28th August 1997

V.S.O.E. (British Pullman)
(Private Charter - Bank of Spain)

Loco Used D9000
Stock Used 99541+99539+99543+99536+99537+99538+6313

Route : 1Z18 throughout

Loco Route
D9000 Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Freight Terminal Jn - Camden Road - Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction HL - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Clapham Junction - Balham - Selhurst - Oxted - East Grinstead

Sources : Derek Sneddon & Nigel Rollings

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nigel Rollings)

Location Booked Actual
Edinburgh 10.53d 11.05
Monktonhall Jn 10/59 11/13
Drem 11.09a ~ 11.20d 11.21 ~ 11.22
Dunbar 11/30 11/30
Grantshouse 11/39½ 11/39
Marshall Meadows 11/52 11/49
Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/55 11/51
Belford 12/07 12/03
Alnmouth 12/20 12/16
Morpeth 12/44 12/28
Heaton South Jn 13/00 12/42
Newcastle 13.06a ~ 13.08d 12.50 ~ 13.00
King Edward Bridge South Jn 13/11 13/02
Durham 13/22 13/16
Ferryhill South Jn 13/32 13/30
Darlington 13/41 13/39
Northallerton 13/54 13/52
Thirsk 14/00 13/59
Tollerton 14/10 14/10
Skelton Jn 14/20 14/17
York 14/23 14/20
Colton Jn 14/29½ 14/24
Hambleton North Jn 14/35 14/30
Temple Hirst Jn 14/39 14/35
Shaftholme Jn 14/47 14/43
Doncaster 14.52a ~ 14.54d 14.48 ~ 14.51
Loversall Carr Jn 15/07 15/04
Retford 15.20a ~ 15.30d 15.17 ~ 15.24
Newark Northgate 15/43 15/39
Barkston South Jn 16/03 15/48
Grantham 16/06 15/51
Stoke Tunnel 16/10 15/55
Tallington Jn 16/20 16/09
Peterborough 16/28 16/21
Huntingdon 17/01 16/35
Sandy 17/11 16/47
Hitchin 17/19 16/56
Stevenage 17/22½ 16/59
Woolmer Green 17/25½ 17/02
Welwyn Garden City 17/28½ 17/08
Potters Bar 17/33½ 17/14
Alexandra Palace 17/39 17/19
Finsbury Park 17/41 17/26
Camden Road 17/56 17/46
Gospel Oak 18/00 17/51
Willesden Junction HL 18/08 18/05
Mitre Bridge Jn 18/11 18/07
North Pole Jn 18/12 18/08
Kensington Olympia 18/16 18/11
Latchmere Jn 18/21 18/15
Clapham Junction 18.24a ~ 18.36d ??.?? ~ 18.31
Balham 18/41 18/36
Selhurst 18/52 18/45
East Croydon 18/54 18/48
Sanderstead 18/58 18/55
Oxted 19/10 19/02
Hurst Green 19/12 19/04
East Grinstead 19.24a 19.17


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