13th November 2004

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(York Seasonal Shopping from Chester / Crewe / Manchester)

Locos Used 67002 & 67012
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z67 : Chester to York
1Z68 : York to Chester

Loco(s) Route
????? Chester - Crewe - ?North Stafford Jn?
????? ?North Stafford Jn? - Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Stockport - Denton Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Philips Park West Jn - Miles Platting Jn - Manchester Victoria
????? Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting Jn - Philips Park West Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Stalybridge - Diggle - Huddersfield - Mirfield East Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Altofts Jn - Castleford - Milford SB - Church Fenton - York
????? York - (reverse of outward route) - Heaton Lodge Jn - Bradley Wood Jn - Milner Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Copy Pit - Gannow Jn - Accrington - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Jn - Euxton Jn - Chorley - Bolton - Salford Crescent - Manchester Victoria - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
????? Crewe - Chester

Notes :
(1) Loco confirmation required.

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chester 08.46d 08.49   22.18a 22.30
Beeston Castle & T. SB 08/57 ?   22/05 ?
Crewe Steelworks SB 09/05 ?   21/56 ?
Crewe 09.09a ~ 09.16d 09.12 ~ 09.12   21.30a ~ 21.50d 21.59 ~ 22.09
North Stafford Jn 09.18a ~ 09.38d ?  
Crewe 09/40 09/27  
Sydney Bridsge Jn 09/42 ?   21/27 21/55
Sandbach 09/46 09/33   21/21 21/51
Alderley Edge 09/57 09/44   21/11 21/38
Wilmslow 10/00 09/47   21/10 21/37
Cheadle Hulme 10/10 09/57   21/06 21/33
Adswood Road Jn 10/11 09/58   21/04 21/32
Edgeley No.1 10/12 ?   21/03 ?
Stockport 10/13 10/03   21/02 21/27
Heaton Norris Jn 10/14 ?   21/00 ?
Denton Jn 10/19 ?   20/54 ?
Ashton Moss North Jn 10/26 ?   20/48 ?
Baguley Fold Jn 10/30 10/23   20/44 21/02
Philips Park West Jn 10/33 10/24   20/43 21/00
Miles Platting Jn 10/34 10/25   20/42 21/00
Manchester Victoria 10.37a ~ 10.51d 10.33 ~ 10.55   20.33a ~ 20.38d 20.50 ~ 20.57

 

Location Booked Actual
Miles Platting Jn 10/55 10/58
Philips Park West Jn 10/56 10/58
Baguley Fold Jn 10/57 11/00
Ashton Moss North Jn 10/59 ?
Stalybridge 11/03 11/12
Greenfield 11/09 11/18
Diggle Jn 11/12 11/24
Marsden 11/16 11/29
Huddersfield 11/22 11/38
Heaton Lodge Jn 11/27 11/43
Mirfield East Jn 11/29 ?
Horbury Jn 11/37 11/55
Wakefield Kirkgate 11/41 11/58
Altofts Jn 11/50 12/02
Castleford 11/57 12/08
Milford SB 12/04 12/15
Church Fenton 12/09 12/19
Colton Jn 12/13 12/26
York 12.19a ~ 17.23d 12.35 ~ 17.29
Colton Jn 17/30 17/35
Church Fenton 17/37 17/44
Milford SB 17/43 17/51
Castleford 17/49 17/59
Altofts Jn 17/53 18/03
Wakefield Kirkgate 17/59 18/09
Horbury Jn 18/04 18/13
Mirfield East Jn 18/21 ?
Heaton Lodge Jn 18/25 18/24
Bradley Wood Jn 18/28 18/27
Greetland Jn 18/33 ?
Milner Royd Jn 18/36 18/34
Hebden Bridge 18/42 18/40
Hall Royd Jn 18/46 18/46
Copy Pit 18/56 18/53
Gannow Jn 19/06 19/02
Accrington 19/15 19/10
Daisyfield Jn 19/23 ?
Blackburn 19/24 19/24
Lostock Hall Jn 19/34 19/36
Farington Jn 19/47 ?
Euxton Jn 19/51 19/59
Chorley Jn 19/56 20/04
Lostock Jn 20/11 20/22
Bolton 20/15 20/30
Salford Crescent 20/28 20/42
Deal Street Jn 20/31 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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