14th April 1999

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Settle & Carlisle Circular/City of York Bargain

Merrymaker series

Locos Used at least 47635 & 86210

Route : 1Z40 throughout

Loco Route
86210 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
47635 York - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Castleford - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
47635 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Low Fell Jn - (via ECML) - York
86210? York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Patrick Lawless comments: it was rumoured that this tour was to be the first railtour to use an EWS class 66 loco, but it didn't happen.

Sources : Patrick Lawless (joined/left the train at York) & Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Patrick Lawless)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 08.34d 21.44a 659.36
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/39 21/38 656.75
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/41 21/33 654.38
12.57 Potters Bar 08.48a ~ 08.50d 21.16a ~ 21.18d 646.59
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/56 21/08 639.11
23.73 Woolmer Green Jn 08/58 21/05 635.43
27.45 Stevenage 09.05a ~ 09.07d 20.59a ~ 21.01d 631.71
31.74 Hitchin 09/12 20/51 627.42
44.10 Sandy 09/20 20/41 615.26
58.70 Huntingdon 09/29 20/32 600.46
- Connington - 20/26 591.08
69.26 Holme 09/41 - -
76.29 Peterborough 09.47a ~ 09.49d 20.17a ~ 20.19d 583.07
84.64 Tallington 09/56 20/12 574.52
99.61 Stoke Summit 10/05 19/57 559.55
105.38 Grantham 10/11 19/52 553.78
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/13 19/49 549.60
120.08 Newark Northgate 10/20 19/42 539.28
138.49 Retford 10/31 19/31 520.67
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/41 19/23 507.36
155.77 Doncaster 10c44 ~ 10c46 19c17 ~ 19c19 503.39
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 10/53 19/12 499.20
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 11/02 19/06 492.20
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 11/05 19/02 484.41
182.79 Colton Jn 11/10 18/57 476.37
188.40 York 11L22a ~ 11L38d 18L39a ~ 18L52d 470.76

 

M.C Location Booked
194.01 Colton Jn 11/45
199.18 Church Fenton 11/49
203.47 Milford Jn 11/54
209.39 Castleford 11/59
210.44 Whitwood Jn 12/01
211.55 Methley Jn 12/04
219.38 Engine Shed Jn 12/13
219.70 Whitehall Jn 12/14
220.35 Wortley Jn 12/16
226.15 Apperley Jn 12/23
229.61 Dockfield Jn 12/27
230.07 Shipley 12/28
236.22 Keighley 12/37
245.37 Skipton 12/54
255.31 Hellifield 13/05
258.56 Settle Jn 13/09
272.55 Blea Moor 13/29
290.56 Kirkby Stephen 13/50
301.38 Appleby 14p08a ~ 14p23d
322.32 Armathwaite 14/49
331.28 Petteril Bridge Jn 14/58
332.20 Carlisle 15.12a ~ 15.47d
333.12 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/50
336.42 Wetheral 15/54
343.17 Brampton 16/02
355.25 Haltwhistle 16/17
364.03 Haydon Bridge 16/26
371.50 Hexham 16/34
381.70 Prudhoe 16/45
388.35 Blaydon 16/56
390.27 MetroCentre 17/04
393.39 Low Fell Jn 17/10
395.50 Birtley Jn 17/18
404.63 Durham 17/29
412.03 Tursdale Jn 17/36
414.59 Ferryhill South Jn 17/38
426.66 Darlington 17/48
441.00 Northallerton 18/01
448.60 Thirsk 18/12
461.36 Tollerton Jn 18/22
469.25 Skelton Jn 18/33

Timings continue in first table.

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