17th November 2004

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Edinburgh Sights & Shopping from Warrington / Liverpool / Preston)

Locos Used at least 67012
Stock Used 10729+17167+3247+3275+1953+3182+3267+1566+3273+3174

Route:
1Z71 : Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z22 : Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quay

Loco(s) Route
????? Warrington Bank Quay - Winwick Jn - Earlestown Jn - Rainhill - Huyton - Liverpool Lime Street
?67012? Liverpool Lime Street - Huyton - Rainhill - Earlestown - Newton-le-Willows - Golborne Jn - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
67012 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street
????? Liverpool Lime Street - (reverse of outward route) - Warrington Bank Quay

Sources : various including Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Warrington Bank Quay 07.19d 07.19   22.06a 22.03
Dallam Jn 07/22 ?   22/04 ?
Winwick Jn 07/24 07/25   22/01 21/59
Earlestown 07/27 07/29   21/56 21/56
St Helens Junction 07/30 07/33   21/52 21/49
Rainhill 07/33 ?   21/49 ?
Huyton 07/35 07/43   21/46 21/37
Bootle Branch Jn 07/41 ?   21/42 ?
Edge Hill 07/42 07/50   21/40 21/30
Liverpool Lime Street 07.50a ~ 08.01d 07.55 ~ 08.06   21.12a ~ 21.36d 21.07 ~ 21.26
Edge Hill 08/05 08/09   21/08 21/01
Bootle Branch Jn 08/06 ?   21/07 ?
Huyton 08/15 08/15   20/58 20/51
Rainhill 08/18 ?   20/56 ?
St Helens Junction 08/20 08/20   20/53 20/36
Earlestown 08/23 08/25   20/51 20/32
Newton-le-Willows 08/26 08/29   20/50 20/29
Golborne Jn 08/30 08/32   20/45 20/21
Springs Branch Jn 08/36 08/38   20/41 20/16
Wigan South Jn 08/37 ?   20/40 ?
Wigan North Western 08/38 08/39   20/40 20/14
Balshaw Lane Jn 08/44 08/45   20/29 20/09
Euxton Jn 08/50 08/46   20/28 20/07
Farington Curve Jn - -   20/24 20/04
Ribble Jn - -   20/22 ?
Preston 08.58a ~ 08.10d 08.53 ~ 09.10   20.12a ~ 20.21d 19.52 ~ 20.02
Lancaster 09/32 09/27   19/52 19/34
Morecambe South Jn 09/34 09/28   19/49 19/32
Carnforth North Jn 09/38 09/31   19/46 19/29
Oxenholme 09/48 09/39   19/37 19/20
Grayrigg 09*56a ~ 10*06d ?   - -
Tebay 10/13 09/50   19/26 19/10
Penrith 10/31 10/05   19/10 18/53
Carlisle 10.51a ~ 11.00d 10.37 ~ 11.30   18.49a ~ 18.51d 18.33 ~ 18.36
Gretna Jn 11/13 11/38   18/39 18/26
Quintinshill 11/20 11/40   18/36 18/25
Lockerbie 11/33 11/50   18/24 18/15
Beattock 11/46 11/59   18/15 18/07
Beattock Summit 12/06 12/07   18/08 18/00
Abington 12/12 12/13   18/00 17/55
Carstairs South Jn 12/27 12/29   17/46 17/42
Carstairs East Jn 12/39 12/37   17/44 17/40
Midcalder Jn 12/56 12/54   17/29 17/25
Slateford Jn 13/08 13/02   17/16 17/16
Haymarket 13/11 13/04   17/09 17/12
Edinburgh 13.14a 13.13   17.05d 17.09


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