27th September 2008

Spitfire Railtours
Settle For Edinburgh

Locos Used 37248 & 37712
Stock Used 6312+99679 'Windermere' +3143 'Patrica' + 3136 'Diana' +3148+1861+4940+99328+99318+4973+99327+99680

Route:
1Z56 : Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z58 : Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield

Locos Route
37248 + 37712 Sheffield - Meadowhall - Masborough Jn - Swinton - Mexborough - Doncaster - Hambleton South Jn - Garforth - Leeds - Keighley - Settle Jn - Appleby - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - Beattock - Carstairs South Jn - Midcalder Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
37712 + 37248 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - MetroCentre - Low Fell Jn - Durham - Darlington - York - Church Fenton - Garforth - Leeds - Wakefield Westgate - South Kirkby Jn - Doncaster - (reverse of ouward route) - Sheffield

Source: Martyn Brailsford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Martyn Brailsford)

M.C

 Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
 Sheffield 06.00d 06.00   23.25a 23.28
314.56
0.37
 Nunnery Main Line Jn 06/02 06/03   23/22 23/24
313.56
3.12
 Wincobank Jn 06/05 06/06   23/17½ 23/09½
311.01
3.30
 Meadowhall 06.06a ~ 06.08d 06.07 ~ 06.10   23.15½a ~ 23.16½d 23.08 ~ 23.09
310.63
5.03
 Holmes Jn 06/11 06/12½   23/11½ 23/04
309.10
5.61
 Masborough Jn 06/12 06/13   23/10½ 23/03½
308.32
8.30
 Aldwarke Jn 06/16 06/15   23/07½ 23/00
305.63
10.31
 Swinton 06/18 06/18   23/06 22/59
303.56
11.45
 Mexborough 06.22a ~ 06.24d 06.21 ~ 06.22   22.58a ~ 22.59d 22.54 ~ 22.56
302.48
16.50
 Hexthorpe Jn 06/31 06/28   22/52 22/46
297.43
18.51
 Doncaster 06.34a ~ 06.48d 06.33 ~ 06.48   22.38a ~ 22.48d 22.37 ~ 22.42
295.42
22.70
 Shaftholme Jn 06/54 06/53  
31.70
 Temple Hirst Jn 07/09 07/01  
36.64
 Hambleton South Jn 07/15 07/09  
38.07
 Hambleton West Jn 07/22 07/11  
39.71
 Gascoigne Wood Jn 07/27 07/14  
 - Adwick   22/31 22/31
291.47
 - Adwick Jn   22/30 22/30
 290.54
 - South Kirby Jn   22/26 22/27
 285.45
 - Hare Park Jn   22/19 22/21
279.46
 - Wakefield Westgate   22/12 22/17
275.54
 - Holbeck Jn   22/03 22/04
 266.35
44.27
 Micklefield Jn ? 07.24 ~ 07.43  
44.33
 Micklefield 07/42½ 07/45  
46.67
 Garforth 07.45½a ~ 07.47½d 07.48 ~ 07.49  
49.55
 Cross Gates 07/54 07/54  
52.38
 Neville Hill West Jn 07/57 07/57  
54.14
 Leeds 08.01a ~ 08.03d 08.01 ~ 08.04  
54.39
 Leeds West Jn 08/04 08/05  
54.59
 Whitehall Jn 08/05 08/06  
55.28
 Armley Jn 08/07 08/08  
57.33
 Kirkstall Down Loop 08*09 ~ 08*32 08.12 ~ 08.31  
61.02
 Apperley Jn 08/36 08/38  
64.61
 Dockfield Jn 08/44 08/46  
64.74
 Shipley 08/45 08/47  
71.09
 Keighley 08/54 08/57  
80.24
 Skipton 09/12 09/12  
90.18
 Hellifield 09/23½ 09/25  
93.43
 Settle Jn 09/27 09/34  
106.23
 Ribblehead 09/43 09/51  
107.42
 Blea Moor 09/45½ 09/53  
115.58
 Garsdale 09/56 10/02½  
125.43
 Kirkby Stephen 10/06 10/13  
136.25
 Appleby 10/16 10/25  
141.05
 Kirkby Thore SB 10/22 10/31  
143.58
 Culgaith L.C. SB 10/25 10/34  
158.58
 Low House L.C. SB 10/40 10/49  
162.00
 Howe & Co Sdgs 10/44 10/54  
 - Whitehall Jn   22/02 22/03
266.17
 - Leeds West Jn   22/01 22/02
265.72
 - Leeds   21.58a ~ 22.00d 21.57 ~ 22.01
265.49
 - Neville Hill West Jn   21/54½ 21/53
263.76
 - Cross Gates   21/51½ 21/50
261.13
 - Garforth   21.44½a ~ 21.45½d 21.46 ~ 21.48
258.25
 - Micklefield   21/39 21/40½
255.71
 - Church Fenton   21/34 21/34
250.61
 - Colton Jn   21/29 21/29
245.44
 - York   21.20½a ~ 21.23d 21.17 ~ 21.23
240.03
 - Skelton Jn   21/17½ 21/09
238.32
 - Tollerton Jn   21/11 21/02
230.43
 - Thirsk   21/01 20/52
217.67
 - Northallerton   20/55 20/46
210.07
 - Darlington   20/45 20/35
195.73
 - Ferryhill South Jn   20/35 20/25
183.66
 - Tursdale Jn   20/33 20/23
181.10
 - Durham   20/27 20/17
174.10
 - Birtley Jn   20/19 20/08
164.57
 - Low Fell Jn   20/14 20/04
162.46
 - Norwood Jn   20/09 19/59
161.04
 - Metro Centre   20/06 19/55
159.42
 - Blaydon   20/04 ?
157.42
 - Wylam   19/59 ?
153.10
 - Prudhoe   19/56 ?
150.77
 - Hexham   19/46 19/31
140.57
 - Haydon Bridge   19/39 19/23
133.10
 - Bardon Mill   19/35 ?
129.16
 - Haltwhistle   19/30 ?
124.32
 - Low Row SB   19/19 ?
115.21
 - Brampton Fell   19/08 ?
111.35
 - Corby Gates SB   19/02 18/50
105.71
166.15
 Petteril Bridge Jn 10/51 10/59   18/48 18/46
102.19
166.32
 Carlisle London Road Jn 10/52 11/00   18/45 18/45
102.00
167.07
 Carlisle 10/54 11/02   18*37 ~ 18*43 18.40 ~ 18.43
101.27
175.64
 Gretna Jn 11/02 11/10   18/28 18/31
92.50
179.37
 Kirkpatrick Sig. MC862/863 11/06 11/14   18/25 18/28
87.77
192.73
 Lockerbie 11/18 11/25   18/13 18/18
75.41
206.47
 Beattock 11/29 11/34½   18/03 18/07
61.67
216.71
 Beattock Summit 11*47½ ~ 12*03½ 11.49 ~12.06   17/55 17/58
51.43
224.77
 Abingdon 12*17½ ~ 12*22½ 12.17 ~ 12.22   17/46 17/49
43.37
240.20
 Carstairs South Jn 12/43 12/38   17/33 17/36
28.14
240.55
 Carstairs East Jn 12/46 12/39   17/31 17/34
27.59
245.78
 Auchengray 12/52 12/48½   17/26 17/28½
22.36
251.46
 Torpin 12/57 12/54   17/21 17/23
16.68
256.40
 Midcalder Jn 13/03 12/58   17/16 17/18
11.74
265.69
 Slateford Jn 13/21 13/06   17/03 17/06
2.45
267.15
 Haymarket 13/23 13/20   17/00 17/03
1.19
268.09
 Princess Street Gardens 13/25 13/23   16/57 16/58
0.25
268.34
 Edinburgh 13.28a 13.25   16.55d 16.55
0.00


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