12th April 2008

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

Locos Used 67003 & 67021
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z77 : Liverpool Lime Street to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z78 : Edinburgh Waverley to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco(s) Route
67003(1) Liverpool Lime Street - Huyton - St Helens Junction - Newton-le-Willows - Golborne Jn - Wigan North Western - Euxton Jn - Preston
67021 (2) Preston - Euxton Jn - Chorley - Bolton - Salford Crescent - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton-under-Lyne - Stalybridge - Diggle - Marsden - Huddersfield - Mirfield - Thornhill LNW Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Altofts Jn - Castleford - Milford Jn - Micklefield - Church Fenton - York - Darlington - Newcastle - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Drem - Edinburgh Waverley
67003(1) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Leeds - Dewsbury - Thornhill LNW Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Preston
67021 (2) Preston - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) 67021 on rear.
(2) 67003 on rear.
(3) Route confirmation required, above is booked route. Return loco confirmation also required.

Source : Simon Cross

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Simon Cross)

Location
Booked (out)
 
Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street
05.25d [P8] [SL]
 
23.46a [P8]
Edge Hill
05/29½
 
23/42
Edge Hill S.B.
05/30
 
23/41½ [FL]
Bootle Branch Jn
05/30½
 
23/40
Huyton
05/35½
 
23/34½
Rainhill
05/38½
 
23/32
St. Helens Junction
05/41
 
23/29½
Earlestown
05/43½ [P1]
 
23/27 [P2]
Newton-le-Willows
05/44½
 
23/36
Golborne Jn
05/48 [FL]
 
23/22
Springs Branch Jn
05/54½
 
23/16½
Wigan South Jn
05/55
 
23/16
Wigan North Western
05/55½ [P5]
 
23/15½ [P4]
Balshaw Lane
06/02 [SL]
 
23/09
Euxton Jn
06/06
 
23/07
Farington Curve Jn
06/09
 
?
Preston
06.12a ~ 06.22d [P2]
 
22.50a ~ 23.00a [P3]
Ribble Jn
06/23½ [FL]
 
?
Euxton Jn
06/28½
 
22/44 [FL]
Chorley
06/32½
 
22/38½
Lostock Jn
06/40½
 
22/30½
Bolton
06/47 [P3]
 
22/26 [P4]
Salford Crescent
07/00 [UB]
 
22/14½ [P2]
Salford Central
07/02½
 
22/12
Deal Steet Jn
07/04 [SL]
 
22/11½
Manchester Victoria
07.13a ~ 07.17d [P3]
 
22.06½a ~ 22.10d [P3]
Miles Platting Jn
07/21½
 
22/03½
Philips Park West Jn
07/22
 
22/01
Baguley Fold Jn
07/23
 
22/00
Ashton Moss North Jn
07/26½
 
21/56
Stalybridge
07/30½ [P1]
 
21/52 [P2]
Greenfield
07/37
 
21/46
Diggle Jn
07/39½
 
21/44
Marsden
07/43½
 
21*29½ ~ 21*39 [UPL]
Huddersfield
07/52½ [P8]
 
21/19½ [P1]
Heaton Lodge Jn  
21/14½
Heaton Lodge East Jn
07/58½
 
Mirfield East Jn
08/01
 
21/12½
Thornhill LNW Jn
08/01½
 
21/11½
Horbury Jn
08/08½ [SL]
 
Wakefield Kirkgate
08/19 [TL]
 
Altofts Jn
08/23
 
Castleford
08/27
 
Milford Jn
08/32
 
Morley
 
21/05½
Whitehall Jn
 
20/59½
Leeds West Jn
 
20/59
Leeds
 
20/58 [P16] [Line F]
Neville Hill West Jn
 
20/54½
Cross Gates
 
20/51½
Micklefield
 
20/46½
Church Fenton
08/38 [NNL]
 
20/36
Colton Jn
08/51½
 
20/31
York
08c57 ~ 09c01 [P5]
 
20c23 ~ 20c25 [P5] [LSL]
Skelton Jn
09/04 [SL]
 
20/17
Tollerton Jn
09/13
 
20/09½
Thirsk
09/23 [FL]
 
20/00
Northallerton
09/30½
 
19/54½ [FL]
Darlington
09/41½ [P4b]
 
19/44 [UML]
Ferryhill South Jn
09/51½
 
19/34½
Tursdale Jn
09/53½
 
19/32½
Durham
09/59
 
19/26½ [P1]
Birtley Jn
10/11
 
19/18½
King Edward Bridge South Jn
10/20 [FL]
 
19/14
Newcastle Central
10/23 [P2]
 
19/12 [P3]
Heaton South Jn
10/27
 
19/07½
Morpeth
10/42
 
18/54
Chevington Loops
?
 
18*33 ~ 18*43
Wooden Gate Jn
10*57 ~ 11*05
 
?
Alnmouth
11/07
 
18/20
Belford L.C.
11/20
 
18/06½
Berwick-upon-Tweed
11/32
 
17/54½ [P1]
Reston Sig. EG403 / EG402
11/35
 
17/52
Reston GSP
11/41½
 
17/46½
Grantshouse
11/47½
 
17/41½
Dunbar
11/59½
 
17/29½
Drem UPL
 
17*11 ~ 17*17
Drem
12/08
 
?
Monktonhall Jn
12/19
 
16/59½
Portobello Jn
12/31
 
16/57
Edinburgh Waverley
12.35a [P8w]
 
16.53d [P8w]


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