30th July 2005

Past Time Rail
The Edinburgh Flyer

Loco Used 67030
Stock Used 3124+3127+1671+3132+3144+3110+1832+5007+4986+4925+17015

Route:
1Z40 : Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z95 : Edinburgh Waverley to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco Route
67030 Bristol Temple Meads – Bristol Parkway – Yate – Cheltenham Spa – Bromsgrove – Kings Norton – (1) Bordesley Jn – St Andrews Jn – Proof House Jn – Birmingham New Street – Soho South Jn – Dudley Port – Wolverhampton – (1) Bushbury Jn – Stafford – Norton Bridge – Crewe – (via WCML) – Carstairs South Jn – Carstairs East Jn – Midcalder Jn – Haymarket – Edinburgh Waverley
67030 Edinburgh Waverley – (reverse of outward route) (1) – Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Booked route was Kings Norton – Selly Oak – Birmingham New Street – Proof House Jn – Aston – Perry Barr North Jn – Bescot Stadium – Portobello Jn – Bushbury Jn (and reverse on the way back) but train went both ways as indicated above.

Sources : various including Mike Newman & Janet Cottrell

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 05.00d 05.00   00.01a 23.51
Dr Days Jn 05/04 05/02   23/58 23/48
Stapleton Road 05/05 05/03   23/54 23/46
Filton Abbey Wood 05/11 05/07   23/52 23/44
Bristol Parkway 05.14a ~ 05.17d 05.09 ~ 05.18   23.47a ~ 23.49d 23.39 ~ 23.41
Westerleigh Jn 05/23 05/24   23/40 23/32
Yate 05/27 05/27   23/38 23/28
Charfield 05/33 05/33   23/32 23/23
Standish Jn 05/44 05/41   23/20 23/14
Barnwood Jn 05/50 05/46   23/10 23/08
Cheltenham Spa 05.56a ~ 05.59d 05.51 ~ 05.58   23.02a ~ 23.04d 23.00 ~ 23.03
Ashchurch 06/07 06/05   22/55 22/55
Abbotswood Jn 06/15 06/11   22/47 22/47
Stoke Works Jn 06/24 06/22   22/3 22/40
Bromsgrove 06/26 06/28   22/37 22/39
Barnt Green 06.33a ~ 06.35d ??.?? ~ 06.34   22.30a ~ 22.32d 22.32 ~ 22.32
Longbridge 06/39 06/41   22/25 22/28
Kings Norton 06/44 06/45   22/20 22/25
Selly Oak 06/47 DIV   22/17 DIV
Proof House Jn DIV 06/55   DIV ?
Birmingham New Street 06.54a ~ 06.57d 06.57 ~ 07.01   22.05a ~ 22.10d 22.03 ~ 22.08
Proof House Jn 07/00 DIV   22/03 DIV
Aston 07/03 DIV   21/59 DIV
Perry Barr North Jn 07/07 DIV   21/56 DIV
Bescot Stadium 07/12 DIV   21/52 DIV
Darlaston Jn 07/13 DIV   21/51 DIV
Portobello Jn 07/16 DIV   21/48 DIV
Wolverhampton ?DIV? 07/24   DIV 21/45
Bushbury Jn 07/19 07/27   21/44 21/40
Stafford 07.29a ~ 07.31d 07.39 ~ 07.41   21.28a ~ 21.30d 21.24 ~ 21.28
Norton Bridge 07/37 07/46   21/22 21/19
Madeley 07/47 07/55   21/11 21/10
Basford Hall Jn 07/52 08/00   21/06 21/05
Crewe 07.56a ~ 07.59d 08.02 ~ 08.05   20.57a ~ 21.00d 20.57 ~ 21.02
Crewe Coal Yard 08/02 ?   20/55 ?
Winsford SB 08/11 08/13   20/46 20/31
Weaver Jn 08/17 08/18   20/38 20/26
Acton Grange Jn 08/21 08/21   20/32 20/22
Warrington Bank Quay 08/23 08/22   20/31 20/19
Dallam Jn 08/24 ?   20/30 ?
Winwick Jn 08/27 08/25   20/26 20/14
Golborne Jn 08/36 08/27   ? ?
Springs Branch Jn 08/44 08/31   20/18 20/08
Wigan North Western 08/45 08/34   20/17 20/06
Balshaw Lane Jn 08/54 08/40   20/11 19/59
Euxton Jn 08/58 08/44   20/09 19/56
Preston 09/02 09/04   20/02 19/50
Lancaster 09/22 09/24   19/43 19/34
Morecambe South Jn 09/24 09/26   19/41 19/33
Carnforth North Jn 09/28 09/29   19/38 19/30
Oxenholme 09/39 09/38   19/30 19/21
Tebay 09/52 09/49   19/21 19/11
Penrith 10/10 10/03   19/03 18/55
Carlisle 10.29a ~ 10.42d 10.18 ~ 10.25   18.42a ~ 18.44d 18.36 ~ 18.39
Gretna Jn 10/50 10/35   18/33 18/28
Quintinshill 10/54 10/36   18/31 18/27
Lockerbie 11.07a ~ 11.18d 10.51 ~ 11.17   18/19 18/17
Beattock 11/32 11/30   18/09 18/08
Beattock Summit 11/47 11/40   18/02 18/00
Abington 11/54 11/46   17/53 17/54
Carstairs South Jn 12/07 11/59   17/41 17/40
Carstairs East Jn 12/09 12/01   17/39 17/38
Midcalder Jn 12/29 12/24   17/25 17/23
Slateford Jn 12/45 12/39   17/12 17/15
Haymarket 12/52 12/54   17/10 17/12
Edinburgh 12.55a 12.59   17.07d 17.08


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