Northern Rail

[507022]

RE: Northern Rail

(01/02/2013 17:42)WidnesRuncornBus Wrote:  Is there currently any schedule freight services on the Liverpool Manchester line?

Do you mean the route via Earlestown or the one via Warrington Central?

[wirralbus]

RE: Northern Rail
I dont think there is much capacity at the moment to fit freight trains on the Liverpool - Manchester via Warrington central. Trafford Park freightliner terminal takes the majority of paths up at the Manchester end of the line .

[First Class]

RE: Northern Rail
Other than these, nothing booked on the City Line.

20:07 Crewe Basford Hall - Liverpool Bulk Terminal 22:08
(via Winsford, Hartford, Warrington BQ, Huyton, Edge Hill)
Freightliner

10:46 Chester - Wigan
(via Delamere, Altrincham, Stockport, Manchester Vic, Earlestown, Huyton, Tuebrook Sidings)
Network Rail Adhesion Train - As Required

[Sprinterdriver]

RE: Northern Rail
What about the coal trains to and from Liverpool Bulk Terminal run by DBS and Freightliner?

Lots of info here: http://www.8arail.co.uk/Freight_Services...spots.html

[First Class]

RE: Northern Rail

(08/02/2013 21:00)Sprinterdriver Wrote:  What about the coal trains to and from Liverpool Bulk Terminal run by DBS and Freightliner?

Lots of info here: http://www.8arail.co.uk/Freight_Services...spots.html

No coal goes Liverpool-Manchester though.

Snapshot of departures from Liverpool Bulk Terminal:

Load / coal / 2000-2400 tonnes

01:50 to Fiddlers Ferry / Runs SO from 15/12/2012 to 07/12/2013
04:56 to Ratcliffe PS / Runs MSSuX from 05/02/2013 to 08/02/2013
06:14 to Fiddlers Ferry / Runs WFO from 12/12/2012 to 06/12/2013
12:11 to Fiddlers Ferry / Runs MWFO from 10/12/2012 to 06/12/2013
16:56 to Fiddlers Ferry / Runs MWFO from 10/12/2012 to 06/12/2013
21:21 to Fiddlers Ferry / Runs SSuX from 10/12/2012 to 06/12/2013
23:18 to Ratcliffe PS / Runs FO on 08/02/2013 only

via Rainhill, Earlestown, Warrington BQ.

[Sprinterdriver]

RE: Northern Rail
Splitting hairs I think! It uses the Liverpool to Manchester line, which to me is how the question was phrased. The coal trains don't serve Lime St!

Also, when it runs, 6F78, 11:30 from Fiddlers uses the low level line via Ditton and South Parkway and runs round in Wapping sidings to gain access to the Bootle Branch.

At least one freight does use most of the length of the line, 6E14, 16:10 Seaforth to Tinsley empty steel train, which is booked to run on Fridays.

[WidnesRuncornBus]

RE: Northern Rail

(04/02/2013 16:22)507022 Wrote:  

(01/02/2013 17:42)WidnesRuncornBus Wrote:  Is there currently any schedule freight services on the Liverpool Manchester line?

Do you mean the route via Earlestown or the one via Warrington Central?

Warrington central, mate.

[Sprinterdriver]

RE: Northern Rail
Other than the stuff into and out of Trafford Park, which only covers the bit from Trafford Park terminal to Deansgate, no there isn't.(Between Trafford Park and Liverpool South Parkway.) Occasionally there are diverted freight trains, but they are very rare.

[wirralbus]

RE: Northern Rail

(13/02/2013 23:18)Sprinterdriver Wrote:  Other than the stuff into and out of Trafford Park, which only covers the bit from Trafford Park terminal to Deansgate, no there isn't.(Between Trafford Park and Liverpool South Parkway.) Occasionally there are diverted freight trains, but they are very rare.

Am i right in saying that the mix of stopping and express work on the CLC line would really make it hard for a straight through path from Allerton Jnct to Castlefields Jnct.

[wirralbus]

RE: Northern Rail
Due to a major landslip at Stainforth http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_di.../Goole.jpg Northern services will be altered quite considerably .

Northern services between Sheffield -Scarborough / Bridlington will be diverted via Selby not calling at Goole .

Northern services between Doncaster and Scunthorpe will be suspended , replacement bus services will operate adding extra time to the journey.

Network Rail have said in the local newspapers that they will not be doing anything to stabilise the line until there is no further movement in the adjacent land which is owned by the colliery , early indications say this will be like this for at least 8 weeks likely to be a lot longer though.