7th November 1987
Southern Electric Group
East Lancashire Executive
| Locos Used | D832, 40145, 47452, 85011 & 86101 | 
| Stock Used | 4867+???? | 
Route :
| Loco | Route | 
| 86101 | London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon, Trent Valley) - Basford Hall Jn - Sorting Sidings North - Crewe Coal Yard - (via WCML) - Warrington Bank Quay | 
| 47452 | Warrington Bank Quay - Earlestown - Eccles - Manchester Victoria - Cheetham Hill Jn - Queens Road Jn - Prestwich - Bury Bolton Street | 
| D832 | Bury Bolton Street - Ramsbottom | 
| 40145 | Ramsbottom - Bury Bolton Street | 
| 47452 | Bury Bolton Street - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria | 
| 47452 | Manchester Victoria - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Castleton East Jn - Rochdale - Shaw - Oldham - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Brewery Sidings Jn - Ashton Branch Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton - Northenden Jn - Stockport - Altrincham - Northwich - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Colwich - Rugeley - Hednesford - Walsall - Bescot - Perry Bar North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby | 
| 85011 | Rugby - (via WCML) - London Euston | 
Sources : Si Carter
(joined train at Warrington/left at Rugby), Andy Pullar,
 Nick Lawford, Darren Tecklenberg & Ian Jordan
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Photo Review

47452 on arrival into Bury Bolton Street (photo: Ian Jordan)

40145 waiting to leave Ramsbottom (photo: Ian Jordan)
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Greg Beecroft)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | 
| Euston | 08.30d | 21.16a | 
| Willesden Junction | 08/37 | 21/08 | 
| Watford Junction | ??.??a ~ 08.48d | 20.53a ~ ??.??d | 
| Tring | 09/00 | 20/40 | 
| Bletchley | 09/10 | 20/30 | 
| Hanslope Jn | 09/16 | 20/20 | 
| Weedon | 09/24 | 20/11 | 
| Rugby | ??.??a ~ 09.32d | 19.59a ~ ??.??d | 
| Location | Booked | 
| Nuneaton | 09/43 | 
| Tamworth | 09/53 | 
| Lichfield | 09/57 | 
| Armitage | 10/01 | 
| Colwich | 10/04 | 
| Stafford | 10/09 | 
| Norton Bridge | 10/14 | 
| Madeley | 10/21 | 
| Basford Hall Jn | 10/33 | 
| Sorting Sidings North Jn | 10.36a ~ 10.38d | 
| Crewe Coal Yard | 10/48 | 
| Winsford | 10/54 | 
| Weaver Jn | 10/58 | 
| Warrington Bank Quay | 11/02 | 
| Winwick Jn | 11/20 | 
| Earlestown | 11/27 | 
| Astley | 11/36 | 
| Eccles | 11/41 | 
| Deal Street Jn | 11/48 | 
| Manchester Victoria | 11/51 | 
| Cheetham Hill Jn | 11/56 | 
| Queens Road Jn | 11/58 | 
| Prestwich | 12/03 | 
| Hagside LC | 12/08 | 
| Buckley Wells | 12.15a ~ ??.??d | 
| Bury Bolton Street | ? | 
| Ramsbottom | ? | 
| Bury Bolton Street | ? | 
| Buckley Wells | ??.??a ~ 14.05d | 
| Hagside LC | 14/10 | 
| Prestwich | 14/16 | 
| Queens Road Jn | 14/25 | 
| Cheetham Hill Jn | 14/28 | 
| Manchester Victoria | 14.33a ~ 14.46d | 
| Miles Platting | 14/51 | 
| Thorpes Bridge Jn | 14/53 | 
| Castleton East Jn | 15/01 | 
| Rochdale | 15.04a ~ 15.11d | 
| Rochdale East Jn | 15/12 | 
| Shaw | 15.18a ~ 15.29d | 
| Thorpes Bridge Jn | 15/44 | 
| Brewery Sidings Jn | 15/46 | 
| Philips Park No.1 | 15/49 | 
| Ashton Moss North Jn | 15/55 | 
| Ashton Moss South Jn | 15/56 | 
| Denton Jn | 16/01 | 
| Heaton Norris Jn | 16/06 | 
| Stockport | 16/10 | 
| Edgeley Jn | 16/12 | 
| Northenden Jn | 16/19 | 
| Skelton Jn | 16/24 | 
| Deansgate Jn | 16/26 | 
| Altrincham | 16/27 | 
| Knutsford | 16/35 | 
| Northwich | 16/42 | 
| Northwich South Jn | 16/43 | 
| Sandbach | 17/01 | 
| Crewe | 17.10a ~ 17.16d | 
| Alsager | 17/25 | 
| Kidsgrove | 17/33 | 
| Etruria | 17/42 | 
| Stoke-on-Trent | 17/48 | 
| Stoke Jn | 17/50 | 
| Stone | 18/02 | 
| Colwich | 18/14 | 
| Rugeley | 18/19 | 
| Hednesford | 18/36 | 
| Ryecroft Jn | 18/59 | 
| Walsall | 19/02 | 
| Bescot | 19/06 | 
| Perry Barr North Jn | 19/11 | 
| Aston | 19/14 | 
| Stechford | 19/19 | 
| Coventry | 19.33a ~ 19.44d | 
Timings continue in first table.
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