11th September 1993

Lancashire Railtours
The Sussex Belle

Locos Used 37293 & 47823

Route : 1Z44 throughout

Loco Route
47823 Carlisle - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Northampton) - Willesden WL Jn -  - Mitre Bridge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Factory Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - Selhurst - East Croydon - Stoats Nest Jn - Earlswood - Gatwick Airport - Three Bridges - Haywards Heath - Keymer Jn - Brighton
37293 Brighton - Lewes - Southeram Jn - Polegate - Eastbourne
37293 Eastbourne - Polegate - Southeram Jn - Lewes - Brighton
47823 Brighton - (reverse of outward route) - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Staines - Virginia Water - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading - (?via Didcot avoiding line?) - Oxford - Leamington Spa - Kenilworth - Coventry - Bedworth - Nuneaton - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle


37293 ready to depart Brighton (photo: Derek Thompson)

Source : Derek Thompson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Derek Thompson)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carlisle 05.52d 05.53   00.23a 23.31
Penrith 06.11½a ~ 06.12½d 06.11 ~ 06.14   00.02½a ~ 00.04d 23.14 ~ 23.16
Oxenholme 06.40a ~ 06.41d 06.41 ~ 06.44   23.30½a ~ 23.32d 22.44 ~ 22.46
Carnforth North Jn 06/50½ 06/53   23/18½ 22/34
Lancaster 06.56a ~ 06.57½d 06.58 ~ 07.01   23.11a ~ 23.12½d 22.26 ~ 22.28
Preston 07.28½a ~ 07.30½d 07.20 ~ 07.31   22.48a ~ 22.50d 22.05 ~ 22.08
Euxton Jn 07/43 07/41   22/36½ 21/55
Wigan North Western 07.55a ~ 07.57d 07.52 ~ 07.56   22.21½a ~ 22.23d 21.44 ~ 21.46
Warrington Bank Quay 08.09a ~ 08.10½d 08.08 ~ 08.10   22.06½a ~ 22.08d 21.31 ~ 21.33
Weaver Jn 08/20 08/20   22/00½ 21/23
Crewe 08.33½a ~ 08.35½d 08.35 ~ 08.36   21.44a ~ 21.46d 21.08 ~ 21.09
Norton Bridge 08/55½ 08/53   21/23½ 20/52
Stafford 08/59 08/56   21/18 20/49
Colwich 09/05 09/01   21/12 20/44
Lichfield TV LL 09/13½ 09/08   21/04 20/37
Nuneaton 09/28 09/22   20.48 ~ 20.50 20.21 ~ 20.22
Coventry   20.27 ~ 20.29 20.00 ~ 20.02
Leamington Spa   20.00½ ~ 20.05½ 19.43 ~ 19.47
Banbury   19/44½ 19/19
Virginia Water   17/58 ?
Staines   17/52 ?
Barnes   17/34½ ?
Clapham Junction   17.29 ~ 17.30 ?
Rugby 09/39½ 09/31  
Northampton 09/58½ 09/52  
Hanslope Jn 10/09½ 10/01  
Milton Keynes Central 10/11½ 10/07  
Bletchley 10/17 10/11  
Ledburn Jn 10/22 10/16  
Tring 10/25½ 10/20  
Watford Junction 10/33½ 10/32  
Harrow & Wealdstone 10/40 10/37  
Mitre Bridge Jn 10.46 ~ 10.48 10/48  
Latchmere Jn 10/59 ?   ? ?
Factory Jn 11/02 ?   17/19 ?
Brixton 11/04½ ?   ? ?
Herne Hill 11/05½ ?   17/15 ?
Tulse Hill 11/08½ ?   ? ?
Selhurst 11/20 ?   ? ?
East Croydon 11.23 ~ 11.24 ?   16.57 ~ 16.58 ?
Stoats Nest Jn 11/32 ?   16/53 ?
Earlswood 11/39 ?   16/46 ?
Gatwick Airport 11.43½ ~ 11.45 ?   16.40 ~ 16.41 ?
Haywards Heath 11.58 ~ 11.59 ?   16.27 ~ 16.28 ?
Keymer Jn 12/03 ?   16/24 ?
Brighton 12L18a ~ 12L48d 12.16 ~ 12.33   15L53a ~ 16L13d 16.00 ~ 16.13
Lewes 13.00 ~ 13.01 ?   15.41 ~ 15.42 ?
Southerham Jn 13/04 ?   15/38 ?
Eastbourne 13.21a 13.10   15.22d 15.24


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