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
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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 |
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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] |