3rd March 2012

UK Railtours
The Cumbrian Mountain Express and York Day Excursion

Locos Used 67026 & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used ?????

Route :
1Z70 : Kings Cross to Carlisle
1Z74 : Carlisle to Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
67026 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
70000 York - Church Fenton - Cross Gates - Leeds - Shipley - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
67026 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : Nick Blyth, Robert Frise & David Lodwick

Photo Review


67026 waiting to leave Kings Cross in the morning (photo: Nick Blyth)


70000 'Britannia' at Carlisle (photo: Robert Frise)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from David Lodwick)

Location Booked   Booked
Kings Cross 06.56d [P4]   22.13a [P4]
Belle Isle 06/58 [DF]   22/10 [UF]
Finsbury Park 07/01 [P3]   22/06 [P2]
Alexandra Palace 07/04 [P3]   22/04 [P2]
Potters Bar 07.14a ~ 07.17d [P4]   21.53a ~ 21.56d [P2]
Welwyn Garden City 07/25 [DF]   21/46 [UF]
Woolmer Green Jn 07/28   21/42 [UF]
Stevenage 07.32a ~ 07.34d [P3]   21.35a ~ 21.38d [P2]
Hitchin 07/39 [DF]   21/31 [UF]
Sandy 07/47 [DF]   21/21 [UF]
Huntingdon 07/56 [DF]   21/09 [UF]
Connington South Jn -   21/02 [UF]
Holme Jn 08/04 [DF]   -
Fletton Jn 08/09 [DS]   20/54
Peterborough 08.17a ~ 08.20d [P4]   20.43a ~ 20.45d [P2]
Tallington Jn 08/29 [DS]   20/35 [UF]
Stoke Tunnel 08/48   20/25 [UF]
Grantham 08/54 [P2]   20/20 [P1]
Claypole Loop 09*03a ~ 09*24d [DPL]   20/13
Newark Northgate 09/29 [P1]   20/09 [P2]
Retford 09/43 [DF]   19/55
Loversall Carr Jn 09/53   19/45
Black Carr Jn -   19/36½ [ESL]
Potterick Carr Jn -   19/36 [ESL]
Doncaster 09*58a ~ 10*00d [P8]   19/34 [UF]
Shaftholme Jn 10/05   19/30
Temple Hirst Jn 10/12   19/24
Hambleton North Jn 10/16   19/19
Colton Jn 10/22   19/13
York 10L29a ~ 11L00d [P9]   19.04a ~ 19.07d [P3]

 

Location Booked
Colton Jn 11/08 [LSL]
Church Fenton 11/15
Micklefield 11/26 [P2]
Cross Gates 11/35 [P2]
Neville Hill West Jn 11/41
Leeds 11/44 [TR] [D]
Leeds West Jn 11/45 [D]
Whitehall Jn 11/45½ [DS]
Armley Jn 11/46
Apperley Jn 11/55
Dockfield Jn 11/59
Shipley 12/00 [P2]
Keighley 12/11 [P2]
Skipton 12*30a ~ 12*32d [P4]
Hellifield 12/49
Long Preston 12w52a ~ 13w17d
Settle Jn 13/21
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 13/30
Ribblehead 13/36
Blea Moor 13/39
Garsdale 13/49
Ais Gill 13/53
Kirkby Stephen 14/02
Appleby 14w15a ~ 14w30d
Kirkby Thore SB 14/37
Culgaith SB 14/41
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 14/50
Low House SB 14/59
Howe & Co Sidings 15/03
Petterill Bridge Jn 15/10
London Road Jn 15/11
Carlisle 15L15a ~ 16L15d [P3]
London Road Jn 16/17
Petterill Bridge Jn 16/18
Corby Gates SB 16/24
Brampton Fell SB 16/31
Low Row SB 16/37
Haltwhistle 16/50
Haydon Bridge 17/00
Hexham 17/11 [P1]
Prudhoe 17/22
Wylam 17/25
Blaydon 17/34
Gateshead Metro Centre 17/38
Norwood Jn 17/43
Low Fell Jn 17/47 [SL]
Birtley Jn 17/52
Durham 18/00 [P1]
Tursdale Jn 18/06
Ferryhill South Jn 18/08
Darlington 18/18 [UM]
Northallerton 18/26 [UF]
Thirsk 18/32 [UF]
Tollerton Jn 18/42 [US]
Skelton Bridge Jn 18.52a ~ 18.57d
Skelton Jn 18/59

Timings continue in first table.

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