27th February 2010

Spitfire Railtours
The White Rose

Locos Used 37038, 37607 & 47826
Stock Used 4951+4905+4973+99318+4994+99722+'Ullswater' (504)+3148+3143+3150+99680

Route :
1Z37 : Crewe to Stanhope
1Z38 : Stanhope to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
37038 + 37607 (1) Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Wichnor Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Beighton Jn - Treeton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Darlington - Shildon - Bishop Auckland - Stanhope
47826 (2) Stanhope - (reverse of outward route) - York
37607 + 37038 (1) York - (reverse of outward route) - Soho South Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 47826 on rear.
(2) 37038 + 37607 on rear.
(3) Outward headcode originally uploaded as 1Z34 however a timing sheet subsequently received gave the outward leg as 1Z37 (which, logically, makes more sense).

Sources : Paul Braybrook, Bert Ellery, Neil Green & Scott Spencer

Photo Review


The train is seen passing Colton Jn at 10/48 (photos: Paul Braybrook)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Paul Braybrook, Bert Ellery, Scott Spencer & Brian Ovington)

M.C Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual M.C
0.00 Crewe 06.16d ?   21.46a ? 177.22
1.64 Basford Hall Jn 06/28 ?   21/42½ ? 175.38
8.06 Madeley 06/33 ?   21/38 ? 169.16
19.08 Norton Bridge 06/43 ?   21/29 ? 158.14
24.37 Stafford 06.49a ~ 07.07d ?   21.19a ~ 21.23d ? 152.65
24.76 Trent Valley Jn 07/09 ?   21/18 ? 152.26
38.14 Bushbury Jn 07/18½ ?   21/06 ? 139.08
39.25 Wolverhampton North Jn 07/22 ?   21/05 ? 137.77
39.68 Wolverhampton 07.25a ~ 07.40d ??.?? ~ 07.41   20.59½a ~ 21.03½d 21.05 ~ ??.?? 137.34
45.34 Dudley Port 07/47½ ?  
49.79 Galton Jn 07/54 ?  
- Portobello Jn   20/53 ? 135.44
- Darlaston Jn   20/50 ? 132.44
- Bescot Stadium   20/49 20/46 131.29
- Perry Barr North Jn   20/40½ ? 126.69
- Perry Barr West Jn   20/39½ ? 126.40
- Soho East Jn   20/32 ? 124.41
50.57 Soho South Jn 07/55½ ?   20/31 ? 124.08
52.58 Birmingham New Street 08.00a ~ 08.11d 08.02 ~ 08.11   20.05a ~ 20.26d 20.13 ~ 20.27 122.07
53.46 Proof House Jn 08/13½ ?   20/02 ? 121.19
54.23 Landor Street Jn 08/15 ?   19/57½ ? 120.42
60.29 Water Orton 08/22 08/21   19/51 19/54 114.36
64.35 Kingsbury Jn 08/25½ ?   19/47 ? 110.30
70.16 Tamworth HL 08/30 ?   19/42½ 19/45 104.49
77.52 Wichnor Jn 08/38 ?   19/37 ? 97.13
83.07 Burton-on-Trent 08/44 08/42   19/32 19/33 91.58
85.20 Clay Mills Jn 08/46 ?   19/30 ? 89.45
88.60 North Stafford Jn 08/49 ?   19/27 ? 86.05
89.24 Stenson Jn 08/49½ ?   19/26 ? 85.41
94.08 Derby 08c58 ~ 09c01 08.54 ~ 08.56   19c15 ~ 19c19 19.20 ~ 19.21 80.57
102.67 Broadholme 09/13 ?   ? ? 71.78
104.01 Ambergate Jn 09.16½ ~ 09.28½ 09.15 ~ 09.27   19/01 ? 70.64
114.10 Clay Cross North Jn 09/40 ?   18/50½ ? 60.55
? Chesterfield South Jn 09/42 ?   18/48 ? ?
118.19 Chesterfield 09/43 09/45   18/46½ 18/47 56.46
118.61 Tapton Jn 09/44 ?   18/46 ? 56.04
121.45 Barrow Hill North Jn 09/51 ?   18/29 ? 53.20
127.47 Beighton Jn 09/57 ?   18/21 ? 47.18
130.65 Treeton Jn 10/00 ?   ? ? 44.00
134.23 Masborough Jn 10/04 10/05   18/13 18/13 40.42
136.72 Aldwarke Jn 10/08 ?   18/08½ ? 37.73
138.73 Swinton 10/10 10/11   18/07 18/06 35.72
146.49 Moorthorpe 10/16 10/17   17/57 ? 28.16
155.51 Ferrybridge North Jn 10/26 ?   17/43 ? 19.14
159.63 Milford SB 10/35 ?   17/32 ? 15.2
164.09 Church Fenton 10/40 10/37   17/25½ ? 10.56
169.26 Colton Jn 10/46 ?   17/19 ? 5.39
174.65
0.00		 York 10.52a ~ 10.54d 10.56 ~ 10.58   16.00a ~ 17.12d 16.07 ~ 17.13 0.00
72.16
1.50 Skelton Jn 10/56½ ?   15/57 ? 70.46
9.49 Tollerton 11/07½ ?   15/49 ? 62.47
22.16 Thirsk 11/20 11/24   15/41 ? 50.00
29.76 Northallerton 11/26 11/33   15/32 ? 42.20
44.10 Darlington 11.39a ~ 11.40d 11.45 ~ 11.47   15.16a ~ 15.19d ??.?? ~ 15.20 28.6
? North Road ? ?   15/12 ?? ?
48.70 Heighington 11/51 11/59   15/05 15/05 23.26
53.18 Shildon 11.57a ~ 12.01d 12.08 ~ 12.10   14.55a ~ 14.59d 14.45 ~ 14.58 18.78
56.07 Bishop Auckland 12.08a ~ ??.??d 12.27 ~ 12.34   ??.??a ~ 14.50d 14.39 ~ 14.45 16.09
? Etherley ? ?   ? ? ?
66.71 Wolsingham ? ?   ? 14/02 5.25
72.16 Stanhope 13.15a 13.32   13.40d 13.46 0.00


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