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Merseyside (updated 01 October 07)

North Cheshire & North Wales Coast (updated 10 October 07)

Railtours / Specials (updated 01 October 07)

Merseyside (2007 Timetable)

Virgin West Coast: Liverpool - London trains are now in the hands of Pendolino's. Departure times from Liverpool are generally 15 mins past the hour and arrivals at 47 mins past the hour, Monday to Friday only. During weekends until early December 07, there are diversions using Class 57 "Thunderbirds". See below for affected trains and please some trains do operate earlier than booked times.

Saturday Diversions  (until early December 07) - via Cheshire lines.

  1A71 1A84 1A06 1A15      
 Lpool Lime St 12.47 14.47 16.47 18.47      
 Warr Central 13.23 15.23 17.23 19.23      
 Crewe 14.36 16.37 18.28 20.31      
 London Euston 17.25 19.29 21.59 23.50      
  1F13 1F15 1F17 1F19 1F21 1F23 1F24
 London Euston 09.17 11.17 13.17 15.16 17.17 19.04 19.30
 Crewe 12.00 14.02 16.00 18.00 20.01 22.05 22.54
 Warr Central 13.12 15.12 17.22 19.22 21.22 23.25 00.00
 Lpool Lime St 13.47 15.47 17.56 19.52 21.49 23.57 00.32

Sunday Diversions (until early December 07) - via L&M Line

  1A27 1A37 1A48 1A56 1A64 1A69  
 Lpool Lime St 09.14 11.15 13.15 15.13 17.13 19.13  
 Rainhill 09.27 11.28 13.28 15.26 17.26 19.26  
 Crewe 10.37 12.37 14.37 16.36 18.40 20.37  
 London Euston 14.00 16.00 18.00 19.55 22.02 23.47  
  1F15 1F17 1F19 1F21 1F23 1F93 1F24
 London Euston 09.35 11.35 13.35 15.35 17.15 18.35 19.35
 Crewe 12.56 15.00 17.00 19.00 20.36 21.00 23.00
 Rainhill 14.16 16.17 18.15 20.15 22.10 22.20 00.10
 Lpool Lime St 14.31 16.32 18.30 20.31 22.25 22.36 00.22

North Cheshire & North Wales Coast (2007 Timetable)

Virgin WC: Trains have now gone over to Pendolino and Voyager haulage to / from Holyhead (& Llandudno). Listed below are the known Class 57 "Thunderbird" hauled trains in each direction Monday to Friday and Saturday. Currently there is no Sunday drags. Details are as below but please note on some Sunday's there is engineering work planned which may affect the operation of the trains.

Arriva Trains West: ATW are proposing to reintroduced the two loco hauled trains from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead & return pending modifications to their Cl 158 DMU fleet. This service will begin a.s.a.p. until further notice and are scheduled to be in the hands of EWS Class 67's. For ease of inconvenience the times have already been inserted. Further update will take place, once the service has actually begun.

  1R18 Sx 1H82 Sx 1H90 Sx 1A78 Sx 1A13 SO 1A24 SO 1A41 SO
 Holyhead 05.28 05.56 13.20 14.14 05.30 09.13 14.10
 Bangor 06.01 06.28 13.49 14.43 05.59 09.43 14.39
 Llandudno Junc 06.21 06.51/53 14.07 15.03 06.19 10.03 14.59
 Rhyl 06.42 07.12 14.23 15.22 06.40 10.24 15.22
 Chester 07.15 07.48/53 14.56/58 15.48 07.15 11.06 15.48
 Man Piccadilly ---- 09.02 16.21 ---- ---- ---- -----
 Crewe (arr) 07.38 ---- ---- 16.11 07.38 11.38 16.11
 London (arr) 09.37 ---- ----- 18.19 ----- ---- -----
  1D64 Sx 1D22 Sx 1D81 Sx 1D25 Sx 1D00 SO 1D22 SO 1D25 SO
 London ---- 09.00 ---- 17.21 05.10 08.42 17.09
 Crewe (dep) ---- 10.50 ---- 19.23 06.27 10.49 19.23
 Man Piccadilly 10.03 ---- 17.41  ---- ---- ---- ----
 Chester 11.05/07 11.17 18.45/50 19.49 06.48 11.16 19.49
 Rhyl 11.39 11.47 19.22 20.24 07.26 11.46 20.24
 Llandudno Junc 11.56 12.07 20.17/19 20.44 07.47 12.06 20.44
 Bangor 12.12 12.26 2100 21.03 08.06 12.25 21.03
 Holyhead (arr) 12.47 13.03 21.46 21.40 08.40 13.02 21.40

For information the following "freight trains" also operate on the North Wales Coast. Please refer to "Freightmaster" Book or Online for further details

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Railtours / Specials (updated 3 June 07) --- Corrections & updates are welcome please. For further information on Railtours including times & other UK Rail Specials check out these two websites - (Steam)  UK Steam Info or (Diesel/Electric) Rail Tour Info 

Thurs 18 Oct - Northern Belle (VSOE) - Manchester - Chester - Shrewsbury - London & rtn.

Sat 20 Oct - Northern Belle (VSOE) - Lincoln - Newark - Nottingham - Chester & rtn.

Tues 23 Oct - Northern Belle (VSOE) - Liverpool - Edinburgh & rtn (dep 06.30, arr 23.15)

Thurs 8 Nov - Northern Belle (VSOE) - Bath - Bristol - Chester & rtn.

Sat 10 Nov - Northern Belle (VSOE) - Shrewsbury - Wrexham - Chester - WCML - Carlisle & rtn.

Thurs 15 Nov - Northern Belle (VSOE) - Liverpool - Edinburgh & rtn.

Sat 1 Dec - Northern Belle (VSOE) - Liverpool - Durham & rtn.

Wed 5 Dec - Northern Belle (VSOE) - Bath - Bristol - Chester & rtn "Christmas Carols"

Sat 8 Dec - The Chester Xmas Special (Green Express) - Stevenage - Peterborough - Doncaster - Manchester - Chester & rtn.

Sat 8 Dec - Northern Belle (VSOE) - Liverpool - London & rtn "Masters Tennis Tournament"

Tues 11 Dec - Northern Belle (VSOE) - Liverpool - Chester - Shrewsbury & rtn "Christmas Lunch"

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