18th 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
86259 Lancaster - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Northampton) - London Euston
86401 (2) London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Lancaster

Notes :
(1) These were additional Avanti West Coast services during HM Queen Elizabeth II Lying-in-State at the Palace of Westminster.
(2) 86259 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data & Gareth Kelly/Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Lancaster 10.22d [P4] 10.22   22.30a [P3] 22.22
Garstang & Catteral 10/31 10/31   22/18 22/13
Fylde Jn 10/40½ [DF] ?   22/09 ?
Preston 10.42a ~ 10.45d [P3] [UF] 10.40 ~ 10.45   22.04a ~ 22.07d [P3] [DF] 21.58 ~ 22.06
Ribble Jn 10/46½ [UF] 10/46   22/02 [DF] ?
Euxton Jn 10/52½ 10/51½   21/56½ 21/54
Balshaw Lane 10/54 10/53   21/54 21/52
Wigan North Western 11.00a ~ 11.03d [P4] 10.59½ ~ 11.03 [P4]   21.35a ~ 21.44d [P6] 21.40 ~ 21.44
Wigan South Jn 11/04½ 11/04   21/34 [DPL] ?
Springs Branch Jn 11/05 11/05   21/33 [UDS] 21/37
Golborne Jn 11/08 ?   21/27½ [DS] 21/31
Winwick Jn 11/10 ?   21/25½ 21/29
Dallam Jn 11/11½ ?   21/22½ 21/26
Warrington Bank Quay 11.13a ~ 11.16d [P2] ?   21.09a ~ 21.19d [P4] 21.14 ~ 21.24
Acton Grange Jn 11/19½ 11/19½   21/07½ 21/10
Weaver Jn 11/23 ?   21/04½ 21/06
Acton Bridge 11/24½ [US] 11/25   21/03 21/05
Hartford Jn 11*21 ~ 11*31 [UF] 11/26   21/01½ 21/03
Winsford 11/36 11/31   20/57½ [DF] 20/58
Crewe Coal Yard 11/41½ 11/37   20/45 20/45
Crewe 11.44a ~ 11.47d [P1] [UF] 11.40½ ~ 11.47   20.40a ~ 20.43d [P11] [DS] 20.39 ~ 20.44 [P6]
Basford Hall Jn 11/51 [UF] 11/50   20/36½ [DF] 20/30
Madeley 11/55 [UF] 11/54½   20/31½ [DF] 20/26
Norton Bridge 12/01½ [UF] 12/01   20/22½ [DF] 20/20
Stafford 12.07a ~ 12.10d [P1] [UF] 12.06 ~ 12.10 [P1]   20.03a ~ 20.15d [P3] [DF] 19.59 ~ 20.15
Colwich 12/18½ [US] 12/17   19/56½ 19/52
Rugeley North Jn 12/21½ [US] 12/19   19/51½ [DS] 19/50
Lichfield North Jn 12/28½ [US] 12/25   19/45½ [DS] 19/44
Lichfield Trent Valley LL 12.29a ~ 12.32d [P2] [US] ?   19.40a ~ 19.43d [P1] [DS] 19.39 ~ 19.43
Tamworth LL 12.39a ~ 12.42d [P2] [US] ?   19.30a ~ 19.33d [P1] [DS] 19.29 ~ 19.33
Amington Jn 12/45½ [US] ?   19/28½ [DS] 19/27
Nuneaton 12.56a ~ 12.59d [P5] [US] 12.54½ ~ 12.55 [P5] [US]   19.14a ~ 19.17d [P2] [DS] 19.11 ~ 19.16
Attleborough South Jn ? ?   19/11 [DS] 19/08
Brinklow 13/09½ 13/09   19/06 [DF] 19/03
Trent Valley Jn 13/14 [UN] 13/13   19/01 [DS] 18/59
Rugby 13.16a ~ 13.19d [P5] [UN] 13.15 ~ 13.19   18.55a ~ 18.58d [P2] [DS] 18.55 ~ 18.58
Hillmorton Jn 13/21 13/21   18/53½ 18/52
Daventry North Jn 13/23 13/23½  
Long Buckby 13/30 13/30  
Northampton 13/38½ [UM] 13/40  
Weedon   18/46 18/45
Hanslope Jn 13/49 [US] 13/48   18/38 [DF] 18/37
Milton Keynes Central 13.54a ~ 14.07d [P3] [UF] 13.54 ~ 14.07 [P3] [UF]   18.29a ~ 18.32d [P6] [DF] 18.29 ~ 18.31
Bletchley 14/11½ [P2] [UF] [P2] [UF]   18/25 [P1] [DF] 18/24
Ledburn Jn 14/17 [UF] 14/17   18/19½ [DF] 18/16
Tring 14/22 [P2] [UF] 14/20½   18/15½ [P1] [DF] 18/13
Bourne End Jn 14/25½ [UF] 14/24   18/11½ [DF] 18/09
Watford Junction 14/30½ [P7] [UF] 14/29 [P7] [UF]   18/07 [P6] [DF] 18/04
Harrow & Wealdstone 14/34 [P4] [UF] 14/33   18/02 [P3] [DF] 18/00
Wembley Central 14/36 [P4] [UF] 14/35   18/00 [P3] [DF] 17/58
Willesden West London Jn 14/41 [UF] 14/36   17/58 [DF] 17/56 [DF]
Camden Jn 14/44 [D] 14/39   17/55 [DF] 17/54
Camden South Jn 14/44½ [D] 14/40   17/54½ [E] 17/53
London Euston 14.48a [P16] 14.43 [P16]   17.51d [P16] [E] 17.50 [P16]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z86 : (86259 + tour stock) : Carnforth to Lancaster

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 08.25d [P4]
Carnforth H.S. 08.35 ~ 08.45
Carnforth 08.50 ~ 10.05
Carnforth North Jn 10/06
Morecambe South Jn 10/09
Lancaster 10.12a [P4]

5Z87 : (86401 + tour stock) : Lancaster to Carnforth

Location Booked
Lancaster 22.40d [P3]
Morecambe South Jn 22/43
Carnforth South Jn 22/47
Carnforth North Jn 22/49
Carnforth 22.50 ~ 00.05
Carnforth H.S. 00.08 ~ 00.18
Carnforth Steamtown 00.28a


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