11th & 13th August 2007

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
???

Loco(s) Used at least 67005 & 67019
Stock Used booked for load 10 incl. 1x mark 3 sleeper

Route:
1Z31 : London Victoria to Prestonpans
1Z34 : Prestonpans to London Victoria

Date Loco(s) Route
11/08 ????? London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Gospel Oak - Camden Road East Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Finsbury Park - (via ECML) - Prestonpans
13/08 67019 + 67005 Prestonpans - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Train seen at Stevenage on the return leg.

Sources : Simon Cross & Pete Drury

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Simon Cross)

Location

Booked (out)

 Booked (rtn)
Victoria 06.23d [P2] [SL] 19.21a [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 06/26 19/18 [SL]
Stewarts Lane Jn 06/28 [RVL] 19/16
Longhedge Jn 06/31 19/13 [RVL]
Latchmere Jn 06/34 19/10
Kensington Olympia 06/40 [P2] 19/05 [P3]
North Pole Jn 06/45 19/01
Mitre Bridge Jn 06/46 19/00
Willesden Junction HL 06c48 ~ 06c50 18c53 ~ 18c55
Kensal Green Jn 06/52 18/51
Gospel Oak 07/04 18/39
Camden Road Jn 07/13 18/36
Camden Road East Jn 07/15 [NLI] 18/34
Copenhagen Jn 07/31 [SL] 18/31 [NLI]
Holloway South Jn 07/33 [FL] 18/28
Finsbury Park 07/36 [P3] 18/26 [P1]
Alexandra Palace 07/40 18/22½
New Southgate ??/?? 18/15½ [SL]
Potters Bar 07/47½ 18/10½
Welwyn Garden City 07/54 18/05½
Woolmer Green Jn 07/57 18/03 [FL]
Stevenage 07/59 [P3] 18/00 [P1]
Hitchin 08/02½ 17/52
Sandy 08/13 17/34½
Huntingdon 08/25 17/18
Connington South Jn - 17/11
Holme Jn 08/33 -
Peterborough 08.42a ~ 08.47d [P4] [SL] 16.51a ~ 17.00d [P3] [FL]
Helpston Jn 08/55 -
Tallington Jn 09/05 16/36½
Stoke Jn 09/23 16/19 [SL]
Grantham 09/29 [P2] 16/11½ [P1]
Claypole Loop 09/38 15*35 ~ 16*00
Newark North Gate 09.44a ~ 09.55d [P3] 15.22a ~ 15.26d [P3]
Newark Flat Crossing 09/57 15/21
Retford 10/15 15/09
Loversall Carr Jn 10/28 15/01
Decoy North Jn - 14/55½
Doncaster 10.32a ~ 10.34d [P4] 14.45a ~ 14.49d [P8]
Arksey Loop 10*40 ~10*47 -
Shaftholme Jn 10/51 14/35½
Temple Hirst Jn 10/58 14/29
Hambleton North Jn 11/05 14/24½
Colton Jn 11/12 14/19
York 11.19a ~ 11.29d [P5] 14.07a ~ 14.12d [P3]
Skelton Jn 11/31 [SL] 14/04
Tollerton Jn 11/41 13/49
Thirsk 11/55 13/36
Longlands Jn 12/07 -
Northallerton 12/09 13/28 [SL]
Darlington 12/21 [P4B] 13/16 [UML]
Ferryhill South Jn 12/31 13/06
Tursdale Jn 12/33 12/52 [SL]
Durham 12/38½ [DM] 12/45 [P1]
Birtley Jn 12/48 12/37
King Edward Bridge South Jn 12/51 12/32
Newcastle 12c55 ~ 12c57 [P2] 12c28 ~ 12c30 [P3]
Heaton South Jn 13/00 12/23½
Morpeth 13/13 12/06
Alnmouth 13/38 11/51½
Belford LC 13/50½ 11/38
Berwick-upon-Tweed 14/02 [P2] 11/26 [P1]
Reston sig. EG403 // EG402 14/05 11/23½
Reston 14/10½ 11/16
Grantshouse 14*17 ~ 14*39 11/11
Dunbar 14/51 10/59
Drem 15*00 ~ 15*16 10*38 ~ 10*46
Prestonpans 15.27a 10.25d


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