11th December 2004
V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Edinburgh Sights & Shopping from Crewe / Liverpool / Preston)
Loco Used | 67007 |
Stock Used | 10729+17167+3247+3275+1953+3182+3267+1566+3273+3174 |
Route:
1Z67 : Crewe - Edinburgh Waverley
1Z22 : Edinburgh Waverley - Crewe
Loco | Route |
67007 | Crewe - Wilmslow - Stockport - Denton Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Miles Platting Jn - Manchester Victoria - Bolton - Preston - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn (2) - Haymarket - (2) Edinburgh Waverley |
67007 | Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe |
Notes :
(1) Advertised as also from Liverpool - presumably passengers were taken by
alternative transport to Preston or Manchester?
(2) Booked route was: Slateford Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Portobello Jn - Edinburgh Waverley.
Sources : various including Richard Rooker
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Crewe | 06.48 | 06.48 | 22.18a | 22.07 | |
Crewe Sydney Bridge | 06/51 | 06/50 | 22/15 | 22/00 | |
Sandbach | 06/55 | 06/56 | 22/09 | 21/56 | |
Alderley Edge | 07/05 | 07/05 | 22/00 | 21/47 | |
Wilmslow | 07/08 | 07/08 | 21/58 | 21/46 | |
Cheadle Hulme | 07/13 | 07/16 | 21/55 | 21/42 | |
Adswood Road Jn | 07/14 | 07/17 | 21/53 | 21/41 | |
Edgeley Jn No1 | 07/15 | ? | 21/45 | ? | |
Stockport | 07/16 | 07/23 | 21/44 | 21/38 | |
Heaton Norris Jn | 07/19 | ? | 21/41 | ? | |
Ash Bridge Jn | 07/20 | ? | 21/35 | ? | |
Denton Jn | 07/25 | ? | 21/30 | ? | |
Ashton Moss North Jn | 07/31 | ? | 21/24 | ? | |
Baguley Fold Jn | 07/35 | 07/49 | 21/20 | 21/18 | |
Philips Park West Jn | 07/38 | 07/50 | 21/19 | 21/16½ | |
Miles Platting | 07/39 | 07/51 | 21/18 | 21/16 | |
Manchester Victoria | 07.42a ~ 07.52d | 07.55 ~ 08.04 | 21.05a ~ 21.15d | 21.04 ~ 21.13 | |
Deal Street Jn | 07/54 | ? | 21/03 | ? | |
Ordsall Lane Jn | 08/01 | 08/07 | 20/57 | 20/54 | |
Salford Crescent | 08/09 | 08/10 | 20/56 | 20/52 | |
Bolton | 08/20 | 08/22 | 20/39 | 20/41 | |
Lostock Jn | 08/24 | 08/26 | 20/35 | 20/36 | |
Chorley | 08/39 | 08/34 | 20/27 | 20/27 | |
Euxton Jn | 08/51 | 08/40 | 20/23 | 20/22 | |
Preston | 08.56a ~ 09.09d | 08.49 ~ 09.03 | 20.11a ~ 20.16d | 20.07 ~ 20.16 | |
Lancaster | 09/26 | 09/20 | 19/52 | 19/50 | |
Morecambe South Jn | 09/29 | 09/21 | 19/50 | 19/48 | |
Carnforth North Jn | 09/32 | 09/24 | 19/47 | 19/45 | |
Oxenholme | 09/42 | 09/35 | 19/38 | 19/36 | |
Tebay | 09/54 | 09/46 | 19/28 | 19/26 | |
Penrith | 10/11 | 10/01 | 19/12 | 19/09 | |
Carlisle | 10.31a ~10.42d | 10.15 ~ 10.18 | 18.51a ~ 18.53d | 18.33 ~ 18.52 | |
Gretna Jn | 10/52 | 10/26 | 18/42 | 18/25½ | |
Quintinshill | 10/56 | 10/28 | 18/38 | 18/25 | |
Lockerbie | 11/07 | 10/37 | 18/24 | 18/15 | |
Beattock | 11/17 | 10/46 | 18/14 | 18/06 | |
Beattock Summit | 11*33a ~ 11*40d | 10/55 | 18/07 | 18/00 | |
Abington | 11/53 | 11/21 | 18/00 | 17/53 | |
Carstairs South Jn | 12/09 | 11/33 | 17/46 | 17/40 | |
Carstairs East Jn | 12/11 | 11/35 | 17/44 | ? | |
Midcalder Jn | 12/30 | 11/50 | 17/25 | 17/24 | |
Slateford Jn | 12/42 | 11/58 | 17/14 | 17/16 | |
Craiglockhart Jn | 12/44 | DIV | |||
Niddrie West Jn | 12/54 | DIV | |||
Portobello Jn | 13/03 | DIV | |||
Haymarket | DIV | 12/03 | 17/12 | 17/14 | |
Edinburgh | 13.08a | 12/10 | 17.08d | 17.10 |