1st December 2012

Statesman Rail
The Edinburgh Christmas Statesman

Locos Used 47237 & 57601
Stock Used 6012+5912+5991+99672+99673+1211+99676+99671+1659+3188+3231+17080

Route :
1Z44 : Wolverhampton to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z45 : Edinburgh Waverley to Wolverhampton

Loco(s) Route
47237 (1) Wolverhampton - Telford Central - Wellington - Shrewsbury - Whitchurch - Crewe - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Auchengray - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - Craigentinny Jn - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Slateford Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton

Notes :
(1) 57601 on rear.

Source : Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Wolverhampton 06.09d 06.09   00.26a 00.34
Oxley Stafford Road Jn 06/12 06/12   00/22 00/31
Cosford 06/20 06/19   00/14 00/21
Madeley Jn 06/25 06/25   00/09 00/16
Telford Central 06.27a ~ 06.31d 06.27 ~ 06.30   00.05a ~ 00.07d 00.11 ~ 00.14
Wellington 06.38a ~ 06.42d 06.37 ~ 06.39   23.56a ~ 23.58d 00.01 ~ 00.03
Shrewsbury 06.56a ~ 07.11d 06.56 ~ 07.11   23.40a ~ 23.42d 23.45 ~ 23.47
Harlescott 07/18 ?   23/35 ?
Wem 07/29 07/25   23/27 23/32
Prees 07/33 ?   23/24 ?
Whitchurch 07.39a ~ 07.43d ? ~ ?   23.16a ~ 23.18d ? ~ ?
Wrenbury 07/49 ?   23/09 ?
Nantwich 07/53 07/51   23/05 23/09
Gresty Lane 07/59 07/57   23/01 23/04
Crewe 08.03a ~ 08.15d 08.03 ~ 08.14   22.57a ~ 22.59d 22.53 ~ 23.02
Crewe Coal Yard 08/17 08/16   22/55 22/50
Winsford 08/28 08/23   22/48 22/43
Hartford Jn 08/32 08/28   22/44 22/40
Acton Bridge 08/33 08/29   22/42 22/38
Weaver Jn 08/36 08/31   22/40 22/36
Acton Grange Jn 08/39 08/35   22/35 22/31
Warrington Bank Quay 08.42a ~ 08.45d 08.37 ~ 08.42   22.29a ~ 22.31d 22.24 ~ 22.28
Dallam Jn 08/47 ?   22/27 ?
Winwick Jn 08/49 08/47   22/25 22/20
Golborne Jn ? ?   22/22 22/16
Bamfurlong Jn - -   22/11 ?
Springs Branch Jn 08/54 08/54   22/08 22/11
Wigan South Jn 08/55 ?   22/06 ?
Wigan North Western 08.56a ~ 08.59d 08.56 ~ 08.59   22.02a ~ 22.05d 22.06 ~ 22.08
Balshaw Lane Jn 09/09 09/10   21/54 21/57
Euxton Jn 09/12 09/14   21/52 21/55
Preston 09.18a ~ 09.20d 09.22 ~ 09.24   21.43a ~ 21.45d 21.45 ~ 21.48
Lancaster 09.39a ~ 09.41d 09.45 ~ 09.48   21.19a ~ 21.21d 21.22 ~ 21.24
Morecambe South Jn 09/44 09/51   21/17 21/19
Carnforth North Jn 09/47 09/55   21/14 21/17
Oxenholme Lake District 09/57 10/05   21/04 21/08
Grayrigg 10*04 ~ 10*14 [DPL] ?   ? ?
Tebay 10/23 10/25   20/55 20/58
Penrith North Lakes 10/40 10/44   20/37 20/41
Carlisle 10.57a ~ 11.18d 11.00 ~ 11.18   20.17a ~ 20.19d 20.23 ~ 20.23
Carlisle Kingmoor - -   20.00 ~ 20.12 [UL] ? ~ ?
Gretna Jn 11/27 11/28   19/50 20/14
Lockerbie 11/43 11/43   19*25 ~ 19*32 20.03 ~ ?
Beattock 11/54 11/56   19/15 19/50
Beattock Summit 12/10 12/12   19/08 19/35
Abington 12*18 ~ 12*24 [DPL] 12/19   19/00 19/28
Carstairs South Jn 12/41 12/32   18/48 19/12
Carstairs East Jn 12/44 12/33   18/46 19/11
Auchengray 12/49 ?   18/42 ?
Torphin 12/54 ?   18/37 ?
Midcalder Jn 12/58 12/58   18/32 18/49
Slateford Jn 13/05 13/08   18/21 18/36
Haymarket 13/16 13/18   - -
Princes Street Gardens 13/22 ?   - -
Craiglockhart Jn - -   18/09 18/35
Niddrie West Jn - -   17/57 18/21
Portobello Jn - -   17/52 ?
Craigentinny Jn - -   17/49 ?
Abbeyhill Jn - -   17/48 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 13.24a 13.23   17.47d 17.48


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