Trip Workings - Chester District
from 7th May 1973

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 DieselFromToHead-codeNotes
Chester No 1 South End and Warehouse Shunt06:30 MO12:45 SO 

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

Trip 5 (SX) Class 08 Air Braked DieselFromToHead-codeNotes
Holyhead Freightliner Maintenance Shunt06:00 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 DieselFromToHead-codeNotes
Holyhead Mixed Shunt06:45 SuX
21:10 Dly
07:30 SuO		20:35 SuX
04:00 Dly
14:00 SuO		 

Works to orders on Passenger, Freight and Freightliners maintenance movement

Trip 11 Class 08 DieselFromToHead-codeNotes
Mold Jcn West End23:55 SuO
00:01 MX
08:00 SX
16:00 SX		07:25 MO
07:30 MX
15:30 SX
23:30 SX		 

 

Trip 25 (SX) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Chester Middle Yard 20:408T25

After working Trip 29

Chester No 6pass20:44 

 

Mold Jcn No 1pass20:55 

 

Mold Jcn21:00  

Then work 7F58 22:15 to Warrington

Trip 26 (SX) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Mold Jcn 23:158T26

After working 20:50 from Coton Hill

Chester23:28  

 

Trip 29 (SX) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Chester DD 05:00 MO0T29

LD

Chester No 6 05:04 MO 

 

Mold Jcn05:15 MO05:47 MO9T29

 

Holywell Jcn06:17 MO08:03 8T29

MX After working 04:45 from Runcorn FL and shunting from 06:15

Talacre08:1908:59 

 

CEGB Sidings09:2710:080T29

LD

Mold Jcn10:2510:35 

 

Chester No 6pass10:46 

 

Chester DD10:5011:409T29

 

Chester No 6pass11:44 

 

Mold Jcn 11:5512:359T29

 

Holywell Jcnpass13:048T29

 

Talacre13:1614:07  

 

Holywell Jcnpass14:21 

 

CEGB Sidings14:3915:138T29

 

Mold Jcn15:3016:40 

 

Holywell Jcn17:0817:358T29

 

Mold Jcn18:0418:140Z00

LD

Chester Middle Yd18:29  

 

Trip 29 (SO) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Holywell Jcn 07:568T29

MX After working 04:45 from Runcorn FL and shunting from 06:15

Talacre08:1308:53 

 

CEGB Sidings09:2109:57 

 

Mold Jcn10:1410:390T29

LD

Chester No 6pass10:50 

 

Chester DD10:54  

 

Trip 31 Class 08 DieselFromToHead-codeNotes
Chester Holding Sidings04:00 MX
08:30 SX		05:30 MX
15:30 SX		 

Shunt NCL. For use by DCE as required.

Trip 36 (SX) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Chester DD 05:100T36

LD

Chester No 6pass05:13 

 

Mold Jcn05:2506:028T36

RWS

Holywell Jcnpass06:28 

 

Rhyl06:5307:10 

RWS

Colwyn Bay07:3507:47 

RWS

Llandudno Jcn07:5909:20 

 

Llandudno 09:3510:25 

 

Llandudno Jcn10:4011:10 

 

Rhyl11:3913:00 

RWS

Prestatyn13:1113:21 

Run round

Dyserth13:3614:06 

 

Prestatyn14:2114:49 

Run round / reverse

Mostyn   

Calls as required

Holywell Jn15:1115:31 

 

Colwyn Bay16:2116:45 

RWS

Llandudno Jcn Yd16:5718:55 

 

Llandudno Jcn19:0019:05 

 

Colwyn Baypass19:13 

 

Abergelepass19:22 

 

Rhylpass19:28 

 

Prestatynpass19:33 

 

Holywell Jcnpass19:53 

 

Mold Jcn20:12  

Locomotive works 22:27 Mold Jcn to Bescot

Trip 37 (SX) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Chester DD 07:45 0T37

LD

Chester No 6pass07:48  

 

Mold Jcn08:00 08:40 8T37

Slow Line

Connahs Quay08:54 10:20  

 

Holywell Jn10:39 11:22  

Shunt 10:44 to 11:17

Mostyn11:3312:14 

 

Holywell Jn12:2512:44 

 

Dentiths Sidings13:06 13:32 

 

Mold Jcn13:47 14:27  

 

Chester No 6pass14:36  

 

Chester No 514:4014:50  

Reverse. Change crew

Chester No 614:5414:56 

 

Chester Wagon Shops14:5815:24 

 

Mold Jcn15:3616:089T37

 

CEGB Sdgs16:2517:22 

 

Mold Jcn17:3917:490T37

LD

Chester DD18:04   

 

Trip 47 (SX) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Llandudno Jcn CS 06:35 MO 0T47

LD

Llandudno Jcn06:40 MO  

 

Bangor 06:07 MX0T47

LD Locomotive off 01:35 Parcels from Guide Bridge

Llandudno Jcn 06:28 MX  

 

Llandudno Jcn 07:038T47

 

Llanrwst07:3007:35 

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

Blaenau Ffestiniog08:2110:08 

 

Trawsfynydd10:4912:21 

 

Blaenau Ffestiniog13:0213:15 

 

Llanrwstpass13:50 

 

Llandudno Jcn14:15  

Locomotive works in multiple 15:53 Llandudno Jcn to Holyhead TWThO 16:05 to Chester DD MFO

Trip 48 (SX) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Penmaenmawr 08:07 

After working 04:40 from Mold Jn. Conveys DCE stone work as required by DCE until

Llandudno Jn15:30  

Locomotive works in multiple 15:53 Llandudno Jcn to Holyhead TWThO 16:05 to Chester DD MFO

Trip 49 (SX) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Ass Octel Sdgs 08:208T49

After working 06:06 from Bangor.

Amlwch TownPass08:35 

 

Gaerwen09:2410:05 

 

Bangor10:2310:39 

 

Llandudno Jn 11:1112:418T49

Shunt

Bangorpass13:11 

 

Gaerwen13:2513:33 

 

Gaerwen 1 mp13:3913:43 

Stops to pin down brakes

Gaerwen 2¼ mp13:4813:52 

Release brakes

Amlwch 15½ mp14:2014:24 

Stops to pin down brakes

Amlwch Townpass14:35 

 

Ass Octel Sdgs14:50  

Then works 15:07 to Mold Jn

Trip 49 (SO) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Ass Octel Sdgs 08:208T49

After working 06:06 from Bangor.

Amlwch TownPass08:35 

 

Gaerwen09:2410:10 

 

Bangorpass10:24 

 

Llandudno Jn 10:53  

 

Trip 50 Class 08 DieselFromToHead-codeNotes
Llandudno Jcn CS 03:07 MO0T50

LD

Bangor04:07 MO  

 

Bangor Shunt Mixed05:45 MO
05:15 MSX
05:15 SO		19:40 MO
21:10 MSX
09:27 SO		 

 

Bangor 09:27 SO0Z00

LD

Llandudno Jcn10:23 SO  

 

Trip 56 (SX) Class 24 DieselarrdepHead-codeNotes
Bangor 08:209T56

 

Gaerwen08:3709:07 

 

Valley09:4210:34 

 

Holyhead10:44  

 

Trip 92 (SX) Class 08 DieselFromToHead-codeNotes
Chester Passenger Station Shunt23:31 SuO
16:15 SX
03:15 SuO		13:45 MO
13:45 MX
05:15 SuO