18th December 2010

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
Edinburgh Christmas Shopping

Locos Used 67006 & 67008
Stock Used ???

Route :
1Z32 : Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z33 : Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
????? (1) Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Denton - Ashton Moss North Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Philips Park West Jn - Miles Platting Jn - Manchester Victoria - Salford Central - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Lostock Jn - Chorley - Euxton Jn - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
????? (1) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 67006 & 67008 running top-n-tail, but which led each leg?

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Roy Roberts

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Roy Roberts)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 06.16d 06.29   23.28a 23.32
Sydney Bridge Jn 06/18 06/32   23/25 23/29
Sandbach 06/23 06/36   23/21 23/25
Alderley Edge 06/33 06/46   23/11 23/16
Wilmslow 06/35 06/48   23/10 23/13
Cheadle Hulme 06/39 06/53   23/06 23/08
Adswood Road 06/40 06/54   23/04 23/06
Edgeley No.1 06/42 06/55   23/03 23/04
Stockport 06.45a ~ 06.52d 06.56 ~ 07.00   22.55a ~ 23.02d 22.59 ~ 23.02
Heaton Norris Jn 06/54 07/07   22/53 22/57
Ash Bridge Jn? 06/55 07/12   22/52 22/55
Denon Station Jn? 06/59 ?   22/48 ?
Denton Jn 07/01 ?   22/47 ?
Ashton Moss North Jn 07/07 07/26   22/41 22/44
Baguley Fold Jn 07/11 07/29   22/37 22/38
Philips Park West Jn 07/12 07/30   22/36 22/37
Miles Platting Jn 07/13 07/32   22/36 22/36
Manchester Victoria 07.20a ~ 07.30d 07.34 ~ 07.40   22.26a ~ 22.32d 22.28 ~ 22.33
Deal Street Jn 07/31 ?   22/24 ?
Salford Central 07/33 07/43   22/15 22/26
Salford Crescent 07/36 07/49   22/13 22/16
Bolton 07.48a ~ 07.53d 08.01 ~ 08.03   21.53a ~ 22.00d 22.02 ~ 22.06
Lostock Jn 07/57 08/08   21/49 21/58
Chorley 08/05 08/15   21/41 21/50
Euxton Jn 08/11 08/19   21/37 21/47
Preston 08.16a ~ 08.26d 08.54 ~ 08.58   21.14a ~ 21.28d 21.21 ~ 21.40
Lancaster 08/44 09/25   20/55 20/53
Morecambe South Jn 08/46 09/28   20/52 20/40
Carnforth North Jn 08/49 09/33   20/48 20/37
Oxenholme Lake District 09/00 09/43   20/38 20/29
Grayrigg 09.07 ~ 09.16 ?   ? ?
Tebay 09/24 09/58   20/28 20/19
Penrith North Lakes 09/41 10/16   20/10 20/03
Carlisle 09.57a ~ 10.06d 10.31 ~ 10.40   19.22a ~ 19.50d 19.30 ~ 19.44
Gretna Jn 10/16 10/50   19/13 19/17
Lockerbie 10/30 11/04   18/59 18/49
Beattock 10/41 11/14   18/49 18/40
Beattock Summit 10/53 11/26   18.32 ~ 18.40 18.32 ~ 18.33
Abington 11/00 11/34   18/23 18/26
Carstairs South Jn 11/14 11/48   18/09 18/11
Carstairs East Jn 11/17 11/50   18/07 18/10
Auchengray LC 11/23 ?   18/01 ?
Torphin 11/29 ?   17/56 ?
Midcalder Jn 11/34 12/07   17/51 17/53
Slateford Jn 11/43 12/14   17/33 17/41
Haymarket 11/49 12/16   17/30 17/38
Princes Street Gardens 11/52 ?   17/25 17/33
Edinburgh Waverley 11.54a 12.20   17.24d 17.30


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