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Class 37 with measurement train across the Merseyrail network today.

hrewsbury 1154 1148 -6
Severn Bridge Ce Sdgs pass 1156 No report
Shrewsbury Abbey Foregate 1200½ 1205½ No report
Severn Bridge Ce Sdgs pass 1207 No report
Shrewsbury pass 1208 pass 1205 -3 DML
Shrewsbury Crewe Jn S.B. pass 1208 No report
Haughton Sidings pass 1221 No report
Decoy L.C. pass 1226 No report
Gobowen pass 1228 pass 1225 -3
Chirk pass 1231 No report
Ruabon pass 1236 No report
Croes Newydd North Fork pass 1241½ No report
Wrexham General 1243½ 1251½ 1240 1242 -9 3
Wrexham Exchange Jn pass 1252 No report
Gwersyllt pass 1256 No report
Cefn-y-Bedd pass 1300 No report
Caergwrle pass 1302 No report
Hope (Flintshire) pass 1303 No report
Penyffordd pass 1308 pass 1313 5 2
Buckley pass 1312 No report
Hawarden pass 1318 No report
Shotton pass 1325 No report
Hawarden Bridge pass 1326 No report
Dee Marsh Jn. pass 1327 pass 1327 RT
Shotton Paper Company pass 1330 No report
Burton Point pass 1332 No report
Neston pass 1336 No report
Heswall pass 1340 No report
Upton pass 1347 No report
Bidston Dee Jn pass 1350 No report
Bidston pass 1351 pass 1359 8 2
Bidston Sidings 1352 1458 1401 N/R 9
Bidston pass 1459 pass 1457 -2 2
Bidston Dee Jn pass 1459 No report
Upton pass 1502 No report
Heswall pass 1509 No report
Neston pass 1514 No report
Burton Point pass 1517 No report
Shotton Paper Company pass 1519 No report
Dee Marsh Jn. pass 1523½ pass 1527 3
Hawarden Bridge pass 1523 No report
Shotton pass 1524 No report
Hawarden pass 1529 No report
Buckley pass 1534 No report
Penyffordd pass 1537½ pass 1543 5
Hope (Flintshire) pass 1542 No report
Caergwrle pass 1544 No report
Cefn-y-Bedd pass 1545 No report
Gwersyllt pass 1550 No report
Wrexham Exchange Jn pass 1554 No report
Wrexham General pass 1555½ pass 1603 7 3
Croes Newydd North Fork 1557½ 1637½ No report UGL
Wrexham General pass 1640½ pass 1634 -6 2
Wrexham North pass 1641 No report
Rossett Lc pass 1647 No report
Saltney Jn pass 1653½ pass 1644 -9
Roodee Jn pass 1655 No report
Chester South Jn. 1657½ 1703½ No report USL
Chester West Jn. pass 1704 No report
Chester 1705½ 1718½ 1655 1717 -1 G
Chester West Jn. pass 1719 No report
Chester North Jn. pass 1720½ No report
Bache pass 1721 No report
Capenhurst pass 1731 No report
Hooton pass 1739 pass 1739 RT 3 2
Eastham Rake pass 1741 No report
Bromborough pass 1743 No report
Bromborough Rake pass 1745 No report
Spital pass 1747 No report
Port Sunlight pass 1748 No report
Bebington pass 1750 No report
Rock Ferry 1754 1817 1751 1757 -20 1 2
Bebington pass 1820 No report
Port Sunlight pass 1822 No report
Spital pass 1823 No report
Bromborough Rake pass 1825 No report
Bromborough pass 1827 No report
Eastham Rake pass 1830 No report
Hooton pass 1832 pass 1809 -23 2
Little Sutton pass 1836 No report
Overpool pass 1837 No report
Ellesmere Port pass 1841 pass 1825 -16 1
Ellesmere Port East Sdgs pass 1842 No report
Stanlow & Thornton pass 1844½ No report
Ince & Elton pass 1846 No report
Helsby 1851 1906 1839 1906 RT 4
Frodsham pass 1910 No report
Frodsham Jn pass 1912 pass 1910 -2
Runcorn East 1915 1921 No report
Frodsham Jn pass 1924 pass 1941 17 UGL
Frodsham pass 1925 No report
Helsby 1929 1929½ 1947 1947 17 3
Ince & Elton pass 1933 No report
Stanlow & Thornton pass 1935½ No report
Ellesmere Port East Sdgs pass 1938 No report
Ellesmere Port pass 1939½ pass 2000 20 2
Overpool pass 1943 No report
Little Sutton pass 1944 No report
Hooton 1949½ 1959½ 2011 2017 17 1
Capenhurst pass 2007 No report
Bache pass 2017 No report
Chester North Jn. pass 2019 No report 1
Chester West Jn. pass 2020 No report
Chester 2022 2022½ 2037 2037 14 G
Chester East Jn. pass 2023 No report
Beeston Castle & T. S. B. pass 2035½ pass 2048 12
Crewe Steel Works pass 2043½ pass 2056 3
Crewe North Jn pass 2048 pass 2059
Crewe pass 2049½ pass 2059 6
Crewe South Jn pass 2050 pass 2059
Crewe C.S. (L&Nwr Site) 2052 2101

On 25/26 January Eurotunnel and Siemens conducted a successful trst through the Channel Tunnel of Vectron test loco 193922.

Videoed 67005 and 67006 conveying Pullman coaches at LSP this evening on what I believe was the 18.42 Grand National charter from Liverpool Lime Street.

No EMT Meridan this evening though with 4 car 158s across the board. Bit of a shame.

Yesterdays MCRUA Railtour from Hooton to Ayr ran to time and was tnt by 47786 and 47746.

Halton Curve was in use on Friday morning, with the Northern Belle from Chester to Bristol via Liverpool, Crewe and Birmingham.

One thing that I noticed was the timings between Chester and Liverpool, it was allocated exactly 40 minutes to complete the journey, with no intermediate calling points, however I thought the timings were interesting:

(Mins From Chester)

Runcorn - 21 minutes
Liverpool South Parkway - 30 minutes
Liverpool Lime Street - 40 minutes

That was with a load of loco hauled coaches.

I think the likes of the 100mph Class 175, or even 90mph Class 158 could improve further on those times (3-5 minutes without any infrastructure changes).

Seriously hope the Halton Curve scheme(s) continue to develop momentum!

Still find it embarrassing that visitors from Ireland via Holyhead, South Wales travel all the way to Chester, before having to get a local stopping service to Liverpool, which is totally unsuitable and uncomfortable for long distance travellers with their luggage etc. Not to mention the students travelling back from Bangor.

Holyhead/Bangor-Llandudno Jn-Rhyl-Chester-Runcorn-Liverpool S Parkway-Liverpool Lime Street would be massively popular.

I thought that the main emphasis on the Halton link was services to and from Cardiff and Shrewsbury into Liverpool .

Since the Liverpool - Cardiff Central Marches Line service was stopped there has been a clamour for it to be reinstated in one way or another .

(24/05/2014 00:07)First Class Wrote: [ -> ]Halton Curve was in use on Friday morning, with the Northern Belle from Chester to Bristol via Liverpool, Crewe and Birmingham.

One thing that I noticed was the timings between Chester and Liverpool, it was allocated exactly 40 minutes to complete the journey, with no intermediate calling points, however I thought the timings were interesting:

(Mins From Chester)

Runcorn - 21 minutes
Liverpool South Parkway - 30 minutes
Liverpool Lime Street - 40 minutes

That was with a load of loco hauled coaches.

I think the likes of the 100mph Class 175, or even 90mph Class 158 could improve further on those times (3-5 minutes without any infrastructure changes).

Seriously hope the Halton Curve scheme(s) continue to develop momentum!

Still find it embarrassing that visitors from Ireland via Holyhead, South Wales travel all the way to Chester, before having to get a local stopping service to Liverpool, which is totally unsuitable and uncomfortable for long distance travellers with their luggage etc. Not to mention the students travelling back from Bangor.

Holyhead/Bangor-Llandudno Jn-Rhyl-Chester-Runcorn-Liverpool S Parkway-Liverpool Lime Street would be massively popular.

At Holyhead staff (if asked) advise passengers to change at Crewe for Liverpool.

(25/05/2014 07:07)childwallblues Wrote: [ -> ]At Holyhead staff (if asked) advise passengers to change at Crewe for Liverpool.

The reality is, however, that many disregard that advice and continue via Hooton!

(Notwithstanding the fact that Holyhead-Liverpool via Crewe is not a permitted route, and the additional fare(s) required are quite pricey!)

Dorset Statesman from Hooton to Weymouth next Saturday departing 6am. Anyone know what's booked?

Don't see any Hooton departure in the 2015 Statesman Rail program.

Hooton seems to be becoming a regular Charter Train departure point , im wondering whether it is because platform occupation is a major concern these days at Chester Station.

What with Merseyrail services using Platform 7 and Virgin Trains using Platform 3 a lot , it puts Network Rail under pressure if the train sits in the platform for any length of time .

Years back Chester had enough platforms for the work it had now it desperately needs a platform 8 .