13th June 2009

West Coast Railways / Railtourer
The Settle Carlisle Thunderer

Locos Used 37516 & 47760
Stock Used 3148+99127+99679+99352+99212+3360+3362+586+99311+4940

Route :
1Z47 : Whitby to Carlisle
1Z48 : Carlisle to Whitby

Loco(s) Route
37516 (1) Whitby - Grosmont - Battersby
47760 (2) Battersby - Nunthorpe - Middlesborough - Thornaby - Eaglescliffe (3) - Yarm - Northallerton - (via ECML) - York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Castleford - Methley Jn - Woodlesford - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle (4)
47760 (2) Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Norwood Jn - Birtley Jn (5) - Darlington - Tees-Side Airport - Eaglescliffe - Thornaby - Middlesborough - Nunthorpe - Battersby
37516 (1) Battersby - Grosmont - Whitby

Notes :
(1) 47760 on rear
(2) 37516 on rear.
(3) The outward leg was originally planned to call and reverse at Darlington but this was dropped about 10 days before the tour as the extra time required would have missed the path from Settle Jn to Carlisle. Instead the train was booked to run direct from Eaglescliffe to Northallerton.
(4) The generous timings resulted in early running, however this was all lost as there was no platform available at Carlisle until the booked time.
(5) Held due to a late running NXEC train being given priority.

Source : David Bromage

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bromage)

Location Booked Actual
Whitby 07.15d 07.17
Ruswarp ??.??a ~ 07.22d 07.21 ~ 07.23
Sleights ??.??a ~ 07.33d 07.28 ~ 07.33
Grosmont ??.??a ~ 07.56d 07.42 ~ 07.56
Egton ??.??a ~ 07.55d 07.51 ~ 07.55
Glaisdale ??.??a ~ 08.05d 08.00 ~ 08.08
Castleton ??.??a ~ 08.24d 08.24 ~ 08.25
Battersby 08.39a ~ 08.49d 08.41 ~ 08.48
Nunthorpe ??.??a ~ 09.00d 09.01 ~ 09.02
Middlesborough ??.??a ~ 09.14d 09.12 ~ 09.14
Eaglescliffe ??.??a ~ 09.29d 09.25 ~ 09.29
Northallerton 09/47 09/47
Thirsk 09/54 09/55
Tollerton Jn 10/04 10/06
Skelton Jn 10/11 10/12
York [P9] 10c14 ~ 10c16 10.16 ~ 10.19
Colton Jn 10/23 10/17
Church Fenton 10/31 10/31
Milford Jn 10/37 10/36
Castleford 10/55 10/44
Engine Shed Jn 11/11 11/00
Whitehall Jn 11/14 11/01
Armley Jn 11/18 11.04 ~ 11.14
Apperley 11/27 11/22
Shipley 11/34 11/29
Keighley 11/44 11/37
Skipton 11/57 11/50
Hellifield 12/15 12/01
Settle Jn 12/23 12/06
Ribblehead 12/41 12/28
Blea Moor 12/45 12/30
Garsdale 13/00 12/40
Kirkby Stephen 13/14 12/49
Appleby 13/29 12/59
Culgaith 13/38 13/09
Low House SB 14/00 13/26
Petteril Bridge Jn 14/12 13.36 ~ 14.02
London Road Jn 14/13 14.05 ~ 14.10
Carlisle [P3] / [P4] 14.16a ~ 17.44d 14.18 ~ 17.44
London Road Jn 17/46 17/46
Petteril Bridge Jn 17/47 17/47
Corby Gates SB 17/54 17/56
Brampton Fell 18/02 18/00
Low Row SB 18/07 18/04
Haltwhistle 18/18 18/14
Haydon Bridge 18/28 18/23
Hexham 18/38 18/30
Corbridge 18/40 18/33
Riding Mill 18/44 18/35
Stocksfield 18/48 18/38
Prudhoe 18/52 18/41
Wylam 18/55 18/44
Blaydon 19/00 18/48
Metro Centre 19/02 18/52
Norwood Jn 19/06 18/55
Low Fell Jn 19/12 18/59
Birtley Jn 19/17 19.04 ~ 19.13
Durham 19/25 19/24
Tursdale Jn 19/31 19/30
Ferryhill South Jn 19/33 19/32
Darlington 19.44a ~ 19.48d 19.42 ~ 19.47
Dinsdale 20/02 19/54
Eaglescliffe ??.??a ~ 20.13d 20.15 ~ 20.16
Thornaby 20/22 20/19
Middlesborough 20.31a ~ 20.34d 20.35 ~ 20.41
Guisborough Jn 20/42 20/45
Marton 20/46 20/49
Gypsy Lane 20/49 20/52
Nunthorpe ??.??a ~ 20.53d 20.55 ~ 20.57
Battersby ??.??a ~ 21.04d 21.09 ~ 21.14
Kildale 21/16 21/29
Commondale 21/21 21/24
Castleton ??.??a ~ 21.25d 21.29 ~ 21.30
Danby 21/32 21/35
Lealholm 21/37 21/39
Glaisdale ??.??a ~ 21.41d 21.43 ~ 21.45
Egton ??.??a ~ 21.49d 21.49 ~ 21.50
Grosmont ??.??a ~ 21.57d 21.54 ~ 21.56
Sleights ??.??a ~ 22.08d 22.04 ~ 22.06
Ruswarp ??.??a ~ 22.16d 22.11 ~ 22.12
Whitby 22.24a 22.17


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