21st September - 22nd September 2018

GB Railfreight
Out of the Ordinary (overnight)

Locos Used 73107' Tracy', 73141 'Charlotte' & 92033
Stock Used 4998+4949+4991+1651+3121+3149+3119+3147+80042+3098+3097+21272

Route : 
1Z24 : London Waterloo to Blackpool North
1Z25 : Blackpool North to Mossend Down Yard

Loco(s) Route
92033 (1) London Waterloo - Vauxhall - Queenstown Road Battersea - West London Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden No.7 Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Central - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston - Kirkham & Wesham - Poulton-le-Fylde - Blackpool North
73141 + 73107 (2) Blackpool North - Poulton-le-Fylde - Kirkham & Wesham - Preston
92033 (1) Preston - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Mossend Down Yard

Notes :
(1) 73107 + 73141 on rear.
(2) 92033 on rear.  
(3) This was reported as the first time an electric locomotive had worked a passenger train to Blackpool North.


92033 on arrival at Blackpool North (photo: Matt Walker)

Sources : Peter Drury, Matt Walker & Stuart Hicks (all on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Peter Drury & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 London Waterloo 19.30d [P20] [WSL] 19.30 [P20]
? Vauxhall 19/35 [P3] 19/34 [P3]
? Nine Elms Jn 19/37 [WL] 19/36
1.36 Queenstown Road Battersea 19/38 [P3] [WFL] 19/38
2.15 West London Jn 19/39½ [DRV] 19/42
2.43 Latchmere Jn 19/45 19/43½
5.21 Kensington Olympia 19/55½ [DM] 19/56 [DM]
7.06 North Pole Jn 20/02 20/02
7.47 Mitre Bridge Jn 20/03 20/04
7.88 Willesden West London Jn 20/05 [DR] 20/06
? Willesden No.7 Jn 20/08 [DR] 20/07
? Wembley Yard South Jn 20/11 [DR] 20/10
? Sudbury Jn 20/15 [DS] 20/15
10.64 Wembley Central 20/18½ [P5] [DS] 20/17½
? North Wembley Jn 20/22½ [DS-DF] 20/18
? Harrow & Wealdstone 20/26½ [DF] 20/21
20.03 Watford Junction 20c31a ~ 20c33d [P6] [DF] 20.31 ~ 20.33 [P8]
? Bourne End Jn 20/38½ [DF] 20/44
34.25 Tring 20/44 [P1] [DF] 20/53½
40.79 Ledburn Jn 20/49 [DF-DS] 20/57½
49.16 Bletchley 20/59 [P3] [DS] 21/04½
52.35 Milton Keynes Central 21/04 [P3] [DS] 21/06½
59.18 Hanslope Jn 21/10 21/11½
68.67 Northampton 21/24 [P2] 21/25 [P2]
78.28 Long Buckby 21/35 21/34
? Daventry North Jn 21/41½ 21/38
? Hillmorton Jn 21/46 21/50
87.37 Rugby 21/48 [DF] 21/52 [DF]
? Trent Valley Jn 21/50 [DF] 21/53
? Newbold Jn 21/51½ 21/54
92.88 Brinklow 21/56 [DF] 21/56
? Attleborough South Jn 22/02½ [DF-DS] 22/01
101.99 Nuneaton 22/04 [P2] [DS] 22.04 ~ 22.05
? Amington Jn 22/17 [DS] 22/16
121.16 Lichfield North Jn 22/27 [DS] 22.26 ~ 22.26½
129.36 Rugeley North Jn 22/35 [DS] 22/34
? Colwich 22/40 [DF] 22/36
138.41 Stafford 22/46 [DF] 22.45 ~ 22.47 [P3] [DS]
143.77 Norton Bridge 22/51 [DF] ?
154.76 Madeley 23/00 [DF] 23/01
161.07 Basford Hall Jn 23/06 [IL] 23/09
? Crewe Basford Hall S.S.N. 23/11 [IL] 23/11
162.15 Crewe S.S.N. S.B. 23/14 [IL] 23/13
162.66 Crewe Salop Goods Jn 23/16 23/16½
163.49 Crewe Coal Yard 23/21 [DS] 23/23½
170.15 Winsford 23/28 [DF] 23/33½
? Hartford Jn 23/32½ [DF] 23/37
177.11 Acton Bridge 23/34 [DF] 23/38½
179.15 Weaver Jn 23/36½ [DF] 23/39½
? Acton Grange Jn 23/40½ [DF] 23/44
186.76 Warrington Bank Quay 23c43 ~ 23c46 [P3] 23.48 ~ 23.49
? Dallam Jn 23/49 [DF] 23/50
190.22 Winwick Jn 23/51 [DF] 23/54
192.60 Golborne Jn 23/53½ [DF] 23/56
? Springs Branch Jn 00/01 [DF] 00/01
? Wigan South Jn 00/03½ [DF] 00/04
198.52 Wigan North Western 00/04 [P5] 00/05
? Balshaw Lane Jn 00/12 [DS] 00/13
? Euxton Jn 00/15 [DS] 00/17
? Farington Curve Jn 00/19 [DS] 00/23
? Skew Bridge 00/20 [DG] 00/25
? Ribble Jn 00/25 [DG] 00/29
213.65 Preston 00c30 ~ 00c34 [DG] 00/32 [DG]
? Fylde Jn 00/36 00/32
? Kirkham & Wesham 00/44 [P2] 00/40
228.04 Poulton-le-Fylde 00/55 [P1] 00/47
? Devonshire Road Jn 00/59 00/51
231.26
0.00		 Blackpool North 01.04a ~ 01.20d [P2] 00.53 ~ 01.27 [P2]
? Devonshire Road Jn 01/23 01/28
3.22 Poulton-le-Fylde 01/28 [P2] 01/33
? Kirkham & Wesham 01/38 [P3] 01/43
? Fylde Jn 01/47 [SL] 01/53
17.61
0.00		 Preston 01.49a ~ 01.59d [P5] [DF] 01.57 ~ 02.16 [P3]
? Fylde Jn 02/00 02/18
9.36 Garstang & Catteral 02/07½ 02/25½
20.98 Lancaster 02/17 [DF] 02/35
? Morecambe South Jn 02/18½ 02/35
27.21 Carnforth North Jn 02/21½ 02/38½
40.08 Oxenholme Lake District 02/31½ [P2] 02/47½
53.08 Tebay 02/44½ 02/57½
? Shap Summit 02/49½ 03/01
72.23 Penrith North Lakes 03/02 [P2] 03/12
90.09 Carlisle 03/24 [B] 03/29
98.80 Gretna Jn 03/34 03/37½
115.44 Lockerbie 03/51 [P1] 03/49½
129.81 Beattock 04/01½ [DM] 03/59½
139.86 Beattock Summit 04/09½ [DM] 04/06½
147.94 Abington 04/15½ [DM] 04/12½
? Carstairs South Jn 04/29 04/23
163.75 Carstairs 04/30 [DM] 04/24
166.19 Lanark Jn 04/32 04/26
174.18 Law Jn 04/38 04/31½
177.58 Shieldmuir 04/41 04/35½
179.57 Motherwell 04.50a ~ 04.54d [P2] 04.45 ~ 04.54
? Mossend South Jn 04/58½ 05/00
? Mossend North Jn 04/59 ?
182.03 Mossend Down Yard 05.05a 05.20

Mileages taken from tour brochure.

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