12th May 2012

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Historic York)

Locos Used 47790 'Galloway Princess' & 47832 'Solway Princess'
Stock Used VSOE Northern Belle rake

Route :
1Z28 : Glasgow Central to York
1Z29 : York to Glasgow Central

Loco(s) Route
47832 (1) Glasgow Central - Rutherglen East Jn - Carmyle - Langloan Jn - Whifflet South Jn - Mossend North Jn - Mossend East Jn - Holytown Jn - Shotts - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - Drem - Dunbar - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Morpeth - Newcastle Central - Durham - Tursdale Jn - Ferryhill South Jn - Norton-on-Tees West Jn - Norton-on-Tees South Jn - Stockton - Eaglescliffe - Longlands Jn - Thirsk - Tollerton - York
47790 (2) York - Tollerton - Thirsk - Longlands Jn - Eaglescliffe - Stockton - Norton-on-Tees South Jn - Norton-on-Tees East Jn - Billingham Jn - Hartlepool - Seaham - Sunderland - Pelaw - Park Lane Jn - Greensfield Jn - King Edward Bridge East Jn - King Edward Bridge North Jn - Newcastle Central - (reverse of outward route) - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs - Law Jn - Uddingston Jn - Newton - Glasgow Central 

Notes :
(1) 47790 on rear.
(2) 47832 on rear.

Sources : The Class 47 List and Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Glasgow Central 07.54d 07.53   22.50a 23.11
Bridge Street Jn 07/56 07/55   22/47 23/07
Eglinton Street Jn 07/57 07/56   22/43 23/07
Rutherglen East Jn 08/02 08/03   22/37 23/02
Carmyle 08/05 ?   -  
Langloan Jn 08/13 08/14   - -
Whifflet South Jn 08/29 08/28   - -
Mossend North Jn 08/32 08/31   - -
Mossend East Jn 08/33 08/32   - -
Holytown Jn 08/36 08/34   - -
Shotts 08/45 08/44   - -
Benhar Jn 08/47 ?   - -
Newton - -   22/35 22/58
Uddingston Jn - -   22/34 22/56
Motherwell - -   22/31 22/53
Law Jn - -   22/26 22/46
Lanark Jn - -   22/20 22/39
Carstairs - -   22/17 22/36
Carstairs East Jn - -   22/14 22/33
Auchengray - -   22/10 ?
Torphin - -   22/05 ?
Midcalder Jn 09/09 09/13   22/00 22/13
Slateford Jn 09/19 09/22   21/51 22/02
Haymarket 09/26 09/26   21/48 22/00
Edinburgh Waverley 09.31a ~ 09.35d 09.33 ~ 09.36   21.40a ~ 21.45d 21.50 ~ 21.56
Abbeyhill Jn 09/37 ?   21/38 ?
Portobello Jn 09/39 09/40   21/36 21/41
Monktonhall Jn 09/42 09/43   21/34 21/39
Prestonpans 09/46 ?   21/31 ?
Drem 09/52 09/52   21/25 21/30
Dunbar 10/00 10/01   21/16 21/22
Oxwellmains 10/02 ?   21/15 ?
Grantshouse 10/13 10/13   21/07 21/12
Marshall Meadows 10/24 10/23   20/55 20/59
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10/27 10/25   20/51 20/55
Craig Mill [DPL]  - -   20.13a ~ 20.36d ?
Belford 10/39 10/37   20/10 20/12
Alnmouth 10/52 10/50   19/56 19/58
Morpeth 11/05 11/04   19/41 19/43
Heaton South Jn 11/19 11/17   19/26 19/28
Newcastle Central 11.22a ~ 11.23d 11.20 ~ 11.21   19.21a ~ 19.23d 19.21 ~ 19.24
King Edward Bridge South Jn 11/25 11/23   - -
Birtley 11/29 11/28   - -
Durham 11/38 11/36   - -
Tursdale Jn 11/46 11/43   - -
Ferryhill South Jn 11/51 11/46   - -
Norton-on-Tees West Jn 12/10 ?   - -
King Edward Bridge North Jn - -   19/18 ?
King Edward Bridge East Jn - -   19/17 ?
Greensfield Jn - -   19/15 19/17
Park Lane Jn - -   19/13 ?
Pelaw - -   19/09 19/10
Brockley Whins - -   19/03 ?
Sunderland - -   18/51 18/52
Seaham - -   18/36 18/37
Hartlepool - -   18/20 18/21
Billingham Jn - -   18/09 18/08
Norton-on-Tees East Jn - -   18/06 ?
Norton-on-Tees South Jn 12/11 12/05   18/05 18/05
Hartburn Jn 12/15 ?   18/01 ?
Stockton Cut Jn 12/16 ?   18/00 ?
Eaglescliffe 12/18 12/15   17/58 ?
Boroughbridge Road LC 12/35 12/31   17/44 17/41
Longlands Jn 12/36 ?   17/43 ?
Thirsk 12/42 12/39   17/37 17/35
Tollerton 12/53 12/51   17/27 17/26
Skelton Jn 13/00 12/58   17/19 17/18
York 13.04a 13.01   17.16d 17.16


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