17th September 1994

Lancashire Railtours
The Kentish Belle

Locos Used 47756 & 47773

Route : 1Z15 throughout

Loco Route
47773 Carlisle - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Northampton) - Willesden WL Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Factory Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Sydenham Hill - Beckenham Junction - Shortlands Jn - Bickley Jn - Swanley - Gillingham - Canterbury East - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Ashford
47773 Ashford - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe (1)
47756 Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle

Notes :
(1) 47773 was failed at Crewe with loss of power (though delays began from Lichfield Trent Valley).

Source : Derek Thompson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Derek Thompson)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carlisle 06.00d 06.01   00.53a 02.18
Penrith 09.19½a ~ 09.21½d 06.20 ~ 06.23   00.34a ~ 00.36d 02.00 ~ 02.02
Tebay 06/39 06/42   00/14½ 01/45
Oxenholme 06.49a ~ 06.51d 06.52 ~ 06.55   23.56½a ~ 23.58½d 01.28 ~ 01.31
Carnforth North Jn 07/02½ 07/04   23/44 01/16
Lancaster 07.07½a ~ 07.09½d 07.12 ~ 07.15   23.34½a ~ 23.36½d 01.07 ~ 01.09
Preston 07.30½a ~ 07.33½d 0736 ~ 07.44   23.11½a ~ 23.13½d 00.45 ~ 00.48
Euxton Jn 07/41 07/50   23/06½ 00/39
Wigan North Western 07.50½a ~ 07.52½d 07.59 ~ 08.01   22.51a ~ 22.53d 00.28 ~ 00.30
Warrington Bank Quay 08.04½a ~ 08.06½d 08.12 ~ 08.15   22.35½a ~ 22.37½d 00.05 ~ 00.06
Weaver Jn 08/15 08/22   22/29½ 23/59
Crewe 08.30a ~ 08.32d 08.36 ~ 09.11   22.12a ~ 22.14d 23.28 ~ 23.44
Norton Bridge 08/56½ 09/30   21/52½ 22/51
Stafford 09/03 09/33   21/48 22/43
Colwich 09/08 09/38   21/43 22/33
Lichfield TV LL 09/16½ ?   21/35 22/19
Tamworth LL 09/21 ?   21/30½ ?
Nuneaton 09/30 09/59   21/21½ 22/01
Rugby 09/39 10/14   21/10 21/45
Northampton 09/58 10/38   20/48 21/22
Hanslope Jn 10/08½ 10/48   20/39 21/11
Milton Keynes Central 10/13 10/54   20/34 21/04
Bletchley 10/17½ 10/59   20/32 21/03
Ledburn Jn 10/23 11/08   20/26 20/57
Tring 10/27 11/13   20/21 20/53
Watford Junction 10/37 11/22   20/08½ 20/42
Harrow & Wealdstone 10/54 11/26   20/03½ 20/38
Wembley Central 11.00 ~ 11.01½ ?   19.59 ~ 19.54 ?
Willesden WL Jn 11/03½ 11/44   19/46 20/27
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/09 11/45   19/40 20/19
Kensington Olympia 11.14a ~ 11.15d 11.49 ~ 11.52   19.34a ~ 19.35d 19.33 ~ 20.13
Latchmere Jn 11/19 11/56   19/30 19/29
Factory Jn 11/24 ?   19/24 ?
Brixton 11/26 12/06   19/22½ 19/23
Herne Hill 11/30 12/06   19/21 19/21
Shortlands Jn 11/37 12/13   19/14 19/11
Bickley Jn 11/41 12/17   19/10 19/09
Swanley 11/47 12/22   19/05 19/05
Gillingham 12/13 ?   18/38  
Canterbury East 12.41a ~ 12.49d ?   18.08a ~ 18.10d ?
Dover Priory 13.07a ~ 13.10d ?   17.48a ~ 17.50d ?
Folkestone Central 13.22a ~ 13.24d 13.52 ~ 13.56   17.34a ~ 17.36d 17.32 ~ 17.36
Continental Jn 13/29 14/01   17/29 17/29
Ashford 13.40a 14.12   17.18d 17.18


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