25th November 2006

Compass Tours
Capitals Express

Locos Used 31128 & 47703
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z61 : Layton to London Kings Cross
1Z63 : London Kings Cross to Layton

Loco(s) Route
47703 (1) Layton - Poulton-le-Fylde - Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Copy Pit - Sowerby Bridge - Greetland Jn - Brighouse - Mirfield - Wakefield Kirkgate - Crofton West Jn - Hare Park Jn - Adwick - Doncaster - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross
47703 (1) London Kings Cross - (reverse of outward route) - Layton

Notes :
(1) 31128 on rear (for ECS moves and "insurance" purposes only).
(2) The outward leg was severely delayed (along with GNER and FCC services) at St Neots by a fatality at Biggleswade. 

Sources : Rick Hughes (on the train throughout) & Compass Tours

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Rick Hughes)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Layton 06.23d 06.23d   00.17a 00.09a
Carleton LC 06/25 ?   00/13 00/07
Poulton-le-Fylde 06.27a ~ 06.29d 06.29a ~ 06.30d   00.07a ~ 00.10d 00.03a ~ 00.05d
Kirkham North Jn 06/37 06/38   23/59 23/55
Fylde Jn 06/47 06/48   23/51 23/48
Preston 06.49a ~ 07.00d 06.49a ~ 07.00d   23.46a ~ 23.49d 23.44a ~ 23.46d
Farington Curve Jn 07/03 07/04   23/43 23/41
Lostock Hall Jn 07/06 07/06   23/38 23/38
Bamber Bridge 07.08a ~ 07.10d 07.08a ~ 07.10d   23.32a ~ 23.35d 23.35a ~ 23.36d
Cherry Tree 07.20a ~ 07.22d 07.25a ~ 07.26d   23.21a ~ 23.24d 23.18a ~ 23.19d
Blackburn 07.28a ~ 07.31d 07.32a ~ 07.33d   23.05a ~ 23.16d 23.14a ~ 23.16d
Daisyfield Jn 07/33 07/36   23/03 23/08
Accrington 07.39a ~ 07.42d 07.43a ~ 07.49d   22.52a ~ 22.55d 22.56a ~ 22.59d
Gannow Jn 07/49 07/57   22/43 22/50
Burnley Manchester Road 07.52a ~ 07.55d 07.59a ~ 08.03d   22.38a ~ 22.41d 22.44a ~ 22.47d
Copy Pit 08/07 ?   22/30 ?
Hall Royd Jn 08/15 08/21   22/21 22/26
Hebden Bridge 08/19 08/26   22/17 22/21
Milner Royd Jn 08/24 08/33   22/10 22/15
Greetland Jn 08/29 ?   22/07 22/13
Bradley Wood Jn 08/37 08/42   22/01 22/08
Heaton Lodge Jn 08*43 ~ 08*55 08.45 ~ 08.52   21/59 22/03
Mirfield East Jn 08/59 08/56   21/55 21/54
Thornhill LNW Jn 08/59 08/57   - -
Horbury Jn 09/05 09/04   21/43 21/45
Wakefield Kirkgate 09/09 09/11   21.27a ~ 21.39d 21.37a ~ 21.41d
Calder Bridge Jn 09/11 09/12   21/24 21/33
Crofton West Jn 09/13 09/15   21/22 21/30
Hare Park Jn 09/16 09/18   21/19 21/27
South Kirkby Jn 09/22 ?   21/11 ?
Adwick Jn 09/25 09/28   21/02 21/06
Adwick 09/26 09/28   21/01 21/06
Doncaster 09.31a ~ 09.33d 09.34a ~ 09.35d   20.45a ~ 20.54d 20.32a ~ 21.00d
Loversall Carr Jn 09/45 09/47   20/40 ??
Retford 09/55 09/58   20/30 20/17
Newark Northgate 10/10 10/11   20/16 20/05
Barkston South Jn 10/18 -   20/09 -
Grantham 10/22 10/24   20/06 19/55
Stoke Tunnel 10/27 10/31   20/00 19/52
Tallington Jn 10/40 ?   19/48 ?
Peterborough 10/49 10.56 ~ 10.57   19/41 19.30 ~ 19.31
Holme LC ? ?   19/33 19/21
Connington South Jn 10/56 ?   ? ?
Huntingdon 11/03 11/16   19/24 19/12
St Neots ? 11.23 ~ 12.09   ? ?
Signal P298 ? 12.13 ~ 13.40  
Sandy 11/18 13/17   19/12 ?
Hitchin 11/28 13/27   19/00 18/52
Stevenage 11/31 13/31   18/57 18/49
Welwyn Garden City 11/37 13/37   18/50 18/43
Potters Bar 11/41 13/42   18/44 18/38
Alexandra Palace 11/46 ?   18/33 18/31
Finsbury Park 11/47 13/49   18/29 18/29
Holloway South Jn 11/50 ?   18/27 ?
London Kings Cross 11.55a 13.54a   18.24d 18.24d


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