5th May 2004

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
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Loco Used 67006
Stock Used 3174+3273+325+3267+3182+1953+3275+3247+17167+10729

Route:
1Z71 : Liverpool Lime Street to Kensington Olympia
1Z84 : Kensington Olympia to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco(s) Route
67006 Liverpool Lime Street - Allerton - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML) - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - (1) Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - (1) Stechford - Coventry - Rugby - Weedon - Hanslope Jn - Watford Junction - Wembley Central - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia
67006 Kensington Olympia - (reverse of outward route) - Hanslope Jn - Northampton - Rugby - Coventry - Stechford - (2) - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - (2) Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) Was booked Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Stechford.
(2) Was booked Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn. Train was then delayed by vandals in the Bescot area.

Sources : various including Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Rob Wells)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 08.11d 08.12   22.41a 23.42
Edge Hill 08/15 08/16   22/37 23/28
Wavertree Jn 08/18 08/18   22/32 23/25
Allerton 08/24 08/22   22/29 23/32
Ditton Jn 08/28 08/28   22/25 23/28
Runcorn 08/30 08/30   22/22 23/25
Weaver Jn 08*37a ~ 08*42d ?   22/17 23/20
Winsford SB 08/51 ?   22/12 23/13
Winsford 08/52 ?   22/10 ?
Crewe Coal Yard SB 09/12 ?   21/57 ?
Crewe 09.15a ~ 09.22d 09.06 ~ 09.23   21.38a ~ 21.53d 22.59 ~ 23.05
Basford Hall Jn 09/28 09/25   21/34 ?
Madeley 09/33 09/35   21/25 ?
Norton Bridge 09/45 09/47   21/14 22/41
Stafford 09/55 09/54   21/06 22/36
Bushbury Jn 10/09 10/15   20/54 22/20
Wolverhampton DIV 10/18  
Portobello Jn 10/14 DIV   20/51 22/15
Darlaston Jn 10/23 DIV   20/48 ?
Bescot Stadium 10/24 DIV   20/47 ?
Perry Barr North Jn 10/34 DIV   20/42 21/02
Birmingham New Street DIV 10/38   DIV 20/47
Aston 10/38 DIV   20/38 ?
Stechford 10/45 10/44   20/32 20/38
Birmingham International 10.49a ~ 11.00d 10.49 ~ 11.04   20.23a ~ 20.28d 20.23 ~ 20.33
Coventry 11/14 11/16   20/07 20/12
Rugby 11/34 11/35   19/58 20/03
Long Buckby   19/44 19/42
Northampton   19/33 19/33
Weedon 11/45 11/47  
Hanslope Jn 11/55 11/57   19/23 19/23
Milton Keynes Central 11/59 12/02   19/18 19/17
Bletchley 12/03 12/06   19/17 19/12
Ledburn Jn 12/09 12/13   19/11 19/06
Tring 12/15 12/17   19/07 19/02
Watford Junction 12/26 12/27   18/56 18/52
Harrow & Wealdstone 12/36 12/31   18/51 18/48
Wembley Central 12/38 12/34   18/49 18/45
Willesden West London Jn 12/40 12/38   18/46 18/42
Mitre Bridge Jn 12/43 12/46   18/35 18/36
Kensington Olympia 12.51a 12.49   18.30d 18.32


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