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SUMMER 2010 FREIGHT TIMES FOR PRESTON
Updated 20th July 2010 - Thanks to Mick Birtles for the updates.

Headcode  

Time @ Preston  

Operator  

Usual Traction  

Runs  

From / To

6m18  

00.20 S  

EWS  

66  

t x, as req  

New Cumnock-Earles sidings

4s49  

00.45 N  

DRS  

66/4  

mon - fri

daventry-grangemouth

4m30  

00.50 S  

DRS  

66  

mon - fri

Grangemouth-Daventry

4s83  

00.55 N  

Freightliner  

90  

mon - fri

Crewe Basford Hall-Coatbridge 

1S25  

01.00 N  

Scotrail

90  

Sleeper  

Euston-Inverness

6Z37

01.00 S

dbs

66

th only as req

New Cumnock - Penyfford

4s25

01.15 N

dbs

92

mon - fri

Hams Hall - Mossend

4L89  

01.25 S  

Freightliner  

90  

mon - fri

Coatbridge-Felixstowe

6j19

01.30 S

Colas  

66

mon - thu

Carlisle - chirk

6x52

01.35 N

dbs

92

w th f only

Portbury - Mossend

4s88  

02.10 N  

Freightliner  

86  

mon - fri

Felixstowe-Coatbridge

6m76  

02.20 S  

EWS  

92  

f only

Mossend-Bescot

6c37  

02.30 N  

Colas  

66  

mon - fri

chirk-carlisle

1M11  

03.05 S  

Scotrail

90  

Sleeper  

Glasgow Central-Euston

4z58

03.25 S

DRS

57 / 37

m w only

Tees yard - Ditton

1S26  

03.30 N  

Scotrail

90  

Sleeper  

Euston-Glasgow Central

6m75

03.50 N

dbs

66

m w f only

Margam - Carlisle

6x65  

03.55 N  

dbs

92  

s X  

Didcot-Mossend

1M16  

04.10 S  

Scotrail

90  

Sleeper  

Inverness-Euston

6z16

0435 S

dbs

66

t only as req

Carlisle - Clitheroe

6z23

05.00 S

Freightliner  

66

as required

carlisle - stud farm

6c02  

05.50 N  

dbs

66  

m x 

Crewe-Carlisle

6s13

07.00 N

dbs

66

m X as req  

Earles - New Cumnock

4z55

07.10 N

dbs

66

m w only as req

Hope street - Shap

6c53   

07.35 N  

DRS  

37 x2  

m x, as req  

Crewe - Sellafield 

6s13

07.45 N

dbs

66

m w f only

Earles - New Cumnock

6m32  

08.00 N  

dbs

66  

t x, as req  

Lindsey - Preston Dock

1q26

08.30 N

NR

NMT

t only as req

Derby - Glasgow

4m34  

08.30 S  

DRS  

66  

mon - fri

coatbridge-daventry

6e32.  

08.55 S  

dbs

66  

t X, as req  

Preston Dock - Lindsey

4s43  

09.10 N  

dbs

92  

s X  

Rugby-Mossend

6c16  

09.40 N  

Freightliner  

66/6  

th X

basford-carlisle

4s43  

10.10 N  

dbs

92  

Sat only  

Rugby-Mossend

6s94   

10.40 N  

dbs

92  

w only  

Dollands Moor - Mossend. 

1q18?

11.05 S

NR

NMT

w only as req

Glasgow - Crewe

4s28  

11.10 N  

Freightliner  

66  

m only as req  

Crewe - Killoch

6k73

11.15 S

DRS

66 / 37

Sat only  

sellafield - Crewe

4s41  

11.40 N  

Freightliner  

66/6  

m X as req  

Drax p.s.-Hunterston

6u68  

12.05 S  

Freightliner  

66  

t th only  

Carlisle VQ-Mountsorrel

4m44

13.40 S

DRS  

66

mon - fri

Mossend - Daventry

6c19

14.30 N

Colas  

66

m x

Chirk - Carlisle

4m63

14.50 S

dbs

92

mon - fri

Mossend - Hams Hall

4s44  

15.00 N  

DRS  

66/4  

mon - fri

daventry-grangemouth

1q26

15.00 S

NR

NMT

t only as req

Glasgow - Crewe

6j37  

16.30 S  

Colas  

66  

mon- fri

carlisle-chirk

6k27  

18.05 S  

Freightliner  

66/6  

t x, as req  

Carlisle Yard - Crewe

1m44

18.20 S

dbs

Mail(325 units)

mon - fri

Shieldmuir-Warrington RMT

4m16

18.25 S

DRS  

66

sat only

Grangemouth - Daventry

4m74  

18.30 S  

Freightliner  

90 / 86 x 2  

mon - fri

coatbridge-crewe b h

6k73  

19.35 S  

DRS  

20 / 37  

f x, as req  

sellafield-crewe

6z50

19.50 S

dbs

66

m w only as req

Shap - hope street

1m03

19.55 S

dbs

Mail(325 units)

mon- fri

Shieldmuir-Warrington RMT

6m75

1930 N

dbs

66

sun only

Margam - Carlisle

6v71

20.05 S

dbs

66

m w f only

Carlisle Yard - Margam

1s96

20.30 N

dbs

Mail(325 units)

mon - fri

Willesden PRDC-Shieldmuir

4m82  

21.40 S  

DRS  

66/4  

mon - fri

coatbridge-daventry

6Z41

21.45 N

dbs

66

th only as req

Penyfford - Mossend

4s45

21.50 N

DRS  

66

mon - fri

Daventry - Mossend

4s47  

21.50 N

DRS  

66/4  

mon - fri

Daventry-Coatbridge

4s49

22.00 N

DRS  

66

sun only

Daventry - Grangemouth

4m11  

22.00 S  

Freightliner  

86  

f only

Coatbridge-Crewe 

4s59  

22.10 N

Freightliner  

86/ 90

f

Crewe Basford Hall-Coatbridge 

6o15

22.30 S  

EWS  

92  

f X

carlisle-eastleigh

6v15

22.30 S  

EWS  

92  

f only

carlisle-Didcot

4m48  

22.30 S  

Ews/TescoExpress  

92  

mon - fri

Mossend-Rugby

4L81  

22.50 S

Freightliner  

86  

f X  

Coatbridge-Tilbury

6z22

23.10 N

Freightliner  

66

as required

stud farm - carlisle

1s55

23.50 N

dbs

325

mon- fri

Warrington RMT - Shieldmuir

4z60

23.50 N

DRS

57/ 37

t th only

Ditton - Tees yard

 

Winter 2008 FREIGHT TIMES FOR PRESTON
(Just here for historical interest!)

 

Please Note - Times are valid from 15th December 2008
A big THANK YOU to Darren on the PrestonRail Yahoo! group for these details.

If you can fill in any of the blanks here, please get in touch.

UPDATES...
It seems that many of the workings listed from 15th December 2008 have now either transferred to the S&C route, or were merely paths kept in the system "just in case" but in reality are never seen through Preston now. Rather than removing these entirely, I have "greyed them out" for the time being. I'd be very interested to hear if any of these are seen.
Also added, are a few extra workings and the days that others run, plus a few corrections.

 

Headcode

Time @ Preston

 

Operator

Usual Traction

Runs

From / To

NEW

6C37
was 6s19

02.30

Logs

Colas

57/3

T Th S

chirk-carlisle

X

4s50

07.04

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

 

basford-coatbridge

 

6s13
was 4s13

07.22 - 07.24

Coal

EWS

66

M W F

warrington-newcumnock

X

4c96

08.27

 

 

 

 

warrington-carlisle

NEW 6C53 

07.30

Nuclear Flasks

DRS

37 x2 W Th Crewe - Sellafield 
 

6m32

08.08

Tankers

EWS

60 / 66

 

Lindsey - Preston Dock

 

4m34

08.40

Liner

DRS

66

 

coatbridge-daventry

 

6e32

08.55

Tankers

EWS

60 / 66

 

Preston Dock - Lindsey

X

4s52

09.04

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

 

basford-coatbridge

 

4s43

09.08

Liner

DRS/Stobart

66/4

 

daventry-grangemouth

 

6c16

09.23

Departmental

Freightliner

66/6

M W F

basford-carlisle

X

4m06

09.27

 

 

 

 

mossend-bescot

 

6o60

09.40

Ch. Clay

EWS

92

F

mossend-dollands

NEW 6S94 

11.00

Ch. Clay

EWS

92

W Dollands Moor - Mossend. 
X

4s28

11.10

 

 

 

 

basford-brasie

X

4s40

11.15 - 11.24

 

 

 

 

drax-hunterston

 

4s41

12.04

Coal

Freightliner

66/6

MX, as req

Sudforth Lane - Hunsterton

X

4s78

12.09

Coal

EWS

66

 

ironbridge-ravenstruther moor

X

4s61

13.09

 

EWS

92

 

trafford yard - mossend

X

4s42

13.13

Coal

Freightliner

66/6

 

drax-hunterston

 

4m44

13.39

Liner

DRS

66/4

 

coatbridge-daventry

 

4s04

14.04

Coal

EWS

66

 

warrington-ayr

X

4m64

14.10 - 14.27

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

 

coatbridge-basford 

X

4s05

14.12

 

 

 

 

rugeley-brasie

X

4m83

14.32

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

 

coatbridge-basford

 

4s44

15.08

Liner

DRS

66/4

 

daventry-grangemouth

X

6s19

15.25

Logs

Colas

57/3

 

chirk-carlisle

 

6j37

16.31

Logs

Colas

57/3

 

carlisle-chirk

X

4s54

17.11

 

 

 

 

basford-coatbridge

X

4s96

17.13

 

 

 

 

ironbridge-ayr

 

4m74

18.39

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

 

coatbridge-mossend

NEW 6Z27
(0z27)

18.45

Departmental

Freightliner

66/6

as req'd Carlisle Yard - Crewe. 
 

6k73

19.47

Flasks

DRS

20 / 37

M T

sellafield-crewe

X

4s14

20.04

 

 

 

 

garston-hunterston

NEW 1S96  20.15  

GBRF

325 x 3

  Warrington - Shieldmuir
 

6x12

20.18

Enterprise

EWS

92

 

carlisle-eastleigh

X

4m80

20.29

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

 

coatbridge-basford

X

4s14

20.41 - 20.43

Coal

Freightliner

66/6

 

fiddlers ferry-hunterston

NEW 1M04  21.00

Mail

GBRF

325 x 3

  Shieldmuir - Warrington RMT
 

6s73

21.07

Enterprise

EWS

92

T F

bescot-mossend

 

4s45

21.38

Liner

DRS

66/4

 

daventry-mossend

 

4m82

21.45

Intermodal

DRS

66/4

 

coatbridge-mossend

X

4m11

21.54

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

 

coatbridge-basford

 

 

 

 

STATION

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The old platform 1 & 2 (now closed to passengers)
The current platform 1 & 2
Platform 3
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Platforms 4 and 5
Platfotrms 6 and 7
Old Platform 10 to 13

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