7th October 2017

Railway Magazine / Pathfinder Tours / GB Railfreight
The Caledonian

Locos Used 50007 'Hercules', 50049 'Defiant' & 87002 'Royal Sovereign'
Stock Used 35469+3390+3397+80042+3386+3345+3333+1200+6054+6051+5961+6024+6067

Route :
1Z50 : London Euston to Glasgow Central
1Z52 : Glasgow Central to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
87002 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe
50007 + 50049 Crewe - (via WCML) - Glasgow Central
50049 + 50007 Glasgow Central - (via WCML) - Crewe
87002 Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) This was a fund raising special train for the 'Railway Children' charity, and marked the 120th anniversary of The Railway Magazine, the Golden Jubilee of the Class 50s, and the Diamond Jubilee of 'The Caledonian' express.

Source : Neil Bentley (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 06.10d [P1] 06.13   23.40a [P1] 23.39
Camden South Jn 06/14 06/16   23/36½ 23/36
Camden Jn 06/14½ 06/17   23/36 23/35
Willesden West London Jn 06/17½ 06/20   23/33 23/30
Wembley Central 06/19½ [P3] 06/22   23/31 [P6] 23/28
Harrow & Wealdstone 06/21½ [P3] 06/25   23/26½ 23/25
Watford Junction 06.26a ~ 06.28d [P6] 06.30 ~ 06.32   23.17a ~ 23.20d [P9] 23.17 ~ 23.20
Bourne End Jn 06/34 06/39   23/05½ 23/03
Tring 06/38 [P1] 06/43   22/57½ [P5] 22/59
Ledburn Jn 06/42 06/46   22/46½ 22/55
Bletchley 06/47½ [P1] 06/52   22/39½ [P4] 22/48
Milton Keynes Central 06.51a ~ 06.59d [P5] 06.55 ~ 07.00   22.33a ~ 22.35d [P1] 22.42 ~ 22.44
Hanslope Jn 07/05 07/06   22/28 22/35
Weedon 07/13 07/14   22/19 22/23
Hillmorton Jn 07/21½ 07/22   22/11 22/15
Rugby 07.24a ~ 07.26d [P2] 07.26 ~ 07.29   22.07a ~ 22.09d [P4] 22.10 ~ 22.14
Trent Valley Jn 07/27½ 07/30   22/05 22/08
Newbold Jn 07/29 07/31   22/04 22/05
Brinklow 07/33 07/35   22/00 22/03
Attleborough Jn 07/39 07/40   21/52 21/57
Nuneaton 07.41a ~ 07.43d [P2] 07.44 ~ 07.48   21.48a ~ 21.50d [P4] 21.52 ~ 21.55
Amington Jn 07/50 07/59   21/36 21/43
Lichfield North Jn 07/55 08/04   21/29 21/38
Rugeley North Jn 07/59½ 08/09   21/24 21/33
Colwich 08/04 08/11   21/22 21/31
Stafford 08.11a ~ 08.13d [P3] 08.18 ~ 08.21 [P3]   21.14a ~ 21.16d [P1] 21.21 ~ 21.24
Norton Bridge 08/19 08/27   21/09½ 21/15
Madeley 08/26 08/33   21/02 21/08
Basford Hall Jn 08/31 08/38   20/58 21/03
Crewe 08L35a ~ 09L01d [P12] 08.43 ~ 09.09 [P12]   20L29a ~ 20L54d [P12] 20.33 ~ 20.59
Crewe Coal Yard 09/05 09/11   20/27 ?
Winsford 09/10 09/18   20/20 20/24
Hartford Jn 09/16 09/21   20/16 20/21
Acton Bridge 09/17 09/22   20/14 20/20
Weaver Jn 09/19½ 09/23   20/12 20/18
Acton Grange Jn 09/22 09/27   20/06 20/14
Warrington Bank Quay 09/23½ [P3] 09/28   20/04½ [P2] 20/12
Dallam Jn 09/24½ 09/29   20/03½ ?
Winwick Jn 09/26½ 09/31   20/01½ 20/09
Golborne Jn 09/28½ 09/33   19/59½ 20/07
Springs Branch Jn 09/31½ 09/36   19/56 20/04
Wigan South Jn 09/32 ?   19/54½ ?
Wigan North Western 09/32½ [P5] 09/37   19/53 [P4] 20/03
Balshaw Lane 09/39 09/43   19/45 19/57
Euxton Jn 09/41½ 09/44   19/43½ 19/56
Farington Jn 09/44 09/46   19/40½ 19/53
Preston 09.47a ~ 10.02d [P3] 09.50 ~ 10.05 [P3]   19/37 [P4] 19/50
Garstang & Catteral 10/12 10/15   19/25 19/40
Lancaster 10/23 10/26 [DM]   19/13½ 19/29
Morecambe South Jn 10/25 10/29   19/10 19/27
Carnforth North Jn 10/28 10/33   19/05 19/20
Oxenholme Lake District 10/38½ [P2] 10/41   18/55 [P1] 19/09
Tebay 10/52½ 10/51   18/45½ 18/55
Shap Summit 10/57½ ?   18/40½ ?
Penrith North Lakes 11/09½ [P2] 11/06   18/28 [P1] 18/40
Plumpton Loop - -   18*14 ~ 18*21 [UGL] 18.15 ~ 18.34
Carlisle 11/25 [P1] 11/22   17.47a ~ 17.57d [P3] 17.48 ~ 17.58 [P3]
Gretna Jn 11/33½ 11/34   17/38 17/36
Quintinshill 11/34½ 11/36   17/37 17/31
Lockerbie 11/49 [P1] 11/47   17/24 [P2] 17/20
Beattock 12/00 11/57   17/14 17/11
Beattock Summit 12*13 ~ 12*19 [DPL] 12.05 ~ 12.19   17/06½ 17/05
Abington 12/28 12/26   16/58 16/59
Carstairs South Jn 12/39½ 12/36   16/46 16/47
Carstairs 12/40 [DM] 12/37   16/45½ [P2] 16/47
Lanark Jn 12/42 12/42   16/43½ 16/45
Law Jn 12/50 12/49   16/33 16/38
Shieldmuir 12/59 ?   16/28 ?
Motherwell 13/01½ [P2] 13/01   16/25½ [P1] 16/32
Uddingston Jn 13/04½ 13/07   16/20½ 16/21
Newton East Jn 13/10 ?   16/18 ?
Newton West Jn 13/11 13/11   16/16½ 16/18
Rutherglen East Jn 13/13½ 13/16   16/15 16/17
Shawfield 13/15 ?   16/13½ ?
Larkfield Jn 13/17 ?   16/12½ ?
Eglinton Street Jn 13/19 13/21   16/11 16/12
Bridge Street Jn 13/21 13/22   16/10 16/11
Glasgow Central 13.23a [P11] 13.25 [P11]   16.08d [P11] 16.08


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