14th February 2004

Garsdale Railtours
St Valentines Day Pullman

Locos Used 47854 & 57601

Route:
1Z71 : Chorley to Carlisle
1Z72 : Carlisle to Chorley

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) 06.25 Chorley - Lostock Jn - Bolton - Deansgate - Manchester P - Ashburys - Marple - Chinley - Dore - Sheffield - Meadowhall - Rotherham Masbrough - Swinton - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Low Fell Jn - Hexham - Carlisle
57601 (2) 14.50 Carlisle - Kirkby Stephen - Hellifield - Skipton - Shipley - Leeds - Neville Hill West Jn - Crossgates - Micklefield - Church Fenton - York
? 57601 (2) ? York - Templehirst Jn - Doncaster - Swinton - Rotherham Central - Meadowhall - Sheffield - (reverse of outward route) - Chorley

    Notes :
(1) 47854 on rear.
(2) 47854 reported failed with a coolant leak leading to 57601 working the train back instead of being on the rear. 47854 may have been left on the back from York?

Also advertised by Railtourer Ltd as "The Valentine Pullman" and "Snow? on the Settle & Carlisle 1".

Sources : various including Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Chorley 06.25d 06.25 22.39a 22.25
Lostock Jn 06/35 06/36 22/29 22/16
Bolton 06.39a ~ 06.41d 06.41 ~ 06.44 22.22a ~ 22.24d 22.10 ~ 22.12
Salford Crescent 06/53½ 06/54 21/55½ 21/55
Ordsall Lane Jn 06/55 06/55 21/52 21/53
Deansgate 06/57 06/57 21/49 21/52
Oxford Road 06/58 06/59 21/48 21/52
Manchester Piccadilly 07.00a ~ 07.02d 07.01 ~ 07.05 21.42a ~ 21.44d 21.47 ~ 21.50
Ardwick Jn 07/05 07/07 12/33 21/38
Ashburys 07/06½ 07/12 21/29 21/32
Romiley 07/16 07/25 21/19 21/24
Marple 07.19a ~ 07.21d ? 21.13a ~ 21.15d ?
New Mills Central 07/28 07/41 21/04 21/10
Chinley Jn's 07/52 07/55 20/57½ 21/00
Earles SB 08/01½ 08/08 20/47 20/48
Totley Tunnel 08/14 08/24 20/32 20/32
Dore Station Jn 08/17 08/25 20/30 20/30
Sheffield 08.28a ~ 08.32d 08.33 ~ 08.37 19.38a ~ 20.23d 19.49 ~ 20.22
Meadowhall 08.38a ~ 08.41d 08.43 ~ 08.45 19.31a ~ 19.33d 19.40 ~ 19.40
Holmes Jn 08/44 08/47 19/28 19/36

Location Booked Actual
Aldwarke Jn 08/49 08/51
Swinton 08/53 08/53
Hexthorpe Jn 09/02 09/01
Doncaster 09.07a ~ 09.09d 09.05 ~ 09.10
Shaftholme Jn 09/14 09/15
Temple Hirst Jn 09/21 09/23
Hambleton North Jn 09/28 09/27
Colton Jn 09/35 09/34
York 09.41a ~ 09.43d 09.39 ~ 09.44
Skelton Jn 09/46 09/47
Tollerton 09/54 09/55
Thirsk 10/04 10/04
Northallerton 10/11 10/11
Darlington 10/22 10/21
Ferryhill South Jn 10/34 10/31
Durham 10/43 10/38
Birtley 10/54 10/46
Low Fell Jn 10/59 ?
Gateshead Metrocentre 11/08 11/09
Hexham 11/40 ?
Haltwhistle 11/56 11/58
Petteril Bridge Jn 12/25 12/23
Carlisle 12.37a ~ 14.50d 12.25 ~ 15.18
Petteril Bridge Jn 14/53 15/21
Kirkby Stephen 15/43 16/11
Hellifield 16/32 16/53
Skipton 16/55 17/06
Keighley 17/08 17/17
Shipley 17/19 17/23
Apperley Jn 17/32 17/31
Armley Jn 17/39 17/37
Whitehall Jn 17/40 17/39
Leeds 17.43a ~ 17.45d 17.43 ~ 17.47
Neville Hill West Jn 17/47 ?
Crossgates 17/51 17/54
Micklefield 17/56 17/59
Church Fenton 18/00 18/03
Colton Jn 18/05½ 18/08
York 18.11a ~ 18.31d 18.13 ~ 18.36
Colton Jn 18/38 18/43
Hambleton North Jn 18/44½ 18/49
Temple Hirst Jn 18/49 18/53
Shaftholme Jn 18/55 19/00
Doncaster 19.00a ~ 19.02d 19.07 ~ 19.10
Hexthorpe Jn 19/06 19/14
Swinton 19/15 19/23
Aldwarke Jn 19/17 19/26
Rotherham Central 19.21a ~ 19.25d 19.31 ~ 19.33

Timings continue in first table.
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