27th May 2005

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Chelsea Flower Show from Bolton / Manchester)

Locos Used 67017 & 67019
Stock Used 3174+3273+1566+3267+3182+1953+3275+3247+17167+10729

Route:
1Z84 : Bolton to Kensington Olympia
1Z85 : Kensington Olympia to Bolton

Loco(s) Route
67017 Bolton - Salford Crescent - Manchester Victoria - Ashton Moss North Jn - Stockport - Wilmslow - Crewe - Stafford - Colwich - Armitage Jn - Lichfield Trent Valley - Tamworth - Rugby - Northampton - Milton Keynes Central - Watford Jn - Wembley Central - Willesden Sudbury Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia
67019 Kensington Olympia - (reverse of outward route) - Milton Keynes Central - Weedon - Rugby - (reverse of outward route) - Bolton

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bolton 06.20d 06.20 23.47a 23.46
Salford Crescent 06/32 06/30 23/35 23/35
Manchester Victoria 06.37a ~ 06.42d 06.35 ~ 06.42 23.26a ~ 23.31d 23.24 ~ 23.30
Miles Platting Jn 06/46 06/45 23/22 23/21
Philips Park West Jn 06/47 06/46 23/19 23/20
Baguley Fold Jn 06/48 06/47 23/16 23/19
Ashton Moss North Jn 06/51 ? 23/12 ?
Denton Jn 06/57 ? 23/01 ?
Ash Bridge Jn 07/02 07/03 22/56 22/54
Heaton Norris Jn 07/04 07/04 22/44 22/52
Stockport 07/05 07/07 22/42 22/43
Edgeley No.1 07/06 07/09 22/42 22/42
Adswood Road Jn 07/08 07/10 22/40 22/40
Cheadle Hulme 07/09 07/11 22/38 22/39
Wilmslow 07/14 07/14 22/31 22/31
Alderley Edge 07/16 07/15 22/27 22/28
Sandbach 07/28 07/24 22/11 22/11
Sydney Bridge Jn 07/34 07/28 22/06 22/06
Crewe 07/36 07/37 22/03 22/03
Basford Hall Jn 07/42 07/39 22/00 21/51
Madeley 07/46 07/44 21/54 21/46
Norton Bridge 07/54 07/52 21/44 21/38
Stafford 07/57 07/57 21/40 21/32
Colwich 08/02 08/02 21/34 21/26
Armitage Jn 08/06 08/06 21/30 21/22
Lichfield Trent Valley LL 08/10 08/09 21/26 21/18
Tamworth LL 08/14 08/13 21/21 21/13
Nuneaton 08/22 08/22 21/03 21/02
Trent Valley Jn 08/32 08/31 20/49 20/50
Rugby 08/34 08/33 20/47 20/49
Hilmorton Jn 08/36 08/36 20/45 20/47
Weedon 20/35 20/40
Long Buckby 08/47 08/45
Northampton 08/56 08/56
Hanslope Jn 09/05 09/06 20/25 20/31
Milton Keynes Central 09/12 09/11 20/15 20/24
Bletchley 09/15 09/15 20/10 20/21
Ledburn Jn 09/25 09/23 20/02 20/01
Tring 09/33 09/30 19/51 19/49
Bourne End 09/38 09/37 19/43 19/41
Watford Junction 09/50 09/51 19/35 19/30
Harrow & Wealdstone 09/56 09/58 19/29 19/25
Wembley Central 10.00a ~ 10.01d 10.02 ~ 10.04 19.22a ~ 19.23d 19.21 ~ 19.22
Sudbury Jn 10/04 10/08 19/19 19/20
Wembley Yard South Jn 10/05 ? 19/18 ?
Willesden No.7 10/08 ? 19/16 ?
Willesden WL Jn 10/12 10/15 19/13 19/08
Mitre Bridge Jn 10/16 10/17 19/12 19/07
North Pole Jn 10/17 10/18 19/10 19/05
Kensington Olympia 10.21a 10.22 19.05d 19.02


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