12th May 2001

Green Express Railtours
Edinburgh Coast to Coast

Locos Used 31190 & 31459
Stock Used 99121+99125+99371+99127+4940+99304+1860+4951+5032+4994+99318+4984

Route:
1Z58 : Lancaster to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z59 : Edinburgh Waverley to Brighouse

Locos Route
31190 + 31459 Lancaster - Preston - Blackburn - Hebden Bridge - Brighouse - Wakefield Kirkgate - Castleford - York - (via ECML including Darlington station avoiding line) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Inverkeithing - Cardenden - Thornton West Jn - Thornton South Jn - Kirkaldy - Dalmeny Jn - Haymarket West Jn (1) - Haymarket - (1) Edinburgh Waverley
31459 + 31190 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs South Jn - (via WCML) - Preston - Blackburn - Hebden Bridge - Brighouse

Notes :
(1) Was booked to traverse the "Edinburgh Suburban" (Haymarket West Jn - Gorgie Jn - Craglockhart Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Portobello Jn - Edinburgh Waverley) but could not owing to the train crew not having the necessary route knowledge.

Sources : Mark Sutton & David Bellamy

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bellamy)

Location Booked Actual
Lancaster 06.10d 06.10
Preston 06.34a ~ 06.36d ?
Ribble Jn 06/38 ?
Lostock Hall Jn 06/43 ?
Blackburn 06.55a ~ 06.57d 06.55 ~ 06.57
Accrington 07.08a ~ 07.10d ?
Gannow Jn 07/19 ?
Burnley Manchester Road 07.21a ~ 07.23d ?
Copy Pit 07/31 07/30
Hall Royd Jn 07/41 ?
Hebden Bridge 07.45a ~ 07.47d 07.49 ~ 07.51
Sowerby Bridge 07.53a ~ 07.54d ?
Milner Royd Jn 07/56 ?
Brighouse 08.02a ~ 08.04d ?
Bradley Wood Jn 08/07 ?
Heaton Lodge East Jn 08/12 ?
Mirfield East Jn 08/14 ?
Horbury Jn 08/21 08/27
Wakefield Kirkgate 08/23 ?
Altofts Jn 08/26 ?
Castleford 08/34 ?
Milford Jn 08/39 ?
Church Fenton 08/44 08/52
Colton Jn 08/49 09/05
York 08/54 ?
Skelton Jn 08/57 ?
Tollerton 09/05 ?
Thirsk 09/19 09/27
Northallerton 09/36 ?
Darlington 09/54 09/50
Ferryhill South Jn 10/07 ?
Durham 10/17 10/10
Newcastle 10/34 10/38
Morpeth 10/39 ?
Alnmouth 11/09 11/16
Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/33 11/43
Reston 11/42 ?
Grantshouse 11/47 ?
Dunbar 11/57 12/07
Drem 12/06 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 12.27a ~ 12.40d 12.35 ~ 12.45
Haymarket 12/43 ?
Dalmeny Jn 12/51 ?
Inverkeithing 12/59 ?
Dunfermline 13/06 13/10
Cowdenbeath 13/15 ?
Cardenden 13/22 13/38
Glenrothes with Thornton 13/28 ?
Thornton South Jn 13/31 ?
Kirkcaldy 13/36 13/51
Burntisland 13/45 ?
Inverkeithing 14/05 ?
Dalmeny Jn 14/15 ?
Haymarket West Jn 14/23 14/35
Edinburgh Waverley 14.58a ~ 17.54d 14.42 ~ 17.56
Haymarket 17/57 ?
Slateford Jn 18/00 ?
Midcalder Jn 18/11 ?
Carstairs South Jn 18/31 18/33
Beattock Summit 18/53 19/04
Beattock 19/01 ?
Lockerbie 19/12 ?
Gretna Jn 19/29 ?
Carlisle 19/39 19/47
Penrith 20/02 ?
Tebay 20/21 ?
Oxenholme 20/32 20/40
Carnforth North Jn 20/42 ?
Lancaster 20.47a ~ 20.49d 20.58 ~ 21.00
Preston 21.14a ~ 21.24d 21.24 ~ 21.26
Ribble Jn 21/26 ?
Loctock Hall Jn 21/31 ?
Blackburn 21.43a ~ 21.45d 21.54 ~ 21.56
Accrington 21.56a ~ 21.58d 22.05 ~ 22.07
Burnley Manchester Road 22.09a ~ 22.11d ?
Copy Pit 22/19 22/33
Hall Royd Jn 22/29 ?
Hebden Bridge 22.34a ~ 22.36d 22.52 ~ 22.54
Sowerby Bridge 22.48a ~ 22.50d ?
Brighouse 23.00a 23.02


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