28th August 2017

Retro Railtours
The Retro Edinburgh Festival Express

Locos Used 68016 'Fearless' & 68029
Stock Used 5964+5985+5950+1200+3390+3314+3278+80042+3397+17105

Route : 
1Z16 : Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z17 : Edinburgh Waverley to Chesterfield

Loco(s) Route
68016 (1) Chesterfield - Dore South Jn - Dore West Jn - Hathersage - Bamford - Hope - Edale - Chinley - New Mills South Jn - Hazel Grove - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Reddish South - Denton - Guide Bridge - Stalybridge - Diggle Jn - Marsden - Huddersfield - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Mirfield East Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Castleford - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
68029 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield

Notes :
(1) 68029 on rear.
(2) 68016 on rear.

Source : Neil Bentley (on the tour from/to Huddersfield)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chesterfield 05.12d [P1] 05.12   22.43a [P2] 22.34
Tapton Jn 05/14 05/13   22/41½ 22/33
Dore South Jn 05/21½ 05/22   22/31½ 22/24
Dore West Jn 05/24 ?   22/29½ ?
Totley Tunnel East 05/25 05/25   22/26½ 22/16
Grindleford 05/30 [P1] 05/30   22/23 [P2] 22/11
Hathersage 05/31½ ?   22/20 ?
Bamford 05/33 ?   22/17½ ?
Hope 05/34½ ?   22/16 ?
Earles Sidings SB 05/35½ 05/36   22/15 22/05
Edale 05/40 [P1] 05/40   22/10½ [P2] 22/02
Chinley East Jn 05/49½ ?   22/04½ ?
Chinley North Jn 05/50 05/45   22/04 21/56
Chinley 05.52a ~ 05.54d [P1] ?   21.56a ~ 21.59d [P2] ?
New Mills South Jn 05/58 05/58   21/51 21/50
Hazel Grove HL Jn 06/04½ ?   21/44 21/44
Hazel Grove 06.05a ~ 06.08d [P2] 06.05 ~ 06.10   21.40a ~ 21.42d [P1] 21.41 ~ ?
Davenport 06/11 06/12   21/37 21/38
Edgeley Jn No.1 06*13 ~ 06*16 ? ~ 06.16   21/36 21/36
Stockport 06.18a ~ 06.20d [P3] 06.18 ~ 06.21   21.32a ~ 21.35d [P1] 21.33 ~ 21.35
Heaton Norris Jn 06/22 06/23   21/30½ 21/30
Ash Bridge Jn 06/23 06/25   21/29 21/28
Reddish South 06.25a ~ 06.29d 06.27 ~ 06.31   21.25a ~ 21.27d ?
Denton Station Jn 06/31½ ?   21*16 ~ 21*20 ?
Denton Jn 06/36 06/35   21/14 21/09
Guide Bridge 06/38 06/38   21/12 21/07
Stalybridge 06.48a ~ 06.51d [P4] 06.44 ~ 06.51   21.04a ~ 21.06d [P1] 21.00 ~ 21.02
Greenfield 06/59 06/58   20/59 20/55
Diggle Jn 07*00 ~ 07*29 [DPL] 07.03 ~ 07.26   20/57 20/53
Marsden 07/34½ [P1] 07/34   20/52 [P2] 20/49
Huddersfield 07.40a ~ 07.42d [P8] 07.41 ~ 07.44   20.39a ~ 20.42d [P1] 20.37 ~ 20.41
Bradley Jn 07/46½ 07/47   20/34 20/34
Heaton Lodge East Jn 07/48 07/48   20/32 20/32
Mirfield East Jn 07/50 07/52   20/20 20/10
Horbury Jn 08/03 08/00   19/44½ 19/38
Wakefield Kirkgate 08.08a ~ 08.15d [P1] 08.07 ~ 08.14   19.30a ~ 19.40d [P2] 19.30 ~ 19.34
Normanton 08/20 ?   19/25½ ?
Altofts Jn 08/21½ 08/19   19/24 19/18
Castleford 08/25 [P1] 08/23   19/18 19/14
Milford Jn 08*33 ~ 08*38 ? ~ 08.32   19/09½ 19/07
Church Fenton 08/43 [P2] 08/40   19/03½ [P1] 19/02
Colton South Jn 08/49½ ?   18/58 ?
Colton Jn 08/50½ 08/46   18/57 18/57
York 08.58a ~ 09.01d [P11] 08.53 ~ 08.55   18.48a ~ 18.50d [P3] 18.50 ~ 18.52 [P3]
Skelton Jn 09/04 08/57   18/46 18/47
Skelton Bridge Jn 09/05 ?   18/45 ?
Tollerton Jn 09/10 09/07   18/41 18/42
Thirsk 09/18 09/18   18/33½ 18/35
Northallerton 09/22½ [P2] 09/23   18/28½ [P1] 18/30
Darlington 09/34 [DM] 09/35 [DM]   18/20 [P1] 18/20 [P1]
Ferryhill South Jn 09/43 09/44   18/09 18/10
Tursdale Jn 09/45½ 09/46   18/07½ 18/09
Durham 09/51½ [DM] 09/51   18/02½ [P1] 18/04
Birtley Jn 10/02 09/57   17/55½ 17/58
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/05 10/00   17/52 17/53
Newcastle 10.07a ~ 10.09d [P2] 10.03 ~ 10.08   17.48a ~ 17.50d [P4] 17.50 ~ 17.52
Heaton South Jn 10/13 10/11   17/44½ 17/47
Morpeth 10/22½ [P2] 10/22   17/35 [P1] 17/36
Alnmouth for Alnwick 10/34 [P2] 10/35   17/23 [P1] 17/24
Belford LC 10/44 10/45   17/13 17/13
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10/53½ [P2] 10/56   17/03 [P1] 17/03
Reston 11/02½ ?   16/55½ ?
Grantshouse 11/07½ 11/08   16/51 16/50
Oxwellmains 11/14 ?   16/44 ?
Dunbar 11/16 11/17   16/42½ 16/41
Drem 11/24½ 11/25   16/35 16/34
Prestonpans 11/30 ?   16/29 16/27
Monktonhall Jn 11/33 11/31   16/24 16/21
Portobello Jn 11/36 11/33   16/22 16/18
Craigentinny Jn 11/38½ ?   16/18 ?
Abbeyhill Jn 11/40½ ?   16/16½ ?
Edinburgh Waverley 11.42a [P9] 11.41   16.15d [P9] 16.15


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