Trip Workings - Chester District
from 17th May 1982

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.

Trip 5
Class 08 Air Braked
fromto Head-codeNotes

Holyhead Freightliner Maintenance Shunt

06:00 MO
09:30 MSX
17:30 MO
19:30 MSX
 

Works Freightliner wagons to and from maintenance pit, shunting out cripples and reforming wagon sets as required

 

22:20 SX01:26 MX 

Works to orders on Freight and Freightliner movements


Trip 6
Class 08 Air Braked
fromto Head-codeNotes

Holyhead Mixed Shunt

06:45 Dly
21:10 Dly
07:30 SUN
21:10 SUN
20:35 Dly
04:00 MX
14:00 SUN
04:00 MO
 

Works to orders on Passenger, Freight and Freightliners maintenance movement


Trip 28
Class 25
arrdep Head-codeNotes

Llandudno Jcn HS

 07:250T28

LD

Llandudno Jcn

 07:458T28

Empties received off 8D14 04:26 MX from Arpley Sdgs

Penmaenmawr

08:10  

Shunt as required until

Penmaenmawr

 09:009T28

Works DCE stone trains or works as ordered, or works as required by DCE until

Llandudno Jcn

14:55 SX 14:45 SO  

 


Trip 30 (SX)
Class 40 Dual-braked
arrdep Head-codeNotes

Llandudno Jcn

 08:258T30

 

Bangor

08:5709:15 

 

Valley

10:0210:28 

Shunt as required

Holyhead

10:4011:107T30

 

Anglesey Aluminium

   

Stops as required

Valley

11:2111:36 

 

Penmaenmawr

12:2512:438T30

 

Llandudno Jcn

12:58  

Shunt as required 12:58 to 14:57


Trip 36 (SX)
Class 25
arrdep Head-codeNotes

Chester HS

 05:00 MO0T36

MO

Arpley

06:00 MO06:30 MO8T36

Marshalled from Warrington: Locomotive, Chester Shops, Brakevan, Chester others, Brakevan

Chester Middle Yard

07:30 MO  

Shunt and Trip Wagon Shops,NCL, Brook Lane and Diesel Depot

Chester DD

 09:35 MX0T36

LD

Chester Middle Yard

09:40 MX10:107T36

 

Mostyn

10:5311:457T36

 

Llandudno Jcn

12:2513:457T36

Includes driver's PNB

Rhyl

14:0414:407T36

 

Mostyn

15:0715:507T36

 

Chester Middle Yard

16:2317:457T36

Includes driver's PNB

Walton Old Jcn

18:3518:450T36

LD

Warrington HS

18:50 FO  

 

Arpley

18:50 FX19:25 FX8T36

Marshalled from Warrington: Locomotive, Chester Shops, Brakevan, Chester others, Brakevan

Chester Middle Yard

20:25 FX20:30 FX0Z00

LD

Chester DD

20:35 FX  

 


Trip 37 (MWFO)
Class 25
arrdep Head-codeNotes

Chester HS

 07:350T37

LD

Croes Newydd Yard

07:5508:508T37

 

Chester Bache Loop

09:0009:10 

Reverse

Point of Ayr

09:5810:45 

 

Holywell Jcn

11:0111:58 

Driver's PNB

Rockliffe Hall

12:1513:00 

 

Dentiths Sidings

13:0513:30 

 

Chester Bache Loop

13:5014:00 

Reverse

Croes Newydd Yard

14:30 0Z00

LD

Croes Newydd HS

14:40  

 


Trip 37 (TThO)
Class 25
arrdep Head-codeNotes

Chester DD

08:3015:30 

Work as required by DCE


Trip 46 (SX)
Class 25 Dual-Braked
arrdep Head-codeNotes

Llandudno Jcn HS

 03:400T46

 

Llandudno Jcn

03:5004:437T46

Shunt as required

Bangor

05:0806:097T46 AIR

Shunt as required

Gaerwen

06:2206:57 

Reversing / token

Amlwch Town

07:4307:45 

Token

Assoc Octel Sdgs

07:5808:30 

 

Amlwch Town

08:4308:45 

Token

Gaerwen

09:3009:32 

Token

Llandudno Jcn

10:05  

Shunt as required

Llandudno Jcn

 11:00 

 

Bangor

11:2511:558T46

Shunt as required

Gaerwen

12:2212:53 

Shunt as required

Gaerwen 1 mp

12:5613:00 

Pin down brakes

Gaerwen 2½ mp

13:0513:08 

Release brakes

Amlwch 15½ mp

13:4013:44 

Pin down brakes

Amlwch Town

13:5313:56 

Token

Amlwch Octel Sdgs

14:10  

 


Trip 47 (SX)
Class 40
arrdep Head-codeNotes

Llandudno Jcn HS

 06:350T47

LD

Llandudno Jcn

06:40  

 

Llandudno Jcn

 07:038T47

To work to DCE requirements when not required at Blaenau Ffestiniog or Trawsfynydd

Llanrwst

07:3007:38 

 

Blaenau Ffestiniog

08:2409:30 

 

Trawsfynydd

10:0810:52 

 

Blaenau Ffestiniog

11:3012:15 

Departs 12:00 31 May to 10 September

Llanrwst

pass12:50 

Token. Arrives 12:39, departs 12:43 31 May to 10 September

Llandudno Jcn

13:14  

Arrives 13:10 31 May to 10 September


Trip 92
Class 08 Diesel
fromto Head-codeNotes

Chester Passenger Station and Freight Depots Mixed Shunt

00:30 MO
05:30 MO
05:30 MSX
11:30 SX
15:15 SX
22:00 SX
03:00 SUN
04:00 MO
07:30 MO
10:45 MSX
13:30 SX
17:30 SX
04:00 MX
05:00 SUN
 

Shunt passenger, also freight as required, including the following at the approximate times shown:
Chester Wagon Shops
 05:30 to 07:30 MO
 05:30 to 09:00 MSX
 12:00 to 13:00 SX
Shunt and trip from Chester West, Diesel Depot and NCL to Middle Yard
 09:00 to 10:45 MSX
 15:45 to 17:00 SX