8th March 2008

Railtourer
The Esk Valley Scotsman

Locos Used 47787 & 47826
Stock Used 99317+99328+1860+99125+99677+99674+99672+99679+99676+99671

Route:
1Z14 : Whitby to Perth
1Z15 : Perth to Whitby

Loco(s) Route
47826 (1) Whitby - Grosmont - Castleton Moor - Battersby
47787 (2) Battersby - Middlesbrough - Stockton - Hartlepool - Sunderland - Newcastle - Morpeth - Dunbar - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Linlithgow - Falkirk Grahamston - Stirling - Perth
47826 (1) Perth - (reverse of outward route) - Battersby
47787 (2) Battersby - (reverse of outward route) - Whitby

Notes :
(1) 47787 on rear.
(2) 47826 on rear.

Sources : various including Richard Rooker, Steve Kibble & Kristian Rowe

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Whitby 07.30d 07.26   23.24a 23.00
Ruswarp 07/33 ?   23/19 ?
Sleights 07.37a ~ 07.39d ?   23.13a ~ 23.15d ?
Grosmont 07.47a ~ 07.49d ?   23.03a ~ 23.05d ?
Glaisdale 08.01a ~ 08.07d ?   22.51a ~ 22.53d ?
Lealholm 08/13 ?   22/44 ?
Danby 08/21 ?   22/36 ?
Castleton 08.26a ~ 08.28d ?   22.30a ~ 22.32d ?
Commondale 08/33 ?   22/25 ?
Kildale 08/41 ?   22/16 ?
Battersby 08.47a ~ 09.02d ?   21.55a ~ 22.10d ?
Nunthorpe 09.33a ~ 09.27d 09.10 ~ 09.28   21.33a ~ 21.35d 21.32 ~ 21.34
Gypsy Lane ? ?   21.29a ~ 21.30d ?
Guisborough Jn 09/39 ?   21/22 ?
Middlesbrough 09.42a ~ 09.44d 09.44 ~ 09.47   21.18a ~ 21.20d 21.14 ~ 21.18
Newport East Jn 09/47 ?   21/15 ?
Thorneaby East Jn 09/50 ?   21/09 ?
Bowesfield Jn 09/54 09/55   21/04 21/04
Hartburn Jn 09/55 ?   21/01 ?
Stockton 09.57a ~ 09.59d ?   20.57a ~ 20.59d ?
Billingham 10/08 10/06   20/50 20/52
Hartlepool 10.17a ~ 10.19d 10.22 ~ 10.25   20.39a ~ 20.41d 20.37 ~ 20.39
Seaham 10.38a ~ 10.40d 10.41 ~ 10.42   20.19a ~ 20.21d 20.18 ~ 20.19
Sunderland 10.52a ~ 10.54d 10.50 ~ 10.54   20.07a ~ 20.09d 20.04 ~ 20.08
Brockley Whins 11/04 ?   19/56 ?
Pelaw 11/08 11/07   19/50 19/47
Park Lane Jn 11/12 ?   19/43 ?
Greensfield Jn 11/15 ?   19/39½ ?
King Edward Bridge East Jn 11/16 ?   19/39 19/37
King Edward Bridge South Jn 11/17 11/14   19/38 ?
Newcastle 11/19 11/19   19.32a ~ 19.37d 19.28 ~ 19.35
Heaton South Jn 11/24 11/22   19/27 19/25
Morpeth 11/38 11/39   19/09 19/08
Alnmouth 11/52 11/53   18/46 18/49
Belford 12/05 12/05   18/32 18/32
Crag Mill Loop   18*28a ~ 18*29d ?
Berwick-Upon-Tweed 12/16 12/17   18/08 18/10
Marshall Meadows 12/19 12/21   18/06 18/08
Reston 12/26 ?   18/01 ?
Grantshouse 12/32 12/33   17/56 17/57
Dunbar 12/40 12/41   17/44 17/45
Drem 12/48 12/49   17/35 17/35
Monktonhall Jn 13/00 12/58   17/21 17/22
Portobello Jn 13/02 13/01   17/18 17/19
Edinburgh Waverley 13.06a ~ 13.08d 13.11 ~ 13.17   17.12a ~ 17.14d 17.07 ~ 17.15
Princes Street Gardens 13/09 ?   17/10 ?
Haymarket 13/11 13/21   17/08 17/03
Haymarket West Jn 13/12 13/23   17/07 17/02
Newbridge Jn 13/21 13/30   17/02 16/57
Winchburgh Jn 13/25 13/33   16/59 16/54
Linlithgow 13/29 13/37   16/54 16/49
Polmont Jn 13/37 13/44   16/47 16/42
Grangemouth Jn 13/45 ?   16/41 ?
Falkirk Grahamston 13/47 13/48   16/39 16/34
Carmuirs East Jn 13/59 ?   16/32 ?
Larbert Jn 14/03 ?   16/27 ?
Stirling 14.12a ~ 14.16d 14.19 ~ 14.23   16.11a ~ 16.15d 16.14 ~ 16.17
Dunblane 14/27 14/30   16/06 16/09
Blackford 14/40 14/41   15/58 16/00
Hilton Jn 14/55 ?   15/43 ?
Perth 14.59a 14.49   15.38d 15.38


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