2nd March 2013

Vintage Trains
The Cumbrian Guardsman

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (2) (35465)+35470+99349?+99361?+99353?+5198+17018+5157+5177+5191+9101

Route :
1Z45 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Carlisle
1Z46 : Carlisle to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco Route
47773 Tyseley Warwick Road - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Madeley - Crewe - Warrington Bank Quay - Wigan North Western - Euxton Jn - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield [Down Goods Loop]
70000 Hellifield [Down Goods Loop]- Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
70000 Carlisle - Penrith - Oxenholme - Carnforth [Up & Down Goods Loop]
47773 Carnforth [Up & Down Goods Loop] - Lancaster - Preston - Farington Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes :
(1) 70000 'Britannia' replaced unavailable 46115 'Scots Guardsman'.
 (2) 35465 was only in the consist when 70000 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road 06.32d 06.32   21.38a 21.52
Small Heath South Jn 06/37 06/36   21/32 21/47
Bordesley Jn 06/42 06/42   21/29 21/43
St Andrews Jn 06/43 06/43   21/27 21/42
Proof House Jn 06/46 06/48   21/24 21/38
Birmingham New Street 06.49a ~ 06.52d 06.51 ~ 06.58   21.20a ~ 21.22d 21.28 ~ 21.36
Soho South Jn 06/58 07/04   21/14 21/19
Soho East Jn 07/01 07/05   21/13 21/14
Perry Barr West Jn 07/07 07/08   21/07 21/10
Perry Barr North Jn 07/08 07/09   21/05 21/09
Bescot Stadium 07/15 07/15   21/00 21/03
Darlaston Jn 07/16 07/17   20/59 21/01
Portobello Jn 07/20 07/21   20/55 20/58
Wolverhampton 07.25a ~ 07.28d 07.28 ~ 07.30   20.48a ~ 20.51d 20.51 ~ 20.54
Bushbury Jn 07/31 07/33   20/43 20/43
Rickerscote - -   20*10 ~ 20*30 ?
Trent Valley Jn 07/44 07/43   20/08 20/13
Stafford 07.46a ~ 07.57d 07.44 ~ 07.57 [P5]   20.04a ~ 20.07d 20.08 ~ 20.11
Norton Bridge 08/04 08/03   19/59 20/03
Madeley Jn 08/13 08/12   19/47 19/54
Basford Hall Jn 08/18 08/16   19/42 19/48
Crewe 08.22a ~ 08.25d 08.20 ~ 08.25   19.32a ~ 19.36d 19.39 ~ 19.45
Crewe Coal Yard 08/27 08/34   19/29 19/36
Winsford 08/33 08/34   19/22 19/28
Hartford Jn 08/37 08/38   19*10 ~ 19*17 19.11 ~ 19.23
Acton Bridge 08/38 08/39   19/05 19/06
Weaver Jn 08/41 08/41   19/02 19/04
Acton Grange Jn 08/44 08/44   18/55 18/56
Warrington Bank Quay 08/45 08/46   18/53 18/54 [P2]
Dallam Jn 08/46 ?   18/52 ?
Winwick Jn 08/48 08/48   18/50 18/52
Springs Branch Jn 08/52 08/54   18/46 18/46
Wigan South Jn 08/53 ?   18/45 ?
Wigan North Western 08/54 08/55   18/44 18/45
Balshaw Lane Jn 09/01 09/01   18/37 18/39
Euxton Jn 09/04 09/03   18/35 18/38
Farington Jn 09/08 09/08   ? ?

 

Location Booked Actual
Lostock Hall Jn 09/14 09/11
Blackburn 09/26 09/24
Daisyfield Jn 09/27 09/26
Langho 09/35 ?
Clitheroe 09/44 09/43
Horrocksford Jn 09/45 ?
Hellifield 10/06 10/05
Hellifield Down Goods Loop 10L09a ~ 10L54d 10L09 ~ 10L53
Settle Jn 11/01 11/03
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 11/12 ?
Ribblehead 11/21 ?
Blea Moor 11/25 11/31
Garsdale 11/36 ?
Kirkby Stephen 11/47 11/55
Appleby 11w59a ~ 12w29d 12.07 ~ 12.27
Kirkby Thore SB 12/35 12/34
Culgaith SB 12/38 12/36
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 12/46 ?
Low House Crossing SB 12/54 12/51
How & Co Siding 12/58 12/56
Petteril Bridge Jn 13/13 13/13
London Road Jn 13/15 ?
Carlisle 13.18a ~ 16.15d 13.16 [P4] ~ 16.15 [P4]
Penrith North Lakes 16/42 16/40
Tebay 17/03 17/03
Oxenholme Lake District 17/14 17/15
Carnforth North Jn 17/30 17/32
Carnforth U&DGL 17L32a ~ 18L02d 17L34 ~ ??L??
Morecambe South Jn 18/09 18/10
Lancaster 18/10 18/14
Garstang & Catterall 18/19 18/23
Preston 18/29 18/32

Timings continue in first table.

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