11th December 2021

Statesman Rail
The Edinburgh Christmas Statesman

Locos Used (1) 47828 & 47853
Stock Used 5912+3344+3426+3384+1211+3312+3438+80043+3188+3229+17056

Route :
1Z57 : Ely to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z59 : Edinburgh Waverley to Ely

Loco(s) Route
47828 + 47853 Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
47853 + 47828 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Ely

Notes :
(1) 47853 running as 47614.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Ely 05.42d [P1] 05.40   23.05a [P1] 23.07 [P1]
Ely North Jn 05/45 05/43   23/01½ 23/04
Manea 05/52½ 05/52   22/52½ 22/52
March 06.00a ~ 06.03d [P1] 06.00 ~ 06.04   22.44a ~ 22.46d [P2] 22.42 ~ 22.46
March West Jn 06/04½ ?   22/42 ?
Whittlesea 06/12½ 06/13   22/34 22/32
Peterborough East Jn 06/22 [MI] 06/19   22/28 22/26
Peterborough 06.25a ~ 06.28d [P4] [DF] 06.22 ~ 06.26   22.24a ~ 22.26d [P5] [MI] 22.21 ~ 22.24
Helpston Jn 06/34 [DF] 06/33   22/19 22/12
Tallington Jn 06/37½ [DF-DS] 06/35   22/16 22/10
Stoke Jn 06/52 06/44   22/05½ [UF] 22/00
Grantham 06.57a ~ 06.59d [P2] 06.50 ~ 06.58   21.56a ~ 21.58d [P1] 21.52 ~ 21.55
Claypole Loop 07/07½ 07/07   21/46½ 21/42
Newark North Gate 07.12a ~ 07.22d [P3] 07.13 ~ 07.20   21.36a ~ 21.39d [P2] 21.34 ~ 21.38
Newark Flat Crossing 07/24½ 07/22   21/34 21/33
Carlton-on-Trent  07/28½ 07/27   21/28 21/27
Retford 07.39a ~ 07.41d [P2] 07.37 ~ 07.40   21.06a ~ 21.13d [P1] 21.10 ~ 21.15
Loversall Carr Jn 07/55 07/51   20*46 ~ 20*53 20.52 ~ 20.57
Black Carr Jn - -   20/44½ 20/50
Potteric Carr Jn - -   20/44 20/49
Doncaster 07.59a ~ 08.02d [P8] 07.57 ~ 08.01   20.38a ~ 20.41d [P1] [ESL] 20.44 ~ 20.46
Shaftholme Jn 08/07 08/06   20/32½ 20/37
Temple Hirst Jn 08/14 08/12   20/25 20/32
Hambleton North Jn 08/18½ 08/15   20/20½ 20/28
Colton Jn 08/26 08/23   20/14 20/23
York 08.32a ~ 08.35d [P11] 08.33 ~ 08.36   20.06a ~ 20.08d [P3] [NNL] 20.11 ~ 20.18
Skelton Jn 08/37½ [DS] 08/39   20/03 20/07
Tollerton Jn 08/48½ [DS] 08/49   19/53½ [US] 19/58
Thirsk 09/02 [DS] 09/02   19/41 [US] 19/46
Longlands Jn 09/13 09/10   19/35 [US] 19/40
Northallerton 09/15 09/15   19/34 19/39
Darlington 09/33 [DM] 09/26   18*57 ~ 19*20 [UM] 18.52 ~ 19.27
Ferryhill South Jn 09/44 09/36   18/46 18/42
Tursdale Jn 09/46 09/38   18/44 18/40
Durham 09/51½ [DM] 09/44   18/38½ [P1] 18/35
Birtley Jn 10/00½ 09/51   18/30½ 18/28
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/03½ 09/55   18/26 18/23
Newcastle 10*06 ~ 10*08 [P2] 10/00?   18/24 [P3] 18/21
Heaton South Jn 10/12 10/04   18/21 18/17
Morpeth 10/28 [P2] 10/23   18/04 [P1] 18/00
Morpeth North Jn 10*30 ~ 10*39 [DGL] 10/24?   18/03½ 17/58
Chevington Loop 10/47 ? ~ 10.40   17/56 17/51
Alnmouth for Alnwick 10/55 [P2] 10/56   17/48 [P1] 17/45
Belford LC 11/08 11/07   17/36 17/32
Crag Mill Loop 11*12 ~ 11*31 [DPL] 11.09 ~ ?   17/35½ ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/47 [P2] 11/43   17/24 [P1] 17/20
Reston 11/56½ 11/52   17/15 17/11
Grantshouse 12/02½ 11/56   17/10 17/04
Oxwellmains 12/10 12/04   17/01 16/57
Dunbar 12/11½ [P2] 12/05   16/59½ 16/56
Drem 12/28 12/31   16/51 16/48
Prestonpans 12/41 12/42   16/44 16/42
Monktonhall Jn 12/45 12/46   16/40 16/40
Portobello Jn 12/48 12/50   16/37 16/37
Craigentinny Jn 12/49½ 12/51   16/35½ 16/36
Abbeyhill Jn 12/51 12/53   16/34½ 16/34
Edinburgh Waverley 12.53a [P20] 12.56   16.33d [P1] 16.33


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