18th June 2015

Northern Belle
(Ascot Ladies' Day Special)

Locos Used 57306 & 57310 'Pride of Cumbria'
Stock Used Load 11

Route :
1Z60 Manchester Victoria to Ascot
1Z62 Ascot to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
57306 (1) Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton Jn - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - (via WCML) - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Bescot Stadiu, - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - (via Didcot avoiding line) - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Wokingham - Bracknell - Ascot
57310 (2) Ascot - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot East Jn - Didcot Parkway - Didcot North Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria

Notes : 
(1) 57310 on rear.
(2) 57306 on rear.

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly / Realtime Trains)

LocationActual Booked  Actual Booked
Manchester Victoria07.15d 07.15  23.51a00.20
Miles Platting07/2007/19  23/48 00/17
Philips Park West Jn07/20½ 07/19  23/47½ 00/16
Baguley Fold Jn07/22?  23/46 ?
Ashton Moss North Jn07/28 07/27  23/40?
Denton Jn07/3407/32  23/34 00/04
Ash Bridge Junction07/40 07/40  23/2823/57
Heaton Norris Jn07/43 07/42½  23/2723/55
Stockport07/4507/47  23/23 23/52
Edgeley Jn No107/4607/49  23/22 23/51
Adswood Road Jn07/5007/50 1/2  23/20½ 23/50
Cheadle Hulme07/51½ 07/52  23/19½ 23/49
Handforth07/5407/54  23/17½ 23/46
Wilmslow07/55½ 07/55  23/1623/45
Alderley Edge07/5707/57  23/14½ 23/43
Chelford07/59½ 07/59  23/1223/38
Chelford Loop08/00?  23/11½ ?
Goostrey08/02½ 08/02  23/0923/33½
Holmes Chapel08/0408/03  23/07 23/31
Sandbach08/0708/06  23/04 23/28
Crewe Sydney Bridge08/12 08/09  22/5923/24
Crewe North Jn08/17?  22/57 ?
Crewe08.18 - 08.2508.20 1/2 - 08.26 1/2  22.52 - 22.56 23.16
Crewe South Jn08/26½ ? 22/51 ?
Crewe Basford Hall Jn08/29 08/31  22/4823/11½
Madeley08/4008/39  22/40 23/06½
Norton Bridge08/5008/49  22/30 22/58
Stafford08/5508/54 1/2  22.16 - 22.22 22.51 - 22.52
Stafford Trent Valley Jn08/56½ 08/55  22/1422/49½
Bushbury Jn09/2209/08  22/01 ?
Portobello Jn09/26 1/209/12  21/52 ?
Darlaston Jn09/3009/15  21/49 ?
Bescot Jn09/38?  21/48 ?
Bescot Stadium09/38½ 09/20  21/4821/59½
Tame Bridge Parkway09/40½ ? 21/47 ?
Perry Barr North Jn09/46½ 09/28  21/4321/47
Perry Barr South Jn09/49 ? 21/41 1/2 ?
Perry Barr09/49½ 09/28 1/2  21/4121/46½
Witton09/53½ 09/30  21/3921/45½
Aston09/56½ 09/37  21/3721/44
Aston South Jn09/56½ ? 21/37 ?
Stechford10/0209/52  21/32 21/37½
Lea Hall10/03½ 10/02  21/3021/35½
Marston Green10/0610/04  21/27 1/2 21/34
Birmingham International10.09 - 10.24 10.07- 10.32½  21.18 - 21.24 21.25- 21.30½
Hampton-in-Arden10/2710/35 1/2  21/15 1/2 21/21½
Berkswell10/3110/38 1/2  21/12 1/2 21/19
Tile Hill10/33½ 10/40  21/1121/17
Canley10/3610/42  21/09 21/15
Coventry10/3810/45  20/49 21/12
Gibbet Hill Jn10/4310/50  20/45 20/42½
Kenilworth10/4510/52  20/43 20/33
Milverton Jn10/5010/56  20.26 - 20.36 ??.?? - 20.16½
Leamington Spa11.04 - 11.07 11.06 - 11.06½  20/22 20/15
Fenny Compton11/1911/19  20.02 - 20.09 ?
Banbury11/2711/26  19/53 19/54
Kings Sutton11/30½ 11/29  19/4819/50
Aynho Jn11/3211/30½  19/45½ 19/49
Heyford11/3811/35½  19/37½ 19/44
Tackley11/41½ 11/38  19/33½ 19/43
Wolvercote Jn11/4511/44  19/30 19/37
Oxford11/4811/53  19/26 19/31
Hinksey North11/4911/56  19/24½ 19/26
Hinksey South11/50½ 11/57½  19/23 19/24
Kennington Jn11/5111/58  19/22 19/24
Radley11/5412/01  19/18½ 19/22
Culham11/56½ 12/02½  19/16 19/19½
Appleford11/57½ 12/03  19/14½ 19/18½
Didcot North Jn11/5912/04  19/13 19/16½
Didcot West Curve Jn  19/1119/16
Didcot Parkway  19.05 - 19.0719.14 - 19.14½
Didcot East Jn12/0012/05  19/03 19/12½
Moreton Cutting12/0112/06  19/01 19/10½
Goring & Streatley12/0512/11  18/52 19/04½
Reading12/1312/21  18/45 18/51½
Reading Southern Jn12/17 12/23  18/4318/46½
Reading Spur Jn12/1812/25  18/41½ 18/46
Earley12/2112/28  18/39 18/43½
Winnersh Triangle12/23½ 12/29½  18/38 18/41
Winnersh12/25½ 12/30½  18/37 18/39½
Wokingham12/3012/33  18/35 18/36½
Bracknell12/3712/41  18/30 18/31
Martins Heron12/3912/45  18/28 1/2 18/29
Ascot12.43a12.46  18.25d 18.25


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