16th February 2013

West Coast Railway Company
The Lancastrian

Locos Used 47237, 47760 & steam: 44932
Stock Used (3) (80217)+4951+4905+99311+99304+99348+99350+3093+99402?+99127+99712+99121+99125

Route :
1Z54 : St Neots to Preston
1Z55 : Preston to Stevenage

Loco(s) Route
47237 (1) St Neots - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Adwick Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Mirfield East Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Bradley Wood Jn - Greetland Jn - Milner Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Hall Royd Jn - Copy Pit - Gannow Jn - Accrington - Daisyfield Jn - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Curve Jn - Preston
44932 (1) Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth - Giggleswick - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Curve Jn - Preston
47760 (2) Preston - Euxton Jn - Chorley - Lostock Jn - Bolton - Salford Crescent - Salford Central - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting Jn - Rochdale - Littleborough - Hall Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster - (via ECML) - St Neots - Stevenage

Notes :
(1) 47760 on rear.
(2) 47237 on rear.
(3) 80217 was only in the consist when 44932 was on the train.

Sources : David Lawery

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lawery)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stevenage - -   23.01a 23.15
Hitchin - -   22/57 23/10
Sandy - -   22/47 23/01
St Neots 06.00d 06.00   22.35a ~ 22.40d 22.50 ~ 22.52
Huntingdon 06.08a ~ 06.10d 06.09 ~ 06.13   22.24a ~ 22.27d 22.39 ~ 22.42
Connington South Jn - -   22/15 ?
Holme LC 06/21 06/30   - -
Peterborough 06.29a ~ 06.31d 06.39 ~ 06.43   22.02a ~ 22.05d 22.16 ~ 22.20
Tallington Jn 06/41 06/51   21/54 22/09
Stoke Tunnel 06/53 07/00   21/44 21/58
Grantham 06.58a ~ 07.01d 07.06 ~ 07.10   21.35a ~ 21.37d 21.47 ~ 21.50
Claypole 07/10 07/18   21/26 21/36
Newark North Gate 07.14a ~ 07.17d 07.23 ~ 07.27   21.16a ~ 21.18d 21.27 ~ 21.30
Retford 07.34a ~ 07.37d 07.44 ~ 07.48   20.57a ~ 20.59d 21.01 ~ 21.05
Loversall Carr Jn 07/49 07/59   20.36 ~ 20.42 ? ~ 20.46
Decoy South Jn - -   20/32 ?
Decoy North Jn - -   20/31 ?
Bridge Jn - -   20/28 ?
Doncaster 07.54a ~ 07.57d 08.05 ~ 08.08   20.23a ~ 20.26d 20.29 ~ 20.32
Adwick Jn 08/02 08/14   20/14 20/06
South Kirkby Jn 08/07 08/18   20/10 20/02
Hare Park Jn 08/14 08/26   20/03 19/57
Crofton West Jn 08/17 ?   20/00 ?
Calder Bridge Jn 08/19 ?   19/58 ?
Wakefield Kirkgate 08.21a ~ 08.24d ? ~ 08.33   19.54a ~ 19.56d 19.47 ~ 19.49
Horbury Jn 08/32 08/37   19/49 19/41
Mirfield East Jn 08/45 ?   19/37 ?
Heaton Lodge Jn 08/49 08/45   19/34 19/27
Bradley Wood Jn 08/52 08/48   19/28 19/24
Greetland Jn 09/00 08/56   19/23 19/20
Milner Royd Jn 09/05 09/04   19/21 19/18
Hebden Bridge 09/13 09/12   19/09 19/11
Hall Royd Jn 09/19 09/17   19/04 19/07

 

Location Booked Actual
Copy Pit 09/28 09/27
Gannow Jn 09/36 09/35
Accrington 09/44 09/43
Daisyfield Jn 09/51 09/50
Blackburn 09/52 09/50
Lostock Hall Jn 10/01 10/01
Farington Curve Jn 10/20 10/04
Preston 10L27a ~ 11L05d 10L09 ~ 11L05
Garstang & Catterall 11/20 11/21
Lancaster 11/34 11/36 [DM]
Morecambe South Jn 11/37 11/38
Carnforth North Jn 11/45 11/45
Carnforth 11.47a ~ 11.51d 11.46 ~ 11.51
Settle Jn 12/38 12/55
Hellifield Up Goods Loop 12w45 ~ 13w20 13.07 ~ 13.26
Hellifield 13/21 13/27
Horrocksford Jn 13/50 ?
Clitheroe 13/53 13/50
Langho 14/09 ?
Daisyfield Jn 14/21 ?
Blackburn 14.23a ~ 14.40d 14.22 ~ 14.40
Lostock Hall Jn 14/57 14/57
Farington Curve Jn 15/05 ?
Preston 15L09a ~ 17L52d 15L09 ~ 17L53
Euxton Jn 17/59  18/01
Chorley 18/03 18/05
Lostock Jn 18/11 18/15
Bolton 18/16 18/20
Salford Crescent 18/30 18/37
Salford Central 18/33 18/39
Deal Street Jn 18/34 ?
Manchester Victoria 18/36 18/40
Miles Platting Jn 18/39 18/43
Thorpes Bridge Jn 18/41 18/45
Vitriol Works SB 18/45 18/48
Castleton East Jn 18/50 ?
Rochdale 18/53 18/56
Littleborough 18/58 19/00

Timings continue in first table.

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