22nd September 2021

Statesman Rail
Edinburgh Explorer Statesman

Locos Used (1) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013' & 47828
Stock Used 17056+3229+3188+80043+3438+3312+1211+3348+3426+3384+5912

Route :
1Z65 : Wolverhampton to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z67 : Edinburgh Waverley to Wolverhampton

Loco(s) Route
47805 + 47828 Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Bloxwich - Cannock - Hednesford - Rugeley Town - Rugeley Trent Valley - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
47828 + 47805 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton

Notes :
(1) 47805 running as D1935.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Wolverhampton 06.01d [P2] 06.07   23.02a [P3] 23.26
Portobello Jn 06/05½ 06/13   22/55 23/21
Darlaston Jn 06/08½ 06/17   22/51 23/17
Pleck Jn 06/12 [SL] 06/19   22/47½ 23/14
Walsall 06.16a ~ 06.18d [P1] 06.22 ~ ?   22.39a ~ 22.43d [P2] 23.10 ~ ?
Ryecroft Jn 06/22 06/26   22/35½ 23/08
Bloxwich 06/26 06/32   22/31½ 22/25
Mid Cannock Jn 06/32 06/35   22/26 22/19
Cannock 06.34a ~ 06.36d 06.37 ~ 06.41   22.22a ~ 22.24d 22.15 ~ 22.18
Hednesford 06/39 06/44   22/19 22/12
Rugeley Town 06.45a ~ 06.47d 06.50 ~ 06.53   22.09a ~ 22.11d 22.03 ~ 22.06
Rugeley Power Station Jn 06/49 06/55   22/07 22/01
Rugeley Trent Valley 06/51 [P1] [DS] 06/57   22/02 [P1] 22/00
Rugeley North Jn 06/55 [DS] 06/58   22/01 [UF-UDR] 21/59
Colwich 06/59 07/01   21/48½ [UF] 21/50
Milford & Brocton 07/01 [DF-DS] 07/03   - -
Trent Valley Jn 07/07½ [DS] 07/07   21/43 21/45
Stafford 07.09a ~ 07.11d [P5] [DS] 07.08 ~ 07.12   21.40a ~ 21.42d [P1] [UF] 21.40 ~ 21.43
Stafford North Jn 07/11½ [DS] 07/13   21/38½ [US-UF] 21/39
Little Bridgeford Jn 07/16½ [DS] 07/16   21/33 [US] 21/30
Searchlight Lane Jn 07/18 [DS] 07/17   - -
Madeley 07/26 [DS] 07/25   21/23 [US] 21/22
Basford Hall Jn 07/33 [DS] 07/29   21/18 [US] 21/17
Crewe 07.37a ~ 07.40d [P6] [DF] 07.34 ~ 07.40   21.11a ~ 21.13d [P11] [US] 21.10 ~ 21.13
Crewe Coal Yard 07/43½ 07/41   21/09 21/07
Winsford 07/48½ 07/47   21/03 21/01
Hartford Jn 07/52½ 07/50   20/59 20/57
Acton Bridge 07/54 07/51   20/57 20/56
Weaver Jn 07/55½ 07/52   20/55 20/54
Acton Grange Jn 07/58½ 07/56   20/51½ 20/50
Warrington Bank Quay 08.01a ~ 08.03d [P3] 07.58 ~ 08.02   20.45a ~ 20.47d [P2] 20.45 ~ 20.47
Dallam Jn 08/06 08/04   20/43½ 20/43
Winwick Jn 08/08½ 08/06   20/41½ 20/41
Golborne Jn 08/12½ 08/10   20/39½ 20/39
Springs Branch Jn 08/17½ 08/16   20/36 20/36
Wigan South Jn 08/23 08/21   20/35½ 20/35
Wigan North Western 08.24a ~ 08.26d [P5] 08.22 ~ 08.24 [P5]   20.32a ~ 20.34d [P4] 20.32 ~ 20.34
Balshaw Lane 08/37 08/32   20/24½ 20/25
Euxton Jn 08/39½ 08/33   20/22 20/24
Ribble Jn 08/44½ [DF] 08/38   20/16½ [UF] 20/18
Preston 08.46a ~ 08.48d [P3] [DF] 08.40 ~ 08.48   20.13a ~ 20.15d [P4] [UF] 20.15 ~ 20.17
Fylde Jn 08/49½ 08/50   20/11½ [UF] 20/13
Barton & Broughton 08/53½ 08/54   20/08 20/10
Garstang & Catteral 08/56½ 08/57   20/03½ 20/07
Lancaster 09.07a ~ 09.09d 09.06 ~ 09.09   19.49a ~ 19.51d [P3] 19.54 ~ 19.56 [P3]
Morecambe South Jn 09/12 09/12   19/46 19/48
Carnforth South Jn 09/16½ ?   19*19 ~ 19*41 [UPL] ?
Carnforth North Jn 09*18 ~ 09*28 [GL1] 09.18 ~ 09.32   19/17 19/05
Oxenholme Lake District 09/40½ [P2] 09/43   19/06½ [P1] 18/53
Grayrigg 09/45½ 09/48   19/01 18/47
Tebay 09/50½ 09/52   18/52 18/42
Shap Summit 09/56 09/56   18/47½ 18/38
Shap Harrisons Sidings 09/59½ 09/59   18/43½ 18/36
Penrith North Lakes 10/07½ [P2] 10/07   18/34½ [P1] 18/28
Carlisle 10c24 ~ 10c27 [P3] 10.21 ~ 10.23   18c04 ~ 18c14 [P3] 18.03 ~ 18.12
Gretna Jn 10/36½ 10/33   17/54 17/55
Lockerbie 10/52½ [P1] 10/50   17/41½ [P2] 17/44
Beattock 11*05 ~ 11*27 [DPL] 11.06 ~ 11.26   17*15 ~ 17*30 [UPL] 17.17 ~ 17.33
Beattock Summit 11/41 [DM] 11/40   17/06 [UM] 17/08
Abington 11/48 [DM] 11/47   16*47 ~ 16*54 [UPL] 16.45 ~ 17.00
Carstairs South Jn 12/02½ 11/59   16/33½ 16/29
Carstairs East Jn 12/05 12/02   16/31½ 16/28
Auchengray 12/11 12/09   16/28½ 16/23
Midcalder Jn 12/22 12/21   16/16½ 16/14
Slateford 12/40 12/39   16/05½ 16/06
Haymarket 12/46 [P3] 12/46   16/03 [P4] 16/03
Princes St Gardens 12/48 [Z] 12/48   16/01 [Z] 16/01
Edinburgh Waverley 12.50a [P2] 12.50   16.00d [P19] 16.00


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