9th April 2005

V.S.O.E. (British Pullman)
(Grand National from London)

Loco Used 67005
Stock Used 99545+99536+99546+99534+99532+99543+99531+99539+99537+99541+6313

Route:
1Z71 : London Victoria to Edge Hill
1Z72 : Edge Hill to London Victoria

Loco Route
67005 London Victoria - Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Sudbury Jn - Wembley Central - Watford Junction - Milton Keynes Central - Hanslope Jn - Northampton - Long Buckby - Rugby - Nuneaton - Tamworth - Stafford - Crewe - Runcorn - Edge Hill
67005 Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Hillmorton Jn - Weedon - Hanslope Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Sources : various including Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.19 08.18   22.51a 22.52
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/22 ?   22/47 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/25 ?   22/44 ?
Longhedge Jn 08/30 ?   22/42 ?
Latchmere Jn 08/33 08/28   22/39 22/34
Kensington Olympia 08/38 08/37   22/34 22/30
North Pole Jn 08/42 08/40   22/30 22/29
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/43 08/44   22/27 22/27
Willesden West London Jn 08/44 08/45   22/24 22/25
Willesden No.7 08/47 ?   22/21 ?
Wembley Yard South Jn 08/49 ?   22/20 ?
Willesden Sudbury Jn 08/50 08/53   22/19 22/17
Wembley Central 08.53a ~ 08.55d 09.04 ~ 09.05   22.14a ~ 22.16d 22.13 ~ 22.13½
Harrow & Wealdstone 09/01 09/10   22/08 22/09
Watford Junction 09/06 09/15   22/01 22/03
Bourne End Jn 09/16 09/26   21/46 21/51
Tring 09/25 09/31   21/41 21/46
Ledburn Jn 09/31 09/37   21/32 21/42
Bletchley 09/38 09/45   21/22 21/34
Milton Keynes Central 09/44 09/47   21/18 21/30
Hanslope Jn 09/51 09/53   21/09 21/15
Northampton 10/05 ?  
Long Buckby 10/19 ?  
Weedon   20/58 21/03
Hillmorton Jn 10/26 10/13   20/50 20/54
Rugby 10/28 10/25   20/48 20/52
Rugby Trent Valley Jn 10/30 <10/26/td>   20/46 20/50
Nuneaton 10/42 10/40   20/35 20/39
Tamworth 11/02 10/51   20/25 20/29
Lichfield Trent Valley 11/07 10/56   20/20 20/24
Armitage Jn 11/11 11/00   20/16 20/20
Colwich 11/15 11/05   20/11 20/15
Stafford 11/21 11/12   20/04 20/09
Stafford No.5 11/22 ?   ? ?
Norton Bridge 11/27 11/17   19/58 20/05
Madeley 11/36 11/26   19/48 19/56
Crewe Basford Hall Jn 11/44 11/33   19/43 19/51
Crewe 11.48a ~ 11.51d 11.37 ~ 11.49   19.34a ~ 19.36d 19.43 ~ 19.48
Crewe Coal Yard 11/55 ?   19/33 ?
Winsford ? ?   19/22 19/30
Winsford SB 12/02 11/58   19/20  
Weaver Jn 12/08 12/05   19/10 19/15
Runcorn 12/14 12/09   19/01 19/01
Ditton Jn 12/17 12/12   18/59 18/57
Allerton 12/22 12/16   18/54 18/52
Wavertree Jn 12/27 12/19   18/50 18/49
Edge Hill 12.30a 12.29   18/47 18/47
Liverpool Lime Street   18.43d 18.44


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