13th April 2024

Belmond British Pullman
The Grand National

Locos Used 67006 'Royal Sovereign' & 67021
Stock Used 99545+99532+99537+99534+99530+99535+99539+99546+99536+9502

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

Loco(s) Route
67006 (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
67021 (2) Liverpool South Parkway - Runcorn - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - Hanslope Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) 67021 on rear.
(2) 67006 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 'I Am Maximus' 7/1.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 07.50d [P2] [DCF] 07.50 [P2]   00.13a [P2] 00.14
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/53 07/53   00/09 [UCS] 00/09
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/56 [RVL] 07/54   00/07 00/05
Longhedge Jn 07/58 07/57   00/03 [RVL] 00/03
Latchmere Jn  08/01 [DWL] 08/00   23/58 23/37
West Brompton 08/05 [P4] 08/04   23/54 [P3] 23/34
Kensington Olympia 08/08 [DM] 08/06   23/51 [P3] 23/31
Shepherds Bush 08/10 [P2] 08/08   23/49 [P1] 23/30
North Pole Jn 08/12 08/09   23/47 [UWL] 23/26
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/13 08/12   23/46 23/25
Willesden West London Jn 08/15 [DR] 08/14   23/44 23/22
Willesden No.7 08/24 [DR] 08/16   23/41 23/20
Wembley Yard South Jn 08/27 [DR] 08/19   23/38 23/16
Sudbury Jn 08/28 [UDR] 08/21   23/37 [UR] 23/12
Wembley [Up & Dn Relief] 08c32 ~ 08c34 [DR] ?   23c33 ~ 23c35 [UR] ?
Wembley Central 08/38 [P5] [DS] 08/36   23/29 [P6] [UDR] 23/08
North Wembley Jn 08/39½ [DS] 08/38   23/26 [US] 23/05
Harrow & Wealdstone 08/43 [P5] [DS] 08/41   23/23 [P4] [UF] 23/04
Watford Junction 08/50 [P8] [DS] 08/47   23/17 [P7] [UF] 22/58
Bourne End Jn 08/59 [DS] 08/56   23/03 [UF] 22/51
Tring 09/08 [P3] [DS] 09/05   22/56 [P2] [UF] 22/47
Ledburn Jn 09/14 [DS] 09/10   22/44 [UF] 22/41
Bletchley 09/21 [P3] [DS] 09/18   22/35 [P2] [UF] 22/34
Denbigh Hall North Jn 09/24 [DS] 09/19   22/32½ [UF] 22/32
Milton Keynes Central 09/27 [P3] [DS] 09/23   22/31 [P4] [UF] 22/31
Hanslope Jn 09/33 [DS] 09/28   22/25 [UF] 22/25
Northampton 09/44 [P2] 09/43   - -
Long Buckby 09/56 09/56   - -
Daventry North Jn 10/07 10/01   - -
Weedon - -   22/12 22/15
Hillmorton Jn 10/12 [DN] 10/03   22/02 22/05
Rugby 10/14 [P2] [DS] 10/07   22/00 [P4] [UF]  22/01
Trent Valley Jn 10/16 [DS] 10/09   21/56 [UF] 21/58
Brinklow 10/26 [DF] 10/25   21/52 [UF] 21/51
Attleborough South Jn 10/34 [DS] 10/32   21/45½ [UF] 21/45
Nuneaton 10/37 [P2] [DS] 10/35   21/44 [P4] [UF] 21/44
Amington Jn 10/48 [DS] 10/45   21/33 [UF] 21/33
Lichfield North Jn 10/57 [DF] 10/51   21/25 [UF] 21/24
Rugeley North Jn 11/04 [DF] 10/57   21/18 [UF] 21/18
Colwich 11/08 [DF] 11/02   21/14 [UF] 21/15
Whitehouse Jn 11/12 [DF] 11/05   21*02 ~ 21*09 [UF] ? ~ 21.11
Trent Valley Jn 11/14½ [DF] 11/07   20/57 [US] 20/59
Stafford 11/15 [DF] 11/08   20/56 [P4] [US] 20/58
Little Bridgeford Jn 11/19 [DF] 11/11   20/51 [US] 20/54
Norton Bridge 11/20 [DF] 11/12   20/50 [US] 20/53
Madeley 11/29 [DF] 11/21   20/41 [US] 20/44
Basford Hall Jn 11/35 [DF] 11/26   20/36 [US] 20/38
Crewe 11c38 ~ 11c40 [P12] [DF] 11.32 ~ 11.39   20c29 ~ 20c31 [P5] [US] 20.31 ~ 20.35
Crewe Coal Yard 11/44 11/43   20/27 20/28
Winsford 11/50 11/51   20/18 20/21
Hartford Jn 11/54 11/55   20*09 ~ 20*13 [UF] 20.13 ~ 20.14
Acton Bridge 11/56 11/58   20/05 [US] 20/09
Weaver Jn 11/58 12/00   20/03 [UF] 20/03
Halton Jn 12/02 12/04   19/57 19/59
Runcorn 12/04 [P2] 12/06   19/56 [P1] 19/58
Ditton East Jn 12/08 [DS] 12/10   19/52 19/53
Liverpool South Parkway 12.16a [P4] 12.19   19.44d [P3] [US] 19.44


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z39 : (67006 with 67021 on rear) : Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool South Parkway Sig.WE1872
5Z39 : (67021 with 67006 on rear) : Liverpool South Parkway Sig.WE1872 to Crewe
5Z39 : (67021 with 67006 on rear) : Crewe 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 13/12
Runcorn 13/17
Halton Jn 13/19
Weaver Jn 13/26
Acton Bridge 13/28
Hartford Jn 13*32 ~ 13*40
Winsford 13/47
Crewe Coal Yard 13/58
Crewe 14.07 ~ 14.36 [P12]
Crewe Coal Yard 14/38
Winsford 14/49
Hartford Jn 14/56
Acton Bridge 14/58
Weaver Jn 15/00
Acton Grange Jn 15/05
Walton Old Jn 15.09 ~ 15.16
Arpley Sidings 15.20a

5Z40: (67021 with 67006 on rear) : Arpley Sidings to Crewe
5Z40 : (67006 with 67021 on rear) : Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway Sig.WE1872
5Z40: (67021 with 67006 on rear) : Liverpool South Parkway Sig.WE1872 to Liverpool South Parkway

Location Booked
Arpley Sidings 17.05d
Walton Old Jn 17/09
Acton Grange Jn 17/11
Weaver Jn 17/18
Acton Bridge 17/20
Hartford Jn 17/22
Winsford 17/26
Crewe Coal Yard 17/35
Crewe 17.37 ~ 18.13 [P12]
Crewe Coal Yard 18/15
Winsford 18/23
Hartford Jn 18/27
Acton Bridge 18*30 ~ 18*39
Weaver Jn 18/42
Halton Jn 18/46
Runcorn 18/49
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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