29th November 2003
V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
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| Loco(s) Used | ????? |
Route:
1Z66 : Manchester Victoria to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z21 : Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Victoria
| Loco(s) | Route |
| ????? | Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting Jn - Philips Park West Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Stalybridge - Diggle Jn - Huddersfield - Mirfield East Jn - Dewsbury 0 Whitehall Jn - Leeds |
| ????? | Leeds - Engine Shed Jn - Methley Jn - Castleford - Milford SB - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley |
| ????? | Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Cross Gates - Leeds - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.
Source : Shaun Courtnage
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Shaun Courtnage)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Manchester Victoria | 07.04d | 22.12a |
| Miles Platting Jn | 07/08 | 22/09 |
| Philips Park West Jn | 07/09 | 22/08 |
| Baguley Fold Jn | 07/10 | 22/05 |
| Ashton Moss North Jn | 07/14 | 22/01 |
| Stalybridge | 07/20 | 21/57 |
| Greenfield | 07/26 | 21/52 |
| Diggle Jn | 07/29 | 21/50 |
| Marsden | 07/33 | 21/46 |
| Huddersfield | 07/39 | 21/37 |
| Heaton Lodge East Jn // Jn | 07/46 | 21/32 |
| Mirfield East Jn | 07/49 | 21/29 |
| Thornhill LNW Jn | ? | 21/28 |
| Dewsbury | 07/51 | 21/25 |
| Morley | 07/57 | 21/19 |
| Whitehall Jn | 08/04 | 21/14 |
| Leeds West Jn | 08/05 | 21/13 |
| Leeds | 08.07a ~ 08.25d | 21.08a ~ 21.12d |
| Neville Hill West Jn | - | 21/05 |
| Cross gates | - | 21/02 |
| Micklefield | - | 20/58 |
| Leeds West Jn | 08/29 | - |
| Engine Shed Jn | 08/30 | - |
| Methley Jn | 08/37 | - |
| Whitwood Jn | 08/39 | - |
| Castleford | 08/41 | - |
| Milford SB | 08/47 | - |
| Church Fenton | 08/52 | 20/53 |
| Colton Jn | 08/56 | 20/49 |
| York | 09.01a ~ 09.04d | 20.41a ~ 20.43d |
| Skelton Jn | 09/07 | 20/39 |
| Tollerton | 09/18 | 20/32 |
| Thirsk | 09/32 | 20/24 |
| Longlands Jn | 09/43 | ? |
| Northallerton | 09/44 | 20/20 |
| Darlington | 09/53 | 20/11 |
| Ferryhill South Jn | 10/01 | 20/03 |
| Tursdale Jn | 10/03 | 20/02 |
| Durham | 10/08 | 19/57 |
| Birtley | 10/18 | 19/48 |
| King Edward Bridge South Jn | 10/21 | 19/44 |
| Newcastle Central | 10.23 ~ 10.26 | 19.37 ~ 19.42 |
| Heaton South Jn | 10/29 | 19/34 |
| Morpeth | 10/38 | 19/22 |
| Alnmouth | 10/50 | 19/08 |
| Belford | 11/00 | 18/54 |
| Marshall Meadows | 11/13 | 18/41 |
| Reston | 11/20 | 18/33 |
| Grantshouse | 11/26 | 18/28 |
| Dunbar | 11/36 | 18/17 |
| Drem | 11/45 | 18/07 |
| Monktonhall Jn | 11/57 | 17/56 |
| Portobello Jn | 12/02 | 17/54 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 12.09a | 17.50d |