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. Compared with the workings of 1976, the major change is the loss of Mold Jcn.
| Trip 5 Class 08 Air Braked | from | to | Head-code | Notes |
|---|
| Holyhead Freightliner Maintenance Shunt | 06:00 MO
09:30 MSX
22:20 SX | 17:30 MO
19:30 MSX
01:26 MX | | Works Freightliner wagons to and from maintenance pit, shunting out cripples and reforming wagon sets as required |
| Trip 6 Class 08 Air Braked | from | to | Head-code | Notes |
| Holyhead Mixed Shunt | 06:45 Dly
21:10 Dly
07:30 SuO | 20:35 Dly
04:00 MX
14:00 SuO | | Works to orders on Passenger, Freight and Freightliners maintenance movement |
| Trip 28 Class 25 | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
| Llandudno Jcn HS | | 07:25 | 0T28 | LD |
| Llandudno Jcn | | 07:45 | 8T28 | Empties received off 8D14 04:26 MX from Arpley Sdgs |
| Penmaenmawr | 08:10 | | | Shunt as required until |
| Penmaenmawr | | 09:00 | 9T28 | 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 | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
| Llandudno Jcn | | 08:25 | 8T30 | |
| Bangor | 08:57 | 09:15 | | |
| Valley | 10:02 | 10:28 | | Shunt as required |
| Holyhead | 10:40 | 11:10 | 7T30 | |
| Anglesey Aluminium | | | | Stops as required |
| Valley | 11:21 | 11:36 | | |
| Penmaenmawr | 12:25 | 12:43 | 8T30 | |
| Llandudno Jcn | 12:58 | | | |
| Trip 36 (SX) Class 25 | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
| Chester HS | | 05:00 MO | 0T36 | MO |
| Arpley | 06:00 MO | 06:30 MO | 8T36 | 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 MX | 0T36 | LD |
| Chester Middle Yard | 09:40 MX | 10:10 | 7T36 | |
| Mostyn | 10:53 | 11:45 | 7T36 | |
| Llandudno Jcn | 12:25 | 13:45 | 7T36 | Includes driver's PNB |
| Rhyl | 14:04 | 14:40 | 7T36 | |
| Mostyn | 15:07 | 15:50 | 7T36 | |
| Chester Middle Yard | 16:23 | 17:45 | 7T36 | Includes driver's PNB |
| Walton Old Jcn | 18:35 | 18:45 | 0T36 | LD |
| Warrington HS | 18:50 FO | | | |
| Arpley | 18:50 FX | 19:25 FX | 8T36 | |
| Chester Middle Yard | 20:25 FX | 20:30 FX | 0Z00 | LD |
| Chester DD | 20:35 FX | | | |
| Trip 37 (MWFO) Class 25 | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
| Chester HS | | 07:35 | 0T37 | LD |
| Croes Newydd Yard | 07:55 | 08:50 | 8T37 | |
| Chester Bache Loop | 09:00 | 09:10 | | Reverse |
| Point of Ayr | 09:58 | 10:45 | | |
| Holywell Jcn | 11:01 | 11:58 | | Driver's PNB |
| Rockliffe Hall | 12:15 | 13:00 | | |
| Dentiths Sidings | 13:05 | 13:30 | | |
| Chester Bache Loop | 13:50 | 14:00 | | Reverse |
| Croes Newydd Yard | 14:30 | | 0Z00 | LD |
| Croes Newydd HS | 14:40 | | | |
| Trip 37 (TThO) Class 25 | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
| Chester DD | 08:30 | 15:30 | | Work as required by DCE |
| Trip 46 (SX) Class 25 Dual-Braked | arr | dep | Head-code | Notes |
| Llandudno Jcn HS | | 03:40 | 0T46 | |
| Llandudno Jcn | 03:50 | 04:43 | 7T46 | Shunt as required |
| Bangor | 05:08 | 06:09 | 7T46 AIR | Shunt as required |
| Gaerwen | 06:22 | 06:57 | | Reversing / token |
| Amlwch Town | 07:43 | 07:45 | | Token |
| Assoc Octel Sdgs | 07:58 | 08:30 | | |
| Amlwch Town | 08:43 | 08:45 | | Token |
| Gaerwen | 09:30 | 09:32 | | Token |
| Llandudno Jcn | 10:05 | | | Shunt as required |
| Llandudno Jcn | | 11:00 | | |
| Bangor | 11:25 | 11:55 | 8T46 | Shunt as required |
| Gaerwen | 12:22 | 12:53 | | Shunt as required |
| Gaerwen 1 mp | 12:56 | 13:00 | | Pin down brakes |
| Gaerwen 2½ mp | 13:05 | 13:08 | | Release brakes |
| Amlwch 15½ mp | 13:40 | 13:44 | | Pin down brakes |
| Amlwch Town | 13:53 | 13:56 | | Token |
| Amlwch Octel Sdgs | 14:10 | | | |
| Trip 47 (SX) Class 40 | 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 | 07:38 | | |
| Blaenau Ffestiniog | 08:24 | 09:30 | | |
| Trawsfynydd | 10:08 | 10:52 | | |
| Blaenau Ffestiniog | 11:30 | 12:15 | | Departs 12:00 31 May to 10 September |
| Llanrwst | pass | 12:50 | | 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 (SX) Class 08 Diesel | from | to | Head-code | Notes |
| 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 SuO | 04:00 MO
07:30 MO
10:45 MSX
13:30 SX
17:30 SX
04:00 MX
05:00 SuO | | Shunt passenger, also freight as required, including the following at the approximate times shown: Chester Wagon Shops - 05:30 to 07:30 MX, 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 |
