1st June 2005

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(York Sight Seeing from Liverpool / Manchester)

Locos Used 67016 & 67020
Stock Used 3174+1566+3267+3182+1953+3275+3247+17167+10729

Route:
1Z67 : Liverpool Lime Street to York
1Z68 : York to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
67016 & 67020 (1) Liverpool Lime Street - Rainhill - Newton-le-Willows - Manchester Victoria - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Castleford - Milford SB - Church Fenton - York
67016 & 67020 (1) York - (reverse of outward route) - Horbury Jn - Bradley Wood Jn - Hebden Bridge - Copy Pit - Accrington - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Jn - Euxton Jn - Wigan North Western - Newton-le-Willows - Rainhill - Liverpool Lime Street
67016 & 67020 (1) Liverpool Lime Street - Rainhill - Newton-le-Willows - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) The locos worked top-n-tail, but which led each section?

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 09.00d 09.02
Edge Hill 096/04 09/05
Bootle Branch Jn 09/07 ?
Huyton 09/11 09/10
Rainhill 09/16 ?
St Helens Junction 09/25 09/21
Earlestown 09/31 09/31
Newton-le-Willows 09/33 09/34
Astley 09/40 09/41
Eccles 09/46 09/48
Ordsall Lane Jn 09/51 09/52
Deal Street Jn 09/54 ?
Manchester Victoria 09.56a ~ 10.01d 09.57 ~ 10.02
Miles Platting Jn 10/05 10/05
Philips Park West Jn 10/06 10/06
Baguley Fold Jn 10/07 10/07
Ashton Moss North Jn 10/11 ?
Stalybridge 10/15 10/15
Greenfield 10/22 10/20
Diggle Jn 10/26 10/23
Marsden 10/31 10/27
Huddersfield 10/40 10/38
Heaton Lodge East Jn 10/46 10/46
Mirfield East Jn 10/48 ?
Thornhill LNW Jn 10/49 ?
Horbury Jn 11/00 10/59
Wakefield Kirkgate 11/08 11/04
Altofts Jn 11/1 11/09
Castleford 11/16 11/14
Milford SB 11/29 11/21
Church Fenton 11/35 11/25
Colton Jn 11/41 11/31
York 11.48a ~ 16.30d 11.40 ~ 16.32
Colton Jn 16/36 16/36
Church Fenton 16/42 16/41
Milford SB 16/48 16/45
Castleford 16/58 16/51
Altofts Jn 17/04 16/55
Wakefield Kirkgate 17/12 17/00
Horbury Jn 17/17 17/04
Mirfield East Jn 17/29 ?
Heaton Lodge Jn 17/33 17/15
Bradley Wood Jn 17/38 17/21
Greetland Jn 17/46 ?
Milner Royd Jn 17/52 17/42
Hebden Bridge 18/04 17/49
Hall Royd Jn 18/12 17/55
Copy Pit 18/23 18/02
Gannow Jn 18/31 18/13
Accrington 18/39 18/21
Daisyfield Jn 18/46 ?
Blackburn 18/48 18/32
Lostick Hall Jn 19/02 18/43
Farington Jn 19/10 ?
Euxton Jn 19/14 18/52
Balshaw Lane Jn 19/16 18/53
Wigan North Western 19/23 19/03
Wigan Station Jn 19/24 ?
Springs Branch Jn 19/25 19/05
Golborne East Jn 19/30 19/10
Newton-le-Willows 19/34 19/14
Earlestown 19/35 19/16
St Helens Junction 19/40 19/20
Rainhill 19/47 ?
Huyton 19/53 19/28
Bootle Branch Jn 19/59 ?
Edge Hill 20/02 19/41
Liverpool Lime Street 20.08a ~ 20.16d 20.01 ~ 20.16
Edge Hill 20/20 20/19
Bootle Branch Jn 20/21 ?
Huyton 20/26 20/26
Rainhill 20/31 ?
St Helens Junction 20/36 20/33
Earlestown 20/40 20/37
Newton-le-Willows 20/41 20/38
Astley 20/48 20/46
Eccles 20/54 20/51
Ordsall Lane Jn 20/59 20/55
Deal Street Jn 21/02 ?
Manchester Victoria 21.04a 21.03


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