12th April 2016

Belmond (Northern Belle)
The Daily Telegraph Travel Awards

Locos Used 57305 'Northern Princess' & 57312 'Solway Princess'
Stock Used (4) ? 3174?+3???+1953?+3???+3267+3275+3247+1566?+17167 ?

Route : 
1Z56 : London Victoria to Kingscote
1Z57 : Kingscote to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
57312 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton Jn - Kew East Jn - New Kew Jn - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Shepherds Lane Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - West Norwood - Crystal Palace - Bromley Jn - Norwood Junction - East Croydon - South Croydon - Sanderstead - Oxted - Hurst Green - East Grinstead - Kingscote
57305 (2) Kingscote - East Grinstead - Hurst Green - Oxted - Sanderstead - South Croydon - East Croydon - Selhurst - Streatham Common - Balham - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton Jn - Kew East Jn - New Kew Jn - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - London Victoria

Notes : 
(1) 57305 on rear.
(2) 57312 on rear.
(3) The Daily Telegraph Travel Awards were held in a marquee at Kingscote station.
(4) Confirmation is required of the stock used.


57312 leads at Wandsworth Road on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
London Victoria 11.42d [P2] 11.47 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 11/45 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 11/48 [RVL] ?
Longhedge Jn 11/51 ?
Latchmere Jn 11/54 11/59
Kensington Olympia 12/00½ [DM] 12/04 [DM]
North Pole Jn 12/05 12/07
Mitre Bridge Jn 12/06 12/10
Willesden SW Sidings 12.10 ~ 12.12 ?
Acton Wells Jn 12/15 12/17
South Acton Jn 12/20 ?
Kew East Jn 12/23 12/27
New Kew Jn 12/26 ?
Barnes 12/32 [P1] [US] 12/32
Clapham Junction 12/38 [P3] 12/37 [P3]
Longhedge Jn 12/41 ?
Factory Jn 12/43 [AL] 12/44 [AL]
Voltaire Road Jn 12/46 12/46
Shepherds Lane Jn 12/48½ ?
Brixton 12/49½ 12/51
Herne Hill 12/51½ [P3] 12/54
Tulse Hill 12/56 [P4] 12/59
West Norwood Jn 12/59 ?
West Norwood 13/00 [P2] 13/01
Crystal Palace 13/06 [P2] 13/05
Bromley Jn 13/09 ?
Norwood Junction 13.11 ~ 13.13 [P6] 13.10 ~ 13.11
Windmill Bridge Jn 13/17 [SL] 13/24
East Croydon 13/19½ [P5] [RVS] 13/27
South Croydon 13.22 ~ 13.34 [P4] 13.29 ~ 13.30
Sanderstead 13/36½ 13/33
Oxted 13/47 [P2] 13/51
Hurst Green 13/48½ [P2] 13/52
East Grinstead 14.01 ~ 14.06 [P2] 14.08 ~ 14.13
East Grinstead Sidings 14.08 ~ ? 14.15 ~ ?
Kingscote ?a ~ ?d ? ~ ?
East Grinstead Sidings ? ~ 16.15 ? ~ 16.09
East Grinstead 16.17 ~ 16.22 [P1] ? ~ 16.15
Hurst Green 16/36 [P1] 16/34
Oxted 16/37 [P1] 16/37
Sanderstead 16/47 16/53
South Croydon 16/49½ [P3] [SL] 16/57
East Croydon 16/51½ [P4] 16/59
Windmill Bridge Jn 16/52½ [SL] 16/59
Selhurst 16/54½ [P2] 17/00
Streatham Common 17/02 [P2] 17/04
Streatham North Jn 17/06 17/05
Balham 17/08½ [P2] 17/07
Clapham Junction 17/13 [P16] 17/14 [P16]
Latchmere Jn 17/15 17/16
Kensington Olympia 17/21 [DM] 17/21
North Pole Jn 17/25 17/24
Mitre Bridge Jn 17/26 17/26
Willesden SW Sidings 17/30 ?
Acton Wells Jn 17/32 17/31
South Acton Jn 17/38 ?
Kew East Jn 17/41 17/43
New Kew Jn 17/45 17/46
Barnes 17/59½ [P1] [US] 17/52
Clapham Junction 18/09 [P3] 18/04
Longhedge Jn 18/12 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 18/16 [RVL] ?
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 18/20 ?
London Victoria 18.25a [P2] 18.27


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z56 : (57305 with 57312 on rear) : Crewe to London Victoria
5Z57 : (57312 with 57305 on rear) : London Victoria to Crewe

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Crewe C.S. 07.10d 22.58a
Crewe 07.15 ~ 07.28 22.42 ~ 22.53
Basford Hall Jn 07/32 22/38
Madeley 07/39 22/28
Norton Bridge 07/49 22/19
Stafford 07/56 22/14
Trent Valley Jn 07/57 22/12
Colwich 08/07 22/02
Rugeley North Jn 08/10 21/58
Lichfield North Jn 08/16 21/52
Amington Jn 08/22 21/44
Nuneaton 08/33 21/32
Trent Valley Jn 08/47 21/17
Rugby 08/49 21.12 ~ 21.15
Hillmorton Jn 08/51 21/10
Daventry North Jn 08/53 21/07
Long Buckby 08/59 21/02
Northampton 09/14 20/51
Hanslope Jn 09/23 20/42
Milton Keynes Jn 09.30 ~ 09.33 20/36
Bletchley 09/37 20/32
Ledburn Jn 09/44 20/25
Tring 09/51 20/20
Bourne End 09/58 20/11
Watford Junction 10/08 20/01
Harrow & Wealdstone 10/13 19/54
Wembley Central 10.18 ~ 10.21 19.46 ~ 19.49
Wembley Sig.WM830&934 10.25 ~ 10.32 -
Sudbury Jn 10/34 19/43
Wembley Yard South Jn 10/36 19/41
Willesden No.7 Jn 10/38 19/25
Willesden West London Jn 10/41 19/22
Mitre Bridge Jn 10/42 19/21
North Pole Jn 10/43 19/20
Kensington Olympia 10/47 19/16
Latchmere Jn 10/53 19/10
Longhedge Jn 10/56 19/07
Stewarts Lane Jn 10/59 18/55
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 11/01 18/53
London Victoria 11.05a [P2] 18.50d [P2]


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