14th March 2020

West Coast Railways
The Liverpool Pullman / Spirit of the Lakes

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & 47828
Stock Used 99674+99672+1961+99676+99673+99677+1861+4854

Route :
1Z85 : Cleethorpes to Liverpool Lime Street
1Z87 : Liverpool Lime Street to Cleethorpes

Loco(s) Route
47828 (1) Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Habrough - Barnetby - Scunthorpe - Thorne South - Hatfield & Stainforth - Bentley Jn - Hexthorpe Jn - Mexborough - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Masborough Jn - Beighton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - North Stafford Jn - Tutbury & Hatton - Uttoxeter - Longton - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Alsager - Crewe - Winsford - Weaver Jn - Runcorn - Liverpool South Parkway - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street
47746 (2) Liverpool Lime Street - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Wincobank Jn - Holmes Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Mexborough - Hexthorpe Jn - Doncaster - Bentley Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Cleethorpes

Notes :
(1) 47746 on rear.
(2) 47828 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cleethorpes 05.53d [P2] ?   22.38a [P1] 22.18
Grimsby Town 05.59a ~ 06.02d [P2] 06.27 ~ 06.33   22.27a ~ 22.30d [P1] 22.09 ~ 22.11
Stallingborough 06/08 06/40   22/19 22/03
Habrough 06.14a ~ 06.18d 06.44 ~ 06.47   22.10a ~ 22.13d 21.56 ~ 21.58
Brocklesby Jn 06/21 [ML] 06/49   22/07 21/53
Barnetby 06.27a ~ 06.31d [P3] 06.55 ~ 06.57   21.57a ~ 22.00d [P2] 21.44 ~ 21.47
Wrawby Jn 06/33 06/58   21/54 21/43
Scunthorpe F.O.B. Jn 06/42½ 07/09   21/46 21/34
Scunthorpe 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P2] 07.13 ~ 07.16 [P2]   21.38a ~ 21.41d [P1] 21.27 ~ 21.30
Crowle 07/06 [P2] 07/27   21/14 [P1] 21/15
Thorne South 07.14a ~ 07.17d 07.36 ~ 07.38   21.03a ~ 21.06d 21.06 ~ 21.08
Thorne Jn 07/20 07/40   21/01 21/03
Hatfield & Stainforth 07/22 [P1] 07/42   20*37 ~ 20*57 ? ~ 21.00
Kirk Sandall Jn 07/25 07/45   20/27 [SL] 20/24
Bentley Jn 07/27 [DDA] 07/49   20/24 20/20
Doncaster - -   20*17 ~ 20*19 [P8] 20.16 ~ 20.17
Hexthorpe Jn 07/48 07/53   20/11½ 20/11
Mexborough 07/53½ 08/00   20/06 20/06
Swinton 07/56½ 08/01   20/03 20/04
Aldwarke Jn 07/58½ 08/04   20/00½ 20/02
Masborough Jn 08/02½ ?   19/58 ?
Treeton Jn 08/08 ?   - -
Beighton Jn 08/12 08/13   - -
Barrow Hill North Jn 08/20 ?   - -
Holmes Jn - -   19/57½ 19/58
Wincobank Jn - -   19/56 ?
Nunnery Main Line Jn - -   19/54 19/53
Sheffield - -   19*51 ~ 19*52 [P1] 19.48 ~ 19.51 [P1]
Dore Station Jn - -   19/45½ 19/40
Tapton Jn 08/23 ?   19/37 19/34
Chesterfield 08*24 ~ 08*33 [UBH] 08/23   19/36½ [P1] 19/33
Chesterfield South Jn 08/34½ 08/32   19/35½ 19/32
Clay Cross North Jn 08/37 08/37   19/32½ [ML] 19/30
Ambergate Jn 08/46 08/50   19/23½ 19/21
Broadholme 08*49 ~ 08*52 [UPL] 08.51 ~ 08.58   - -
St Mary's South Jn 09/00½ [B] 09/08   19/15 [A] 19/12
Derby 09c02 ~ 09c04 [P2] 09.10 ~ 09.11   19c04 ~ 19c13 [P1] 19.05 ~ 19.09
L.N.W. Jn 09/06 [DTF] 09/13   19/00½ [UTF] 19/03
Stenson Jn 09/11 09/18   18/57 18/58
North Stafford Jn 09/12 09/19   18/56 18/57
Tutbury & Hatton 09/19 09/32   18/36 18/36
Uttoxeter 09*28 ~ 09*40 09/41   18/25 18/22
Caverswall 09/54 ?   18/12 18/07
Longton 09/57 09/59   18/08 18/03
Stoke Jn 10/01 10/03   18/03 17/58
Stoke-on-Trent 10.03 ~ 10.08 [P2] 10.05 ~ 10.08   18/02 [P1] 17/57
Kidsgrove 10/17 [P4] 10/17   17/53 [P3] 17/49
Alsager 10/20 10/20   17/45½ 17/45
Barthomley Jn 10/23 10/24   17/42½ 17/42
North Stafford Jn 10/26 [UDP] 10/28   17/39 [UDP] 17/38
Crewe 10c29 ~ 11c20 [P12] [DF] 10.32 ~ 11.20   17c21 ~ 17c36 [P1] 17.19 ~ 17.34 [P1]
Crewe Coal Yard 11/23½ 11/23   17/18 17/00
Winsford 11/28½ 11/29   17/05 [US] 16/51
Hartford Jn 11/32½ 11/33   16*46 ~ 16*57 [UF] 16/41
Acton Bridge 11/34 11/34   16/42 [US] 16/38
Weaver Jn 11/35½ 11/36   16/39 16/33
Halton Jn 11/39 11/40   16/34 16/29
Runcorn 11/41 [P2] 11/41   16/33 [P1] 16/28
Ditton East Jn 11/43½ [FL] ?   16/30 16/25
Liverpool South Parkway 11/49 [P2] 11/48   16/22½ [P3] 16/21
Wavertree Jn 11/52 11/51   16/18½ [SL] 16/19
Edge Hill SB 11/54 ?   16/16½ 16/18
Edge Hill 11/54½ [P4] 11/54   16/16 [P3] 16/17
Crown Street Jn 11/56½ 11/56   16/14½ 16/15
Liverpool Lime Street 12.01a [P9] 11.59   16.12d [P9] 16.12


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z86 : (47746 with 47828 on rear) : Liverpool Lime Street to Crewe
5Z87 : (47828 with 47746 on rear) : Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street 12.11d [P9] 16.01a [P9]
Crown Street Jn 12/13 15/58
Edge Hill 12/15 15/56
Edge Hill SB 12/16 15/55
Wavertree Jn 12/17 15/53
Liverpool South Parkway 12/21 15/50
Ditton East Jn 12/25 15/45
Runcorn 12/30 15/42
Halton Jn 12/31 15/40
Weaver Jn 12/36 15/37
Acton Bridge 12/38 15/34
Hartford Jn 12/40 15/33
Winsford 12/45 15/28
Crewe Coal Yard 12/54 15/23
Crewe 12.57a [P12] 15.21d [P12]


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