Fri 7 - Sat 8/9/90: North West Wanderer: Lowton, Merseyrail, Frodsham curve

BR

2222 King's Cross dep Cambridge
317306: (unknown vehicles)
from Cambridge P3 via um to Shepreth Branch Jcn, then up Royston = up Cambridge, Royston ???, up Cambridge to Cambridge Jcn, then us to Woolmer Green, then um to Digswell, then us to Hatfield S., then uf to Finsbury Park N., then us to Holloway N., then uf to Belle Isle, then f2 to King's Cross P2

London Underground

2355½ Brixton dep King's Cross St. Pancras [(V)]
unknown vehicles
from King's Cross St. Pancras P4 via Sbd to Euston P5

BR

0025 Liverpool Lime Street / Carlisle / Preston / Manchester Piccadilly dep Euston
[86243] + 92117 + 92165 + 5552* + 6061 + 10553 + 92094 + 10591 + 10567 + 5346 + 92096 + 10507 + 5466 + 10599 + 92125 + 92148
from Euston P14 via df to Bletchley Jcn, then ds to Denbigh Hall North Jcn, then df to Hanslope Jcn, then dm?, Rugby P1, df to Tamworth N., then dm, Lichfield df?, dm to Armitage, then df? to Colwich Jcn, then dm to Milford, then df? to Stafford P3, where Manchester portion (coaches 5466 - 92148) detached, then df to Crewe P6 where Carlisle/Preston portion (coaches 92094 - 10507) detached, then ds? to Weaver Jcn, then dn Liverpool, ??? to Liverpool Lime Street P2, arr 0350

0612 Wigan dep Liverpool Lime Street
142044: (unknown vehicles)
from Liverpool Lime Street P3 via us to Edge Hill East Jcn, then up Chat Moss to Huyton Jcn, then up St. Helens to Springs Branch Jcn, then ds to Spring's Branch No. 2 Jcn, then df to Wigan North Western P5

0710 Bangor dep Wigan North Western
[31160] + 35500 + 18789* + 18921 + 18875
from Wigan North Western P1 via upl, uf to Golborne Jcn, then up Lowton to Lowton Jcn, then up Newton to Newton-le-Willows Jcn, then dn Chat Moss to Earlestown East Jcn, then up Earlestown to Winwick Jcn, then us to Warrington South Jcn, then um to Acton Grange Jcn, then up Helsby = um = up Warrington, P3 tk to Chester P3B

0847 Manchester Piccadilly dep Chester
LO255: (54232* + 51424)
from Chester P6 via dn Warrington to Mickle Trafford Jcn, then up Northwich to Altrincham North Jcn, then um to Deansgate Jcn, then up Northenden to Northenden Jcn, then um to Edgeley Jcn No. 2, then ds to Slade Lane Jcn, then df to Manchester Piccadilly P9

1044 Liverpool Lime Street dep Manchester Piccadilly
156464: (unknown vehicles)
from Manchester Piccadilly P14 via dn Oxford Road, Oxford Road P2, dn to Castlefield Jcn, then dn Liverpool to Cornbrook Jcn, then dn Liverpool = dn to Hunt's Cross P1

1121 Southport dep Hunt's Cross
507003: (unknown vehicles) + 508129: (unknown vehicles)
from Hunt's Cross P3 via ud electric to Hunt's Cross West Jcn, then dn CLC to Liverpool Central P2

1141 Hooton dep Liverpool Central
508123: (unknown vehicles)
from Liverpool Central [DL] P via 1le Loop = dn Mersey to Hamilton Square P2

1150 New Brighton dep Hamilton Square
508130: (unknown vehicles)
from Hamilton Square P3 via dn Wirral to Bidston East Jcn, then dn New Brighton to New Brighton P2

1219 Liverpool dep New Brighton
unit as 1150 (reverse)
from New Brighton P2 via up New Brighton to Bidston East Jcn, then up Wirral to Birkenhead North P2

1231 West Kirby dep Birkenhead North
508108: (unknown vehicles)
from Birkenhead North P3 via dn Wirral to Bidston East Jcn, then dn West Kirby to Bidston P2

1241 Wrexham Central dep Bidston
CH620: (51943 + 51568*)
from Bidston P1 via up Wrexham to Shotton HL upP

1312 Bidston dep Shotton
CH628: (53634* + 51947)
from Shotton HL dnP via dn to Bidston P1

1348 West Kirby dep Bidston
unit as 1150
from Bidston P2 via dn West Kirby to West Kirby P2

1415 Liverpool dep West Kirby
unit as 1150 (reverse?)
from West Kirby P2 via up West Kirby to Bidston East Jcn, then up Wirral to Hamilton Square P1

1445 Hooton dep Hamilton Square
unit as 1141
from Hamilton Square P2 via up? Mersey to Rock Ferry South Jcn, then um? to Hooton P2

1508 Helsby dep Hooton
CH619: (51937 + 52058*)
from Hooton P1 via dn Helsby = dn Hooton to Helsby P4

1531 Chester via Hooton dep Helsby
unit as 1508 (reverse)
from Helsby P4 via up Hooton = up Helsby to Hooton P1 (reverse), then up Birkenhead to Chester P2

"1659" (1734½) Liverpool Lime Street dep Chester
[31160] + 18875* + 18921 + 18789 + 35500
from Chester P4A via dn Warrington = dm to Frodsham Jcn, then dn Halton to Halton Jcn, then dm to Ditton Jcn No. 1, then ds to Speke Jcn, then df to Liverpool Lime Street P5, arr 1831½

"1856" (1912) Nottingham dep Liverpool Lime Street
156404: (unknown vehicles)
from Liverpool Lime Street P4 via uf to Allerton Jcn, then up Hunts Cross Chord to Hunts Cross West Jcn, then up Cheshire to Oxford Road P4, then up Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly P13, us to Slade Lane Jcn, then us to Stockport P1

2046 Manchester Piccadilly dep Stockport
150210: (unknown vehicles)
from Stockport P3 via df to Manchester Piccadilly P6

2107 Buxton dep Manchester Piccadilly
unit as 2046 (reverse)
from Manchester Piccadilly P6 via uf to Slade Lane Jcn, then us to Edgeley Jcn No. 1, then up Hope Valley to Hazel Grove East Jcn, then up Buxton to Buxton P2

Notebooks: B2, B3 | Last update: 2015-09-14 14:16 BST