19th May 2011

UK Railtours
The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 67029 & steam: 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used 17041+17015+3097+3149+1691+3068+3069+3119+1683+3066+3120+1832+5341

Route :
1Z79 : London Kings Cross to Carlisle
1Z81 : Carlisle to London Kings Cross

Loco Route
67029 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
71000 York - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Leeds - Shipley - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
67029 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Hexham - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Sources : Nick Bartlett & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 07.08d 07.08   22.14a 22.16
Belle Isle 07/10 07/10   22/12 22/13
Finsbury Park 07/13 07/14   22/05 22/08
Alexandra Palace 07/18 07/17   22/02 22/06
Potters Bar 07.31a ~ 07.34d 07.24 ~ 07.33   21.52a ~ 21.54d 21.54 ~ 21.57
Welwyn Garden City 07/41 07/41   21/44 21/47
Digswell Jn 07/42 ?   21/41 ?
Woolmer Green Jn 07/45 07/45   21/39 21/43
Stevenage 07.50a ~ 07.53d 07.50 ~ 07.54   21.33a ~ 21.35d 21.35 ~ 21.39
Hitchin 07/58 07/58   21/29 21/31
Sandy 08/11 08/10   21/20 21/23
Huntingdon 08/23 08/25   21/06 21/14
Connington South Jn   21/00 ?
Holme LC 08/32 08/34  
Peterborough 08.40a ~ 08.42d 08.43 ~ 08.46   20.42a ~ 20.50d 20.52 ~ 20.57
Tallington Jn 08/51 08/58   20/34 20/34
Stoke Tunnel 09/08 09/16   20/23 20/20
Grantham 09/13 09/21   20/10 20/16
Claypole 09.21 ~ 09.27 [DPL] ??.?? ~ 09.50   19.58 ~ 20.02 [UPL] 20.02 ~ 20.06
Newark Northgate 09/31 10/12   19/54 19/57
Retford 09/45 10/24   19/41 19/46
Loversall Carr Jn 09/54 10/32   19/32 19/35
Doncaster 09.59 ~ 10.01 10.38 ~ 10.39   19/11 19/29
Shaftholme Jn 10/06 10/45   19/08 19/25
Temple Hirst Jn 10/13 10/51   19/02 19/19
Hambleton North Jn 10/17 10/54   18/53 19/16
Colton Jn 10/23 11/00   18/46 19/11
York 10L30a ~ 11L00d 11.04 ~ 11.24   18.37a ~ 18.39d 19.02 ~ 19.05

 

Location Booked Actual
Colton Jn 11/09 11/32
Church Fenton 11/16 11/44
Micklefield 11/24 11/54
Cross Gates 11/32 12/00
Leeds 11/40 12/07
Whitehall Jn 11/42 12/09
Armley Jn 11/46 12/10
Apperley Jn 11/53 12/17
Shipley 11/58 12/24
Keighley 12/08 12/31
Skipton 12/26 12/41
Hellifield 12/40 12/53
Long Preston 12w44 ~ 13w04 ?
Settle Jn 13/07 13/17
Ribblehead 13/31 ?
Blea Moor 13/34 ?
Garsdale 13/45 ?
Ais Gill 13/48 ?
Kirkby Stephen 13/57 14/06
Appleby 14.10 ~ 14.25 14.17 ~ 14.33
Kirkby Thore SB 14/32 14/37
Culgaith 14/37 14/40
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 14/47 ?
Low House Crossing SB 14/56 14/56
How & Co Siding ? ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 15/07 15/03
London Road Jn 15/13 ?
Carlisle 15L17a ~ 16L04d 15.14 ~ 16.04
London Road Jn 16/06 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 16/07 16/07
Corby Gates SB 16/12 ?
Brampton Fell 16/18 ?
Low Row SB 16/23 ?
Haltwhistle 16/34 16/35
Haydon Bridge 16/44 ?
Hexham 16/51 17/00
Prudhoe 17/01 17/18
Wylam 17/04 ?
Blaydon 17/09 ?
MetroCentre 17/11 17/37
Norwood Jn 17/14 ?
Low Fell Jn 17/18 ?
Birtley Jn 17/26 17/58
Durham 17/34 18/09
Tursdale Jn 17/40 18/17
Ferryhill South Jn 17/42 18/20
Darlington 17/52 18/28
Northallerton 18/05 18/40
Thirsk 18/16 18/46
Tollerton Jn 18/27 18/53
Skelton Jn 18/34 18/58

Timings continue in first table.

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