Sat 7/11/98 - Pathfinder: "The Cheshire Mole"

National Rail

"0713" (0743) Watford Junction dep Milton Keynes Central
[86620] + 6311 + 3107 + 3115 + 3148* + 4998 + 5005 + 4949 + 4939 + 4956 + 21246 + 4991 + 4938 + 4959
from Milton Keynes Central P5 via df to Hanslope Jcn, then dm to Rugby South Jcn, then ds to Rugby North Jcn, then df to Trent Valley Jcn, then dn Birmingham = dm to Coventry South Jcn, then df to MP94.34, then dm = dn Stour, Birmingham International P2, dn Stour, Birmingham New Street P5, dn Stour to Crane Street Jcn S., then up Stour, Woverhampton udgl to clearing point, where 86620 detached and loco attached to 6311:
[56114]
then udgl, dn to Wolverhampton North Jcn, then dn Chester = dm, Wellington dm, dm = dn Wellington to Abbey Foregate Jcn, then dm2 to MP171.30, then um2 to Severn Bridge Jcn, then udPl to Crewe Jcn, then dn Crewe = dm = dn Shrewsbury to Gresty Lane Jcn E., then dn Salop gds to Salop Goods Jcn S., then dfi to Salop Goods Jcn N., then dLi to Crewe Coal Yard, then ds to Winsford South Jcn, then dm to Weaver Jcn, then dn Warrington = dm to Acton Grange Jcn, then dn Helsby to Walton Old Jcn, then dn Arpley to Arpley Jcn, then up Latchford sdg to near pts (reverse), where loco attached to 4959:
[60038]
then up Latchford sdg to Arpley Jcn, then up Arpley to Walton Old Jcn, then up Helsby to Acton Grange Jcn, then um = up Warrington to Weaver Jcn, then um to Acton Bridge N., then uf to Hartford LNW Jcn, then um to Winsford South Jcn, then ud to Crewe Coal Yard, then uLi to Salop Goods Jcn N., then usi to MP157.10, then uts to Basford Hall Jcn, then us to Madeley Jcn, then ud chord to Madeley Chord Jcn, then N lp, headshunt to stops (reverse; MWW to MP8), then headshunt, N lp to Madeley Chord Jcn, then ud Silverdale = ud, colliery bypass, headshunt to end of line (reverse; MWW E of foot crossing / underbridge), then headshunt, colliery bypass, ud = ud Silverdale to Madeley Chord Jcn, then N lp to clearing point (reverse), where 60038 detached, then N lp to Madeley Chord Jcn, then ud chord to Madeley Jcn, then ds to Basford Hall Jcn, then dfi to Salop Goods Jcn N., then dMi to Sydney Bridge Jcn, then ds to Sandbach South Jcn, then udP to Sandbach North Jcn, then dn Middlewich to MP0.51, then ud, Middlewich dn, ud to Northwich South Jcn, then ud W curve to Northwich West Jcn, then dn to Mouldsworth Jcn, then ud to Mickle Trafford Jcn, then up Warrington to Chester East Jcn, then dP to Chester P3 (reverse), where 56114 detached, and loco attached to 4959:
[57001]
then dP to Chester East Jcn, then um = up Chester to Heritage Centre GF, then dn Chester to MP158.24, then udCi, uCi to Salop Goods Jcn S., then ufi to MP157.10, then ui to Basford Hall Jcn, then us to Uttoxeter Line Jcn, then ul to Stafford P1, where 57001 detached and loco attached to 4959:
[90143]
then us to Trent Valley Jcn, then um, Wolverhampton P2, up Stour, Birmingham New Street P8, up Stour, Birmingham International P4, up Stour = um to Coventry North Jcn, then us to Coventry South Jcn, then um = up Birmingham to Trent Valley Jcn, then us to Rugby South Jcn, then up Northampton, Northampton um, up Northampton to Hanslope Jcn, then us to Milton Keynes Central P2

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