13th December 2004

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Christmas Lunch from Liverpool)

Locos Used 67007 & 67028
Stock Used 10729+17167+3247+3275+1953+3182+3267+1566+3273+3174

Route: 1Z61 throughout

Loco(s) Route
????? Liverpool Lime Street - St Helens Jn - Wigan North Western - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth - Barrow-in-Furness
????? Barrow-In-Furness - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool

Notes :
(1) Loco confirmation required, presumably top and tail.

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 12.32d 12.37   17.44a 17.35
Edge Hill 12/36 12/40   17/38 17/31
Bootle Branch Jn 12/37 ?   17/33 ?
Huyton 12/43 12/45   17/27 17/21
Rainhill 12/52 ?   17/25 ?
St Helens Jn 12/55 12/50   17/19 17/06
Earlestown 12/59 12/55   17/17 17/01
Newton-Le-Willows 13/00 12/57   17/15 16/58
Golborne Jn 13/08 13/00   17/11 16/54
Springs Branch 13/17 13/06   17/06 16/49
Wigan South Jn 13/18 ?   17/05 ?
Wigan North Western 13/18 13/07   17/05 16/47
Balshaw Lane 13/25 13/13   16/59 16/42
Euxton Jn 13/28 13/16   16/57 16/40
Preston 13.33a ~ 13.35d 13.28 ~ 13.33   16.47a ~ 16.49d 16.26 ~ 16.34
Lancaster 13/54 13/54   16/27 16/09
Morecambe South Jn 13/56 13/55   16/24 16/07
Carnforth North Jn 13/59 14/01   16/17 16/02
Carnforth 14/00 ?   15.47a ~ 16.08d 15.56 ~ 16.00
Arnside 14/09 14/12   15/36 15/47
Grange-Over-Sands 14/13 ?   15/32 ?
Ulverston 14/25 ?   15/20 ?
Dalton Jn 14/33 ?   15/12 ?
Barrow-in-Furness 14.44a 14.46   15.04d 15.14


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