22nd January 2005

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(York Sight Seeing from Glasgow & Edinburgh)

Loco(s) Used 67005 & 67024
Stock Used 10729+17167+3182+3275+1953+3267+1566+3273+3174

Route:
1Z21 : Glasgow Central to York
1Z22 : York to Glasgow Central

Loco(s) Route
????? Glasgow Central - Newton - Shotts - Haymarket - Edinburgh - (via ECML) - York
????? York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh - Haymarket - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs - Motherwell - Newton - Glasgow Central

Notes :
(1) Presumably the locos were top & tail, which worked which sections?

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Glasgow Central 07.24d 07.23   22.18a 21.51
Eglinton St Jn 07/29 07/27   22/10 21/48
Rutherglen East Jn 07/34 07/32   22/06 21/45
Newton 07/37 07/34   22/02 21/41
Uddingston Jn 07/40 07/36   21/59 21/39
Mossend West Jn 07/44 07/40  
Mossend East Jn 07/48 07/40½  
Holytown Jn 07/51 07/41  
Shotts 08/14 07/47  
Benhar Jn 08/17 ?  
Motherwell   21/54 21/35
Law Jn   21/48 21/29
Law Jn DPL   21*32 ~ 21*47 ?
Larnark Jn   21/23 21/22
Carstairs   21/19 21/18
Carstairs East Jn   21/17 21/15
Midcalder Jn 08/32 08/29   21/01 21/00
Slateford Jn 08/42 08/37   20/54 20/50
Haymarket 08/44 08/39   20/52 20/48
Edinburgh 08.48a ~ 09.11d 08.43 ~ 09.12   20.37a ~ 20.48d 20.32 ~ 20.44
Portobello Jn 09/15 09/19   20/28 20/28
Monktonhall Jn 09/17 09/23   20/23 20/26
Drem 09/37 09/42   20/10 20/17
Dunbar 09/46 09/51   20/02 20/08
Grantshouse 09/57 10/00   19/51 19/59
Reston 10/02 ?   19/46 ?
Marshall Meadows 10/10 10/10   19/40 19/45
Berwick-Upon-Tweed 10/13 10/12   19/37 19/42
Belford L.C. 10/23 10/23   19/27 19/31
Alnmouth 10/33 10/34   19/17 19/20
Morpeth 10/45 10/47   19/05 19/07
Heaton South Jn 10/57 10/58   18/52 18/52
Newcastle 11.01a ~ 11.03d 11.01 ~ 11.06   18.43a ~ 18.48d 18.45 ~ 18.48
King Edward Bridge South Jn 11/05 11/07   18/38 18/41
Low Fell Jn ? ?   18/32 ?
Birtley Jn 11/09 11/13   18/22 18/25
Durham 11/18 11/19   18/12 18/16
Tursdale Jn 11/23 ?   18/06 ?
Ferryhill South Jn 11/24 11/29   18/04 18/06
Darlington 11/32 11/38   17/55 17/56
Northallerton 11/41 11/46   17/44 17/44
Longlands Jn ? ?   17/43 ?
Thirsk 11/46 11/51   17/33 17/29
Tollerton Jn 11/55 11/58   17/19 17/17
Skelton Jn 12/01 12/03   17/08 17/07
York 12.04a 12.07   17.05d 17.05


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