7th May 2001

Green Express Railtours
Steam on the Cumbrian Coast

Locos Used 31459, 33021 & steam: 48151
Stock Used 99121+99125+99371+99127+4940+99304+1860+99318+4984+4951+5032+4994

Route:
1Z31 : Wakefield Kirkgate to Sellafield
1Z51 : Sellafield to Wakefield Kirkgate

Loco(s) Route
31459 + 33021 Wakefield Kirkgate - Calder bridge Jn - Oakenshaw Jn (1)
31459 (2) Oakenshaw Jn - Hare Park Jn - Moorthorpe
31459 + 33021 Moorthorpe - Rotherham Central - Holmes Jn - Sheffield - Edale - Romiley - Hyde Jn - Ashburys - Manchester Victoria - Ordsall Lane Jn - Bolton - Chorley - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth No.2 U&DGL
48151 Carnforth No.2 U&DGL - Barrow - Sellafield
48151 Sellafield - Barrow - Carnforth No.2 U&DGL
31459 (2) Carnforth No.2 U&DGL - Lancaster - MP 16½ (1)
33021 + 31459 MP 16½ - MP 5½ (1)
31459 (2) MP 5½ (1) - Chorley
33021 + 31459 Chorley - (reverse of outward route) - Wakefield Kirkgate

Notes :
(1) 33021 failed.
(2) plus 33021 dead-in-tow.

Source : Mark Sutton

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bellamy)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Wakefield Kirkgate 05.31d ? ? 22.02a ?
Hare Park Jn 05/37 ?   21/54 ?
Moorthorpe 05.45a ~ 05.47d ?   21.45a ~ 21.46d ?
Bolton-on-Dearne 05.56a ~ 05.58d ?   21.35a ~ 21.36d ?
Swinton 06.01a ~ 06.03d 06.22 ~ 06.24   21.31a ~ 21.32d 21.26 ~ 21.27
Rotherham Central 06.12a ~ 06.14d ?   21.21a ~ 21.22d 21.16 ~ 21.17
Holmes Jn 06/17 ?   21/18 ?
Meadowhall 06.21a ~ 06.23d 06.39 ~ 06.41   21.12a ~ 21.13d 21.08 ~ 21.09
Sheffield 06.28a ~ 06.30d 06.49 ~ 06.51   21.06a ~ 21.07d ?
Dore 06.46a ~ 06.48d 06.58 ~ 07.00   20.58a ~ 20.59d ?
Hathersage 07.03a ~ 07.05d ?   20.43a ~ 20.45d ?
Chinley 07.24a ~ 07.26d ?   20.19a ~ 20.20d ?
New Mills Central 07/30 07/44   20/07 19/58
Woodley 07/48 ?   19/50 ?
Guide Bridge 08/04 08/05   19/38 19/37
Miles Platting Jn 08/25 ?   19/26 ?
Manchester Victoria 08/30 08/22   19/23 19/20
Salford Crescent 08/36 ?   19/15 ?
Bolton 08/48 08/47   19/02 18/59
Lostock Jn 08/53 ?   18/56 ?
Chorley 09/01 ?   18/44 ?
Euxton Jn 07/30 07/33   18/40 18/39
Preston 09/11 09/00   18/30 ?
Lancaster 09/33 ?   17.44a ~ 18.01d ??.?? ~ 18.06
Carnforth U&DGL 09L40a ~ 09L55d ??.?? ~ 09.55   17L13a ~ 17L35d ??.?? ~ 17.53
Carnforth 10.01a ~ 10.03d 10.01 ~ 10.03   17.06a ~ 17.10d ?
Arnside 10/14 ?   16/52 ?
Plumpton Jn 10/32 ?   16/36 ?
Barrow-in-Furness 10/49 ?   16/19 ?
Park South Jn 11/55 ?   16/10 ?
Foxfield 11/05 ?   16/00 ?
Millom 11/12 ?   15/53 ?
Ravenglass 11.38a ~ 11.43d ?   15.20a ~ 15.35d ?
Sellafield 11.54a ?   15.11d ?


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