2nd November 1996

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Northern Lights

Locos Used 47759, 86243 & 86430

Route : 1Z56 throughout

Loco Route
86243 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe
47759 Crewe - (via WCML) - Preston - Poulton-le-Fylde - Blackpool North
47759 Blackpool North - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
86430 Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

(1) Brake problems meant Crewe was departed some 86mins behind schedule but this turned into only an hour late arrival into Blackpool.

Source : Alan Costello

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Costello)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Euston 08.10d ?   23.22a ?
5.65 Willesden Junction 08/16 ?   23/04 ?
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 08/20 ?   23/00 ?
17.35 Watford Junction 08.25a ~ 08.27d 08.37 ~ 08.40   22.43a ~ 22.44d 23.49 ~ ??.??
31.53 Tring 08/37 08/55   22/33 23/22
38.16 Ledburn Jn 08/41 09/00   22/29 23/11
46.46 Bletchley 08/47 09/13   22/14 22/51
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 08.50a ~ 08.52d 09.21 ~ 09.22   22.09a ~ 22.10d 22.43 ~ 22.44
56.47 Hanslope Jn 08/58 ?   22/04 ?
69.56 Weedon 09/06 ?   21/56 ?
82.40 Rugby 09/24 09/46   21/46 22.15 ~ 22.16
97.10 Nuneaton 09.34a ~ 09.36d ??.?? ~ 10.14   21.30a ~ 21.32d 21.50 ~ 22.01
110.12 Tamworth 09/49 10/14   21/21 21/32
116.23 Lichfield TV 09/53 10/17   21/17 21/28
121.31 Armitage 09/56 10/21   21/14 21/20
127.08 Colwich 09/59 10/24   21/11 21/16
133.43 Stafford 10/04 10/30   21/06 21/10
138.72 Norton Bridge 10/15 10/34   21/03 21/05
149.74 Madeley Jn 10/28 10/40   20/56 ?
156.56 Basford Hall Jn 10/34 10/45   20/52 ?
158.00 Crewe 11L37a ~ 11L00d 10.50 ~ 12.26   20L34a ~ 20L48d 20.33 ~ 20.56
165.41 Winsford 11/10 12/35   20/22 20/24
175.20 Weaver Jn 11/15 12/41   20/16 ?
180.24 Acton Grange Jn 11/22 ?   20/10 ?
182.11 Warrington Bank Quay 11/23 12/46   20/09 ?
183.20 Dallam Jn 11/24 ?   20/08 ?
192.42 Springs Branch Jn 11/35 12/55   20/00 ?
193.71 Wigan North Western 11/39 12/55   19/59 20/00
201.42 Balshaw Lane 11/50 13/03   19/53 ?
203.45 Euxton Jn 11/57 ?   19/51 19/51
207.32 Farington Curve Jn 12/00 13/09   19/48 ?
209.01 Preston 12c06 ~ 12c12 13/12   19c41 ~ 19c43 19.40 ~ 19.42
209.34 Fylde Jn 12/13 13/13   19/40 19/39
217.29 Kirkham North Jn 12/23 13/23   19/28 19/29
223.32 Poulton-le-Fylde 12/29 13/32   19/21 19/21
226.50 Blackpool North 12.38a 13.28   19.15d 19.15


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