15th April 2023

Belmond British Pullman
The Grand National

Locos Used 67005 'Queen's Messenger' & 67024
Stock Used 99545+99541+99531+99537+99543+99532+99530+99539+99546+99535+99536+6313

Route :
1Z39 : London Victoria to Liverpool South Parkway
1Z40 : Liverpool South Parkway to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
67005 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden No.7 Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Wembley Central - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Runcorn - Liverpool South Parkway
67024 (2) Liverpool South Parkway - Runcorn - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Hanslope Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) 67024 on rear.
(2) 67005 on rear.
(3) Passengers were conveyed by road coaches from/to Liverpool South Parkway for Aintree Race Course.
(4) The Grand National race was won by 'Corach Rambler' 8/1.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 07.50d [P2] [DCF] 07.50   00.13a [P2] 00.08
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/53 07/53   00/07 [UCS] 00/03
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/56 [RVL] 07/55   00/05 00/01
Longhedge Jn 07/58 07/58   00/03 [RVL] 23/59
Latchmere Jn  08/01 08/00   23/57 23/57
West Brompton 08/05 [P4] 08/03   23/53 [P3] 23/53
Kensington Olympia 08/08 [DM] 08/05   23/50 [P3] 23/51
Shepherds Bush 08/10 [P2] 08/06   23/48 [P1] 23/50
North Pole Jn 08/12 08/07   23/46 23/48
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/13 08/09   23/45 23/47
Willesden West London Jn 08/15 [DR] 08/11   23/43 23/46
Willesden No.7 08/18 [DR] 08/14   23/40 23/44
Wembley Yard South Jn 08/21 [DR] 08/16   23/37 23/41
Sudbury Jn 08/22 [UDR] 08/18   23/36 [UR] 23/37
Wembley [Up & Dn Relief] 08c26 ~ 08c34 [DR] ?   23c32 ~ 23c34 [UR] ?
Wembley Central 08/38 [P5] [DS] 08/38   23/28 [P6] [UDR] 23/32
Harrow & Wealdstone 08/43 [P5] [DS] 08/44   23/23 [P6] [US] 23/27
Watford Junction 08/50 [P8] [DS] 08/49   23/17 [P9] [US] 23/21
Bourne End Jn 08/59 [DS] 09/01   23/03 [US] 23/05
Tring 09/08 [P3] [DS] 09/08   22/56 [P5] [US] 22/58
Ledburn Jn 09/14 [DS] 09/12   22/45 [US] 22/49
Bletchley 09/21 [P3] [DS] 09/20   22/38 [P4] [US] 22/41
Denbigh Hall North Jn 09/23½ [DS] 09/23   22/33 [US] 22/37
Milton Keynes Central 09/25 [P3] [DS] 09/25   22/30 [P4] [UF] 22/34
Hanslope Jn 09/31 [DS] 09/30   22/24 [UF] 22/24
Northampton 09/44 [P2] 09/44 [P2]   - -
Long Buckby 09/56 09/57   - -
Daventry North Jn 10/07 10/05   - -
Weedon - -   22/10 22/10
Hillmorton Jn 10/12 [DN] 10/09   22/00 22/01
Rugby 10/14 [P2] [DS] 10/11   21/58 [P4] [UF]  22/00
Trent Valley Jn 10/16 [DS] 10/12   21/56 [UF] 21/59
Newbold Jn 10/18½ [DS] 10/13   21/55 [UF] 21/58
Brinklow 10/26 [DF] 10/25   21/52 [UF] 21/55
Attleborough South Jn 10/34 [DS] 10/32   21/45½ [UF] 21/49
Nuneaton 10/37 [P2] [DS] 10/34   21/44 [P4] [UF] 21/48
Amington Jn 10/48 [DS] 10/44   21/33 [UF] 21/37
Lichfield North Jn 10/57 [DF] 10/53   21/25 [UF] 21/23
Rugeley North Jn 11/04 [DF] 11/01   21/18 [UF] 21/16
Colwich 11/08 [DF] 11/04   21/14 [UF] 21/14
Whitehouse Jn - -   21*02 ~ 21*09 [UF] ? ~ 21.10
Trent Valley Jn 11/14½ [DF] 11/08   20/57 [US] 21/04
Stafford 11/15 [DF] 11/15   20/56 [P4] [US] 21/03
Little Bridgeford Jn 11/19 [DF] 11/20   20/51 [US] 20/59
Norton Bridge 11/20 [DF] 11/21   20/50 [US] 20/58
Madeley 11/29 [DF] 11/30   20/41 [US] 20/48
Basford Hall Jn 11/35 [DF] 11/35   20/36 [US] 20/42
Crewe 11c38 ~ 11c40 [P12] [DF] 11.40 ~ 11.46 [P12]   20c29 ~ 20c31 [P5] [US] 20.35 ~ 20.38
Crewe Coal Yard 11/44 11/48   20/27 20/31
Winsford 11/50 11/55   20/18 20/24
Hartford Jn 11/54 11/58   20*09 ~ 20*13 [UF] 20.14 ~ 20.16
Acton Bridge 11/56 12/00   20/05 [US] 20/10
Weaver Jn 11/58 12/01   20/03 [UF] 20/07
Halton Jn 12/02 12/05   19/57 20/03
Runcorn 12/04 [P2] 12/06 [P2]   19/56 [P1] 20/01
Ditton East Jn 12/08 [DS] ?   19/52 19/58
Liverpool South Parkway 12.15a [P4] 12.19   19.44d [P3] [US] 19.50


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z39 : (67005 with 67024 on rear) : Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool South Parkway Sig.WE1872
5Z39 : (67024 with 67005 on rear) : Liverpool South Parkway Sig.WE1872 to Latchford Sidings
5Z39 : (67005 with 67024 on rear) : Latchford Sidings to Arpley Sidings

Location Booked
Liverpool South Parkway 12.45d [P4]
Liverpool South Parkway Sig.WE1872 12.47 ~ 13.02
Liverpool South Parkway 13/05 [P3]
Ditton East Jn 13/10
Fiddlers Ferry SB 13/20
Arpley Jn 13/30
Latchford Sidings 13.35 ~ 13.50
Arpley Jn 13/55
Arpley Sidings 13.59a

5Z40: (67024 with 67005 on rear) : Arpley Sidings to Latchford Sidings
5Z40 : (67005 with 67024 on rear) : Latchford Sidings to Liverpool South Parkway Sig.WE1872
5Z40: (67024 with 67005 on rear) : Liverpool South Parkway Sig.WE1872 to Liverpool South Parkway

Location Booked
Arpley Sidings 18.00d
Arpley Jn 18/05
Latchford Sidings 18.10 ~ 18.25
Arpley Jn 18/30
Fiddlers Ferry SB 18/42
Ditton East Jn 18/52
Liverpool South Parkway 19/00 [P4]
Liverpool South Parkway Sig.WE1872 19.02 ~ 19.17
Liverpool South Parkway 19.20a [P3]


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