Out of the ordinary 6X02 Tonbridge to Carlisle

High-Speed Milling machine

 

It was also photographed a minute or so earlier by Brian Creasey from Wendover Road bridge and later on route by Trevor Plackett at Northampton.

 

According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;

Tonbridge West Yard........1005..........................1005 3/4......................RT

Tonbridge [TON].................1008/1022................1007 3/4/1021 1/2.......RT

Hildenborough [HLB].........1027 1/2....................1025 1/2........................1E

Sevenoaks [SEV].................1037 1/2/1051 1/2....1039 1/4/1054 1/4.......2L

Dunton Green [DNG].........1054..........................1057 3/4........................3L

Knockholt [KCK]..................1058 1/2....................1102................................3L

Chelsfield [CLD]..................1100...........................1103 1/4..........................3L

Orpington [ORP]..................1101 1/2......................1104 3/4.........................3L

Petts Wood [PET]................1104...........................1106...............................2L

Petts Wood Junction.........1104 1/2.....................1107 1/4.........................2L

Bickley Junction[XLY]........1106 1/2.....................1109 3/4.........................3L

Bickley [BKL]........................1107 1/2.....................1110................................2L

Bromley South [BMS].........1109...........................1111 1/2...........................2L

Shortlands [SRT].................1111..............................1112 1/4............................1L

Shortlands Junction...........1112.............................1112 1/2..........................RT

Beckenham Junction ........1114.............................1114 1/4..........................RT

Kent House [KTH]...............1116 1/2/1155 1/2......1116 3/4/1152 1/2.........2E

Penge East [PNE]................1157 1/2.....................1153 3/4........................3E

Sydenham Hill [SYH]..........1200..........................1155 3/4........................4E

West Dulwich [WDU]..........1201...........................1156 1/2........................4E

Herne Hill [HNH].................1203..........................1200 1/4.......................2E

Brixton [BRX]........................1205..........................1201 3/4........................3E

Shepherds Lane Ju............1205 1/2....................1202 1/2.......................3E

Clapham High Street ........1206 1/2....................1203 3/4.......................2E

Voltaire Road Junction......1207...........................1203 3/4.......................3E

Wandsworth Road .............1207 1/2....................1205 3/4.......................1E

Factory Junction.................1208..........................1206...............................1E

Longhedge Junction.........1210...........................1208...............................1E

Latchmere Junction...........1213............................1210 1/2........................2E

Imperial Wharf [IMW]..........1216...........................1212 3/4........................3E

West Brompton [WBP].......1218...........................1214 1/2.........................3E

Kensington Olympia .........1221...........................1216 1/4.........................4E

Shepherds Bush [SPB]......1222 1/2....................1218...............................4E

North Pole Signal Vc813...1225..........................1220 1/4.......................4E

North Pole Junction...........1225 1/2....................1220 3/4......................4E

Mitre Bridge Junction........1226 1/2....................1222 1/2.......................3E

Willesden West Ldn Jn......1228 1/2....................1224..............................4E

Wembley Yard South Jn...1234 1/2....................1231 1/4.........................3E

Willesden Sudbury JnW....1235 1/2....................1233..............................2E

Wembley Central ...............1237 1/2....................1240 1/2........................3L

North Wembley Ju..............1239..........................1243 3/4.......................5L

Harrow & Wealdstone ......1242..........................1247..............................5L

Bushey [BSH].......................1248 1/2....................1251 1/2.........................3L

Watford Junction ...............1250 1/2....................1253 3/4........................3L

Watford North Junction....1251...........................1254 1/4.........................3L

Kings Langley [KGL]...........1255 1/2....................1257 1/2..........................1L

Apsley [APS].........................1259..........................1300................................1L

Hemel Hempstead ............1301...........................1301 1/4.........................RT

Bourne End Junction.........1302 1/2....................1302 1/2.......................RT

Berkhamsted [BKM]...........1305 1/2....................1307 1/4..........................1L

Tring [TRI].............................1310 1/2.....................1312 1/2.........................2L

Tring North Junction..........1311.............................1313...............................2L

Cheddington [CED]............1316............................1317.................................1L

Ledburn Junction[XOD]....1317 1/2......................1318 1/4.........................RT

Leighton Buzzard ..............1321............................1321 3/4........................RT

Bletchley [BLY]....................1329..........................1328 3/4.......................RT

Denbigh Hall South Jn......1330...........................1330 1/4........................RT

Denbigh Hall North Jn.......1331 1/2.....................1332 1/4........................RT

Milton Keynes Central ......1333...........................1334 1/4..........................1L

Wolverton [WOL].................1335 1/2....................1338..............................2L

Hanslope Junction.............1340...........................1349 1/4........................9L

Roade....................................1343 1/2....................1354 3/4.......................11L

Northampton South Ju......1350..........................1405 1/2......................15L

Northampton [NMP]...........1350..........................1406 1/4.......................16L

Northampton North Ju......1350 1/2....................1407 1/4.......................17L

Long Buckby [LBK].............1401...........................1421 1/2.......................20L

Daventry South Jn..............1407...........................1428 1/4.......................21L

Daventry North Jn..............1408..........................1429.............................21L

Hillmorton Junction............1411.............................1432.............................21L

Rugby South Junction.......1412 1/2.....................1433 3/4......................21L

Rugby [RUG]........................1413............................1434.............................21L

Rugby North Junction.......1414............................1434 1/4......................20L

Rugby Trent Valley Jn.......1415............................1434 3/4......................19L

Newbold Junction..............1416 1/2.....................1436.............................19L

High Oaks Junction...........1418............................1436 3/4......................18L

Brinklow................................1422..........................1443 3/4......................21L

Shilton....................................1426..........................1447 1/4.......................21L

Attleborough South Jn......1430...........................1451..............................21L

Nuneaton [NUN].................1434/1457.................1453/1452 3/4.............4E

Ashby Junction...................1458 1/2....................1453 3/4.......................4E

Canal Farm Junction..........1459..........................1453 3/4.......................5E

Atherstone [ATH]................1504..........................1458..............................6E

Polesworth [PSW]...............1509 1/2....................1502 1/2.......................6E

Amington Junction ............1512 1/2.....................1505...............................7E

Tamworth [TAM].................1513 1/2.....................1506...............................7E

Lichfield Trent Valley ........1521 1/2.....................1512 1/2........................9E

Lichfield North Junction....1522 1/2....................1513...............................9E

Rugeley North Junction....1529 1/2....................1520 3/4......................8E

Colwich [XCO].....................1533 1/2....................1528..............................5E

Milford And Brocton...........1535 1/2....................1531...............................4E

Whitehouse Junction.........1537...........................1532 1/2........................4E

Stafford South Junction....1540..........................1544 1/4.........................4L

Stafford [STA].......................1541/1556.................1545 3/4/1559 1/4.......3L

Stafford North Junction.....1557...........................1600...............................3L

Stafford Doxey Junction...1557 1/2....................1600 1/2........................3L

Little Bridgeford Ju.............1601...........................1606...............................4L

Searchlight Lane Jn...........1602 1/2....................1607 1/4.........................4L

Whitmore..............................1612 1/2.....................1616 1/2.........................4L

Madeley (Staffs)....................1615 1/2.....................1620 3/4......................5L

Betley Road Sb....................1621...........................1624 3/4........................3L

Crewe Basford Hall Jn.......1626..........................1630...............................4L

Crewe South Junction.......1635..........................1635 1/4........................RT

Crewe [CRE].........................1637/1706.................1637 1/2/1705 3/4......RT

Crewe North Junction.......1707 1/2....................1706 1/2........................RT

Crewe Coal Yard................1709...........................1707 3/4........................1E

Winsford [WSF]....................1724...........................1730..............................6L

Hartford [HTF]......................1728 1/2....................1735 3/4........................7L

Hartford Junction...............1729 1/2....................1736 3/4........................7L

Acton Bridge [ACB]............1731 1/2......................1739...............................7L

Weaver Junction[XYJ].......1733 1/2.....................1740 3/4........................7L

Acton Grange Junction.....1738 1/2....................1746 1/2.........................8L

Warrington Bank Quay .....1740 1/2....................1749...............................8L

Dallam Junction..................1741 1/2.....................1749 1/2.........................8L

Winwick Junction...............1746 1/2....................1752 1/2........................6L

Golborne Junction.............1749...........................1757...............................8L

Bamfurlong Junction.........1755 1/2....................1803...............................7L

Springs Branch Jn..............1757 1/2.....................1804 1/2........................7L

Wigan South Junction.......1758 1/2....................1805 1/2........................7L

Wigan Station Junction.....1759...........................1805 3/4.......................6L

Wigan North Western .......1759 1/2....................1806..............................6L

Wigan Boars Head G.F......1802..........................1807 1/4........................5L

Balshaw Lane......................1807 1/2....................1814 1/4.........................6L

Euxton Junction[XOU].......1809 1/2....................1818 1/2.........................9L

Leyland [LEY].......................1811.............................1820 1/4.......................9L

Farington Junction.............1812 1/2.....................1821 1/4..........................8L

Farington Curve Jn.............1814............................1823 1/2........................9L

Skew Bridge.........................1814 1/2.....................1824 1/2.......................10L

Ribble Junction...................1815 1/2.....................1825 1/4.......................10L

Preston South Junction....1815 1/2.....................1825 3/4......................10L

Preston [PRE].......................1816 1/2.....................1826...............................3L

Preston Fylde Junction.....1824 1/2....................1827 3/4........................3L

Barton&Broughton Pass...1829..........................1832...............................3L

Garstang & Catteral...........1834 1/2....................1836 1/2........................2L

Bay Horse.............................1840..........................1842 3/4.......................2L

Oubeck Goods Loop.........1842 1/2....................1846...............................3L

Lancaster [LAN]...................1845 1/2....................1849 3/4........................4L

Morecambe South Jn........1847 1/2....................1850 1/2........................3L

Hest Bank.............................1849...........................1851 1/4.........................2L

Carnforth North Jn..............1942 1/2....................1854............................48E

Oxenholme Lake Dist .......1956 1/2....................1908............................48E

Tebay [XIT]...........................2012 1/2/2048 1/2..NoRep/1933..............75E

Penrith North Lakes ..........2114 1/2/2204 1/2...2000/2023 1/2.......100E

Carlisle Upperby Sidings...2301..........................2120...........................101E

Done