10th December 2005

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Edinburgh Sights & Shopping from Crewe / Manchester / Bolton / Preston)

Loco(s) Used at least 67020
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z65 : Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z66 : Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
67020 Crewe - Warrington Bank Quay - Newton-Le-Willows - Manchester Victoria - Staylebridge - Huddersfield - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Castleford - Milford SB - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
?67020? Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) Loco confirmation required.

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 05.47d 05.47  
Crewe Coal Yard 05/50 ?  
Winsford SB 05/56 05/55  
Weaver Jn 06/02 06/01  
Acton Grange Jn 06/06 06/05  
Warrington Bank Quay 06/08 06/06  
Dallam Jn 06/09 ?  
Winwick Jn 06/11 06/09  
Earlestown 06/14 06/14  
Newton-Le-Willows 06/15 06/15  
Astley 06/20 06/22  
Eccles 06/25 06/26  
Ordsall Lane Jn 06/28 06/30  
Deal Street Jn 06/31 ?  
Manchester Victoria 06.33a ~ 06.51d 06.37 ~ 06.52   22.56a 22.48
Miles Platting 06/55 06/55½   22/52 22/37
Philips Park West Jn 06/55½ 06/56   22/50 22/35
Bagley Fold Jn 06/56 06/58   22/49 22/34
Ashton Moss North Jn 07/01 ?   22/45 ?
Stalybridge 07/05 07/09   22/41 22/27
Greenfield 07/11 07/14   22/36 22/20
Diggle Jn 07/14 07/17   22/34 22/17
Marsden 07/18 07/21   22/29 22/13
Huddersfield 07/26 07/29   22/19 22/04
Heaton Lodge East Jn 07/32 07/33   22/07 21/57
Mirfield East Jn 07/34 ?   22/05 ?
Thornehill L.N.W. Jn 07/35 ?   22/04 ?
Healey Mills B Jn ? ?   21/59 ?
Horbury Jn 07/41 07/47   21/55 21/38
Wakefield Kirkgate 07/44 07/50   21/51 21/34
Turners Lane Jn 07/46 ?   21/49 ?
Altofts Jn 07/50 07/54   21/42 21/28
Castleford 07/57 07/58   21/38 21/24
Milford Jn 08/02 08/05   21/28 21/16
Church Fenton 08/09 08/08   21/22 21/10
Colton Jn 08/15 08/18   21/15 21/05
York 08.23a ~ 08.26d 08.24 ~ 08.29   21.06a ~ 21.09d 20.52 ~ 21.00
Skelton Jn 08/28 08/32   21/03 20/46
Tollerton Jn 08/36 08/41   20/56 20/40
Thirsk 08/46 08/52   20/46 20/32
Longlands Jn 08/54 ?   ? ?
Northallerton 08/56 08/59   20/38 20/28
Darlington 09/07 09/09   20.06a ~ 20.21d 20.02 ~ 20.17
Ferryhill South Jn 09/18 09/19   19/56 19/54
Tursdale Jn 09/20 ?   19/53 ?
Durham 09/26 09/25   19/45 19/47
Birtley Jn 09/36 09/31   19/37 19/41
Low Fell Jn 09/47 ?   ? ?
King Edward Bridge East Jn 09/50 09/35   19/33 19/35
Newcastle 09.52a ~ 09.54d 09.53 ~ 09.53½   19.29a ~ 19.31d 19.30 ~ 19.33
Heaton South Jn 09/59 09/56   19/25 19/27
Morpeth 10/13 10/17   19/09 19/11
Morpeth North Jn 10*15a ~ 10*26d ? ~ ?   ? ?
Alnmouth 10/41 10/27   18/46 18/40
Belford L.C. 10/58 10/40   18/33 18/30
Berwick-Upon-Tweed 11/14 11/12   18/21 18/19
Marshal Meadows 11/17 11/15   18/18 18/17
Reston 11/23 ?   18/11 ?
Grantshouse 11/28 11/25   18/06 18/05
Dunbar 11/37 11/33   17/55 17/55
Drem Down Loop 11*48a ~ 12*00d ? ~ ?  
Drem Up Loop   17*38a ~ 17*45d ? ~ ?
Drem 12/02 12/06   17/37 17/42
Monktonhall Jn 12/21 12/22   17/21 17/23
Portobello Jn 12/23 12/26   17/19 17/20
Edinburgh Waverley 12.27a 12.30   17.15d 17.14


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