11th May 2013

West Coast Railway Company
The Channel Coast Express

Locos Used 57313 & 57316
Stock Used (3) 99672+99674+99679+3143+3058+3392+3395+99677+99311+4973

Route :
1Z64 : Doncaster to Brighton
1Z65 : Brighton to Doncaster

Loco(s) Route
57313 (1) Doncaster - (via ECML) - Alexandra Palace - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction HL - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Balham - Crystal Palace - Norwood Junction - East Croydon - Stoats Nest Jn - Gatwick Airport - Haywards Heath - Brighton
57316 (2) Brighton - (reverse of outward route) - Gospel Oak - Upper Holloway - Junction Road Jn - Harringay Park Jn - Alexandra Palace - (via ECML) - Doncaster

Notes :
(1) 57316 on rear.
(2) 57313 on rear.
(3) Stock confirmation required.

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Tom Cairns)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Doncaster 06.53d 06.53   22.28a 22.32
Loversall Carr Jn 06/59 06/58   22/22 22/26
Babworth Loop - -   22.02a ~ 22.09d ?
Retford 07.11a ~ 07.13d 07.10 ~ 07.13   21.58a ~ 22.00d 22.03 ~ 22.05
Newark Flat Crossing 07/27 07/29   21/42 21/47
Newark North Gate 07.29a ~ 07.32d 07.31 ~ 07.33   21.38a ~ 21.40d 21.42 ~ 21.45
Claypole Loop 07/39 07/39   21/34 21/37
Grantham 07.48a ~ 07.51d 07.49 ~ 07.51   21.22a ~ 21.25d 21.25 ~ 21.28
Stoke Jn 08/02 08/03   21/17 21/19
Tallington Jn 08/12½ 08/14   21/05 21/07
Helpston Jn 08/15 ?   21/01 ?
Peterborough 08.21a ~ 08.23d 08.22 ~ 08.25   20.52a ~ 20.55d 20.55 ~ 20.57
Fletton Jn 08/25 ?   20/49 ?
Holme Jn 08/31 ?   20/42½ 20/41
Connington South Jn 08/33½ ?   20/40 ?
Huntingdon 08.42a ~ 08.45d 08.42 ~ 08.45   20.30a ~ 20.33d 20.28 ~ 20.30
Sandy 09/00 09/01   20/15½ 20/12
Hitchin 09/14½ 09/14   19/59 19/57
Stevenage 09/19½ 09/19   19/55 19/55
Woolmer Green Jn 09/26 09/24   19/51 19/51
Digswell Jn 09/28 ?   19.37a ~ 19.48d ?
Welwyn Garden City 09/29 09/28   19/35½ 19/36
Potters Bar 09/35 09/35   19/26 19/28
Alexandra Palace 09/45 09/45   19.17a ~ 19.19d 19.16 ~ 19.18
Finsbury Park 09.51a ~ 09.52d 09.52 ~ 09.54   - -
Copenhagen Jn 09/56 ?   - -
York Way North Jn 09/57 ?   - -
Camden Road Jn 10/00 10/01   - -
Harringay Park Jn 09/48 ?   19/05 ?
Junction Road Jn - -   19/03 ?
Upper Holloway - -   19/00 18/57
Gospel Oak 10/04½ 10/05   18/55 18/53
Kensal Green Jn 10/18 10/14   18/42½ 18/44
Willesden Junction HL 10.20a ~ 10.21d 10.18 ~ 10.19   18/41 18/43
Mitre Bridge Jn 10/24 10/21   18/38 18/41
North Pole Jn 10/25 10/23   18/37 18/39
Kensington Olympia 10/30 10/29   18.32a ~ 18.33d 18.35 ~ 18.36
Latchmere Jn 10/38 10/38   18/26 18/30
Clapham Junction 10/47 10/46   18/24 18/28
Balham 10/53 10/53   18/20 18/24
Streatham Hill 10/56 10/56   18/13 18/12
Crystal Palace 11/05½ 11/06   18/06 18/05
Norwood Junction 11/11 11/11   18/02 18/01
Windmill Bridge Jn 11/13 11/14   17/57 17/58
East Croydon 11/14 11/15   17/56 17/57
Purley 11/19 11/22   17/53 17/54
Stoats Nest Jn 11/20½ 11/25   17/52 17/53
Earlswood 11/27 11/33   17/46 17/47
Gatwick Airport 11.34a ~ 11.39d 11.39 ~ 11.42   17/42 17/42
Three Bridges 11/42 11/47   17.35a ~ 17.38d 17.37 ~ 17.38
Balcombe Tunnel Jn 11/44 11/50   17/29 17/29
Haywards Heath 11/49 11/59   17.14a ~ 17.21d 17/16?
Keymer Jn 11/51½ 12/02   17/10 17/09
Preston Park 11/59½ 12/09   17/01½ 17/01
Brighton 12.04a 12.13   16.58d 16.58


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z64 : (57316 with 57313 on rear) : Brighton to Lovers Walk T&RSMD
5Z65 : (57313 with 57316 on rear) : Lovers Walk T&RSMD to Brighton

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Brighton 12.42d   16.41a
Lovers Walk T&RSMD 13.02a   16.21d


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