23rd November 2022

Statesman Rail
Edinburgh Christmas Statesman

Locos Used 47593 'Galloway Princess' & 47828
Stock Used 17056+3438+3188+80043+3229+3312+1211+3384+3426+3344+3348

Route : 
1Z44 : Stafford to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z47 : Edinburgh Waverley to Stafford

Loco(s) Route
47828 + 47593 Stafford - Stone - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Congleton - Macclesfield - Poynton - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Oxford Road - Ordsall Lane Jn - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Chorley - Euxton Jn - Preston (1)
47593 Preston - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
47593 Edinburgh Waverley - Craigentinny Jn - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Slateford - (reverse of outward route) - Stafford

Notes:
(1) It is reported that 47828 failed at Preston due to a defective windscreen wiper, and was removed from the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stafford 05.43d [P1] [DF] 05.47   22.54a [P3] 22.59
Norton Bridge 05/52½ [EC] 05/54   - -
Little Bridgeford Jn - -   22/50½ [US] 22/52
Yarnfield Jn 05/54½ 05/57   22/49 [UNB] 22/50
Stone 05/57 06/01   22/45 22/47
Stoke Jn 06/05½ 06/09   22/37½ 22/38
Stoke-on-Trent 06.08a ~ 06.11d [P2] 06.10 ~ 06.14   22.33a ~ 22.36d [P1] 22.32 ~ 22.36
Kidsgrove 06/21½ [P2] 06/20   22/24½ [P1] 22/26
Congleton 06.30a ~ 06.35d 06.27 ~ 06.30   22.15a ~ 22.18d 22.16 ~ 22.20
Macclesfield 06.45a ~ 06.48d [P1] 06.39 ~ 06.47   22.01a ~ 22.04d [P2] 22.02 ~ 22.06
Poynton 06.56a ~ 06.59d 06.55 ~ 06.59   21.49a ~ 21.52d 21.48 ~ 21.52
Bramhall 07/01½ 07/01   21/46½ 21/45
Cheadle Hulme 07/04½ [P3] 07/03   21/44 [P4] 21/43
Adswood Road Jn 07/05½ [DS] 07/05   21/41 21/42
Edgeley Jn No.1 07/07 07/07   21/35½ 21/41
Edgeley Jn No.2 07/07½ 07/08   21/35 21/40
Stockport 07.09a ~ 07.12d [P4] [DS] 07.09 ~ 07.12   21.31a ~ 21.34d [P1] [US] 21.36 ~ 21.39
Heaton Norris Jn 07/13½ 07/14   21/28½ 21/35
Slade Lane Jn 07/18½ 07/18   21/25½ 21/31
Ardwick Jn 07/20½ 07/23   21/23½ [UF] 21/27
Manchester Piccadilly 07.24a ~ 07.27d [P14] 07.25 ~ 07.28   21.19a ~ 21.21d [P13] [US] 21.20 ~ 21.25
Manchester Oxford Road 07/29 [P2] 07/30   21/17 [P3] 21/18
Deansgate 07/30 [P2] 07/31   21/16 [P1] 21/17
Water Street Jn 07/31½ 07/32   21/15 21/16
Ordsall Lane Jn 07/33 07/33   21/14½ 21/15
Salford Crescent 07/35 [P2] 07/36   21/12 [UB] 21/12
Bolton 07.46a ~ 07.54d [P5] 07.47 ~ 07.58   20.57a ~ 21.00d [P3] 20.56 ~ 21.02
Lostock Jn 08/00 08/04   20/51½ 20/52
Chorley 08.14a ~ 08.17d 08.21 ~ 08.25   20.39a ~ 20.42d 20.40 ~ 20.43
Euxton Jn 08/28½ [DF] 08/33   20/33½ 20/35
Ribble Jn 08/34½ [DF] 08/39   20/27 [UF] 20/27
Preston 08.36a ~ 08.39d [P3] [DF] 08.41 ~ 09.36 [P3]   20.15a ~ 20.25d [P6] [UF] 20.21 ~ 20.26
Fylde Jn 08/40½ ?   20/12½ [UT] ?
Barton & Broughton 08/44½ 09/44   20/08½ 20/16
Garstang & Catteral 08/47½ 09/48   20/03½ 20/12
Lancaster 08.58a ~ 09.01d [P3] 09.58 ~ 10.00   19.48a ~ 19.51d [P5] 19.57 ~ 20.01
Morecambe South Jn 09/04 10/03   19/45½ 19/54
Carnforth North Jn 09/07 10/06   19/42½ 19/51
Oxenholme Sig.CE45 09*20 ~ 09*35 ?   - -
Oxenholme Lake District 09/37½ [P2] 10/16   19/33½ [P1] 19/39
Grayrigg 09/43½ ? ~ 10.27   19*14 ~ 19*24 [UGL] 19.16 ~ 19.30
Tebay 09/48½ 10/35   19/07 19/08
Shap Summit 09/54 10/41   18*55 ~ 19*01 [UGL] ?
Shap Harrisons Sidings 09/57½ 10/45   18/50½ 18/50
Penrith North Lakes 10/05½ [P2] 10/53   18/41 [P1] 18/41
Carlisle 10c22 ~ 10c24 [P3] 11.07 ~ 11.09   18c18 ~ 18c20 [P4] 18.15 ~ 18.16
Gretna Jn 10/34 11/18   18/09½ 18/07
Lockerbie 10/50 [P1] 11/31 [P1]   17*45 ~ 17*52 [UPL] 17.47 ~ 17.52
Beattock 11*07 ~ 11*26 [DPL] 11/41   17/33 [UM] 17/36
Beattock Summit 11/40½ [DM] ? ~ 11.58   17*17 ~ 17*24 [UPL] 17.17 ~ 17.28
Abington 11/47½ [DM] 12/09   17/06½ [UM] 17/08
Carstairs South Jn 12/02 12/21   16/52½ 16/54
Carstairs East Jn 12/04½ 12/23   16/49½ 16/52
Auchengray 12/10½ 12/29   16/46½ 16/47
Midcalder Jn 12/22 12/38   16/34½ 16/36
Slateford 12/38½ 12/44   16/23½ 16/25
Haymarket 12/41½ [P3] 12/47   - -
Princes St Gardens 12/44 [X] 12/49   - -
Craiglockhart Jn - -   16/13 16/16
Niddrie West Jn - -   16/02 16/04
Portobello Jn - -   15/58 16/01
Craigentinny Jn - -   15/55½ 15/57
Abbeyhill Jn - -   15/54½ 15/55
Edinburgh Waverley 12.48a [P7] 12.50   15.53d [P2] 15.54


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