3]   17.59a ~ 18.12d [P1] [FL] 17.50 ~ 18.18 [P6]
387.53
 ?
 Stafford North Jn 08/14 08/17   17/57 [FL] 17/48 [SL]
387.35
106.64
 Little Bridgeford Jn 08/18 08/22½   17/54 [SL]  17/42
?

-

 Norton Bridge - -   17/53 [SL] ?

?
108.00
 Searchlight Lane Jn 08/19 [SL] 08/23½   - -

-
?
 Madeley (Staffs) 08/27 [SL] 08/31½   17/43 [SL] 17/31
 ?
125.35
 Crewe Basford Hall Jn 08/34 [SL] 08/37
 
 17/35 [SL] 17.18½ ~ 17.23
364.73

-

 Basford Hall S.S.M. - -   17/25 [IL] [UTS] 17/16 [UTS] 363.73

-

 Crewe S.S.N. - -   17/23 17.10 ~ 17.11
?

-

 Crewe Salop Goods Jn - -   17c12 ~ 17c20 [IL] 17/07½
363.25
127.15
 Crewe 08c38 ~ 08c40 [UDL] 08/43½ [UDL]   - -

-
-
 Crewe Sig.CE142  - -    17/06 [IL] 17/04
362.72
128.53
 Crewe Steel Works 08/43 08/48   17/01 17/02
 ?
137.58
 Beeston Castle & Tarporley S.B. 08/52 08/56½   16/53 16/53
 ?
148.23
 Chester 09*04 ~ 09*08 [UDG] 09.19 ~ 09.21 [UDG]   16.35a ~ 16.40d [P3b] 16.24½ ~ 16.28½ [P3b]
342.05
148.59
 Chester North Jn 09/11 09/24 [DGL]   - - -
156.29
 Hooton 09.25a ~ 09.28d [P0] 09.41½ ~ 09.44 [P0]   - - -
156.71
 Hooton Long Siding [via Run Round Sdg] ~ 10.07 09.49½ ~ 09.55½ [RR Sdg]   - - -
165.03
 Chester North Jn 10/21 10/22   - - -
165.28
 Chester South Jn 10*24 ~ 10*28 [SL] 10/24 [DS]   16/33 [UFL] 16.19 ~ 16.21
341.48
165.78
 Roodee Jn 10/31 10.25½ ~ 10.29   ? [UF] 16/17 [US]
 ?
166.69
 Saltney Jn 10/33 10/32
 
 16/26 16/15
 ?
174.54
 Rockcliffe Hall 10/43 10/42½
 
 16/17 16/08
 ?
181.56
 Holywell Jn 10*52 ~ 10*54 [DGL] 10/55½ [DGL]   16*03 ~ 16*05 [UGL] 16/01½ [UM]
325.20
194.68
 Rhyl 11/07 [DM] 11/11½ [P2] [DPL]   15/50 [P1] 15/46½ [P1]
 ?
205.17
 Colwyn Bay 11/16 [P1] 11/22½ [P1]   15/41 [P2] 15/38 [P2]
 ?
209.19
 Llandudno Junction 11*20 ~ 11*36 [P4] 11p27 ~ 11p35 [P4]   15/37 [P3] 15/33½ [P3]
297.57
212.46
 Llandudno 11.48a ~ 12.15d [P3] 11.49 ~ 12.15½ [P3]   - - -
215.73
 Llandudno Junction 12.23a ~ 12.38d [P1] 12p26 ~ 12p38 [P1]   - - -
221.23
 Penmaenmawr 12/46 12/47   15/30 15/26½
 ?
231.25
 Bangor (Gwynedd) 12/55 [DM] 12/56½ [DM]   15/21 [UM] 15/17½ [UM]
282.25
232.46
 Menai Bridge 13/03 13/00   15/17 15/16
 ?
234.63
 Llanfairpwll 13/06 13/02 [P2]   15/14 15/13 [P1]
 ?
237.49
 Gaerwen 13/09 13/07   15/11 15/10½
 ?
252.40
 Valley 13/22 13/23½   14/58 14/57
 ?
256.03
 Holyhead 13.32a ~ [P3] 13.40 ~ 14.07 [P3]   ~ 14.50d [P1] 14.45½ ~ 14.51 [P1]
257.39
?
 Holyhead Approach ? [UM] 14.09 ~ 14.10   ? [DM] 14.42½ ~ 14.43
?
256.57
 Holyhead Washer Road ? [CW] 14.18½ ~   ? [CW] ~ 14.36 256.57

Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.

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