20th July 2019

A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
The North Briton

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used (1) (21249)+21269+3068+3066+80042+3141+3149+3121+1832+4959

Route :
1Z50 : London Kings Cross to Carlisle
1Z52 : Carlisle to Newcastle
1Z54 : Carlisle to London Kings Cross

Loco Route
86259 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster
60163 Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Hambleton South Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Micklefield - Cross Gates - Leeds - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
60163 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Blaydon - Norwood Jn - King Edward Bridge South Jn - Newcastle
86259 Newcastle - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 21249 was only in the consist when 60163 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Kings Cross 08.16d [P1] [A] 08.15   23.24a [P1] 23.15
Belle Isle 08/18 [DF] 08/17   23/21 [A] 23/12
Holloway South Jn 08/19 [DF] 08/18   23/18 [US-UF] 23/10
Finsbury Park 08/20 [P5] [DF] 08/20   23/13 [P2] 23/08
Alexandra Palace 08/22 [DF] 08/22   23/06½ [P2] [SL] 23/04
Potters Bar 08.29a ~ 08.31d [P4] [DS] 08.28 ~ 08.31   22.52a ~ 22.54d [P1] [US] 22.53 ~ 22.56
Hatfield 08/37½ [P3] [DS] 08/37   22/45 [UF-US] 22/47
Welwyn Garden City 08/40 [P3] [DS] 08/39   22/43 [UF] 22/43
Digswell Jn 08/41 08/40   22/42 [UF] ?
Woolmer Green Jn 08/44 [DS] 08/42   22/40 22/41
Stevenage 08.47a ~ 08.58d [P4] [DF] 08.47 ~ 08.57   22.34a ~ 22.36d [P2] 22.33 ~ 22.37
Hitchin 09/02 [DF] 09/01   22/30½ [UF] 22/28
Biggleswade 09/09½ [P3] [DF] 09/07   22/25 [P2] [UF] 22/22
Sandy 09/11½ [DF] 09/09   22/23 [UF] 22/21
Huntingdon 09/20½ [DF] 09/18   22/12 [UF] 22/11
Conington South Jn 09/26 09/23   22/06 22/06
Holme Jn 09/27 09/24   22/04½ ?
Fletton Jn 09/31 09/29   22/00 ?
Peterborough 09.32a ~ 09.35d [P4] [DS] 09.33 ~ 09.36   21.55a ~ 21.58d [P3] 21.56 ~ 21.58
Helpston Jn 09/43 [DS] 09/43   21/50 [UF] ?
Tallington Jn 09/46½ [DS] 09/47   21/47 [UF] 21/48
Stoke Jn 10*00 ~ 10*08 10/02   21/38 [UF] 21/39
Grantham 10/15 [P2] 10/08   21/33 [P1] 21/35
Claypole Loop 10/21 10/14   21/26 21/28
Newark North Gate 10/24 [P1] 10/17   21/21 [P2] 21/26
Newark Flat Crossing 10/24½ 10/18   21/20½ 21/25
Retford 10.37a ~ 10.39d [P2] 10.31 ~ 10.38   21.06a ~ 21.08d [P1] 21.07 ~ 21.12
Loversall Carr Jn 10/48½ 10/49   20/56 20/56
Decoy North Jn 10/50½ [DS1] 10/51   - -
Bridge Jn 10/53½ [WS1] 10/53   - -
Doncaster 10L55 ~ 11L34 [DG] 10.56 ~ 11.37 [TWG2]   20/51 [P1] 20/51

 

Location Booked Actual
Shaftholme Jn 11/40 11/44
Temple Hirst Jn 11/47 11/52
Hambleton South Jn 11/53 11/57
Hambleton West Jn 11/54 11/59
Gascoigne Wood Jn 11/57 12/02
Micklefield 12/01 [P2] 12/07
Cross Gates 12/06 [P2] 12/12
Neville Hill West Jn 12/08½ 12/14
Leeds 12*15 ~ 12*23 [P11] 12/24
Leeds West Jn 12/24½ [D] 12/25
Whitehall Jn 12/25 [DS] 12/26
Armley Jn 12/31 12/28
Apperley Jn 12/37½ 12/34
Dockfield Jn 12/45 12/39
Shipley 12/46½ [P2] 12/40
Keighley 12/57½ [P2] 12/49
Skipton 13/15 [P3] 13/03
Gargrave 13/19 [P2] 13/11
Hellifield 13w27 ~ 13w44 [P2] 13.24 ~ 13.44
Settle Jn 13/50 13/50
Helwith Bridge 13/57 ?
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 13/59½ [P2] ?
Ribblehead 14/06 [P2] 14/05
Blea Moor 14/09 14/08
Garsdale 14/20 [P1] ?
Ais Gill Summit 14/23 ?
Mallerstang 14/26½ ?
Kirkby Stephen 14/30 [P2] 14/29
Crosby Garrett 14/33 ?
Ormside 14/40 ?
Appleby 14/42 14/40
Kirkby Thore SB 14/49 14/44
Culgaith SB 14/52 14/47
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 15/00 ?
Low House SB 15/07 15/02
Howe & Co Siding 15/11 15/06
Petteril Bridge Jn 15/18 15/10
London Road Jn 15/19 15/12
Carlisle 15.23a [P3] ~ 17.06d [P3] 15.27 [P3] ~ 17.08 [P3]
London Road Jn 17/10 17/10
Petteril Bridge Jn 17/11 17/11
Corby Gates SB 17/16 ?
Brampton Fell SB 17/24 ?
Low Row SB 17/29 ?
Haltwhistle 17/39 17/41
Haydon Bridge 17/49 ?
Hexham 18/09 [P1] 18/06
Prudhoe 18/23½ 18/24
Wylam 18/29 ?
Blaydon 18/34 18/37
Metrocentre 18/37 [P1] 18/41
Norwood Jn 18/43 18/44
King Edward Bridge South Jn 18/48 [SL] 18/47
Newcastle 18L52a [P3] ~ 19L22d [P3] 18.50 [P3] ~ 19.21 [P3]
King Edward Bridge South Jn 19/24 19/23
Birtley Jn 19/28 19/27
Durham 19/34 [P1] 19/33
Tursdale Jn 19/39 19/38
Ferryhill South Jn 19/40½ 19/40
Darlington 19/48½ [UM] 19/48
Northallerton 19/57 19/57
Longlands Jn 19/57½ [UF] ?
Thirsk 20/02 [UF] 20/01
Tollerton Jn 20/10 [UF] 20/09
Skelton Bridge Jn 20/14 ?
Skelton Jn 20/15 20/14
York 20.18a ~ 20.23d [P5] [NNL] 20.17 ~ 20.21
Colton Jn 20/28 20/26
Hambleton North Jn 20/33 20/31
Temple Hirst Jn 20/36½ 20/34
Shaftholme Jn 20/42 20/40

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

0Z52 : (86259) : Doncaster to Newcastle

Location Booked
Doncaster 11.13d [DG]
Arksey Loop 11*18 ~ 11*33 [DPL]
Shaftholme Jn 11/36
Temple Hirst Jn 11/43
Hambleton North Jn 11/48
Colton Jn 11/57
York Holgate Sidings 12.05 ~ 15.51
York Yard South Jn 15/53
Skelton Jn 16/01
Skelton Bridge Jn 16/02
Tollerton Jn 16/09
Thirsk 16/19
Longlands Jn 16/29
Northallerton 16/31
Darlington 16/48
Ferryhill South Jn 16/57
Tursdale Jn 16/59
Durham 17/05
Birtley Jn 17/17
Low Fell Jn 17*27 ~ 17*30
King Edward Bridge South Jn 17/34
Newcastle 17.39a [P3]

5Z56 : (60163 with 21249) : Newcastle to Bo'ness

Location Booked
Newcastle 19.04d [P3]
Heaton South Jn 19/09
Morpeth 19/25
Alnmouth for Alnwick 19/43
Belford LC 19/59
Berwick-upon-Tweed 20.14 ~ 20.43 [P2]
Reston 20/56
Grantshouse 21/07
Oxwellmains 21/18
Dunbar 21/20
Drem Loop 21*35 ~ 21*58 [DPL]
Drem 22/01
Prestonpans 22/10
Monktonhall Jn 22/15
Portobello Jn 22/25
Craigentinny Jn 22/28
Abbeyhill Jn 22/30
Edinburgh Waverley 22.32 ~ 22.44 [P20]
Princes Street Gardens 22/46
Haymarket 22/48
Haymarket West Jn 22/50
Dalmeny Jn 22/58
Dalmeny Loop 23.00 ~ 23.29 [DPL]
Dalmeny Jn 23/31
Winchburgh Jn 23/37
Linlithgow 23/43
Polmont 23/50
Grangemouth Jn 23/52
Falkirk Grahamston 23/55
Carmuirs East Jn 23/58
Larbert Jn 23/59
Larbert 00.01 ~ 00.02
Larbert North Loop 00.04 ~ 00.22 [DGL]
Larbert 00/24
Larbert Jn 00/25
Carmuirs East Jn 00/26
Falkirk Grahamston 00/29
Grangemouth Jn 00/30
Polmont 00/35
Bo'ness GF 00.39 ~ 00.44
Bo'ness Exchange Siding 00.51 ~ ?
Bo'ness ?a


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