16th March 2025

West Coast Railways
(Football Special)

Locos Used 47812 & 47832
Stock Used 3431+3350+6724+5921+6177+6000+6115+9539

Route :
1Z47 : Newcastle to Wembley Central
1Z48 : Wembley Central to Newcastle

Loco(s) Route
47812 (1) Newcastle - King Edward Bridge North Jn - King Edward Bridge East Jn - Greensfield Jn - Pelaw Jn - Sunderland - Seaham - Hartlepool - Billingham Jn - Norton South Jn - Stockton - Hartburn Jn - Stockton Cut Jn - Eaglescliffe - Yarm - Northallerton - Longlands Jn - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Holloway South Jn - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Jn - Primrose Hill - Camden Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Wembley Central
47832 (2) Wembley Central - (reverse of outward route) - Longlands Jn - Boroughbridge Road LC - Yarm - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Notes :
(1) 47832 on rear.
(2) 47812 on rear.
(3) For Carabao Cup Final (which finished Liverpool 1:2 Newcastle United)

Sources : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Newcastle 08.39d [P6] [SL] 08.39   01.16a [P3] 01.12
King Edward Bridge North Jn 08/41 08/40   01/13½ 01/09
King Edward Bridge East Jn 08/41½ 08/41   01/12½ 01/08
Greensfield Jn 08/42 08/42   01/12 01/07
Park Lane Jn 08/44½ 08/44   01/09½ 01/04
Pelaw Jn 08/48½ 08/49   01/06½ 01/01
Brockley Whins 08/51½ 08/51   01/03½ 00/57
Sunderland 08/58½ [P2] 08/57   00/57 [P4] 00/49
Ryhope Grange Jn 09/02 09/01   00/52½ 00/44
Seaham 09/06 [P1] 09/05   00/48½ 00/40
Hartlepool 09/22½ [P3] 09/23   00/33½ 00/24
Greatham 09/29½ 09/28   00/29 00/18
Billingham Jn 09/35½ 09/34   00/25 00/15
Norton South Jn 09/38½ 09/36   00/22 00/11
Stockton 09/41 09/40   00/19½ 00/08
Hartburn Jn 09/42½ 09/42   00/18 00/07
Stockton Cut Jn 09/43½ 09/44   00/17 00/06
Eaglescliffe 09/45 [P1] 09/45   00/16 [P2] 00/04
Yarm 09/48 09/49   00/13 00/02
Northallerton East Jn 10/01 09/58   00/01 23/51
Northallerton 10/03 [P1] 10/00 [P1]   - -
Boroughbridge Road LC - -   23/59½ 23/50
Longlands Jn 10/04 [UF] 10/01   23/59 [DL] 23/49
Thirsk 10/08½ [UF] 10/06   23/51 [DS] 23/43
Tollerton Jn 10/18 [UF] 10/13   23/41 [DF] 23/35
Skelton Jn 10/24½ 10/22   23/33½ [DF] 23/27
York 10*28 ~ 10*34 [P3] [NNL] 10/26   23*27 ~ 23*29 [P11] 23.22 ~ 23.25
Colton Jn 10/40 10/37   23/20 23/14
Hambleton North Jn 10/46½ 10/44   23/11½ 23/08
Temple Hirst Jn 10/51 10/48   23/07 23/04
Shaftholme Jn 10/59 10/54   23/00 22/58
Doncaster 11*05 ~ 11*24 [P1] 11.01 ~ 11.19   22/57 [DF] 22/53
Loversall Carr Jn 11/30½ 11/25   22/52 22/46
Retford 11/40½ 11/34   22/40 22/38
Carlton-on-Trent Loop 11/50 11/43   22/31 22/29
Newark Flat Crossing 11/54½ 11/46   22/27 22/26
Newark North Gate 11/55½ [P2] 11/47   22/26 [P1] 22/25
Claypole Loop 11/59½ 11/50   22/22 22/22
Grantham 12/07½ [P1] 11/57   22/15 [P2] 22/16
Stoke Jn 12/13 [UF] 12/01   22/10½ 22/10
Tallington Jn 12/23½ 12/11   21/46½ [DS] 21/42
Peterborough 12/31½ [P3] [UF] 12/17   21/39 [DF] 21/35
Fletton Jn 12/32½ 12/18   21/37 21/34
Holme Jn 12/37 12/30   21/33 21/30
Conington South Jn 12/38½ 12/33   21/31½ 21/29
Huntingdon 12/46 [P2] [US] 12/43   21/23½ [DF] 21/21
Sandy 13/00½ [P1] [UF] 12/56   21/13 [DF] 21/10
Biggleswade 13/03 [P2] [UF] 12/59   21/11 [P3] [DF] 21/09
Hitchin 13/10½ [UF] 13/07   21/04½ [DF] 21/03
Stevenage 13/14 [P2] [UF] 13/14   21/01 [P3] [DF] 21/01
Woolmer Green Jn 13/17½ 13/17   20/58 [DF] 20/58
Digswell Jn 13/19½ [US] 13/19   20/56 20/56
Welwyn Garden City 13/21 [P2] [US] 13/21   20/54½ [DF] 20/55
Hatfield 13/23½ [P1] [US] 13/23   20/52 [P2] [DF] 20/54
Potters Bar 13/27½ [P1] [US] 13/27   20/48 [P3] [DF] 20/50
New Barnet 13/30½ [P1] [US] 13/31   20/44½ [P3] [DF] 20/47
Alexandra Palace 13/34½ [P2] [US1] 13/35   20/40½ [DF] 20/43
Harringay 13/36 [P1] 13/37   20/38 [DF] 20/41
Finsbury Park 13c38 ~ 13c40 [P2] 13.38 ~13.40   20c30 ~ 20c36 [P7] [DF] 20.37 ~ 20.39
Holloway South Jn 13/42 [US] 13/42   20/28½ 20/35
Copenhagen Jn 13/48 13/46   20/25½ [DS] 20/33
York Way North Jn 13/49 13/47   20/24 20/32
Camden Road Central Jn 13/53 ?   20/22 20/31
Camden Road 13/53½ [P1] 13/54   20*19 ~ 20*21 [P2] 20/30
Camden Road Jn 13/54 13/55   20/18½ 20/29
Primrose Hill 13/57 ?   20/14½ ?
Camden Jn 13/59 [DS] 14/05   20/12 20/25
Willesden West London Jn 14/03 [DS] 14/10   20/09 [US] 20/20
Wembley Central 14.07a [P5] 14.13 [P5]   20.05d [P6] [US] 20.05


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z47 : (47812 with 47832 on rear) : Wembley Central to Bletchley

Location Booked
Wembley Central 14.24d [P5]
Harrow & Wealdstone 14/29
Watford Junction 14/34
Bourne End Jn 14/41
Tring 14/48
Ledburn Jn 14/54
Bletchley 15/02
Bletchley Relief 1 15.05a

3Z48 : (47832 with 47812 on rear) : Bletchley to Wembley Central

Location Booked
Bletchley Relief 1 19.18d
Bletchley 19/21
Ledburn Jn 19/28
Tring 19/35
Bourne End Jn 19/40
Watford Junction 19/47
Harrow & Wealdstone 19/52
Wembley Central 19.56a [P6]


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