4th August 2001

Green Express Railtours
The Edinburgh Express

Locos Used 31459 & 31601
Stock Used 99371+99127+99125+99121+99680+99311+99318+5032+5035+4994+4951+4984

Route:
1Z62 : Rochdale to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z63 : Edinburgh Waverley to Rochdale

Locos Route
31601 + 31459 Rochdale - Hall Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Milner Royd Jn - Brighouse - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Engine Shed Jn - Shipley - Hellifield - (via S&C) - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Midcalder Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
31601 + 31459 Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML including Darlington station avoiding line) - York - Castleford - Wakefield Kirgate - (reverse of outward route) - Rochdale

Sources : Mark Sutton & David Bellamy

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bellamy)

Location Booked Actual
Rochdale 05.51d 05.51
Smithy Bridge 05.55a ~ 05.57d ?
Littleborough 06.00a ~ 06.02d 05.59 ~ 06.01
Todmorden 06.09a ~ 06.11d ?
Hebden Bridge 06.17a ~ 06.20d ?
Sowerby Bridge 06.26a ~ 06.29d ?
Milner Royd Jn 06/34 ?
Brighouse 06.45a ~ 06.48d ?
Bradley Wood Jn 06/53 ?
Heaton Lodge East Jn 06/55 ?
Mirfield East Jn 06/58 ?
Horbury Jn 07/04 ?
Wakefield Kirkgate 07/09 ?
Altofts Jn 07/13 ?
Methley Jn 07/16 ?
Engine Shed Jn 07/25 ?
Armley Jn 07/31 ?
Shipley 07/44 ?
Keighley 07/54 ?
Skipton 08/04 ?
Hellifield 08/14 ?
Settle Jn 08/19 ?
Blea Moor 08/40 ?
Kirkby Stephen 09/02 ?
Appleby 09/16 ?
Culgaith 09/28 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 09/59 ?
Carlisle 10/05 10/04
Gretna Jn 10/15 ?
Lockerbie 10/31 ?
Beattock Summit 10/57 ?
Carstairs South Jn 11/18 ?
Midcalder Jn 11/38 ?
Slateford Jn 11/49 ?
Haymarket 11/58 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 12.01a ~ 16.19d 12.11 ~ 16.22
Monktonhall Jn 16/27 ?
Drem UPL 16*39a ~ 16*55d ?
Dunbar 17/08 ?
Grantshouse 17/17 ?
Reston UPL 17*24a ~ 17*40d ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed 17/50 ?
Alnmouth 18/15 ?
York 19/23 19/27
Brighouse 20.21a ~ 20.23d ?
Sowerby Bridge 20.31a ~ 20.33d ?
Hebden Bridge 20.39a ~ 20.41d 20.51 ~ 20.53
Todmorden 20.47a ~ 20.49d ?
Littleborough 20.56a ~ 20.58d 21.11 ~ 21.14
Smithy Bridge 21.01a ~ 21.03d ?
Rochdale 21.08a 21.22


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