28th March 2005

Railtourer & Green Express Railtours
Settle Carlisle Thunderer

Locos Used 47854 & 57601
Stock Used 4951+4994+99311+99125+99127+99121+99674+99677+99673+99679+99671+99672

Route :
1Z57 : Hull to Carlisle
1Z58 : Carlisle to Hull

Loco(s)

Route

47854 (1)

 Hull - Hessle - Brough - Goole - Thorne North - (3) - Doncaster

57601 (2)

 Doncaster - ECML - Durham - Birtley Jn - Low Fell Jn - Hexham - Carlisle

47854 (1)

 Carlisle - Appleby - Settle - Hellifield - Keighley - Leeds - Hambleton West Jn - Hambleton South Jn - (3) - Doncaster

57601 (2)

 Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Hull [P7]

Notes :
(1) 57601 on rear.
(2) 47854 on rear.
(3) Was booked via Applehurst Jn - Joan Croft Jn & Temple Hirst Jn, but routed to Doncaster to reverse due to engineering works on freight line curve.
(4) Railtourer advertised the tour as "Settle - Carlisle" and Green Express Railtours advertised it as "Settle - Carlisle Explorer" but the headboard carried was "Settle Carlisle Thunderer".

Source : Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location

 Booked Actual Booked Actual
Hull 07.10d 07.12 20.30a 20.36a
Hessle 07.17a ~ 07.19d ? 20.17a ~ 20.20d ?
Ferriby 07/23 ? 20/13 ?
Brough 07.32a ~ 07.34d 07.39 ~ 07.41 20.06a ~ 20.09d 20.14 ~ 20.15
Gilberdyke 07.41a ~ 07.43d 07.51 ~ 07.52 19.55a ~ 19.58d 20.03 ~ 20.05
Goole 07.51a ~ 07.54d 08.04 ~ 08.08 19.44a ~ 19.47d 19.49 ~ 19.51
Thorne North 08.02a ~ 08.05d 08.16 ~ 08.21 19.34a ~ 19.36d 19.36 ~ 19.40
Thorne Jn 08/09 08/23 19/31 19/33
Hatfield & Stainforth 08/12 08/32 19/24 ?
Applehurst Jn 08/26 DIV 19/13 DIV
Doncaster DIV 08.47a ~ ??.??d DIV 19.14a ~ 19.19d
Joan Croft Jn 08/33 DIV 19/10 DIV
Temple Hirst Jn 08/43 09/14 19/01 19/00

 

Location

Booked
Actual
Hambleton North Jn 08/47 09/19
Colton Jn 08/53 09/25
York 08/58 09/31
Skelton Jn 09/00 09/33
Tollerton 09/07 09/44
Thirsk 09/16 09/56
Northallerton 09/22 10/08
Darlington 09/32 10/22
Ferryhill South Jn 09/41 10/34
Tursdale Jn 09/43 ?
Durham 09/48 10/42
Birtley Jn 09/54 10/49
Low Fell Jn 09/57 10/56
Norwood Jn 10/00 ?
Gateshead MetroCentre 10/03 11/03
Blaydon 10/06 ?
Hexham 10/24 11/30
Haydon Bridge 10/31 ?
Haltwhistle 10/42 11/48
Brampton 10/58 ?
Petterill Bridge Jn 11/12 12/15
London Road Jn 11/13 ?
Carlisle 11.16a ~ 15.15d 12.18 ~ 15.21
London Road Jn 15/18 ?
Petterill Bridge Jn 15/20 15/24
Low House Signal Box 15/35 ?
Culgaith 15/55 ?
Kirby Thore Signal Box 16/02 ?
Appleby 16.09 ~ 16.29 ?
Kirkby Stephen 16/42 16/43
Garsdale 16/55 ?
Blea Moor 17/05 ?
Ribblehead 17/09 ?
Settle Jn 17/23 ?
Hellifield 17/27 17/26
Skipton 17.40a ~ 17.42d 17.39 ~ 17.41
Keighley 17/54 17/51
Shipley 18/02 18/03
Dockfield Jn 18/03 ?
Apperley Jn 18/07 18/07
Armley Jn 18/14 18/12
Whitehall Jn 18/15 18/13
Leeds West Jn 18/16 ?
Leeds 18.18 ~ 18.30 18.15 ~ 18.29
Neville Hill West Jn 18/33 ?
Crossgates 18/37 18/36
Micklefield 18/42 18/44
Gascoigne Wood Jn 18/47 18/48
Hambleton West Jn 18/50 ?
Hambleton South Jn 18/53 ?


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