8th January 2011

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
London Shopping / West End Show

Locos Used 67006 & 67027
Stock Used 3174+10729+3273+1566+3267+3275+1953+3247+3182+17167+10734

Route :
1Z42 : Manchester Victoria to Kensington Olympia
1Z44 : Kensington Olympia to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
67027 (1) Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting Jn - Philips Park West Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Willesden No.7 Jn - Willesden WL Jn - Mitre Bridge jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia
????? (2) Kensington Olympia - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) 67006 on rear.
(2) Presumably 67006 with 67027 on rear (confirmation required)

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Adrian Boyt

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Adrian Boyt)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Victoria 07.43d 07.43   22.43a 22.44
Miles Platting Jn 07/47 07/46   22/37 22/41
Philips Park West Jn 07/48 07/47   22/36 22/39
Baguley Fold Jn 07/51 07/48   22/35 22/38
Ashton Moss North Jn 07/56 ?   22/31 22/33
Denton Jn 08/02 07/58   22/26 ?
Heaton Norris Jn 08/08 08/08   22/19 22/12
Stockport 08/10 08/11   22/18 22/09
Edgeley No.1 08/11 08/13   22/16 22/08
Adswood Road 08/12 08/14   22/16 22/06
Cheadle Hulme 08/14 08/15   22/15 22/05
Wilmslow 08.21a ~ 08.26d 08.21 ~ 08.25   22.05a ~ 22.10d 21.55 ~ 22.00
Alderley Edge 08/30 08/28   22/03 21/52
Chelford ? ?   21.38 ~ 21.58 [DL] 21.43 ~ 21.46
Sandbach 08/44 08/39   21/29 21/32
Sydney Bridge Jn 08/49 08/43   21/26 21/28
Crewe 08.52a ~ 09.04d 08.54 ~ 09.04   21.13a ~ 21.24d 21.11 ~ 21.26
Basford Hall Jn 09/08 09/09   21/09 21/05
Madeley Jn 09/13 09/16   21/00 21/00
Norton Bridge 09/23 09/29   20/50 20/51
Stafford 09.29a ~ 09.39d 09.36 ~ 09.41   20.41a ~ 20.46d 20.41 ~ 20.44
Colwich Jn 09/46 09/48   20/31 20/34
Rugeley North Jn 09/50 09/50   20/27 20/33
Lichfield North Jn 09/56 09/55   20/22 20/28
Amington Jn 10/01 10/00   ? ?
Nuneaton 10/12 10/10   20/06 20/13
Brinklow ? ?   19/59 20/03
Rugby 10/29 10/24   19/44 19/44
Hilmorton Jn 10/32 10/26   19/43 19/43
Weedon 10/39 ?   19/34 19/36
Hanslope Jn 10/49 10/53   19/24 19/27
Milton Keynes Central 10/58 10/58   19/19 19/22
Bletchley 11/02 11/00   19/17 19/19
Ledburn Jn 11/11 11/09   19/11 19/11
Tring 11/21 11/14   19/04 19/02
Bourne End 11/27 11/19   18/54 18/53
Watford Junction 11/39 11/29   18/45 18/45
Harrow & Wealdstone 11/45 11/35   18/40 18/39
Wembley Central 11/48 11/39   18/36 18/36
Sudbury Jn 11/53 11/43   18/24 18/33
Wembley Yard South Jn 11/54 ?   18/22 ?
Willesden No.7 Jn 11/56 ?   18/21 ?
Willesden WL Jn 11/58 11/52   18/18 18/19
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/59 11/58   18/17 18/17
North Pole Jn 12/00 12/00   18/16 18/15
Kensington Olympia 12.06a 12.03   18.10d 18.11


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