19th November 2017

Branch Line Society
The Whitechapel Wayfarer

EMUs Used 507012 & 508123 'William Roscoe' (formed: 64416+71353+64378, 64671+71505+64714)

Route :
1S07 : Hooton to Southport
1S08 : Southport to Hooton

EMU Route
64416 Leading Hooton - Capenhurst - Bache - Chester (2)
64714 Leading Chester - Bache - Capenhurst - Hooton
64416 Leading Hooton - Ellesmere Port
64714 Leading Ellesmere Port - Hooton - Rock Ferry - Birkenhead Central
64416 Leading Birkenhead Central - Birkenhead Central Sig.717
64714 Leading Birkenhead Central Sig.717 - Birkenhead Central C.S.
64416 Leading Birkenhead Central C.S. - Rock Ferry
64714 Leading Rock Ferry - Birkenhead Central - Hamilton Square - James Street - Moorfields - Liverpool Lime Street LL - Liverpool Central (Wirral) - James Street
64416 Leading James Street - Stock Interchange Line - Paradise Jn - Liverpool Central (Northern) - Liverpool Central Reversing Siding
64714 Leading Liverpool Central Reversing Siding - Moorfields - Sandhills - Waterloo (Merseyside) - Hall Road
64416 Leading Hall Road - Waterloo (Merseyside) - Bootle New Strand
64714 Leading Bootle New Strand - Waterloo (Merseyside) - Hall Road - Formby - Ainsdale - Birkdale - Southport
64416 Leading Southport - Southport C.S. No.8 Siding
64714 Leading Southport C.S. - Southport
64416 Leading Southport - Birkdale - Ainsdale - Formby - Hall Road - Waterloo (Mereseyside) - Sandhills - Sandhills Reversing Siding
64714 Leading Sandhills Reversing Siding - Sandhills - Kirkdale - Walton Jn - Aintree - Maghull - Town Green
64416 Leading Town Green - Maghull
64714 Leading Maghull - Town Green - Aughton Park - Ormskirk
64416 Leading Ormskirk - Aughton Park - Town Green - Maghull - Aintree - Walton Jn - Kirkdale C.S. (No.4 Sdg - South Headshunt)
64714 Leading Kirkdale C.S. (South Headshunt - No.4 Sdg) - Walton Jn - Walton (Merseyside)
64416 Leading Walton (Merseyside) - Walton Jn - Kirkdale - Sandhills - Moorfields - Liverpool Central (Northern) - Liverpool Central Sig.1017
64714 Leading Liverpool Central Sig.1017 - Liverpool Central (Northern) - Paradise Jn - Stock Interchange Line - James Street - Hamilton Square - Birkenhead North - Bidston East Jn - Bidston
64416 Leading Bidston - Bidston Siding
64714 Leading Bidston Siding - Bidston
64416 Leading Bidston - Bidston East Jn - Birkenhead North E.M.U.D. (Sdg.No.4 Shed Door)
64714 Leading Birkenhead North E.M.U.D. - Bidston East Jn - New Brighton
64416 Leading New Brighton - Bidston East Jn - Birkenhead North - Hamilton Square - Riverbed Sig.534 (Mersey) GPL.1511
64714 Leading Riverbed Sig.534 (Mersey) GPL.1511 - Hamilton Square - Birkenhead Central - Rock Ferry - Hooton

Notes: 
(1) A joint venture between The Branch Line Society and Merseyrail, raising funds, (£11,079), for The Whitechapel Centre
(2) First section between Hooton & Chester ran as Merseyrail Service Train calling all stations.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C

Location Booked Actual
0.00
Hooton 09.12d [P2] 09.12d [P2]
2.77
Capenhurst 09.16½a ~ 09.17d 09.16½a ~ 09.17d
6.13
Bache 09.22a ~ 09.22½d 09.21½a ~ 09.22d
6.51
Chester North Jn 09/24 09.23½ ~ 09.28½
6.69
Chester 09.31a ~ 10.00d [P7a] 09.32a ~ 09.58½d [P7a]
?
Chester North Jn 10/01½ 10/00½
14.40
Hooton 10.16 ~ 10.20 [P1] 10.19a ~ 10.20d [P1]
18.24
Ellesmere Port 10.26 ~ 10.30 10p27½a ~ 10p30d
21.68
Hooton 10/36 [P2] 10/36½ [P2]
29.07
Rock Ferry 10/45 [P2] 10/45 [P2]
30.39
Birkenhead Central 10.53 ~ 10.57 [P1] 10.54 ~ 10.56 [P1]
?
Birkenhead Central Sig.717 10.58 ~ 11.03 10.57 ~ 10.57½
30.48
Birkenhead Central C.S. 11.05 ~ 11.15 11.01 ~ 11.12½
31.64
Rock Ferry 11.20a ~ 11.35d [P4] 11.19a ~ 11.35½d [P4]
?
Birkenhead Central 11/38 [P1] 11/39
34.53
Hamilton Square 11/39½ [P1] 11/41
35.63
James Street 11/42½ [P1] 11/44
36.06
Moorfields LL/WL 11/43½ 11/45
36.53
Liverpool Lime Street LL/WL 11/45½ 11/47½
37.15
Liverpool Central (Wirral) 11/46½ 11/48½
37.52
James Street 11.48 ~ 11.53 11/51 [P3] ~ 11.51½ ~ 11/53½ ~ 11/54 [P2]
37.73
Paradise Jn 11/56½ 11.47 ~ 11.58½
38.15
Liverpool Central (Northern) 12/02½ [P1] 12/01 [P2]
38.17
Liverpool Central Reversing Siding 12.03 ~ 12.07 12.04 ~ 12.05
38.19
Liverpool Central (Northern) 12/07½ [P2] 12/07 [P1]
38.67
Moorfields HL/NL 12/09 12/09 [P2]
41.29
Sandhills 12/11½ 12/11½
42.02
Bank Hall 12/12½ 12/13
45.34
Waterloo (Merseyside) 12/17½ 12/18
47.06
Hall Road 12.22½ ~ 12/28½ 12.21 ~ 12.25½
?
Waterloo (Merseyside) 12/31 12/30
?
Marsh Lane Jn 12.34 ~ 12.40 12.35 ~ 12.40½
?
Waterloo (Merseyside) 12/43 12/46
53.74
Hall Road 12/50½ (re-timed 12.56d) 12p51a ~ 12p56d
56.72
Formby 12/56 13/01
57.61
Freshfield 12/57½ 13/02
59.76
Ainsdale 13.00½a ~ 13.06½d 13/05
62.04
Hillside 13.09 ~ 13.09 13/05
63.00
Birkdale 13/11 13/11
64.15
Southport 13.15a ~ 13.38d [P2] 13.13a ~ 13.43d [P2]
64.22
Southport Carriage Sidings 13.43 ~ 14.05 [No.8 Sdg] 13.47½ ~ 13.48½ [No.8 Sdg]
64.30
Southport 14.10 ~ 14.14 (re-timed 14.08d) 13.52a ~ 14.09d [P3]
65.62
Birkdale 14/17 [P1] 14.13½ ~ 14.14
70.78
Formby 14/23½ [P1] 14/21
74.78
Hall Road 14/30½ [P1] 14/25
76.72
Waterloo (Merseyside) 14/33 [P1] 14.30 ~ 14.30½
80.51
Sandhills 14/39½ [P1] 14/40½ [P1]
80.62
Sandhills Reversing Siding 14.40½ ~ 14.44½ 14.42 ~ 14.43
80.73
Sandhills 14/45½ [P2] 14/44½ [P2]
81.62
Kirkdale 14/47 [P2] 14.46½ ~ 14.47
82.60
Walton Jn 14/48 14/48½
87.69
Maghull 14/53 [P2] 14/53½ [P2]
89.48
Town Green 14.56 ~ 15.01 [P1] 14.57 ~ 15.01
92.07
Maghull 15.05 ~ 15.10 [P2] 15/06 [P1] ~ 15.07 ~ 15.08 ~ 15/09 [P2]
94.46
Town Green 15/13 [P2] 15/13
95.36
Aughton Park 15/14½ [P2] 15/15
?
Ormskirk South ? 15.17 ~ 15.21
96.51
Ormskirk 15.24½a ~ 15.34½d [P1] 15.23½a ~ 15.35d [P1]
?
Walton Jn 15/45½ 15/46½
103.16
Kirkdale North Jn ? 15.49½ ~ 15.50
44.73
0.00
Kirkdale C.S. 15.50½ ~ 16.11 [Sdg 4] [Sdg 4] 15/56
[South Headshunt] 15.57½ ~ 15.59½
[Sdg 4] 16/04
extra
Walton Jn 16/15½ 16/09½
extra
Walton (Merseyside) 16.16 ~ 16.20 16.10½ ~ 16.11
extra
Walton Jn 16/20½ 16/12
extra
Kirkdale 16/21½ 16/14
103.61
Kirkdale South Jn ? 16/15
104.16
Sandhills 16/23 [P1] 16/17
?
Moorfields HL/NL 16/25½ [P1] 16/21 [P1]
?
Paradise Jn ? 16.23 ~ 16.26½
?
Liverpool Central (Northern) 16/27 [P1] 16/27 [P1]
105.30
Liverpool Central Sig.1017 16.27½ ~ 16.32½ 16.28½ ~ 16.30 (Sig.1070)
?
Liverpool Central (Northern) 16/33 [P2] 16.31½ ~ 16.32½ [P2]
?
Paradise Jn 16/34½ 16/34
?
James Street 16.38a ~ 16.43d [P3] 16.38 ~ 16.50 [P3]
107.16
Hamilton Square 16/45 [P3] 16/53 [P3]
109.34
Birkenhead North 16/51 [P3] 16/57½ [P3]
109.79
Bidston East Jn 16/55 16/58½
110.24
Bidston 16.56 ~ 17.00 [P2] 17.00½a ~ 17.02d [P2]
111.44
Bidston Siding 17.02 ~ 17.18 17.04 ~ 17.28
111.64
Bidston 17.20 ~ 17.25 [P1] 17.30a ~ 17.31½d [P2]
112.19
Bidston East Jn 17/25½ 17/34
112.39
Birkenhead North E.M.U.D. 17.28½ ~ 17.52½ [Sdg.No.4] 17.39 ~ 17.41 [Sdg.No.4]
112.59
Bidston East Jn 17/55½ 17.43 ~ 17.54
117.41
New Brighton 18.02a ~ 18.17d [P2] 18.02a ~ 18.17d [P1]
120.09
Bidston East Jn 18/22 18/22
120.64
Birkenhead North 18/24 [P1] 18/24½ [P1]
122.07
Hamilton Square 18/28½ [P1] 18/29½ [P1]
122.15
Riverbed Sig.534 (Mersey) GPL.1511 18.29½ ~ 18.33½ 18.31½ ~ 18.33½
?
Hamilton Square 18/34½ [P2] 18/34
?
Birkenhead Central 18.36 ~ 18.37 [P1] 18.35½a ~ 18.36d [P2]
124.29
Rock Ferry 18/40 [P1] 18/39 [P1]
130.24
Hooton 18.47a [P3] 18.48a [P3]

Mileages are taken from the tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5W07 : Kirkdale C.S. to Hooton
5W08 : Hooton to Kirkdale C.S.

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Kirkdale C.S. 08.15d ?   19.46a ?
Sandhills 08.18 ~ 08.23 [P1] 08.22 ~ 08.23 [P1]   19.36½ ~ 19.43 [P2] 19.44 ~ 19.46
Moorfields HL/NL 08/26 [P1] 08/26   19/33½ [P2] 19/41 [P2]
Liverpool Central (Northern) 08/27½ [P1] ?   DIV 19.39 ~ 19.39 [P2]
Liverpool Central Reversing Siding 08.28 ~ 08.36½ ?   DIV 19.34 ~ 19.37
Liverpool Central (Northern) 08/37 [P2] ?   19.28 ~ 19.32 [P2] 19/32 [P1]
Paradise Jn 08/38½ ?   19/26 19.14½ ~ 19.39½
James Street 08/42 [P2] ?   19/15½ [P2] 19/12 [P2]
Hamilton Square 08/44 [P2] 08/38½   19/13½ [P1] 19/08 [P1]
Birkenhead Central 08/45½ [P2] 08.40 ~ 08.40½ [P2]   19/08 [P1] 19.06 ~ 19.06½ [P1]
Rock Ferry 08/48½ 08/46   19/02 [P2] 19/00 [P2]
Hooton 09.02½a [P2] 09.02½ [P2]   18.55d [P3] 18.52½ [P3]


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