20th March 2010

Statesman Rail
The Whitby & Heartbeat Statesman

Locos Used 47786 & 47787
Stock Used 17080+3231+3188+1659+3314+3345+1250+6054

Route :
1Z41 : Wolverhampton to Whitby
1Z42 : Whitby to Wolverhampton

Loco(s) Route
47787 (1) Wolverhampton – Stafford – Crewe – Wilmslow – Stockport – Guide Bridge –Stalybridge – Huddersfield – Mirfield – Wakefield Kirkgate – Castleford – Church Fenton – York – (via ECML) – Longlands Jn – Boroughbridge Road LC – Northallerton East Jn – Eaglescliffe – Thornaby – Middlesborough – Nunthorpe – Battersby
47786 (2) Battersby – Grosmont – Whitby
47787 (1) Whitby – (reverse of outward route) – Battersby
47786 (2) Battersby – (reverse of outward route) – Northallerton East Jn – Northallerton – (via ECML) – York  – (reverse of outward route) – Wolverhampton

Notes :
(1) 47786 on rear.
(2) 47787 on rear.


47787 at Wakefield Kirkgate (photo: Scott Spencer)

Sources : Gordon Jakes (joined/left the train at Stafford) & Richard Moxon

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gordon Jakes)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Wolverhampton 06.00d ?   23.53a ?
0.37 Wolverhampton North Jn 06/01½ ?   23/50 ?
1.48 Bushbury Jn 06/03 ?   23/48½ ?
14.66 Trent Valley Jn 06/15 ?   23/39 ?
15.25 Stafford 06.17a ~ 06.20d [DS] 06.14 ~ 06.20 [P5] [DS]   23.35a ~ 23.37d [P4] [UF - US]
23.34 ~ ??.?? [P4]
20.50 Norton Bridge 06/26 06/26   23/39 23/27
31.23 Madeley Jn 06/35 ?   23/19 ?
38.05 basford Hall Jn 06/43 06/40½   23/14 [US] 23/11 [UF]
39.65 Crewe 06.47a ~ 06.52d [P6] 09.44 ~ 06.52 [P6]   23.06a ~ 23.08d [P5] 23.06 ~ 23.08 [P5]
40.58 Sydney Bridge Jn 06/54½ [DF] 06/55 [DF]   22/59 ?
44.32 Sandbach 06/59 06/59   22/54½ [UF] 22/55 [UF]
57.03 Alderley Edge 07/16 07/15½   22/40 22/40
58.53 Wilmslow 07.19a ~ 07.23d [P3] 07.19 ~ 07.23 [P3]   22.35a ~ 22.37d [P4] 22.35½ ~ 22.37 [P4]
62.33 Cheadle Hulme 07/29 07/28   22/29 22/31
63.28 Adswood Road Jn 07/30 [DF] 07/29 [DF]   22/27½ 22/30
64.18 Edgeley No.1 07/31½ 07/32½   22/26½ 22/29
64.63 Stockport 07.33a ~ 07.37d 07.34½ ~ 07.37   22.23a ~ 22.25d 22.25 ~ 22.27
65.38 Heaton Norris Jn 07/39 07/40   22/21½ ?
66.20 Ash Bridge Jn 07/40 ?   22/20 ?
68.48 Denton Station Jn 07/49 07/47   22/16½ 22/17
69.51 Denton Jn 07/51 07/48½   22/15 ?
70.31 Guide Bridge 08/12 [DM] 08.02 ~ 08.04 [DM]   22/13 22/13½
72.66 Stalybridge 08.17a ~ 08.19d 08.13 ~ 08.19   22.05a ~ 22.07d 22.06½ ~ 22.08
77.58 Greenfield 08/26 08/26   21/58 ?
79.63 Diggle SB 08/30 ?   21/56 ?
80.00 Diggle DPL 08.30 ~ 08.39 08.32 ~ 08.37  
83.63 Marsden 08/44 08/43½   21/51 21/48½
90.64 Huddersfield 08.51a ~ 08.53d [P8] 08.52 ~ 08.54½ [P8]   21.35a ~ 21.38d [P1] 21.35 ~ 21.36½ [P1]
94.78
94.49		 Heaton Lodge Jn
[Up Line / Down Line]		 08/58 08/59 [DF]   21/30 ?
96.55 Mirfield East Jn 09/00 09/02½ [D L&Y]   21/27½ [US] ? [US]
97.21 Thornhill LNW Jn 09/00½ 09/03   ? ?
102.67 Horbury Jn 09/06½ 09/14   21/18 ?
105.11 Wakefield Kirkgate 09.10a ~ 09.22d 09.18½ ~ 09.21   21.11a ~ 21.14d 21.11 ~ 21.14½
109.04 Altofts Jn 09/30 09/27   21/04 ?
111.65 Castleford 09/36 09/34   21/00 ?
117.57 Milford Jn 09/51 09.40½ ~ 09.42½   20/53½ ?
122.05 Church Fenton 09/56 09/47   20/46½ 20/46½
127.22 Colton Jn 10/03 09/54   [Up Normanton] 20/40 [Up Normanton] 20/42½
132.63 York 10.09a ~ 10.37d [P10] 10.03 ~ 10.38½ [P10]   [NNL] 20.31½ ~ 20.33d [P3] [UM] 20.32 ~ 20.36 [P3]
134.33 Skelton Jn 10/41 [DS] 10/42   20/28½ ?
142.32 Tollerton Jn 10/50 10/50½   20/22 ?
154.79 Thirsk 11/00 11/02   20/12½ 20/15
161.50 Longlands Jn 11/08 [D Longlands Loop] 11/08 [D Longlands Loop]  
163.58 Boroughbridge Road LC 11/10 ?  
- Northallerton   20/07 [UF] 20/08½ [UF]
? Northallerton East Jn ? 11/10   ? [Up Northallerton Loop] ? [Up Northallerton Loop]
177.34 Eaglescliffe 11/27 [DM] 11/25 [DM]   19/51 19/54
178.64 Stockton Cut Jn 11/28 11/27   19/49½ ?
179.46 Bowesfield Jn 11/29 11/28   19/48½ 19/51
180.33 Thornaby 11/31 11/30   19/47 19/49½
183.50 Middlesborough 11/37 11/36 ~ 11.37   19/43 19/44½
183.73 Guisborough Jn 11/38 11/37   [UM] 19/42 [UM] ?
187.53 Gypsy Lane ??*?? ~ 11*45 11/47   ? ?
188.18 Nunthorpe 11t48 ~ 11t49 11/50   19t31 ~ 19t32 19.33 ~ 19.34½
194.55 Battersby 12.03 ~ 12.09 12.02 ~ 12.20½   19t08 ~ 19t16 19.08 ~ 19.16
209.22 Glaisdale 13x00 ~ 13x10 12.47 ~ 13.08   18x34 ~ 18x41 18.33 ~ 18.40
212.31 Grosmont 13.19a ~ 13.21d 13.15 ~ 13.17   18.22a ~ 18.24d 18.24 ~ 18.25½
215.57 Sleights 13*29½ ~ 13*31 13.24½ ~ 13.26   18/14 ?
217.25 Ruswarp 13/35 13/29½   19*08 ~ 19*09½ 18/12
218.55 Whitby 13.40a 13.35   18.05d 18.07½


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