Trip Workings - Chester District
from 8th May 1972

Part I (Chester and the North Wales Coast)

Taken from the BR Trip diagrams booklet, these are the freight trip workings servicing Chester and the North Wales Coast. Workings around Wrexham and Shrewsbury are detailed in Part II.

Trip 1
Class 08 Diesel		FromTo Head-codeNotes

Chester No 1 South End and Warehouse Shunt

06:30 Mon12:45 Sat 

Shunt and trip as required NCL, South End Yard, Middle Yard, Brook Lane and Wagon Shops


Trip 6
Class 08 Air Braked Diesel		FromTo Head-codeNotes

Holyhead Mixed Shunt

21:00 SUN
21:00 SX
21:00 SO
07:30 SUN 		18:00 MO
18:00 MX
03:55 SUN
14:00 SUN		 

Works to orders on Passenger, Freight and Freightliners maintenance movement


Trip 7 (SX)
Class 24 Diesel		FromTo Head-codeNotes

Llandudno Junction Ballast Shunt

08:0015:30 

Shunt Ballast trains as required


Trip 11
Class 08 Diesel		FromTo Head-codeNotes

Mold Jcn West End

23:55 SUN
08:00 SX
16:00 SX
00:01 MX		07:25 MO
15:30 SX
23:30 SX
07:30 MX		 

 


Trip 25 (SX)
Class 24 Diesel		arrdep Head-codeNotes

Chester DD

 20:070T25

 

Chester Middle Yard

20:1720:378T25

 

Chester No 6

pass20:41 

 

Saltney Jn

pass20:46 

 

Mold Jcn No 1

pass20:51 

 

Mold Jcn

20:56  

Works 22:15 to Healey Mills


Trip 29 (SX)
Class 24 Diesel		arrdep Head-codeNotes

Chester DD

 05:12 MO0T29

LD

Chester No 6

pass05:16 MO 

Fast Line

Saltney Jn

pass05:19 MO 

 

Mold Jcn

05:56 MO05:47 MO9T29

 

Sandycroft

pass05:54 MO 

 

Rockcliffe Hall

pass06:03 MO 

 

Holywell Jcn

06:17 MO08:27 MO
08:33 MSX		8T29

Shunt

Talacre

08:45 MO
08:48 MSX		09:00 MO
09:08 MSX		 

 

Holywell Jcn

pass09:16 MO
09:24 MSX		 

 

CEGB Sidings

09:32 MO
09:40 MSX		10:17 

DBV

Sandycroft

pass10:26 

 

Mold Jcn

10:3210:400T29

 

Saltney Jn

pass10:45 

 

Chester No 6

pass10:50 

 

Chester DD

10:5311:409T29

 

Chester No 6

pass11:44 

 

Saltney Jn

pass11:50 

 

Mold Jcn

11:5512:569T29

 

Sandycroft

pass13:03 

 

Rockcliffe Hall

pass13:12 

 

Holywell Jcn

pass13:27 

 

Talacre

13:3714:17 

 

Holywell Jcn

pass14:31 

 

Rockcliffe Hall

pass14:43 

 

Sandycroft

pass14X52 

Cross to Slow Line

Mold Jcn

14:5916:02 

 

Sandycroft

pass16:09 

 

CEGB Sidings

16:2217:22 

 

Sandycroft

pass17:32 

 

Mold Jcn

17:3917:490Z00

LD

Chester Middle Yd

18:05  

 


Trip 29 (SO)
Class 24 Diesel		arrdep Head-codeNotes

Holywell Jcn

 08:058T29

 

Talacre

08:2308:58 

 

CEGB Sidings

09:3010:30 

 

Sandycroft

pass10:40 

Cross to Slow Line

Mold Jcn

10;4511:050T29

LD

Saltney Jn

pass11:11 

 

Chester No 6

pass11:15 

 

Chester DD

11:20  

 


Trip 31
Class 08 Diesel		FromTo Head-codeNotes

Chester Holding Sidings

04:00 MX
08:30 SX		06:00 MX
15:30 SX		 

Shunt NCL.
For use by DCE as required.


Trip 36 (SX)
Class 24 Diesel		arrdep Head-codeNotes

Chester DD

 05:420T36

LD

Chester No 6

pass05:44 

 

Saltney Jn

pass05:48 

 

Mold Jcn

05:5506:218T36

RWS

Sandycroft

pass06:28 

 

Rockcliffe Hall

pass06:36 

 

Holywell Jcn

pass06:47 

 

Rhyl

07:1207:27 

RWS

Llysfaen

pass07:44 

 

Colwyn Bay

07:5208:22 

RWS

Llandudno Jcn

08:3409:23 

 

Llandudno

09:3810:33 

 

Llandudno Jcn

10:4811:28 

 

Rhyl

12:0012:35 

 

Prestatyn

12:4612:56 

Run round

Dyserth

13:1113:41 

 

Prestatyn

13:5614:06 

Run round / reverse

Holywell Jn

14:2815:42 

DBV

Prestatyn

pass16:02 

RWS

Rhyl

pass16:08 

 

Colwyn Bay

16:3017:558T36

RWS

Llandudno Jn

18:06  

Loco works in multiple 8D55 19:15 Llandudno Jn to Mold Jn


Trip 37 (SX)
Class 24 Diesel		arrdep Head-codeNotes

Chester DD

 07:380T37

LD

Chester No 6

pass07:42 

 

Saltney Jn

pass07:47 

 

Mold Jcn

07:5208:359T37

RWS. Slow Line

Sandycroft

pass08:43 

 

Rockcliffe Hall

pass08:54 

 

Holywell Jn

09:1010:40 

Shunt 09:15 to 10:35

Mostyn

10:5211:12 

 

Holywell Jn

11:2211:32 

 

Rockcliffe Hall

pass11:47 

 

Dentiths Sidings

11:5412:19 

 

Sandycroft

pass12:28 

 

Mold Jcn

12:3413:08 

 

Saltney Jn

pass13:14 

 

Chester No 6

pass13:18 

 

Chester Wagon Shops

13:2314:25 

 

Chester No 6

pass14:30 

 

Saltney Jn

pass14:35 

 

Mold Jcn

14:4015:20 

 

Connahs Quay

15:3416:24 

 

Rockcliffe Hall

pass16:30 

 

Holywell Jn

16:4317:379T37

Preference must be given to the clearance of Dyserth traffic detached off 9T36

Rockcliffe Hall

pass17:51 

 

Mold Jcn

18:04  

To work 8J25 to Croes Newydd


Trip 47 (SX)
Class 24 Diesel		arrdep Head-codeNotes

Llandudno Jcn CS

 06:350T47

LD

Llandudno Jcn

06:4007:038T47

 

Llanrwst

07*3007*35 

 

Blaenau Ffestiniog

08:2108:36 

Propel

Trawsfynydd

09:1410:40 

 

Blaenau Ffestiniog

11:1813:05 

 

Llanrwst

pass
13*42		13X40
13*52		 

Until 16 June and from 4 Sept
19 June to 1 Sept

Llandudno Jcn

14:05  

Arrives 14:20 19 June to 1 Sept. Locomotive works in multiple 8D55 1915 Llandudno Jcn to Mold JnHolyhead


Trip 50
Class 08 Diesel		FromTo Head-codeNotes

Llandudno Jcn CS

 03:07 MO0T50

LD

Bangor

04:07 MO  

 

Bangor Shunt Mixed

05:45 MO
05:15 MSX
05:15 SO		19:40 MO
21:10 MSX
09:27 SO		 

 

Bangor

 09:27 SO0Z00

LD

Llandudno Jcn

10:23 SO  

 


Trip 56 (SX)
Class 24 Diesel		arrdep Head-codeNotes

Bangor

 08:209T56

 

Gaerwen

08:3709*07 

 

Valley

09:4210*34 

 

Holyhead

10:44  

Shunt 10:50 to 16:00 then LD to Holding Sdgs


Trip 57 (SX)
Class 24 Diesel		arrdep Head-codeNotes

Holyhead

 14:459T57

 

Valley

14:2514:50 

 

Gaerwen

15:28  

Traffic to be attached to 16:54 Amlwch to Mold Jn. Nuclear flask attached at Valley not to be marshalled at front


Trip 92
Class 08 Diesel		FromTo Head-codeNotes

Chester Passenger Station Shunt

23:31 SUN
16:15 SX
16:15 SO		13:45 MO
13:45 MX
06:45 SUN