28th August 2021

Retro Railtours
The Retro Cumbrian Coaster II

Locos Used 37510 'Orion', 37800 'Cassiopeia' & 57312
Stock Used 12176+12154+12125+12180+10406+10249+11101+11093+11092+11099

Route :
1Z28 : Chesterfield to Workington
1Z30 : Workington to Chesterfield

Loco(s) Route
37800 + 37510 (1) (2) Chesterfield - Dore South Jn - Dore West Jn - Grindleford - Bamford - Edale - Chinley - New Mills South Jn - Hazel Grove HL Jn - Hazel Grove - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Reddish South - Denton - Guide Bridge - Stalybridge - Greenfield - Diggle Jn - Marsden - Huddersfield - Bradley Jn - Bradley Wood Jn - Brighouse - Greetland Jn - Milner Royd Jn - Sowerby Bridge - Hebden Bridge - Hall Royd Jn - Copy Pit - Gannow Jn - Accrington - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Curve Jn - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth - Grange-over-Sands - Ulverston - Dalton Jn - Park South Jn - Millom - Ravenglass - Sellafield - Whitehaven - Workington
37510 + 37800 + 57312 (2) Workington - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield

Notes :
(1) 57312 on rear.
(2) 57312 was in the train for ETH purposes.

Source : Neil Bentley (on the tour from Sowerby Bridge to Stalybridge)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Chesterfield 05.56d [P1] 05.57 [P1]   21.44a [P3] 21.42
Tapton Jn 05/58 05/58   21/40½ 21/39
Dore South Jn 06/05½ 06/08   21/28½ 21/21
Dore West Jn 06/07½ 06/10   21/20 21/20
Totley Tunnel East 06/08½ 06/12   21/19 21/18
Grindleford 06/14 [P1] 06/18   21/12 [P2] 21/13
Bamford 06/18 ?   21/08 ?
Hope 06/20½ ?   21/03½ ?
Earles Sidings SB 06*22 ~ 06*32 [DGL] 06.24 ~ 06.32   21/01½ 21/07
Edale 06/41½ [P1] 06/41   20/57 [P2] 21/04
Chinley East Jn 06/50 ?   20/52 ?
Chinley North Jn 06/50½ 06/46   20/51½ 20/58
Chinley 06.52a ~ 06.53d [P1] ?   20.48a ~ 20.49d [P2] ?
New Mills South Jn 06/56½ 06/58   20/45½ 20/48
Hazel Grove HL Jn 07/04½ 07/03   20/39½ 20/42
Hazel Grove 07/05 07/04   20/38½ 20/41
Edgeley Jn No.1 07/08 [DF] 07/09   20/33½ 20/37
Stockport 07.09a ~ 07.10d [P4] 07.11 ~ 07.15 [P4]   20.31a ~ 20.32d [P1] 20.32 ~ 20.36 [P1]
Heaton Norris Jn 07/12½ 07/18   20/30 [US] 20/30
Ash Bridge Jn 07/13½ 07/20   20/28½ 20/28
Reddish South 07.15a ~ 07.16d 07.22 ~ 07.26   20.26a ~ 20.27d 20.22 ~ 20.26
Denton Station Jn 07/20 07/28   20/21½ 20/19
Denton Jn 07/21 07/30   20/20 20/17
Guide Bridge 07/23 [P1] 07/33   20/17 [P1] 20/14
Stalybridge 07.29a ~ 07.30d [P4] 07.39 ~ 07.44   20.08a ~ 20.09d [P1] 20.05 ~ 20.08
Greenfield 07/37 07/56   20/01 20/00
Diggle Jn 07/40 08/00   19/59 19/57
Marsden 07/44 [P1] 08/06   19/53 [P2] 19/53
Huddersfield 07.50a ~ 07.54d [P8] 08.14 ~ 08.26 [P8]   19.41a ~ 19.42d [P1] 19.37 ~ 19.41 [P1]
Bradley Jn 07/57½ 08/31   19*23 ~ 19*36 19.19 ~ 19.31
Bradley Wood Jn 08/00 08/35   19/17 19/16
Brighouse 08.02a ~ 08.03d [P2] 08.39 ~ 08.41   19.07a ~ 19.11d [P1] 19.10 ~ 19.13
Greetland Jn 08/11½ 08/45   19/02½ 19/05
Milner Royd Jn 08/13½ 08/47   18/57½ 19/03
Sowerby Bridge 08.14a ~ 08.15d [P1] 08.49 ~ 08.50   18.55a ~ 18.56d [P2] 18.58 ~ 19.02
Hebden Bridge 08/22 [P1] 08/57   18c47 ~ 18c49 [P2] 18/52?
Hall Royd Jn 08/30 09/02   18/41½ 18/47
Stansfield Hall Jn 08/31 09/03   18/40½ 18/46
Copy Pit 08/36½ 09/11   18/33½ 18/39
Gannow Jn 08/44 09/19   18/25 18/30
Accrington 08/51 [P2] 09/26   18/17½ [P1] 18/21
Daisyfield Jn 09/01 09/33   18/09½ 18/14
Blackburn 09*02 ~ 09*03 [P4] 09/35   18/07½ [P1] 18/12
Lostock Hall Jn 09/17 09/44   17/56 17/58
Farington Curve Jn 09/20½ [DS] 09/46   17/53 17/55
Ribble Jn 09/23½ [DS-DF] 09/50   17/51½ {US] 17/52
Preston 09*25 ~ 09*27 [P3] 09.52 ~ 09.54   17*28 ~ 17*50 [P5] [US] 17.25 ~ 17.51 [P6]
Fylde Jn 09/29 09/56   17/26 [UF] 17/24
Barton & Broughton 09/33½ 10/00   17/21½ 17/20
Garstang & Catteral 09/38 10/04   17/15½ 17/16
Lancaster 09/48 [DF] 10/14 [DF]   17/04½ [UF] 17/06
Morecambe South Jn 09/50 10/15   17/03 17/02
Carnforth North Jn 09/53½ 10/20   16/57 16/57
Carnforth 09c54 ~ 10c00 [P2] 10.21 ~ 10.24 [P2]   16c50 ~ 16c54 [P1] 16.37 ~ 16.56
Arnside 10/08½ 10/33   16/39 16/28
Grange-over-Sands 10/12½ [P2] ?   16/35 [P1] ?
Ulverston 10/26½ 10/49   16/20½ 16/11
Dalton Jn 10/40 10/58   16/05½ 16/02
Park South Jn 10/44 11/02   16/02½ 15/57
Askam 10/45½ 11/05   15/56½ 15/55
Foxfield 10/57½ [P2] 11/13   15/48½ [P1] 15/47
Millom 11/03½ 11/20   15/41½ 15/39
Silecroft 11/12½ [P1] 11/24   15/37½ [P2] 15/35
Bootle 11/26 11/30   15/26½ 15/30
Ravenglass 11.35a ~ 11.38d [P1] ?   15.19a ~ 15.20d [P2] ?
Drigg 11/43½ [P2] 11/46   15/15 [P1] 15/16
Sellafield 11t49 ~ 11t50 11.51 ~ 11.52   15t08 ~ 15t09 15.10 ~ 15.11
St Bees 12t02 ~ 12t03 12.02 ~ 12.05   14t54 ~ 14t55 15.00 ~ ?
Whitehaven 12t10a ~ 12t11d 12.13 ~ 12.18   14t45a ~ 14t46d 14.45 ~ 14.52
Parton 12/15½ ?   14/41 ?
Parton North Jn 12/19½ ?   14/36 ?
Workington 12.27a 12.35   14.25d 14.25


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