10th September 2005

? V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle) ?
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Locos Used 67025 & 67028
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z67 : Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z20 : Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe

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

Notes :
(1) Locos presumably top-n-tail - which led on each leg? Train was delayed on the outward leg after Preston by loco problems (including being looped at the drivers request at Tebay).

Sources : various including Janet Cottrell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 07.12d 07.13   22.50a 22.28
Winsford SB 07/21 07/21   22/40 22/21
Weaver Jn 07/27 07/27   22/33 22/16
Acton Grange Jn 07/31 07/30   22/21 22/11
Warrington Bank Quay 07.33a ~ 07.38d 07.35 ~ 07.39   22.07a ~ 22.11d 22.05 ~ 22.08
Winwick Jn 07/44 07/44   22/03 22/00
Earlestown 07/47 07/46   22/00 21/58
St Helens Junction 07/50 07/50   21/52 21/51
Huyton 07/57 08/02   21/42 21/38
Edge Hill 08/09 08/12   21/33 21/24
Liverpool Lime Street 08.17a ~ 08.31d 08.17 ~ 08.32   21.14a ~ 21.29d 21.08 ~ 21.18
Edge Hill 08/35 08/37   21/03 21/02
Huyton 08/42 08/41   20/52 20/52
St Helens Junction 08/50 08/48   20/42 20/37
Earlestown 08/55 08/52   20/36 20/31
Newton-le-Willows 08/56 08/55   20/35 20/29
Golborne Jn 09/00 08/59   20/31 20/22
Springs Branch Jn 09/06 09/06   20/24 20/17
Wigan North Western 09/08 09/08   20/22 20/15
Balshaw Lane Jn 09/15 09/16   20/15 20/06
Euxton Jn 09/19 09/19   20/14 20/04
Preston 09.24a ~ 09.27d 09.28 ~ 09.33   20.03a ~ 20.08d 19.53 ~ 19.58
Lancaster 09/43 09/53   19/42 19/33
Morecambe South Jn 09/45 09/54   19/39 19/31
Carnforth North Jn 09/48 09/57   19/35 19/28
Oxenholme 09/59 10/07   19/25 19/19
Tebay 10/11 10/37   19/13 19/10
Penrith 10/28 11/37   18/55 18/55
Carlisle 10.43a ~ 10.47d 11.51 ~ 11.56   18.33a ~ 18.35d 18.33 ~ 18.38
Gretna Jn 10/55 12/03   18/26 18/26
Quintinshill 10/58 12/04   18/22 18/25
Lockerbie 11/06 12/14   18/09 18/14
Beattock 11/15 12/22   17/57 18/05
Beattock Summit 11/23 12/30   17/49 17/59
Abington 11/28 12/35   17/41 17/43
Carstairs South Jn 11/40 12/46   17/32 17/39
Carstairs East Jn 11/43 12/48   17/30 17/37
Midcalder Jn 11/57 13/02   17/17 17/21
Slateford Jn 12/05 13/10   17/10 17/13
Haymarket 12/07 13/12   17/08 17/11
Edinburgh Waverley 12.10a 13.17   17.05d 17.06


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