16th March 2019

West Coast Railways
The Liverpool Pullman / Spirit of the Lakes

Locos Used 57316 & 57601 'Windsor Castle'
Stock Used (3) SO+RMB+99677+9967?+9967?+9967?+9967?

Route :
1Z47 : Hull to Liverpool Lime Street
1Z49 : Liverpool Lime Street to Hull

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) Hull - Brough - Gilberdyke - Goole - Snaith - Hensall - Knottingley East Jn - Knottingley West Jn - Pontefract Monkhill - Crofton East Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Mirfield East Jn - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Brighouse - Greetland Jn - Hebden Bridge - Hall Royd Jn - Copy Pit - Gannow Jn - Accrington - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Jn - Wigan North Western - St Helens Central - Huyton - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street
57316 (2) Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Huyton - Rainhill - St Helens Junction - Earlestown - Newton-le-Willows - Lowton Jn - Golborne Jn - Wigan North Western - (reverse of outward route) - Hull

Notes :
(1) 57316 on rear.
(2) 57601 on rear.
(3) Consist confirmation required.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Hull 06.08d [P7] 06.09   21.00a [P7] 21.06
Anlaby Road Jn 06/10 ?   20/57½ ?
Hessle Road Jn 06/11½ ?   20/55½ ?
Brough 06.20a ~ 06.24d [P2] 06.23 ~ 06.25   20.42a ~ 20.45d [P1] 20.49 ~ 20.52
Gilberdyke 06/31 06/33   20/35 20/39
Goole 06.41a ~ 06.44d [P2] 06.45 ~ 06.46   20.23a ~ 20.26d [P1] 20.23 ~ 20.24
Potters Grange Jn 06/46 ?   20/20 ?
Rawcliffe 06/52 ?   20.15 ~ 20.15½ ?
Snaith 06.56 ~ 06.56½ ?   20/11½ ?
Drax Branch Jn 07/02½ 07/04   20/07 19/56
Hensall 07/03 07/06   20/04½ 19/54
Whitley Bridge 07/05½ 07/08   20/02 19/52
Sudforth Lane SB 07/07½ 07/10   20/00 19/50
Knottingley East Jn 07/12 [UGL] 07/14   19/57½ 19/47
Knottingley West Jn 07/19 07/18   19/56 [ML] 19/46
Pontefract Monkhill 07.23a ~ 07.26d [P1] 07.22 ~ 07.27   19.47a ~ 19.52d [P2] 19.41 ~ 19.43
Crofton East Jn 07/35 07/35   19/38 19/32
Crofton West Jn 07/37 07/36   19/36 19/31
Calder Bridge Jn 07/39 07/39   19/34 19/28
Wakefield Kirkgate 07/40½ [FL] 07/41   19/32 [P3] 19/25
Horbury Jn 07/48 07/47   19/28 [FL] 19/17
Mirfield East Jn 07/57½ [SL] 07/54   19/10 [SL] 19/09
Heaton Lodge East Jn 07/59½ 07/58   19/07 18/56
Bradley Wood Jn 08/03 07/59   18/56 18/50
Brighouse 08.06a ~ 08.09d [P2] 08.02 ~ 08.09   18.51a ~ 18.54d [P1] 18.45 ~ 18.48
Greetland Jn 08/13½ 08/13   18/44½ 18/40
Milner Royd Jn 08/16½ 08/15   18/42½ 18/34
Hebden Bridge 08/23½ [P1] 08/21   18/34½ [P2] 18/29
Hall Royd Jn 08/28 08/29   18/29½ 18/20
Copy Pit 08/36½ 08/37   18/13 17/52
Gannow Jn 08/44½ 08/45   17/55 17/43
Accrington 08/52 [P2] 08/53   17/46 [P1] 17/34
Daisyfield Jn 08/59 09/00   17/40 17/27
Blackburn 09.02 ~ 09.08 [P1] 09.03 ~ 09.08   17.28 ~ 17.38 [P1] 17.22 ~ 17.25
Lostock Hall Jn 09/18½ 09/21   17/15 17/09
Farington Jn 09*24 ~ 09*43 [US] ? ~ 09.39   17/04 17/01
Euxton Jn 09/53 09/43   16/52 16/56
Balshaw Lane 09/57½ [UF] 09/57   16/49 [DS] 16/52
Wigan North Western 10/05 [P4] 10/07   16/42 [P5] 16/42
Wigan South Jn 10/07 10/08   16/41 16/41
Springs Branch Jn 10/08 10/09   16/39 [DF] ? ~ 16.38
St Helens Central 10/19 [P2] 10/21   - -
Golborne Jn - -   16/24 [DS] 16/14
Lowton Jn - -   16*09 ~ 16*22 16/13?
Newton-le-Willows - -   16/07 16/10
Earlestown - -   16/05 [P1] 16/07
St Helens Junction - -   16/00 [P1] 16/02
Rainhill - -   15/55 15/55
Huyton 10/27 [P2] [SL] 10/29   15/51½ 15/49
Roby 10/28 10/31   15/51 [FL] 15/48
Olive Mount Jn 10/34 10/37   15/47½ 15/45
Bootle Branch Jn 10/36 10/39   15/46 15/44
Edge Hill SB 10/42 ?   15/45 ?
Edge Hill 10/43 [P2] 10/40   15/44½ [P1] 15/43
Crown Street Jn 10/45 [DS] 10/42   15/43 [US] 15/42
Liverpool Lime Street 10.48a [P6] 10.46   15.40d [P6] 15.39


Back to "The Railtour Files"