31st December 2010 - 1st January 2011

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(New Years Eve)

Locos Used 67020 & 67021
Stock Used ???

Route :
1Z61 : Manchester Victoria to Carnforth
1Z62 : Carnforth to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco(s) Route
????? Manchester Victoria - Ordsall Lane Jn - Eccles - Parkside Jn - Newton-le-Willows - Earlestown - St Helens Junction - Huyton - Liverpool Lime Street
????? Liverpool Lime Street - (reverse of outward route) - Newton-le-Willows - Lowton Jn - Golborne Jn - (via WCML) - Carnforth - Ulverston - Dalton Jn - Barrow-in-Furness
????? Barrow-in-Furness - (reverse of outward route) - Lowton Jn - Parkside Jn - Eccles - Ordsall Lane Jn - Manchester Victoria
????? Manchester Victoria - (same as outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) Locos were presumably running top-n-tail, but which led each leg?

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Roy Roberts

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Roy Roberts)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Victoria 19.30d 19.28   01.29a ~ 01.39d 01.27 ~ 01.35
Deal Street Jn 19/32 ?   01/40 ?
Ordsall Lane Jn 19/36 19/31   01/42 01/39
Eccles 19/41 19/35   01/46 01/43
Astley 19/47 19/40   01/52 01/48
Parkside Jn 19/52 ?   01/58 ?
Newton-le-Willows 19/54 19/45   01/59 01/53
Earlestown 19/55 19/46   02/01 01/57
St Helens Junction 20/03 19/48   02/03 02/00
Rainhill 20/05 19/51   02/06 02/03
Huyton 20/08 19/55   02/08 02/05
Olive Mount Jn 20/10 20/01   02/11 02/08
Bootle Branch Jn 20/13 20/03   02/14 02/10
Edge Hill 20/14 20/05   02/15 02/11
Liverpool Lime Street 20.19a ~ 20.31d 20.11 ~ 20.34d   02.19a 02.16
Edge Hill 20/35 20/39  
Bootle Branch Jn 20/36 20/40  
Olive Mount Jn 20/37 20/42  
Huyton 20/44 20/44  
Rainhill 20/50 20/46  
St Helens Junction 20/53 20/49  
Earlestown 20/56 20/51  
Newton-le-Willows 20/58 20/53  
  Timings continue from top of table
Ordsall Lane Jn   01/24 01/22
Eccles   01/19 01/19
Astley   01/13 01/14
Parkside Jn   01/06 ?
Golborne Jn 21/01 20/56   01/03 01/03
Bamfurlong Jn 21/05 ?   ? ?
Springs Branch Jn 21/06 21/02   00/58 00/59
Wigan North Western 21/10 21/03   00/57 00/57
Balshaw Lane Jn 21/18 21/09   00/51 00/52
Euxton Jn 21/20 21/10   00/49 00/50
Preston 21.25 ~ 21.30 21.16 ~ 21.19   00.40 ~ 00.42 00.45 ~ 00.45
Lancaster 21/48 21/38   00/20 00/29
Morecambe South Jn 21/50 21/39   00/19 00/27
Carnforth 21.55 ~ 21.57 ?   23.40a ~ 00.15d 23.36 ~ 00.20
Arnside 22/06 22/05   23/30 23/26
Grange-over-Sands 22/11 ?   23/25 ?
Ulverston 22/22 22/26   23/13 23/07
Dalton Jn 22/30 ?   23/05 ?
Barrow-in-Furness 22.41a 22.43   22.57d 22.51


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