11th April 1987

???
The
White Rose

Locos Used ???? & Steam: 6201 'Princes Elizabeth'
Stock Used booked for load 12 (diesel legs) & load 13 (steam legs)

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Route
????? London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
6201 York - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Leeds - Morley - Thornhill LNW Jn - Huddersfield - Diggle - Stalybridge
????? (1) + 6201 Stalybridge - Guide Bridge - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Edgeley Jn
6201 Edgeley Jn - Northenden Jn - Altrincham - Knutsford - Northwich - Mouldsworth - Mickle Trafford Jn - Chester - Saltney Jn - Wrexham - Gobowen - Shrewsbury
????? Shrewsbury - Wellington - Wolverhampton
????? Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Birmingham New Street - Stechford - Coventry - Rugby - (via WCML, Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Diesel pilot.

Source : John Cowlishaw

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Cowlishaw)

Miles Location Booked (actual)
0.0 Kings Cross 08.03d
4.8 Alexandra Palace ??.??a ~ 08.11d
12.6 Potters Bar 08/18
27.5 Stevenage 08.30a ~ 08.31d
31.7 Hitchin 08/38
44.1 Sandy 08/47
58.9 Huntingdon 08/57
76.3 Peterborough 09.11a ~ 09.13d
100.3 Stoke 09/40
105.4 Grantham 09/46
120.1 Newark Northgate 09/59
155.8 Doncaster 10*30 ~ 10*32
183.6 Colton Jn 10/56
188.3
0.0
York 11L02a ~ 11L16d
10.7 Church Fenton 11/30
15.9 Micklefield 11/38
21.2 Cross Gates 11/46
25.2 Leeds 11w54 ~ 12w25
29.8 Morley 12/36
35.8 Thornhill LNW Jn 12/47
42.3 Huddersfield 13/00
53.4 Diggle 13/17
55.5 Greenfield 13/20
60.4 Stalybridge 13Lw29 ~ 13Lw44
62.5 Guide Bridge 13/53
67.5 Heaton Norris Jn 14/02
68.1 Stockport 14/04
68.5 Edgeley Jn 14L06 ~ 14L21
72.2 Northenden Jn 14/31
75.6 Skelton Jn 14/39
76.8 Altrincham 14/44
83.5 Knutsford 14/54
89.6 Northwich 15/03
100.1 Mouldsworth 15/17
104.2 Mickle Trafford Jn 15/27 (16/25)
106.5 Chester 15w32 ~ 16w40
108.4 Saltney Jn 16/44
118.6 Wrexham 16/59
123.5 Ruabon 17p10a ~ 17p35d
127.7 Chirk 17/44
130.8 Gobowen 17/49
148.7
0.0
Shrewsbury 18L20a ~ 19L05d
10.3 Wellington 19/05
29.9 Wolverhampton 19L30 ~ 19L40
35.5 Dudley Port 19/46
42.7 Birmingham New Street 19.54½a ~ 19.59d
46.6 Stechford 20/05
62.0 Coventry 20/18
73.4 Rugby 20/28
86.3 Weedon 20/37
99.4 Hanslope Jn 20/46
109.3 Bletchley 21/00
124.3 Tring 21/10
138.6 Watford Junction 21/20
150.6 Willesden Junction 21/32
156.0 Euston 21.40a


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