27th February 2022

???
(Football Special)

Locos Used (3) 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & 90002 'Wolf of Badenoch'
Stock Used 1211+3312+3229+80043+3188+3438+17056

Route : 
1Z86 : Liverpool Lime Street to Wembley Central
1Z88 : Wembley Central to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco(s) Route
90002 (1) Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Wembley Central
47810 (2) Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) (5) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) 47801 on rear.
(2) 90002 on rear.
(3) 47810 running as D1924.
(4) This was a football special  for the EFL Cup Final at Wembley between Liverpool and Chelsea. Final score was 0:0, so the match then went to penalties, which Liverpool won 11:10.
(5) Booked route on the return was via Northampton but was diverted via Weedon for reason(s) unknown though may have been due to the late running.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 09.50d [P10] 10.09   23.59a [P10] 23.57
Crown Street Jn 09/52½ [FL] 10/12   23/56½ 23/53
Edge Hill 09/54 [P3] 10/13   23/55 [P4] 23/50
Former Edge Hill SB 09/54½ 10/14   23/50½ 23/49
Wavertree Jn 09/56½ 10/15   23/48½ 23/47
Liverpool South Parkway 10/00 [P1] 10/18 [P1]   23/41 [P2] 23/44
Ditton East Jn 10/04 10/22   23/35½ 23/39
Runcorn 10/07½ [P1] 10/24   23/33 [P2] 23/36
Halton Jn 10/09 10/25   23/32 23/35
Weaver Jn 10/14 10/28   23/28½ 23/31
Acton Bridge 10/16 10/29   23/27 23/30
Hartford Jn 10/18 10/30   23/25½ 23/28
Winsford 10/22 10/34   23/21½ 23/25
Crewe Coal Yard 10/29 10/39   23/16½ 23/18
Crewe 10c34 ~ 10c36 [P12] [US] 10/40   23c11 ~ 23c13 [P6] 23.14 ~ 23.16
Basford Hall Jn 10/41½ [US] 10/41   23/07½ [DF] 23/09
Madeley 10/46½ [US] 10/45   23/03½ [DF] 23/04
Norton Bridge 10/55½ [US] 10/52   22/54½ [DF] 22/57
Little Bridgeford Jn 10/56½ [US] 10/53   22/53½ 22/56
Stafford North Jn 11/01½ [US-UF] 10/55   22/50 22/53
Stafford 11/02½ [UF] 10/56   22/50 [DF] 22/52
Colwich 11/07½ [UF] 11/01   22/45 22/46
Rugeley North Jn 11/10½ [UF] 11/02   22/41 [DF] 22/41
Lichfield North Jn 11/16 [UF] 11/08   22/35½ [DF] 22/33
Amington Jn 11/22½ [UF-US] 11/13   22/30 [DF] 22/28
Nuneaton 11/38 [P5] [US] 11/24   22/22 [P3] [DF] 22/19
Attleborough South Jn 11/39½ [US] 11/25   22/21 [DF] 22/17
Brinklow Jn 11/45½ [US] 11/32   22/14 [DF] 22/12
Trent Valley Jn 11/49 11/37   22/08 [DF] 22/10
Rugby 11/51 [P5] 11/41   22/06½ [P2] [DF] 22/09
Hillmorton Jn 11/52½ 11/45   21/57½ [DN] 22/08
Weedon 12/01 11/53   DIV 21/59
Daventry North Jn - -   21/54½ DIV
Long Buckby - -   21/49 DIV
Northampton - -   21/37 [P2] DIV
Hanslope Jn 12/12 [US] 12/02   21/21½ 21/49
Milton Keynes Central 12/18½ [P1] [US] 12/10   21/14 [P6] [DF] 21/43
Bletchley 12/21½ [P4] [US] 12/13   21/09 [P1] [DF] 21/35
Ledburn Jn 12/29½ [US] 12/27   21/02 [DS-DF] 21/27
Tring 12/39 [P5] [US] 12/38 [P5]   20/53½ [P3] [DS] 21/23
Bourne End Jn 12/46 [US] 12/45   20/46½ [DS] 21/18
Watford Junction 12/59½ [P9] [US] 13/00   20/39 [P8] [DS] 21/12
Harrow & Wealdstone 13/08 [P6] [US] 13/09   20/34 [P5] [DS] 21/07
Wembley Central 13.12a [P6] 13.12   20.29d [P5] [DS] 20.58


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