15th & 16th May 2010

Class Forty Preservation Society
The East Lancs Champion

Locos Used D1015 'Western Champion' (1) & 40145 'East Lancashire Railway'
Stock Used 5350+5040+4927+5009+1692+21245+3146+3141+1863+4902+5292

Route :
1Z40 : Crewe to Penzance
1Z45 : Penzance to Penzance
1Z52 : Penzance to Crewe

Date Loco(s) Route
15/05 40145 Crewe - (via WCML) - Winwick Jn - Earlestown - Newton-le-Willows - Eccles - Ordsall Lane Jn - Deal Street Jn - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton Jn - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Edgeley Jn - Cheadle Hulme - Macclesfield - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International
15/05 D1015 + 40145 Birmingham International - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Chippenham - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
15/05 40145 (2) Plymouth - Liskeard - Par - Truro - Camborne - St Erth - Penzance
15/05 D1015 (3) Penzance - St Erth - Camborne - Truro
15/05 40145 (2) Truro - Falmouth Docks
15/05 D1015 (3) Falmouth Docks - Truro
15/05 40145 (2) Truro - Camborne - St Erth - Penzance
16/05 D1015 (3) Penzance - St Erth - St Ives
16/05 40145 (2) St Ives - St Erth - Penzance
16/05 D1015 (3) Penzance - St Erth - Camborne - Truro - Par
16/05 40145 (2) Par - Newquay
16/05 D1015 (3) Newquay - Par - Liskeard - Plymouth
16/05 D1015 + 40145 Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Swindon - (reverse of outward route) - Oxford
16/05 40145 Oxford - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) Running as D1009 'Western Invader' on its 'north' side and D1012 'Western Firebrand' on the other.
(2) D1015 on rear.
(3) 40145 on rear.

Sources : various including Mike Hunt & Ray Humphries

Photo Review


40145 crossing St Pinnock Viaduct (photo: Roger Geach)


The sun glints off D1015 in West Cornwall (photo: Roger Geach)


40145 brings up the rear at Carbis Bay station (photo: Roger Geach)


D1015 at Treegoss summit on the Newquay branch (photo: Roger Geach)


D1015 & 40145 tackle Hemerdon on the way home (photo: Roger Geach)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mike Hunt)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 05.20d 05.21   00.18a 00.27
Crewe Coal Yard 05/23 05/23   00/16 00/18
Winsford 05/29 05/30   00/08 00/11
Hartford Jn 05/33 05/34   00/04 00/07
Acton Bridge 05/34 05/35   00/02 00/05
Weaver Jn 05/37 05/37   23/59 00/03
Acton Grange Jn 05/40 05/41   23/55 23/58
Warrington Bank Quay 05.42a ~ 05.44d 05.43 ~ 05.45   23.49a ~ 23.51d 23.53 ~ 23.55
Dallam Jn 05/47 ?   23/47 ?
Winwick Jn 05/49 05/50   23/44 23/48
Earlestown 05/52 05/53   23/40 23/46
Newton-le-Willows 05/53 05/55   23/39 23/43
Astley 05/59 06/02   23/33 23/37
Eccles 06/04 06/07   23/28 23/32
Ordsall Lane Jn 06/09 06/10   23/24 23/28
Deal Street Jn 06/12 ?   23/22 ?
Manchester Victoria 06.14a ~ 06.19d 06.15 ~ 06.18   23.18a ~ 23.20d 23.22 ~ 23.25
Miles Platting Jn 06/23 06/21   23/15 23/19
Philips Park No.1 Jn 06/23 06/22   23/14 23/17
Baguley Fold Jn 06/24 06/23   23/13 23/16
Ashton Moss North Jn 06/28 06/29   23/09 ?
Denton Jn 06/34 ?   23/04 ?
Denton Station Jn 06/35 ?   23/02 ?
Heaton Norris Jn 06/40 06/41   22/57 22/57
Stockport 06.42a ~ 06.46d 06.43 ~ 06.45   22.54a ~ 22.56d 22.53 ~ 22.55
Edgeley Jn 06/47 06/47   22/52 22/51
Adswood Road 06/49 06/48   22/51 22/50
Cheadle Hulme 06/51 06/50   22/50 22/49
Macclesfield 07/01 07/01   22/39 22/39
Congleton 07/08 07/09   22/32 22/33
Kidsgrove 07/413 07/13   22/26 22/28
Stoke-on-Trent 07.21a ~ 07.23d 07.19 ~ 07.22   22.16a ~ 22.18d 22.18 ~ 22.20
Stoke-on-Trent Jn 07/24 07/24   22/14 22/17
Stone 07/32 07/32   22/06 22/08
Norton Bridge 07/46 07/43   22/00 22/01
Stafford 07.52a ~ 07.54d 07.50 ~ 07.54   21.43a ~ 21.53d 21.42 ~ 21.52
Trent Valley Jn 07/56 07/55   21/41 21/41
Bushbury Jn 08/06 08/10   21/26 21/29
Portobello Jn 08/12 08/14   21/22 21/25
Darlaston Jn 08/15 08/17   21/19 21/21
Bescot Stadium 08/21 08/18   21/18 21/20
Perry Barr North Jn 08/29 08/25   21/13 21/15
Aston 08/37 08/28   21/09 21/12
Stechford 09/02 09/00   21/02 21/07
Birmingham International 09L08a ~ 09L43d 09.08 ~ 09.44   20.55a ~ 20.57d 20.57 ~ 21.00
Coventry 09/55 09/56   20.31 ~ 20.45 20.42 ~ 20.44
Gibbet Hill Jn 10/04 10/01   20/26 20/37
Kenilworth 10/06 10/03   20/24 20/36
Milverton Jn 10/11 10/07   20/18 20/29
Leamington Spa 10/15 10/12   20/16 20/26
Fenny Compton 10/26 10/22   20/06 20/13
Banbury 10.35a ~ 10.37d 10.33 ~ 10.36   19.50a ~ 19.58d 19.50 ~ 20.02
Aynho Jn 10/44 10/41   19/41 19/39
Wolvercot Jn 10/58 ?   19/26 19/23
Oxford North Jn 11.03 ~ 11.17 ?   ? ?
Oxford 11/20 11/20   19.20 ~ 19.22 18.56 ~ 19.06
Oxford sig S90 ?     18L58 ~ 19L18 18.53 ~ 18.54
Kennington Jn 11/27 11/23   18/54 18/49
Didcot North Jn 11/34 11/29   18/45 18/42
Foxhall Jn 11.37 ~ 11.43 ?   18.41 ~ 18.43 ?
Milton Jn 11/46 ?   ? ?
Wantage Road 11/51 ?   18/34 ?
Challow 11/54 11/50   18/31 18/28
Uffington 11/56 11/53   18/29 18/27
Swindon 12.06a ~ 12.09d 12.01 ~ 12.09   18.16a ~ 18.18d 18.15 ~ 18.18
Wootton Bassett Jn 12/16 12/15   18/09 18/10
Hullavington   18/01 18/02
Westerleigh Jn   17/49 17/53
Bristol Parkway   17/44 17/49
Filton Abbey Wood   17/41 17/47
Stapleton Road   17/44 17/44
Dr Days Jn   17/36 17/41
Chippenham 12/23 12/22  
Thingley East Jn 12/24 12/23  
Thingley Jn 12/25 12/24  
Bathampton Jn 12/36 12/34  
Bath Spa 12/39 12/42  
North Somerset Jn 12/49 12/51  
Bristol East Jn 12/50 ?   17/35 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 12.52a ~ 13.05d 12.53 ~ 13.06   17.24a ~ 17.34d 17.29 ~ 17.39
Bristol West Jn 13/06 ?   17/22 ?
Parson Street ? ?   17/20 17/24
Nailsea 13/15 13/14   17/20 17/18
Yatton 13/18 13/17   17/17 17/15
Worle Jn 13/22 13/20   17/08 17/11
Uphill Jn 13/24 13/23   17/01 17/01
Highbridge & Burnham 13/28 13/28   16/57 16/56
Bridgwater 13/38 13/32   16/52 16/52
Cogload Jn 13/47 13/40   16/47 16/47
Taunton 13/54 13/45   16/43 16/43
Norton Fitzwarren 13/56 13/47   16/40 16/39
Tiverton Parkway 14/08 13/56   16/29 16/29
Tiverton Loop 14/10 13/57   16/27 16/24
Cowley Bridge Jn 14/23 14/07   16/15 16/15
Exeter St Davids 14/25 14/11   16/13 16/12
Dawlish Warren 14/34 14/24   16/02 16/02
Dawlish 14/36 14/26   16/00 16/01
Teignmouth 14/41 14/29   15/57 15/57
Newton Abbot 14/51 14/34   15/51 15/52
Newton Abbot West Jn 14/52 14/35   15/51 ?
Dainton Tunnel 14/56 14/41   15/47 15/49
Totnes 15/06 14/47   15/41 15/42
Aish Crossover 15/15 14/58   15/32 15/34
Ivybridge 15/20 15/01   15/26 15/30
Lipson Jn 15/29 15/11   15/13 15/13
Plymouth 15L32a ~ 15L52d 15.16 ~ 15.51   14L27a ~ 15L10d 14.31 ~ 15.09
St Budeaux Jn 15/57 15/56   14/22 ?
Saltash 16/01 16/02   14/18 14/22
St Germans 16/07 16/09   14/11 14/17
Liskeard 16/18 16/21   14/02 14/08
St Pinnock Viaduct East 16/23 16/26   13/56 ?
Largin 16/24 16/27   13/55 ?
Lostwithiel 16/32 16/36   13/47 13/52
Par   13.41 ~ 13.41 13.43 ~ 13.43
St Blazey SB   13.37 ~ 13.38 13.39 ~ 13.41
Goonbarrow Jn   13.22 ~ 13.22 13.25 ~ 13.27
Newquay   12.22a ~ 12.37d 12.23 ~ 12.27
Goonbarrow Jn   11.36 ~ 11.37 11.42 ~ 11.43
St Blazey SB   11.21 ~ 11.21 11.25 ~ 11.27
Par 16/38 16/43   11.13 ~ 11.18 11.17 ~ 11.23
Burngullow Jn 16/48 16/53   11/02 ?
Probus 16/55 17/00   10/54 ?
Truro 17/02 17/08   10/46 10/52
Penwithers Jn 17/03 17/09   ? ?
Baldhu 17/06 17/12   ? ?
Camborne 17/17 17/28   10/32 10/38
St Erth   10/22 10/26
Long Rock   10/18 ?
Penzance   10.10 ~ 10.15 10.11 ~ 10.18
Long Rock   10/07 ?
St Erth   10/02 10/01
St Ives   09.27 ~ 09.32 09.27 ~ 09.32
St Erth 17/25 17/37   08.58 ~ 09.00 09.01 ~ 09.03
Long Rock 17/32 17/41   08/53 ?
Penzance 17.35a ~ 19.40d 17.50 ~ 19.40   22.18a ~ 08.50d 22.35 ~ 08.50
Long Rock 19/43 ?   22/15 22/27
St Erth 19/47 19/48   22.07 ~ 22.09 22.19 ~ 22.21
Camborne 19/57 19/59   21/56 22/06
Baldhu ? ?   21/45 21/50
Penwithers Jn ? ?   21/42 21/47
Truro 20.11 ~ 20.18 20.14 ~ 20.22   21.35 ~ 21.40 21.39 ~ 21.45
Penwithers Jn 20/20 ?   21/33 ?
Penryn 20.36 ~ 20.41 ?   21/17 ?
Penmere 20/45 ?   21/12 ?
Falmouth Docks 20.48a 20.52   21.08d 21/08


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