28th January 2006

Past Time Rail
The Bradford Residential Express

Locos Used 67005 & steam : 45407
Stock Used (1) 35317+35469+3147+3141+1813+2008+4949+5482

Route:
1Z70 : Kings Cross to Blackburn
1Z71 : Blackburn to Kings Cross

Loco Route
67005 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Adwick - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Altofts Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - New Pudsey - Bradford Interchange
45407 Bradford Interchange - Halifax - Milner Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Hall Royd Jn - Copy Pit - Accrington - Blackburn
45407 Blackburn - Darwen - Bolton - Salford Crescent - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Vitriol SB - Rochdale - Hall Royd Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bradford Interchange
67005 Bradford Interchange - (reverse of outward route) - Letchworth Garden City

Notes :
(1) 35317 only in consist when 45407 was on the train.


67005 waits time at Doncaster in the morning (photo: Glyn Brocklesby)


45407 climbing between Cornholme & Holme Chapel (photo: Chris Taylor)

Source : Janet Cottrell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 06.53d 06.53   22.52a 22.18
Belle Isle 06/55 06/54   22/50 22/17
Finsbury Park 06/58 06/59   22/47 22/13
Alexandra Palace 07/03 07/01   22/45 22/11
Potters Bar 07/13 07/07   22/39½ 22/06
Welwyn Garden City 07/20 07/15   22/34½ 22/02
Woolmer Green Jn 07/23 07/20   22/31 21/59
Stevenage 07.31a ~ 07.33d 07.34 ~ 07.37   22.21a ~ 22.26d 21.49 ~ 21.54
Hitchin 07/38½ 07/40   22/12½ 21/44
Sandy 07/48 07/49   21/59 21/28
Huntingdon 07/58½ 08/02   21/47 21/17
Holme LC 08/07 08/10  
Peterborough 08.14a ~ 08.17d 08.16 ~ 08.19   21.26a ~ 21.29d 21.01 ~ 21.05
Helpston Jn 08/24 08/24   ? ?
Tallington Jn 08/29 ?   21/15 20/50
Stoke Jn 08/41 08/34   20/57½ 20/35
Grantham 08.47a ~ 08.49d 08.40 ~ 08.49   20.47a ~ 20.50d 20.29 ~ 20.29
Barkston South Jn 08/58 08/53   20/42 20/24
Newark North Gate 09.12a ~ 09.20d ??.?? ~ 09.19   20.15a ~ 20.17d 20.09 ~ 20.12
Retford 09/51 09/48   19/51 19/56
Loversall Carr Jn 10/02 09/55   19/41 19/48
Doncaster 10.07a ~ 10.10d 10.00 ~ 10.10   19.32a ~ 19.35d 19.41 ~ 19.43
Adwick 10/14½ 10/16   19/27 19/34
South Kirkby Jn 10/20½ 10/20   19/22 19/31
Hare Park Jn 10/46 10/43   19/14 19/27
Altofts Jn 11/02 10/55   19/00½ 19/13
Methley Jn 11/05 10/57   18/56 19/11
Engine Shed Jn 11/18 11/15   18/48 19/01
Whitehall Jn 11/26 11/22   18/46 19/00
Holbeck Jn 11/27 11/23   18/45 18/59
New Pudsey 11/42 11/30   18/34 18/51
Bradford Interchange 11L52a ~ 12L37d 11.41 ~ 12.38   17L55a ~ 18L24d 18.20 ~ 18.44
Halifax 12/52 12/59   17/39 17/52
Milner Royd Jn 12/58 13/05   17/30 17/43
Hedben Bridge 13/05 13/12   17/23 17/37
Hall Royd Jn 13/12 13/17   17/18 17/31

 

Location Booked Actual
Copy Pit 13/30 13/24
Gannow Jn 13/41 13/35
Accrington 13/51 13/45
Blackburn 14.02a ~ 15.24d 14.08 ~ 15.25
Darwen 15.37a ~ 15.42d 15.39 ~ 15.41
Bromley Cross 16/06 16.01a ~ ??.??d
Bolton 16/19 16/20
Salford Crescent 16/31 16/38
Manchester Victoria 16/38 16/48
Miles Platting Jn 16/43 16/53
Thorpes Bridge Jn 16/45 16/55
Vitriol SB 16/51 17/03
Rochdale 17/05 17/15
Littleborough 17/10 17/19

Timings continue in first table.

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