21st June 2018

Steam Dreams
The Lakes Express (Day 4 of 4)

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge', 47580 'County of Essex' & steam: 48151
Stock Used (1) (80217)+5236+5237+1666+13320+99127+99121+13440+9104+5200+99328

Route : 1Z31 throughout

Loco(s) Route
48151 Carnforth - (via WCML) - Crewe
47580 + 47746 (2) Crewe - (via Trent Valley, Northampton & WCML) - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Willesden No.7 Jn - Acton Lane Reception Sidings
47580 + 47746 (2) (3) Acton Lane Reception Sidings - Willesden West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) 80217 was only in the consist when 48151 was on the train.
(2) 47746 Dead-in-train .
(3) ????? on rear?

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Carnforth 12.03d [P2] 12.04
Carnforth North Jn 12/06 12/05
Morecambe South Jn 12/12 12/12
Lancaster 12/14 [UF] 12/15
Garstang & Catteral 12/25 12/28
Preston 12.37a ~ 12.39d [P6] 12/42?
Ribble Jn 12/41 [US] 12/43
Farington Curve Jn 12/43 12/45
Euxton Jn 12/47 12/51
Balshaw Lane 12*50 ~ 12*55 ? ~ 12.58
Wigan North Western 13/04 [P4] 13/11 [P4]
Wigan South Jn 13/05 13/12
Springs Branch Jn 13/06 13/13
Golborne Jn 13/10 13/17
Winwick Jn 13/12½ [US] 13/20
Dallam Jn 13/15½ 13/24
Warrington Bank Quay 13*18 ~ 13*31 [P1] 13.27 ~ 13.34 [P1]
Acton Grange Jn 13/35 13/39
Weaver Jn 13/41 13/46
Acton Bridge 13/43 [US] ?
Hartford Jn 13*47 ~ 13*50 [UF] ?
Winsford 13/57 14/01
Crewe Coal Yard 14/06½ 14/10
Crewe 14L08a ~ 15L01d [P12] 14.13 ~ 15.02 [P12]
Basford Hall Jn 15/06 15/05
Madeley 15/13 [US] 15/12
Norton Bridge 15/24 [US] 15/23
Stafford 15/30 [P4] [US] 15/30
Trent Valley Jn 15/31 15/31
Whitehouse Jn 15/34 [US-UF] 15/34
Colwich 15/38 [UF-US] 15/38
Rugeley North Jn 15/44 [US] 15/41
Lichfield North Jn 15/51 [US] 15/50
Amington Jn 15/59 [US] 15/58
Atherstone 16.08 ~ 16.24 16/08?
Nuneaton 16/31 [P5] [US] 16/27
Attleborough Jn 16/33½ 16/30
Brinklow 16/41½ 16/40
Trent Valley Jn 16/47 [US] 16/55
Rugby Sig.RN4184 16.50 ~ 17.12 ?
Rugby 17.15a ~ 17.19d [P6] 16.57 ~ 17.19
Hillmorton Jn 17/22 17/22
Daventry North Jn 17/26 17/25
Long Buckby 17/33 17/30
Mill Lane Jn 17/44 17/39
Northampton North Jn 17.50 ~ 18.10 [UDS] ? ~ 18.12
Northampton 18/13 [UML] 18/14
Hanslope Jn 18/27½ [US] 18/25
Milton Keynes Central 18.33a ~ 18.35d [P1] [US] 18.33 ~ 18.34
Bletchley 18/41 [P4] [US] 18/39
Ledburn Jn 18/50 [US] 18/45
Tring 18/57 [P5] [US] 18/52
Bourne End Jn 19/03 [US] 18/58
Watford Junction 19/11 [P9] [US] 19/13
Harrow & Wealdstone 19/17 [P6] [US] 19/25
Wembley Central 19/25 [P6] 19/30
Sudbury Jn 19/27½ [UR] 19/33
Wembley Yard South Jn 19/28½ 19/34
Willesden No.7 Jn 19/31½ ?
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 19.34 ~ 20.02 ?
Willesden West London Jn 20/07 20/13
Mitre Bridge Jn 20/09 20/16
North Pole Jn 20/10 20/17
Kensington Olympia 20/13 [P3] 20/21
Latchmere Jn 20/19½ 20/31
Longhedge Jn 20/25½ 20/32
Stewarts Lane Jn 20/28 [RVL] 20/33
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 20/31 [SL] 20/35
London Victoria 20.35a [P2] 20.42


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z32 : (????? with 47746 + 47580 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 21.35d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 21/37
Stewarts Lane Jn 21/40
Longhedge Jn 21/43
Latchmere Jn 21/54
West Brompton 22.00 ~ 22.02
Kensington Olympia 22/05
North Pole Jn 22/09
Mitre Bridge Jn 22/10
Willesden West London Jn 22/12
Willesden SW Sidings 22.14 ~ 22.31
Acton Wells Jn 22/34
Acton Main Line 22/38
Acton West 22/43
West Ealing 22/47
Southall East Jn 22/51
Southall Yard 22.54 ~ 23.08
Southall Depot 23.18a


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