ðə dˈɪʔn̩ dˈɑːdʒɚ tə wʌzðə fˈɜːst wɪθdɹˈɔːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ sˈɜːvɪsᵻz tə mˈæntʃɛstɚɹ ˈɑːksfɚd ɹˈoʊd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd tə nˈɔːɹθ wˈeɪlz vˈaɪə ðə nˈɔːɹθ wˈeɪlz kˈoʊst lˈaɪn ænd tʃˈɛstɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv.
The Ditton Dodger to  was the first withdrawal in 1951, followed by services to Manchester Oxford Road in 1962 and to North Wales via the North Wales Coast Line and Chester in 1975.