30th May 1992

A1A Charters
Brighton Rock

Locos Used 08854, 31130, 31199, 37705, 37890 & 56043
Stock Used 121+13320+17168+21256+1882+4912+18955+3766+18729+127

Route : 1Z36 throughout

Loco Route
31130 + 31199 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston - Wigan North Western - Golbourne Jn - Parkside Jn - Eccles - Ordsall Lane Jn - Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Macclesfield - Stoke on Trent - Colwich Jn - Tamworth Low Level - Nuneaton - Rugby - Northampton - Bletchley - Watford Jn - Wembley Central - Wembley Yard
37890 Wembley Yard - Willesden Sudbury Sidings - West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Balham - Streatham North Jn - Streatham South Jn - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Guildford - Petersfield - Portsmouth Harbour
37705 (1) Portsmouth Harbour - Havant - Chichester - Barnham - Littlehampton
37890 Littlehampton - Barnham - Bognor Regis
56043 Bognor Regis - Barnham - Worthing - Hove - Preston Park
08854 Preston Park - Brighton
31130 + 31199 Brighton - Haywards Heath - Gatwick Airport - Earlswood - Quarry - East Croydon - Selhurst - Balham - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia
31199 + 31130 Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Putney - Barnes - New Kew Jn - Kew East Jn - South Acton - Acton Canal Wharf Jn - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Central - Watford Jn - Bletchley - Weedon - Rugby - Nuneaton - Tamworth Low Level - Colwich Jn - Stafford - Crewe - Wilmslow - (2) Stockport (2) - Manchester Piccadilly - Ordsall Lane Jn - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Lostock Jn - Crows Nest Jn - Wigan North Western - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 37890 on rear.
(2) Booked route was via Styal.

Booked route from Acton Canal Wharf Jn was via Neasden Jn - Neasden South Jn - Chiltern Lines to Banbury - Leamington Spa - Coventry - Nuneaton. Due to the signal box at Neasden South Jn being closed the tour was denied access to the Chiltern route and re-routed via the West Coast main line to regain the booked route from Nuneaton.


37890 at Portsmouth Harbour (photo: Mark Sawyer)

Sources : Simon Bennett, David Russell & Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.00 Carnforth 05.00d ?   23.44a ? 323.92
6.25 Lancaster ??.??a ~ 05.06d ?   23.37a ~ 23.49d ? 316.87
27.23 Preston ??.??a ~ 05.25d ??.?? ~ 05.31   23.19a ~ 23.21d 00.34 ~ 00.36 296.69
32.68 Euxton Jn 05/31 05/38   23/12 00/28 291.24
42.36 Wigan North Western ??.??a ~ 05.40d 05.46 ~ 05.49   22.57a ~ 23.02d 00.14 ~ 00.16 281.56
48.28 Golborne Jn 05/42 05/57  
49.01 Parkside Jn 05/45 05/59  
60.05 Eccles 05/58 06/11  
- Crows Nest Jn   22/51 00/07 278.43
- Lostock Hall Jn   22/46 00/02 274.69
- Bolton   22/41 23/57 271.83
- Clifton   22/34 23/49 265.92
- Salford Crescent   22/30 23/46 262.97
62.80 Ordsall Lane Jn 06/05 06/15   22/28 23/44 262.14
? Deansgate ? ?   22/26 23/42 261.51
? Oxford Road ? ?   22/25 23/40 261.15
64.33 Manchester Piccadilly 06.10a ~ 06.18d 06.20 ~ 06.23   22.18a ~ 22.23d 23.35 ~ 23.38 260.61
66.57 Slade Lane Jn 06/23 06/28   22/17 23/32 258.37
69.36 Heaton Norris Jn 06/27 06/32   DIV 23/28 ?
- Mauldeth Road       22/15 DIV [256.91]
70.13 Stockport 06/29 06/34   DIV 23.26a ~ 23.27d ?
70.68 Edgeley Jn 06/30 06/35   DIV 23/25 ?
72.40 Cheadle Hulme 06/33 06/38   DIV 23/22 ?
82.09 Macclesfield 06/46 06/49  
95.66 Kidsgrove 07/00 07/00  
102.03 Stoke-on-Trent ??.??a ~ 07.09d 07.09 ~ 07.10  
109.03 Stone Jn 07/23 ?  
- Wilmslow   22/06 23/19 248.97
- Alderley Edge   22/05 23/17 245.42
- Sandbach   21/53 23/07 234.78
- Crewe   21.35a ~ 21.46d 22.53 ~ 23.01 230.18
- Madeley Jn   21/25 ? 222.08
- Norton Bridge   21/18 ? 211.06
- Stafford   21.13a ~ 21.14d 22.31 ~ 22.32 205.70
120.78 Colwich Jn 07/35 07/27   21/07 ? 199.26
126.24 Armitage Jn 07/41 ?   21/04 ? 193.80
131.59 Lichfield Trent Valley 07/46 ?   20/59 ? 188.45
137.88 Tamworth 07/52 ?   20/55 22/05 182.16
150.76 Nuneaton ??.?? ~ 08.09d 07.57 ~ 08.09   20.45a ~ 20.47d 21.49 ~ 21.52 169.28

 

Miles Location Booked Actual
165.38 Rugby 08c31 08.33 ~ 08.35
184.37 Northampton 08/52 09/00
193.63 Hanslope Jn 09/08 ?
203.65 Bletchley 09/20 09/21
218.65 Tring 09/36 09/36
232.78 Watford Junction 09.55a ~ 10.00d 10.02 ~ 10.04
238.65 Harrow & Wealdstone 10/07 10/12
? Wembley Yard ? 10L27a ~ 10L39d
244.93 West London Jn 10/12 10.44a ~ 10.49d
245.35
0.00		 Mitre Bridge Jn 10L14a ~ 10L24d 10/50
2.26 Kensington Olympia 10/29 10/54
5.04 Latchmere Jn 10/35 11/02
5.69 Clapham Junction 10.38a ~ 10.46d 11.05 ~ 11.08
7.63 Balham 10/51 11/14
9.18 Streatham North Jn 10/54 11/18
9.54 Streatham South Jn 10/56 11/19
12.60 Wimbledon 11c04 11.25 ~ 11.27
17.40 Surbiton 11/14 11/35
18.70 Hampton Court Jn 11/16 11/37
29.65 Woking 11/26 11/49
35.70 Guildford 11/34 11/56
48.35 Petersfield 12/09 12/26
79.74 Portsmouth & Southsea 12/36 12/48
80.56
0.00		 Portsmouth Harbour 12L39a ~ 12L55d 12.51 ~ 13.15
0.82 Portsmouth & Southsea 12/58 13.19a ~ 13.20d
4.41 Portcreek Jn 13/05 ?
7.94 Havant 13/13 13/31
16.81 Chichester 13/27 13/41
23.09 Barnham 13/38 13/48
27.76
0.00		 Littlehampton 13L42a ~ 13L57d 13.54 ~ 14.05
4.80 Barnham 14/04 14/14
8.38
0.00		 Bognor Regis 14L10a ~ 14L29d 14.21 ~ 14.54
3.58 Barnham 14/35 15/00
6.93 Arundel Jn 14/40 15/04
15.36 Worthing 14/50 15/12
24.50 Hove 15/08 15/29
25.94 Preston Park 15.11a ~ 15.20d 15.32 ~ 15.46
27.31
0.00		 Brighton 15L25a ~ 16L21d 15.52 ~ 16.24
9.77 Keymer Jn 16/30 ?
12.87 Haywards Heath 16/34 ?
18.91 Balcombe Tunnel Jn 16/41 ?
24.05 Gatwick Airport 16/52 16/49
29.01 Earlswood 16/57 ?
? Stoats Nest Jn 17/04 ?
40.48 East Croydon 17/11 17/06
41.62 Selhurst 17/15 17.09a ~ 17.15d
44.41 Streatham Common 17/19 17/20
46.36 Balham 17/23 17/22
48.30 Clapham Junction 17/27 17/24
48.82 Latchmere Jn 17/30 ?
51.51 Kensington Olympia 17.36a ~ 17.51d 17.40 ~ 18.04
54.20 Latchmere Jn 17/57 ?
54.72 Clapham Junction 18c01 18.19 ~ 18.33
56.35 Putney ? 18/36
57.88 Barnes 18/05 18/38
60.22 New Kew Jn 18/10 18/44
60.77 Kew East Jn 18/13 18/46
61.51 South Acton ? 18/49
? Acton Wells Jn - 18.55a ~ 18.58d
? Acton Canal Wharf Jn - 19.04a ~ 19.55d
- crossover (reverse) 19.56a ~ 19.57d
? Acton Canal Wharf Jn (reverse) 19.58a ~ 19.58d
? Willesden (Acton Branch) Jn DIV 20/00
[65.24] Neasden Jn 18/25 DIV
[65.64] Neasden South Jn ? DIV
[67.42] Wembley Stadium 18.34a ~ ??.??d DIV
[72.51] South Ruislip 18/42 DIV
[74.27] West Ruislip 18/45 DIV
[79.65] Gerrards Cross 18/52 DIV
[88.67] High Wycombe 19/03 DIV
[96.94] Princes Risborough 19/13 DIV
[115.47] Bicester North 19/30 DIV
[124.50] Aynho Jn 19/39 DIV
[129.55] Banbury 19.45a ~ 19.46d DIV
[138.25] Fenny Compton 19/56 DIV
[149.66] Leamington Spa 20/06 DIV
? Sudbury Jn DIV 20.03a ~ 20.22d
? Wembley Central DIV 20.27a ~ 20.28d
? Rugby DIV 21c29a ~ 21c34d
[159.09] Coventry 20c18a ~ 20c25d DIV

Timings continue in first table.

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