3rd - 4th September 2021
GB Railfreight
GBRf 2021 - This Time It's Personal (Overnight)
Locos Used | 37407 'Blackpool Tower', 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine / Concrete Bob', 86101 'Sir William A Stanier FRS' & 92032 'IMechE Railway Division' |
Stock Used | 4998+4991+4946+1671+3147+3146+3123+3119+80042+3141+3110+35469 |
Route :
1Z27 : Acton Lane Reception Sidings to Mossend Up Yard
1Z30 : Mossend Up Yard to Glasgow Exhibition Centre
Loco(s) | Route |
86101 | Acton Lane Reception Sidings - Willesden No.7 Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Central - (via WCML & Weedon) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot [Up & Down Goods Loop] - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Bloxwich - Cannock (2) - Hednesford - Rugeley Trent Valley - Stafford - Madeley - Crewe |
92032 | Crewe - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Mossend Up Yard |
37425 + 37407 | Mossend Up Yard - Whifflet North Jn - Langloan Jn - Carmyle - Rutherglen - Glasgow Central LL - Glasgow Exhibition Centre |
Notes :
(1) This leg of the tour was originally advertised to be hauled by a Class 86
T&T 2 x Class 73s from Acton Lane Reception Sidings - Rugby - Coventry - Aston -
Birmingham New Street (reverse), then to Bromsgrove.
(2) This was reported to be the first passenger train to be hauled by an
electric locomotive over the Cannock line.
(3) Nick Bartlett comments: Unfortunately some of the passengers, myself
included, were taken ill with a stomach bug on this leg of the tour.
(4) Tour postponed from 25-26/09/20 & 16-17/04/21.
Sources : Nick Bartlett & Matt Walker (both on the tour)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett &
Open Rail Live Railway
Data)
Location | Booked | Actual |
Acton Lane Reception Sidings | 19L45d | 19.53 [Recp 2] |
Willesden No.7 Jn | 19/47 [DR] | 19/55 |
Wembley Yard South Jn | 19/50 | 19/57 |
Sudbury Jn | 19/51 [DS] | 19/58 [DS] |
Wembley Central | 19/53 [P5] [DS] | 20/00 [P5] [DS] |
Harrow & Wealdstone | 19/57 [P5] [DS] | 20/03 [P5] [DS] |
Watford Junction | 20.03a ~ 20.05d [P8] [DS] | 20.08 ~ 20.10 [P8] [DS] |
Bourne End Jn | 20/13 [DS] | 20/18 [DS] |
Tring | 20/20 [P3] [DS] | 20/30 [P3] [DS] |
Ledburn Jn | 20/25½ [DS] | 20/36 [DS-DF] |
Bletchley | 20/35 [P3] [DS] | 20/42 [P1] [DF] |
Milton Keynes Central | 20/38½ [P3] [DS] | 20/45 [P6] [DF] |
Hanslope Jn | 20/46 [DS-DF] | 20/49 |
Weedon | 20/56 | 20/57 |
Hillmorton Jn | 21/04 | 21/04 |
Rugby | 21.08a ~ 21.20d [P2] | 21.08 ~ 21.16 [P2] |
Trent Valley Jn | 21/22 | 21/18 |
Coventry | 21/31½ [P3] | 21/31 [P3] |
Berkswell | 21/36½ | 21/35 |
Birmingham International | 21/42½ [P2] | 21/41 [P2] |
Stechford | 21/48 | 21/49 |
Proof House Jn | 21/52½ [WL] | 21/52 |
Birmingham New Street | 21.55a ~ 22.00d [P3] | 21.56 ~ 22.01 [P3] |
Soho South Jn | 22/05 | 22/08 |
Soho East Jn | 22/06 | 22/09 |
Perry Barr West Jn | 22/09½ | 22/13 |
Perry Barr North Jn | 22/17 | 22.15 ~ 22.17 |
Newton Jn | 22/24 | 22/26 |
Bescot [U&DGL] | DIV | 22c30 ~ 22c46 [U&DGL] |
Bescot Jn | 22/31 | 22.48 ~ 22.53 |
Pleck Jn | 22/34 [FL] | 22/57 |
Walsall | 22/37 [P3] | 23/01 [P3] |
Ryecroft Jn | 22/40 | 23/02 |
Bloxwich | 22/44 | 23/07 |
Cannock | 22/51½ | ? |
Hednesford | 22/55 | 23/15 |
Rugeley Town | 23/02 | 23/23 |
Rugeley Power Station Jn | 23/03 | 23/25 |
Rugeley Trent Valley | 23/07 [P1] [DS] | 23/30 |
Rugeley North Jn | 23/10 [DS] | 23/31 |
Colwich | 23/17½ [DF] | 23/33 |
Stafford | 23/23 [DF] | 23/38 [DF] |
Norton Bridge | 23/26½ [DF] | 23/41 |
Madeley | 23/33½ [DF] | 23/48 |
Basford Hall Jn | 23/38½ [DF] | 23/53 |
Crewe | 23L42a ~ 00L10d [P12] | 23.59 ~ 00.28 [P12] [DF] |
Crewe Coal Yard | 00/12 | 00/30 |
Winsford | 00/17 | 00/36 |
Hartford Jn | 00/20½ | 00/39 |
Acton Bridge | 00/22 | 00/41 |
Weaver Jn | 00/24½ | 00/42 |
Acton Grange Jn | 00/28 | 00/46 |
Warrington Bank Quay | 00/29½ [P3] | 00/47 [P3] |
Dallam Jn | 00/30 | 00/48 |
Winwick Jn | 00/32½ | 00/50 |
Golborne Jn | 00/35 | 00/52 |
Springs Branch Jn | 00/38½ | 00/55 |
Wigan South Jn | 00/39 | ? |
Wigan North Western | 00/39½ [P5] | 00/56 [P5] |
Balshaw Lane | 00/45 | 01/05 |
Euxton Jn | 00/46½ | 01/08 |
Ribble Jn | 00/50 [DF] | ? |
Preston | 00/53 [P3] | 01/12 [P3] |
Fylde Jn | 00/54 | ? |
Barton & Broughton | 00/58 | ? |
Garstang & Catteral | 01/01 | 01/20 |
Lancaster | 01/10½ [DF] | 01/29 [DF] |
Morecambe South Jn | 01/12 | 01/30 |
Carnforth North Jn | 01/15 | 01/33 |
Oxenholme Lake District | 01/25 [P2] | 01/42 |
Grayrigg | 01/30½ | ? |
Tebay | 01/36 | 01/53 |
Shap Summit | 01/40 | ? |
Shap Harrisons Sidings | 01/43 | ? |
Penrith North Lakes | 01*55 ~ 02*01 [P3] | 02/09 |
Carlisle | 02w22 ~ 03w05 [P3] | 02.24 ~ 03.32 [P3] |
Gretna Jn | 03/20 | 03/43 |
Lockerbie | 03/37½ [P1] | 03/55 |
Beattock | 03/53½ [DM] | 04/05 |
Beattock Summit | 04/09½ [DM] | 04/16 |
Abington | 04/18½ [DM] | 04/23 |
Carstairs South Jn | 04/35 | 04/35 |
Carstairs | 04/35½ [DM] | 04/35½ |
Lanark Jn | 04/37½ | 04/38 |
Law Jn | 04/46½ | 04/45 |
Shieldmuir | 04/49½ [P1] | 04/48 |
Motherwell | 04/51 [P2] | 04/52 [P2] |
Mossend South Jn | 04*56 ~ 05*01 | ? |
Mossend North Jn | 05/02 | ? |
Mossend Up Yard | 05L08 ~ 05L45 | 05.05 ~ 06.05 [No.1 Up Recp] |
Mossend North Exit | 05/52 | 06/12 |
Whifflet South Jn | 05/54 | 06/17 |
Whifflet North Jn | 05/57 | 06/18 |
Langloan Jn | 06/00 | 06/20 |
Carmyle | 06/10 | 06/28 |
Rutherglen East Jn | 06/14 | 06/34 |
Rutherglen | 06/16½ | 06/35 |
Glasgow Central LL | 06/26½ | 06/48 |
Glasgow Exhibition Centre | 06.30a [P2] | 06.53 [P2] |