7th November 1987

Southern Electric Group
East Lancashire Executive

Locos Used D832, 40145, 47452, 85011 & 86101
Stock Used 4867+????

Route :

Loco Route
86101 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon, Trent Valley) - Basford Hall Jn - Sorting Sidings North - Crewe Coal Yard - (via WCML) - Warrington Bank Quay
47452 Warrington Bank Quay - Earlestown - Eccles - Manchester Victoria - Cheetham Hill Jn - Queens Road Jn - Prestwich - Bury Bolton Street
D832 Bury Bolton Street - Ramsbottom
40145 Ramsbottom - Bury Bolton Street
47452 Bury Bolton Street - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria
47452 Manchester Victoria - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Castleton East Jn - Rochdale - Shaw - Oldham - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Brewery Sidings Jn - Ashton Branch Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton - Northenden Jn - Stockport - Altrincham - Northwich - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Colwich - Rugeley - Hednesford - Walsall - Bescot - Perry Bar North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby
85011 Rugby - (via WCML) - London Euston

Sources : Si Carter (joined train at Warrington/left at Rugby), Andy Pullar,
Nick Lawford, Darren Tecklenberg & Ian Jordan

Photo Review


47452 on arrival into Bury Bolton Street (photo: Ian Jordan)


40145 waiting to leave Ramsbottom (photo: Ian Jordan)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Greg Beecroft)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Euston 08.30d 21.16a
Willesden Junction 08/37 21/08
Watford Junction ??.??a ~ 08.48d 20.53a ~ ??.??d
Tring 09/00 20/40
Bletchley 09/10 20/30
Hanslope Jn 09/16 20/20
Weedon 09/24 20/11
Rugby ??.??a ~ 09.32d 19.59a ~ ??.??d

 

Location Booked
Nuneaton 09/43
Tamworth 09/53
Lichfield 09/57
Armitage 10/01
Colwich 10/04
Stafford 10/09
Norton Bridge 10/14
Madeley 10/21
Basford Hall Jn 10/33
Sorting Sidings North Jn 10.36a ~ 10.38d
Crewe Coal Yard 10/48
Winsford 10/54
Weaver Jn 10/58
Warrington Bank Quay 11/02
Winwick Jn 11/20
Earlestown 11/27
Astley 11/36
Eccles 11/41
Deal Street Jn 11/48
Manchester Victoria 11/51
Cheetham Hill Jn 11/56
Queens Road Jn 11/58
Prestwich 12/03
Hagside LC 12/08
Buckley Wells 12.15a ~ ??.??d
Bury Bolton Street ?
Ramsbottom ?
Bury Bolton Street ?
Buckley Wells ??.??a ~ 14.05d
Hagside LC 14/10
Prestwich 14/16
Queens Road Jn 14/25
Cheetham Hill Jn 14/28
Manchester Victoria 14.33a ~ 14.46d
Miles Platting 14/51
Thorpes Bridge Jn 14/53
Castleton East Jn 15/01
Rochdale 15.04a ~ 15.11d
Rochdale East Jn 15/12
Shaw 15.18a ~ 15.29d
Thorpes Bridge Jn 15/44
Brewery Sidings Jn 15/46
Philips Park No.1 15/49
Ashton Moss North Jn 15/55
Ashton Moss South Jn 15/56
Denton Jn 16/01
Heaton Norris Jn 16/06
Stockport 16/10
Edgeley Jn 16/12
Northenden Jn 16/19
Skelton Jn 16/24
Deansgate Jn 16/26
Altrincham 16/27
Knutsford 16/35
Northwich 16/42
Northwich South Jn 16/43
Sandbach 17/01
Crewe 17.10a ~ 17.16d
Alsager 17/25
Kidsgrove 17/33
Etruria 17/42
Stoke-on-Trent 17/48
Stoke Jn 17/50
Stone 18/02
Colwich 18/14
Rugeley 18/19
Hednesford 18/36
Ryecroft Jn 18/59
Walsall 19/02
Bescot 19/06
Perry Barr North Jn 19/11
Aston 19/14
Stechford 19/19
Coventry 19.33a ~ 19.44d

Timings continue in first table.

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