30th March 1985
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Grand National Special
Locos Used | 47540, 85019 & 86260 'Driver Wallace Oakes GC' |
Stock Used | 3414+3416+3417+3411+1731+3287+3227+1567+3221+3408+17132 |
Route : 1L11 throughout
Loco | Route |
86260 | London Euston - (via WCML) - Crewe |
47540 | Crewe - Warrington Bank Quay - Earlestown South Jn - Earlestown West Jn - Olive Mount Jn - Edge Lane Jn - Bootle Jn - Marsh Lane Jn - Aintree Sefton Arms |
47540 | Aintree Sefton Arms - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe |
85019 | Crewe - (via WCML) - London Euston |
Sources : Andy Pullar (on train for outward journey only), John Guyatt
&
LASERman (on train for return journey only)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman)
Location |
Booked |
Actual |
|
Booked |
Actual |
Euston |
07.48d |
? |
|
22.00a |
22.09 [P7] |
Willesden WL Jn |
07/55 |
? |
|
21/52 |
? |
Watford Junction |
08.04a ~ 08.05d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
21.39a ~ 21.40d |
21.45½ ~ 21.47½ |
Hemel Hempstead |
08.12a ~ 08.13d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
21.31a ~ 21.32d |
21.35½ ~ 21.36½ |
Tring |
08/18 |
? |
|
21/25 |
21/26½ |
Bletchley |
08/28 |
? |
|
21/12 |
21/13½ |
Milton Keynes Central |
08.31a ~ 08.32d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
21.03a ~ 21.04d |
21.06 ~ 21.07½ |
Hanslope Jn |
08/37 |
? |
|
20/58 |
20/59 [SL] |
Weedon |
08/45 |
? |
|
20/49 |
20/50 |
Rugby |
08.59a ~ 09.01d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
20.38a ~ 20.40d |
20.36½ ~ 20.38 |
Nuneaton |
09/11 |
? |
|
20/27 |
20/25 |
Tamworth |
09/19 |
? |
|
20/18 |
20/16 |
Lichfield |
09/23 |
? |
|
20/14 |
20/11½ |
Armitage |
09/27 |
? |
|
20/11 |
? |
Colwich |
09/30 |
? |
|
20/07 |
20/04½ |
Milford & Brocton |
09/31 |
? |
|
||
Whitehouse Jn |
|
20/04 |
20/02½ |
||
Stafford |
09/37 |
? |
|
19/59 |
20/00 |
Norton Bridge |
09/41 |
? |
|
19/50 |
19/52½ |
Madeley |
09/48 |
? |
|
19/40 |
? |
Crewe |
09L58 ~ 10L08 |
??.?? ~ ??.?? [No.2 DTL] |
|
19L21 ~ 19L31 |
19.05½ ~ 19.37 |
Crewe Coal Yard |
10/11 |
? |
|
19/18 |
19/03 |
Winsford |
10/19 |
? |
|
19/08 |
18/56½ |
Weaver Jn |
10/25 |
? |
|
19/01 |
18/50 |
Acton Grange Jn |
10/29 |
? |
|
18/56 |
18/45½ |
Warrington Bank Quay |
10/31 |
? |
|
18/55 |
18/44 |
Winwick Jn |
10/36 |
? |
|
18/50 |
18/41 |
Earlestown South Jn |
10/39 |
? |
|
18/47 |
18/39 |
Earlestown West Jn |
10/40 |
? |
|
18/46 |
18/37½ |
St Helens Jn |
10/44 |
? |
|
18/42 |
18/32 |
Huyton |
10/50 |
? |
|
18/33 |
18/25 |
Olive Mount Jn |
10/56 |
? |
|
18/28 |
18.17 ~ 18.19 |
Edge Lane Jn |
11c00 ~ 11c02 |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
18c22 ~ 18c24 |
18/14½ |
Bootle Jn |
11/12 |
? |
|
18/12 |
18/04½ |
Marsh Lane Jn |
11/17 |
? |
|
18/07 |
18/01 |
Aintree Sefton Jn |
11*27 ~ 11*31 |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
17/58 |
17/55 |
Aintree Sefton Arms |
11.40a |
??.?? |
|
17.50d |
17.50½ |