14th May 2005

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Alnwick Castle / Durham from Crewe / Manchester / Warrington)

Loco Used 67030
Stock Used 3174+3273+1566+3267+3182+1953+3275+3247+17167+10729

Route:
1Z73 : Crewe to Alnmouth
1Z74 : Alnmouth to Crewe

Loco Route
67030 Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Denton Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria
67030 Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Mirfield East Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Castleford - Milford SB - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Alnmouth
67030 Alnmouth - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria
67030 Manchester Victoria - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Sources : Richard Rooker & Nigel Pitt

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 06.30d 06.33   22.13a 22.07
Sydney Bridge 06/33 06/35   22/10 22/04
Sandbach 06/37 06/39   22/00 22/00
Alderley Edge 06/52 06/53   21/51 21/50
Wilmslow 06/55 06/55   21/49 21/48
Cheadle Hulme 07/00 06/58   21/40 21/45
Adswood Road 07/01 06/59   21/39 21/44
Edgeley No.1 07/02 07/00   21/38 21/43
Stockport 07/03 07/01   21/37 21/41
Heaton Norris Jn 07/08 07/05   21/34 21/39
Denton Jn 07/14 ?   21/26 ?
Ashton Moss North Jn 07/20 ?   21/20 ?
Baguley Fold Jn 07/28 07/23   21/17 21/20
Philips Park West Jn 07/29 07/24   21/15 21/19
Miles Platting Jn 07/30 07/29   21/15 21/18
Manchester Victoria 07.33a ~ 07.53d 07.35 ~ 07.45   20.51a ~ 21.11d 20.43 ~ 21.15
Miles Platting Jn 07/57 08/09   20/48 20/37
Philips Park West Jn 07/57 08/10   20/47 20/36
Baguley Fold Jn 07/58 08/11   20/44 20/35
Ashton Moss North Jn 08/02 ?   20/40 ?
Stalybridge 08/14 08/18   20/36 20/28
Greenfield 08/20 08/23   20/24 20/21
Diggle Jn 08/23 08/25   20/22 20/19
Marsden 08/27 08/29   20/18 20/15
Huddersfield 08/40 08/36   20/08 20/06
Heaton Lodge (East) Jn 08/47 08/44   20/01 19/59
Mirfield East Jn 08/49 ?   19/56 ?
Thornhill LNW Jn 08/50 ?   ? ?
Horbury Jn 08/57 08/55   19/45 19/47
Wakefield Kirkgate 09/00 09/01   19/42 19/42
Altofts Jn 09/04 09/05   19/33 19/29
Castleford 09/12 09/10   19/29 19/25
Milford SB 09/18 09/18   19/19 19/16
Church Fenton 09/22 09/20   19/08 19/05
York 09.34a ~ 09.37d 09.39 ~ 09.42   18.56a ~ 19.02d 18.46 ~ 19.00
Skelton Jn 09/39 09/44   18/53 18/41
Tollerton 09/47 09/53   18/41 18/28
Thirsk 09/57 10/04   18/28 18/17
Longlands Jn 10/08 ?   18/14 ?
Northallerton 10/09 10/12   18/12 18/10
Darlington 10/18 10/22   17.46a ~ 17.59d 17.44 ~ 17.59
Ferryhill South Jn 10/28 10/30   17/36 17/36
Tursdale Jn 10/30 ?   17/34 ?
Durham 10.37a ~ 10.42d 10.39 ~ 10.42   17.21a ~ 17.26d 17.25 ~ 17.28
Birtley 10/50 10/49   17/10 17/04
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/56 10/56   17/06 16/58
Newcastle 10/58 10/59   17/04 16/56
Heaton South Jn 11/01 11/02   16/53 16/47
Morpeth 11/11 11/17   16/41 16/36
Wooden Gate Jn 11.25a ~ 11.37d ?   ? ?
Alnmouht 11.40a 11.41   16.25d 16.20


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