22nd June 2019

Northern Belle
Edinburgh & The Royal Yacht Britannia

Locos Used 57314 & 57316
Stock Used 10729+10734+17167+325+3247+3275+3174+3267+1566+3273+3182

Route : 
1Z54 : Manchester Victoria to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z56 : Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
57314 (1) Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Philips Park West Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss Jn - Stalybridge - Greenfield - Diggle Jn - Marsden - Huddersfield - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Mirfield East Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Castleford - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
57316 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) -Manchester Victoria

Notes : 
(1) 57316 on rear.
(2) 57314 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Victoria 06.02d [P4] 06.05   23.38a [P3] 23.47
Miles Platting 06/06 06/09   23/35 23/40
Philips Park West Jn 06/06½ 06/10   23/34½ 23/38
Baguley Fold Jn 06/07½ 06/11   23/31½ 23/37
Ashton Moss North Jn 06/11 06/14   23/27½ 23/34
Stalybridge 06/15 [P4] 06/18   23/23½ [P3] 23/30
Greenfield 06/21½ 06/25   23/18½ 23/25
Diggle Jn 06/24 06/28   23/16½ 23/23
Marsden 06/28 06/32   23/11½ 23/18
Huddersfield 06.36a ~ 06.39d [P8] 06.43 ~ 06.50   22.58a ~ 23.01d [P1] 23.00 ~ 23.05
Heaton Lodge East Jn 06/45 06/55   22/51 22/49
Mirfield East Jn 06/47½ 06/57   22/48½ 22/42
Horbury Jn 06/56 07/05   22/30 [UF] 22/21
Wakefield Kirkgate 07/00 [TL] 07/08   22.15 ~ 22.26 [P2] 22/15?
Normanton 07/05½ [P1] 07/13   22/06½ 22/06
Altofts Jn 07/07 07/15   22/04½ 22/04
Whitwood Jn 07*13 ~ 07*16 07/17?   22/01½ 22/02
Castleford 07/21½ [P1] 07/20   21/59 21/57
Milford Jn 07/34½ 07/27   21/51½ 21/49
Church Fenton 07/42 [P2] 07/33   21/45½ [P1] 21/45
Colton Jn 07/47½ 07/39   21/41 [NNL] 21/40
Colton North Jn 07/50 [NNL-LSL] 07/40   21/40 21/38
York 07.58a ~ 08.07d [P5] 07.48 ~ 08.09 [P5]   21.29a ~ 21.32d [P10] 21.26 ~ 21.32
Skelton Jn 08/09½ 08/12   21/26 21/22
Skelton Bridge Jn 08/11 [DF] 08/15   21/24½ 21/21
Tollerton Jn 08/18½ [DF] 08/23   21/17 [UF] 21/17
Thirsk 08/31½ [DF] 08/34   21/07½ [UF] 21/08
Longlands Jn 08/39½ 08/44   21/03 [UF] 21/03
Northallerton 08/50½ 08/51   21/02 21/02
Darlington 09/03 [DM] 09/04   20/52 [UM] 20/50
Ferryhill South Jn 09/13 09/16   20/42½ 20/41
Tursdale Jn 09/15 09/18   20/40½ 20/39
Durham 09/20½ [P2] 09/24   20/34½ [P1] 20/33
Birtley Jn 09/29½ 09/34   20/26½ 20/25
Low Fell Jn 09*36 ~ 09*42 [DS] 09/44?   20/23½ 20/23
King Edward Bridge South Jn 09/47 09/50   20/21 20/20
Newcastle 09.50 ~ 10.09 [P3] 09.54 ~ ? [P3]   20.15 ~ 20.17 [P3] 20.12 ~ 20.18
Heaton South Jn 10/14 10/27   20/10½ 20/09
Morpeth 10/28½ [P2] 10/45   19/52 [P1] 19/55
Wooden Gate Jn 10/42½ 10/59   19*27 ~ 19*34 [UPL] 19.34 ~ 19.36
Alnmouth for Alnwick 10/43½ [P2] 11/00   19/24 [P1] 19/31
Belford LC 10/56½ 11/11   19/12 19/16
Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/09 [P2] 11/23   19/00 [P1] 19/04
Reston 11/18½ 11/36   18/51 18/56
Grantshouse 11/24½ 11/41   18/46 18/49
Oxwellmains 11/32 11/48   18/37 18/40
Dunbar 11/33½ 11/50   18/35½ 18/38
Drem Loop 11*44 ~ 11*54 [DPL] ?   - -
Drem 11/57 [P2] 11/58   18/27 [P1] 18/30
Prestonpans 12/03 12/03   18/21 18/23
Monktonhall Jn 12/07 12/05   18/17 18/20
Portobello Jn 12/09 12/10   18/14½ 18/17
Craigentinny Jn 12/10½ 12/12   18/13 18/16
Abbeyhill Jn 12*12 ~ 12*17 12/15   18/12 18/15
Edinburgh Waverley 12.20a [P6] 12.18   18.10d [P8] 18.13


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