Warrington Bank Quay - 6th June 2009
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| 66100 starts its journey north with the Arpley - Mossend 'Enterprise'. Geoff Morris |
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| Emergency tail lamp on northbound Pendolino. Geoff Morris |
Twelve members, including a welcome visitor from Ipswich, joined in with the traditional mid-summer’s afternoon/early evening observation (although some members had been present from earlier in the day and left for home earlier than the remainder) in reasonable weather conditions. The long gaps between trains passing by were interspersed with celebrations of a member’s 47th wedding anniversary and the usual banter over local football affiliations. Those who ventured outside the station noted that the "No Kissing" signs, which had attracted much media attention earlier in the year, had been changed. The origianl 'pictogram' had been replaced by a wordier version.
Class 66s from 4 operators (DBS, Freightliner, GBRf & Fastline) were seen by members who had arrived early. DBS and Freightliner examples are routine although the appearance of the only example in the new DBS livery (66152) was notable. More unusual were GBRf's 66711 on a Fiddlers Ferry - Newbiggin gypsum train in the early afternoon and Fastline's 66304 on driver training.
Two of the shrinking number of operational Cl.60 locomotives were still employed on the Liverpool Bulk terminal - Fiddlers Ferry coal trains. The HST National Rail Measurement train also came through at great speed and the evening Mail trains ran as expected.
390053 arrived on a down service at 20.12 having been seen departing at 16.22 on a non-stop run to Euston. This meant that it had completed the round trip in 3 hours & 50 mins. These services were scheduled to arrive Euston at 18.11 & depart at 18.30 so the Pendolino must have been turned around in about 20 mins and averaged over 100 mph when running (364 miles in no more than 3 hours 30 mins). Impressive !
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The log of observations is compiled in the best of faith and contributors include Alan Donaldson, Geoff Morris and Richard Neale.
Seen in and around Arpley DBS/yard from main line: 37670, 66121,66127
| 14.02 | 156464 | 13.16 Liverpool L.S.-Warrington B.Q then dep.14.22 to Liverpool L.S. | ||||||||
| 14.15 | 175114 | 12.44 Llandudno-Manchester Piccadilly | ||||||||
| 14.16 | 66431 | 08.50 4M44 Mossend-Daventry Intermodal (Malcolm) | ||||||||
| 14.17 | 390019 | 11.40 Glasgow-Euston (non stop) | ||||||||
| 14.20 | 60063 | 12.19 6F74 Liverpool Bulk Terminal (BT)-Fiddlers Ferry | ||||||||
| 14.21 | 156429 | ECS to Helsby (or Chester to swap with 156488?) | ||||||||
| 14.23 | 390003 | 13.39 Lancaster-Euston | ||||||||
| 14.30 | 175002 | 13.50 Manchester Piccadilly-Llandudno | ||||||||
| 14.35 | 66434 | 12.17 4S44 Daventry-Coatbridge Intermodal | ||||||||
| 14.41 | 221143 | 13.20 Birmingham N.S.-Glasgow (late) | ||||||||
| 14.42 | 221117 | 12.00 Glasgow-Birmingham N.S. | ||||||||
| 14.47 | 66304 | Driver Training into Arpley yard (Fastline) | ||||||||
| 15.02 | 156489 | 14.16 Liverpool L. S.-Warrington B.Q. then depart 15.22 to Liverpool L.S. | ||||||||
| 15.13 | 390042 | 13.30 Euston-Glasgow | ||||||||
| 15.15 | 175116 | 13.44 Llandudno-Manchester Piccadilly | ||||||||
| 15.17 | 66606 | Fiddlers Ferry-Ellesmere Port (low level) | ||||||||
| 15.22 | 390018 | 12.40 Glasgow-Euston | ||||||||
| 15.27 | 175101 | 14.50 Manchester Piccadilly-Llandudno | ||||||||
| 15.28 | 221102 | 14.20 Birmingham N.S.-Edinburgh | ||||||||
| 15.32 | 43014+43062 | 12.08 1Q26 Glasgow Central- Crewe NR Measurement Train | ||||||||
| 15.38 | 66152 | 14.15 6F48 Allerton-Arpley yard- Springs Branch wagons ex repair (loco in DBS livery with GD shedcode) | ||||||||
| 15.42 | 221109 | 12.52 Edinburgh-Birmingham N.S. | ||||||||
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| 15.52 | 66152 | continuing 6F48 Arpley-Springs Branch | ||||||||
| 16.02 | 142044 | 15.16 Liverpool L.S.-Warrington B.Q. then depart 16.22 to Liverpool L.S. | ||||||||
| 16.11 | 390041 | 13.40 Glasgow-Euston (non stop) | ||||||||
| 16.20 | 175104 | 14.40 Llandudno-Manchester Piccadilly | ||||||||
| 16.22 | 390053 | 15.39 Lancaster-Euston | ||||||||
| 16.27 | 156488 | 16.01 Ellesmere Port-Warrington B.Q. | ||||||||
| 16.28 | 175114 | 15.50 Manchester Piccadilly-Llandudno | ||||||||
| 16.30 | 221110 | 14.30 Euston-Lancaster (late) | ||||||||
| 16.50 | 175109 | 15.08 Llandudno-Manchester Piccadilly | ||||||||
| 16.53 | 221116 | 14.00 Glasgow-Birmingham N.S. (late) | ||||||||
| 16.54 | 66121 | towards Latchford (light) | ||||||||
| 16.55 | 221101 | 15.20 Birmingham N.S.-Glasgow (late) | ||||||||
| 17.01 | 66152 | return to Arpley (light) | ||||||||
| 17.14 | 66004 | 12.26 6K05 Carlisle yard-Basford Hall engineering train | ||||||||
| 17.15 | 390009 | 15.30 Euston-Glasgow | ||||||||
| 17.20 | 67008 | off Arpley heading north (light) | ||||||||
| 17.20 | 57308 | 12.51 6J37 Carlisle yard-Chirk logs | ||||||||
| 17.21 | 390016 | 14.40 Glasgow-Euston | ||||||||
| 17.25 | 175116 | 16.50 Manchester Piccadilly-Llandudno | ||||||||
| 17.30 | 221117 | 16.20 Birmingham N.S.-Edinburgh | ||||||||
| 17.41 | 221144 | 14.52 Edinburgh-Birmingham N.S. | ||||||||
| 17.48 | 175002 | 16.08 Llandudno-Manchester Piccadilly | ||||||||
| 17.54 | 60063 | Fiddlers Ferry-Liverpool BT (low level) | ||||||||
| 17.55 | 175104 | 17.19 Manchester-Piccadilly Chester | ||||||||
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| 18.02 | 60087 | 16.56 6F84 Liverpool BT –Fiddlers Ferry | ||||||||
| 18.12 | 390037 | 16.30 Euston-Glasgow non stop | ||||||||
| 18.24 | 175109 | 17.50 Manchester Piccadilly-Llandudno | ||||||||
| 18.27 | 221110 | 17.36 Lancaster-Euston | ||||||||
| 18.32 | 221109 | 17.20 Birmingham N.S.-Glasgow (late) | ||||||||
| 18.36 | 390003 | 16.33 Euston-Preston | ||||||||
| 18.40 | 60063 | 18.26 6F09 Walton MSC sidings-Liverpool BT empty coal | ||||||||
| 18.43 | 221142 | 16.00 Glasgow-Birmingham N.S. | ||||||||
| 18.45 | 175101 | 17.07 Llandudno-Manchester Piccadilly | ||||||||
| 18.50 | 390019 | 16.57 Euston-Glasgow | ||||||||
| 19.01 | 86628+86609 | 14.01 4M74 Coatbridge-Crewe Basford Hall Freightliner | ||||||||
| 19.02 | 150143 | 18.16 Liverpool L.S.-Warrington B.Q. into platform 1 thence to platform 4 dep 19.22 to Liverpool L.S. | ||||||||
| 19.10 | 92017 | 15.45 6O12 Carlisle yard -Eastleigh (into Arpley yard) | ||||||||
| 19.26 | 175002 | 18.50 Manchester Piccadilly-Chester | ||||||||
| 19.27 | 390036 | 16.40 Glasgow-Euston | ||||||||
| 19.27 | 175104 | 18.50 Chester-Manchester Piccadilly | ||||||||
| 19.29 | 390046 | 17.30 Euston-Glasgow (late) | ||||||||
| 19.30 | 325008/16/03 | 19.32 Warrington RMT-Willesden Railnet | ||||||||
| 19.33 | 221116 | 18.20 Birmingham N.S.-Edinburgh (late) | ||||||||
| 19.36 | 325001/09/07 | 16.26 Willesden Railnet-Shieldmuir | ||||||||
| 19.39 | 221104 | 16.52 Edinburgh-Birmingham N.S. | ||||||||
| 19.50 | 390018 | 17.57 Euston-Glasgow | ||||||||
| 19.57 | 66100 | 20.31 Arpley yard-Mossend 'Enterprise' | ||||||||
| 20.12 | 390053 | 18.30 Euston-Glasgow (3rd Pendolino to Glasow in less than an hour!) | ||||||||
| 20.20 | 390003 | 19.50 Preston-Euston | ||||||||
| 20.26 | 175101 | 19.50 Manchester Piccadilly-Chester | ||||||||
| 20.26 | 66606 | on freight line towards Latchford with Ellesmere Port - Fiddlers Ferry | ||||||||
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| 57308 at Bank Quay on the Carlisle - Chirk log train. Richard Neale |
At 19.30 08389 was shunting the Eastleigh 'Enterprise' in Arpley sidings .
At 20.25 37670 66121/127 were in Arpley stabling point while 66092 & 92030 were on trains in Arpley sidings (both facing south). 92017 was waiting at Acton Grange Junction to exit on to the main line on the Carlisle - Eastleigh 'Enterprise'.
A bridge strike was the cause of many of the late running passenger workings.
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