7th April 2001

Green Express Railtours
The Edinburgh Express

Locos Used 31459 & 31602

Route:
1Z52 : Mills Hill to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z53 : Edinburgh Waverley to Mills Hill

Locos Route
31602 + 31459 Mills Hill - Rochdale - Oldham - Manchester Victoria - Salford Central - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Chorley - Euxton Jn - Farington Jn - Blackburn - Hellifield - (via S&C) (1) - Carlisle - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
31459 + 31602 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Preston - Farington Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Mills Hill

Notes :
(1) David Bellamy comments : When we got to Culgaith on the S&C we had to go over the cross over and go single line working because of a tree on the line at Armathwaite tunnel area.

Sources : Mark Sutton & David Bellamy

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bellamy)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Mills Hill 06.20d 06.22   22.25a 22.31
Rochdale 06.26a ~ 06.30d ??.?? ~ 06.34   22.17a ~ 22.19d ??.?? ~ 22.25
Milnrow 06.36a ~ 06.38d ?   22.10a ~ 22.12d ?
Shaw 06.46a ~ 06.48d ?   22.03a ~ 22.05d ?
Oldham Mumps 06.53a ~ 06.55d ??.?? ~ 07.01   21.55a ~ 21.57d 22.01 ~ 22.06
Manchester Victoria 07.09a ~ 07.11d ??.?? ~ 07.19   21.38a ~ 21.40d ??.?? ~ 21.43
Bolton 07.41a ~ 07.42d ??.?? ~ 07.46   21.06a ~ 21.07d ?
Chorley 07.57a ~ 07.59d ??.?? ~ 08.11   20.48a ~ 20.50d ??.?? ~ 21.02
Preston   20/35 20/35
Lancaster   20/18 ?
Carnforth North Jn   20/11 20/09
Tebay   19/53 ?
Euxton Jn 08/06 ?  
Blackburn 08/23 08/40  
Hellifield 09/03 09/27  
Blea Moor 09/27 ?  
Kirkby Stephen 09/48 10/15  
Appleby 09/59 ?  
Langwathby 10/11 ?  
Armathwaite 10/21 ?  
Petteril Bridge Jn 10/44 ?  
Carlisle 10.47a ~ 10.49d ??.?? ~ 12.36d   19/13 19/05
Gretna Jn 10/58 ?   19/02 18/51
Quintinshill 11/09 ??.??a ~ 12.47d   ? ?
Lockerbie 11/24 ?   18/35 ?
Beattock Summit 11/51 13/28   18/17 18/21
Carstairs South Jn 12/12 13/48   17/57 17/57
Midcalder Jn 12/40 ?   17/36 ?
Slateford Jn 12/49 14/15   17/23 17/26
Haymarket 12/51 ?   17/20 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 12.54a 14.25   17.17d 17.17


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