23rd November 2024

Northern Belle
Historic Edinburgh at Christmas

Locos Used 57313 'Scarborough Castle' & 57315
Stock Used 3275+3273+1953+3267+3313+3174+3247+325+17167+10734+10729

Route :
1Z60 : Burton-on-Trent to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z61 : Edinburgh Waverley to Burton-on-Trent

Loco(s) Route
57313 (1) Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodburn Jn - Broughton Lane Jn - Tinsley South Jn - Tinsley East Jn - Rotherham Central - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Mexborough - Hexthorpe Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
57315 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Aldwarke Jn - Holmes Jn - Wincobank Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Burton-on-Trent

Notes :
(1) 57315 on rear.
(2) 57313 on rear.
(3) This was an awful day weather wise. With heavy rain, sleet, snow and floods caused by Storm Bert.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Burton-on-Trent 06.00d [P1] 06.00   23.16a [P2] 23.25
Clay Mills Jn 06/03 06/03   23/11½ 23/21
North Stafford Jn 06/05½ 06/07   23/08½ 23/18
Stenson Jn 06/06 06/08   23/08 23/17
L.N.W. Jn 06/09 [UTF] 06/11   23/03 [DTF] 23/12
Derby 06.11a ~ 06.14d [P1] [A] 06.13 ~ 06.19   22.58a ~ 23.01d [P2] 23.04 ~ 23.10
St Mary's South Jn 06/16 [DF] 06/21   22/56½ [B] 23/02
Ambergate Jn 06/24½ 06/30   22/48 22/54
Clay Cross North Jn 06/33½ [ML] 06/39   22/39 [ML] 22/45
Chesterfield South Jn 06/36½ 06/41   22/36 22/44
Chesterfield 06/37½ [P1] 06/42   22/35 [P2] 22/43
Tapton Jn 06/38½ 06/43   22/34½ 22/42
Dore Station Jn 06/49 06/49   22/26 22/35
Sheffield 06.54a ~ 06.58d [P5] 06.57 ~ 07.09   22.17a ~ 22.20d [P6] 22.20 ~ 22.28
Nunnery Main Line Jn 07/00 07/11   22/15½ 22/18
Woodburn Jn 07/03 07/14   - -
Broughton Lane Jn 07/06 07/18   - -
Tinsley South Jn 07/07½ 07/19   - -
Tinsley East Jn 07/08½ 07/20   - -
Rotherham Central 07/12½ [P2] 07/23   - -
Wincobank Jn - -   22/10½ 22/15
Holmes Jn - -   22/09 22/13
Aldwarke Jn 07/15½ 07/27   22/06 22/09
Swinton 07/17 07/31   22/03½ 22/07
Mexborough 07/20 07/33   22/00½ 22/05
Hexthorpe Jn 07/25½ 07/38   21/55 21/59
Doncaster 07.29a ~ 07.32d [P8] 07.42 ~ 07.47   21.48a ~ 21.51d [P4] 21.49 ~ 21.55
Shaftholme Jn 07/37½ 07/53   21/34 21/33
Temple Hirst Jn 07/44½ 08/00   21/26½ 21/26
Hambleton North Jn 07/49 08/04   21/22 21/22
Colton Jn 07/55 [NNL] 08/10   21/15½ 21/15
York 08.01a ~ 08.09d [P9] 08.16 ~ 08.22   21.06a ~ 21.09d [P5] [NNL] 21/09?
Skelton Jn 08/11½ [DF] 08/25   21/03½ 21/06
Tollerton Jn 08/19 [DF] 08/33   20/57 [UF] 20/58
Thirsk 08/29 [DF] 08/42   20/44 [US] 20/46
Longlands Jn 08/34½ 08/46   20/37 [US] 20/39
Northallerton 08/35½ 08/47   20/36 20/38
Darlington 08/46½ [DM] 08/59   20/26 [UM] 20/26
Ferryhill South Jn 08/56½ 09/12   20/13 20/17
Tursdale Jn 08/58½ 09/14   20/11 20/15
Durham 09/04 [DM] 09/19   20/05 [P1] 20/09
Birtley Jn 09/15 09/28   19/57 20/00
Low Fell Jn 09*23 ~ 09*28 [DUS] ? ~ 09.32   19/54½ 19/58
King Edward Bridge South Jn 09/33 09/36   19/52½ 19/55
Newcastle 09c35 ~ 09c39 [P3] 09.39 ~ 09.45 [P3]   19c48 ~ 19c50 [P3] 19.47 ~ 19.53
Heaton South Jn 09*45 ~ 09*59 [DUS] 09.57 ~ 09.59   19/44½ 19/42
Benton North Jn 10/03 10/01   19/41½ 19/40
Morpeth 10/15 [P2] 10/11   19/31 [P1] 19/28
Alnmouth 10/30 [P2] 10/26   19/18 [P1] 19/13
Belford LC 10/43 10/48   19/06 19/00
Crag Mill Loop 10/43½ ?   18*56 ~ 19*03 [GL] ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10/55½ [P2] 11/00   18/42 18/46
Berwick-upon-Tweed Loop - -   18*32 ~ 18*40 [GL] ?
Reston 11/05½ 11/10   18/21 18/28
Grantshouse 11/11 11/14   18/16 18/24
Oxwellmains 11/18½ 11/22   18/07 18/15
Dunbar 11/20 [P2] 11/24   18/04 18/13
Drem 11/28½ [P2] 11/32   17/54 [P1] 18/05
Prestonpans 11/34½ 11/38   17/48 17/53
Monktonhall Jn 11/38½ 11/40   17/44 17/46
Portobello Jn 11/40½ 11/42   17/41½ 17/43
Craigentinny Jn 11/42 11/43   17/40 17/42
Abbeyhill Jn 11/43½ 11/49   17/39 17/40
Edinburgh Waverley 11.46a [P11] 11.52   17.37d [P7] 17.39


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z60 : (57315 with 57313 on rear) : Edinburgh Waverley to Portobello Jn
5Z60 : (57313 with 57315 on rear) : Portobello Jn to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z60 : (57315 with 57313 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Joppa Straight

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 12.22d [P7]
Abbeyhill Jn 12/23
Craigentinny Jn 12/24
Portobello Jn 12.26 ~ 12.30
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 12.33 ~ 12.38
Joppa Straight 12.40a

5Z61 : (57313 with 57315 on rear) : Joppa Straight to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z61 : (57315 with 57313 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z61 : (57313 with 57315 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked
Joppa Straight 16.42d
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 16.44 ~ 16.52
Portobello Jn 16/55
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 16.58 ~ 17.10
Portobello Jn 17/13
Craigentinny Jn 17/14
Abbeyhill Jn 17/16
Edinburgh Waverley 17.18a [P11]


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