25th October 2003

NENTA Train Tours
The Dales & Ullswater Explorer

Loco Used 47734
Stock Used 9709+6827+6800+6152+5973+5922+6036+10223+3399+10241+3358+3338

Route:
1Z73 : Norwich to Carlisle
1Z74 : Carlisle to Norwich

Loco Route
47734 Norwich - Diss - Ipswich
47734 Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Soham - Ely - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Loversall Carr Jn - Doncaster RMT (signal 249) - Doncaster - Adwick - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Altofts Jn - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Carlisle
47734 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Loversall Carr Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
47734 Ipswich - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes :
(1) Options to leave the train at Keighley (for K&WVR Gala), Skipton, Appleby or Carlisle. Alan Chilestone recalls: On the return leg we passed Kingfisher Railtours’ “The Dalesman” with 48151 at the head at Appleby. This train had reversed into the Warcop branch/siding.

Sources : Mark Sawyer & Alan Chilestone (joined/left the train at Bury St Edmunds)

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 03.50d 03.59   00.50d 00.21
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 03/52 ?   00/48 ?
Trowse Jn 03/53 04/01   00/47 00/18
Diss 04.11a ~ 04.14d 04.18 ~ 04.20   00.26a ~ 00.28d 23.58 ~ 00.01
Haughley Jn 04/25 ?   00/12 ?
East Suffolk Jn 04/36 ?   23/57 ?
Ipswich 04.38a ~ 04.58d 04.44 ~ 05.03   23.30a ~ 23.55d 23.05 ~ ??.??
East Suffolk Jn 05/00 ?   23/28 ?
Stowmarket 05.12a ~ 05.14d 05.16 ~ 05.18   23.13a ~ 23.15d 22.49 ~ 22.52
Haughley Jn 05/17 ?   23/09 ?
Bury St Edmunds 05.32a ~ 05.35d 05.40 ~ 05.41   22.48a ~ 22.51d 22.24 ~ 22.27
Chippenham Jn 05/51 05/55   22/26 22/04
Soham 05/58 ?   22/07 ?
Ely Dock Jn 06/04 ?   21/57 ?
Ely 06.06a ~ 06.10d 06.09 ~ 06.12   21.52a ~ 21.55d 21.39 ~ 21.45
Ely North Jn 06/13 06/14   21/49 21/36
March 06.30a ~ 06.34d 06.30 ~ 06.34   21.20a ~ 21.23d 21.10 ~ 21.12
Whittlesea 06/47 ?   21/09 ?
Peterborough East Jn 07/00 ?   21/02 ?
Peterborough 07.05a ~ 07.07d 06.50 ~ 07.13   20.57a ~ 21.00d 20.40 ~ 20.51
Helpston Jn 07/13 07/20  
Tallington Jn 07/18 07/23   20/46 20/31
Stoke Tunnel 07/32 07/34   20/30 20/19
Grantham 07/37 07/38   20/23 20/12
Barkston South Jn 07/40 07/42   20/20 20/06
Newark North Gate 07/47 07/50   20/09 19/58
Retford 08/00 08/04   19/48 19/43
Loversall Carr Jn 08/11 08/13   19/32 19/33
Doncaster (sig 249) 08.16a ~ 08.18d ?  
Doncaster 08/22 08/26   19.20a ~ 19.25d 19.25 ~ 19.28
Adwick 08/28 08/35   19/15 19/19
Adwick Jn 08/30 ?   19/14 ?
South Kirkby Jn 08/36 08/40   19/10 19/15
Hare Park Jn 08/44 08/48   19/05 19/09
Crofton West Jn 08/51 ?   19/03 ?
Calder Bridge Jn 08/53 ?   19/00 ?
Turners Lane Jn 08/58 ?   18/56 ?
Altofts Jn 09/03 09/06   18/52 18/53
Methley Jn 09/05 09/08   18/49 18/51
Engine Shed Jn 09/19 09/15   18/38 18/43
Whitehall Jn 09/22 09/18   18/33 18/42
Armley Jn 09/23 09/20   18/31 18/41
Kirkstall DPL 09*25a ~ 10*02d ?  
Apperley Jn 10/06 10/07   18/24 18/35
Shipley Dockfield Jn 10/11 ?   18/20 ?
Shipley 10/12 10/13   18/19 18/31
Keighley 10.25a ~ 10.27d 10.23 ~ 10.27   18.07a ~ 18.09d 18.15 ~ 18.20
Skipton 10.40a ~ 10.42d 10.40 ~ 10.44   17.53a ~ 17.55d 18.00 ~ 18.05
Hellifield 10/58 10/56   17/42 17/49
Settle Jn 11/02 ?   17/38 ?
Ribblehead 11/18 ?   17/25 ?
Blea Moor 11/21 ?   17/22 ?
Garsdale 11/32 ?   17/13 ?
Kirkby Stephen 11/42 11/44   17/01 17/05
Appleby 11.54a ~ 11.57d ?   16.44a ~ 16.47d ?
Kirby Thore SB 12/04 ?   16/36 ?
Culgaith 12/07 ?   16/33 ?
Low House SB 12/22 ?   16/19 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 12/36 12/45   16/09 16/09
London Road Jn 12/37 ?   16/08 ?
Carlisle 12.40a 12.50   16.06d 16.06


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