4th May 1974

British Rail
(F.A. Cup Final Specials)

Locos Used ?????
Stock Used 1L30 : booked for load 12
1L31 : booked for load 12
1L33 : booked for load 10
1L34 : booked for load 10
1L35 : booked for load 10
1L38 : booked for load 12
1L39 : booked for load 11
1L40 : booked for load 12 incl. 2x RK
1L41 : booked for load 12 incl. 2x RK
1L42 : booked for load 12 incl. 2x RK
1L43 : booked for load 12 incl. 2x RK
1L44 : booked for load 12 (Pullmans)
1L76 : booked for load 12 (Pullmans)
1Z19 : booked for load 12 (Tyne Tees Pullman stock)
1Z49 : booked for load 11 incl. 2x RK

Route : 1L30 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
electric London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L31 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
electric London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L33 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
electric London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham New Street - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Stafford - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L34 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
electric London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham New Street - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Stafford - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L35 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
electric London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham New Street - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Stafford - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L38 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Wembley Central
electric Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L39 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Wembley Central
electric Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L40 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Wembley Central
electric Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L41 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Wembley Central
electric Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L42 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Wembley Central
electric Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L43 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Wembley Central
electric Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L44 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Wembley Central
electric Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L76 throughout

Loco(s) Route
electric Manchester Piccadilly - ??? - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Wembley Central
electric Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Route : 1Z19 throughout

Loco(s) Route
diesel Newcastle - ??? - Market Harborough - Northampton - Bletchley - Watford Junction - Wembley Central
diesel Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Route : 1Z49 throughout

Loco(s) Route
diesel Newcastle - ??? - Market Harborough - Northampton - Bletchley - Watford Junction - Wembley Central
diesel Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Notes :
(1) Plus electric dead-in-tow (diesel drag due to engineering works).
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - approx 30 trains ran. Details all taken from STN.

Source : Phil Moone

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Phil Moone)

Location 1L30   1L31

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)

  

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street

??.??d

??.??a

  

??.??d

??.??d
Crewe

07/52

21/34

  

08/05

21/40
Stafford

08/13

21/12½

  

08/24

21/15½
Tamworth

08/30

20/50

  

08/41

20/54
Rugby

08/56

20/25

  

09/05

20/32
Weedon

09/05½

20/12

  

09/14½

20/19
Bletchley

09/22

19/56

  

09/31

20/03
Watford Junction

09/42½

19/34½

  

09/51½

19.41½
Euston

10.00a

19.15d

  

10.09a

19.25a

 

Location 1L33  

1L34

  

1L35

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)

  

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)

  

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street

??.??d

??.??a

  

??.??d

??.??a

  

??.??d

??.??a
Crewe

08/16

03c07 ~ 03c08

  

08/30

22/54

  

08/40

22/44
Stafford

08/37

02/43

  

08/49

22/32

  

09/00

22/22
Tamworth

08/54

 -  

09/06

 -  

09/17

  -
Wolverhampton  -

02/19

    -

22/16

    -

22/04
Dudley Port  

02/12

    -

22/10

    -

21/58
Soho South Jn  -

02/06

    -

22/04

    -

21/52
Birmingham New Street  -

02/01

    -

22/00

    -

21/48
Coventry  -

01/40

    -

21/41

    -

21/31
Rugby

09/19

01/30

  

09/30

21/32

  

09/41

21/22
Weedon

09/28½

01/12

  

09/39½

21/19

  

09/50½

21/09
Bletchley

09/45

00/47

  

09/56

21/03

  

10/07

20/53
Watford Junction

10/05½

00/11½ Sun

  

10/16½

20/41½

  

10/27½

20/31½
Euston

10.23a

23.55d

  

10.34a

20.25a

  

10.45a

20.15d

 

Location

1L38

   1L39  

1L40

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)  

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)  

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street

??.??d

 ??.??a  

??.??d

 ??.??a  

??.??d

 ??.??a
Crewe 09/30 20/27  

09c48 ~ 09c50

 21c18 ~ 21c20  

10c08 ~ 10c10

 21c13 ~ 21c15
Stafford 09/49 20/05½  

10/09½

 20/57½  

10/30

 20/53½
Tamworth 10/06 19/45  

10/26½

 20/37  

10/48

 20/33
Rugby 10/31 19/25  

10/50

 20/17  

11/12

 20/13
Weedon 10/40½ 19/14  

10/59½

 20/06  

11/21½

 20/02
Hanslope Jn ? ?  

11/09

 ?  

11x31 SL

 ?
Bletchley 10/57 18/58  

11/16

 19/47  

11/38

 19/43
Watford Junction 11/22 [SL] 18/34 [FL]  

11/39 [SL]

 19/11  

12/06

 19/03
Wembley Central 11.30a 18.25d [US platform]  

11.51a

 19.00d [SL]  

12.15a

 18.50d [US platform]

 

Location

1L41

  

1L42

  

1L43

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)  

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)  

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street

??.??a

 ??.??a  

??.??d

 ??.??a  

??.??d

 ??.??a
Crewe

10c24 ~ 10c25

 20c38 ~ 20c40  

10c48 ~ 10c50

 20c20 ~ 20c23   11/08 20/06
Stafford

1044

 20/18½  

11/09

 19/57½   11/30½ 19/42½
Tamworth

11/01½

 19/58  

11/27½

 19/34   11/47½ 19/22
Rugby

11/26

 19/38  

11/51

 19/14   12/11 19/02
Weedon

11/35½

 19/27  

12/00½

 19/03   12/20½ 18/51
Hanslope Jn

11/45

 ?  

12/10

 ?   ? ?
Bletchley

11/52

 19/11  

12/17

 18/47   12/37 18/35½
Watford Junction

12x17 [SL]

 18/47 [FL]  

12x42 [SL]

 18/21   13/06 [SL] 18/09
Wembley Central

12.25d

 18.37d [SL]  

12.50a

 18.12d [US platform]   13.14a 18.00d [US platform]

 

Location

1L44

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street ??.??d ??.??a
Crewe 11/32 19c51 ~ 19c53
Stafford 11/51 19/31½
Tamworth 12/07 19/11
Rugby 12/29 18/51
Weedon 12/38 18/40
Hanslope Jn ? ?
Bletchley 12/54 18/24
Watford Junction 13/22 [SL] 18/00 [FL]
Wembley Central 13.30a 17.50d [US platform]

 

Location

1L76

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)
Manchester Piccadilly

??.??d

??.??a
Crewe

11/04

19/50
Stafford

11/23

19/28½
Tamworth

11/39

19/06
Rugby

12/01

18/46
Weedon

12/10

18/35
Bletchley

12/26

18/20
Watford Junction

12/50 [SL]

17/56 [FL]
Wembley Central

13.00a

17.45d

 

Location

1Z19

  

1Z49

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)  

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)
Newcastle

??.??d

 ??.??a  

??.??a

 ??.??a
Northampton 13c08 ~ 13c10 18c44 ~ 18c46   12c50 ~ 12c52 19c00 ~ 19c02
Hanslope Jn 13/20 [FL] 18/34   13/02 [SL] 18/50
Bletchley 13/27 18/27½   13/09 18/43
Watford Junction 13/52 [FL] 18/05 [FL]   13/37 18/14
Wembley Central 14.00a 17.55d [SL]   13.47a 18.05d [SL]


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