10th December 2021

West Coast Railways
The Edinburgh Christmas Special / Spirit of the Lakes

Locos Used 47815 & 47854 'Diamond Jubilee'
Stock Used 99673+99671+99678+99672+99674+99675+99677+99318+3143

Route : 
1Z83 : Cleethorpes to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z85 : Edinburgh Waverley to Cleethorpes

Loco(s) Route
47815 (1) Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Habrough - Barnetby - Scunthorpe - Thorne South - Hatfield & Stainforth - Thorpe Marsh Jn - Applehurst Jn - Joan Croft Jn - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
47854 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Sherburn Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Hambleton South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Cleethorpes

Notes : 
(1) 47854 on rear.
(2) 47815 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cleethorpes 05.58d [P2] 05.58   22.24a [P3] 22.25
Grimsby Town 06.05a ~ 06.08d [P2] 06.06 ~ 06.10   22.14a ~ 22.17d [P1] 22.12 ~ 22.16
Stallingborough 06/15 06/17   22/06 ?
Habrough 06.21a ~ 06.24d 06.22 ~ 06.25   21.57a ~ 22.00d 21.58 ~ 22.01
Brocklesby Jn 06/27 [ML] 06/28   21/54 21/55
Barnetby 06.33a ~ 06.36d [P3] 06.34 ~ 06.37   21.44a ~ 21.47d [P2] 21.46 ~ 21.48
Wrawby Jn 06/38 06/38   21/42 21/45
Foreign Ore Branch Jn 06/47 06/49   21/32 21/36
Scunthorpe 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P2] 06.53 ~ 06.56   21.25a ~ 21.28d [P1] 21.30 ~ 21.31
Crowle 07/06 [P2] 07/07   21/14 [P1] 21/19
Thorne South 07.14a ~ 07.17d 07.16 ~ 07.18   21.02a ~ 21.05d 21.08 ~ 21.10
Thorne Jn 07/21 07/21   21/00 21/03
Hatfield & Stainforth 07/23 07/24   20/57 [SL] 21/00
Thorpe Marsh Jn 07/28 07/29   20/52 20/54
Applehurst Jn 07/29 07/32   20/51 ?
Joan Croft Jn 07/31 07/34   20/49 ?
Temple Hirst Jn 07/40 07/44   20/42 20/41
Hambleton South Jn 07/44½ 07/47   20/37 ?
Hambleton North Jn 07/45 07/48   - -
Hambleton West Jn - -   20/36 20/35
Gascoigne Wood Jn - -   20/33 20/32
Sherburn Jn - -   20/30 20/29
Church Fenton - -   20c24 ~ 20c26 [P1] 20/22?
Colton Jn 07/56 [NNL] 07/54   20/17 [NNL] 20/17
York 08*02 ~ 08*10 [P9] 08.02 ~ 08.08 [P9]   20/11 [P3] [NNL] 20/10
Skelton Jn 08/13 [DF] 08/11   20/09 20/07
Tollerton Jn 08/21 [DF] 08/19   19/59 [US] 19/58
Thirsk 08/31 [DF] 08/29   19/46 [US] 19/45
Northallerton 08/38 08/34   19/38 [US] 19/37
Darlington 08/49 [DM] 08/44   19*23 ~ 19*25 [UM] 19.22 ~ 19.25
Ferryhill South Jn 08/59 08/53   18*48 ~ 19*10 [US] 18.48 ~ 19.09
Tursdale Jn 09/01 08/55   18/43 18/45
Durham 09/07 [DM] 09/03   18/36 [P1] 18/38
Birtley Jn 09/16 09/14   18/28 18/30
King Edward Bridge South Jn 09/19 09/19   18/23 18/25
Newcastle 09c21 ~ 09c23 [P4] 09.22 ~ 09.25   18c20 ~ 18c21 [P4] 18.20 ~ 18.23
Heaton South Jn 09*28 ~ 09*38 [DS] 09.38 ~ 09.40   18/16 18/17
Morpeth 09/55 [P2] 09/54   18/00 [P1] 18/00
Morpeth North Jn 09*57 ~ 10*08 [DGL] 09/55   17/59½ ?
Chevington Loop 10/16 ? ~ 10.13   17/52 ?
Alnmouth for Alnwick 10/24 [P2] 10/30   17/44 [P1] 17/44
Belford LC 10/37 10/43   17/32 17/31
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10/50 [P2] 10/55   17/20 [P1] 17/18
Reston 11/00 11/05   17/11 ?
Grantshouse 11/06 11/10   17/06 17/04
Oxwellmains 11/14 11/18   16/57 ?
Dunbar 11/16 [P2] 11/20   16/55 16/54
Drem Loop - -   16*39 ~ 16*45 [UPL] ?
Drem 11/26 11/28   16/37 16/32
Prestonpans Loop - -   16*06 ~ 16*23 [UPL] ?
Prestonpans 11/32 11/35   16/04 16/01
Monktonhall Jn 11/36 11/37   15/58 15/57
Portobello Jn 11/38 11/39   15/55 15/55
Craigentinny Jn 11/40 11/41   15/53 15/54
Abbeyhill Jn 11/41 11/43   15/52 15/53
Edinburgh Waverley 11.43a [P9] 11.45   15.49d [P8] 15.50


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