24th May 2003

Green Express Rail Tours
The Settle & Carlisle North Country Tour

Run in conjunction with Railtourer. Also ran with the tour names "The Settle & Carlisle Thunderer" and "The Settle & Carlisle Explorer".

Loco Used 47709
Stock Used West Coast Railways - Load 12
1 Mk2 BFK - 4 Mk1 TSO - 1 Mk 1 RMB - 5 Mk1 FO - 1 Mk2 Pullman First

Route: (GER tour no. 195b)
1Z50 : Erdington to Carlisle
1Z51 : Carlisle to Erdington

Loco(s) Route (1)
47709 Erdington - Sutton Coldfield - Blake Street - Lichfield City - Burton on Trent - Willington Jn - Sheet stores Jn - Trent Jn - Toton Yard - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill - Rotherham Masborough - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Wakefield Kirkgate avoiding Curve - Normanton - Whitehall Chord - Keighley - Skipton - Settle - Carlisle
47709 Carlisle - Hexham - Tyne Yard - Darlington - York - Church Fenton - Mirfield Juncts - Castleford - Normanton - (reverse of outward route) - Erdington

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required.

Sources : various including Steve Robinson

Timings (Booked Only)
(from the Green Express Rail Tours Website)

M Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M
0.00 Erdington 06.07d 22.09a 504.56
2.54 Sutton Coldfield 06.12a ~ 06.14d 22.00a ~ 22.02d 502.03
3.94 Four Oaks - - 500.63
5.80 Blake Street 6.20a ~ 06.22d 21.52a ~ 21.54d 498.76
11.30 Lichfield City 06.30a ~ 06.33d 21.41a ~ 21.43d 493.26
12.63 Lichfield TV HL - - 491.94
16.59 Alrewas LC - - 487.98
17.85 Wichnor Jn - - 486.71
23.29 Burton on Trent 06.52a ~ 06.54d 21.15a ~ 21.17d 481.28
28.95 North Stafford Jn - - 475.61
29.50 Stenson Jn - - 475.06
41.88 Sheet Stores Jn - - 462.69
42.41 Trent Jn - - 462.15
44.13 Toton Jn - - 460.69
44.60 Toton Centre - - 460.21
47.91 Trowell Jn - - 456.90
52.65 Langley Mill - - 452.16
56.56 Pye Bridge Jn - - 448.25
58.89 Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway 07.44a ~ 07.46d 20.15a ~ 20.17d 445.43
64.93 Clay Cross South Jn - - 439.89
70.55 Chesterfield 07.57a ~ 07.59d 20.03a ~ 20.05d 434.26
71.08 Tapton Jn - - 433.74
79.90 Beighton Jn - - 424.91
85.06 Masborough Jn - - 419.75
87.55 Aldwarke Jn - - 417.26
89.69 Swinton ??.??a ~ 08.25d 19.19a ~ 19.23d 415.13
97.39 Moorthorpe - - 407.43
98.10 South Kirkby Jn - - 407.03
104.09 Hare Park Jn - - 401.04
105.45 Crofton West Jn - - 399.68
106.60 Calder Bridge Jn - - 398.53
107.23 Turners Lane Jn - - 397.90
110.50 Altofts Jn - - 394.63

 

M Location Booked (out)
111.96 Methley Jn -
119.75 Engine Shed Jn -
120.18 Whitehall Jn -
120.74 Armley Jn -
126.50 Apperley Jn -
130.01 Dockfield Jn -
130.33 Shipley -
136.50 Keighley -
145.69 Skipton -
155.68 Hellifield -
158.95 Settle Jn -
171.68 Ribblehead -
172.91 Blea Moor -
181.09 Garsdale -
191.01 Kirby Stephen -
201.70 Appleby -
206.45 Kirby Thore SB -
209.11 Culgaith Crosover -
224.11 Low House SB -
231.58 Petteril Bridge Jn -
231.86 London Road Jn -
232.48
233.43		 Carlisle 11.49a ~ 15.05d
234.04 London Road Jn -
234.33 Petteril Bridge Jn -
244.39 Brampton -
256.44 Haltwhistle -
265.25 Haydon Bridge -
272.83 Hexham -
289.61 Blaydon -
290.24 Metro Centre -
291.76 Norwood Jn -
293.29 Low Fell Jn -
295.39 Birtley Jn -
304.59 Durham -
311.86 Tursdale Jn -
314.54 Ferryhill South Jn -
326.63 Darlington -
340.80 Northallerton -
348.55 Thirsk -
361.14 Tollerton -
369.13 Skelton Jn -
370.75 York -
375.19 Colton Jn -
381.48 Church Fenton -
385.80 Milford Jn -
391.86 Castleford -

Timings continue in first table.

Mileages are taken from the Green Express Rail Tours Website and no attempt has been made to verify them. There is an "error" at Carlisle as the mileage to/from "Carslile A siding" (where presumably the stock was stabled) has been included.

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