5th March 2014

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 47746, 47580 'County of Essex' & steam : 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (3) (80217)+4960+4984+9104+13440+5237+5249+1666+99350+99122+99121

Route :
1Z40 : Broxbourne to Carlisle
1Z42 : Carlisle to Broxbourne

Loco(s) Route
47580 (1) Broxbourne - Harlow Town - Bishops Stortford - Whittlesford Parkway - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Doncaster - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield [Down Goods Loop]
45699 Hellifield [Down Goods Loop] - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
45699 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield [Up Goods Loop]
47746 (2) Hellifield [Up Goods Loop] - Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Whitehall Jn - (3) Engine Shed Jn? - Methley Jn - Altofts Jn - Normanton - Turners Lane Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Crofton West Jn - Hare Park Jn - South Kirkby Jn? - (3) - Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Broxbourne

Notes :
(1) plus 47746 (providing power for train systems only?). 
(2) plus 47580 (providing power for train systems only?). 
(3) 80217 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train. 
(4) 45699 'Galatea' replaced advertised 46115 'Scots Guardsman'. 
(5) Confirmation required of the return route actually used between Whitehall Jn and Doncaster. 

Source : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Broxbourne 06.30d 06.30   00.29 00.30
Broxbourne [DPL] 06.32 ~ 06.39 ?   - -
Harlow Town 06/47 06/48   00/21 00/24
Bishops Stortford 06.56a ~ 07.00d 06.55 ~ 06.59   00.12a ~ 00.14d 00.12 ~ 00.15
Stansted Mountfitchet 07/03 07/04   00/07 00/06
Audley End 07/15 07/11   23/54 23/49
Whittlesford Parkway 07.25a ~ 07.30d 07.18 ~ 07.30   23.43a ~ 23.46d 23.36 ~ 23.40
Shepreth Branch Jn 07/37 07/36   23/37 23/29
Cambridge 07/50 07/49   23/33 23/25
Coldham Lane Jn 07/52 07/50   23/30 23/23
Ely Dock Jn 08/05 ?   23/14 ?
Ely 08.06a ~ 08.09d 08.02 ~ 08.09   23.08a ~ 23.12d 22.51 ~ 23.05
Ely North Jn 08/12 08/11   23/05 22/46
March 08/26 08/27   22/43 22/29
Whittlesea 08/35 08/37   22/32 22/18
Peterborough East Jn 08/42 ?   22/24 ?
Peterborough 08.45a ~ 08.47d 08.44 ~ 08.47   22.10a ~ 22.22d 22.05 ~ 22.10
Helpston Jn 08/53½ 08/54   22/04½ 21/59
Tallington Jn 09/00 09/02   22/01½ 21/57
Stoke Jn 09/13 09/17   21/51 21/46
Grantham 09/18 09/22   21/42 21/40
Claypole Loop 09/26 09/29   21/34 21/28
Newark Northgate 09/30 09/36   21/30 21/24
Newark Flat Crossing 09/31 09/38   21/29 21/23
Retford 09/44 09/51   21/14 21/09
Loversall Carr Jn 09/54 10/00   21/04 20/58
Doncaster 10.00 ~ 10.01 10.05 ~ 10.08   20.57 ~ 20.58 20.46 ~ 20.53
Adwick 10/06 10/14   20/50 ?
South Kirkby Jn 10/12 10/18   20/44 ?
Hare Park Jn 10/19 10/26   20/36 ?
Crofton West Jn 10/22 ?   20/28 ?
Calder Bridge Jn 10/24 10/33   20/26 ?
Turners Lane Jn 10/32 ?   20/22 ?
Normanton 10/35½ ?   20/17 ?
Altofts Jn 10/36½ 10/39   20/15 ?
Methley Jn 10/42 10/41   20/13 ?
Stourton Jn 10/50½ ?   20/02 ?
Engine Shed Jn 10/55½ 10/51   19.44 ~ 19.50 ?
Whitehall Jn 10.58½ ~ 11.01 ? ~ 10.59   19/43 20/05
Armley Jn 11.04 ~ 11.16 ? ~ 11.15   19/42 20/03
Apperley Jn 11/24 11/22   19/36 19/55
Dockfield Jn 11/31 ?   19/32 ?
Shipley 11/32 11/29   19/31 19/51
Keighley 11/41 11/36   19/21 19/40
Skipton 11/53 11/48   19/06 19/29
Hellifield 12/05 12/05   18/54 19/16
Hellifield [Down Goods Loop] 12L07a ~ 12L27d 12L07 ~ 13L00   - -
Hellifield [Up Goods Loop] - -   18L33a ~ 18L53d 18L43 ~ 19L15
Settle Jn 12/35 13/08   18/26 18/36
Helwith Bridge 12/44 ?   18/18 ?
Ribblehead 12/55 ?   18/11 ?
Blea Moor 12/59 13/38   18/08 18/20
Garsdale 13/10 13/50   17/57 18/08
Ais Gill Summit 13/14 ?   17/53 ?
Mallerstang 13/18½ ?   17/46 ?
Kirkby Stephen 13/23 14/00   17/40 17/48
Crosby Garrett 13/25½ ?   17/33 ?
Ormside 13/32½ ?   17/25 ?
Appleby 13w35a ~ 13w43d 14/10?   17w12a ~ 17w20d 17.19 ~ 17.27
Kirkby Thore SB 13/50 14/19   17/03 17/12
Culgaith SB 13/53 14/23   16/59 17/08
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 14/01 ?   16/50 ?
Low House Crossing SB 14/09 14/38   16/41 16/45
How & Co Siding 14/12 14/42   16/36 16/38
Petterill Bridge Jn 14/19 14/46   16/27 16/29
London Road Jn 14/20 ?   16/25 ?
Carlisle 14.23a 14.49 [P3]   16.22d 16.25 [P3]

 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z39 : (47580 with 47746 (providing power for train systems only?)) : Southall Depot to Broxbourne
5Z43 : (47746 with 47580 (providing power for train systems only?)) : Broxbourne to Southall Depot

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 04.15d ?a
Broxbourne ?a 00.36d

5Z29 : (45699 + 80217) : Carnforth Steamtown to Hellifield
5Z44 : (45699 + 80217) : Hellifield to Carnforth Steamtown

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Carnforth Steamtown 09.15d 21.12a
Carnforth 09/40 20/49
Carnforth U&DGL 09.45 ~ 09.55 20.34 ~ 20.44
Carnforth 10/00 20/30
Wennington 10/29 20/02
Giggleswick 11/08 19/24
Settle Jn 11/14 19/19
Hellifield [GL] 11.21a 19.10d

5Z41 : (45699 + 80217) : Carlisle - London Road Jn - Upperby - Carlisle
(loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Carlisle 14.40d
London Road Jn 14.43 ~ 14.46
Upperby Jn 14.50 ~ 15.50 [GL]
Upperby 16.00 ~ 16.07 [UTGL]
Upperby Jn 16/11 [GL]
Carlisle 16.15a


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