Trip Workings - Chester District
from 8th May 1978
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 line. Although each diagram specifies a locomotive type, classes 24, 25 or 40 could appear on any of the non-08 workings.
Trip 5 (SX)
Class 08 Air Braked Diesel | From | To | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Holyhead Freightliner Maintenance Shunt | 06:00 MO
10:30 MSX | 17:30 MO
19:30 MSX | | Works Freightliner wagons to and from maintenance pit, shunting out cripples and reforming wagon sets as required |
Trip 6
Class 08 Air Braked Diesel | From | To | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Holyhead Mixed Shunt | 06:45 SuX
21:10 Dly
07:30 SUN | 20:35 SuX
04:00 Dly
14:00 SUN | | Works to orders on Passenger, Freight and Freightliners maintenance movement |
Trip 11
Class 08 Diesel | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Chester HS | | 05:30 MO | 0T11 | LD |
Mold Jcn | 06:00 MO
15:00 FSX
15:00 FO | 12:30 MO
12:30 MSX
03:30 SO | | Shunt |
Mold Jcn | | 03:30 SO | 0Z00 | LD |
Chester HS | 04:00 SO | | | |
Trip 26 (SX)
Class 25 Diesel | Arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Chester HS | | 07:30 | 0T26 | LD |
Mold Jcn | | 08:15 | 8T26 | |
Chester | 08:30 | | | Trip traffic to NCL, Chester West FD, Diesel Depot and Brook Lane |
Chester HS | 09:30 | | | |
Trip 28 (SX)
Class 25 Diesel | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Llandudno Jcn HS | | 07:55 | 0T28 | LD |
Penmaenmawr | 08:10 | | | Shunt as required |
Penmaenmawr | | 09:00 | 9T28 | Works DCE stone trains as ordered or works as required by DCE until |
Llandudno Jcn | 14:55 | | | |
Trip 29 (SX)
Class 25 Diesel | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Chester DD | | 11:45 | 0T29 | |
Mold Jcn | 12:00 | 12:25 | 9T29 | |
Point of Ayr Colly | 13:06 | 14:07 | | |
Rockliffe Hall | 14:39 | 15:13 | | |
Mold Jcn | 15:30 | 16:25 | | |
Chester No 5 | 16:40 | 16:50 | | Reverse |
Chester Wagon Shops | 16:55 | 17:05 | | LD |
Chester Middle Yard | 17:10 | 17:40 | 8T29 | |
Mold Jcn | 17:55 | | 0Z00 | LD |
Chester HS | 18:20 | | | |
Trip 30 (SX)
Class 25 Diesel | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Chester HS | | 06:35 MO | 9T30 | |
Mold Jcn | 06:50 MO | 07:10 | 7T30 | Loco off 02:28 from Bescot MSX |
Sandycroft | 07:15 | 07:22 | | |
Holywell Jcn | pass | 07:40 | | |
Rhyl | pass | 07:58 | | |
Llandudno Jcn | 08:21 | 08:23 | | Crew change |
Bangor | 08:48 | | | |
Bangor | | 09:35 | 9T30 | |
Gaerwen | 09:52 | 10:22 | | |
Valley | 10:57 | 11:37 | | Shunt. |
Holyhead Old Yard | 11:49 | 12:09 | 7T30 | |
Valley | 12:20 | 12:40 | | Only calls when required to attach flask |
Bangor | pass | 13:15 | | |
Penmaenmawr | 13:30 | 14:10 | 8T30 | Stops to attach |
Llandudno Jcn | 14:25 | | | Shunt as required |
| | 15:05 | 0K53 | LD |
Croes Newydd HS | 15:30 | | | (Note: Obviously in error) |
Trip 36 (SX)
Class 25 Diesel | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Chester HS | | 07:00 | 0T36 | LD |
Wagon Shops | 07:10 | 07:33 | 9T36 | |
Chester No 6 | 07:35 | 07:40 | | Reverse |
Mold Jcn | 07:50 | 08:15 | 7T36 | |
Rhyl | 08:55 | 09:25 | | |
Colwyn Bay | 09:44 | 10:29 | | |
Llandudno Jcn | 10:37 | | | Shunt |
Llandudno Jcn | | 12:40 | 0Z00 | LD |
Chester DD | 13:45 | | | |
Trip 37 (MWFO)
Class 25 Diesel | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Chester DD | | 07:45 | 0T37 | LD |
Chester No 6 | pass | 07:48 | 8T37 | |
Mold Jcn | 08:00 | 08:20 | | Slow Line |
Connahs Quay | 08:34 | 09:22 | | |
Holywell Jcn | 09:41 | | | |
Holywell Jcn | | 10:08 | | Runs if required |
Mostyn | 10:19 | 11:04 | | Runs if required |
Holywell Jcn | 11:15 | | | Runs if required |
Holywell Jcn | | 12:05 | | |
Dentiths Sidings | 12:27 | 12:42 | | |
Mold Jcn | 12:57 | 13:07 | 0Z00 | LD |
Chester No 6 | pass | 13:17 | | |
Chester DD | 13:22 | | | |
Trip 37 (TThO)
Class 25 Diesel | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Chester DD | 08:30 | 15:30 | | For use by DCE as required |
Trip 46 (SX)
Class 25 Dual-Braked Diesel | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Llandudno Jcn HS | | 03:40 | 0T46 | |
Llandudno Jcn | 03:50 | | | Shunt as required |
Llandudno Jcn | | 04:43 | 7T46 | |
Bangor | 05:08 | | | Shunt as required |
Bangor | | 06:09 | 7T46 | AIR. Runs 10 minutes earlier MO Bangor to Gaerwen |
Gaerwen | 06:22 | 06:32 | | Reversing / token |
Amlwch Town | 07:18 | 07:45 | | Token |
Assoc Octel Sdgs | 07:58 | 08:30 | | |
Amlwch Town | 08:43 | 08:45 | | Token |
Gaerwen | 09:30 | 09:35 | | Token |
Bangor | 09:49 | 10:15 | | Shunt and attach up direction traffic |
Llandudno Jcn | 10:34 | | | Shunt as required |
Llandudno Jcn | | 11:00 | | |
Bangor | 11:25 | | | Shunt as required |
Bangor | | 12:35 | 8T46 | |
Gaerwen | 13:02 | 13:07 | | Token |
Gaerwen 1 mp | 13:10 | 13:14 | | Pin down brakes |
Gaerwen 2½ mp | 13:19 | 13:22 | | Release brakes |
Amlwch 15½ mp | 13:54 | 13:58 | | Pin down brakes |
Amlwch Town | 14:07 | 14:09 | | Token |
Amlwch Octel Sdgs | 14:24 | | | Works 14:54 to Ellesmere Port |
Trip 47 (SX)
Class 40 Diesel | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Llandudno Jcn HS | | 06:35 | 0T47 | LD |
Llandudno Jcn | 06:40 | | | |
Llandudno Jcn | | 07:03 | 8T47 | To work to DCE requirements when not required at Blaenau Ffestiniog or Trawsfynydd |
Llanrwst | 07:30 | 07:37 | | |
Blaenau Ffestiniog | 08:23 | 09:30 | | When not required to run to Trawsfynydd returns to Llandudno Jcn at 10:24 |
Trawsfynydd | 10:08 | 10:52 | 8T47 | |
Blaenau Ffestiniog | 11:30 | 13:04 | | |
Llanrwst | | 13:39 | | Token |
Llandudno Jcn | 14:04 | 15:10 | 8T47 | |
Mostyn | | | | Stops if required |
Mold Jcn | 16:29 | | | Loco works 8D40 1300 TThO Sandhills 1345 WFO Hope St to Penmaenmawr |
Trip 92
Class 08 Diesel | from | to | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
Chester Passenger Station and Freight Depots Mixed Shunt | 23:31 SUN
15:45 SX
03:13 SUN | 13:30 MO
13:30 MX
05:15 SUN | | Shunt passenger, also freight as required, including the following at the approximate times shown:
DCE and DS&TE Sdgs and Chester Wagon Shops
05:30 to 07:30 MX
Chester Wagon Shops
12:00 to 13:00 SX
Shunt and trip from Chester West, Diesel Depot and NCL to Middle Yard
15:45 to 17:00 SX |
