I did this yesterday, all for £15 on a Cheshire Day Ranger ticket:
Wilmslow-Crewe (Arriva Trains Wales direct)
Crewe-Liverpool LS (Central Trains, via Runcorn)
Liverpool LS-Manchester Picc (Northern Rail, via Earlestown & Newton Le Willows)
Manchester Picc-Chester (Arriva Trains Wales via Warrington BQ and Frodsham)
Chester-Crewe (Arriva Trains Wales direct)
Crewe-Stoke (Central Trains, via Alsager and Kidsgrove)
Stoke-Manchester Picc (Virgin Trains via Macclesfield)
Manchester Picc-Liverpool LS (Central Trains via Warrington Central & Widnes)
Liverpool LS-Chester (Merseyrail via Birkenhead and Port Sunlight)
Chester-Stockport (Northern Rail via Mid Cheshire Line)
Stockport-Wilmslow (Arriva Trains Wales direct)
Over 7.5 hours on the trains, about 2.5 hours connection time. I stopped about 7pm (started 08:52 - ticket not valid 'till 08:45) but someone keener could carry on 'till midnight!
CS
Wilmslow-Crewe (Arriva Trains Wales direct)
Crewe-Liverpool LS (Central Trains, via Runcorn)
Liverpool LS-Manchester Picc (Northern Rail, via Earlestown & Newton Le Willows)
Manchester Picc-Chester (Arriva Trains Wales via Warrington BQ and Frodsham)
Chester-Crewe (Arriva Trains Wales direct)
Crewe-Stoke (Central Trains, via Alsager and Kidsgrove)
Stoke-Manchester Picc (Virgin Trains via Macclesfield)
Manchester Picc-Liverpool LS (Central Trains via Warrington Central & Widnes)
Liverpool LS-Chester (Merseyrail via Birkenhead and Port Sunlight)
Chester-Stockport (Northern Rail via Mid Cheshire Line)
Stockport-Wilmslow (Arriva Trains Wales direct)
Over 7.5 hours on the trains, about 2.5 hours connection time. I stopped about 7pm (started 08:52 - ticket not valid 'till 08:45) but someone keener could carry on 'till midnight!
CS
