7th December 2022

West Coast Railways
Edinburgh Festive Special

Locos Used 47802 & 47826
Stock Used 95402+99676+99712+99674+99672+99671+99352+99677+99318

Route : 
1Z68 : Lancaster to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z71 : Edinburgh Waverley to Lancaster

Loco(s) Route
47802 (1) Lancaster - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
47802 (1) Edinburgh Waverley - Craigentinny Jn - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Slateford - (reverse of outward route) - Lancaster

Notes:
(1) 47826 on rear.
(2) It is reported that the outward leg was heavily delayed due to a broken rail, and did not stop at Carlisle.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Tim Geaney

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Lancaster 07.27d [P4] 07.30   20.19a [P3] 20.25
Morecambe South Jn 07/30 07/33   20/16 20/20
Carnforth North Jn 07/33 07/39   20/13 20/17
Oxenholme Lake District 07.44a ~ 07.47d [P2] 07.52 ~ 08.32   19.58a ~ 20.01d [P1] 20.02 ~ 20.07
Grayrigg 07/54 08/38   19/52 19/56
Tebay 07/59 08/42   19/48 19/52
Shap Summit 08/04½ 08/46   19/44 19/48
Shap Harrisons Sidings 08/08 08/49   19/40 19/45
Penrith North Lakes 08.17a ~ 08.20d [P2] 08.57 ~ 10.46   19.25a ~ 19.29d [P1] 19.33 ~ 19.36
Carlisle 08.39a ~ 08.42d [P3] 11/06 [P3]   18.20a ~ 19.02d [P3] 18.22 ~ 19.16 [P3]
Gretna Jn 08/51½ 11/14   18/11½ 17/44
Lockerbie 09/07½ [P1] 11/27   17/57 [P2] 17/31
Beattock 09*19 ~ 09*27 [DPL] 11/36   17*39 ~ 17*45 [UPL] 17/21
Beattock Summit 09*43 ~ 09*54 [DPL] 11/44   17/30 [UM] 17/14
Abington 10/03 [DM] 11/49   17*12 ~ 17*19 [UPL] 17.04 ~ 17.05
Carstairs South Jn 10/17½ 12/00   16/56 16/49
Carstairs East Jn 10/20 12/02   16/54 16/47
Auchengray 10/26 12/07   16/50 16/42
Midcalder Jn 10/37 12/14   16/38 16/33
Slateford 10/49½ 12/20   16/26 16/22
Haymarket 10/53½ [P3] 12/22   - -
Princes St Gardens 10/56 [W] 12/24   - -
Craiglockhart Jn - -   16/23 16/14
Niddrie West Jn - -   16/02 16/03
Portobello Jn - -   15/58 15/59
Craigentinny Jn - -   15/55 15/56
Abbeyhill Jn - -   15/54 15/53
Edinburgh Waverley 10.58a [P8] 12.25   15.52d [P1] 15.52


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z69 : (47826 with 47802 on rear) : Edinburgh Waverley to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z69 : (47802 with 47826 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Joppa Straight

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 11.10d [P8]
Princes St Gardens 11/11
Haymarket 11/14
Haymarket Central Jn 11/16
Gorgie Jn 11/17
Craiglockhart Jn 11/19
Niddrie West Jn 11/30
Portobello Jn 11/37
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 11.41 ~ 11.46
Joppa Straight 11.51a

5Z70: (47826 with 47802 on rear) : Joppa Straight to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z70 : (47802 with 47826 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked
Joppa Straight 14.45d
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 14.50 ~ 14.57
Portobello Jn 15/00
Niddrie West Jn 15/04
Craiglockhart Jn 15*16 ~ 15*27
Gorgie Jn 15/30
Haymarket Central Jn 15/33
Haymarket 15/35
Princes St Gardens 15/39
Edinburgh Waverley 15.41a [P1]


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