27th August 2005

Railway Touring Company
The Citadel Express

Locos Used 47812, 47853 & steam: 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z50 : Euston to Carlisle
1Z51 : Carlisle to Euston

Loco(s) Route
47853 (2) London Euston - Watford Junction - Milton Keynes Central - Northampton - Rugby - Nuneaton - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Crewe
71000 Crewe - (via WCML) - Carlisle
71000 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Preston
????? Preston - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Was originally booked for a class 50 diesel.
(2) 47812 on rear.

Sources : various including David Bellamy & Stephen Harper

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Euston 06.24d 06.24   00.10a 00.07
Camden South Jn 06/37 06/26   00/07 00/03
Camden Jn 06/27 06/27   00/06 00/03
Willesden West London Jn 06/30 06/31   00/03 23/58
Wembley Central 06/33 06/33   00/01 23/55
Harrow & Wealdstone 06/38 06/36   23/52 23/52
Watford Junction 06.44a ~ 06.46d 06.43 ~ 06.46   23.44a ~ 23.46d 12.44 ~ 23.46
Bourne End Jn 06/54 06/57   23/28 23/29
Tring 06/59 07/04   23/22 23/22
Ledburn Jn 07/04 07/08   23/09 23/12
Bletchley 07/16 07/17   23/02 23/05
Milton Keynes Central 07.20a ~ 07.22d 07.20 ~ 07.24   22.56a ~ 22.58d 22.56 ~ 23.00
Hanslope Jn 07/33 07/31   22/48 22/49
Northampton 07/44 07/43   22/39 22/38
Long Buckby 07/56 07/54   22/30 22/26
Hillmorton Jn 08/04 08/01   22/21 22/18
Rugby 08/06 08/03   22/19 22/16
Trent Valley Jn 08/07 08/05   22/18 22/14
Nuneaton 08.27a ~ 08.29d 08.21 ~ 08.29   22.03a ~ 22.05d 21.59 ~ 22.00
Tamworth LL 08/41 08/42   21/48 21/47
Lichfield TV LL 08.46a ~ 08.48d 08.49 ~ 08.51   21.39a ~ 21.41d 21.39 ~ 21.40
Armitage Jn 08/55 08/58   21/33 21/33
Colwich 09/01 09/02   21/22 21/27
Stafford 09/07 09/09   21/08 21/20
Norton Bridge 09/12 09/15   21/04 21/10
Madeley 09/21 09/25   20/49 20/58
Basford Hall Jn 09/28 09/30   20/44 20/51
Crewe 09L33a ~ 09L57d 09.33 ~ 09.59   20.36a ~ 20.38d ??.?? ~ 20.49
Crewe Coal Yard 09/59 ?   20/32 ?
Winsford 10/06 10/10   ? ?
Winsford SB 10/07 10/11   20/22 20/27
Weaver Jn 10/15 10/18   20/16 20/12
Acton Grange Jn 10/21 10/22   20/09 20/07
Warrington Bank Quay 10/23 10/24   20/08 20/04
Dallam Jn 10/24 ?   20/07 ?
Winwick Jn 10/26 10/27   20/05 20/01
Springs Branch Jn 10/36 10/34   19/59 19/55
Wigan South Jn 10/37 ?   19/59 ?
Wigan North Western 10/38 10/37   19/58 19/54
Balshaw Lane Jn 10/46 10/46   19/52 19/48
Euxton Jn 10/50 10/48   19/50 19/46
Preston 10.57a ~ 11.45d 10.56 ~ 11.50   19L14a ~ 19L42d 19.06 ~ 19.37
Barton & Broughton DPL 11*54a ~ 12*03d ?  
Lancaster 12/23 12/10   18/48 18/42
Morecambe South Jn 12/25 12/12   18/46 18/39
Carnforth North Jn 12/30 12/15   18/41 18/36
Oxenholme 12.45a ~ 13.17d 12.30 ~ 13.21   17.53a ~ 18.25d 17.38 ~ 18.23
Tebay 13/37 13/37   17/35 17/26
Penrith 14/03 13/55   1708 17/06
Carlisle 14.25a 14.12   16.45d 16.45


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