17th September 2022

West Coast Railways
(Additional Service)

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & 86401 'Mons Meg'
Stock Used 9526+6051+5961+6158+6067+6054+1212+3340+3314+3397+3333

Route :
1Z86 : Lancaster to London Euston
1Z87 : London Euston to Lancaster

Loco(s) Route
86401 Lancaster - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
86259 London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Lancaster

Notes :
(1) These were additional Avanti West Coast services during HM Queen Elizabeth II Lying-in-State at the Palace of Westminster.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Lancaster 08.15d [P4] 08.14   22.13a [P3] 22.11
Garstang & Catteral 08/24 08/24   22/03½ 22/02
Fylde Jn 08/33½ [UT] ?   21/56½ ?
Preston 08.35a ~ 08.38d [P6] [UF] 08.33 ~ 08.37   21.46a ~ 21.55d [P1] [DS] 21.39 ~ 21.54
Ribble Jn 08/39½ [UF] ?   21/43½ [DS] ?
Euxton Jn 08/44 08/45   21/39½ 21/34
Balshaw Lane 08/46½ 08/47   21/36½ [DS] 21/33
Wigan North Western 08.53a ~ 08.56d [P4] 08.54 ~ 08.57   21.23a ~ 21.26d [P5] 21.22 ~ 21.27
Wigan South Jn 08/57½ 08/58   21/22½ 21/21
Springs Branch Jn 08/58 08/59   21/22 21/20
Golborne Jn 09/01 09/03   21/19 21/17
Winwick Jn 09/03 09/04   21/17 21/16
Dallam Jn 09/04½ ?   21/15 21/13
Warrington Bank Quay 09.06a ~ 09.09d [P2] 09.08 ~ 09.11   21.09a ~ 21.12d [P3] 21.09 ~ 21.12
Acton Grange Jn 09/12½ 09/14   21/07 21/07
Weaver Jn 09/16 09/18   21/04 21/03
Acton Bridge 09/17½ 09/20   21/02½ 21/02
Hartford Jn 09/19 09/21   21/01 21/00
Winsford 09/22 09/25   20/57 [DF] 20/57
Crewe Coal Yard 09/26½ ?   20/46½ 20/48
Crewe 09.29a ~ 09.35d [P5] [US] 09.32 ~ 09.38   20.41a ~ 20.44d [P11] [DS] 20.42 ~ 20.46
Basford Hall Jn 09/39 [US] 09/42   20/38 [DF] 20/34
Madeley 09/44 [US] 09/46   20/33 [DF] 20/30
Norton Bridge ? ?   20/24 [DF] 20/22
Little Bridgeford Jn 09/52 [US] 09/54   ? ?
Stafford 09/56 [P4] [US] 09/57   20.12a ~ 20.16d [P3] [DF] 20.11 ~ 20.17
Trent Valley Jn 09/57 [US] ?   - -
Whitehouse Jn 10/02½ [UF] 10/01   - -
Colwich 10/07½ [US] 10/04   20/06 20/05
Rugeley North Jn 10/10½ [US] 10/10   20/01 [DS] 20/03
Lichfield North Jn 10/17½ [US] 10/16   19/55 [DS] 19/57
Lichfield Trent Valley LL 10.18a ~ 10.21d [P2] [US] 10.17 ~ 10.22   19.50a ~ 19.53d [P1] [DS] 19.54 ~ 19.56
Tamworth LL 10.28a ~ 10.31d [P2] [US] 10.30 ~ 10.32   19.40a ~ 19.43d [P1] [DS] 19.45 ~ 19.48
Amington Jn 10/33½ [US] 10/34   19/38 [DS] 19/41
Nuneaton 10.44a ~ 10.47d [P5] [US] 10.44 ~ 10.47   19.14a ~ 19.17d [P2] [DS] 19.19 ~ 19.20
Attleborough South Jn ? ?   19/11½ [DS] 19/16
Brinklow ? ?   19/06½ [DF] 19/11
Trent Valley Jn 11/02 [UN] 11/02   19/00½ [DF] 19/07
Rugby 11.04a ~ 11.15d [P5] [UF] 11.03 ~ 11.15   18.52a ~ 18.57d [P2] [DF] 19.03 ~ 19.06
Hillmorton Jn 11/17½ 11/17   18/50½ 19/00
Weedon 11/25½ 11/25   18/43 18/52
Hanslope Jn 11/34½ [UF] 11/32   18/35 [DF] 18/43
Milton Keynes Central 11/38½ [P4] [UF] 11/36   18/29½ [P3] [DS] 18/37
Bletchley 11/40½ [P2] [UF] 11/38   18/26½ [P3] [DS] 18/34
Ledburn Jn 11/46 [UF] 11/44   18/19½ [DS] 18/19
Tring 11/51 [P2] [UF] 11/48   18/15½ [P1] [DF] 18/15
Bourne End Jn 11/54½ [UF] 11/51   18/11½ [DF] 18/12
Watford Junction 11/59½ [P7] [UF] 11/56   18/07 [P6] [DF] 18/06
Harrow & Wealdstone 12/03 [P4] [UF] 12/00   18/02 [P3] [DF] 18/02
Wembley Central 12/05 [P4] [UF] 12/02   18/00 [P3] [DF] 18/00
Willesden West London Jn 12/08 [UF] 12/03   17/58 [DF] 17/58
Camden Jn 12/11 [D] 12/06   17/55 [DF] 17/55
Camden South Jn 12/11½ [D] 12/07   17/54½ [E] 17/54
London Euston 12.18a [P16] 12.10   17.51d [P16] [E] 17.51


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z86 : (86401 + tour stock) : Carnforth to Lancaster

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 06.15d
Carnforth H.S. 06.25 ~ 06.35
Carnforth 06.40 ~ 07.55
Carnforth North Jn 07/56
Morecambe South Jn 07/59
Lancaster 08.05a [P4]

5Z87 : (86259 + tour stock) : Lancaster to Carnforth

Location Booked
Lancaster 22.20d [P3]
Morecambe South Jn 22/23
Carnforth South Jn 22/27
Carnforth North Jn 22/29
Carnforth 22.30 ~ 23.45
Carnforth H.S. 23.48 ~ 23.58
Carnforth Steamtown 00.08a


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