28th May 2004

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
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Loco Used 67030
Stock Used 3174+3273+1566+3267+3182+1953+3275+3247+17167+10729+325+99545

Route:
1Z67 : Preston to Kensington Olympia
1Z85 : Kensington Olympia to Preston

Loco Route
67030 Preston - Chorley - Bolton - Manchester Victoria - Mile Platting Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Bescot Stadium - Aston - Stechford - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Twyford - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Kensington Olympia
67023 Kensington Olympia - (reverse of outward route) - Preston

Source : Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Preston 05.05d 05.04 01.30a 01.30
Euxton Jn 05/12 05/11 01/23 01/21
Chorley 05/16 05/15 01/19 01/18
Lostock Jn 05/24 05/23 01/12 01/11
Bolton 05/28 05/28 01/07 01/07
Salford Crescent 05/40 05/38 00/56 00/57
Deal Street Jn 05/43 ? 00/53 ?
Manchester Victoria 05.45a ~ 05.48d 05.43 ~ 05.54 00.48a ~ 00.51d 00.45 ~ 00.52
Miles Platting Jn 05/51 05/57 00/44 00/42
Philips Park West Jn 05/52 05/58 00/42 00/41
Baguley Fold Jn 05/53 05/59 00/41 00/40
Ashton Moss North Jn 05/57 ? 00/37 ?
Denton Jn 06/03 ? 00/31 ?
Heaton Norris Jn 06/13 ? 00/25 ?
Stockport 06/17 06/20 00/23 00/20
Edgeley No.1 06/18 ? 00/23 ?
Adswood Road 06/23 06/22 00/21 00/17
Cheadle Hulme 06/25 06/24 00/20 00/16
Wilmslow 06/30 06/28 00/16 00/13
Alderley Edge 06/32 06/29 00/11 00/12
Sandbach 06/48 06/40 00/01 00/03
Sydney Bridge Jn 06/58 06/44 23/57 23/59
Crewe 07.03a ~ 07.07d 06.58 ~ 07.03 23.48a ~ 23.54d 23.52 ~ 23.56
Basford Hall Jn 07/13 07/06 23/43 23/49
Madeley 07/18 07/14 23/36 23/36
Norton Bridge 07/27 07/22 23/23 23/28
Stafford 07/37 07/31 23/16 23/22
Bushbury Jn 07/49 07/49 23/04 23/10
Portobello Jn 07/55 07/54 23/01 23/06
Darlaston Jn 08/03 07/56 22/58 23/03
Bescot Stadium 08/05 07/58 22/57 23/02
Perry Barr North Jn 08/14 08/02 22/52 22/55
Aston 08/21 08/10 22/48 22/52
Stechford 08/30 08/21 22/43 22/45
Birmingham International 08/38 08/45 22.25a ~ 22.38d 22.27 ~ 22.35
Coventry 08/53 09/00 22/16 22/10
Coventry Park Jn 09/01 09/01 22/14 22/00
Kenilworth 09/06 09/05 22/10 21/56
Milverton 09/10 09/10 22/04 ?
Leamington Spa 09/12 09/12 22/02 21/49
Fenny Compton 09/23 09/22 21/53 21/37
Banbury 09/30 09/30 21/41 21/29
Aynho Jn 09/35 09/33 21/34 21/24
Heyford 09/41 09/37 21/24 21/20
Wolvercot Jn 09/48 09/43 21/16 21/13
Oxford 09/52 09/48 21/13 21/10
Didcot North Jn 10/02 09/57 21/02 21/01
Didcot Parkway 10.04a ~ 10.09d 10.00 ~ 10.06 20.58a ~ 21.00d 20.57 ~ 20.59
Didcot East Jn 10/10 ? 20/57 ?
Reading 10/28 10/25 20/40 20/31
Twyford 10/33 10/30 20/31 20/25
Maidenhead 10/39 10/35 20/25 20/17
Slough 10/50 10/40 20/20 20/06
Airport Jn 10/56 10/47 20/07 19/59
Southall 11/00 10/52 20/03 19/58
West Ealing 11/02 ? ? ?
Acton West 11/05 11/02 19/54 19/53
Acton Main Line 11/06 ? 19/52 ?
Acton Wells Jn 11/15 11/08 19/43 19/41
Willesden SW Sidings 11/17 ? 19/41 ?
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/22 11/15 19/36 19/38
North Pole Jn 11/23 11/17 19/35 19/36
Kensington Olympia 11.27a 11.18 19.30d 19/33


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