20th August 2005

Green Express Railtours
The Edinburgh Festival Explorer

Locos Used 47851 & 47854
Stock Used 1x Mk2+12x Mk1's

Route:
1Z40 : Rochdale to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z41 : Edinburgh Waverley to Rochdale

Loco(s) Route
47854 (1) Rochdale - Milnrow - Oldham Mumps - Manchester Victoria - Swinton - Hindley - Wigan North Western - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - (via S&C) - Carlisle - Carstairs South Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - (2) Craigentinny Jn - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - (via Edinburgh Suburban line) - Craiglockhart Jn - (2) Slateford Jn - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs South Jn - Carlisle - Preston - Wigan North Western - Hindley - Swinton - Manchester Victoria - Oldham Mumps - Shaw & Crompton (3) - Milnrow - Rochdale

Notes :
(1) 47851 on rear.
(2) Booked route was to reverse at Edinburgh then via Haymarket to Slateford Jn, the diversion was however made due to the “poor health” of 47851. This meant the subsequent late running of all the tour on the return journey. 47854 performed fairly well though ascending Werneth bank sparks were seen from the exhaust. Perhaps the driver remembered the loop was closed for engineering work form the following day!
(3) Train shunted into the turnback siding so it was not obstructing the Level Crossing.


47854 clags its way over Ribblehead Viaduct (photo: Alan Perryman)

Sources : Alan Perryman & Solomon Riley

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Perryman & Solomon Riley)

Location Booked (out) (actual) Booked (rtn) (actual)
Rochdale 06.03d 22.28a (23.15)
Milnrow 06.08a ~ 06.11d 22.20a ~ 22.22d (23.06 ~ 23.08)
New Hay 06/14 22/17
Shaw & Crompton 06.18a ~ 06.20d 22.11a ~ 22.13d (22.38 ~ 22.58)
Oldham Mumps 06.26a ~ 06.29d 22.02a ~ 22.04d (??.?? ~  approx 22.30)
Thorpes Bridge Jn 06/37 21/51
Miles Platting Jn 06/38 21/49
Manchester Victoria 06.41a ~ 06.44d [P3] 21.42a ~ 21.45d [P6] (22.00 ~ 22.05)
Deal Street Jn 06/45 21/40
Salford Crescent 06/48 21/37
Swinton 06.56a ~ 06.59d 21.26a ~ 21.29d (??.?? ~ 21.54)
Walkden 07/05 21/22
Atherton 07.12a ~ 07.15d 21.13a ~ 21.16d (??.?? ~ 21.41)
Crow Nest Jn 07/23 21/07
Hindley 07.25a ~ 07.28d 21.03a ~ 21.05d (??.?? ~ 21.30)
Wigan South Jn 07/33 20/57
Wigan North Western 07.35a ~ 07.38d 20.53a ~ 20.55d (??.?? ~ 21.20)
Balshaw Lane Jn 07/48 20/45
Euxton Jn 07/50 20/43
Leyland 07.53a ~ 07.56d 20.38a ~ 20.40d (21.05 ~ ????)
Farington Curve Jn - 20/34
Preston - 20.12a ~ 20.33d (20/53)
Lancaster - 19/52
Morecambe South Jn - 19/50
Carnforth North Jn - 19/45 (20/13)
Oxenholme - 19/36 (20/04)
Tebay - 19/27
Farington Jn 07/58  
Lostock Hall Jn 08/04  
Blackburn 08/16 -
Daisyfield Jn 08/18 -
Clitheroe 08/37 -
Horrocksford Jn 08/38 -
Hellifield 08/58 -
Settle Jn 09/02 -
Ribblehead 09/20 -
Blea Moor 09/25 -
Garsdale 09/39 -
Kirkby Stephen 09/52 -
Appleby 10/04 -
Kirby Thore SB 10/11 -
Culgaith Crossover 10/15 -
Low House SB 10/30 -
Petteril Bridge Jn 10/40 -
London Road Jn 10/41 -
Carlisle 10/43 18/47 (19.15a ~ ??.??d)
Gretna Jn 10/51 18/39
Quintinshill 10/52 18/38
Lockerbie 11*08a ~ 11*18d (??/??) 18/26 (18/54)
Beattock 11/32 18/13
Beattock Summit 11/47 18/06
Abington 11/54 17/57
Carstairs South Jn 12/07 17/45 (18/15)
Carstairs East Jn 12/09 17/43
Midcalder Jn 12/29 17/26
Slateford Jn 12/45 17/13
Haymarket 12/52 17/11 (DIV)
Edinburgh Waverley 12.56a (approx. 13.01) 17.08d (approx 17.18)


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