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That's true - dwell time at Chester will only be a couple of minutes. Not sure if the ECS working will come in early Saturday or the prebious evening.

First Transpennine Express "Bikex" Trains, Saturday 5th July and Sunday 6th July 2014.

FTPX Will be using DRS Class 47s with coaches on some services on these dates, for use on the Tour De France, hence the name "Bikex"

Saturday 5th July:
06:22 Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough, Calling at:
Liverpool Lime Street - 06:22
Warrington Central - 06:45-06:47
Manchester Piccadilly - 07:09 - 07:11
Huddersfield - 07:42-07:46
Leeds - 08:09 - 08:12
York - 08:39 - 08:40
Malton - 09:03 - 09:05
Seamer - 09:21 - 09:22
Scarborough - 09:30

09:50 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime Street, Calling At:
Scarborough 09:50
Seamer - 09:55 09:57
Malton - 10:13 10:15
York - 10:38 10:40
Leeds - 11:05 11:08
Hudderfield 11:28 11:30
Manchester Piccadilly 12:06 12:09
Warrington Central 12:30 12:32
Liverpool Lime Street 1300

13:22 Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough, Calling at:
Liverpool Lime Street - 13:22
Warrington Central - 13:45-13:47
Manchester Piccadilly - 14:09 - 14:11
Huddersfield - 14:42-14:46
Leeds - 15:09 - 15:12
York - 15:39 - 15:40
Malton - 16:03 - 16:05
Seamer - 16:21 - 16:22
Scarborough - 16:30

16:50 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime Street, Calling At:
Scarborough 16:50
Seamer - 16:55 16:57
Malton - 17:13 17:15
York - 17:38 17:40
Leeds - 18:05 18:08
Hudderfield 18:28 18:30
Manchester Piccadilly 19:06 19:09
Warrington Central 19:30 18:32
Liverpool Lime Street 2000

SUNDAY 6TH JULY
06:00 Liverpool Lime Street - York Calling at:
Liverpool Lime Street 06:00
Warrington Central 06:25 06:28
Manchester Piccadilly 06:50 06:53
Huddersfield 07:27 07:30
Leeds 07:56 08:01
York 08:28

12:00 York to Manchester Piccadilly Calling at:
York 12:00
Leeds 12:25 12:29
Huddersfield 12:46 12:49
Manchester Piccadilly 13:30

14:00 Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster Calling at:
Manchester Piccadilly 14:00
Stockport 14:08 14:10
Sheffield 15:09 15:15
Meadowhall 15:19 15:20
Doncaster 15:40

17:50 Doncaster to Liverpool Lime Street Calling at:
Doncaster 17:50
Thrybergh Jn 18:05 18:10
Meadowhall 18:19 18:20
Sheffield 18:30 18:45
Stockport 19:33 19:35
Manchester Piccadilly 19:49 19:51
Warrington Central 20:14 20:17
Liverpool Lime Street 20:55

In Addition to this, DBS will be running services between Leeds and Hebden Bridge, and DRS running services to/from Harrogate.

The stand time 15 minutes at Sheffield is probably for a service train to clear Dore single line on Sunday 6th July

I was on the Dorset Coast Statesman today from Hooton to Weymouth. Long day - out at 6am back ten minutes early at 10.24pm. Very enjoyable. Traction was 57313 in blue and 57314 in WCRC livery.

Also present in Weymouth was another WCRC operated train - the Wessex Ranger from Three Bridges - a steam/ diesel combination.

The Transpennine loco hauled from Lime Street to Scarborough yesterday had locos 47853 and 47841 top and tailed. The 0950 ex Scarborough was 30 minutes late arriving at Lime Street due to an incident at Birchwood.
47841 was due to be replaced overnight at Edge Hill by 47813. 47841 has problems.

THE TRENT ALMIGHTY 06/09/2014

This railtour started at Crewe at 0559 and went to Cleethorpes, Barton-on-Humber and the Immingham Docks Circle. Locomotives were 20309 and 20312 with 20308 on the back for the leg from Cleethorpes to Barton-on-Humber. The route was via Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield. From Sheffield the train travelled via Retford to Gainsborough and then used the rare single track line via Brigg to Barnetby.
On leaving Cleethorpes the train travelled up the Barton-on-Humber branch before returning to go anti clockwise around Immingham Docks.
The return journey was via Scunthorpe and over the new Shaftholme flyover through Knottingley and Mirfield to Huddersfield. Although the train was 40 minutes late at this point a spirited run to Sheffield via Penistone and Barnsley regain most of the lost time.
Returning via the outward route saw an on time arrival at Crewe at 2320.

11/04/2015 - The Great Western Express - A circular tour to Worcester and Oxford organised by the Chester Model Railway Club and the Ffestiniog Railway Dee & Mersey Group.
Hooton dep 0720
Oxford arr 1219
Oxford dep 1553
Hooton arr 2223

This excursion should have 2 x DRS Class 57/3 as motive power and some freight only routes including the Sutton Park line, Camp Hill and the Didcot West Curve. The return from Oxford features a run along the recently upgraded Golden Valley line from Swindon to Gloucester.

(06/04/2015 06:13)childwallblues Wrote: [ -> ]11/04/2015 - The Great Western Express - A circular tour to Worcester and Oxford organised by the Chester Model Railway Club and the Ffestiniog Railway Dee & Mersey Group.
Hooton dep 0720
Oxford arr 1219
Oxford dep 1553
Hooton arr 2223

This excursion should have 2 x DRS Class 57/3 as motive power and some freight only routes including the Sutton Park line, Camp Hill and the Didcot West Curve. The return from Oxford features a run along the recently upgraded Golden Valley line from Swindon to Gloucester.

Motive power for the rail tour was 57301 and 57310. The railtour arrived back at Bache approximately 30 minutes early.

The Devon Explorer 25/04/2015

Operated by Pathfinder Tours and started at Crewe at 0555. The destination was Okehampton via the West Midlands and Bristol. The motive power was 37605 and 37059.
The return route was via Yeovil and Bath Spa.
The Dartmoor Railway had a push pull train running from Okehampton to Meldon Quarry formed of shunter D4167(08937) and former Kent Coast 4-CEP driving trailer S61572 with LAB Coach 11 in between.

STEAM TRAINS FROM LIVERPOOL

Sat 01 August Cumbrian Mountain Express was operated by 46233 Duchess of Sutherland. Quite appropriate as this locomotive was shedded at Edge Hill (8A) for some time in the 1950s.

Sun 02 August North Wales Coast Express was operated by 46115 Scots Guardsman. This loco was regularly seen in Lime Street in the 1950s but was shedded at Longsight (9A) at that time.