29th November 2014

Statesman Rail
Edinburgh Christmas Statesman

Locos Used 47760 & 57313
Stock Used 12 coaches

Route :
1Z85 : Cambridge to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z87 : Edinburgh Waverley to Cambridge

Loco(s) Route
47760 (1) Cambridge - Coldham Lane Jn - Ely - Ely North Jn - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
57313 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Sherburn Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Hambleton South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Cambridge

Notes :
(1) 57313 on rear.
(2) 47760 on rear.

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cambridge 05.28d 05.28   00.16a 00.16½
Coldham Lane Jn 05/30½ 05/30½   00/12 00/11
Waterbeach 05.37a ~ 05.40d 05.36 ~ 05.39½   00.03a ~ 00.06d 00.06 ~ 00.06
Ely 05.51a ~ 05.53d 05.50 ~ 05.56   23.48a ~ 23.51d 23.47 ~ 23.51
Ely North Jn 05/56 05/58½   23/45 23/34½
March 06.11a ~ 06.13d 06.16 ~ 06.19   23.25a ~ 23.28d 23.16 ~ 23.19
Whittlesea 06.25a ~ 06.27d 06.32 ~ 06.34   23.10a ~ 23.13d 23.03 ~ 23.04
Peterborough 06.39½a ~ 06.42½d 06.43 ~ 06.46   22.56a ~ 23.00d 22.50 ~ 22.55
Werrington Jn 06/47½ 06/51½   22/53 ?
Helpston Jn 06/50½ 06/54   22/51 22/36
Tallington Jn 06/55 06/56   22/48 22/34
Stoke Jn 07/11 07/09   22/35½ 22/23
Grantham 07.16a ~ 07.20d 07.15 ~ 07.20   22.24a ~ 22.28d 22.13 ~ 22.16
Claypole Loops 07.29 ~ 07.39 07.32 ~ 07.36   22/12½ 22/04
Newark Northgate 07.44a ~ 07.48d 07.44 ~ 07.49   22.00a ~ 22.05d 21.55 ~ 21.57
Newark Flat Crossing 07/50 07/51   21/58 21/53½
Retford 08.04a ~ 08.08d 08.07 ~ 08.11   21.40a ~ 21.44d 21.34½ ~ 21.37½
Loversall Carr Jn 08/21½ 08/24   21/26 21/23
Doncaster 08.27a ~ 08.33d 08.30 ~ 08.39½   21.16a ~ 21.20d 21.14 ~ 21.18
Shaftholme Jn 08/38 08/45½   21/10½ 21/08
Temple Hirst Jn 08/45½ 08/53   21/04 21/02
Hambleton South Jn 08/49 ?   20/56 ?
Hambleton North Jn 08/49½ 08/57  
Hambleton West Jn   20/55 20/56
Gascoigne Wood Jn   20/50½ 20/53
Church Fenton   20/42½ 20/47½
Colton Jn 08/55½ 09/03   20/37 20/41
York 09.04a ~ 09.08d 09.08 ~ 09.18   20.29a ~ 20.31d 20.31 ~ 20.35
Skelton Jn 09/20½ 09/21½   20/26 20/27½
Tollerton Jn 09/28 09/29   20/20 20/21
Thirsk 09/37 09/39   20/10½ 20/11½
Northallerton 09/43½ 09/45   20/05 20/03
Darlington 09/53½ 09/55   19/50 19/48
Ferryhill South Jn 10/04 10/03½   19/36 19/38½
Tursdale Jn 10/06 10/06   19/34 19/37
Durham 10/11½ 10/11½   19/27 19/29
Birtley Jn 10/20½ 10/18   18/59½ 19/04
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/23½ 10/21½   18/55 18/50
Newcastle 10.26a ~ 10.29d 10.25½ ~ 10.28   18.51a ~ 18.53d 18.54½ ~ 18.57
Heaton South Jn 10/32½ 10/31½   18/48 18/49½
Cramlington 10/39 10/40   18/41 18/43
Morpeth 10/44 10/46   18/35½ 18/36½
Alnmouth 11/32 11/28   18/22½ 18/22½
Chathill 11/42½ 11/37   18/13½ 18/13
Belford LC 11/48 11/39½   18/09 18/07
Berwick-upon-Tweed 12/05 11/51   17/47 17/48½
Reston Sig. EG403 12/08 11/54   17/44½ ?
Reston Sig. EG402 12/08 11/55   17/44½ 17/46
Grantshouse 12/20 12/09   17/34 17/35
Dunbar 12/31 12/19   17.15 ~ 17.21 17.11 ~ 17.24
Drem PL 12.40 ~ 12.53 [DPL] ?  
Drem 12/54 12/51   17/00 16/52
Monktonhall Jn 13/09 13/01   16/44½ 16/43½
Portobello Jn 13/13½ 13/03½   16/41 16/41
Edinburgh Waverley 13.20a 13.16   16.36d 16.37


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