14th May 2005

The Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 31602, 57601 & Steam 45407 + 76079
Stock Used 99676+99675+99679+99671+99371+99127+99121+4994+99311+4905+4940+99319

Route:
1Z52 : London Kings Cross to Carlisle
1Z53 : Carlisle to London Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
45407 + 76079 York - Church Fenton - Cross Gates - Leeds - Armley Jn - Apperley Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - (via S&C) - Carlisle
????? Carlisle - Hexham - Gateshead Metrocentre - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - Durham - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 31602 on rear.

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 06.31d 06.31   21.15a 22.09
Belle Isle 06/33 06/33   21/13 22/07
Finsbury Park 06/37 06/37   21/09 22/05
Alexandra Palace 06/41 06/40   21/07 22/02
Potters Bar 06.49a ~ 09.51d 06.49 ~ 06.51   20.57a ~ 21.00d 21.51 ~ 21.55
Welwyn Garden City 07/00 06/59   20/49 21/39
Woolmer Green Jn 07/04 07/02   20/44 21/35
Stevenage 07.08a ~ 07.10d 07.06 ~ 07.10   20.35a ~ 20.38d 21.26 ~ 21.31
Hitchin 07/16 07/16   20/29 21/22
Sandy 07/27 07/24   20/19 21/12
Huntingdon 07.42a ~ 07.44d 07.38 ~ 07.43   20.01a ~ 20.04d 20.53 ~ 20.58
Connington South Jn   19/52 ?
Holme LC 07/58 07/56  
Peterborough 08.05a ~ 08.07d 08.05 ~ 08.10   19.39a ~ 19.42d 20.28 ~ 20.32
Tallington Jn 08/16 08/19   19/31 20/15
Stoke Tunnel 08/28 08/33   19/20 20/01
Grantham 08/33 08/38   19/15 19/56
Barkston South Jn 08/36 08/41   19/10 19/52
Newark Northgate 08/43 08/52   19/00 19/35
Retford 08/58 09/10   18/43 19/21
Loversall Carr Jn 09/09 09/19   18/30 19/11
Doncaster 09/12 09/22   18/26 19/07
Shaftholme Jn 09/15 09/25   18/18 19/03
Temple Hirst Jn 09/21 09/34   18/11 18/56
Hambleton North Jn 09/25 09/38   18/06 18/52
Colton Jn 09/31 09/45   17/59 18/45
York 09L38a ~ 10L00d 09.51 ~ 10.39   17.42a ~ 17.49d 18.24 ~ 18.37

 

Location Booked Actual
Colton Jn 10/06 10/46
Church Fenton 10/11 10/55
Micklefield 10/16 11/02
Cross Gates 10/22 11/08
Neville Hill West Jn 10/26 ?
Leeds 10.31a ~ 10.34d 11.15 ~ 11.19
Leeds West Jn 10/35 ?
Whitehall Jn 10/36 11/21
Armley Jn 10/37 11/22
Apperley Jn 10/42 11/29
Dockfield Jn 10/46 ?
Shipley 10/47 11/37
Keighley 10/56 11/45
Skipton 11.11a ~ 11.12d 11.56 ~ 11.58
Hellifield 11.27a ~ 12.01d 12.14 ~ 13.15
Settle Jn 12/07 ?
Ribblehead 12/22 ?
Blea Moor 12/25 13/42
Garsdale 12/40 ?
Kirkby Stephen 12/56 14/06
Appleby 13/09 ?
Kirby Thore SB 13/16 ?
Culgaith 13/20 14/26
Low House SB 13/39 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 13/52 14/52
London Road Jn 13/53 ?
Carlisle 13.56a ~ 15.00d 14.54 ~ 15.47
London Road Jn 15/03 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 15/05 15/50
Brampton 15/21 ?
Haltwhistle 15/38 16/18
Haydon Bridge 15/52 ?
Hexham 16/02 16/37
Blaydon 16/20 ?
Gateshead Metrocentre 16/22 16/59
Norwood Jn 16/25 ?
Low Fell Jn 16/32 ?
Birtley 16/37 17/12
Durham 16/46 17/22
Tursdale Jn 16/52 ?
Ferryhill South Jn 16/55 17/32
Darlington 17/06 17/42
Northallerton 17/16 17/56
Longlands Jn 17/17 ?
Thirsk 17/23 18/03
Tollerton 17/31 18/11
Skelton Jn 17/39 18/18

Timings continue in first table.

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