6th December 2003

V.S.O.E.
???

Loco Used at least 67024
Stock Used 17167+3247+3275+1953+3182+3xxx "Belvoir"+1566+3273+3xxx "Glamis"

Route:
1Z62 : Liverpool Lime Street - Edinburgh Waverley
1Z18 : Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quay

Loco Route
?67024? Liverpool Lime Street - Huyton - St Helens Central - Springs Branch Jn - Wigan North Western - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
67024 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Wigan North Western - Winwick Jn - Warrington Bank Quay

Source : Gary Thornton (viewed the train leaving Edinburgh Waverley)

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 06.31a 06.32  
Edge Hill 06/35½ 06/35  
Huyton 06/40 06/43  
St Helens Central 06/48 06/52  
Warrington Bank Quay   20.11a 20.14
Winwick Jn   20/06 20/09
Springs Branch Jn 06/59 07/04   20/00 20/03
Wigan North Western 07/01 07/07   19/59 20/01
Balshaw Lane Jn 07/15½ 07/14   19/53 19/53
Euxton Jn 07/17 07/15   19/51 19/52
Preston 07.25a ~ 07.30d 07.27 ~ 07.33   19.38a ~ 19.44d 19.41 ~ 19.47
Lancaster 07/47½ 07/49   19/21½ 19/23
Morecambe South Jn 07/49 07/50   19/20 19/21
Carnforth North Jn 07/52 07/54   19/17 19/17
Oxenholme 08/02 08/03   19/08 19/06
Tebay 08/15 08/13   18/58½ 18/55
Penrith 08/31 08/27   18/42 18/36
Carlisle 09.11a ~ 09.13d 08.43 ~ 09.02   18.21a ~ 18.23d 18.13 ~ 18.17
Gretna Jn 09/28 09/11   18/11½ 18/06
Quintinshill 09/32 09/13   18/08 18/05
Lockerbie 09/44 09/23   17/53½ 17/53
Beattock 09/58 09/33   ? ?
Beattock Summit 10/13 09/41   17/21 17/20
Abington 10/20 09/48   17/13½ 17/13
Carstairs South Jn 10/41 10/00   16/58 17/00
Carstairs East Jn 10/43½ 10/03   16/56 16/58
Midcalder Jn 11/00½ 10/24   16/29½ 16/39
Slateford Jn 11/10 10/40   16/18½ 16/31
Haymarket 11/33 10/56   16/16 16/29
Edinburgh 11.42a 11.01   16.12d 16.24


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