21st May 2005

Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 31602, 47709 & steam: 45407 & 76079
Stock Used 35517+4960+5035+4960+99304+99311+99127+99371+99678+3136+3143+99125

Route:
1Z70 : Leicester to Carlisle
1Z71 : Carlisle to Leicester

Loco(s) Route
47709 (1) Leicester - Loughborough - Long Eaton - Derby - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Wincobank Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Crofton West Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Methley Jn - Whitehall Jn - Armley Jn - Shipley - (via S&C) - Carlisle
45407 + 76079 Carlisle - (via S&C) - Leeds - Crossgates - York
47709 (1) York - Doncaster - Mexborough - Swinton - (reverse of outward route) - Leicester

Notes :
(1) 31602 on rear.

Sources : Richard Rooker & Kevin Law

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leicester 06.42d 06.42   22.07a 22.16
Syston South Jn 06/48 06/48   22/01 22/10
Sileby Jn 06/51 06/50   21/59 22/07
Loughborough 06.56a ~ 06.58d 06.55 ~ 06.58   21.51a ~ 21.53d 21.59 ~ 22.01
Trent South Jn 07/07 07/06   21/44 21/50
Sheet Stores Jn 07/08 07/07   21/39 21/49
Long Eaton 07.15a ~ 07.17d 07.09 ~ 07.15   21.35a ~ 21.37d 21.47 ~ 21.48
Spondon 07/22 07/22   21/29 21/41
Derby 07.27a ~ 07.29d 07.27 ~ 07.30   21.22a ~ 21.24d 21.32 ~ 21.35
Ambergate Jn 07/40 07/46   21/12 21/22
Clay Cross South Jn 07/50 07/55   21/04 21/13
Chesterfield 07.54a ~ 07.56d 08.00 ~ 08.01   20.57a ~ 20.59d 21.05 ~ 21.07
Dore Station Jn 08/07 08/13   20/47 20/53
Sheffield 08.15a ~ 08.31d 08.19 ~ 08.35   20.38a ~ 20.41d 20.39 ~ 20.44
Nunnery Main Line Jn 08/33 ?   20/36 ?
Wincobank Jn 08/38 ?   20/31 ?
Holmes Jn 08/40 08/41   20/29 20/30
Rotherham Masborough Jn 08/47 ?   ? ?
Aldwarke Jn 08/49 08/46   20/26 20/27
Swinton 08/51 08/52   20/24 20/24

 

Location Booked Actual
Moorthorpe 08/57 09/05
South Kirkby Jn 09/01 09/06
Hare Park Jn 09/07 09/15
Crofton West Jn 09/12 ?
Calder Bridge Jn 09/14 ?
Turners Lane Jn 09/17 ?
Altofts Jn 09/22 09/28
Methley Jn 09/27 09/30
Engine Shed Jn 09/40 09/37
Whitehall Jn 09/47 09/43
Armley Jn 09/48 09/47
Kirk Sandall DL 09*50a ~ 10*03d ?
Apperley Jn 10/07 10/08
Dockfield Jn 10/11 ?
Shipley 10/12 10/14
Keighley 10/26 10/25
Skipton 10.42a ~ 10.45d 10.38 ~ 10.40
Hellifield 10/57 10/53
Settle Jn 11/03 ?
Ribblehead 11/19 ?
Blea Moor 11/21 ?
Garsdale 11/32 ?
Kirkby Stephen 11/42 11/45
Appleby 11/53 ?
Kirby Thore SB 11/59 ?
Culgaith 12/02 ?
Low House SB 12/17 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 12/27 12/29
London Road Jn 12/32 ?
Carlisle 12L35a ~ 13L22d 12.34 ~ 13.38
London Road Jn 13/24 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 13/25 13/42
Low House SB 13/46 ?
Culgaith 14/11 ?
Kirby Thore SB 14/15 ?
Appleby 14.25a ~ 15.23d ?
Kirkby Stephen 15/43 15/43
Garsdale 16/00 ?
Blea Moor 16/11 ?
Ribblehead 16/14 ?
Settle Jn 16/34 ?
Long Preston 16.39a ~ 17.04d ?
Hellifield 17/07 17/00
Skipton 17.22a ~ 17.24d 17.22 ~ 17.25
Keighley 17/38 17/38
Shipley 17/49 17/51
Dockfield Jn 17/51 ?
Apperley Jn 17/56 17/57
Armley Jn 18/03 18/06
Whitehall Jn 18/06 18/08
Leeds West Jn 18/07 ?
Leeds 18.10a ~ 18.29d 18.10 ~ 18.31
Neville Hill West Jn 18/34 ?
Cross Gates 18/38 18/38
Micklefield 18/45 18/45
Church Fenton 18/51 18/51
Colton Jn 18/57 18/57
York 19L06a ~ 19L34d 19.03 ~ 19.35
Colton Jn 19/40 19/44
Hambleton North Jn 19/46 19/51
Temple Hirst Jn 19/51 19/55
Shaftholme Jn 19/57 20/02
Doncaster 20.02a ~ 20.09d 20.08 ~ 20.08
Hexthorpe Jn 20/13 20/12
Mexborough 20/18 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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