31st July 2010

Spitfire Railtours
Cumbrian Crusader III

Locos Used 37259, 37608, 37610, 57003, 66421 & 66434
Stock Used 9496+4994+4940+4984+6022+6000+504+3313+3125+99349+3148+6312

Route :
1Z20 : Birmingham International to Carlisle
1Z57 : Carlisle to Birmingham International

Loco(s) Route
37610 (1)
(2)		 Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street
57003 (3) Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield
37610 (2) Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Meadowhall - Holmes Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Altofts Jn - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
66434 + 66421 (4) Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Hexham - MetroCentre - Norwood Jn - King Edward Bridge South Jn - Newcastle
37608 + 37259 Newcastle - (via ECML) - York (5) - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Conisbrough - Mexborough - Thrybergh Jn - (5) Aldwarke Jn - Holmes Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - Dore South Jn - Dronfield - Tapton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International

Notes :
(1) 37611, which should also have worked the train with 37610, failed at Carnforth on the ECS move with a coolant leak. It was left behind and 37610 worked solo to Birmingham.
(2) 57003 on rear.
(3) 37610 on rear.
(4) 37608 + 37259 on rear.
(5) Timing sheet was unclear if the train was to use the York station avoiding line or station - in the event it was routed through the station. Was then booked to run: York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford - Pontefract Baghill - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn but was diverted via Doncaster due to a warehouse fire at Swinton.
(6) Outward headcode originally uploaded as 1Z30, believed in error.

Sources : David Hunter (on the train throughout), Jarrod Barker & Dave Wragg

Photo Review


57003, with 37610 on the rear, passes Stenson Jn at 06:46 (photos: Dave Wragg)


66434+66421 & 37608+37259 at Carlisle (photos: David Hunter)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from David Hunter)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Birmingham International 05.30d 05.30 [P1]   21.51a 21.57 [P4] ?
4.33 Stechford 05/34 05/35   21/45 21/50 ?
- Aston   21/40 21/44 ?
- Perry Barr   21/38 21/41 ?
- Perry Barr West Jn   21/36 21/39 ?
- Soho East Jn   21/32 21/35 ?
- Soho South Jn   21/31 21/34 ?
8.18
0.00		 Birmingham New Street 05.41a ~ 05.58d 05.42 ~ 05.59 [P3]   21.21a ~ 21.26d 21.23 ~ 21.27 203.66
0.68 Proof House Jn 06/00 06/01   21/18 ? 203.02
1.45 Landor Street Jn 06/02 06/03   21/17 ? 202.21
7.51 Water Orton 06/07 06/10   21/11 21/06 196.15
11.57 Kingsbury Jn 06/10 06/14   21/08 21/02 192.09
17.38 Tamworth HL 06.16a ~ 06.18d 06.20 ~ 06.21   20.57a ~ 21.00d 20.55 ~ 20.56 186.28
24.74 Wichnor Jn 06/25 06/29   20/51 20/48 178.72
30.29 Burton-on-Trent 09.30a ~ 06.32d 06.35 ~ 06.37   20.41a ~ 20.44d 20.39 ~ 20.41 173.37
32.42 Clay Mills Jn 06/35 06/40   20/39 20/36 171.24
36.02 North Stafford Jn 06/37 06/43   ? ? 167.64
36.46 Stenson Jn 06/38 ?   20/35 20/34 167.20
41.30 Derby 06.43a ~ 06.45d 06.51 ~ 06.53 [P1]   20.13a ~ 20.26d 20.18 ~ 20.27 162.36
51.23 Ambergate Jn 06/57 ?   20/02 20/02 152.43
61.52 Clay Cross North Jn 07/05 07/16   19/53 19/53 142.14
65.41 Chesterfield 07.08a ~ 07.10d 07.21 ~ 07.23   19.46a ~ 19.50d 19.47 ~ 19.48 138.25
66.00 Tapton Jn 07/12 07/24   19/45 19/45 137.66
68.67 Barrow Hill North Jn 07/15 07/27  
74.69 Beighton Jn 07/21 07/34  
76.19 Woodhouse Jn 07/23 07/36  
81.05 Nunnery Main Line Jn 07/28 07/46  
- Dore Station Jn   19/36 19/38 129.73
81.42
0.00		 Sheffield 07.31a ~ 07.48d 07.48 ~ 07.55 [P1]   19.24a ~ 19.30d [P5] 19.28 ~ 19.31 [P5] 126.05
0.37 Nunnery Main Line Jn 07/50 ?   19/21 19/26 125.48
? Brightside ? ?   ? ? [Loop] ?
3.12 Wincobank Station Jn 07/52 ?   19/14 19.16 ~ 19.19 122.73
5.03 Holmes Jn ? ?   19/12 19/07 121.02
8.20 Aldwarke Jn 07/56 08/06   19/09 19/04 117.55
10.31 Swinton ? ?   19/07 DIV 115.54
18.07 Moorthorpe 08/04 08/14   18/51 DIV 107.78

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
18.64 South Kirkby Jn 08/05 08/15
24.63 Hare Park Jn 08/11 08/23
26.12 Crofton West Jn 08/14 08/24
27.17 Calder Bridge Jn 08/16 08/40
27.67 Turners Lane Jn 08/19 08/42
31.09 Altofts Jn 08/24 08/47
32.46 Methley Jn 08/26 08/49
37.51 Stourton Jn 08/32 09/00
40.29 Engine Shed Jn 08.38 ~ 08.42 09/06
40.51 Whitehall Jn 08/43 09/07
41.31 Armley Jn 08/44 09/08
46.77 Apperley Jn 08/59 09/15
50.43 Dockfield Jn 09/05 09/19
50.69 Shipley 09/06 09/20
57.03 Keighley 09/17 ?
66.18 Skipton 09/35 09/38
76.17 Hellifield 09/49 09/51
79.39 Settle Jn 10/00 09.57 ~ 10.02
87.40 Horton-in-Ribblesdale 10/12 10/16
92.17 Ribblehead 10/19 10/23
93.36 Blea Moor 10/22 10/26
101.50 Garsdale 10/31 10/38
111.44 Kirkby Stephen 10/45 10/49
122.19 Appleby 10/56 11/02
126.79 Kirkby Thore SB 11/04 11/06
129.52 Culgaith SB LC 11/09 11/10
137.47 Lazonby & Kirkoswald 11/17 11/19
144.52 Low House SB 11/26 11/27
152.09 Petteril Bridge Jn 11/38 11.48 ~ 11.53
152.28 London Road Jn 11/39 11/54
153.01
0.00		 Carlisle 11.57a ~ 14.55d [P3] 11.58 ~ 14.55 [P3]
0.38 London Road Jn 14/57 14/57
0.57 Petteril Bridge Jn 14/58 14/58
? Corby Gates SB 15/04 15/04
10.06 Brampton Fell 15/10 15/11
13.72 Low Row SB 15/15 15/16
22.66 Haltwhistle 15/26 15/27
31.51 Haydon Bridge 15/40 15/36
39.17 Hexham 15/59 15/46
49.38 Prudhoe 16/09 16/09
51.48 Wylam 16/12 ?
56.00 Blaydon 16/17 16/21
58.00 MetroCentre 16/19 16/24
59.42 Norwood Jn 16/21 ?
60.65 King Edward Bridge South Jn 16/25 16/33
61.39
0.00		 Newcastle 16.28a ~ 16.38d [P3] 16.35 ~ 16.53 [P3]
0.54 King Edward Bridge South Jn 16/40 16/55 [UF]
4.67 Birtley Jn 16/44 17/00
14.03 Durham 16/52 17/09
21.25 Tursdale Jn 16/58 17/18 [US]
23.79 Ferryhill South Jn 17/07 17/22
36.06 Darlington 17/23 17/34 [UM]
50.20 Northallerton 17/33 17/46 [UF]
58.00 Thirsk 17/38 17/52 [UF]
70.47 Tollerton Jn 17/48 18/02
78.46 Skelton Jn 18/01 18/07 [UM]
? York ? 18/12 [UF]
85.21 Colton Jn 18/12 ?
90.38 Church Fenton ? DIV
94.64 Milford Jn 18/23 DIV
98.76 Ferrybridge North Jn 18/34 DIV

Timings continue in first table.
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