9th September 2023

West Coast Railways
Edinburgh

Locos Used 47804 & 57009
Stock Used 99125+95402+99678+99348+99352+99351+1860+SO?+99677

Route : 
1Z55 : Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z57 : Edinburgh Waverley to Preston

Loco(s) Route
57009 (1) Preston - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Craiglockhart Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Portobello Jn - Craigentinny Jn - Edinburgh Waverley
47804 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Preston

Notes:
(1) 47804 on rear.
(2) 57009 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Preston 07.08d [P4] 07.09   20.39a [P4] 20.29
Fylde Jn 07/09½ ?   20/37½ [UF] ?
Barton & Broughton 07/13½ 07/15   20/33 20/24
Garstang & Catteral 07/16½ 07/19   20/27½ 20/19
Lancaster 07.26a ~ 07.29d [P3] 07.29 ~ 07.32   20.12a ~ 20.15d [P4] 20.05 ~ 20.09
Morecambe South Jn 07/32 07/35   20/09½ 20/01
Carnforth North Jn 07/35 07/38   20/06½ 19/58
Oxenholme Lake District 07.46a ~ 07.49d [P2] 07.48 ~ 07.51   19.52a ~ 19.55d [P1] 19.44 ~ 19.48
Grayrigg 07/58½ 07/59   19/45 19/38
Tebay 08/03½ 08/04   19/41 19/33
Shap Summit 08/09 08/08   19/37 19/28
Shap Harrisons Sidings 08/12½ 08/12   19/33 19/25
Eden Valley - -   19/27 ?
Penrith North Lakes 08.21a ~ 08.24d [P2] 08.20 ~ 08.24   19.19a ~ 19.22d [P1] 19.11 ~ 19.14
Plumpton Loop - -   18*38 ~ 19*11 [UGL] 18.30 ~ 19.03
Carlisle 08c42 ~ 08c46 [P3] 08.40 ~ 08.44   18c17 ~ 18c21 [P4] 18.11 ~ 18.13
Gretna Jn 08/55½ 08/53   18/08 18/01
Lockerbie Down Loop 09*12 ~ 09*19 [DPL] 09.10 ~ 09.20 [DPL]   - -
Lockerbie 09/21 [P1] 09/21   17/53½ [P2] 17/51
Beattock 09/32 [DM] 09/33   17*21 ~ 17*42 [UPL] 17.14 ~ 17.39
Beattock Summit 09/45 [DM] 09/44   17/12 [UM] 17/05
Abington 09/52 [DM] 09/50   17/03 [UM] 16/59
Carstairs South Jn 10/03½ 10/02   16/49 16/47
Carstairs East Jn 10/05 10/04   16/48 16/46
Auchengray 10/13 10/10   16/44 16/41
Midcalder Jn 10/29 10/20   16/32 16/32
Slateford 10/39 10/38   16/21 16/21
Craiglockhart Jn 10/42 10/41   16/17 16/12
Niddrie West Jn 10/52 10/52   15/57½ 15/59
Portobello Jn 10/56 10/58   15/53½ 15/56
Craigentinny Jn 10/58 11/00   15/52½ 15/52
Abbeyhill Jn 10/59 11/02   15/51½ ?
Edinburgh Waverley 11.01a [P8] 11.04   15.50d [P1] 15.49


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z56 : (47804 with 57009 on rear) : Edinburgh Waverley to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z56 : (57009 with 47804 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z56 : (47804 with 57009 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Joppa Straight

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 11.17d [P8]
Abbeyhill Jn 11/20
Craigentinny Jn 11/21
Portobello Jn 11/25
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 11.28 ~ 11.47
Portobello Jn 11/50
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 11.54 ~ 11.58
Joppa Straight 12.00a

5Z57 : (57009 with 47804 on rear) : Joppa Straight to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z57 : (47804 with 57009 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z57 : (57009 with 47804 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked
Joppa Straight 15.12d
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 15.14 ~ 15.20
Portobello Jn 15/23
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 15.26 ~ 15.32
Portobello Jn 15/35
Craigentinny Jn 15/36
Abbeyhill Jn 15/37
Edinburgh Waverley 15.39a [P20]


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