7th May 2005

Railtourer
The Edinburgh Explorer

Locos Used 47826 & 47854
Stock Used 99672+99125+3143+3136+99121+21266+4960+5035+1861+99328+99317+99327

Route:
1Z71 : Spondon to Edinburgh
1Z72 : Edinburgh to Spondon

Loco(s) Route
47854 (1) Spondon - Sheet Stores Jn - Toton - Langley Mill - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Meadowhall - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
47826 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - York - Doncaster - Swinton - (reverse of outward route) - Spondon

Notes :
(1) 47826 on rear - confirmation the locos were this way round on the outward is required.
(2) 47854 on rear.

Source : Richard Rooker (viewed the return working at Meadowhall)

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Spondon 06.45d 06.45   22.55a 22.57
Long Eaton 06.53a ~ 06.55d 06.52 ~ 06.55   22.46a ~ 22.47d 22.44 ~ 22.49
Sheet Stores Jn 06/59 06/57   22/44 22/41
Trent East Jn 07/01 06/59   22/41 22/38
Toton Jn 07/04 07/01   22/30 22/24
Toton Centre 07/06 07/02   22/24 22/23
Trowell Jn 07/11 07/06   22/13 22/20
Langley Mill 07.17a ~ 07.19d 07.12 ~ 07.19   22.07a ~ 22.08d 22.11 ~ 22.15d
Pye Bridge Jn 07/25 07/24   22/04 22/06
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway 07.28a ~ 07.30d 07.27 ~ 07.31   21.58a ~ 22.00d 22.00 ~ 22.03
Clay Cross South Jn 07/38 07/39   21/52 21/51
Chesterfield 07.42a ~ 07.44d 07.43 ~ 07.46   21.44a ~ 21.46d 21.43 ~ 21.46
Dore Station Jn 07/55 07/58   21/36 21/32
Sheffield 08/00 08/04   21/29 21/25
Nunnery Main Line Jn 08/02 ?   21/27 ?
Wincobank Jn 08/07 ?   21/18 ?
Holmes Jn 08/09 08/10   21/16 21/16
Aldwarke Jn 08/12 08/14   21/09 21/12
Swinton 08.14a ~ 08.16d 08.17 ~ 08.17   21.05a ~ 21.07d 21.07 ~ 21.09
Moorthorpe 08/29 08/29  
Pontefract Baghill 08.44a ~ 08.46d ?  
Milford SB 08/55 08/55  
Church Fenton 09/00 09/00  
Mexborough   21/02 ?
Hexthorpe Jn   20/57 20/57
Doncaster   20/52 20/52
Shaftholme Jn   20/49 20/35
Temple Hirst Jn   20/39 20/28
Hambleton North Jn   20/35 20/24
Colton Jn 09/06 09/05   20/26 20/18
York 09/14 09/11   20/20 20/11
Skelton Jn 09/17 09/15   20/18 20/09
Tollerton 09/25 09/22   20/12 20/03
Thirsk 09/35 09/32   20/03 19/55
Northallerton 09/42 09/38   19/58 19/50
Darlington 09/53 09/48   19/48 19/41
Ferryhill South Jn 10/04 09/58   19/35 19/32
Tursdale Jn 10/06 ?   19/31 ?
Durham 10/12 10/05   19/23 19/24
Birtley 10/23 10/11   19/14 19/17
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/26 10/17   19/10 19/11
Newcastle 10/28 10/20   18.56a ~ 19.08d 19.08 ~ 19.10
Heaton South Jn 10/32 10/23   18/52 19/05
Morpeth 10/46 10/37   18/37 18/47
Morpeth North Jn 10*48a ~ 10*56d ?   ? ?
Alnmouth 11/12 11/11   18/21 18/33
Belford 11/26 11/23   18/09 18/21
Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/37 11/34   17/57 18/09
Marshall Meadows 11/40 11/37   17/56 18/07
Reston GSP 11/47 ?   17/49 ?
Grantshouse 11/53 11/49   17*26a ~ 17*42d 17.22 ~ 17.55
Dunbar 12/04 11/58   17/09 17/11
Drem 12/14 12/06   16/54 17/03
Monktonhall Jn 12/28 12/18   16/38 16/49
Portobello Jn 12/33 12/29   16/36 16/41
Edinburgh Waverley 12.38a 12.51   16.32d 16.34


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