25th August 2003

Green Express Railtours
The Edinburgh Festival Scenic Circular Tour

Locos Used 31128 & 31459
Stock Used ?????

Route: (GER tour no. 202)
1Z47 : Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z22 : Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield

Locos Route
31459 + 31128 Sheffield - Meadowhall - Barnsley - Healey Mills - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Engine Shed Jn - Shipley - Skipton - Hellifield - Carlisle - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
31128 + 31459 Edinburgh - (via ECML incl. Darlington avoider) - York - Castleford - Wakefield Kirkgate - Healey Mills - Barnsley - Meadowhall - Sheffield

Source : Mark Sutton

Timings (Booked Only)
(from David Bellamy)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Sheffield 06.16d 22.22a
Meadowhall 06.21a ~ 06.24d 22.12a ~ 22.15d
Chapeltown 06.30a ~ 06.33d 22.01a ~ 22.03d
Elsecar 06.38a ~ 06.40d 21.53a ~ 21.55d
Wombwell 06.45a ~ 06.46d 21.47a ~ 21.49d
Barnsley 06.50a ~ 06.53d 21.38a ~ 21.41d
Wakefield Kirkgate 07.10a ~ 07.17d 21.21a ~ 21.24d
Normanton 07.14a ~ 07.17d 21.15a ~ 21.17d

 

Location Booked
Methley Jn 07/23
Whitehall Jn 07/46
Shipley 08/02
Keighley 08/09
Skipton 08.19a ~ 08.21d
Hellifield 08/33
Settle Jn 08/37
Ribblehead 08/53
Garsdale 09/07
Kirkby Stephen 09/17
Appleby 09/28
Culgaith 09/37
Petteril Bridge Jn 10/02
Carlisle 10/10
Lockerbie 10/37
Beattock Summit 11/24
Carstairs South Jn 11/58
Midcalder Jn 12/15
Haymarket 12/33
Edinburgh Waverley 12.38a ~ 16.47d
Drem 17/25
Dunbar 17/34
Berwick-upon-Tweed 18/01
Alnmouth 18/27
Morpeth 19/07
Newcastle 19/32
Durham 19/48
Darlington 20/11
Northallerton 20/22
Thirsk 20/28
York 20/44
Church Fenton 20/55
Castleford 21/09

Timings continue in first table.

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