7th November 1987
Southern Electric Group
East Lancashire Executive
| Locos Used | D832, 40145, 47452, 85011 & 86101 |
| Stock Used | 4867+???? |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 86101 | London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon, Trent Valley) - Basford Hall Jn - Sorting Sidings North - Crewe Coal Yard - (via WCML) - Warrington Bank Quay |
| 47452 | Warrington Bank Quay - Earlestown - Eccles - Manchester Victoria - Cheetham Hill Jn - Queens Road Jn - Prestwich - Bury Bolton Street |
| D832 | Bury Bolton Street - Ramsbottom |
| 40145 | Ramsbottom - Bury Bolton Street |
| 47452 | Bury Bolton Street - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria |
| 47452 | Manchester Victoria - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Castleton East Jn - Rochdale - Shaw - Oldham - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Brewery Sidings Jn - Ashton Branch Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton - Northenden Jn - Stockport - Altrincham - Northwich - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Colwich - Rugeley - Hednesford - Walsall - Bescot - Perry Bar North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby |
| 85011 | Rugby - (via WCML) - London Euston |
Sources : Si Carter
(joined train at Warrington/left at Rugby), Andy Pullar,
Nick Lawford, Darren Tecklenberg & Ian Jordan
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Photo Review

47452 on arrival into Bury Bolton Street (photo: Ian Jordan)

40145 waiting to leave Ramsbottom (photo: Ian Jordan)
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Greg Beecroft)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Euston | 08.30d | 21.16a |
| Willesden Junction | 08/37 | 21/08 |
| Watford Junction | ??.??a ~ 08.48d | 20.53a ~ ??.??d |
| Tring | 09/00 | 20/40 |
| Bletchley | 09/10 | 20/30 |
| Hanslope Jn | 09/16 | 20/20 |
| Weedon | 09/24 | 20/11 |
| Rugby | ??.??a ~ 09.32d | 19.59a ~ ??.??d |
| Location | Booked |
| Nuneaton | 09/43 |
| Tamworth | 09/53 |
| Lichfield | 09/57 |
| Armitage | 10/01 |
| Colwich | 10/04 |
| Stafford | 10/09 |
| Norton Bridge | 10/14 |
| Madeley | 10/21 |
| Basford Hall Jn | 10/33 |
| Sorting Sidings North Jn | 10.36a ~ 10.38d |
| Crewe Coal Yard | 10/48 |
| Winsford | 10/54 |
| Weaver Jn | 10/58 |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 11/02 |
| Winwick Jn | 11/20 |
| Earlestown | 11/27 |
| Astley | 11/36 |
| Eccles | 11/41 |
| Deal Street Jn | 11/48 |
| Manchester Victoria | 11/51 |
| Cheetham Hill Jn | 11/56 |
| Queens Road Jn | 11/58 |
| Prestwich | 12/03 |
| Hagside LC | 12/08 |
| Buckley Wells | 12.15a ~ ??.??d |
| Bury Bolton Street | ? |
| Ramsbottom | ? |
| Bury Bolton Street | ? |
| Buckley Wells | ??.??a ~ 14.05d |
| Hagside LC | 14/10 |
| Prestwich | 14/16 |
| Queens Road Jn | 14/25 |
| Cheetham Hill Jn | 14/28 |
| Manchester Victoria | 14.33a ~ 14.46d |
| Miles Platting | 14/51 |
| Thorpes Bridge Jn | 14/53 |
| Castleton East Jn | 15/01 |
| Rochdale | 15.04a ~ 15.11d |
| Rochdale East Jn | 15/12 |
| Shaw | 15.18a ~ 15.29d |
| Thorpes Bridge Jn | 15/44 |
| Brewery Sidings Jn | 15/46 |
| Philips Park No.1 | 15/49 |
| Ashton Moss North Jn | 15/55 |
| Ashton Moss South Jn | 15/56 |
| Denton Jn | 16/01 |
| Heaton Norris Jn | 16/06 |
| Stockport | 16/10 |
| Edgeley Jn | 16/12 |
| Northenden Jn | 16/19 |
| Skelton Jn | 16/24 |
| Deansgate Jn | 16/26 |
| Altrincham | 16/27 |
| Knutsford | 16/35 |
| Northwich | 16/42 |
| Northwich South Jn | 16/43 |
| Sandbach | 17/01 |
| Crewe | 17.10a ~ 17.16d |
| Alsager | 17/25 |
| Kidsgrove | 17/33 |
| Etruria | 17/42 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 17/48 |
| Stoke Jn | 17/50 |
| Stone | 18/02 |
| Colwich | 18/14 |
| Rugeley | 18/19 |
| Hednesford | 18/36 |
| Ryecroft Jn | 18/59 |
| Walsall | 19/02 |
| Bescot | 19/06 |
| Perry Barr North Jn | 19/11 |
| Aston | 19/14 |
| Stechford | 19/19 |
| Coventry | 19.33a ~ 19.44d |
Timings continue in first table.
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