24th November 2010

West Coast Railway Company
(E.C.S.)

Did it run? Details taken from an NR timing sheet associated with a railtour on 25/11/2010.
This train did not carry fare-paying passengers but has been included for the case someone saw the train and believed it to be a railtour.

Loco(s) Used booked for a WCR class 47
Stock Used ????

Route : 5Z91 throughout

Loco(s) Route
????? Carnforth Steamtown - Carnforth HS
????? Carnforth HS - Carnforth - (via WCML, Walton Old Jn, Trent Valley & Northampton) - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Willesden No.7 - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - ?Southall West Jn?
????? ?Southall West Jn? - Southall FSS

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Ran in preparation for RTC's Bath & Bristol Christmas Express tour on 25/11/2010.

Sources : Nick Bartlett and Roger Smith

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett and Roger Smith)

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 06.00d
Carnforth HS 06.10 ~ 06.20
Carnforth 06.25 ~ 07.55 [DFG]
Carnforth North Jn 07/56
Carnforth U&DGL 07.58 ~ 08.03
Morecambe South Jn 08/10
Lancaster 08/12 [UFL]
Preston 08.33 ~ 08.43 [UG] [FL]
Ribble Jn 08/44½ [SL]
Farington Curve Jn 08/46 [SL]
Euxton Jn 08/50 [SL]
Balshaw Lane 08/57 [FL]
Wigan North Western 09/04 [P4] [FL]
Wigan South Jn 09/04½ [FL]
Springs Branch Jn 09/05 [FL]
Golborne Jn 09/10 [FL]
Winwick Jn 09/13 [SL]
Dallam Jn 09/18 [SL]
Warrington Bank Quay 09/19 [UG] [OL]
Walton Old Jn 09/22 [OL]
Acton Grange Jn 09/26 [FL]
Weaver Jn 09/36 [FL]
Acton Bridge 09/38 [FL]
Hartford Jn 09/40 [FL]
Winsford 09/44 [SL]
Crewe Coal Yard 10/00 [SL]
Crewe 10.01 ~ 10.03 [P6] [FL]
Basford Hall Jn 10/10 [FL]
Madeley 10/14 [FL]
Norton Bridge 10/24 [FL]
Stafford 10/28 [FL]
Colwich 10/33 [FL]
Rugeley North Jn 10/36 [FL]
Lichfield North Jn 10/43 [SL]
Amington Jn 10/53 [SL]
Nuneaton 11/10 [P5] [SL]
Trent Valley Jn 11/22 [SL] [UNL]
Rugby 11.23 ~ 11.26 [P6] [UNL]
Hillmorton Jn 11/29
Long Buckby 11/38
Mill Lane Jn 11/46
Northampton North Jn 11.48 ~ 12.00
Northampton 12/10
Hanslope Jn 12/19 [SL]
Milton Keynes Central 12/26 [P1] [SL]
Bletchley 12/30 [P4] [SL]
Ledburn Jn 12/40 [SL]
Tring 12/47 [SL]
Bourne End Jn 12/53 [SL]
Watford Junction 13/01 [P9] [SL]
Harrow & Wealdstone 13/07 [SL]
Wembley Central 13.13 ~ 13.15 [SL]
Sudbury Jn 13/20 [UR]
Wembley Yard South Jn 13/23 [UR]
Willesden No.7 13/24
Acton Canal Wharf 13/30
Acton Wells Jn 13/32
Acton Main Line 13/35
Acton West 13/37
Southall East Jn 13/42
Southall 13/43
?Southall West Jn? ??.?? ~ ??.??
Southall FSS 14.00½ ~ 14.01½


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