25th March 2005

Railtourer Ltd & Green Party Express
(Steam To Whitby)

Locos Used 47854 & steam: 48151
Stock Used 99312+99125+99127+99371+99121+99311+4994+4984+4951+99304

Route:
1Z47 : Carnforth to Darlington North Road
1Z48 : Darlington North Road to Whitby
1Z49 : Whitby to Carnforth

Loco(s) Route
47854 Carnforth - Skipton - Shipley - Whitehall Jn - Methley Jn - Milford SB - Church Fenton - Holgate Loop
48151 Holgate Loop - York - Thirsk - Darlington - Darlington North Road
48151 Darlington North Road - Darlington - Eaglescliffe - Middlesborough - Nunthorpe - Grosmont - Whitby
48151 Whitby - Grosmont - Nunthorpe - Middlesborough - Eaglescliffe - Thirsk - York [P11]
47854 York - Church Fenton - Crossgates - Leeds - Shipley - Skipton - Carnforth


48151 arriving at Darlington North Road (photo: Mark Harrington)

Sources : Richard Rooker & Mike Spencer (joined/left the train at Shipley)

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 06.30d 06.30   21.22a 00.33
Settle Jn 07/00 ?   20/37 ?
Hellifield 07/04 07/09   20/34 23/57
Skipton 07.16a ~ 07.18d 07.20 ~ 07.22   20.19a ~ 20.21d 23.43 ~ 23.45
Keighley 07.29a ~ 07.31d 07.31 ~ 07.34   20.04a ~ 20.06d 23.27 ~ 23.31
Shipley 07.39a ~ 07.41d 07.41 ~ 07.43   19.54a ~ 19.56d 23.17 ~ 23.20
Dockfield Jn 07/42 ?   19/51 ?
Apperley Jn 07/49 07/47   19/47 23/11
Armley Jn 07/57 07/52   19/40 23/06
Whitehall Jn 08/00 07/57   19/38 23/05
Engine Shed Jn 08/02 07/59  
Methley Jn 08/10 08/11  
Whitwood Jn 08/12 ?  
Castleford 08/16 08/16  
Milford SB 08/25 08/24  
Leeds West Jn   19/37 ?
Leeds   19.27a ~ 19.35d 23.00 ~ 23.03
Neville Hill West Jn   19/24 ?
Crossgates   19/21 22/53
Micklefield   19/14 22/48
Church Fenton 08/31 08/27   19/02 22/31
Colton Jn 08/36 08/33   18/56 22/26
York Holgate Sidings 08*43 ~ 09*08 08.43 ~ ??.??  
York 09.11 ~ 09.14 ??.?? ~ 09.27   17.58a ~ 18.48d 22.01 ~ 22.21
Skelton Jn 09/16 09/31   17/55 21/58
Tollerton Jn 09/24 09/41   17/46 21/46
Thirsk 09/34 09/58   17/35 21/32
Northallerton 09/41 10/17  
Darlington North Road 09.54a ~ 11.19d 10.34 ~ 11.44  
Dinsdale 11/25 ?  
Longlands Jn   17/25 ?
Boroughbridge Road LC   17/22 21/21
Eaglescliffe 11/33 ?   17/04 ?
Stockton Cut Jn 11/38 ?   17/02 ?
Bowesfield Jn 11/40 12/02   17/01 20/51
Thornaby 11/45 ?   16/59 ?
Middlesborough 11/53 12/12   16/54 20/40
Guisborough Jn 11/54 ?   16/53 ?
Nunthorpe 12.01a ~ 12.02d 12.33 ~ 12.34   16.43a ~ 16.45d 20.25 ~ 20.26
Battersby 12.17a ~ 12.37d 12.56 ~ 13.26   15.44a ~ 16.14d 19.30 ~ 20.06
Glaisdale 13.04a ~ 13.09d ??.?? ~ 14.13   15.09a ~ 15.17d 18.35 ~ 18.37
Grosmont 13/16 ?   15/01 ?
Slights 13.24a ~ 13.26d ?   14/54 ?
Ruswarp 13/30 ?   14.48a ~ 14.50d ?
Whitby 13.35a 15.00   14.45d 17.47


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