29th December 2005

Kingfisher Railtours
The Christmas Dalesman

Locos Used 47826, 47851 & steam : 45407 'Lancashire Fusilier' & 76079
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z45 : Bedford to Carlisle
1Z76 : Carlisle to Bedford

Loco(s) Route
47851 (1) Bedford - Kettering - Leicester - Loughborough - Derby - Chesterfield - Beighton Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Crofton West Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Armley Jn - Skipton - Hellifield - Hellifield Goods Loop
45407 + 76079 Hellifield Goods Loop - Settle Jn - (via S & C) - Carlisle
45407 + 76079 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Hellifield Goods Loop
????? Hellifield Goods Loop - (reverse of outward route) - Bedford

Notes :
(1) Plus 47826 dead-in-tow.
(2) 47826 on rear.

Sources : Richard Rooker & Paul Atkinson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bedford 06.56d 07.08   00.35a 00.37
Bedford North Jn 06/57 ?   00/33 ?
Sharnbrook Jn 07/03 07/18   00/26 00/27
Wellingborough 07.11a ~ 07.13d 07.29 ~ 07.31   00.14a ~ 00.16d 00.16 ~ 00.18
Kettering South Jn 07/20 ?   ? ?
Kettering 07.23a ~ 07.33d 07.40 ~ 07.43   00.04a ~ 00.06d 00.05 ~ ?
Kettering North Jn 07/36 07/47   ? ?
Market Harborough 07.47a ~ 07.49d 07.57 ~ 08.00   23.50a ~ 23.52d 23.46 ~ 23.47
Wigston North Jn 08/03 08/12   23/38 23/34
Leicester 08.08a ~ 08.10d 08.16 ~ 08.18   23.30a ~ 23.32d 23.27 ~ 23.29
Syston South Jn 08/16 08/24   23/24 23/22
Sileby Jn 08/20 08/27   23/20 23/19
Loughborough 08.25a ~ 08.27d 08.31 ~ 08.33   23.13a ~ 23.15d 23.12 ~ 23.14
Trent South Jn 08/35 08/41   23/06 23/05
Sheet Stores Jn 08/36 08/41½   23/05 23/04
Spondon 08/43 08/47   22/59 22/59
Derby 08.52a ~ 08.54d 08.53 ~ 08.55   22.52a ~ 22.54d 22.51 ~ 22.53
Belper 09.04a ~ 09.06d 09.06 ~ 09.07   22.40a ~ 22.42d 22.43 ~ ?
Ambergate Jn 09/10 09/10   22/36 22/39
Clay Cross South Jn 09/20 09/19   22/24 22/21
Chesterfield 09.24a ~ 09.26d 09.24 ~ 09.25   22.13a ~ 22.15d ? ~ 22.14
Tapton Jn 09/28 ?   22/11 ?
Beighton Jn 09/38 09/36   21/58 21/52
Masborough Jn 09/57 ?   21/52 ?
Aldwarke Jn 10/01 09/48   21/48 21/42
Swinton 10/03 09/54   21/46 21/40
Moorthorpe 10/09 10/05   21/38 21/25
South Kirkby Jn 10/13 10/07   21/37 21/23
Hemsworth Loop   21*21a ~ 21*32d ? ~ ?
Hare Park Jn 10/19 10/16   21/15 21/16
Crofton West Jn 10/29 ?   21/12 ?
Calder Bridge Jn 10/31 ?   21/10 ?
Turners Lane Jn 10/35 ?   21/06 ?
Altofts Jn 10/44 10/29   21/02 20/59
Methley Jn 10/49 10/33   20/55 20/57
Engine Shed Jn 10/56 10/45   20/47 20/46
Whitehall Jn 10/58 10/47   20/43 20/44
Armley Jn 11/01 10/49   20/42 20/43
Apperley Jn 11/07 10/56   20/37 20/38
Dockfield Jn 11/15 ?   20/34 ?
Shipley 11/16 11/01   20/33 20/34
Keighley 11/26 11/08   20/22 20/28
Skipton 11.41a ~ 11.43d 11.27 ~ 11.34   20.07a ~ 20.09d 20.17 ~ 20.20
Hellifield 11/55 11/50   19/52 20/00
Hellifield Goods Loop 11L57a ~ 12L30d 11.52 ~ 12.42   19L11a ~ 19L51d 19.00 ~ ??.??
Settle Jn 12/36 13/03   19/05 18/52
Ribblehead 12/51 ?   18/45 ?
Blea Moor 12/54 13/30   18/42 ?
Garsdale 13/08 ?   18/30 ?
Kirkby Stephen 13/22 13/52   18/13 18/04
Appleby 13.36a ~ 13.36d 14.03 ~ 14.08   17w33a ~ 17w53d 17.29 ~ 17.48
Kirby Thore SB 13/46 14/20   17/22 17/20
Culgaith Crossover 13/50 14/23   17/18 17/14
Low House Crossing SB 14/09 14/40   16/53 16/57
Petteril Bridge Jn 14/22 14/49   16/38 16/42
London Road Jn 14/23 ?   16/37 ?
Carlisle 14.26a 14.51   16.35d 16.38


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