6th May 2011

Rail Blue Charters
West Coast Premier II

Loco Used 86101
Stock Used Rail Blue Charters mk2/3 stock, incl. mk 3 sleeping car for the staff

Route :
1Z86 : Watford Junction to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z87 : Edinburgh Waverley to Watford Junction

Loco Route
86101 Watford Junction - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
86101 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Watford Junction

Notes :
(1) Ian Prince comments: The stock came from/to Wembley and stabled at Millerhill whilst in Edinburgh. This was the last Rail Blue Charters train to run using electric traction.

Source : Ian Prince

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Prince)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Watford Junction 05.34d 05.34   00.05a 00.14
Hemel Hempstead 05.41a ~ 05.43d 05.42 ~ 05.44   ? ?
Berkhamstead 05.47a ~ 05.49d 05.49 ~ 05.51   23.47a ~ 23.49d 23.54 ~ 23.59
Leighton Buzzard 06.01a ~ 06.04d 06.01 ~ 06.04   ? ?
Milton Keynes 06.13a ~ 06.16d 06.14 ~ 06.16   23.18a ~ 23.21d 23.27 ~ 23.30
Northampton 06.31a ~ 06.36d 06.33 ~ 06.37   22.59a ~ 23.02d 22.58 ~ 23.05
Rugby 06.53a ~ 06.55d 06.57 ~ 07.00   22.16a ~ 22.19d 22.16 ~ 22.21
Nuneaton 07.08a ~ 07.10d 07.13 ~ 07.15   ? ?
Stafford 07/40 07/44   ? ?
Crewe 08.01a ~ 08.03d 08.02 ~ 08.06   21.00a ~ 21.02d 20.57 ~ 20.59
Warrington Bank Quay 08/32 08/31   20/38 20/38
Wigan North Western 08/43 08/45   20/28 20/29
Preston 09/01 09/01   20.10a ~ 20.16d 20.07 ~ 20.13
Lancaster 09/16 09/19   19/52 19/50
Carlisle 10.14a ~ 10.16d 10.16 ~ 10.17   18.47a ~ 18.59d 18.48 ~ 18.58
Edinburgh Waverley 11.58a 12.15   17.04d 17.04


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