18th October 2007

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
London Sightseeing

Locos Used 67017 & 67029
Stock Used 10734+17167+3174+3275+1953+3182+3267+3273+3247+325

Route:
1Z67 : Manchester Victoria to Kensington Olympia
1Z68 : Kensington Olympia to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
67017 + 67029 (1) Manchester Victoria - Newton-Le-Willows - Warrington Bank Quay - Frodsham Jn - Chester - Wrexham General - Shrewsbury - Telford Central - Wolverhampton - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby - Weedon - Bletchley - Watford Junction - Wembley Central - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia
67017 + 67029 (1) Kensington Olympia - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Sandwell & Dudley - Wolverhampton - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) Were the locos top n tail? and if so, which led each section.

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman)

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Manchester Victoria 07.42d [P3] [SL]   00.05a [P3]
Deal Street 07/44   00/02 [SL]
Ordsall Lane Jn 07/46   23/58
Eccles 07/50   23/53
Astley 07/55   23/48
Newton-le-Willows 08/02   23/40
Earlestown 08/05 [P5]   23/39 [P4]
Winwick Jn 08/10 [FL]   23/35
Dallam Jn 08/12   23/33
Warrington Bank Quay 08/13 [P2]   23/32 [P3]
Acton Grange Jn 08/15   23/30 [FL]
Frodsham Jn 08/21   23/25
Helsby 08/27   23/20
Mickle Trafford Jn 08/33   23/16
Chester 08.40a ~ 08.45d [P3] [DML]   23.06a ~ 23.11d [P4]
Chester South Jn 08/46   23/04 [UFL]
Saltney Jn 08/48   23/02
Wrexham General 09/02 [P1]   22*38 ~ 22*48 [P2]
Gobowen 09/17   22/21
Shrewsbury 09.39a ~ 09.44d [P4]   21.50a ~ 21.58d [P4]
Wellington 10/02   21/32
Madeley Jn 10/13   21/27
Cosford 10/24   21/22
Oxley SB 10/31   21/16
Wolverhampton North Jn 10/42   21/15
Wolverhampton 10/45 [P4]   21/13 [P1]
Portobello Jn 10/49  
Darlaston Jn 10/52  
Bescot Stadium 10/53  
Perry Barr North Jn 10/56  
Aston 10/59  
Dudley Port   21/04
Galton Jn   21/00
Soho South Jn   20/58
Birmingham New Street   20/54
Proof House Jn   20/52
Stechford 11/19   20/49
Birmingham International 11/24 [P4]   20/43 [P3]
Coventry 11/40 [P2]   20/29 [P3]
Trent Valley Jn 11/51 [FL]   20/20
Rugby 11/52 [UFL]   20/17 [P1]
Hillmorton Jn 11/53   20/15
Weedon 12/01   20/06
Hanslope Jn 12/10   19/57 [FL]
Milton Keynes Central 12/14 [P4]   19/43 [P3]
Bletchley 12/18   19/40 [P3]
Ledburn Jn 12/24 [SL]   19/34
Tring 12/30 [P2]   19/28 [P3]
Bourne End Jn 12/39   19/18
Watford Junction 12/50   19/07 [P8]
Harrow & Wealdstone 12/57   19/02
Wembley Central 13c01 ~ 13c02   18c54 ~ 18c56
Sudbury Jn 13/04 [UR]   18/51 [SL]
Wembley Yard South Jn 13/07   18/50
Willesden No.7 13/10   18/49
Willesden West London Jn 13/16   18/46 [DR]
Mitre Bridge Jn 13/17   18/45
North Pole Jn 13/18   18/44
Kensington Olympia 13.23a [P3]   18.40d [P2]


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