13th June 2015

Retro Railtours
The Retro Lincolnshire Belle

Locos Used 20305 'Gresty Bridge' & 20309
Stock Used load 10

Route :
1Z50 : Crewe to Skegness
1Z52 : Skegness to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
20309 + 20305 Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Reddish South - Denton - Guide Bridge - Stalybridge - Marsden - Huddersfield - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Mirfield - Thornhill L.N.W. Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Calder Bridge Jn - Crofton West Jn - Crofton East Jn - Pontefract Monkhill - Knottingley West Jn - Knottingley South Jn - Haywood Jn - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - Hexthorpe Jn - Mexborough - Thrybergh Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Masborough Jn - Beighton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Alfreton - Langley Mill - Trowell Jn - Radford Jn - Mansfield Jn - Nottingham - Netherfield Jn - Bingham - Bottesford West Jn - Allington Jn - Sleaford - Boston - Wainfleet - Skegness
20305 + 20309 Skegness - Wainfleet - Boston - Sleaford - Sleaford North Jn - Lincoln Central - Gainsborough Lea Road - Bessacarr Jn - Doncaster - Adwick - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes : 
(1) The locos carried a 'John Marland 1946-2015' headboard.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 05.04d [P5] 05.06 [P6]   00.10a [P6] 23.59
Sydney Bridge Jn 05/06½ [DF] 05/08   00/05 23/55
Sandbach 05/12½ [P2] 05/12   23/59 [P1] 23/51
Alderley Edge 05/25½ 05/25   23/44 23/38
Wilmslow 05/27½ [P3] 05/26   23/42 [P4] 23/37
Cheadle Hulme 05/31½ [P1] 05/30   23/37 [P2] 23/33
Adswood Road Jn 05/32½ [DF] 05/31   23/36 23/32
Edgeley No.1 Jn 05/34 05/32   23/34 [UF] 23/30
Stockport 05.36a ~ 05.39d [P3] 05.33 ~ 05.38   23.29a ~ 23.32d [P1] 23.27 ~ 23.29
Heaton Norris Jn 05/42 05/40   23/26 [US] 23/23
Ash Bridge Jn 05/43 05/42   23/21 23/20
Reddish South 05.47a ~ 05.52d 05.44 ~ 05.52   23.17a ~ 23.20d ?
Denton Station Jn 05/55 ?   23/12 ?
Denton Jn 05/56 05/56   23/11 23/11
Guide Bridge 05/59 [P1] 05/59   23/08 [P1] 23/09
Stalybridge 06.05a ~ 06.07d [P4] 06.07 ~ 06.10   22.59a ~ 23.02d [P3] 23.02 ~ 23.04
Greenfield 06/15 06/17   22/53 22/57
Diggle Jn 06/18 06/20   22/50 22/55
Marsden 06/23 [P1] 06/24   22/44 [P2] 22/51
Huddersfield 06.32a ~ 06.34d [P8] 06.31 ~ 06.34   22.33a ~ 22.37d [P1] 22.36 ~ 22.37
Heaton Lodge Jn 06/40 ?   22*19 ~ 22*29 ? ~ 22.29
Mirfield 06.42a ~ 06.44d [P1] 06.42 ~ 06.44   22.11a ~ 22.16d [P3] 22.07 ~ 22.09
Mirfield East Jn 06/45 06/46   22/10 [SL] 22/05
Thornhill L.N.W. Jn 06/46 06/47   22/08 ?
Horbury Jn 06/53 [SL] 06/53   22/02 [SL] 22/00
Wakefield Kirkgate 06.57a ~ 07.10d [P3] 06.56 ~ 07.09   21.54a ~ 21.57d [P3] 21.53 ~ 21.55

 

Location Booked Actual
Calder Bridge Jn 07/13 07/11
Crofton West Jn 07/15 07/14
Crofton East Jn 07/17½ 07/15
Pontefract Monkhill 07.32a ~ 07.34d [P2] 07.29 ~ 07.30
Knottingley West Jn 07/37 07/33
Knottingley South Jn 07/45 07/35
Haywood Jn 07/55 07/46
Shaftholme Jn 07*58 ~ 08*04 07.46 ~ 08.05
Doncaster 08.13a ~ 08.17d [P4] 08.14 ~ 08.16
Hexthorpe Jn 08/24 08/21
Mexborough 08/30 ?
Thrybergh Jn 08*35 ~ 09*00 08.31 ~ ?
Aldwarke Jn 09/04 ?
Masborough Jn 09/07 ?
Beighton Jn 09/13 09/11
Barrow Hill North Jn 09/29 09/17
Tapton Jn 09/33 09/20
Chesterfield 09/34 [UBH] 09/21
Chesterfield South Jn 09/35 [EL] 09/22
Clay Cross North Jn 09/38 09/24
Alfreton 09/45½ 09/31
Ironville Jn 09/48½ [ML] 09/33
Langley Mill 09/53 09/38
Trowell Jn 09/58 09/42
Radford Jn 10/06 09/51
Mansfield Jn 10/11 [A] 09/54
Nottingham 10.13a ~ 10.18d [P3] 10.08 ~ 10.18 [P3]
Netherfield Jn 10/23 10/23
Bingham 10/32 10/32
Bottesford West Jn 10/38 ?
Allington Jn 10/46 10/44
Sleaford 11/13 [P1] 11/12
Heckington 11/22 ?
Hubberts Bridge 11/36 ?
Boston 11.44 ~ 11.54 11.36 ~ 11.51
Sibsey SB 12/05 12/00
Bellwater Jn SB 12/17 12/06
Wainfleet 12.28a ~ 12.31d ?
Skegness 12.41a ~ 18.30d 12.29 ~ 18.29
Wainfleet 18.38a ~ 18.41d ?
Bellwater Jn SB 18/54 18/56
Sibsey SB 19/04 19/04
Boston 19/15 19/13
Hubberts Bridge 19/23 ?
Heckington 19/35 ?
Sleaford 19/44 [P2] 19/39 [P1]
Sleaford North Jn 19/48 19/45
Ruskington 19/51 19/48
Metheringham 20/00½ 19/54
Pelham Street Jn 20/13 ?
Lincoln Central 20/13½ [DM] 20/05 [DM]
West Holmes Jn 20/15 ?
Stow Park 20/26 ?
Gainsborough Lea Road 20/31 20/25
Gainsborough Trent Jns 20/32½ 20/27
Bessacarr Jn 20/51 20/44
Black Carr Jn 20/53 [ESL] ?
Potterick Carr Jn 20/55½ ?
Doncaster 21.01a ~ 21.04d [P3] 20.57 ~ 21.00 [P4]
Adwick 21/12½ [P2] 21/06
Adwick Jn 21/13½ 21/06
South Kirkby Jn 21/21½ 21/11
Hemsworth Loop 21*26 ~ 21*31 [DPL] 21.14 ~ 21.28
Hare Park Jn 21/38 21/36
Crofton West Jn 21/48 21/44
Calder Bridge Jn 21/51 21/49

Timings continue in first table.

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