3rd - 5th May 1974

British Rail
(F.A. Cup Final Specials)

Locos Used ?????
Stock Used 1L02: booked for load 12
1L26 : ????
1L28 : booked for load 11
1L32 : booked for load 9
1L36 : booked for load 12
1L37 : booked for load 12
1Z45 : booked for load 11 ('Leagueliner')
1Z46 : booked for load 11
1Z47 : booked for load 11
1Z48 : booked for load 11

Route : 1L02 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
03/05 electric Liverpool Lime Street - ??? - London Euston
04/05 electric London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Weaver Jn - Runcorn - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L26 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
03/05 electric Liverpool Lime Street - ??? - London Euston
04/05 electric London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Weaver Jn - Runcorn - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L28 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
04/05 electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
05/05 electric London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham New Street - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Stafford - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L32 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
04/05 electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
05/05 electric London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L36 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
04/05 electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
05/05 electric London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1L37 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
04/05 electric Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
05/05 electric London Euston - (reverse of outward route) - Watford Junction
05/05 diesel (1) Watford Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Bletchley
05/05 electric Bletchley - Weedon - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham New Street - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Stafford - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Route : 1Z45 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
04/05 diesel Newcastle - ??? - Market Harborough - Northampton - Bletchley - Watford Junction - Wembley Central
04/05-05/05 diesel London Euston - Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Route : 1Z46 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
04/05 diesel Newcastle - ??? - Market Harborough - Northampton - Bletchley - Watford Junction - Wembley Central
04/05-05/05 diesel London Euston - Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Route : 1Z47 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
04/05 diesel Newcastle - ??? - Market Harborough - Northampton - Bletchley - Watford Junction - Wembley Central
04/05-05/05 diesel London Euston - Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Route : 1Z48 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
04/05 diesel Newcastle - ??? - Market Harborough - Northampton - Bletchley - Watford Junction - Wembley Central
04/05-05/05 diesel London Euston - Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Notes :
(1) Plus electric dead-in-tow (diesel drag due to engineering works).
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - approx 30 trains ran. Details all taken from STN.

Source : Phil Moone

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Phil Moone)

Location

1L26 Booked (rtn)

1L02 Booked (rtn)
Euston

19.35d

20.00d
Watford Junction

19/51½

20/14½
Bletchley

20/13

20/33½
Weedon

20/29

20/49
Rugby

20/40

20/59½
Tamworth

21/00

21/18
Milford and Brocton

21x14 SL

21/32
Stafford

21/23

21/40½
Crewe

21/48

22c00 ~ 22c03 [SL]
Liverpool Lime Street

??.??a

??.??a

 

Location

1L32

1L36

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street

??.??d

??.??a

??.??d

??.??a
Crewe

08/13

19/22

08/55

19/42
Stafford

08/31½

19/00½

09/14

19/20½
Tamworth

08/48

18/40

09/31

19/00
Rugby

09/10

18/20

09/54

18/40
Weedon

09/19½

18/09

10/03½

18/29
Bletchley

09/36

17/53

10/20

18/13
Watford Junction

09/56½

17/31½

10/40

17/51½
Euston

10.15a

17.15d

10.56a

17.35d

 

Location

1L28

1L37

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street

??.??d

??.??a

??.??d

??.??a
Crewe

00/59

03L20a ~ 03L22d

09/15

03L34a ~ 03L35d
Stafford

01/22½

02/53

09/34

03/10
Tamworth

01/41½

 -

09/51

 -
Wolverhampton -

02/29

 -

02/50
Dudley Port -

02/22

 -

02/43
Soho South Jn -

02/16

 -

02/37
Birmingham New Street -

02/11

 -

02/32
Coventry -

01/50

 -

02/12
Rugby

02/07

01/40

10/14½

02/02
Weedon

02/17½

01/20

10/24½

01/49
Bletchley

02/35½

00/54

10/40½

01c26 ~ 01c31
Watford Junction

03/03

00/24½

11/01

00c49 ~ 00c54
Euston

03.27a

00.08d

11.20a

00.30d

 

Location

1Z45

   1Z46

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)  

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)
Newcastle

??.??d

 ??.??a  

??.??d

 ??.??a
Northampton 10c21 ~ 10c23 22c58 ~ 23c00   10c46 ~ 10c48 23c22 ~ 23c24
Hanslope Jn 10/33 [SL] 22/46½   10/58 [SL] 23/10½
Bletchley 10/40 22/39   11/05 23/03
Watford Junction 11/06 22/16½   11/33 22/40½
Wembley Central 11.16a ?   11.41a ?
Euston - 22.00d   - 22.20d

 

Location

1Z47

   1Z48

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)  

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)
Newcastle

??.??d

 ??.??a  

??.??d

 ??.??a
Northampton 11c08 ~ 11c10 23c38 ~ 23c40   11c48 ~ 11c50 23c58 ~ 00c01
Hanslope Jn 11/20 [FL] 23/26½   12/00 [SL] 23/46½
Bletchley 11/27 23/19   12/07 23/39
Watford Junction 11/52 [SL] 22/56½   12/30 23/16½
Wembley Central 12.02a ?   12.40a ?
Euston - 22.40d   - 23.00d


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