14th April 2018

Belmond British Pullman
The Grand National

Locos Used 67021 & 67024
Stock Used 99545+99543+99541+99534+99537+99535+99530+99532+99546+99539+99536+6313

Route :
1Z48 : London Victoria to Runcorn
1Z51 : Liverpool Lime Street to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
67024 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden No.7 Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Wembley Central - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Runcorn
67021 (2) Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) 67021 on rear.
(2) 67024 on rear.
(3) Passengers conveyed by road coaches from Runcorn to Aintree Race Course.
(4) The Grand National race was won by 'Tiger Roll' 10/1.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.14d [P2] 08.14   00.32a [P2] 00.19
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/17 08/18   00/29 00/15
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/20 [RVL] 08/19   00/22 [RVL] 00/13
Longhedge Jn 08/23 08/23   00/19 00/12
Latchmere Jn  08/26 08/26   00/09 00/10
Kensington Olympia 08/32 [DM] 08/32   00/01 [P3] 00/03
North Pole Jn 08/37 08/36   23/55½ 23/57
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/38 08/37   23/54½ 23/56
Willesden West London Jn 08/39 08/38   23/53½ 23/55
Willesden No.7 Jn 08/42 [DR] 08/41   23/50½ 23/53
Wembley Yard South Jn 08/45 [DR] 08/43   23/48½ 23/51
Sudbury Jn 08/46 [DR] 08/45   23/47 23/50
Wembley Sig.829/831 08C50 ~ 08C51 ?   - -
Wembley Central 08/55 [P5] [DS] 08/51   23c42 ~ 23c44 [P6] 23/47
Harrow & Wealdstone 08/59 [P5] [DS] 08/55   23/35½ [P6] [US] 23/44
Watford Junction 09/04½ [P8] [DS] 09/01   23/29 [P9] [US] 23/37
Bourne End Jn 09/12 [DS] 09/11   23/08½ [US] 23/17
Tring 09/21 [P3] [DS] 09/19   23/03½ [P5] [US] 23/09
Ledburn Jn 09/26½ [DS] 09/24   22/54 [US] 23/00
Bletchley 09/33½ [P3] [DS] 09/32   22/47 [P4] [US] 22/53
Milton Keynes Central 09/41 [P3] [DS] 09/36   22/42 [P1] [US] 22/48
Hanslope Jn 09/47 [DS] 09/42   22/35 [US] 22/31
Northampton 10/03 [P2] 10/01   22*16 ~ 22*24 [P1] 22.15 ~ 22.19
Long Buckby 10/14 10/12   22/03 21/52
Daventry North Jn 10/19 10/18   21/57 21/47
Hillmorton Jn 10/22 10/21   21/53 21/45
Rugby 10/24 [P2] [DS] 10/23   21/51 [P6]  21/44
Trent Valley Jn 10/25½ [DS] 10/24   21/48 [US] 21/43
Newbold Jn 10/27 10/25   21/47 21/41
Brinklow 10/31½ [DF] 10/30   21/43 21/38
Attleborough South Jn 10/38½ [DF] 10/37   21/35 21/31
Nuneaton 10/40 [P3] [DF] 10/39   21/33 [P5] [US] 21/30
Amington Jn 10/49 [DF] 10/49   21/22 [US] 21/19
Lichfield North Jn 10/56 [DF] 10/55   21/15 [US] 21/13
Rugeley North Jn 11/02 [DF] 11/02   21/08 [US] 21/07
Colwich 11/08 11/05   21/04 [US] 21/04
Stafford 11/15 [DF] 11/15 [DF]   20/58 [UF] 20/58
Norton Bridge 11/19½ [DF] 11/21   20/51 [UF] 20/54
Madeley 11/29 [DF] 11/30   20/41 [UF] 20/45
Basford Hall Jn 11/35 [DF] 11/35   20/35 [UF] 20/39
Crewe 11c38 ~ 11c41 [P11] 11/44 [DF]   20c29 ~ 20c31 [P5] 20.33 ~ 20.35
Crewe Coal Yard 11/43 [DS] 11/47   20/27 20/30
Winsford 11/53 [DF] 11/58   20/18 20/21
Hartford Jn 11/58½ 12/03   20*10 ~ 20*13 [UF] 20.13 ~ 20.14
Acton Bridge 12/01½ 12/04   20/05 [US] 20/09
Weaver Jn 12/03½ 12/06   20/03 [UF] 20/06
Runcorn 12.11a [P2] 12.12   19/56 [P1] 20/00
Ditton East Jn - -   19/53 19/55
Speke Jn - -   19/39½ 19/41
Liverpool South Parkway - -   19/37½ [P3] 19/39
Wavertree Jn - -   19/32½ [US] 19/34
Edge Hill - -   19/30 [P3] 19/32
Liverpool Lime Street - -   19.25d [P9] 19.27


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z?? : (67024 with 67021 on rear) : Runcorn to Ditton Reception Sidings
5Z?? : (67021 with 67024 on rear) : Ditton Reception Sidings to Crewe CS
5Z?? : (67024 with 67021 on rear) : Crewe CS to Liverpool Lime Street

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime St - 19.04a [P9]
Edge Hill - 18/59
Wavertree Jn - 18/57
Liverpool South Parkway - 18/53
Runcorn 12.16d [P2] -
Ditton East Jn 12/21 -
Ditton Reception Sdgs 12.23a ~ 12.58d -
Ditton East Jn 13/01 18/47
Runcorn 13/06 18/44
Weaver Jn 13/13 18/39
Acton Bridge 13/15 18/36
Hartford Jn 13/17 18/34
Winsford 13/21 18/29
Crewe Coal Yard 13/27 18/23
Crewe 13.34 ~ 13.36 18.20 ~ 18.21
Crewe CS 13.41a 18.15d


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